Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan to look back at a shambolic defeat at home to Wolves and ahead to Wednesday night's FA Cup replay away to Aston Villa.In part one, another great day out ruined by the football. Caice-doh evens the score. No fight; no intelligence; no identity; no style; no clue; no hope - it really is this bad isn’t it? Will they sack Pochettino? Would he deserve it? Jose not the answer. What’s going on behind the scenes? Winstanley & Stewart need to go, but the finger of blame points to Begdhad Egbahli – how do we hold him to account?In part two we welcome back Justin Hawthorne from Up the Villa for the Opposition View. How confident is Justin after the 5-0 win at Sheffield? It was much closer at the Bridge than we all predicted; we couldn’t score of course, but thought Villa were too cautious until we tired. Chelsea have been terrible since – what’s Justin's thoughts? History is on Chelsea’s side but...Justin tells us how he thinks it will go and gives us his prediction. In part three Chidge gives us his team selection and he has a plan! How do we bounce back from last week – can we? Chelsea have terrible away form and Villa are virtually impregnable at Villa Park and it does not bode well. We wrap up with how we see it going and give our predictions?Don't forget to sign up to our EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chelseafancast Try it risk-free Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Clayton Beerman to look back at an infuriating defeat away to Liverpool and ahead to a chance to redeem themselves against Wolves on Sunday.In part one we look back at the horrible defeat to Liverpool in midweek. How crucial was the denial of two stone cold penalties to the outcome of the match? That said we were basically awful - outclassed, out thought and out fought and didn’t compete for more than about 15 minutes. The only bright spots were Petrovic again and Nkunku’s goal.We are so far off it. The recruitment, ownership and players are simply not good enough but Poch is also culpable, but if we get rid of Poch who would we get now? So far has the club fallen, under Clearlake, from the standards at Chelsea we are accustomed to, most probably average English young managers or unknown European managers but no one of the elite level we are used to. In part two we look ahead to Sunday's match against Wolves kicking off with JK's summary of the presser and Chidge's team selection. But with Broja sent out on loan to Fulham who do we play up front and is it a good decision to reduce our striking options even further?With Wolves 2 points behind us in 11th, this IS a mid table clash, but we are only 6 points off 6th place - can we begin to make up ground on Brighton, Newcastle, Man Utd and West Ham? After all they are as flakey as Chelsea.Wolves are in good form but not in London or away from home; Chelsea hava a great track record against Wolves and are unbeaten at home since 1979. As ever it will no doubt depend on which Chelsea turns up? Will we get it right tactically? Will we be up for it? We wrap up the show with how we see it going and our predictions and another round of 'They Played for Both'.Don't forget to sign up to our EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/chelseafancast Try it risk-free Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean Mears is joined by Sophie Spittle and Simon Kingman to look back on successive away wins for the Blues.In Part One we review all the action from Chelsea's 3-0 win against Brighton and Hove Albion and in Part Two we look back on Chelsea's 4-0 away win in Paris in the UWCL.You can follow the show on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Sophie @Traveller74, Simon @KingmanSimon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Marco Worrall to look back at the 0-0 draw against Aston Villa and ahead to Wednesday night's match against Liverpool.In part one we look back at the 0-0 draw in the FA Cup against Aston Villa. The injury curse strikes again as Colwill withdraws but his replacement Gilchrist did well. Chelsea were dominant in the first half but, wash, rinse, repeat - can’t score, although Martinez is a top keeper and kept them in it. Chelsea were on the front foot, pressing and were up for it and the atmosphere was rocking as a result. In the second half we tired, and Petrovic kept us in it.We ask was the Ref Taylor in disguise? And discuss Mudryk and Broja being truly hopeless; it was like playing with 9 men when they came on. But it was a very good performance, especially the pressing, just a frustrating result. We potentially have Leeds at home next if we can beat Villa in the replay – but can we?In part two we preview the Liverpool v Chelsea match on Wednesday night, kicking off with Chidge's team selection. Will Colwill be fit? Will Chilwell start? Are Mudryk and Broja unpickable at the moment? Will it make a difference with Kopp announcing he's leaving at the end of the season? No Salah – will it make a difference? How do we see it going plus our predictions. And finally another round of 'They Played for Both'.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean Mears is joined by Matt J Ball from World Wide Chels to discuss Chelsea's 2-1 win over Real Madrid, which secured Chelsea's passage to the UWCL Quarter-Finals as group winners.In Part One we discuss all the major talking points from the game and then in Part Two we look ahead to Chelsea's trip to Brighton on Saturday in the WSL.You can follow Matt on Twitter @MattJBall98Please consider leaving a 5 star review and help grow the show!The Shows Socials- Twitter / Instagram / Discord / Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover to look back at the thrashing of Middlesbrough taking Chelsea to another Wembley final and ahead to Friday night's visit of Aston Villa in the FA Cup to hopefully set us on the patch to another Wembley final!In part one we applaud Chelsea's clinical finishing, in our biggest ever semifinal win. Palmer was outstanding and Chilwell is a class above. Well done too to Colwill and Disasi and while Sterling is frustrating he had a good game in reality. However, patience with Mudryk appears to be growing thin judging by the berating he got from Enzo and Chilwell and Broja continues to play with angst.But Chelsea reach their 18th Wembley final since 2000 which considering everything that’s going this season is huge.In part two we welcome back Justin Hawthorne from Up The Villa for the Opposition View. We talk to Justin about the secret of Emery’s success this season? Which players have impressed? What’s more important – a trophy or a top 4 finish? Can Villa win the league? And with Villa having had 12 days off, and Chelsea having played on Tuesday is it advantage Villa or Chelsea? With the league game in September being tight and Villa playing it cagey, can we expect more of the same on Friday night? Justin gives us his prediction.In part three we preview Chelsea v Aston Villa starting with JK's Presser Summary and Chidge's team selection. Will Chilwell start? Who drops out if Gallagher comes in? Can we be as clinical as Tuesday? We might not get many chances as Villa don’t concede many. We wrap up discussing how do we see it going & give our predictions before another round of 'They Played for Both!'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean Mears is joined by Simon Kingman and Rob Pratley to discuss Chelsea's 3-1 win over Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.In Part One we look back on the game itself, paying tribute to Chelsea's standout performers and in Part Two we give praise to the club for Sunday's match day experience, and discuss the latest transfer rumours surrounding the club.You can follow the show on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Simon @KingmanSimon and Rob @Journalism_RP. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dan Silver and Mark Meehan to look ahead to Tuesday night's Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Middlesbrough,In part one, Mark reports back from the Chelsea Pitch Owners AGM, held on Friday and discusses what was said and where next in a very important time for the Club and CPO with a stadium redevelopment or move in the offing.In part two we welcome back Dylan Polk from Carefree Louisiana to talk about their forthcoming annual 'Bluesday' event in New Orleans, centred around the Chelsea v Wolves match, his view on this season and a view on the American ownership from the US supporter's perspective.In part three we preview the Chelsea v Middlesbrough match starting with JK's summary of today's presser and Chidge's team selection. Will Boro target Colwill again – should Chilly start? What do we do up front given we need to win by 2 goals? Will Chelsea rise to the occasion like they did v Newcastle with a Wembley final and an incredible home record v Middlesbrough to uphold? It's genuinely massive tomorrow and kicks off a big 10 days for Chelsea with Boro in the Carabao Cup; Villa in the FA Cup and Liverpool in the Premier League. Will we find our way in to another Cup final and closer to another one or dip out of both in a week like we did 30 years ago? We wrap up with how we see the match going and our predictions. And on a sad final note, mark the passing of Tommy Baldwin, one of the King's of the Kings Road team of the late 1960's and early 1970's. Tommy was well loved by Chelsea supporters, was affectionately known as 'The Sponge' and was lauded with a brilliant song. Let's hope the Pearly Gates serenade him with a fine rendition of "His name is Tommy Baldwin, he's the leader of the team...". Farewell Tommy, thanks for the memories and Rest in Peace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd go through this month's Chelsea FanCast mail bag.The boys read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners. To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd go through this month's Chelsea FanCast mail bag.The boys read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners.To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean Mears is joined by Rich Bates and Sophie Spittle to reflect on Chelsea's 3-1 win over West Ham in the Adobe Women's FA Cup 4th Round.We discuss Emma Hayes' decision to start without a striker, the eureka moment of bringing one on and how Chelsea stepped up the gears in extra time.You can follow the show on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow or Instagram @WentToMowKingsmeadow. You can follow Rich @BatesInThePlace and Sophie @Traveller74. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Marco Worrall, Chelsea author and Gate 17 publisher to look back at Chelsea's 1-0 win over Fulham.In part one we discuss Chelsea's laborious first half AGAIN with too many touches and often poor ones; too slow in the build up and of course no idea how to hit the back of the net. Until referee Anthony Taylor shocked the entire world by awarding Chelsea a penalty at the end of the half, which Cole Palmer put away for his 9th goal of the season.The second half was much better with more energy, pressing and more direct with both Sterling and Gallagher hitting the post. But Chelsea couldn’t kill the game off and the last 10 minutes was a shambles, aided and abetted by Taylor and Keystone Kops defending, with stupid free kicks given away, running into defenders and wrong passes. At least we cheered the hoofs up field as Chelsea eventually saw the game out, but it was stressful!In part two we praise Petrovic who was quietly impressive again. Should he be Chelsea's No.1 keeper? Enzo was more dynamic and Caicedo did good terrier like work. Colwill had a decent game albeit not suited to the left back role. Just as well Chilwell came on with 23 minutes to go, but replacing Sterling as winger not Colwill at left back! A win is a win albeit a marginally ugly one but are there genuinely signs of encouragement and improvement? The stats don’t lie. And what was Frank Lampard sitting next to Todd Boehly all about? ;   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Clayton Beerman to look back at a miserable night in Middlesbrough and ahead to Saturday's match against Fulham.In part one we look back at the shocking 1-0 defeat to Middlesbrough in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final. It was all so predictable - concede first and can’t break a side down. Defensive errors are still rife. Injuries yes, inexperience yes but no excuse for a lack of desire, football intelligence and execution. It’s only half-time – 1-0 down and should be retrievable but…is Pochettino’s position really in jeopardy? In part two we welcome back Dom Betts from The Fulhamish Podcast to 'The Opposition View'. We discuss Fulham’s season so far , has it been a bit up and down? How have they coped without Mitrovic? How is Willian doing? Can you get to the Carabao final and what would he think of a Chelsea v Fulham final? And we ask Dom how he sees it going on Saturday and what is his prediction? In part three JK reports back on todays the presser and Chidge reveals his team selection. Chelsea's home form is good and Fulham's away form is poor. Chelsea have not lost to Fulham at home in the league since 1979 but we have a poor recent record in London Derbies winless in 11 out of the last 15 matches. If we win, we could go above Man U, Newcastle and Brighton into 7th, so there is much to play for but how tough will it be against a Fulham who are now clicking under Silva? We discuss how we see it going and give our predictions and wrap up with 'They Played for Both' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dean Mears to look back at Chelsea's 4-0 win in the FA Cup against Preston North End and ahead to Tuesday's Carabao Cup semi-final against Middlesbrough.In part one we discuss Chelsea's poor first half against Preston North End. Were Chelsea complacent, taking Preston lightly? Preston did a good job with 3 at the back and 5 out of possession and kept Chelsea going side to side and at arm’s length. And why do players such as Moises, Sterling and Enzo not impose themselves on the game or take it by the scruff of the neck?In part two Poch gave a much needed and effective half-time hairdryer to the players. As a consequence, Chelsea pushed Preston back, Palmer played higher up the pitch and they were more aggressive with more intent. Broja scored a proper strikers goal and his confidence appeared to come back, as did Chelsea's while Preston's dissipated. Goals from Silva, Sterling and Emzo put the game to bed. All in all it was a poor first half and an excellent second. Chelsea dispatched a determined championship side without too much fuss; kept the winning streak going; gave minutes to Gilchrist, Washington and Golding and are into the next round. Job done.In part three we preview the Carabao Cup semi-final on Tuesday away to Middlesbrough for the first leg. We start with JK's summary of Poch's presser and Chidge reveals his team selection.Boro look like similar opposition to Preston and have had an easy ride to the semi final and have poor recent form, but there is history in this fixture and they will be bang up for it. We recall the play off matches from 1988, the FA and League Cup victories of 1997 and 1998, Rafa Benitez meltdown after the 2013 FA Cup win and Bruce Buck's comments winding up Boro before the cup match of 2022.We discuss that it would be nice to hump Boro and make the second leg a formality but…suspect it might be tighter than it should be. Also the opportunity for Poch to get the ‘not won a trophy in England’ off his back woould be great for him and the team's development.We wrap up with our predictions and 'They Played For Both'.     Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan to look ahead to Saturday's FA Cup 3rd round tie against Preston North End,In part one JK gives his summary of today's presser. We also discuss why are there so many injuries in the game currently and why is the ‘Magic of the Cup’ important?In part two we preview the Chelsea v Preston North End match starting with Chidge's team selection. Will there be big changes or not? As founders of the football league, Preston North End have a rich history having won the double in the inaugral season and the title again the next season. They've been starved of success since the late 1960's but with former players including Sir Tom Finney can boast a fine pedigree. They’ll be bringing 6,000 and will be up for it. Manager Ryan Lowe wants them to enjoy the day out, but they'll no doubt be looking for a cup upset. But they've been in middling form in the Championship, have been poor away and Cup form in recent years has not been impressive. With no european football this season, Cup competitions are increasingly important for Chelsea and Pochettino and Chelsea's FA Cup record over the last 30 years is unmatched, although 4 Cup final defeats in the last 5 might tell a different story. We wrap up with our match predictions and JK and Mark try to name the 11 players who played for both Chelsea and Preston North End in 'They Played for Both' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover to look back at a mad match against the Hatters last Saturday.In part one we ask did Poch get the line upright as Chelsea made a eally good start but a terrible finish. For once goals were not the problem - Palmer is different class and a great finish from Madueke with a great build up too. Jackson divided opinion but got kicked a lot, played some good balls through tracked back and defended well too. He looks better out wide than up front. Broja on the other hand…In part two we look at the second half where Chelsea went all Dracula, with Chong and Doughty outstanding as Luton could have scored 4 or 5. Silva was the reason they didn’t. He’s still a cut above but does he need better than Disasi or Badiashile next to him. Perhaps Colwill when Chilwell returns?Petrovic was superb again making some good saves and kicking long; a great tactical move to negate Luton which worked until Luton went wide. But did Poch get it wrong with his subs and game management? Is there a hint of Spursyness about how we let teams back in?However, we won which is what it’s about and was much needed. Chelsea are not far off European places, the season is not over yet with injured players to return and other teams have poor form and injuries (Utd and Newcastle). Will Chelsea improve and gel more in 2024?In part three we say thank fuck 2023 is over, recall the best and worst moments and ask how bad was it? We wrap up looking ahead to what 2024 might bring for Chelsea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham to look back at the win against Palace, the defeat to Wolves and ahead to Saturday's match against Luton.In part one we look back at Wednesday night's win against Palace. We ask is it all about the win? Gusto was superb; Gallagher great; Nkunku class; Mudryk improving; Madueke, Lavia and Gilchrist had good cameos – does this offer a glimmer of hope? And is it time to cut Jackson some slack? We discuss our defensive concerns and whether Chelsea are a talented bunch of individuals but not a team, all while our home form is improving.In part two we look back at the defeat to Wolves: a case of same shit different day – the better team but hopeless up front. We discuss Sterling’s criminal miss, Nkunku’s debut, the team's poor discipline and Chelsea's dreadful away form.In part three we look ahead to Saturday's match against Luton. JK reports on Pochettino's press conference and Chidge reveals his team selection. Luton will be a tough nut to crack away and Ross Barkley will have something to prove against his old team. With our poor away form will Chelsea achieve another unwelcome record? We discuss how will it go and give our predictions and wrap up with 'They Played for Both'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan to look back at the Carabao Cup quarter final against Newcastle and ahead to the Christmas Eve match against Wolves.In part one we discuss a potentially massive night at the Bridge last Tuesday where Chelsea beat Newcastle on penalties to go through to the Carabao Cup semi-final. In the process we saw a team bond with each other and the supporters as the stadium was literally bouncing with delight. In addition we discuss the great penalties & penalty save! Mudryk, the enigma wrapped around an enigma. Playing full backs works, please try it again! Gallagher – the glue that binds it together? And ask is it early days for Nkunku?In part two we look ahead to the Wolves match on Sunday. We have JK’s review of the Presser and pick up on the news that the ESL rears its ugly head again and what is the Chelsea Supporters' Trust planning on Sunday with their Christmas Eve football can #GetStuffed message? In Chidge’s team selection we ponder whether Poch will pick proper full backs? Will Nkunku to start? Is Enzo out? Will we play in a 4:2:3:1 formation?We look at Chelsea and Wolves form and ask if Chelsea go in to this match with momentum and can they go on a winning run? We wrap up discussing how we see the match going and give our predictions before testing JK and Mark's knowledge in 'They Played for Both' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After missing a couple of recordings, Dean Mears is joined by Simon Kingman and Serena Cheong to look back at our recent fixtures against BK Hacken, home and away, and Bristol City in the WSL. Then in Part Two, we give our Christmas wishlist for the Chelsea FC Women team and look a the January. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Worrall to look back at Saturday's victory over Sheffield Utd and ahead to Tuesday night's match against Newcastle Utd.In part one we discuss the win over Sheffield Utd where the 1st half looked like déjà vu – low block, possession, and no goal threat but Poch’s 2nd half tactical change paid dividends. Palmer, Gallagher & Moises were the stand out performances and Jackson scored his 7th goal of the season but...And while back to back wins in the league for the first time in over a year brought palpable relief, was the poor atmosphere a sign of the times or to do with something else? In part two we preview the Carabao Cup quarter final against Newcastle Utd. JK sums up todays presser and Chidge reveals his team selection. Newcastle have lots of injuries, but it didn’t make any difference last time we played them. Can we make home advantage count? Chelsea's Cup record v Newcastle is very good.How vital for the season is it to get to the semi and beyond? We discuss how we see it going and give our match predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover to look ahead to Saturday's match against Sheffield United.In part one, JK reports on todays presser which focussed predominantly on the injuries to James, Sanchez and Cucurella and the possible return of Nkunku.In part two we welcome back Ben, The Travelling Blade, for The Opposition View. Ben discusses Sheffield United's season so far, the return of Chris Wilder and how he sees the game going.In part three we preview the match, discussing Chidge's team selection, will the return of Wilder be a key factor, Chelsea's inconsistent form and how we see the game going. We round up with 'They Played For Both'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover to look ahead to Saturday's match against Sheffield United.In part one, JK reports on todays presser which focussed predominantly on the injuries to James, Sanchez and Cucurella and the possible return of Nkunku.In part two we welcome back Ben, The Travelling Blade, for The Opposition View. Ben discusses Sheffield United's season so far, the return of Chris Wilder and how he sees the game going.In part three we preview the match, discussing Chidge's team selection, will the return of Wilder be a key factor, Chelsea's inconsistent form and how we see the game going. We round up with 'They Played For Both'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd go through this week's Chelsea FanCast mail bag.The boys read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners.To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean Mears is joined by Simon Kingman and Matt Ball to examine the wreckage of Chelsea's 4-1 defeat to Arsenal in the WSL.We ask if Emma Hayes or the players is to blame for the club's worst league defeat in four years and talk about responsibilities of huge companies to protect players from abuse.And in Part Two we also preview Thursday's UWCL game vs BK Hacken at Stamford Bridge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd reflect on a disappointing defeat away to Everton.In part one although Chelsea did alright, better than Utd and Newcastle with plenty of possession and attacks and shots on goal they didn’t really look like scoring and looked typically vulnerable in defence. The folly of not having a decent striker is exposed again. Is there a lack of quality in the side? Did Everton, a gnarly experienced, streetwise PL side just want it more? And to add injury to insult, James goes off again in what is becoming a tragedy. What's his future at the club?In part two, with 10 wins in the last 45 are we concerned by what is relegation form? The mood seems to be changing regarding Chelsea's recruitment team and the owners, so what happens next? Pochettino alludes to going to the transfer market to solve the problems – is this realistic? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham to look back at the defeat away to Man Utd and ahead to Sunday's match against Everton. In part one we discuss a shambolic defeat away to Utd which raised question marks about whether the players are good enough and casts doubts on Pochettino's ability to get a tune out of them. But is it more a question of sticking it out and hoping that Nkunku is decent; we get the injured players fit and buy a proper striker. Either way, this is going to take a lot of time and more frustration before the inexperienced team starts delivering consistently.  In part two we welcome back Dave Vitty (Comedy Dave) to the 'Opposition View' to discuss Sunday's match from an Everton perspective. What are Dave's thoughts on the PL FFP ruling? Sean Dyche – how’s he doing? With a 10 points deduction this season, is he worried about relegation again? Key players for Everton this season? With Chelsea having lost 9 of their last 14 matches at Goodison Park is he confident of getting a result? And how does he see it going and what is his prediction. In part three we preview Everton v Chelsea. JK summarises today's presser and Chidge reveals his team selection. Is Goodison Park Chelsea’s bogey ground? With Chelsea so inconsistent this season are we as likely to pull out a decent performance as we are to put in another shocker? JK and Martin attempt to name the 25 players who have played for both Everton and Chelsea and we wrap up with our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Dan Silver and Mark Meehan to look back at Chelsea's 3:2 win over Brighton.In Part one we discuss another mad game where Chelsea cruised to a 2:0 lead before easing off and getting punished and Gallagher being sent off. But instead of capitulating, Chelsea defended well in the second half, extended their lead before giving us all a nervy 10 minutes as Brighton got a second goal. Entertaining, yes, but watching Chelsea at the moment can age you!In part two we discuss an important win where the team showed character, playing for 60 minutes with 10 men. We also discuss where Chelsea are in terms of competing at the moment and is it time to move on from the years of dominance under Roman Abramovich? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Stamford Chidge away at a gig, Dean Mears is back in the hot seat alongside Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman for the Friday Night Preview Show. In Part One we talk the latest Chelsea news and reflect on Poch's press conference and in Part Two we discuss team news, give our predicted XI and play everyone's favourite game 'They Played For Both'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean Mears is joined by Sophie Spittle and Rich Bates to discuss Chelsea's 5-2 win over Leicester City in the WSL. In Part One we talk though Chelsea's rapid start, defensive mix ups and what on earth was AKB thinking?  And in Part Two we reflect on Chelsea's second half control and whether Sam Kerr's captaincy is in anyway contract related.You can follow the show on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Sophie @Traveller74 and Rich @BatesInThePlaces. We're also on Instagram @WentToMowKingsmeadow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Marco Worrall to look back at a disappointing 4:1 defeat away to Newcastle on Saturday.We start proceedings with a tribute to former Chelsea player, Terry Venables, who sadly passed away at the age of 80 on Sunday.Atrocious defending and poor discipline cost us up at St. James' Park on Saturday, with three of the goals avoidable and many of the yellow cards. But is Silva past his sell by date or do we have short memories? Did we miss Moises bite in midfield? How much of an impact did the International Break have on a lacklustre and dozy performance?In part two, was Poch's criticism of the players justified and how much should he shoulder the blame? Jackson offered nothing again, how much do we need a new striker in January or do we pray that Nkunku is the bollocks? How much of Chelsea's malaise is down to the players, or Poch or Clearlake for not buying a striker and experienced players? How far off it are Chelsea – Europe? Mid-table? How long to put it right and how? And finally, how secure is Poch? