John Williams of Leicester University and photographer Stuart Roy Clarke tread the boards of football history... and football future. This sixth episode is recorded in Leicester before the 2021 FA Cup final between the Foxes and Chelsea, and the pair have a pleasant case of cup fever. They talk about the glimmers of hope the fixture – with its actual supporters in Wembley – represents, before surveying other developments in Covid-era football since last they spoke, from the women’s sport to the Super League farce.