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Clayton Beerman to catch up with the Chelsea news and look ahead to Saturday's match against Newcastle.In part one we discuss Friday's press conference and with the latest brouhaha about FFP infractions we ask is there anything to worry about with possible Premier League investigations in to Chelsea.In part two we look ahead to the Newcastle match starting with Chidge's team selection. Is there any reason to make any changes from the draw against City? Will Enzo and Moises suffer from travel fatigue? Should we be confident given Newcastle's injuries and Poch's good record against Newcastle and Howe? Can Chelsea match the intensity we saw v City and be as clinical in front of goal? We wrap up with 'They Played For Both' and our predictions, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean Mears is joined by Simon Kingman and Clayton Beerman to discuss Chelsea's 5-1 win over Liverpool in the WSL. In Part One, we honour Sophie Ingle on her record breaking game, admire the genius of Lauren James and excite at the prospect of Aggie Beever-Jones and in Part Two we look ahead to Thursday's UEFA Women's Champions League group stage game against Paris FC at Stamford Bridge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd go through this week's Chelsea FanCast mail bag.The boys read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners.To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.comCome to the next Chelsea FanCast 'Live at the Troubadour' event featuring Kerry Dixon and David Speedie on Sunday December 3rd from 4.30-6.30 pm right after the Chelsea v Brighton match. Tickets available from Ticket Web Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd welcome 1908's Chelsea cult hero, Mickey Thomas, to the Troubadour.The boys hold a live Q&A with one of Chelsea supporters favourite players from the 1983/84 season - Mickey Thomas. Mickey is one of the games great characters and played a crucial role in Chelsea's Division Two title winning campaign of 1983/84. He spent a couple of hours entertaining us all with hilarious tales of his Chelsea career, both on and off the pitch.Come to the next Chelsea FanCast 'Live at the Troubadour' event featuring Kerry Dixon and David Speedie on Sunday December 3rd from 4.30-6.30 pm right after the Chelsea v Brighton match. Tickets available from Ticket Web Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd go through this week's Chelsea FanCast mail bag.The boys read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners.To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan to look back on a remarkable match against Man City on Sunday.In part one we discuss Chelsea's electric start almost scuppered by Antony Taylor's poor decision for the penalty and great comeback to lead 2:1 before the sucker punch either side of half-time. But Chelsea stuck at it, going toe to toe with City and goal for goal, before Ice Cold Palmer equalised with minutes remaining. Palmer, Sterling, Cucurella, Gallagher and James were outstanding and Sanchez made some great saves. Poch got his subs spot on, with Broja getting the foul that led to the last minute penalty.In part two we reflect on a brilliant week for Chelsea, arguably the best it's been since winning the FIFA Club World Cup in February 2022. It seems we've turned a corner and the team has evolved, showing bravery, confidence, resilience and playing front foot attacking football and breaking free of the turgid tippy tappy sideways borefest of recent years. A real bond seems to be growing between players and manager and indeed the crowd who were the loudest we've heard for years and from all four stands. While there will inevitably be some downs to come, a bright future is emerging. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dayne Whittle to look ahead to Sunday's match against Man City.In part one we catch up on the latest Chelsea news and ask where will Nkunku fit in with the news that he maybe available for selection for the Newcastle match?In part two we welcome back David Walker from ReadButNeverRed.com for the 'Opposition View'. We ask David how happy he is with the season so far?  Has De Bruyne’s absence hampered City? Why did City let Cole Palmer go? How’s Kovacic doing? Do City have any weaknesses? And what is David's prediction for the game. Lastly David tries to name the 30 City players who have also played for Chelsea in 'They Played for Both'.In part three we preview the Chelsea v City match starting with Chidge's team selection. Surely you can’t drop Jackson after a hat-trick or can you? Having lost our last 5 against City, without scoring a goal, how big an ask is getting a result? Is keeping Haarland quiet the key? City have lost 3 of 6 matches against Poch sides away. We wrap up with our predictions and JK and Dayne see if they can name the 30 Chelsea players who have also played for City in 'They Played for Both'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dan Silver to look back at a memorable battering of Tottenham Hotspur.In one of the maddest matches we have ever seen, Chelsea recovered from being under the kosh and 1-0 down to see Spurs lose the plot, go down to 9 men, play an inexplicable high line and get thumped 4-1. And to cap it all, Chelsea's hapless striker, Jackson, netted a hat-trick. But it was not all plain sailing, even against 9 men. VAR contrived to disallow 5 goals and none of us who were there had a scooby as to what was going on.But at the end of the day "Tottenham get battered everywhere they go" and that's all that mattered!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean Mears, Jane Chappell and Dayne Whittle are joined by Sophie Spittle to review Chelsea's 6-0 win over Aston Villa and the shock news that Emma Hayes will be departing the club at the end of the season. Follow the show on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx, Dayne @DWhitt9 and Sophie @traveller74. We're also on Instagram @WentToMowKingsmeadow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover to look back at the 2:0 defeat of Blackburn Rovers in the Carabao Cup and ahead to Monday's night's match against Spurs.In part one we discuss is Reece James back back to speed yet? Badiashile did well – is the Badiashile/Disasi partnership the future? Palmer outstanding again. Jackson's confidence on the floor. And a solid win and Newcastle next are we worried or relishing it? Plus JK gives us the low down on today's Presser.In part two we welcome back Ricky Sacks from The Last Word on Spurs for The Opposition View. We ask Ricky how does it feel to be top of the league? Is he worried about St Totteringham Day? What is it that Ange has brought – mentality, unity, style of play? Given the rivalry and record, does he still fear Chelsea visiting 3-point lane? How will Ange set up and how does he see it going, as well as his score prediction. We ask Ricky to name as many players as he can in 'They Played For Both'.In part three we preview the Spurs v Chelsea match with Chidge’s Team selection. Should Poch set up like he did against Arsenal or will Jackson start up top? Should James to start?And what about Mudryk? Do we do better against better teams who will give us more space? With Sp*rs unbeaten this season and top of the League, how big an ask is a good result? Will our relatively new team get how important a result is against Spurs? We wrap up with our predictions and JK and Tony attempt to beat Ricky in naming players in 'They Played For Both'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dean Mears to look back at a familiar defeat at home to Brentford and ahead to Wednesday's Carabao Cup match against Blackburn Rovers.In part one and two we look back to Saturday's 0:2 defeat to Brentford. A horrible case of deja vu as Chelsea fail to convert their chances and then being mugged off with a smash and grab. Is it just as simple as not having a top striker? Did we miss Mudryk and Enzo? And is our unbelievably weak bench a result of injuries or a window in to how far we've fallen?In part two we discuss the poor home atmosphere. Is it a reflection of modern football or a disatisfaction with what is being served up on the pitch? And with Chelsea languishing in mid-table, are there hopes we can turn it round and does this depend on buying a striker in January or do we put faith in our injured players returning?In part three we catch up on todays news regarding Chelsea providing free travel to Wolves, facing possible punishment from the Premier League for financial irregularities under Abramovich and the removal of the Chelsea Supporters Club Israel banner.We wrap up with a look ahead to wednesday's match against Blackburn. Chidge's team selection is discussed and the hope that Poch will take it seriously given it's a chance for a trophy. And we challenge JK and Dean to name the players who 'Played for Both'! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover to look ahead to this weekend's match against Brentford.In part one we discuss the Premier League announcement that the Wolves v Chelsea match has been moved to Christmas Eve and the Chelsea Supporters' Trust response to this.In part two we welcome Greville Waterman, Brentford supporter for over 50 years in 'The Opposition View'. Greville discusses his books on Brentford, what it's like watching Brentford in the Premier League and how he thinks the match will go.In part three we preview the match with Chidge's team selection, our predictions and 'They Played For Both'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd go through this week's Chelsea FanCast mail bag.The boys read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners.To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean Mears is joined by Rich Bates and Sophie Spittle to reflect on Chelsea's 4-2 win over Brighton. 'In Part One we reflect on Emma Hayes' team selection, a Nusken masterclass and more. And in Part Two we don't actually say it but can Chelsea [redacted]. You can follow the show on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Instagram @WentToMowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Sophie @Traveller74 and Rich @BatesInThePlace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan to look back at Chelsea's 2:2 draw at home to Arsenal.In part one we discuss the great start made by Chelsea: pressing and tackling and on the attack. Was it a penalty? And what about Sterling and Palmer arguing about who should take it. Was Mudryk's amazing goal a 'cross cum shot' and did Sanchez cost us the game with his error? All in all, in spite of the disappointing result, it was the best performance of the season, a great tactical set up by Poch with the team well drilled in and out of possession.In part two we say the midfield is purring – don’t change it. Palmer is potentially world class and a winner. Cucurella was a revelation and kept Saka in his pocket. Gusto is also looking a great prospect. With Chelsea's best performance for a long time is this a turning point? Does Poch have a selection headache when the injured players return? And we wrap up with an appreciation of Eden Hazard and a look back at the Chelsea FanCast afternoon with Mickey Thomas live at the Troubadour Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan to look ahead to Chelsea v Arsenal this weekend.In part one we have the latest Chelsea news including the Broadcasters and Premer League rumoured to be moving Wolves v Chelsea to Christmas Eve and what are the ramifications of Chelsea buying the Stoll land next to the ground in terms of the Stamford Bridge redevelopment.In part two we have The Opposition View with Harry Symeou from Chronicles of Gooner, with the preview of the match from the Arsenal perspective and we wrap up in part three with our own preview including 'They Played For Both'.Thanks to www.stamford-bridge.com for the info on the Arsenal and Chelsea players. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean Mears and Dayne Whittle are joined by Owen Armstrong and Serena Cheong to unpack all the action from Chelsea's 2-0 win over West Ham in the WSL this past weekend. In Part One we reflect on Emma Hayes' team selection, a return to the team and the score sheet for Sam Kerr, the double substitution that changed the game and the rise and rise of Niamh Charles.And in Part Two we discuss the Kingsmeadow atmosphere, or lack of it, and get the low down from Serena's trip to the UK from Canada and some advice for fellow Chelsea fans wishing to make the pilgrimage. You can follow the show on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Dayne @DWhitt9, Owen @Owenarm94282975 and Serena @Capttoedrag We're also on Instagram @WentToMowKingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd go through this week's Chelsea FanCast mail bag.The boys read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners.To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean Mears and Dayne Whittle are joined by Harry Edwards and Simon Kingman to relive the late drama of Chelsea's 1-1 draw away at Manchester City. In Part One we discuss Emma Hayes' team selection, City's fast start and that time wasting second yellow for Alex Greenwood. And in Part Two we look at Chelsea's difficulty to break City down, and the late late drama. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover to look back at Chelsea's 4-1 win away to Burnley.In part one finally, we hammer someone; but it didn’t feel like it? Horrible first half – Poch got into them at half time? A bit of luck with the equaliser but we’ve needed that. Sterling was superb in the second half and this is the Sterling we want to see. Cole Palmer gets off the mark – is he what we wanted from Havertz? Pressing is the key and Gallagher is the key to the press.In part two as appreciation of Disasi. Is he underrated and could be a good pairing with Badiashile. It was more Barbados than Burnley on saturday, with fantastic away support again but is a bond between the players and fans growing. 3 wins in 3 = momentum but now frustratingly an International Break with some tough games coming up afterwards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham to look ahead to Chelsea's match against Burnley on Saturday.In part one we catch up with the latest Chelsea news from Poch's Presser, the current injury situation, the new shirt sponsor and the new board appointments.In part two we have The Opposition View with Adam Dennett from the No Nay Never Podcast. We talk to Adam about his houghts on Burnley's season to date; what does he think of Kompany compared to Dyche? Burnley players to watch out for? Will Kompany try and play us at football, or will he be more canny? What Adam's match predictions are and crucially where is the best place to buy Eccles cakes?In part three we preview Burnley v Chelsea. Chidge’s Team selection – the need for consistency and to recognise what works. Confidence should be high after beating Fulham but we need to back it up with another win.Burnley used to be a banker but are not to be taken lightly. We discover who "Played for Both" and wrap up with our predictions, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean Mears is joined by Sophie Spittle and Matt Ball to look back on Chelsea's opening day win over Tottenham Hotspur in the WSL. In Part One we look back at Emma Hayes' team selection, the performances of debutants Sjojke Nusken and Mia Fishel and the return of Fran Kirby. And in Part Two we talk about the Stamford Bridge experience, the "low" attendance number and what the future holds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Dayne Whittle and Mark Meehan to look back at a welcome win over neighbours Fulham.In part one we discuss a win…away…at last! Broja brought a focal point. and looks a proper striker. Mudryk gets off the mark and offers an out ball. Will scoring do his confidence good? Cole Palmer is a class act, is he potentially the best signing? Conor was superb and is justifying the armband. The midfield looked very solid with Caicedo as the 6 and Conor and Fernandez as 8’s and the defence didn’t give Fulham a sniff.In part two with great performances all round; is this our first eleven? Is it beginning to gel? Have we turned a corner? And what an away end – shows how important the level of support is to the team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover to look back at Chelsea's defeat of Brighton in the Carabao Cup and ahead to Monday night's match against Fulham.In part one we discuss a much-needed win; Jackson scores the goal of the month… Awful refereeing – costs us 2 goals. Cucurella – not quite as awful as we thought? Sanchez dodgy feet. Chilwell injured again…and Brighton fans are best ignored.In part two Chidge’s Team selection. Injuries – how much are they hampering Poch? Fulham have been up and down, but will be well up for it. 'They Played for Both' and our Predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean Mears is joined by Mark Meehan and Tony Glover to reflect on Chelsea's 1-0 Premier League defeat to Aston Villa. In Part One we look at Poch's team selection, discuss Chelsea's finishing issues and the red card that changed the game.In Part Two we reflect on the team's and Poch's reaction to Gusto's red card, ask whether the underlying stats means we should be positive after all, but question if the results really are relegation form.And in Part Three we look ahead to Wednesday's Carabao Cup game with Brighton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean Mears is still in the hot-seat, covering for a holidaying Stamford Chidge for the Chelsea Fancast Friday Night Preview Show alongside Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan.In Part One, we talk about recent quotes from Clearlake's Jose Feliciano, and ask if Chelsea fans should be concerned and in Part Two, we look ahead to Sunday's clash with Aston Villa and predict both the starting line up and the final result.You can follow the show on Twitter and Instagram @ChelseaFancast, Dean @DeanMears, JK @JonathanKydd and Mark @eddiemacbawa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean Mears & Jonathan Kydd go through this week's Chelsea FanCast mail bag.The boys read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners.To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.comDonate to Daniel's Just Giving Page- https://www.gofundme.com/f/its-only-262?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=email&utm_source=customer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean Mears and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Marco Worrall to reflect on Chelsea's 0-0 draw with Bournemouth in the Premier League. In Part One we react to Pochettino's team selection and bemoan Chelsea's inability to shoot. And In Part Two we ask if Poch's hands are tied and what can be done, if anything to solve this current crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean Mears covers for a holidaying Stamford Chidge for the Chelsea Fancast Friday Night Preview Show alongside Jonathan Kydd and Dayne Whittle. In Part One, we react to Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino's press conference. In Part Two, Craig Bleazly from Up The Cherries In All Departments, gives us the Opposition View. And in Part Three, we ask if Poch has had his 'Conte Moment' after the defeat to Nottingham Forest and predict both the starting line up and the final result. You can follow the show on Twitter and Instagram @ChelseaFancast, Dean @DeanMears, JK @JonathanKydd and Dayne @DWhitt9. You can also follow Craig @utciadafcb and find their YouTube channel @ https://www.youtube.com/@utciadafcb Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Martin Wickham are joined by Chelsea FanCast listeners to answer questions on all things Chelsea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd & Martin Wickham go through this week's Chelsea FanCast mail bag.The boys read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners.To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham to look back at a horribly familiar defeat to Nottingham Forest.We discuss failing to finish AGAIN - although Chelsea played ok with creative intent, forward momentum, movement which is a change from last season, and Forest defended very well. Sterling was relatively poor and Gusto needs to learn how to cross; Jackson had a poor game but will get better or is he the new Salomon Kalou? We look at Pochettino's selection - he is playing 4 at the back not 3, but is Colwill a left back and is Chilwell a winger? Cole Palmer on his debut and Madueke looked good; Mudryk has a way to go yet; Enzo class and Caicedo improving.In part two we discuss what’s the hate with Silva about? Would Pochettino consider a change in formation and selection – Sanchez: Chilwell, Silva, Disasi, Gusto/James: Enzo, Moises; Sterling, Palmer/Gallagher, Madueke; Jackson? With an average age of squad at 22.5 years the team has no experience at this level and it shows and will take time. With £1bn spent and no striker or creative midfielder and no tried and tested players is it a surprise we still find it hard to score? And we review the Transfer window - why are Clearlake going with youth rather than experience? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dayne Whittle to look back at the win against Wimbledon and ahead to Nottingham Forest on Saturday.In part one we are joined by Liam Twomey from The Athletic to look back at Wednesday nights 2-1 win in the Carabao Cup over AFC Wimbledon. A banana skin was avoided as Chelsea made relatively hard work of beating League 2 side Wimbledon proving that making changes doesn’t work and possibly revealing a lack of squad depth. Enzo and the big guns came to the rescue and Captain Conor Gallagher excelled again.Liam gives us the latest from Transfer Window Deadline day including his take on the runoured exits of Conor Gallagher, Ian Maatsen and Trevoh Chalobah.In part two we welcome Adam Wiklo from the Red Side of the Trent podcast for our 'Opposition View'. What does Adam think of Forest’s start to the season and their transfer business? Adam discusses Awoniyi’s electric form and the key players and threats for Saturday as well his match prediction.In part three we preview the match stating with Chidges and Pochettino's predicted line-ups. Where will Enzo play? Sterling needs to stay hot! And Forest are looking decent in spite of results and are not to be taken lightly. We wrap up with our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd go through this week's Chelsea FanCast mail bag.The boys read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners.To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dan Silver to look back at an encouraging 3-0 win against Luton Town.In part one: Sterling was superb – has he turned a corner? Chelsea are making progress but there's still room for improvement. All the goals were good goals; quick transitions and attacking play; no stodge, but we went flat either side of half time. Jackson gets off the mark – massively important. Enzo shows his class; Caicedo channels his inner Kante. Conor excellent again – let’s hope he doesn’t get sold this week.In part two: Lukaku to Roma; thank fcuk! Squad depth: is it an issue with a bench of youngsters? Petrovic signed; will Poch get another attacker? Cucurella to Utd? Mike Dean is a **** – who knew?In part three we preview Chelsea v AFC Wimbledon in the Carabao Cup. We kick off with Chidge’s Team selections and ask with 9 players out injured, is there no room for much rotation? We take a look at AFC Wimbledon: memories from past matches and reveal who played for both Chelsea and Wimbledon? We wrap up imploring Poch to take it seriously, after all it's a chance for a trophy, and finally give our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Clayton Beerman to preview Chelsea v Luton.In part one Chidge, JK and Clayton catch up on the latest Chelsea news including Poch’s Presser, Chuk injury latest and what’s going on with the Keeper’s. We also look the transfer window with one week to go and with Chelsea increasing the cost of coaches to away games, is this another sign of penny pinching by the club?In part two we look ahead to Friday night's match against Luton Town. Chidge gives us his team selection and what he thinks Pochettino will do. Will it be 3:4:2:1 or 4:2:3:1; who replaces Chuk and Mudryk? Where are the goals coming from? We look at Chelsea v Luton fixtures from the past and players who played for both clubs, talking of which will we see the return of Ross Barkley? We wrap up with our predictions and believe we need both a performance and a result. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Martin Wickham go through this week's Chelsea FanCast mail bag.The boys read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners. To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham to look back on muggy 3-1 defeat away to West Ham.In part one we discuss another poor start, a great goal by Chukwuemeka and a poor penalty from Enzo, which arguably turned the match. Why didn't Jackson take it? And then a comedy of errors from Disasi and Colwill led to an Antonio scorcher which turned it in West Ham's favour.In part two we discuss whether Mudryk is being weighed down by expectations. Sterling gets the plaudits for a decent performance. Jackson impressed again but was out muscled by two giants, on his own and crowded out. Caicedo probably shouldn't have come on and unsurprisingly looked at sea and off the pace - not his fault. Pochettino needs to sort his system out and play the formation that best suits the players he has available.  West Ham away was a reality check and it’s going to take time to gel this team.    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham to preview West Ham v Chelsea.In part one we round up the Chelsea news including: Reece James injured again; Caicedo get’s Zola’s shirt - do we care? And Lewis Hall off to Newcastle? Are we sacrificing the youth for profit?In part two we have the Opposition View with James Jones from 'We Are West Ham'. We discuss how good did it feel for West Ham to win a European trophy? How did James feel about Rice leaving for Arsenal? Can and are West Ham replacing Rice? And is there still disquiet over Moyes? Will he see the season out? James gives us his predictions for the match on Sunday and for West Ham's season.In part three we preview West Ham v Chelsea. We kick off with Chidge's team selection. How big a blow losing Reece? Will Caicedo to start? What about Lavia? Can we consign Chelsea’s recent away form to the bin - 1 clean sheet across their previous 13 PL road trips (W2, D3, L8). West Ham have a decent record at the London Stadium v Chelsea (W4, D2, L2) – why is that? We wrap up with our predictions and have a quick look at the Chelsea FanCast Prem Predictions League.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Clayton Beerman for the first Monday night show of the season for a look back at the 1-1 draw against Liverpool.In part one, we discuss MoPo's 3:4:2:1 curve ball and some encouraging performances from Enzo, Conor, Wing Commander, Jackson and Disasi.In part two we ask does Sterling need to up his game or ship out? Is Mudryk a better option? Is Chuk really the number 10 option? How did Sanchez do? And with Kepa loaned to Madrid we ask why not a sale, what’s the upside? Caicedo is now officially blue; Liverpool have red mist. Is FFP is a red herring due to amortisation? And with the deal for Lavia looking done, what/who else do we need?In part three, we have your emails in 'In Off The Post'.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd & Mark Meehan are back for the new season kicking off with Chelsea v Liverpool this Sunday.In part one we are joined by Liam Twomey from The Athletic to try and make sense of what's happening with the potential transfer of Moises Caicedo. Yeh, good luck with that. We also get Liam's thoughts on the still relatively new Clearlake regime aka Boehlywood.In part two we welcome back 'The Opposition View' and football writer Tony Evans. Tony gives us the view from the red side of merseyside and discusses Liverpool's disappointing season last year, their pre-season, transfer business and thoughts on their bid for Caicedo.We also talk to Tony about how long Klopp has left at Liverpool and his predictions for Liverpool’s season and the match on Sunday.In part three, Mark Meehan, current Chair of the Chelsea Supporters Trust discusses the recent Trust Ticketing Survey results, and the emphatic NO TO BALLOTING as a way to sell tickets that has come out of it.Chidge reveals his team selection and we discuss whether it's about performance rather than result given how bad last season was and how important will it be to lay down a marker against a big rival. We wrap up with our predictions for Sunday's match. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are back for the new season and are joined by Tony Glover to discuss the pre-season, the transfers to date and look ahead to the new season.In part one we discuss Chelsea's pre-season tour of the USA. How did our Pre-season go? Who impressed? Who disappointed? Do we have an idea of MoPo’s starting 11?In part two we take a look at Chelsea's transfer business to date. We look at the outgoings and incomings. Is there business yet to do and has it been a good window, so far?In part three we look forward to the new season. Taking our mark from Deano’s FanCast predictions we have a bash at predicting what might happen. We look at the stand out matches and reveal what our expectations for the season are. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean is joined by Sophie Spittle, Jonny Sillitoe, Richard Bates and Simon Kingman to reflect on the 2022/2023 season.In Part One we look back at some defining moments in our season and in Part Two we give out some virtual awards for signing of the season, most improved player, goal of the season and player of the season.You can follow our guests on Twitter @Traveller74, @JonnySillitoe, @BatesInThePlace and @KingmanSimonWe now broadcast LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm UK time. You can listen by heading to www.mixlr.com and searching 'Went To Mow Kingsmeadow'To listen to our summer series celebrating the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Chelsea FC Women's team head to https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadowJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzK Find us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Instagram @WentToMowKingsmeadow, Dean @CFCWFanzine, Jane @JaneChappellx, Dayne @DWhitt9.  Buy your copy of Kingsmeadow Chronicle here. You can also find Kingsmeadow Chronicle on Instagram @KingsmeadowChronicle and Tik Tok which is also @KingsmeadowChronicle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd go through this week's Chelsea FanCast mail bag.Chidge and JK read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners. To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and Dean Mears gather for the last live show of the season where we try to make sense of one of Chelsea's worst seasons.Dean kicks the show off with the results of our pre-season predictions - even more humiliating than Chelsea's on pitch performances!We review the season looking at Player of the Season; breaktrhough player of the season, goal of the season, best and worst match and result and we rate the players, management and season itself.We wrap the show up by comparing the season to seasons past and recalling some of our best personal moments from it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge interviews Chelsea author Neil Fitzsimon about his new book 'Rebirth of the Blues'.Having chronicled Chelsea's 1970 FA Cup winning side in 'Rhapsody in Blue' and Eddie McCreadie's promotion side in 'A Deeper Shade of Blue', Neil has turned his sights to the period between 1977-1985.One of the nost turbulent periods in Chelsea's history, it was a period when Chelsea narrowly escaped relegation into the Third Division in 1983, before being resurrected under the management of John Neal when the likes of Kerry Dixon, Pat Nevin and others catapulted the club to new glories. The next year, Chelsea took the Second Division by storm with their new brand of quicksilver flowing football to make a triumphant return to the top flight as champions. But Rebirth of the Blues is more than just a chronicle of football history. It’s a gripping memoir of a Chelsea fan growing up in the late 1970s to mid-80s and his experiences of living through the political unrest of Thatcherite Britain when excess and greed were seen as ideals to be admired. Fitzsimon recalls his tentative first steps with girlfriends, the changing face of the music scene and what it was like to be single and one of the lads.You can buy the book here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd (from his hospital bed!), Clayton Beerman and Dayne Whittle to review the last match of the season against Newcastle.And breathe. Yes, Chelsea's worst season for nearly 30 years is finally consigned to the dustbin where it belongs. We look back at the last match against Newcastle, where Chelsea did ok against a Newcastle side clearly sipping cocktails on the beach. The usual profligacy in front of goal by Chelsea; why break the cycle eh lads? Of more interest was who might be playing their last game? Azpi with a superb banner to honour him? Loftus-Cheek who gave the "I'm off" clap to all four stands in the ground? Mason Mount who looked tearful in the lap of appreciation.We know Frank is off and he got a well deserved warm send off. But it's now "Hello, hello, Pochettino; Pochettino!" as our new manager has been announced. Interestingly one of his first decisions may have been to refuse to put an offer in on Felix who is set to return to Atletico Madrid. We wrap up part one with a chat about a fantastic evening at the 1983/84 re-union at Under the Bridge on Saturday night.In part two we welcome back Garry Hayes and Ceri Levy from The Chels to talk about the next installment of their superb documentary podcast series on Chelsea from the Hoddle era to Munich, called The Blueprint. The next episodes are available from May 31st from wherever you get your podcasts. Make sure you check them out. The Blueprint Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd look back at another painfuil Chelsea defeat, away to Man Utd and ahead to the last match of the season at home to Newcastle Utd.In part one we discuss a better 1st half performance but Keystone Kop defending and inability to finish kill us again. Midfield looked better – well done Chuk and Hall impressed again, but in defence, Fofana instigated the collapse in the second half with two poor mistakes. At least Felix scored a good consolation goal. Are there parallels with the 4-0 defeat at Old Trafford meted out in his first match in charge in 2019? And how valid are his comments about poor attitude from training ground to pitch? And respect to the superb Chelsea away support, who out sang Utd from start to finish.In part two we look ahead to the match against Newcastle United. Will Frank play 'da Yoof' again or go for experience in his last match at the helm? While Chelsea has been breaking all the wrong records this season, they do have an imperious record at home v Newcastle with only 1 defeat at home in PL history. We ask whether Newcastle will still be hungry or on the beach? Are we worried about their goal threat (2.5 goals per game on the road) and can we expect more shit housery?Do we expect a toxic atmosphere at the Bridge if we lose again? And what can we expect from the Lap of Appreciation? We wrap up with our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan to look back at surprisingly unsurprising defeat away to Man City and ahead to Man Utd this week.In part one Franks team changes beg more questions: is Frank under orders, down to the bare bones or just clueless? More Keystone Kops defending cost us again. In fairness, we didn’t play too badly as in we didn’t get hammered!! But its not really good enough, is it? And why having been held back from the England U20 squad did Chukwuemeke only come on with 9 minutes to go? The season really needs to end doesn't it?In part two we look ahead to Thursday night's match against Man Utd kicking off with Chidge's team selection. Will Frank heed his advice? Very probably not!! Utd will still have one eye on Liverpool who have a better goal difference, if Utd lose against us and Fulham at home (Liverpool away v Southampton). Utd only lost once at home in the league this season – v Brighton 1st match. Given this dare we hope for a win for Chelsea?In part three we wrap up the show with a couple of listener emails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Martin Wickham and Tony Glover to discuss the latest Chelsea news and preview Sunday's match against Man City.In part one we discuss whether Chelsea should make a bid for Brentford striker Ivan Toney and whether Ruben Loftus-Cheek to AC Milan would be a good move for club and player. With Mental Health Week upon us, we discuss the Chelsea Supporters' Trust mental health iniative 'Over The Line' and how the Club is helping to make supporters aware of it. We also take a quick look ahead to the forthcoming US tour in the summer.In part two we look ahead to the match against City. Starting with Chidge's team selection we wonder how many Chelsea players are available given the number of injuries? We look at our record v City and how do we feel about potentially handing the title to City? With City look horribly good.is there a chance they might have their eye off the ball? We wrap up with our predictions and ask is it a question of how many? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham to look back at a frustrating draw to relegation threatened Nottingham Forest and discuss the imminent arrival of Mauricio Pochettino.In part one we discuss another poor team selection by Frank Lampard. Is he the new tinkerman or is he being told who to pick? Lampard's assessment of Chelsea being "too slow, too sideways, too safe" was spot on but is this a legacy of previous managers desire to have possession for possessions sake? More Keystone Kops defending costs Chelsea again, but we salute Sterling for scoring two good goals and eat a large dollopp of humble pie in the process. Where has he been all season though? Other than Sterling, props go to Lewis Hall, Trevoh Chalobah, Connor Gallagher and Noni Mudueka for bringing some fight and intensity to procedings.In part two we welcome Mauricio Pochettino - the dawning of a new aura, perhaps, after his strange ability to read his players 'auras'. We ask what will he bring as manager; what does he need to succeed; which players will benefit; how will he do and will it match our expectations.In part three we have a short 'In Off the Post' as we read out this week's emails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Clayton Beerman to discuss the latest Chelsea news and look ahead to Saturday's match against Nottingham Forest.In part one we round up the latest Chelsea news including Frank’s presser with updates on the injuries to Chilwell; Mount; Cucurella; KK and Fofana. With Lewis Hall kept back from the England U20 squad, will Frank pick him on Saturday? Kante looks set to stay while Silva may be off - what do we think? And we welcome the price freeze on general admission season tickets announced by Chelsea's board this week.In part two we preview Saturday's match against Nottinghma Forest starting with Chidge's team selection. After beating Bournemouth last weekend, has Chelsea’s confidence returned? Forest are fighting for survival but will Chelsea be on the beach? Chelsea need to finish the season well and with tough fixtures coming up it could be Chelsea’s last win this season. With that in mind we give our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd go through this week's Chelsea FanCast mail bag.Chidge and JK read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners. To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dan Silver to look back at that rarest of things - a Chelsea win, against Bournemouth!In part one we discuss the benefits of getting team selection right and scoring first and early. Gallagher and Mudueke both put in good performances and Badiashile stepped up and even the subs (Sterling, Felix and Ziyech) made an impact.In part two we wonder if the injury to Chilwell might open a door for Lewis Hall and we like the away fans, we are delighted for Frank that his horrendous losing streak has come to an end.As it is now confirmed that "we are staying up" can we catch Fulham and Brentford and does it really matter in this omnishambles of a season? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Jonathan Kydd away this week, Stamford Chidge is joined by 'The Smut Buddies', Tony Glover and Alex Churchill to look back at a pathetic defeat to Arsenal and ahead to Saturday's match against Bournemouth.In part one we look back at Chelsea's 3-1 defeat away to Arsenal and ask Azpi why? Kova why? Sterling why? No Mudryk or Gallagher why? Yet again Chelsea showed No pressing, no effort, no responsibility in a shambolic performance. Raheem Sterling – what a waste of money! The return of Keystone Kops defending. But, we scored a goal – well done Mudueke! And it was great support from those who stayed.In part two we look ahead to the match against Bournemouth on Saturday, kicking off with Chidge's team selection. On the bleak side we haven’t lost 7 in a row since 1961 and 5 PL matches since 1993 – Chelsea always making history! Bournemouth on a good run – will they be on the beach? But they have high energy and intensity – everything we don’t – is this a concern?We also talk about Boehly’s comments and ask should he talk to the fans about what's going on at Chelsea rather than the financial press? Should Lukaku get another go next season Should Frank have a role at Chelsea going forward?As ever we wrap up with our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Marco Worrall, Martin Wickham and Mark Meehan for a special show to celebrate the 15th birthday of the Chelsea Fancast, oh and review Chelsea v Brentford and preview Arsenal v Chelsea...In part one we look back at another dismal defeat and no goals scored. This time at home to Brentford. Oh the humiliation. Another poor team selection by Frank saw the same old problems first half. Sterling what an overpaid xxxx. A typical own goal shooting us in the foot but does a proper keeper clean the corners out? The changes at half time worked - Auba and Mudryk and 4:3:3 - but Frank should have taken Sterling off too, but there was more energy and purpose and we looked better with a centre forward on and we coped well defensively. But the second goal killed it. At the moment Chelsea are statistically horrific with one point and one goal in 5 games and bottom of the table on form. This is on Boehly AND the players.In part two we celebrate 15 years of the Chelsea FanCast with some of our listeners favourite memories from 1035 shows and 15 years.In part three we preview the Arsenal v Chelsea match kicking off with Chidge's team selection.Can we dare to dream of ruining Arsenal’s season? Will Arsenal want to bounce back after the loss to City or will this affect them? We Can’t blame Frank for the mess but we do feel sorry for him and his future, after all you can’t polish a turd, but should Pochetino come in now? Everyone says we can't get relegated, but is this true? We wrap up with our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd go through this week's Chelsea FanCast mail bag.Chidge and JK read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners. To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham to look back at Chelsea's exit from the Champions' League and ahead to wednesday nights match against Brentford.In part one we look back at the seemingly inevitable defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions' League quarter final second leg. Frank's team selection seemed strange given we needed to score three goals and although we huffed and puffed, once Madrid scored it was all over. In truth Madrid didn't really need to get out of second gear over the two legs. And as Chelsea say goodbye to the Champions' League, how long will it be before we are back?Looking at the on-going saga of who Chelsea's manager will be, we discuss whether or not Mauricio Pochetino would be a good appointment considering where Chelsea is at currently.On part two we look ahead to the match against Brentford on wednesday night, starting with Chidge's team selection. Can Chelsea score a goal? Has the team already chuck the season in? Will we win another game this season?There is some hope as Brentford's form has dipped recently, but it won't be easy in the context of Chelsea's recent performances, making predictions especially difficult. We give it a go anyway! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Clayton Beerman to look back at a poor defeat at home to Brighton and ahead to Real Madrid in the Champions' League.In part one we ask were there too many changes? Not enough continuity or were players rested for Real? Kepa was excellent but other than that there was no leadership, no spine, no attack, no energy and fitness and no hope. Meanwhile Brighton were everything we are not – aggressive one touch football; going forward quickly with end product. With no sign of form turning around we ask can we still get relegated?In part two we discuss the crowd having enough of it all. With Chelsea finding themselves in a perfect storm of shit: players who should have been sold; players who want away; players who think they’ll be sold; interim manager with no focus; new owners who have turned it upside down. The season can't finish soon enough. What will the long-term damage be given how much time Chelsea will need to re-build; the possibility of a FFP fire sale and revenue down with no Europe…In part three we preview the second leg of the Champions' League quarter-final against Real Madrid. How will Frank set up the team with no Koulibaly and Chilwell? How are we going to score 3 goals? And do we have to score first and by going on the attack do we leave ourselves vulnerable to getting thumped?In part four we have this week's emails to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan and Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon for a special FanCast live from the Chelsea Pensioner!!In part one we look back at the defeat to Real Madrid and ask fine margins or outclassed? It could have been worse but are we still in it? If we can’t score one, how will we score 3?In part two we are joined by our hosts for the evening, Daniel Jannou and Oscar Kalstrom from Chelsea Supporters Sweden, who have brought over 50 supporters from Sweden for the match, most of them seem to be in the Chelsea Pensioner! We ask them When did CSS start? How many in the group? Why Chelsea? How many games do they come to and what’s the match day routine in Sweden?In part three we look ahead to Saturday's match against Brighton. We kick off with Chidge's team selection. Ask will Brighton have one eye on the Man Utd semi and will they be hampered by Di Zerbi's suspension? How can Frank get Chelsea scoring will Chelsea have one eye on Madrid? We wrap up with our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover to look back at the defeat away to Wolves and ahead to the Real Madrid match on Tuesday.In part one we discuss Frank's team selection: Cucurella not Chilwell? Mount injured, Kante and possibly Chilwell rested, but not James? Gallagher started in right position, but Sterling? And why four at the back?With Chelsea losing to lowly Wolves there was no new manager bounce. As ever in football, it's the hope that kills you. Maybe it’s not the manager after all but the players who were out battled and lethargic. Are they fit enough or is this a mentality issue. And with one shot on target all game, why do we get so many shots blocked?In part two we ask has Frank taken on a poisoned chalice? What can he do/must he do? How much of a mess are we in right now. Which players top the clear out list? And if it came to a choice would you choose Felix or Mount?In part three we look ahead to the Real Madrid match looking at Chidge's team selection. Will he go back three at the back or four. And given Tuchel went four at the back when we beat them last year, should Frank be do the same.Worryingly Real Madrid are all in on the CL having lost 3:2 at home to Villareal scuppering chances of the La Liga title. What is the likely Real line up? Will Chelsea raise their game? Hopefully, Chelsea can stay in the tie and don’t get thumped.We wrap up the show with this week's emails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Alex Churchill to welcome Super Frankie Lampard back with a massive joyous hug as the legend returns for his second stint as Chelsea manager.In part one, Frankie Goes to Boehlywood!! We discuss what could well be a very shrewd move by the club, but is there footballing sense to it or is it just good PR to keep the supporters off their back? With the appointment of Lampard and his coaching staff of Ashley Cole, Joe Edwards, Chris Jones and Paul Clements are the club rightly de-Brightonising and re-Chelseafying things? What will it mean for the squad – Mount, James, Gallagher, Pulisic, Ziyech and Kepa in particular? And where are we with the various new manager rumours - Nagelsmann, Enrique, Pochettino, Mourinho, Conte, Gallardo…even Lampard?In part two we look back at the 0-0 draw against LIverpool. Bruno at least played players in their right positions and set up with a 5 man midfield. Kante was excellent and it was so good to see him back. Chelsea created chances, couldn’t score any goals of course and Havertz and Kovacic were particularly inept, whilst Liverpool were hilariously very poor, but was 0-0 a fair result?In part two we look ahead to Wolves v Chelsea, starting with Chidge's team selection. Will Frank go full English and play those he knows well? Will he go with four at the back or stay with three? How can Frank get Chelsea scoring? Will he leave big holes at the back? Wolves can’t score, we can’t score, does the match have 0-0 written all over it? We wrap up with our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd go through this week's Chelsea FanCast mail bag.Chidge and JK read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners. To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover and Paul Crowder to discuss the defeat to Villa and the subsequent sacking of Graham Potter.In part one we discuss Potter's last team selection - was it proof he’d lost the plot? Chilwell’s goal – could it have made a difference? Poor defending; poor finishing – same shit, different day. We also discuss why Potter had to go, why much of this is on Clearlake and ask why did they change their mind?In part two we discuss how much blame should the players cop? Who do we want as the next manager and who will we get? Does the de-Romanisation need to be followed by de-Brightoning and a re-injection of Chelsea? And what of Clearlake's impact so far? Not a good 6 months but where do we go from here?In part three we preview the Chelsea v Liverpool. Chidge gives his team selection. Ask who is Bruno Salter? Will we get a new manager bounce? Liverpool have been woeful but will they bounce back after City thumping them. We wrap up with our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover, and Liam Twomey from The Athletic to round up the Chelsea news and look ahead to Saturday's match against Aston Villa.In part one we look at Chelsea's financial results for 2021-22, announcing a £121 million loss and discuss what the implications for FFP might be. We also reflect on the noise around whether or not the new stadium might be located away from Stamford Bridge to nearby Earls Court. We wrap up part one by discussing 'Potter's Presser'!In part two we welcome back Justin Hawthorne from Up The Villa Podcast for our first 'Opposition View' for a while. Justin discusses how things have improved under Emery? Team selection? Players to watch? Ollie Watkins on fire and Villa's away form being rejuvenated. Mind you Villa have a terrible record v Chelsea. But this season they could finish above Chelsea for the 1st time since 95/96!! Justin finishes by giving us his prediction for the game.In part three we wrap up the show with our preview of the Villa game. Chidge gives his team selection and asks will there be an International hangover? Will Potter have one eye on Liverpool on Tuesday? Will Potter tinker with both team selection and substitutes? And will Villa attempt to hit us on the break at speed and stay tight at the back. We end the show with our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd go through this week's Chelsea FanCast mail bag.Chidge and JK read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners. To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.comHere's the link to Chris Wright's (@chriswrightzz) fundraiser for the National Autistic Society for their Autism Acceptance Week #AutismRetroChelsea. Wear & post on Saturday 1st April v Aston Villa using the #AutismRetroChels hashtag.https://www.justgiving.com/page/chris-wright-1674991701856 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Mark Worrall interview Chelsea season ticket holder Paul Ride about his book 'Ride to Hell'.Born and bred in Chelsea, Chelsea season ticket holder, Paul Ride, a trained chef, was working as a contract catering manager in Kuwait in the early 1990s. He was initially assigned to a company tasked with extinguishing oil well fires started by the Iraq military in 1991 as they retreated from the country due to the advance of United States-led Gulf War coalition forces.June 28th 1992 began like every other day for Ride. An early morning start to deliver packed lunches and pick up bread from a bakery. A delay left him with time to kill so he decided to visit an old colleague working at a United Nations facility in northern Kuwait close to the border with Iraq – a border he was coerced into crossing by a gun-toting Iraqi soldier.Accused of spying, Ride was taken hostage and repeatedly interrogated by the Mukhabarat, Iraq dictator Saddam Hussein’s murderous secret police. Eventually charged with illegal entry, he was sentenced to seven years in jail and transferred to Abu Ghraib, a notorious maximum-security prison close to Baghdad.‘Ride To Hell: Prisoner Of A Dubious Peace’ is Paul Ride’s gripping first-hand account of his traumatic incarceration, its devastating personal consequences, and his ongoing quest for justice, compensation, and an understanding of why the UK Government seemingly allowed him to fall through the diplomatic cracks that existed at that time.Throughout this hellish experience, Paul still managed to find out what Chelsea's (often poor!) results were thanks to the BBC World Service and letters from supporters who had been alerted to his plight through the media and Ken Bates who encouraged supporters to correspond with him.The book can be purchased from Amazon clicking on this link https://amzn.to/3GiS5Jl Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Dayne sit down to reflect on a successful weekend for Chelsea FC W.In Part One we look back at Chelsea's 3-1 win over Reading and in Part Two we preview our Champions League clash with Lyon.We now broadcast LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm UK time. You can listen by heading to www.mixlr.com and searching 'Went To Mow Kingsmeadow'To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our summer series celebrating the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Chelsea FC Women's team head to https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadowSubscribe to our YouTube channel for all our Chelsea FC W Takeaway episodes- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzK Find us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Instagram @WentToMowKingsmeadow, Dean @CFCWFanzine, Jane @JaneChappellx, Dayne @DWhitt9.  Buy your copy of Kingsmeadow Chronicle here. You can also find Kingsmeadow Chronicle on Instagram @KingsmeadowChronicle and Tik Tok which is also @KingsmeadowChronicle  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham to look back at a frustrating draw against Everton at the Bridge.In part one we ask why did Potter shut up shop at 1-0? Was it Brightonesque or an attempt at game management? We look at the substitutions. Gallagher for Pulisic? Why not Mudryk? Cheek for Kovacic and Chalobah for Fofana - understandable but Chukwuemeka for Felix? In part two we look at the poor defending by Koulibaly and Kepa's errors for Everton's 2nd goal. The result was frustrating and felt like a defeat and it seems like when Chelsea don't win the negativity starts. However, Chelsea looked fluid for much of the match, although still profligate and the defence was immense bar the two errors for the goals. So, are we getting in a stew about nothing? In part three we give a very warm welcome to Garry Hayes and Ceri Levy from The Chels podcast to talk about their new project: The Blueprint: How Chelsea FC Changed Football, a brand-new narrative podcast series covering the rise of Chelsea FC and the club's role in shaping modern football, has debuted with an extremely rare and exclusive interview with former Chelsea FC owner Ken Bates.From fearing for their very existence to conquering Europe and winning the Champions League all within two decades, the story of modern Chelsea FC is unlike any other. The Blueprint tells the inside story of how the club has shaped modern football.From the boardroom to the dressing room, the press room to terraces, key figures who played their part or watched history being made before their very eyes, open up and reveal all in this narrative podcast series.Featuring Frank Lampard, Ken Bates, Jody Morris, Petr Cech, Gary Cahill, Paul Clement, Scott Minto, Tore Andre Flo and many more.The two-part Blueprint Ken Bates interview is available on Apple, Spotify, Google, Amazon and all major podcast providers. The full eight-part series will be available from May 2023Follow Garry @garryhayes and Ceri @cerilevy and The Blueprint @Blueprint_pod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dayne Whittle and Football.London's Chelsea correspondent Adam Newson to look ahead to Chelsea's Premier League match against Everton.In part one we discuss today's Champions' League Quarter Final draw which sees Chelsea drawn against Real Madrid AGAIN!! We also discuss the possible return of N'Golo Kante and JK reveals what happened in the Graham Potter event he attended.In part two we preview Chelsea v Everton starting with Chidge's team selection. Can Chelsea keep the momentum going? Will they be helped by Everton’s terrible record at Stamford Bridge & away form this season? Which Dyche team will turn up. We wrap the show up with our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd go through this week's Chelsea FanCast mail bag.Chidge and JK read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners. To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dayne is joined by Kingsmeadow Chronicle writer Sophie Spittle to reflect on an up and down week for Chelsea FC.In Part One we look back on that Conti Cup final defeat to Arsenal.And in Part Two we discuss Chelsea's bounce-back win over Brighton in the WSL. And in Part Three we look forward to Sunday's huge WSL clash with Manchester United.We now broadcast LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm UK time. You can listen by heading to www.mixlr.com and searching 'Went To Mow Kingsmeadow'To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our summer series celebrating the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Chelsea FC Women's team head to https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadowSubscribe to our YouTube channel for all our Chelsea FC W Takeaway episodes- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzK Find us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Instagram @WentToMowKingsmeadow, Dean @CFCWFanzine, Jane @JaneChappellx, Dayne @DWhitt9.  Buy your copy of Kingsmeadow Chronicle here. You can also find Kingsmeadow Chronicle on Instagram @KingsmeadowChronicle and Tik Tok which is also @KingsmeadowChronicle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Worrall to look back at Chelsea's 3-1 defeat of Leicester City.In part one with 3 goals and 3 wins on the trot we ask crisis, what crisis? Are Chelsea beginning to gel? Are key players returning making a difference? And are Kovacic and Fernandes becoming the glue that holds it together and if so how does Kante fit in?In part two we discuss the new arrivals getting better. We bemoan VAR the 'Karma Killer' with no-one celebrating Havert's superb goal. Also, VAR letting us down with the terrible foul on Felix going unpunished. We praise a rejuvenated Havertz and ask are Mount & Gallagher too good to let go?We sum up by looking at the apparent upturn in Chelsea's performances and ask have we and Graham Potter turned a corner and has this come about by playing the right system for the players. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Alex Churchill and Football.London Chelsea Correspondent Adam Newson to look back at a superb European night at Stamford Bridge against Borussia Dortmund and ahead to the Premier League match against Leicester City.In part one we look back at Chelsea's superb win against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions' League. Apparently BVB are good, and we done good! Where did that performance come from? Stand out performances across the board especially from Chilwell, James, Havertz and Cucurella. Chelsea showed some much needed fight and we are pleased for Potter. Who next and can we win it?In part two we look ahead to Saturday's match against Leicester. We discuss Potter’s Presser and Chidge gives his team selection – will it be the same as it was for the Leeds match? We discuss Chelsea's defensive consistency and Capt. Kova. Leicester are mercurial at best but can Chelsea build on the last two wins? Is this another 6 pointer? We wrap up with our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd go through this week's Chelsea FanCast mail bag.Chidge and JK read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners. To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan, Chair of the Chelsea Supporters' Trust, prolific Chelsea author and all round great bloke to look back at that rarest of things...A CHELSEA WIN!!!In part one we look back at a better performance in the 1-0 defeat of Leeds, bar the usual profligacy and a resort to Championship team tactics to hold on to the 1-0 lead. Talking of 'championship', why the lack of humour about a good old fashioned bit of gallows humour, something Chelsea supporters have been doing for years. And Chidge has found some shocking analysis of Chelsea's rubbish corners.In part two we applaud the performances of many of the players and ask if consistency of performance can be found in consistency of selection. Has a 1-0 win against Leeds given Potter a reprieve and it's remarkable what a win can do to cheer us all up and help the local economy judging by the busy Chelsea pubs after the game. JK and Chidge also report back on a fantastic afternoon spent with Paul 'Canners' Canoville at the Troubadour Club on Sunday afternoon.In part three we look ahead to the match against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday. What is Chidge's team selection? With it being advantage Dortmund will a Dortmund goal kill the tie? How will Chelsea score the (minimum) two goals needed to get through when they haven't scored two goals since Boxing Day? And if Chelsea get knocked out that will be the season over but will it be 'Aufwiedersehen Potter'? We wrap up with our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Clayton Beerman and Football.London Chelsea Correspondent Adam Newson to preview Chelsea v Leeds.In part one we discuss 'Potter's Presser', rue the latest injuries to Chelsea players and wonder why more pertinent questions are not asked in the pressers. We also discuss the announcement of the Fans Advisory Board and the latest on the redevelopment of Stamford Bridge.In part two we preview the Chelsea v Leeds match. Chidge's team selection has a 'make do and mend' feel about it but he suggests a change in formation. Is this another must win match and another relegation 6 pointer? Do we fear a new manager bounce from Leeds? And Javi Gracia has form against Chelsea. We wrap the show up with our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean is joined by Kingsmeadow Chronicle writer Sophie Spittle to reflect on Chelsea's FA Cup win over Arsenal!In Part One we look back on all the major talking points of the 2-0 win including our goalkeeper situation, Sam Kerr's 100th game, plus much more.And in Part Two we discuss Chelsea's in game management, how this game might affect the Conti cup and thoughts on the quarter final draw!We now broadcast LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm UK time. You can listen by heading to www.mixlr.com and searching 'Went To Mow Kingsmeadow'To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our summer series celebrating the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Chelsea FC Women's team head to https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadowSubscribe to our YouTube channel for all our Chelsea FC W Takeaway episodes- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzK Find us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Instagram @WentToMowKingsmeadow, Dean @CFCWFanzine, Jane @JaneChappellx, Dayne @DWhitt9.  Buy your copy of Kingsmeadow Chronicle here. You can also find Kingsmeadow Chronicle on Instagram @KingsmeadowChronicle and Tik Tok which is also @KingsmeadowChronicle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd go through this week's Chelsea FanCast mail bag.Chidge and JK read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners. To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham to review another Chelsea match and another defeat, but this one, to Spurs, is indefensible. In part one, we look at Potter's team selection and bemoan Chelsea being incapabale of scoring. It seems an air of resignation has set in with the supporters. When we concede it's game over. Why are Chelsea so poor in adversity? No goals, no fight, no clue, it's a case of wash, rinse, repeat with nothing changing and we ask what’s the point?In part two, we ask why not play James and Chilwell at wing back, now we have 5 centre backs available? We discuss the strange rescinding of Ziyech's red card. Applaud Mount for being the only player who seems to get it and for showing some fight. We face up to the fact that 'it’s relegation form folks isn’t it' and why should we accept the process if the process is the wrong process? And for that matter, why should the owners?Happy days, not! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover and Football.London's Chelsea Correspondent Adam Newson to catch up on the Chelsea news and preview Spurs v Chelsea.In part one we give an appreciation of legendary football commentator, John Motson, who for many of us was the voice of football when we were growing up. Adam and JK report on Potter’s Presser and we ask what does Potter need to do to turn it round; what happens if he wins or loses next 3 matches and how much are Boehly and Co culpable for the current mess?In part two, Chidge reveals his team selection for the Spurs match. Should Potter go back to his Dortmund selection? Should Mount and James play as they get the himportance of the fixture. Will Conte's absence be agood or bad thing for Chelsea? Will beating Spurs help Potter in getting the fans on side and will he be able to get the players at it and up for it? We wrap up with out predictions for the match. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd go through the Chelsea FanCast mail bag from the last weeks.Chidge and JK read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners. To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dean Mears to look back at a dreadful defeat at home to bottom of the league Southampton.In part one we discuss an indefensible performance, devoid of inspiration. Did Potter make too many changes? Is no consistency of selection hampering progress and has Potter been hamstrung by the need to protect players coming back from injury. There was no pattern, no organisation, no finishing and no clue and all this against a Southampton team bottom of the league, with an awful record and no manager. Simply unacceptable. Arguably of more concern was the injury to Cesar Azpilicueta who recieved a terrible kick in the head thanks to a badly directed overhead kick. .Our best wishes go to 'Dave' for a speedy recovery.And Chidge & JK have come up with a couple of songs to cheer you up or depress you further...In part two we ask is Potters out of his depth; not elite level and not the leader or personality Chelsea needs? Is he wasting players? I.e., making them worse? He’s lost the match day support; if he loses to Spurs, Leeds and then BVB knock us out of the Champions' League, surely his position is untenable.We could argue he should go now but who could/should replace him - temporarily and/or permanently? And how much of this is on Boehly and Co? Are they stubborn or clueless? And a timely reminder that whilst it may be truly depressing on the pitch, off the pitch before and after remains as the main joy of following our club. The definition of a great day out ruined by 90 minutes of football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan and from The Athletic, Liam Twomey to look back at Chelsea's defeat to Borussia Dortmund and ahead to the atch against Southampton on Saturday.In part one we discuss a horrible result, but a good performance and Mark’s experience of the Signal Iduna Park and the 'Yellow Wall'. Nine, nein, nein, as Chelsea just cannot put their chances away and the new boys and returnees beginning to make a difference and our hopes for the second leg. And Liam provides great insight with the media's view of Potter and his press conferences.In part two we discuss Chidge's team selection versus Potter's team selection. Saints are bottom, relegation bound, and have no manager – stop me if you’ve heard this before...We ask how do Chelsea solve their goal drought and we wrap up with our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean, Jane and Dayne are back together as we record our 100th podcast.In Part One we look back on Chelsea's 7-0 win over West Ham in the Conti Cup Semi-Finals.And in Part Two we celebrate our own personal milestone of 100 episodes!We now broadcast LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm UK time. You can listen by heading to www.mixlr.com and searching 'Went To Mow Kingsmeadow'To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our summer series celebrating the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Chelsea FC Women's team head to https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadowSubscribe to our YouTube channel for all our Chelsea FC W Takeaway episodes- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzK Find us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Instagram @WentToMowKingsmeadow, Dean @CFCWFanzine, Jane @JaneChappellx, Dayne @DWhitt9.  Buy your copy of Kingsmeadow Chronicle here. You can also find Kingsmeadow Chronicle on Instagram @KingsmeadowChronicle and Tik Tok which is also @KingsmeadowChronicle  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd go through the Chelsea FanCast mail bag from the last couple of weeks.Chidge and JK read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners. To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dayne Whittle to look back at the 1-1 draw against West Ham and ahead to Wednesday's Champions' League match away to Borussia Dortmund.In part one we discuss a promising start fading and dying; Felix looking the real deal; did Cheek and Fernandes work and why didn't Cucurella and Mudryk not work? And should we be worried by James not yet looking back to his best.In part two VAR screws us again and should Potter have reacted more aggressivley to it? Joe Cole thought so. With Chelsea's form still not good enough, there are signs of improvement but are we being unrealistically impatient with Ponderous Platitudinous Potter?And in Part three we preview the match against Borussia Dortmund, talking to Ben McFadyean who runs the Borussia Dortmund London Supporters Club. We discuss BVB likely team selection, form and what the experience of Dortmund is like?We wrap up with Chidge’s team selection and how we see the match going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dan Silver to catch up with the Chelsea news this week and look ahead to Saturday's match against West Ham.In part one we discuss the Mason Mount crowd surfer and toxic twitter; the ESL rears its ugly head again; is Chelsea membership a con and Potter's Presser.In part two we preview the Match against West Ham on saturday. We start with Chidge's Team selection and look at West Ham who have been in relegation form but are now improving just in time for the visit of Chelsea. Will Moyes' terrible record against Chelsea be a factor? What about Chelsea's awful away form this season? Chelsea's recent clean sheets show a sign of improvement with Potter perhaps building from the back but who can score the goals? If Chelsea win will we still be in the mix for Europe? And finally we give our predictions for the match. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd go through the Chelsea FanCast mail bag from the last couple of weeks.Chidge and JK read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners on topics ranging from Chelsea's performances, Mason Mount and Kai Havertz, Graham Potter and the state of Chelsea's midfield.To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Dayne are joined by Jay Woolmington as they reflect on Chelsea's 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the WSL.We chat about Emma Hayes' team selection, news of a new contract for Zecira Musovic, no rest for an ill Sam Kerr and the magic of Lauren James.And in Part Two we look ahead to Chelsea's semi-final conti cup clash with West Ham.You can follow Jay on Twitter @JayWoolmingtonWe now broadcast LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm UK time. You can listen by heading to www.mixlr.com and searching 'Went To Mow Kingsmeadow'To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our summer series celebrating the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Chelsea FC Women's team head to https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadowSubscribe to our YouTube channel for all our Chelsea FC W Takeaway episodes- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzK Find us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Instagram @WentToMowKingsmeadow, Dean @CFCWFanzine, Jane @JaneChappellx, Dayne @DWhitt9.  Buy your copy of Kingsmeadow Chronicle here. You can also find Kingsmeadow Chronicle on Instagram @KingsmeadowChronicle and Tik Tok which is also @KingsmeadowChronicle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover to look back at a frustrating 0-0 draw against noisy neighbours Fulham.In part one we discuss. We bemoan poor finishing again and ask are we one striker short of a picnic and if Havertz can't score then who canscore the goals? Fulham looked a team and Chelsea didn't. Did the new arrivals make this difficult and what is the on-pitch plan now? Meanwhile Enzo Fernandes looks a player and the defence is shaping up well with Silva and Badiashile developing a partnership, but why was Badiashile left out of the CL squad?In part two we discuss Cucurella and Ziyech infuriating again and why did Ziyech start given his failed move to PSG? But it was good to see Reece and Chilly back and Mudueke and Fofana looked promising. With Gallagher impressing again with good energy and forward motion, will Gallagher, Mount and Fernandes feature in the midfield more regulalarly? We wrap up asking how long all this is going to take to gel? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Clayton Beerman and Football.London's Chelsea correspondent, Adam Newson, to reflect on Chelsea's stunning transfer window and preview the Chelsea v Fulham match.Chelsea are back. Boiling piss since 2003. We assess the new signings and ask has Potter got everything he needs? Is there now more pressure for top 4? How will Potter manage such a big squad and what are the risks? With Jorginho the only significant departure, we reflect on his up an down Chelsea career, oh, and what on earth happened with Ziyech?In part two, we preview the Chelsea v Fulham match, kicking off with Chidge's team selection. With the new signings and the buxx around Cobham and Stamford Bridge, the supporters will no doubt be expecting immediate impacts, but will patience required? Fulham's form has dipped in the last few week's while Chelsea have had a rest, can they turn this to their advantage or shoud we beware the curse of Willian? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Dayne are joined by Chelsea Fancast Favourite Clayton Beerman as they reflect on Chelsea's 3-2 win over Liverpool in the FA Cup.We chat about Emma Hayes' team selection, get Clayton's expert opinion on Zecira Musovic, chat Sam Kerr's hat trick and celebrate the return of Melanie Leupolz!You can follow Clayton on Twitter @Goalie59We now broadcast LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm UK time. You can listen by heading to www.mixlr.com and searching 'Went To Mow Kingsmeadow'To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our summer series celebrating the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Chelsea FC Women's team head to https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadowSubscribe to our YouTube channel for all our Chelsea FC W Takeaway episodes- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzK Find us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Instagram @WentToMowKingsmeadow, Dean @CFCWFanzine, Jane @JaneChappellx, Dayne @DWhitt9.  Buy your copy of Kingsmeadow Chronicle here. You can also find Kingsmeadow Chronicle on Instagram @KingsmeadowChronicle and Tik Tok which is also @KingsmeadowChronicle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chige and Mark Meehan host a Q&A for our Patreon and Discord group members on all things Chelsea.No football this weekend? No problem. The break provides us with an opportunity to hear from our listeners and to discuss the latest on Chelsea. With Mark Meehan, Chair of Chelsea Supporters' Trust, the brains behind our 50 Years of Chelsea series and author of many Chelsea books including the forthcoming 'Come Along and Sing This Song', it was also a chance to ask Mark questions on those topics too.Thanks to Darrel, Bob, Bryan, David, Gabriel, Johnny and Matt for joining us, asking some great questions and for their loyal support. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dan Silver to look back at the 0-0 against Liverpool at Anfield.On the show tonight, we discuss a better performance and an ok result. Chelsea shwoing signs of life, enhanced by a lovely cameo from new signing Mudryk. And with Chelsea looking better going forward is this down to increased confidence or are Potter's ideas beginning to sink in?In part two, we praise Silva AGAIN! Especially in helping out new signing Badashiale who has impressed on his two appearances so far, But when James and Chilwell return, will Potter revert to a back three and wing backs or keep the back four?With Mount continuing to struggle we ask is it time for him to have a break and analyse the burden he has been under and reflect on the other potential reasons for his dip in form.We also show appreciation for Cesar Azlilicueta reaching the milestone of his 500th match for Chelsea, a feat never achieved by an overseas player for Chelsea and only the 6th Chelsea player of all time to achieve the landmark.And with the possibility of Chelsea's season turning around with the return of James, Chilwell, Felix, Fofana, Kante, Zakaria and the additions of Mudryk, Madueke, Fofana with more signings to come hopefully.We wrap up in part three with this week's emials from our listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Alex Churchill and Adam Newson from Football.London to catch up on Chelsea's transfer news and look ahead to Liverpool v Chelsea.In part one we take a look at Chelsea's transfer business this month with the signings of Mudryk, Felix, Santos, Badiashile, Fofana and Madueke agreed. But what about a right back, defensive midfielder and an out and out goalscorer? Plus does this mean Boehly's plan is coming together? What about FFP and when will we be getting the deadweights out?In part two we look ahead to Saturday's match against Liverpool. Chidge goes through his team selection and asks why have the media ignored the fact that Liverpool have been as bad as us? Can we get at Liverpool's midfield on Saturday and will the confidence gained from last weekend's win feed in to our next match. We wrap up the show with predictions.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Dayne are joined by Sophie Spittle to reflect on Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Arsenal in the WSL. We discuss the hot topics of away ends and if Chelsea could learn anything from Arsenal. In Part One we talk through Chelsea's slow start and heap praise on the two bright sparks, Zecira Musovic and Lauren James.In Part Two we bemoan another dodgy refereeing decision and hail the impact of the substitutes as Sam Kerr rescues a point for Chelsea with a late equaliser.You can follow Sophie on Twitter @Traveller74 We now broadcast LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm UK time. You can listen by heading to www.mixlr.com and searching 'Went To Mow Kingsmeadow'To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our summer series celebrating the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Chelsea FC Women's team head to https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadowSubscribe to our YouTube channel for all our Chelsea FC W Takeaway episodes- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzK Find us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Instagram @WentToMowKingsmeadow, Dean @CFCWFanzine, Jane @JaneChappellx, Dayne @DWhitt9.  Buy your copy of Kingsmeadow Chronicle here. You can also find Kingsmeadow Chronicle on Instagram @KingsmeadowChronicle and Tik Tok which is also @KingsmeadowChronicle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver sift through this week's Chelsea Fancast mail bag.Some superb emails sent in by our listeners from all over the world, this week focussing on Chelsea's recent poor performances and the uncertainty around Graham Potter's future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dan Silver to look back at a much needed win against Crystal Palace.On the show tonight, in part one and two, we look back at Chelsea’s 1-0 win against Palace and the improved mentality and the performances of the defence, midfield and attack in particular. In part two we draw on some positives in spite of the same issues remaining; discuss how stressful the last 10 minutes was and the palpable relief at the end. And we wrap up by discussing the Vialli tribute, our live event with Jason Cundy and look at the signing of Mudryk.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover and Adam Newson, Chelsea correspondent from Football.London to look back at the defeat to Fulham and ahead to Sunday's match against Crystal Palace.In part one we discuss Chelsea's disappointing defeat away to neighbours Fulham. We ask is Graham Potter an 'unlucky General' given yet another injury, this time to the promising Zakaria and Joao Felix seeing red after a promising debut. In spite of the defeat, did Chelsea put in a better performance and where are we regarding Potter and his future at the club.In part two we look ahead to Sunday's match against Cystal Palace. Chidge puts forward his team selection and we look at the poor current form from both sides and ask is this a 6 pointer and what are the ramifications for Potter if Chelsea lose again. We wrap up with our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge returns after his holiday and is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to look back at a dismal 4-0 defeat in the FA Cup to Man City and ahead to Thursday night's match against Fulham.On the show tonight, in part one, we look at Potter’s team selection for City; why Chelsea’s heads drop in adversity; the senior players being disgraceful; the team being clueless tactically and why the stats don’t lie. In part two, we continue the City review asking is there mitigation for Potter? What would constitute improvement? Should we sack off the want aways and not good enoughs and play the youth and re-build properly? And can or should Potter survive? In part three, we have some great emails from the listeners to read out and in part four we wrap up with a preview of the Fulham v Chelsea match this Thursday.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A celebration of the imitable legend Gian Luca Vialli on the day of the news of his passing . Dean Mears, Tony Glover., Martin Wickham and Jonathan Kydd pay their respects and discuss one of the true Chelsea greats Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean Mears, Dayne Whittle and Jonathan Kydd discuss another feeble performance this time versus 18th placed Forest at the 'World Famous City Ground' as the announcer called it where CFC threw away a one goal lead with a bizarre second half performance where they only had one shot and rarely entered the oppo's half of the field. They then discussed whether it was the players' fault or the manager or a combination of the two. Dean believed we'd beat Citeh on Thursday! But JK and Deano foresaw embarrassment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan take a look back at the 2005-06 Chelsea season.In part two the boys pick up the season in January with Chelsea top of the league and 11 points clear of Man Utd. Confidence for a back-to-back Premier League title was understandably high together with the chance of a first 'double' for the club, adding an FA Cup and another tilt on the Champions' League having made the semi-finals in the previous two seasons.Chelsea made hard work of dispatching Huddersfield in the FA Cup round 3 before dropping their first points in the league at home to Charlton. A 1-1 draw in the FA Cup fourth round at Everton was followed by a 1-1 draw away to Villa. Three matches without a win having broken the club record of 10 consecutive wins beforehand? Was this a wobble?A comprehensive 2-0 defeat of Liverpool at home with Crespo outstanding, proved otherwise, and everything seemed back on track with a 4-1 thumping off Everton in the FA Cup replay. But a 3-0 defeat away to Middlesbrough was one of the shocks of the season and came out of nowhere and not the ideal preparation for the Champions League round of 16 tie against Barcelona,In the first leg, Chelsea were robbed by a terrible refereeing decision when Del Horno was sent off for 'being in Messi's way' and although Chelsea put in a brilliant performance when down to 10 men, Barcelona won 2-1. 58 home games and a first defeat in 90 minutes for Jose and only our 3rd home defeat in Europe. Of course this proved a mountain to climb in the second leg and Chelsea were duly knocked out by the eventual winners of the trophy.Before that Chelsea was rocked by the untimely death of club legend and 'King of Stamford Bridge' Peter Osgood. An emotionally charged match against Spurs gave everyone a chance to say farewell to Ossie and William Gallas' last minute winner rounded the day off perfectly. Chelsea entered April 14 points ahead of Liverpool and 15 ahead of Man Utd. Supporters were confidently weighing up when the title would be won. A superb performance beating West Ham having gone a goal down and reduced to 10 men all but confirmed matters and beating Man Utd, by then our nearest rivals with 3 matches to go would seal the title. Before that the matter of an FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool needed to be won. Thanks to a limp performance and some poor finishing, Liverpool knocked Chelsea out of another cup competition but a week later, Chelsea made amends with a Joe Cole inspired demolition of Man Utd to be crowned back-to-back Champions.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham and Football.London’s Chelsea correspondent, Adam Newson to look back at Chelsea’s 2-0 win against Bournemouth and ahead to Sunday’s match away to Nottingham Forest. In part one we discuss the short-lived return of Reece James and whether his importance to the side makes Chelsea a one-man team. Also, Zakaria doing a job for the team, is 4:3:3 the way forward and more shit refereeing.In part two we discuss the forthcoming transfer window: what is happening/will happen? Is it better to wait until the summer? We also look at the Behdad Eghbali interview with Sportico and ask who is he trying to kid?In part three we preview the Nottingham Forest v Chelsea match. Adam and JK report on the Potter Presser, Chidge presents his team selection and we discuss the history of this fixture which hasn’t been seen since 1999, before giving our match predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan take a look back at the 2005-06 Chelsea season.Chelsea entered their centenery season as Premier League Champions with a new kit and a new badge to celebrate it. Hopes were high that more trophies would be won this season with the 'Special One' at the helm, but could we be become back-to-back Champions?Chelsea secured their first trophy of the season in a 2-1 win against nemesis Arsenal in the Community Shield; notable mainly for Drogba scoring against Arsenal, in a final and bullying their defence in the process. Our defence of the title could not have started better with 7 wins, no goals conceded and 13 scored. By the end of September Chelsea were already 10 points clear of their nearest rivals, Man Utd, at the top of the table.The Champions League was proving a little more troublesome, with Chelsea in the same group as Liverpool, the current holders. While points were dropped at Anfield in a 0-0 draw, Chelsea turned up at Anfield a couple of days later in the league to inflict a 4-1 defeat on them. Liverpool’s biggest home defeat since 1969 and Chelsea’s biggest win at Anfield.The only blip in the first half of the season were away defeats to Real Betis in the Champions' League, a 1-0 away defeat to Man Utd and Charlton knocking us out of the Carling Cup on penalties. Typically, Jose claimed that our impregnable home form remained in tact as losing on penalties didn't count!December was negotiated expertly, including the first 'Double' over Arsenal for the first time in 36 years in a 2-0 win, the last time we would play at Highbury. Chelsea finished the year top of the league 11 points clear with 55 points, above Utd on 44 and equalling last season’s points tally and record at this stage of the season, with one draw and one defeat. Chelsea had played 38 games in 2005 and won 101 points a remarkable feat not told enough.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Chelsea author Mark Meehan to look back at Chelsea's 2004-05 season.In part two, we pick up the story in January 2005. Under the management of Jose Mourinho, Chelsea were top of the league, 7 points clear with 55 points, the largest points tally at this stage in the PL ever, and were fighting for trophies on all fronts with qualification for the Champions' League round of 16 achieved with 13 points and a Carling Cup semi-final against Man Utd to look forward to in the New Year as well as the FA Cup.All eyes were on Stamford Bridge as we took on Man Utd in the first leg of the Carling Cup semi-final. A cagey 0-0 with Utd using every trick in the book was followed by a 2-1 win at Old Trafford to seal a place in the final at the Millenium stadium in Cardiff. The arrival of Abramovich and Mourinho notwithstanding, this was Chelsea's 12th cup semi-final in 12 seasons and the first time defeat had been inflicted on Alex Ferguson's Utd in a domestic semi-final.Back in the Premier League Chelsea passed the stern 'can they do it on a cold night in Blackburn' test standing up, literally to the physical intimidation meted out by Mark Hughes dirty side. Arguably this was the match that sealed the title for Chelsea, at least in terms of belief. February and March brought a plethora of high profile and must win matches which was to become the norm for Chelsea througout Abramovich's tenure. Newcastle knocked us out of the FA Cup, ending the pursuit of all four trophies. Barcelona beat Chelsea 2-1 at the Nou Camp in a controversial match where we had the upper hand until Drogba was sent off by Anders Frisk for a dubious second yellow. And in the space of a week, Chelsea defeated Liverpool in the Carling Cup final having gone 1-0 down after a Riise goal on 1 minute and rescued by a Steve Gerrard goal on 79 minutes, before Drogba and Kezman settled matters in a 3-2 win.March saw the return of Barcelona to Stamford Bridge and one of the greatest matches ever seen in the club's 100 year history as Chelsea stormed to a 3-0 lead inside 20 minutes only to be pegged back by a remarkable Ronaldinho goal which left the crowd silent in consternation, before John Terry ensured a 4-2 win on the night and a 5-4 win on aggregate. A quarter-final tie against Bayern Munich was Chelsea's reward and another classic played out in the first leg at Stamford Bridge, almost matching the Barcelona match for excitement and quality, with one of Frank Lampard's best goals for the club a highlight in a 4-2 win. Chelsea got the job done in the last match to be played at the Olympiastadion albeit with a couple of late goals from Bayern to cause more anxiety than we needed.Attention moved back to the Premier League. Would Chelsea win it against Fulham on the 50th anniversary to the day of our our first league title? Had we not drawn at home to Arsenal we would have, but we were destined to wait until the Bolton away match, just as Jose Mourinho had predicted months ago. The small matter of the club's second and consecutive Champions' League semi-final against Liverpool preceded Bolton. Thanks to a solitary ghost goal by Luis Garcia at Anfield, Chelsea were denied a final appearance again and our modern rivalry and enmity with Liverpool and Rafa Benitez was confirmed.It should have been crushing, but in truth it wasn't, because a few days earlier, Chelsea defeated Bolton thanks to two Frank Lampard goals to lift the Premier League for the first time in their history. Many of us never believed we'd see the day; tears were shed, friends were embraced and a massive party in the Kings Road ensued. Chelsea's greatest ever season? No doubt! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Dayne are joined by Sophie Spittle to reflect on a weather affected week for Chelsea FC Women.In Part One we hear from Sophie about her Madrid experience and review the 1-1 draw.In Part Two we discuss Chelsea's 3-2 win over Reading in the WSL in snowy conditions.And in Part Three we look ahead to Friday's Champions League game with Vllanzia.You can follow Sophie on Twitter @Traveller74 We now broadcast LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm UK time. You can listen by heading to www.mixlr.com and searching 'Went To Mow Kingsmeadow'To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our summer series celebrating the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Chelsea FC Women's team head to https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadowSubscribe to our YouTube channel for all our Chelsea FC W Takeaway episodes- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzK Find us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Instagram @WentToMowKingsmeadow, Dean @CFCWFanzine, Jane @JaneChappellx, Dayne @DWhitt9.  Buy your copy of Kingsmeadow Chronicle here. You can also find Kingsmeadow Chronicle on Instagram @KingsmeadowChronicle and Tik Tok which is also @KingsmeadowChronicle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Chelsea author Mark Meehan to look back at Chelsea's 2004-05 season.On the 2nd June 2004, something very special happened at Chelsea. Jose Mourinho arrived proclaiming himself the 'Special One' and things at Chelsea would arguably never quite be the same again. Bolstered by the transfers of Petr Cech, Paulo Ferreira, Arjen Robben, Didier Drogba and Ricardo Carvalho hopes were high that Chelsea might go one better than the 2nd place in the league from the previous season and win their first Premier League title; their first league title for 50 years and in what would be their centenary year. The bouyant mood of the summer seemed justified as Chelsea remained unbeaten in all competitions until October 16th. But after the 1-0 away defeat to Man City, they picked up the pace again, knocking Arsenal off top spot on November 6th after a 1-0 win at home to Everton.Critics and naysayers accused Chelsea of being boring and functional as they ground out a lot of 1-0 wins, but once the flying wingers of Damien Duff and Arjen Robben returned from injury, Chelsea went up through the gears putting four past opponents regularly and playing scintillating football in the process. Equally important, they had not been beaten by title rivals such as Arsenal, Man Utd and Liverpool and had dismissed bottom half teams with relative ease, banana skins and glorious unpredictability seemingly banished by our 'special' manager.By the end of the year Chelsea were top of the league, 7 points clear with 55 points, the largest points tally at this stage in the PL ever, and were fighting for trophies on all fronts with qualification for the Champions' League round of 16 achieved with 13 points and a Carling Cup semi-final against Man Utd to look forward to in the New Year as well as the FA Cup.Historically, Chelsea supporters would be asking the question "what could possibly go wrong" with knowing cynicism but at the turn of the year many genuinely felt, absolutely nothing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane reflect on Chelsea's 8-0 victory over Leicester City. In Part One we discuss our key performers and celebrate the form of Guro Reiten.In Part Two we ask if these wins are good for the game and question if Leicester City's decision to play at the King Power Stadium is a masterclass in doing it the wrong way.And in Part Three we look ahead to Thursday's Champions League game with Real Madrid. We now broadcast LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm UK time. You can listen by heading to www.mixlr.com and searching 'Went To Mow Kingsmeadow'To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our summer series celebrating the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Chelsea FC Women's team head to https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadowSubscribe to our YouTube channel for all our Chelsea FC W Takeaway episodes- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzK Find us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Instagram @WentToMowKingsmeadow, Dean @CFCWFanzine, Jane @JaneChappellx, Dayne @DWhitt9.  Buy your copy of Kingsmeadow Chronicle here. You can also find Kingsmeadow Chronicle on Instagram @KingsmeadowChronicle and Tik Tok which is also @KingsmeadowChronicle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane take the opportunity to take a closer look at our on loan superstars after a weekend with no Chelsea.In Part One we look at the performances of Emma Thompson, on loan at Championship side Lewes, and Jorja Fox, currently in Brighton. In PartTwo we talk to Fiona Church from the Everton Women's Supporters Group about Aggie Beever Jones and in Part Three we talk all things Charlotte Wardlaw withStephen from the Liverpool Fan Collective 2gethertuneless. You can follow Fiona on Twitter @FeeChurch @ELFCFans and Stephen @2gethertunelessWe now broadcast LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm UK time. You can listen by heading to www.mixlr.com and searching 'Went To Mow Kingsmeadow'To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our summer series celebrating the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Chelsea FC Women's team head to https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadowSubscribe to our YouTube channel for all our Chelsea FC W Takeaway episodes- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a typically forthright and up front interview Kerry talks to Martin King & Stamford Chidge about his career at Chelsea; his relationship with Ken Bates; playing for England; his best goals and what it was like to hear 40,000 Chelsea supporters chanting “One Kerry Dixon” at Wembley when he was playing for Luton!With 193 goals to his name, Kerry Dixon is Chelsea’s third highest goal scorer of all time, behind only Bobby Tambling and Frank Lampard. Over nine seasons between 1983 and 1992, Kerry became one of the best loved players ever to appear for Chelsea.Following near relegation to the Third Division Kerry joined from Reading for £175,000 as John Neal sought to rebuild the team, Kerry scored 34 goals in his first season as Chelsea claimed the Second Division title.Scoring an iconic goal against Arsenal at Highbury in Chelsea’s first match back in the top flight, Kerry scored 36 goals to win the Golden Boot and took his Chelsea tally to 70 in just 101 games, earning a call up to the England squad in the process. Kerry was given a start against West Germany and responded by creating a goal for Bryan Robson before scoring two of his own as England beat the Germans for the first time in over a decade.A serious muscle injury in January 1986 hampered both Kerry and Chelsea’s tilt at winning the title and a mere two years later, Chelsea found themselves back in Division two. Although player unrest nearly led to Kerry’s departure, Chelsea and Kerry bounced back with Kerry scoring 25 league goals as he won the Second Division title for the second time. Kerry went on to score 26 goals on Chelsea’s return to Division One as we finished fifth, our highest position since 1970.In March 1992, Kerry’s 193rd, and final, goal in a Chelsea shirt was a a spectacular shot from the edge of the box to beat Norwich City. That summer he was sold for £575, 000 to SouthamptonBut that wasn’t quite the final moment in the love affair between Chelsea and Kerry Dixon. When Chelsea faced Luton Town and Wembley for the 1994 FA Cup semi-final, lining up at centre-forward for Luton that day was a certain Kerry Dixon. At the end of the match that Chelsea won 2-0, Chelsea supporters massed broke off from their celebrations to pay a final tribute to one of the club’s favourite sons, 40, 000 voices rightly proclaiming that there really was ‘only one Kerry Dixon’. A fitting tribute to a true Chelsea legend.With 193 goals in total to his name, Dixon is Chelsea’s third highest goal scorer of all time, behind only Bobby Tambling and Frank Lampard. He is also eighth in the club’s all-time appearances list. His two Second Division championship medals being his only honours with the club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Dayne are joined by Football Journalist Mia Eriksson to look back at Chelsea's 3-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur. We talk about Chelsea's disappointing turn out, asking what more can Chelsea do and what does the future look like for women's football.In Part One we discuss that Chelsea win, focusing on the new look centre back partnership, the brilliance of Guro Reiten and ask if it's ok to ask for more.And in Part Two we look ahead to our Champions League clash with Real Madrid.You can follow Mia on Twitter @mia_eriksson.We now broadcast LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm UK time. You canlisten by heading to www.mixlr.comand searching 'Went To Mow Kingsmeadow'Subscribe to all Dean's Chelsea FC W articles @ HonestlyChelseaFCWTo join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our summer series celebrating the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Chelsea FC Women's team head to https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadowSubscribe to our YouTube channel for all our Chelsea FC W Takeaway episodes- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @CFCWFanzine, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean is joined by Ben, otherwise known as Medicine, for the first time this season to talk tactics.In Part One we discuss Chelsea's new look defensive set up, questioning the role of the full back and the partnership of Millie Bright and Kadeisha Buchanan. Then in Part Two we move on to the midfield, debate the lone six vs the double pivot, ponder the roles of Jessie Fleming and Jelena Cankovic and wonder what moves might be made in January.  Plus we discuss the performances and roles of Niamh Charles and Lauren James.You can follow Ben on Twitter @EEMedicine.We now broadcast LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm UK time. You can listen by heading to www.mixlr.com and searching 'Went To Mow Kingsmeadow'Subscribe to all Dean's Chelsea FC W articles @ HonestlyChelseaFCWTo join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our summer series celebrating the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Chelsea FC Women's team head to https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadowSubscribe to our YouTube channel for all our Chelsea FC W Takeaway episodes- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @CFCWFanzine, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan to look back at Chelsea's third Premier League defeat in a row away to Newcastle.On the show tonight, in part one, we discuss Potter’s team selection, which I thought was ok; albeit the wrong formation. We also muse over Chelsea again stuck on the back foot, stuck in their own half, creating nothing. In a clueless performance with seemingly no confidence, understanding, tactical plan or ambition, we ask is this on Potter or the players?In part two, we ask if Potter has turned us in to New Brighton? Is he in fact Graham Potterfield? With Chelsea exhibiting relegation form: dare we think the unthinkable? And finally, we give an honest appraisal of Potter’s first 2 months in charge and ask where do we go from here, and what would we do if we were Todd Boehly?In part three we have loads of emails to read in this week's Chelsea FanCast Post Bag. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dayne Whittle to look back at Chelsea's 2-0 defeat away to Man City in the Carabao Cup and ahead to another tough match against Newcastle on Saturday.In part one we discuss a better performance against City but a poor result featuring Chelsea’s hardy perennials – profligacy & sloppiness, but the shining light was a super performance from 18 year old Lewis Hall. Is there a case for more academy players get a game and with one more game before the World Cup kicks off we give an appraisal of Graham Potter. We also have a look at the Chelsea players going to the World Cup, including Conor Gallagher, who pleasingly got selected for thr England squad.In part two, we look ahead to Saturday's match against Newcastle and Chidge reveals his team selection. We look at Chelsea's recent record at St James’ Park and Howe’s record v Chelsea. Saturday promises to be another very tough match with Newcastle riding high in third place and if Chelsea lose their fourth domestic match in a row, they might be in10th place by Monday; on the bright side, win it and we could be in 5th! With all that in mind, we discuss howwe see it going and wrap up with our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean, Jane and Dayne sit down and discuss Chelsea's fantastic 3-1 away win at Manchester United.In Part One we discuss Chelsea's team selection, formation and changes to the back line.In Part Two we discuss Chelsea's Sam Kerr's goal, the inevitability of Lauren James and the redemption of Erin Cuthbert.And in Part Three we've got your emails.We now broadcast LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm UK time. You can listen by heading to www.mixlr.com and searching 'Went To Mow Kingsmeadow'Subscribe to all Dean's Chelsea FC W articles @ HonestlyChelseaFCWTo join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our summer series celebrating the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Chelsea FC Women's team head to https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadowSubscribe to our YouTube channel for all our Chelsea FC W Takeaway episodes- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @CFCWFanzine, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second of our series of live shows from the Troubadour in London, Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Chelsea legend and arguably one of Chelsea's greatest creative players...Pat Nevin.Pat Nevin discusses Chelsea's disappointing defeat at home to Arsenal and gives his views on Graham Potter, the Boehly regime; Chelsea's players and style of play and gives us some insight on what might be going on behind the scenes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover to look back at the defeat to Arsenal and ahead to wednesday night's Carabao Cup tie against Man City.On the show tonight, in part one, we discuss the Chelsea v Arsenal match; Chelsea still not being able to beat the press; the midfield being bullied by a much nastier Arsenal side than we’ve seen for years and the air of resignation hanging around. Was this match a fair reflection of where the two teams are at the moment? In part two, we ask is it old news that we’re not Chelsea anymore? Try and unravel the complicated narrative; ask is it time for a reality check? And ask is Potter lucky or unlucky?In part three we have a quick chat about the Champions’ League draw pitting us against Borussia Dortmund and we preview Wednesday night’s Carabao Cup match against Man City. We wrap up in part four with some high-quality emails to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Clayton 'The Houswives Choice' Beerman to look back at Chelsea's 2-1 win against Dinamo Zagreb and ahead to Sunday's clash against Arsenal.In part one we look back at wednesday night's 2-1 win against Zagreb and ask Denis Zakaria – who knew?; and Ben Chilwell and the curse of Chelsea's injured wing backs continues. Chelsea continued to be profilgate albeit in a fairly comfortable win but who should Graham Potter be starting and who shouldn't and is there a case for starting players in their preferred positions? And who do we want/not want in the next round of the Champions' League?In part two we look ahead to Sunday's match against Arsenal; arguably Potters biggest test to date with the Gunners sitting at the top of the Premier League by 2 points. Chidge reveals his team selection and we ask is Arteta a template for how to manage a club in transition? Is this a must win for Potter to prove we can beat a big 6 rival and be in the top 4 before the world cup? And a defeat to Arsenal would mean we could lose all 3 games before the world cup – how big an issue would that be?We wrap up by discussing how do we see it going, complete with our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean, Jane and Dayne are joined by Tracy Brown from Chelsea Pride to look back at back to back Kingsmeadow victories.In Part One we discuss Chelsea's 8-0 win over Vllanzia in theChampions League, asking what more can be done to get atmospheres like thatevery week. In Part Two we look at Chelsea's 3-1 win over Aston Villa andchat more about the form of Lauren James. Plus Tracy talks to us about thecontinued importance of support for the Rainbow Laces campaign.And in Part Three we preview Chelsea's upcoming clash withManchester United and ask "are we the underdogs?"We now broadcast LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm UK time. You canlisten by heading to www.mixlr.comand searching 'Went To Mow Kingsmeadow'Follow Tracy on Twitter @ChelseaGirl78 @ChelseaPride_Subscribe to all Dean's Chelsea FC W articles @ HonestlyChelseaFCWTo join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our summer series celebrating the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Chelsea FC Women's team head to https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadowSubscribe to our YouTube channel for all our Chelsea FC W Takeaway episodes- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @CFCWFanzine, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover to look back at a horrifying defeat to Brighton and ahead to the Champions' League tie against Dinamo Zagreb.On the show tonight, in part one, we discuss the bloody awful kit and the bloody awful performance. Why Potter is to blame for the wrong selection and wrong system; are Sterling and Cucurella victims or villains and was there something familiar about the omnishambles the players produced?In part two, we ask is Potter too clever by half tactically. Has there been too much rotation? And are there genuinely mitigating factors underlying this result and where does Potter go from here. In part three. We look ahead to Wednesday night’s Champions League match at home to Dinamo Zagreb and in part four we have some emails to read out.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Chelsea author Mark Meehan and Football.London Chief Chelsea Correspondent Adam Newson to look back at Chelsea's win against Salzburg and ahead to Saturday's match against Brighton.In part one we discuss Potter selecting a mad line up that worked! Kovacic & Havertz's superb goals masking poor finishing and some excellent football and a professional euro performance securing qualification to the next round. We also quiz Adam about Chelsea's appointment of Laurence Stewart as Technical Director and what it means for Chelsea.In part two we preview the match against Brighton. Chidge reveals his team selection both at the start and end to the match!? Potter could be the 1st English Chelsea manager to go 10 unbeaten since 1906/7 if we don't lose to his old club. Brighton have never beaten Chelsea in Premier League but have been getting closer in recent years. We wrap up by discussing how see it going and revealing our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Kerrie Evans from the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group, as they reflect on Chelsea's away wins against PSG and Brighton.In Part One we discuss Chelsea's impressive 1-0 win in Paris, inPart Two we look at Chelsea's 2-0 win vs Brighton and in Part Three we previewWednesday's Champions League clash with Vllanzia.We now broadcast LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm UK time. You canlisten by heading to www.mixlr.comand searching 'Went To Mow Kingsmeadow'Follow Kerrie on Twitter @KerrieEvans @ChelseaWomenSGSubscribe to all Dean's Chelsea FC W articles @ HonestlyChelseaFCWTo join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our summer series celebrating the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Chelsea FC Women's team head to https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadowSubscribe to our YouTube channel for all our Chelsea FC W Takeaway episodes- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Worrall, renowned Chelsea author and publisher of Gate 17 Books to look back at the 1-1 draw against Man Utd and ahead to the Salzburg match,On the show tonight, in part one, we discuss Chelsea’s performance, Kovacic making a difference in more ways than one; the penalty and not managing the game out. In part two, we ask if Potter failed or passed his first big test; is he finding it hard to solve the same problem Lampard and Tuchel had? And we look at the ominous developments in terms of the top four Premier League places.In part three. We look ahead to tomorrow night’s Champions League match away to Salzburg and in part four we have some emails to read out.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Dean, Jane and Dayne as they reflect on Chelsea's 3-1 away win against Everton in the WSL. In Part One we discuss team selection, rue our wastefulness in-front of goal, in Part Two we look at the impact of our substitutes and theNFL style leadership of Emma Hayes and in Part Three we preview Thursday's Champions League clash with PSG.We now broadcast LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm UK time. You can listen by heading to www.mixlr.com and searching 'Went To Mow Kingsmeadow'Subscribe to all Dean's Chelsea FC W articles @ HonestlyChelseaFCWTo join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our summer series celebrating the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Chelsea FC Women's team head to https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadowSubscribe to our YouTube channel for all our Chelsea FC W Takeaway episodes- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Clayton Beerman to look back at Chelsea's draw away to Brentford and ahead to the match against Man Utd on Saturday.In part one, we discuss the draw away to Brentford with some strange selections and substitutions from Potter and another outsanding performance from Kepa and an excellent cameo from Pulisic. Brentford made it tough for Chelsea who had to settle for a hard earned draw.In part two we look ahead to the match against Man Utd on Saturday. What will Potter's team selection be? And are Utd finding their form under Ten Hag? Is Chelsea's poor recent form against Utd a bit of a myth and how important is it to win given a defeat would put Utd above us in the league?As always we wrap up with our predictions, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan to look back at Chelsea's 2-0 win away to Villa and ahead to wednesday night's match against Brentford.On the show tonight, we ask is Kepa Lazarus in disguise? Why did Potter stick with wing backs? Applaud a MOUNTainous performance from Mason and a proper win even though Chelsea were often second best, but hard earned with moments of magic.In part two we ask is it time to replace Sterling with Pulisic? How long should we be patient with Havertz? Discuss the possiblity of Gallagher and Broja getting more minutes and more Potter in game wizardry and with Chelsea now unbeaten with 5 wins 1 draw, 13 goals scored, 2 conceded, 4 clean sheets, 4th place and 4 points behind City & Spurs with a game in handl it’s beginning to look a lot like Chelsea!In part three we preview wednesday night's match against Brentford. We discuss the possible team selection and wonder whether Potter will rotate with Utd on Saturday? And looking at Brentford, they appear to be schizophrenic but have only lost to Arsenal at home this season. Ivan Toney is a handful and Brentford, currently in 9th position in the league are clearly no mugs. We discuss how we see it going and give our predictions.We wrap up the show with your emails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dayne Whittle and Football.London's Chief Chelsea Correspondent Adam Newson to look back at the win against AC Milan and ahead to this week's Premier League match against Aston Villa.We discuss an excellent win and mature performance against AC Milan that put Chelsea top of the group with two matches to play. Aubameyang was on the scoresheet again and Mount was again outstanding.The only blot was Reece James going off injured, and in today's press conference we discovered that the injury may be more serious than thought. We discuss what this may mean as well as the news that Kante will certainly be out for 3 months. With Kante's contract expiring at the end of the season, should the club renew it?In part two Justin Hawthorne from Up The Villa joins us in the 'Opposition View' to discuss what's going wrong with Steve Gerrard's tenure? How close is he to getting the sack and how does Justin see the match against Chelsea going.We wrap up in part three with our preview of the match including Chidge's team selection, how we see the match going and our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dean Mears to look back on a satisfying 3-0 win against Wolves on Saturday and ahead to Tuesday night's Champions' League match against AC Milan.On the show tonight, in part one, we discuss Potter’s changes; the defence looking solid; Mount and Gallagher outstanding and Pulisic and Havertz specialising in irony oh and that man Diego Costa.In part two, we look at Potter’s in game formation changes; ask what difference he is making to the team and applaud the number of home-grown players getting game time.In part three, we have Sheridan Bird, Serie A football writer and broadcaster on the show to preview the match against AC Milan in the San Siro on Tuesday. And in part four we do our own preview of the match against Milan.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Clayton Beerman and Football.London Chief Chelsea Correspondent Adam Newson to look back at Chelsea's 3-0 win against AC Milan on Wednesday and ahead to Saturday's Premier League match against Wolves.In part one we look back at Wednesday night's 3-0 win against AC Milan. It was a good and much needed win for Chelsea but how poor were Milan? Reece James was phenomenal and Ruben Loftus-Cheek was majestic; Auba was on target and Mount looks back on form. All in all, well done, Potter!We also look at Chelsea looking like they are about to apppoint Christopher Vivell from RB Leipzig as Technical Director and with the Man Utd kick off time being announced today, Chidge goes on the warpath.In part two we preview the Chelsea v Wolves match. Chidge delivers his team selection; we ponder the return of Diego Costa and Wolves' horrible form. Finally we discuss how we see it going and give our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by FanCast regular and Chelsea Supporters' Trust board member and media spokesman Dan Silver to look back at Chelsea's 2-1 win against Crystal Palace and ahead to wednesday night's match against AC Milan.In part one, we discuss the Gallagher and Aubameyang goals, Silva getting away with it; our shakey defence and moribund midfield.In part two, we look at the future for some of our underperforming and fringe players? We also ask what the win will mean for Potter; how much pressure is he under and how much time will he need and how long will it take?In part three, we have Sheridan Bird, Serie A football writer and broadcaster joins us to preview the match against AC Milan. And in part four we preview wednesday night's match against AC Milan.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first of our series of live shows from the Troubadour in London, Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Chelsea legend and arguably one of Chelsea's greatest ever strikers...Kerry Dixon.Chidge, JK and Kerry discuss Chelsea's last gasp 2-1 win against Crystal Palace, focussing on Gallagher and Aubemayang's goals, Tuchel's departure, possession based football, false number nines, our expectations of Potter and the Boehly regime and can we choose between winning trophies or having entertaining football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jane is back in the hotseat for another of our all women panel shows, which aim to give more women a voice within the footballing media industry. Joining Jane are Tracy Brown from Chelsea Pride and Kerrie Evans from the Chelsea Women Supporters Group, to look back at Chelsea's 3-1 win over West Ham in the WSL this past Wednesday.You can follow Kerrie @KerrieEvans and Tracy @Chelseagirl78Subscribe to all Dean's Chelsea FC W articles @ HonestlyChelseaFCWYou can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective.To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our summer series celebrating the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Chelsea FC Women's team head to https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadowSubscribe to our YouTube channel for all our Chelsea FC W Takeaway episodes- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean, Jane and Dayne are back together to review Chelsea's first win of the season as they comfortably saw off Manchester City 2-0.In part one we ask if we're the crazy ones for questioning Emma Hayes' decision to start Maren Mjelde and Magda Eriksson against Lauren Hemp and Chloe Kelly, in part two we chat Chelsea's control of the second half, Mjelde's penalty and Lauren James' brilliance. In part three we've got your emails and in part four we look ahead to our rearranged fixture with West Ham United.We're also on Instagram @WentToMowKingsmeadow.Subscribe to all Dean's Chelsea FC W articles @ HonestlyChelseaFCWYou can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective.To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our summer series celebrating the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Chelsea FC Women's team head to https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadowSubscribe to our YouTube channel for all our Chelsea FC W Takeaway episodes- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham and from The Athletic, Chelsea correspondent Liam Twomey to chew the fat over the last couple of week's Chelsea news and look ahead to the match against Crystal Palace on Saturday.In part one we discuss 'Potter’s Presser', the form of Mount & Havertz, and will 13 matches in 6 weeks be a help or a hindrance and what do the number of recent departures from Chelsea mean for the club?In part two we look ahead to Graham Potter's first Premier League match in the dugout for Chelsea as they take on Crystal Palace on Saturday. What will his team selection be? Will Conor Gallagher feature against the club he played so well for last season? While Chelsea's Premier League record against Palace is exceptional, how relevant is this considering our recent poor away form and Palace's excellent home form? We wrap up with our predictions for the match. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge interviews Paul Canoville, Chelsea's first black player and a skilful winger in his day, forever remembered for that game against Sheffield Wednesday.Paul Canoville was Chelsea’s first black player and his story is incredible. Subjected to racist abuse on the terraces, Paul had to show huge strength of character and dignity to win over too many of his own supporters.Highlights of Paul’s all too brief Chelsea career included a hat-trick against Swansea, but he played a crucial part in the legendary 4-4 draw away to Sheffield Wednesday in the Milk Cup in 1985, coming on as a second half substitute with Chelsea 3-0 down. Paul scored twice, his first after just eleven seconds, as Chelsea salvaged a remarkable draw.In arguably one of his most forthright, honest and moving interviews yet, Paul talks about his time as one of John Neal's great side; the players, the matches and the goals and his struggles with racism, drug addiction and homelessness after football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge, Jonatha Kydd and Mark Meehan are joined by Chelsea FanCast Patreon's Rob Delsini, Loz Barns and Theo Stanculescu to chew the Chelsea fat in a Chelsea FanCast Q&A.In part one our guests pose questions on the Boehly plan, Graham Potter and which players will be the winners and losers under the new regime.In part two the chat continues with questions on what the plans for the stadium rebuild might be, how will the loaning of players change and have our expectations for the season changed with the sacking of Thomas Tuchel.In part three we have some excellent emails to read and discuss and a quick round up of the winners and losers of the Chelsea FanCast Prem Predictions League week 7. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the first match review of the season, Dean and Jane are joined by Kerrie Evans from the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group to discuss Chelsea's shock 2-1 defeat to Liverpool.In part one we ask if Emma Hayes played it too safe and talk about the issues with the midfield, in part two we chat Chelsea's implosion and talk about the new performances of our new signings. In part three we've got your emails and in part four we look ahead to Sunday's clash with Manchester City.Follow Kerrie on Twitter @KerrieEvans. We're also on Instagram @WentToMowKingsmeadow.Subscribe to all Dean's Chelsea FC W articles @ HonestlyChelseaFCWYou can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective.To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our summer series celebrating the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Chelsea FC Women's team head to https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadowSubscribe to our YouTube channel for all our Chelsea FC W Takeaway episodes- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Chelsea authors Mark Meehan and Mark Worrall to look back at Chelsea's 2003-04 season.In part two we pick up the story in the New Year and as is traditional the focus was on the FA Cup. It took a replay to get past Watford and then a fraught 1-0 win away to lowly Scarbrough before a 5th round tie against our nemesis Arsenal. Jose Antonio Reyes two goals in the second half make it four years in a row that Arsenal knocked Chelsea out of the FA Cup. Sickening, and made worse by a 2-1 defeat to Arsenal in the League days later. Would we ever beat Arsenal? At that moment it seemed unlikley.Meanwhile, Chelsea were progressing to the Champions League quarter finals courtesy of a 1-0 win away to Stuttgart Chelsea's 16th away win of the season and a new record. But who would their opponents be? Arsenal of course!Chelsea drew the first leg at home 1-1 in a cagey affair where Desailly was sent off. But could Chelsea do what no team had managed to do this season and beat Arsenal? In one of the most dramatic and memorable matches in the club's history, Chelsea won 2-1 with Wayne Bridge's winning goal (that sent us out of control) three minutes time meaning 17 games of hurt were now over. Arsenal players were on their knees and in tears and disbelief at the final whistle. Claudio Ranieri was in tears too and we were ecstatic. Joyous. The casualty of our European success was the league where a 0-0 draw at home to Middlesbrough, a 3-2 defeat away to Villa and 0-0 draw at home to Everton ended our title hopes. It all came down to the Champions' League semi-final, against unfancied Monaco, managed by former blue Didier Deschamps.In the away leg, under pressure Ranieri who had been called a 'dead man walking' for several weeks now, completely lost the plot. Not helped by having to play Ambrosio due to Cudicin's lengthy spell injured and some extraordinarily bizzarre substitutions when we should have held out for a 1-1 draw, the 3-1 defeat left Chelsea a mountain to climb in the second leg. This proved to be the case although Chelsea were unlucky to concede a goal thanks to Ibarra's hand on the stroke of half-time when 2-0 up and looking good. Ulitmately Chelsea and Ranieri had blown it in the first leg.A good 1-1 draw and a 1-0 defeat of Leeds to relegate them was enough to secure Chelsea's highest league position since 1955, but this was not enough for Abramovich as Ranieri's walk came to an end a few weeks later. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Chelsea authors Mark Meehan and Mark Worrall to look back at Chelsea's 2003-04 season.On July 1st 2003, Chelsea and English football changed for ever. Roman Abramovich bought debt ridden Chelsea for £60m and then embarked on the biggest spending spree ever seen; £111m on 11 players including Glen Johnson; Wayne Bridge; Damien Duff; Geremi; Juan Sebastien Veron; Joe Cole; Adrian Mutu; Hernan Crespo and Claude Makalele. Surely this woudl mean a serious tilt at Chelsea's first league title since 1955?Claudio Ranieri remained manager and he must have felt like a kid in a sweet shop. The new look Chelsea started well with their first surprise defeat at home to Besiktas in the Champions' League and a less surprising but routinely disappointing defeat away to Arsenal in October. Nevertheless, Chelsea were top of the league in October and November with some impressive wins against Newcastle and Man Utd in the league and a 4-0 drubbing away to Lazio in the Champions League.However, December brought a couple of blips with the 2-1 defeat at home to Bolton and 4-2 defeat at Charlton which left Chelsea in 3rd at the end of the year. We had also been knocked out of the Carling Cup by Aston Villa who were third from bottom at the time.This was not what Roman Abramovich expected having spent a fortune on players, even though Chelsea had accrued their biggest points total ever for that stage of the season. Rumours abounded that Abramovich, aided by new Chief Executive Peter Kenyon were on the look out for a new manager, not helped with Sven Goran Erikson spotted next to Abramovich in the director's box. Maybe Ranieri had too many good players to choose from and as ever, could not resist the urge to tinker?All this while the best performing players were all players who were at the Club before Abramovich arrived, with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Frank Lampard and John Terry all prominent.So, all to play for in the second half of the season, but could Chelsea hunt down Arsenal, who, ominously had yet to be beaten in the season thus far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Clayton Beerman to look back at Graham Potter's first game in charge against Salzburg and Todd Boehly getting salty in New York.In part one we discuss Todd Boehly's interview at the SALT Conference in New York this week. This is the first we’ve heard on the 'Boehly Plan'; should he have spoken to the football media & supporters first rather than a bunch of financiers and businessmen? Was there equivocation regarding a return to the ESL? Why all the furore about the All-Star game and is the multi-club model a good idea?In part two we look back at Chelsea's oh so familiar 1-1 draw in the Champions' League against Salzburg. Potter's team selection and formation raised a few eyebrows and while there was more energy, as expected, chances were squandered and defensive frailties cost us. It all seemed a bit 'meet the new boss, same as the old boss'. With Mount looking back to his old self and Broja impressing as a substitute there may be the first seeds of hope, but how long will it take Potter to mould this side into something resembling a successful Chelsea side and can he deliver Top 4 to Boehly? We wrap up with some great emails to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan to reflect on the weeks Chelsea news and preview the Champions' League match against Salzburg on Wednesday night.On the show tonight, in part one, we discuss Tommy T’s farewell message, the Club’s absent PR and Boehly blowing money on managers, like, er Roman. And how can Boehly make Chelsea more successful like they keep saying they will?In part two, we look ahead to the Champions’ League match against Salzburg on Wednesday. We take a look at Potter’s likely team selection, ask who are Salzburg and discuss how we see the match going.In part three, we have no less than 7 fantastic emails mainly about the whole Boehly, Tuchel and Potter saga.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Alex Churchill and Adam Newson from Football.London to discuss what led up to Thomas Tuchel leaving Chelsea and will Graham Potter's appointment deliver the success the owners want.In part one, we ask if Thomas Tuchel's sacking was inevitable with the relationsip with the new owners irreconcilable? Was it down to the owner's naievity and interference? How culpable was Tuchel and what was the players role? We also pay tribute to Tuchel's 19 months at the club and the legacy he leaves.In part two, we discuss Graham Potter's appointment as manager. Is Potter the answer? He's good potentially but unproven at elite level. What should Potter's priorities be and what can we expect from him in terms of players and playing style. And finally we ask is the owner's long term vision for the club compatible with success and what actually is the long term vision? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the first podcast of the 2022/23 season, Dean is joined by Jay Woolmington and Mia Eriksson to preview the upcoming season.  We discuss; transfers, pre-season form, tactics, assess our WSL rivals and give some predictions of our own, plus much more! Follow Mia on Twitter @Mia_Eriksson and @TheirPitch and Jay @JayWoolmington and @WAGNP_CFC Subscribe to all Dean's Chelsea FC W articles @ HonestlyChelseaFCWYou can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Alex Churchil lto look back at a much needed win against West Ham and ahead to Chelsea's opening Champions' League match away to Dinamo Zagreb.In part one we ask was fear stifling creativity in the first half? Ben Chilwell came on and changed the game with a man of the match cameo and is looking like pre-injury Should he now start ahead of Cucurella? With all the furore over the first West Ham goal and the goal that VAR cancelled out, we ask is it time to bench Mendy And we asses the impact that Broja had in the second half.In part two we ask has Tuchel found the right system for the personnel with the 3:1:4:2 formation? Are there question marks over Jorginho's future with Cheek looking confortable in the deep lying role? And we applaud the Chelsea players stomach for the fight with a much needed win which they can build on.In part three we have some great emails to read out and we wrap up in part four previewing the Dinamo Zagreb v Chelsea match. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Chelsea FanCast regular Mark Meehan and Liam Twomey from The Athletic to look back at the defeat to Southampton, Chelsea's transer business and today's press conference with Thomas Tuchel.In part one, we discuss the defeat to Southampton in midweek and Chelsea's transfer business with Liam Twomey from The Athletic. At Southampton in midweek another poor performance against a weaker side and defensive frailties exposed by a fragile midfield. We ask are Chelsea soft?Liam analyses Chelsea's transfer business and we ask has Tuchel got everything he needs? We now have a striker and defence has been sorted, but what about midfield? And the deadweight has been shipped out but why did Billy Gilmour go?In part two we look ahead to the Chelsea v West Ham match. Is Tuchel's assertion that “We are a club in transition and we are paying the price for the last half a year of insecurity” valid? West Ham have been in patchy form, but played well v Spurs and are good on the counter and physical, which is worrying. Surely we can’t be as bad again; can we toughen up in time? And is Tuchel right that with the window shut everyone will know where they are and will now be 100% committed? We wrap up by discussing how we see it going, our predictions for the match and a catch up on week four of our Prem Predictions League. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Alex Churchill to look back at a hard earned win against Leicester on Saturday and ahead to Tuesday night's match away to Southampton.On the show tonight, in part one, we we discuss Gallagher’s sending off and it’s potential impact on him; Tuchel’s changing formations; some outstanding performances and the return of team spirit.In part two, we look at the two sides of Havertz; praise Sterling and Chalobah and worry about Mount’s form and discuss why Chelsea will need a big squad going forward with one eye on the transfer window shutting on Wednesday night.In part three, we have some cracking emails to read out and we wrap up in part four with a preview of the Southampton v Chelsea match on Tuesday.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover and Liam Twomey from The Athletic to look ahead to this weekends match against Leicester.In part one, Chidge, JK, Tony and Liam discuss Friday's press conference with Thomas Tuchel including Tuchel's thoughts on his touchline ban; how to deal with Kante being out for 4 weeks and the suspension of Koulibaly; plus positive news that Kovacic will be available after injury for 20 mins. With the current injuries does Liam expect any new arrivals and departures as we enter the last few days of the transfer window? Plus we have a look at the Champions' League and Carabao Cup draws.In part two we preview the Chelsea v Leicester match and look at Chidge's Team selection. Who replaces Koulibaly? Will Gallagher start in midfield again? Meanwhile at Leicester Brendan Rogers is in trouble with no signings and Leicester are the only Premier League team without a win this season! James Maddison is a doubt and Fofana, wanted by Chelsea, is on the naughty step. But does Chelsea’s poor home form; poor defensive form and poor recent form at home v Leicester mean we should be more cautious than usual? All will be revealed as we discuss how we see it going and give our score predictions.We wrap up with the Prem Predictions League movers and shakers from week 3 and announce the return of the Kerry Dixon banner in the Matthew Harding stand for saturday's match against Leicester. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Marco Worrall, renowned Chelsea author and publisher to look back at a shocking 3-0 defeat away to Leeds.On the show tonight, in part one, we run the rule over the team selection; despair at being out run, out fought and out coached; fume at the Mendy disaster class and another achilles heel, set pieces and ask is there any sympathy for Koulibaly?In part two, like a broken record we discuss failing to finish; Conor Gallagher’s debut; ponder Tuchel’s system malfunction, his post-match comments and new contract; ask is transition a valid argument and will new players coming in or losing more deadweight help?In part three, we have some cracking emails to read out.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan and Adam Newson, Chief Chelsea Correspondent for Football.London to look ahead to this weekends match against Leeds United.In part one, Chidge, JK, Martin and Adam discuss Friday's press conference with Thomas Tuchel. With Kante out for weeks; Broja days; Kovacic still out and Pulisic a doubt, are Chelsea facing an injury crisis already? Should we be worried about Kante’s future…again? Does this prove the need for squad depth and quality? Talking of which Chelsea have signed Casadei from inter Milan; but what about Gordon, Fofana, FDJ and Aubameyang?Like us, Thomas Tuchel is not impressed with Mike Dean’s apology and turning to the match against Leeds this Sunday Tuchel is expecting a high-intensity game, a high-pressing team from Leeds and a very emotional stadium. Is Adam?In part two we preview the Leeds United v Chelsea and look at Chidge's Team selection. Will Conor Gallagher get the nod over Loftus-Cheek in Kante's absence?Leeds have injuries to Ayling, Bogusz, Dallas, Firpo & Bamford, Cooper, Gelhardt doubtful as well as losing Raphina and Philips in the transfer window so will this make life easier for Chelsea at a ground where they have never won back-to-back matches?Tuchel alluded to Leeds press causing mistakes and chaos; is this a worry for us? And it's remarkable to face two of our oldest rivals in our second and third matches of the season, we explain the rivalry with 'Dirty' Leeds and Chidge and JK whip the whippetts out and it all goes a bit Yorkshire parody!We wrap up by discussing how we see it going and give our score predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Darren 'Dazza' Mantle who returns to the show after an absence of 7 years!On the show tonight, in part one, we discuss whether Taylor is corrupt or incompetent for the 898th time. We also look at Tuchel and Conte’s handshakes and handbags as well as Koulibaly marking his home debut with a cracking goal and proclaim yet again that there is nothing like Reece James.In part two we discuss our domination of Spurs and the massive improvement in performances all round; our inability to finish notwithstanding. We also talk about interesting subs, Kante’s injury and the great atmosphere.In part three, we have some cracking emails to read out.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham and Adam Newson, Chief Chelsea Correspondent for Football.London to look ahead to this weekends match against Spurs.In part one, Chidge, JK, Martin and Adam discuss Friday's press conference with Thomas Tuchel. Has Tuchel got everything he needs? What are the chances of signing Aubameyang, Fofana and Frankie de Jong? Tuchel shows respect for Conte and we look at his strategy in stopping Spur's counter-attack. In part two we welcome back Ricky Sacks from The Last Word on Spurs for this week's 'Opposition View' where Ricky discusses Spurs' pre-season and transfer window, likely team selection for Sunday and tactics, together with how he sees the game going.In part three, we preview the Chelsea v Spurs match and look at Chidge's Team selection; ask has Conte put his stamp on Spurs? Should we be worried about a Conte managed Spurs? And are Spurs ahead of us at this stage of the season given their preparation, fitness and transfers? With all that said, we look at Chelsea's incredible home record against Spurs in what is always a we must not lose match!!!We wrap up by discussing how we see it going and give our score predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Joathan Kydd are joined by Clayton Beerman for the return of the monday night review show, looking back at long overdue 1-0 win away to Everton.On the show tonight, in part one, we discuss Tuchel’s team selection and subs; say aufwiedersehen to Tim O’Werner; throw up at the sight of the away kit and look at rusty performances, awful set pieces and new recruits impressing.In part two we choose our man of the match, ask for more from the players; contemplate Tommy T’s words on the system and discuss why the midfield is still the issueIn part three, we have some cracking emails to read out, and the results from the first week of our Prem Predictions league.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are back for the 2022-23 season and are joined by Dan Silver and Adam Newson of Football.London.In part one, Chidge JK, Dan Silver and Adam Newson look back at Chelsea's summer tour to the USA and the transfer business to date. Was the tour more successful off the pitch than on it? Has Chelsea done well so far with the transfers of Sterling and Koulibaly? And is Chelsea as much in crisis as the press/twitter would have us believe?In part we look ahead to the season opener away to Everton. What will the team selection be? How was Everton's pre-season and transfer business? Is it good to get a bogey match out first and how important is it to get the new season off to a win? We wrap up discussing how we see it going and give our match predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Dean, Jane and Dayne as they celebrate England's Lionesses European Championship success and discuss what next for women's football and how to get involved in Chelsea FC Women. Subscribe to all Dean's Chelsea FC W articles @ HonestlyChelseaFCWYou can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea Heritage Podcast presents the FA Cup run of 1970.Chelsea Chadder is joined by Neil ‘Smiffy’ Smith as they talk about all things from Chelsea’s 1970 FA Cup run starting with a third round match with Birmingham, London derbies against QPR and Watford as well as the final vs Leeds Utd, watched by nearly 30 million people on TV.Smiffy also shares his memories of Ian Hutchinson, Bobby Tambling, Peter Osgood, Barry Bridges, Terry Venables, ex-players celebrating goals, Peter Houseman, Alan Hudson, black and white TVs, Peter Bonetti, football kits and what his dad did when David Webb scored the winning goal.For more information on Chelsea’s Heritage visit www.chelseaheritagepartnership.comIf you’d like to be part of another episode then message @ChelseaChadder on Twitter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea Heritage Podcast presents Dennis Wise (Part 2).Chelsea Chadder is joined again by Chris Cassley as they talk about all things Dennis Wise starting from the summer of 1997 up until he left the club in 2001. During the episode we cover the League Cup, Cup Winners Cup and Super Cup success of 1998, the FA Cup win in 2000 at the Old Wembley, his time under Gullit, Vialli and Ranieri, Wise’s temperament, the club’s maiden season in the Champions League including THAT goal in the San Siro!Chris also shares his memories of foreign imports, Barceolona, opening day screamers, Roberto Di Matteo. Wembley, playing in snow, his England and what his Chelsea legacy is.For more information on Chelsea’s Heritage visit www.chelseaheritagepartnership.comIf you’d like to be part of another episode then message @ChelseaChadder on Twitter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea Heritage Podcast presents Dennis Wise (Part 1).Chelsea Chadder is joined by Chris Cassley as they talk about all things Dennis Wise starting from his early beginnings up until the end of the 1996/97 season including his record move from Wimbledon, his England debut, his miserable FA Cup final in 1994, that taxi incident that almost led him to jail and of course his 1997 FA Cup victory as captain.Chris also shares his memories of Kerry Dixon, Vinnie Jones, Ruud Gullit, Dean Saunders, Glenn Hoddle, European adventures, Scorpion kicks, penalty shootouts, Matthew Harding, foreign imports and Euro 96.For more information on Chelsea’s Heritage visit www.chelseaheritagepartnership.comIf you’d like to be part of another episode then message @ChelseaChadder on Twitter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge talks to Andy Cairns, singer and guitarist from the legendary band Therapy?, about his love of all things Chelsea.My Chelsea returns with Andy Cairns, singer and guitarist from the legendary band Therapy? to talk about his support of Chelsea. Formed in 1990, and influenced by bands such as Black Sabbath, Killing Joke, Sonic Youth, Rapeman, Hüsker Dü, Butthole Surfers, The Undertones, That Petrol Emotion, Captain Beefheart, Motörhead, Mudhoney, early Metallica, Fugazi and The Stooges, Therapy? are now in to a 32 year and 23 album career, selling out gigs all around the world.In spite of growing up in Northen Ireland, Andy Cairns just happens to be a massive Chelsea supporter and season ticket holder since 1994, and a mate of Chelsea FanCast's Mark Meehan. We invited Andy in for a chat about how he became a Chelsea fan, his first game, favourite players growing up, his favourite matches, his best and worst Chelsea moments, his all time Chelsea hero and his favourite Chelsea chant.As well as being a great singer/guitarist in a legendary band, Andy is a top bloke who both loves and knows his Chelsea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan to look back at the 2002-03 season.In part two we pick the season up in January. We lose to Arsenal away, again, 3-2 thanks to two goals in two minutes even though we get two back two minutes later. Chelsea beat Charlton 4-1 at home on what looks like a sandpit. We play like Brazil; Charlton lodge a complaint about the pitch.While our league form is good and keeps us in the top four, all eyes are on FA Cup success. After dispatching Middlesbrough, Shrewsbury and Stoke City, we face our bogey team Arsenal in the quarter-final. We draw 2-2 at Highbury having outplayed Arsenal for much of the match which means a replay at Stamford Bridge. Surely this time we can lay the bogey to rest? Sadly not as Chelsea lose 3-1 on an awful awful night including an own goal by John Terry, now sharing the captain's duties with Marcel Desailly. Still hopes are high for a top four finish and Champions' League qualification whilst the title challenge slipped away. A wobble with defeats away to Villa (battling relegation) and West Ham (who get relegated) means it all boils down to the last match of the season at home to Liverpool.In one of the most important matches in Chelsea's history, a place in the top four is at stake with the winner taking all. Liverpool go ahead on 11 minutes with Desailly equalising 3 minutes later. Gronkjaer is the unlikely hero with a shot bent in to the right hand corner thanks to him slipping as he kicked it. Chelsea hang on to win and Zola comes on for a cameo for what would be his last appearance for Chelsea and gives Carragher twisted blood for old times sake. What we didn't know at the time was that had Chelsea lost, the club may well have gone in to administration having announced debts of £99 million and a loss of £16.4 million. Not only did Chelsea's victory guarentee lucrative Champions' League football, it paved the way a few weeks later for the arrival of Roman Abramovich and things at Chelsea would never be the same again... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan to look back at the 2002-03 season.Chelsea began the season with only one signing, Quique De Lucas, the scurrying midfielder from Espanyol on a free. Money was tight and runours abounded that Chelsea were in financial trouble and as a consequence would have to off load big nae stars such as Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Gianfranco Zola.As it was Chelsea began the season in decent form with draws against Arsenal and Man Utd and a 3-0 home win against fancied Newcastle. A last minute goal by former non-league player Ben Wright in the first leg of the UEFA Cup first round against Norwegian part timers, Viking FK, should have been no more than an irritant. But it came back to haunt Chelsea as they were knocked out of Europe for the 3rd season in a row by lowly opponents with a 4:2 defeat to the Vikings in the second leg, sandwiched in between a 3:2 defeat at home to struggling West Ham.Thankfully, form picked up and it was to be two months before Chelsea suffered defeat again, at the hands of Man Utd in the Worthington Cup courtesy of a rarity, a Diego Forlan goal.Chelsea finished the year in 2nd position in the Premier League and could have been top had it not been for the infernal tinkering of manager, Claudio Ranieri. Gudjohnsen and Hasselbaink were not scoring the goals they had the season before, but Gianfranco Zola was having a renaissance, at one stage the Premier League's top goal scorer and scoring some eye opening goals.Could Chelsea mount a realisitc challenge for the Premier League title in the New Year and break the Arsenal and Utd duopoly? Was it more likely that we could have another crack at the FA Cup, going one better than last season? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan look back at the 2001-2002 season in our ’50 Years of Chelsea’ series.In part two we pick up the story in the New Year where hopes were high for another League Cup final after a 2-1 win in the semi-final first leg against Spurs, followed by a 5-1 rout of West Ham in the league.However, the unthinkable happened when Spurs thrashed Chelsea 5-1 in the second leg, their first victory over Chelsea at White Hart Lane or anywhere for over 20 years. Thankfully, normal service was resumed with back to back 4-0 victories against Spurs in the FA Cup quarter final and Premier League, with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink scoring a perfect hat-trick in the latter. In the FA Cup third round, Gianfranco Zola had scored one of the best goals ever seen at Stamford Bridge. With league from suffering from the usual inconsistency, our only hope of silverware lay in the FA Cup. A scrappy 1-0 victory over Fulham in the Villa Park semi-final, complete with mass celery throwing, set up a final at the Millenium stadium in Cardiff against bogey side Arsenal. Blighted by injuries to Le Saux, Hasselbaink, Babayaro and an increasingly influential John Terry, Chelsea were the better side in the final until Ray Parlour and Freddie Ljundberg both scored worldies to ruin the day out. The 2001-2002 season was one of transition, turmoil off the pitch and frustration on it. Given that Hasselbaink and Gudjohnsen had scored 52 goals between them a 6th place finish in the league was a disappointment. Arsenal proved to be the team we just could not beat as we finished FA Cup runners up; the League cup semi loss to Spurs still causes nightmares and the UEFA Cup defeat against lowly Hapoel Tel Aviv was a debacle. Many supporters blamed Ranieri for his tinkering and sparse use of the genius that was Zola, but there were bright spots in the season with the Hasselbaink and Gudjohnsen's partnership and goals up front, the best we'd seen since the days of Dixon and Speedie, and the emergence of John Terry and Frank Lampard as two of Chelsea's most important players together with Carlo Cudicini who had a superb season in goal and rightly won POTY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan look back at the 2001-2002 season in our '50 Years of Chelsea' series.Claudio Ranieri's first summer transfer window brought four key signings with Bolo Zenden and Emanuel Petit arriving from Barcelona, William Gallas from Marseille and Frank Lampard, the talented young midfielder, from West Ham for £11 million.The new signings took time to settle in and with the departures of Denis Wise, Gus Poyet and Frank Leboeuf, there was an air of transition about the club. Although Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Eidur Gudjohnsen were forming a deadly partnership up front, Chelsea were drawing too many games, evidenced by their position outside the top four in the Premier League.Off the pitch, controversy reigned with John Terry, Frank Lampard, Eidur Gudjohnsen and Jody Morris getting caught by the News of the World drunkenly abusing American tourists in shock at the awful events of 9/11. The media also had a field day when Desailly, Le Saux, Petit, Gudjohnsen, Gallas and Ferrer elected not to play in the UEFA Cup natch against Hapeol Tel Aviv due to security concerns. Chelsea were knocked out by the Israeli side but supporters were bouyed by performances in the Worthington Cup where Coventry, Leeds and Newcastle were despatched to set up a semi-final against Spurs in the New Year.December saw some of the best performances of the season with a 3-0 away win at Man Utd, a 4-0 demolition of Liverpool at home and a 2-1 win away to top of the table Newcastle. It looked like it would be all to play for in the New Year... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Martin King interview John Bumstead, an unsung hero for Chelsea, and talk about his love for the club; what it was like to experience the lows of relegation and highs of promotion during the 1980’s; playing for John Neal and Bobby Campbell and playing with the likes of Nigel Spackman and Kerry Dxion and against David Platt and Paul GascoigneJohn Bumstead or Johnny B as he was affectionately known by the supporters, played for Chelsea from 1978 until 1991, making 409 appearances, the 9th highest appearance maker for Chelsea and scoring 44 goals.There are few Chelsea players who have experienced the rollercoaster of what it was like to play for Chelsea in that 13 year period of the doldrums of Division Two; near relegation to Division Three; promotion to Division One; winning the Full Members Cup; relegation back to Division Two via a play off and then promotion again the next season with a record number of points. Throughout it all he remained loyal to his boyhood club until being transferred to Charlton.Johnny B was the ultimate selfless team player, playing at the heart of Chelsea’s midfield, doing the simple things very well and he hardly ever had a bad game for the club.He may have been small in stature but he was a steely competitor and his fearless, courageous challenges meant that injuries were a recurring theme throughout his career. He had an eye for goal and was an accomplished free kick taker with his last goal for Chelsea coming in a 3-2 victory over Spurs on December 1st 1990, the start of an unbeaten run against our North London rivals that was to last for 28 years. But perhaps he should best be remembered for the way he could shackle opposition flair players from the likes of Tony Currie to David Platt and Paul Gascoigne.If you were to sum John Bumstead up, I can think of no better description than understated excellence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Martin King interview Colin Pates, who grew up supporting Chelsea as a boy and went on to play for the club for ten years, captaining the side back to Division 1 and the first Chelsea Captain to lift a trophy at Wembley. Colin opens up on his time playing for Chelsea; the highs and lows; the team that John Neal built; the Full Members Cup Final; the relationship with the supporters and his disappointment at leaving the club.Colin Pates made 346 appearances for Chelsea between 1979 & 1988, 137 as Captain. The era Colin played in for Chelsea, was among the most turbulent in the Club’s history with the lows of relegation and the highs of promotion; Division 1 title challenges; winning the Full Member’s Cup and beating the mighty Liverpool FC, European Champions at the time, in the FA Cup.Colin was made captain at the age of 22 and showed maturity beyond his years by moulding together the different groups within the dressing room. More than that, his classy displays as a ball-playing defender who read the game superbly, matched his impressive captaincy of a club on its way back to the top.Pates was a player who served the club with commitment and distinction for nearly ten years, having supported them as a boy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Martin King interview Gary Chivers, who played for Chelsea from 1979 to 1983. Having joined Chelsea as a youth player, Gary Chivers made his debut as an 18 year old against Middlesbrough in April 1979. By a strange quirk of fate Gary’s last match for the club was also against Middlesbrough a mere four years later, with the club escaping a drop in to Division Three by the skin of their teeth. In between, Gary enjoyed or more accurately endured some of the leanest, up and down eras of Chelsea Football Club. In an engaging interview, Gary talks about players such as Ron Harris, Ray Wilkins, Mike Fillery, Duncan McKenzie and Johan Cruyff and the managers he played for such as Danny Blanchflower and Geoff Hurst as well as some of the matches he played in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Dean, Jane and Dayne as they reveal their summer series for 2022 celebrating 30 years of Chelsea FC W. The series will contain exclusive interviews, newly discovered information and much more.  To listen, you'll need to sign up to our Patreon. Subscribe to all Dean's Chelsea FC W articles @ HonestlyChelseaFCWYou can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge talks to renowned Chelsea author, Kelvin Barker about supporting Chelsea for 50 years.My Chelsea returns with Kelvin Barker, author of 'Celery: Representing Chelsea in the '80's'; 'Chelsea Here Chelsea There'; 'Making History, Not Reliving It: A Decade of Roman's Rule at Chelsea'; 'Eddie Mac Eddie Mac: Life and times at Chelsea under Eddie McCreadie'; Tales From The Shed: an anthology of stories and articles about Chelsea FC' and 'Days (I'll Remember All My Life)', to talk about his support of Chelsea for 50 years.We discover how Kelvin became a Chelsea fan, his first game, favourite players growing up, his favourite matches, his best and worst Chelsea moments, his all time Chelsea hero and his favourite Chelsea chant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FROM THE ARCHIVE  Last summer, we ran a special series on our patreon called 'My daughter, the professional'. In this episode we spoke with Lisa, mother to Bethany England, Chelsea and England striker. We spoke about her early days playing football in boys teams, late nights working in the chippy, and her move to Chelsea Please bear in mind this episode was recorded in the summer of 2021.  Subscribe to all Dean's Chelsea FC W articles @ HonestlyChelseaFCWYou can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge interviews John Boyle, a key player in Chelsea's 'Kings of the Kings Road' side of the 1960's and '70's. Born in Motherwell, Scotland, John Boyle signed for Chelsea as a 15-year-old whilst on holiday in London. He made his Chelsea debut on 20th January 1965 in a League Cup semi-final against Aston Villa as an 18-year-old which Chelsea won 3-2.John Boyle was something of an unsung hero and yet vital player for the successful ‘Kings of the Kings Road’ Chelsea side of the 1960s and early 1970s and will be remembered by many supporters as a tenacious ball winning midfielder.An absolute gentleman with a softly spoken Scottish brogue, John reflects on his time playing for Chelsea, some of the great players and managers of that era, his relationship with the fans and some of the huge domestic and European matches he played in for Chelsea Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Martin King interview Tommy Baldwin, a stalwart of our '70's Cup winning sides.Tommy Baldwin made 239 appearances for Chelsea, scoring 92 goals from 1966-1974 winning FA Cup & European Cup Winners Cup medals in 1970 & 1971.Tommy Baldwin, Peter ‘Ossie’ Osgood and Charlie Cooke were the heart of the infamous ‘Kings of the Kings Road’ Chelsea side, both on and off the pitch. They had flair and entertained on the pitch and did likewise off it; drinking in the Kings Road with actors and actresses every night; a real showbiz team.Such is the esteem in which Baldwin is held by Chelsea supporters, a terrace chant created in his honour many years ago is still sung regularly to this day. ‘His name is Tommy Baldwin, he’s the leader of the team…' very few who saw him play would argue with that and we all know what would happen if you did! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Martin King interview Ron ‘Chopper’ Harris, a Chelsea legend infamous for his hard tackling and Chelsea’s Captain in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s and most successful captain for nearly 30 years. 795 appearances and a career going from the 1960’s Docherty’s Diamonds to the gloom of 1980. There can’t be any better servants of Chelsea than Ron ‘Chopper’ Harris. Chelsea's first FA Cup & European Cup Winners' Cup winning Captain, 'Chopper's' 18 year Chelsea career as an uncompromising, talented defender was notorious for getting his "late tackles in early".Martin King & Stamford Chidge talked to Ron 'Chopper' Harris about the Cup wins, playing with Peter Osgood and against George Best, 'Dirty' Leeds and his love affair with Chelsea and the fans that has lasted well over 50 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge interviews Bobby Tambling, Chelsea's second highest goalscorer.Bobby Tambling is most widely known for being Chelsea’s record goal scorer for over 40 years; scoring 202 goals in only 370 games from 1958-1970. Martin King and Stamford Chidge were privileged to interview Bobby about playing and learning from the great Jimmy Greaves; the differences in approach between Tommy Docherty and Dave Sexton; the game at Villa Park where he scored 5 goals; the pain of defeat against Spurs in the 1967 FA Cup Final and missing out in the 1970 final as well as following the careers of Kerry Dixon and Frank Lampard wondering which one might break his goal scoring record. Bobby Tambling’s love for Chelsea and the supporters who cheered his name week in week out is palpable as you will find out listening to this interview… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge interviews Kelvin Barker about his new book: "Days (I'll Remember All My LIfe)"Kelvin Barker, author of 'Celery: Representing Chelsea in the '80's' and writer for cfcuk, talks about his new book "Days (I'll Remember All My LIfe)". Celebrating the 50 years Kelvin has been following Chelsea, the book is a rollercoaster of emotions entiwined with a touching personal journey.In the book, it all begins with Kelvin's first match - Chelsea v Ipswich Town in 1973 and continues with him recalling momentous matches for Chelsea over the last 50 years including Chelsea v Hull City in 1977; Chelsea v Liverpool in 1982; Arsenal v Chelsea in 1984, the 1997 FA Cup final, and the Champions' League finals in 2008 and 2012, right up to Chelsea v West Ham in 2019, alongside more idiosyncratic matches such as Chelsea v Orient in 1978 and even Wrexham v Dagenham & Redbridge in 2019. While each match has significance for Kelvin as a Chelsea supporter, they also note a particular personal memory or milestone as he goes from wide eyed boy to world weary middle age. The book in many ways is a love letter to his family and friends and especially to Chelsea, his constant companion for 50 years. Chelsea haven't always made him happy, they have sometimes reduced him to tears, but as summer begins to turn to autumn in the relationship, Kelvin has decided that, just like his life, it all turned out nicely in the end.Kelvin's book can be purchased from Amazon or from Gate17 Books Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FROM THE ARCHIVE  Last summer, we ran a special series on our patreon called 'My daughter, the professional'. In this episode we spoke with Steve, father to Chelsea and Scotland midfielder Erin Cuthbert.  We spoke about her early days playing football in Scotland, her move down to Chelsea and what the future holds.  Please bear in mind this episode was recorded in the summer of 2021.   Subscribe to all Dean's Chelsea FC W articles @ HonestlyChelseaFCWYou can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan to look back at Chelsea's 2000-2001 season. In part two we pick up the story in the New Year with a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa at home on New Years' Day. Behind the scenes there was still unrest with Captain Dennis Wise and 'keeper Ed de Goey dropped. Wise, unhappy about being frequently played out of position put in a transfer request while de Goey was consigned to the bench and replaced by Carlo Cudicini for the rest of the season.  New signing Jesper Gronkjaer made a big impression with goals and assists against Gillingham in the FA Cup and Newcastle and running Gary Neville ragged in the 1:1 draw against Man Utd at home. Of Ranieri's first signing, Slovisa Jokanovic, the less said the better, Pitted against bogey side Arsenal at Highbury in the FA Cup 5th round, two Wiltord goals in 11 minutes meant that Chelsea would not be at a cup semi-final or better for the first time since 1993.  Chelsea's home form was good, but their away form terrible, evidenced by their first away win for a year coming against West Ham in March. Ultimately it was to damage their chances of a top 3 finish, although defeat to Sunderland and Charlton at home and an away defeat to Leeds Utd, their rivals for a top 3 finish, put the final nail in the coffin. Victories over Everton and Man City and a creditable draw away to Liverpool was enough to secure 6th place and qualification for next season's UEFA Cup, however, the season remained a massive disappointment with the sacking of well-loved Vialli whose name was chanted throughout the season and especially at bizarre decisions from Ranieri. To this should be added the early exit from the cup competitions; the injuries to Di Matteo and Stanic and the general feeling that many of the players wanted away. In fact, the greatest disappointment was the realisation that the team of the 90's was breaking up with the departures of Vialli, Petrescu, Di Matteo and Flo gone and Poyet, Leboeuf and Wise soon to depart, along with Zola apparently wanting to return to Italy. Chelsea was a team in transition and that meant the dream of winning the league title was perhaps further away than ever.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan to look back at Chelsea's 2000-2001 season.After another FA Cup winning season and an encouraging debut in the Champions' League, Chelsea supporters expectations were set high for the 2000-2001 season. Could we finally have a crack at the Premiership? Signing strikers Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Eidur Gudjohnsen and Croation midfielder Mario Stanic and victory over Man Utd in the Charity Shield and beating West Ham 4:2 in the first Premiership match with Stanic scoring a goal of the season contender, augered well. But five matches later, popular (with the fans anyway) manager Gianluca Vialli was sacked and replaced by Claudio Ranieri, with rumours of players plotting behind the scenes to get Vialli out.Ranieri's reign started with the brilliant 3:3 draw against Man Utd at Old Trafford with Hasselbaink's exocet strike the stand out, but Di Matteo breaking his leg in the 1st round UEFA Cup defeat to St Gallen and the Worthington Cup defeat to Liverpool meant that by November Chelsea were out of two cup competitions and had only recovered from 16th position in the league to 10th. November was a horrendous month with the team struggling with adapting to Ranieri's tactics and rotation, as well as injuries to key midfield players. Of the 5 matches played Chelsea lost 4 and drew 1. For all intent and purpose, the league campaign was over before it began, but could Chelsea still challenge for the european places?The only bright spots in the season so far had been the superb goal scoring form of Hasselbaink and Gudjohnsen and the emergence of midfielder Sam Dalla Bonna and a certain young John Terry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Worrall, Clayton Beerman, Dan Silver, Martin Wickham and Dayne Whittle for the season review show.Our annual season review show is an opportunity for us to look back at the 2021-22 season and in the process cast our votes for the various categories we nominate.In part one we discuss our player and management ratings.In part two we look at our player of the year, breakthrough player of the year, most disappointing player of the year and goal of the season.In part three, we have the annual humiliation of the results of Dean's 'Chelsea FanCast Season Predictions' and continue the season review with our best and worst results and matches,We wrap up in part four by rating the season, comparing it to other seasons and revealing our individual favourite moments of the season.    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham and Liam Twomey from The Athletic to discuss the issues Todd Boehly and his consortium need to address once they take over Chelsea FC.We kick off by reflecting on Roman Abramovich's legacy for Chelsea and discuss our favourite moment, worst moment, best signing and best player from the 'Roman' era.In part two we discuss Todd's to do list for Chelsea on the pitch including Tuchel's contract, the future of Marina Granovskaia and Petr Cech and the plan for player contracts and signings.In part three we discuss Todd's to do list for Chelsea off the pitch including what needs to happen regarding Chelsea's staff, sponsors, fan representation, ticket pricing and allocations and the redevelopment of Stamford Bridge. In part four we have a couple of listener emails and we wrap up with our hopes and fears for the Boehly era. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge interviews Jason Gibbins to talk about his book 'For Better Or Worse: Life, Love and Supporting Chelsea in the 1990's'.Jason Gibbins talks about his book, 'For Better Or Worse'. Engagingly written and laced with wry wit and pathos, 'For Better Or Worse' follows two paths as it tells the story of life, love and Chelsea in the ‘90s. Two roller coaster rides for the price of one! The first tracks each full season of the decade as the London club progress from mid-table mediocrity to a team competing on the European stage. The second, meanwhile, focuses game-by-game on the progression of the Blues 1997 FA Cup campaign; a campaign of additional significance for Jason thanks to a rash promise to propose should his beloved team win the trophy.“It has been 27 years since we last won it,” Jason said at the time, “so the odds are stacked in my favour.”'For Better Or Worse' can be purchased from Gate17Books or from Amazon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean, Jane and Dayne are joined by Their Pitch host Mia Eriksson for our season review show. In Part One we take a look back on a turbulent and successful season for the Chelsea FC Women team, including opening day defeats, moments of magic, disaster in Europe, two FA Cups in one season, a third WSL title and more! And in Part Two we reveal our own high and low points from the season and reveal our end of season award winners. You can follow Mia on Twitter @Mia_Eriksson and @TheirPitch  Subscribe to all Dean's Chelsea FC W articles @ HonestlyChelseaFCWYou can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dan Silver and Dayne Whittle to look back at Chelsea's last match of a very long season against Watford.On the show tonight, in part one, we discuss Tuchel’s odd team selection and subs; a great goal by Havertz, a poor one to concede thanks to Saar’s ball watching and Barkley’s bizarre winner; oh and Chilwell making a cameo appearance.In part two we discuss the end of term feeling, before, during and after; the end of an era; end of Dean; end of Roy and end of Rudi and ask who else? We’ll also discuss Mason Mount Chelsea’s Player of the Season, the amazing We Are The Shed banner; look at some player stats for the season, oh and Todd Boehly and his crew were in the house again.In part three, we have some cracking emails to read out, a question from Discord and the final table for our Prem Predictions league.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Kerrie Evans, from the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group and Tracy Brown, co-chair of Chelsea Pride to celebrate Chelsea's FA Cup success vs Manchester City. In Part One we look back on the 3-2 win in extra time, reliving all the drama as it happened.  And in Part Two we talk about the day out at Wembley, which ended with Jane, Tracy and Kerrie partying with the Chelsea squad and the FA Cup trophy at Box Park. You can follow Kerrie on Twitter @KerrieEvans and Tracy @ChelseaGirl78 and @ChelseaPride_ Subscribe to all Dean's Chelsea FC W articles @ HonestlyChelseaFCWYou can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham and Adam Newson, Chief Chelsea FC correspondent for Football.London tp look back at the draw against Leicester and ahead to the final match of the season against Watford.In part one we look back at Thursday nights 1:1 draw against Leicester, a microcosm of the season – shambolic at the back, toothless in attack and the two sides of Alonso! We ask now third place has been confirmed, how much of a relief is it? We discuss Friday's press conference: - a challenging season, home form, finishing & injuries, the Tuchel banner, closing the gap on Liverpool & City & rebuilding and the importance of Kante.In part two we preview Chelsea v Watford, starting with Chidge's team selection. We discuss woeful Watford, Roy Hodgson’s last game in charge, are we releived it's the final match of the season, and what will the 'lap of appreciation' be like and will it mark the end of an era? All this plus how we see the match going and our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge interviews Gary Thacker, author of a new book focusing on Chelsea's extraordinary Champions' League campaign of 2012, culminating in the club's first European Cup trophy.By the early months of 2012, it was clear that the appointment of Andre Villas-Boas as head coach at Chelsea wasn't delivering the required success. Instead, the club was spiralling towards its worst season of the Roman Abramovich era. On 4 March, Villas-Boas was dismissed, with his former assistant Roberto Di Matteo made interim head coach until the end of the season. Struggling in the league and with their place in the Champions League in peril, it was an appointment designed to make the best of things until a permanent replacement could be sought in the summer. Instead, under Di Matteo's guidance, Chelsea embarked on a run of performances that not only led to an FA Cup triumph, but resurrected their European hopes with improbable victories over Napoli, Benfica and Guardiola's all-conquering Barcelona before, against all odds, winning the Champions League by defeating Bayern Munich in their own stadium. This is the story of a triumph that came out of the blue. Out of the Blue is the extraordinary story of Chelsea’s recovery from a season seemingly in terminal decline and describes the story of how the club's worst season in more than a decade ended with ‘The greatest night in the history of Chelsea Football Club’ (Martin Tyler - Sky). It relates how Roberto Di Matteo took over a club in turmoil and delivered FA Cup and Champions League triumphs against all oddsThe book picks up the story from Terry's tears in Moscow and takes it on, through various managers, to the triumph in Munich and tells the story of a team that was on the brink of elimination so many times, but survived to triumph. It gives the details, plus many of the surrounding stories, of all Chelsea's Champions League games together with exclusive insight from interviews with celebrated journalists and authors in Portugal, Spain and Germany as Chelsea toured the continent in search of glory.Out of the Blue relives the rollercoaster and emotionally draining events in Barcelona and Munich that almost defy belief and contains interviews with a collection of Chelsea fans, including Chelsea FanCast's Mark Worrall, as they followed the club's progress: their hopes, fears and, ultimately, celebrations.Gary Thacker is an established author and journalist who writes for numerous magazines and websites, including The Guardian Sports Network and newspapers in Spain. He was shortlisted for Blogger of the Year by the FSF in 2017, and has guested on BBC and talkSPORT radio. A member of These Football Times' Senior Leadership Team, he also appears on podcasts and hosts the popular 'Political Football' series. This is his sixth bookOut of the Blue can be purchased from Amazon, around the world, for £16.99 or cheaper using this link Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Marco Worrall and Mark Meehan to reflect on a bitterly disappointing FA Cup Final defeat by the smallest of margins last Saturday.In part one we look at the shambolic start to the match for Chelsea and Chidge! With Liverpool only beating Chelsea on penalties after 7 hours of football, do Chelsea have a way to go to catch up or are the teams more evenly matched than most pundits admit? And did Chelsea pay the penalty for poor finishing?In part two, wasTuchel hamstrung by the late injuries to Werner & Havertz and last minute withdrawl of Christensen? Which Chelsea players stood out? After 3 Cup final defeats in a row, which hurt most? How disappointing has the season been and was Saturday a classic example of a good day out with your mates, ruined by a football match or in this case a penalty shoot out? In part three we have this week's emails and we wrap up the show in part four with a preview of Thursday night's Chelsea v Leicester match. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham to look back at the victory away to Leeds, catch up on the Chelsea news and look ahead to the FA Cup final against Liverpool.In part one, Liam Twomey from the Athletic to catch up with this week's Chelsea news, today's press conference and look back at 3-0 defeat of Leeds United. A superb result, superb performance with  Pulisic impressive, Mount & James at their best and Chalobah finally getting a recall. All this plus Lukaku scoring 3 goals in 2 games. On the downside, Leeds proved that they are still very much Dirty Leeds with Daniel James putting Kovacic out of the game with a horrible tackle. But, more important Chelsea now only need one more win to finish third in the league.We also discuss today's press conference - will Kovacic & Kante be fit and Lukaku’s agent causing trouble & will Lukaku start up front?In part two we welcome back football writer, Tony Evans, for the Opposition View. We ask Tony what he thinks about the Chelsea take over? Liverpool’s FA Cup history; Liverpool’s FA Cup history v Chelsea. How important is the FA Cup to Liverpool fans? Has the FA Cup been devalued? Are Liverpool focussing on the FA Cup, Premier League or Champions League? Will Fabinho be a big miss? What are the key match ups? And how does Tony see it going? And in part three we preview the 150th FA Cup final and Chelsea's 16th final. Chidge presents his Team selection; should Lukaku start up front? Who starts in midfield if Kovacic is not fit? We discuss why we love the Cup and Chelsea’s Cup history.  The importance of not losing three in a row? How do we beat Liverpool? Cup Final Match Day rituals and how do we see it going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean. Jane and Dayne are joined by Kerrie Evans, from the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group and Tracy Brown, co-chair of Chelsea Pride to celebrate Chelsea's third successive WSL title win. In Part One we look back on the 4-2 win over Manchester United that secured the title, reflecting on what it was like inside Kingsmeadow as the celebrations began.  And in Part Two we look ahead to Sunday's FA Cup Final at Wembley against Manchester City You can follow Kerrie on Twitter @KerrieEvans and Tracy @ChelseaGirl78 and @ChelseaPride_ To register interest in our Future BallHerz campaign please fill out this form.Subscribe to all Dean's Chelsea FC W articles @ HonestlyChelseaFCWYou can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover and Alex Churchill to look back at another episode of Chelsea throwing it all away in the last minute against Wolves!On the show tonight, in part one, we ask how well did Lukaku and Pulisic do; another appalling referee; Tuchel’s post-match points and his strange substitutions and like death and taxes, Chelsea getting done in the transition again.In part two we ask is it the players or Tuchel at fault; how much of a clear out do we need and how does this leave us in the top 4 run in. Oh, and what did we think of Todd Boehly’s presence at the Bridge?In part three, we have some cracking emails to read out and to wrap in part four we preview Wednesday night’s match against Leeds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Clayton Beerman and Liam Twomey from the Athletic to catch up with this week's Chelsea news and preview the match against Wolves.In part one we discuss the furore over Roman supposedly reneging on the loan to the club and the Boehly bid progressing while Ratcliffe's bid is dismissed. In part two we catch up with todays press conference with Thomas Tuchel. Kante and Jorginho are out, Tuchel suggests that its difficult to create chances v Wolves so we'll need a high tempo! Are there concerns that Chelsea are losing their edge and is he frustrated at the takeover situation and how it is affecting the team? And in part three we preview the Chelsea v Wolves match. Kicking off with Chidge's team selection; should Tuchel freshen it up? With No Bruno Lage due to Covid and Wolves’ recent form suggesting they are on the beach, will this be to Chelsea's advantage? With Chelsea needing just two wins from four matches to secure top 4, how do we see it going and what are our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Dayne are joined by Tracy Brown, co-chair of Chelsea Pride.  In Part One we look back on wins over Spurs and Birmingham City. In Part Two we reflect on the news that Jonna Andersson, Ji So-Yun and Drew Spence will be leaving the club, plus we answer some questions from Discord.And in Part Three we look ahead to Sunday's WSL title decider.  You can follow Tracy on Twitter @ChelseaGirl78 and @ChelseaPride_ To register interest in our Future BallHerz campaign please fill out this form.Subscribe to all Dean's Chelsea FC W articles @ HonestlyChelseaFCWYou can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

STamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham & Dayne Whittle to look back at another frustrating defeat at Goodison Park, to Everton.On the show tonight, in part one, we discuss Lampard’s Everton doing a job on us and the referee; mistakes costing us again and a repeat of so many issues we’ve seen before.In part two we ask is top 4 now in jeopardy and what is going wrong and how can Tuchel sort it out. We also check in with the Chelsea takeover and ask what would it mean if the Boehly bid wins and would Ratcliffe’s bid really be preferable?In part three, we go through the questions from the Discord group and have no less than 5 emails to read out on a variety of topics.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan and Football.London's Adam Newson to discuss the latest news on the Chelsea takeover with a shock late bid from Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Boehly announced as the preferred bidder.In part one, we discuss the latest situation with the Chelsea takeover. What happens next with the Boehly bid being announced as the preferred bid and will Sir Jim Ratcliffe's late bid derail the process. Also what did Nadine Dorries mean by Chelsea being on 'borrowed time' and does this have anything to do with the timing of the Ratcliffe bid?We also catch up on today's press conference and look back at a massively frustrating 1-1 draw against Man Utd last Thursday.In part two, we are joined by massive Everton fan, Dave 'Comedy Dave' Vitty, for the Opposition View. What does Dave think of Super Frank’s appointment? What’s gone wrong for Everton this season? How worried is he about relegation? Does Everton’s record at home to Chelsea give him hope and will Frank try to shithouse Chelsea like he tried against Liverpool? And Dave tells us how he sees it going and gives us his prediction.We wrap up in part three with our preview of Everton v Chelsea, kicking off with our team selection, a look at Everton's form and Chelsea’s poor record at Goodison Park. Will Frank shithouse Chelsea in a match that both teams have to win? We discuss how we see it going and our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Dayne are joined by Rob Pratley, Editor of The CFC W Social, to look back at Chelsea's 3-1 win away to Tottenham Hotspur.  We discuss away ends in the WSL, fluke own goals, did Reiten mean it? The bad luck of Bethany England, and the brilliance of Chelsea, plus much more, as we look back on a game that had it all. You can follow Rob on Twitter @RJPJournalism and @CFCWSocial  To register interest in our Future BallHerz campaign please fill out this form.Subscribe to all Dean's Chelsea FC W articles @ HonestlyChelseaFCWYou can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover to look back at a last gasp and much needed home win against West Ham and ahead to Thursday night's match against Man Utd.On the show tonight, in part one, we discuss the terrible first half and better second half for the team & supporters together with the penalty miss and Pulisic coming to the rescue.In part two we discuss the palpable relief and ask is that Top 4 sorted now. Is the recent poor from down to complacency, fatigue, injuries or being on the beach and we say adios Antonio Rudiger and have an email from Marcus Horberg.In part three, we look ahead to Chelsea’s Premier League match against Man Utd on Thursday night. What team should Tuchel pick? Our dismal Old Trafford record, Man Utd being awful and will playing away suit us and how we see it going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Canoville, Chelsea's first black player and longtime friend of the FanCast, joins Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Adam Newson from Football.London to discuss his recent involvement in the Chelsea bidding process.In this Chelsea FanCast special, Canners discusses his involvement in the Bidding process for Chelsea; the importance of diversity going forward and what he's hoping for from the winning bid.Canners also discusses his role as a spokesman for the supporters with campaigns such as re-claiming the Liquidator without the 'we hate Tottenham' bit and his hopes and fears for the new era at Chelsea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dan Silver from the Chelsea Supporters' Trust and Adam Newson from Football.London to look back at the defeat to Arsenal and ahead to Sunday's match against West Ham.In part one, looking back at the defeat to Arsenal we ask is this one on Tuchel? Should Christensen, Lukaku and Sarr start for Chelsea again and how much damage has the defeat done to our position in the top 4? Adam then takes us through today's press conference and discusses the latest 'Takeover' news with Lewis Hamilton and Serena Williams added to the Broughton bid.In part two, James Jones from We Are West Ham joins us for the 'Opposition View' and discusses West Ham's season, their Europa League campaign and hopes for Top 4. Will they have one eye on their Europa League match against Eintracht Frankfurt and how will they cope with defensive injuries. James tells us how he sees the match going and gives us his prediction.In part three, we wrap up by looking ahead to the Sunday's match against West Ham. We give our team selection, ask is this a must win match and dispecl the myth of West Ham's record at Stamford Bridge. Finally, how do we see it going and what are our predictions? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean, Jane and Dayne are joined by Kerrie Evans from the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group to discuss Chelsea's 2-0 win over Arsenal in the FA Cup Semi-Final. Jane and Kerrie bring us all the lowdown from inside Meadow Park, as Chelsea fans yet again made Borehamwood their own.  Plus we discuss all the action, including wonder strikes from Guro Reiten and Ji So-Yun. And another impressive defensive display from the Blues.  We also send our support to Fran Kirby. You can follow Kerrie on Twitter @KerrieEvans To register interest in our Future BallHerz campaign please fill out this form.Subscribe to all Dean's Chelsea FC W articles @ HonestlyChelseaFCWYou can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Clayton Beerman and Alex Churchill to look back at Sunday's FA Cup semi-final victory over Crystal Palace and ahead to Wednesday night's match against Arsenal.On the show tonight, in part one, we discuss the redemption of Ruben Loftus-Cheek and the insurmountable Mason Mount and ask whether there’s a case to be made for a 4:3:3 going forward. In part two we continue the Chelsea v Crystal Palace review by asking whether a rejuvenated Timo Werner has a future and the same with Lukaku? And with Chelsea reaching their 5th FA Cup final in 6 years, how important will it be to win after losing the last two.In part three, we look ahead to Chelsea’s Premier League match against Arsenal tomorrow night. What team should Tuchel pick; how is Arsenal’s form and what are their main threats and how do we see it going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Stamford Chidge struck down by Covid, Dean Mears takes the helm and is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dayne Whittle and Liam Twomey from the Athletic to look back to Chelsea's Champions' League defeat to Real Madrid and ahead to the FA Cup semi-final against Crystal Palace.In part one, we discuss the latest news from the Chelsea takeover, with the Ricketts withdrawing their bid, Liam Twomey explains what it all means.In part two, we discuss the honourable defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions' League. A Tuchel masterclass with some superb performances and some surprisingly good ones too.In part three, we wrap up by looking ahead to the FA Cup semi-final against Crystal Palace. Is Palace's form anything to worry about? What will Tuchel's team be? Will extra time on Wednesday and disappointment be an issue? Is Antony Taylor the biggest threat? And how do we see it going and what are our predictions? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan and Adam Newson from Football.London, to look back at the defeat to Real Madrid and ahead to Chelsea's match against Southampton. In part one we ask what’s going on with the defence #2 and discuss Mendy's ‘mare. We also ask has the international break burst the Chelsea bubble? Have Christensen, Lukaku and Werner made themselves unpickable and with Tuchel seething thinkind the tie os over, is it?In part two we look ahead to Saturday's match against Southampton, starting with our team selection. We look at Southampton's current form and discuss whether Tuchel will approach this game with one eye on Tuesday night's match against Real Madrid. We wrap up by discussing how we see it going and give our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Dayne are joined by Ben Gilby and Mia Eriksson to look back at Chelsea's 5-0 win over Reading in the WSL. We discuss; the decision to play Jess Carter over Niamh Charles, the role of Sophie Ingle in midfield, the brilliance of Erin Cuthbert, the confidence of Bethany England and much much more! You can follow Ben on Twitter @BenGilby1 and Mia @Mia_Eriksson  You can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham to look back at a shocking 4-1 defeat to Brentford on Saturday.On the show tonight, in part one, we ask what the fuck happened? Did Tommy T get it wrong? Was it the affects of the international break? And where was the Chelsea defence, and frankly we do care!In part two we continue the Chelsea v Brentford review by celebrating Rudiger’s goal but not for quite as long as he did; ask have the last couple of weeks caught up with Tuchel and his team or was it just a bad day at the office like it was against West Brom last season.In part three, no fannies as no one deserved any but we do have one email and we have an update with what’s going on with the Chelsea takeover and to wrap up in part four we look ahead to Chelsea’s Champions’ League quarter final 1st leg against Real Madrid Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham and Daniel Chillds from Football.London, making his debut on the Fancast, to look ahead to Chelsea's match against Brentford and check in with the week's Chelsea news.In part one we look at the latest developments in the sale of Chelsea with more revelations appearing about the short listed bids; the DCMS unbending over selling tickets to members and plans for a #NoToRicketts protest on Saturday before the Brentford match.In part two we discuss Thomas Tuchel's press conference today. Everyone bar Hudson-Odoi is fit, although Pulisic is jet lagged. Azpi extends his contract to 2023; are Rudiger and Christensen going to Barcelona? And Tuchel's method of dealing with the sanctions and the bidding process – focus on the nowIn part three we preview the Chelsea v Brentford match. Looking at Chidge's team selection; the return of Christian Eriksen; Brentford’s form and what will be the International break impact and will Tuchel have one eye on Real Madrid? Finally how do we see it going plus our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jane hosts another all female panel show alongside Kerrie Evans from the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group and Tracy Brown from Chelsea Pride, to look back on Chelsea's 9-0 win over Leicester City in the WSL. We discuss; the decision to play Zecira Musovic for a 5th consecutive game, where and how does captain Magda Eriksson fit into the defence, the brilliance of Guro Reiten and much more! Plus we look ahead to Sunday's WSL clash with Reading at Kingsmeadow. You can follow Kerrie on Twitter @KerrieEvans and Tracy @ChelseaGirl78 plus @ChelseaWomenSG and @ChelseaPride_  You can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham, Mark Meehan, Tony Glover and Adam Newson from Football.London in a special Q&A show.The Boys are joined by some of Chelsea FanCast's Patreon and Discord members for a special Q&A show with discussions on the sale of Chelsea, the shortlist of bidders, what will happen to Chelsea's current board and our transfer strategy and is it more important to have powners who are beyond reproach or who will invest the right amount of money. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Dayne are joined by Matt Ball from World Wide Chels to look back on Chelsea's 5-0 win over Birmingham City in the FA Cup quarter-final. We discuss; the return of Magda Eriksson, natural positions of Drew Spence and Ji So-Yun, who's our number one goalkeeper plus much more! And we look ahead to Wednesday's WSL clash with Tottenham Hotspur. You can follow Matt on Twitter @MattJBall98  You can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jane is joined by Kerrie Evans from the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group and Rob Pratley from the CFCW Social to look back on Chelsea's 3-0 win over Everton in the WSL.  We discuss; key players returning to fitness, importance of scoring early, controlling the game and importance of winning these games in hand.  Plus we look ahead to Sunday's FA Cup Quarter-Final clash with Leicester City at Kingsmeadow. You can follow Kerrie on Twitter @KerrieEvans and Rob @RJPJournalism  You can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Brian Wolff, Head of Chelsea Chicago official supporters group; vice-chair of Chelsea in America; the Overseas rep on the Official Chelsea Fans Forum and long-time designer of many of the banners we see hanging at Stamford Bridge, joins Stamford Chidge to talk about his love of Chelsea.Brian takes us through his first Chelsea match, his favourite matches, players and songs as well as providing us with some insight, as a Chicago Cubs fan, into Tom Ricketts, the Chicago Cubs owner who has put a bid in to own Chelsea.Follow Brian on twitter: @BrienWulffFollow Chelsea Chicago on twitter: @Chelsea_ChicagoChelsea Chicago website: https://www.chelseachicago.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham and Tony Glover to look back at Chelsea's 2-0 win against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup quarter-final and catch up on all the latest news.On the show tonight, in part one, we look at Tuchel’s team selection. Ask whether Lukaku’s goals are covering up his deficiencies; applaud Ziyech delivering, and Silva shining and ask is Mason Mount back to his best?In part two we continue the review of the Middlesbrough v Chelsea match looking at a professional job well done; Tuchel maintaining the team’s focus in tough circumstances and have a think about the semi-final against Palace, as well as the Champions’ League quarter final against Real Madrid. To wrap up we ask has the break come at a good or bad time?In part three, we have the Fannies for Man of the Match, Celery and Guinness moments, a couple of Discord group questions and loads of emails to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dean Mears to look back at Chelsea's defeat of Lille and ahead to Saturday's FA Cup 1/4 final against Middlesbrough.In part one we look back at Chelsea's 2-1 win against Lille. Was Tuchel's team selection over cautious or sensible? Jorginho conceding a penalty, a great goal from Pulisic and a great time to score and Mason Mount made the difference supplying a great Azpi goal. And Thomas Tuchel post-match antics – heart-warming and he always gets it right.In part two we discuss the latest on Chelsea being sold. The rediculous situation with no tickets for Boro and no Champions’ League tickets. Who are the bidders to date – Boehly; Ricketts; Johnson; Candy/Vialli; Broughton/Coe; Saudi Media and why should we be worried about sports franchises and investment funds buying the club. Plus we report on what the Chelsea Supporters' Trust have been up to this week with an open letter to bidders; a statement on Chelsea’s Boro statement; pressure on the Govt re. ticket sales; lobbying the shadow DCMS spokesperson and Chelsea MP Greg Hands. All to keep up the message where the key aims remain the same.In part three we preview the Middlesbrough v Chelsea FA Cup 1/4 final. What's our team selection? We discuss Chelsea's history with Boro and Boro’s form. We wrap up by discussing how do we see it going including our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Dayne are joined by Kerrie Evans from the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group and Tracy Brown, co-chair of Chelsea Pride on what's been a rollercoaster week for Chelsea Football Club. We discuss how the current government sanctions on Roman Abramovich has affected the Chelsea Women's team, what are the potential side effects of reduced financial income, what we want from our new owners plus much more. You can follow Tracy on Twitter @ChelseaGirl78 and @ChelseaPride_ and Kerrie @KerrieEvans  You can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Marco Worrall and Mark Meehan to look back at a crazy week in the world of Chelsea sealed with a last gasp winner against Newcastle.On the show tonight, in part one, we look at Tuchel’s team selection. Ask were we bad, Newcastle good or did we cancel each other out? Should Havertz have been red-carded for elbowing Burn? Should the ref have given a penalty for Chalobah’s clumsy challenge? And talking of referee David Coote, is he another bad referee in a long line of them?In part two we discuss Werner and Lukaku competing to see who is the most inept with a football; how the subs helped, Kovacic especially. We applaud Havertz coming to the rescue and discuss the importance of the win and the emotional release that ensued. In part three, Marco and Mark talk to us about the release of the new Gate 17 book ‘Tales from the Shed’ the profits of which will be going to the Big Stamford Bridge Sleep Out in aid of Stoll Veterans. We also have the Fannies for Man of the Match and some emails to read out.And we wrap up in part four by previewing the Lille v Chelsea Champions’ League match on Wednesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Adam Newson from Football.London, Martin Wickham, Tony Glover and Mark Meehan for a Chelsea Fancast summit meeting on the existential threat facing Chelsea due to the Government sanctions.In part one, we recap on the 3-1 win away to Norwich on Wednesday night, only hours after the announcement that Chelsea were to be sanctioned by the Government. Havertz and Mount were in great form in a performance of great character given the circumstances, but it is Thomas Tuchel's handling of the crisis that is truly remarkable. Looking ahead to the Newcastle match on Sunday, we discuss the injuries, press conference, likely team selection and discuss how we see the match going.In part two, we look at the detais of the Government sanctioning Roman Abramovich and what it means for Chelsea. Is it necessary for Roman Abramovich to walk away quickly forsaking any profit or risk the club going bust? How real is the threat of Chelsea going bust or into administration? Does this put Chelsea in a vulnerable position with a potential new owner?In part three we look at what the possiblity of Chelsea being taken out means to us personally. Will the history and heritage of the club live on in a different guise should the unthinakble happen? And what can the supporters do to help the club survive? We look at the great work the Chelsea Supporters' Trust is doing to ensure that Chelsea keep's going, such as protecting the Chelsea Pitch Owners, lobbying the Goverment to implement the Fan Led Review reccomendations such as the Golden Share to protect the ground, location, colours and badge, and ensuring the Government resolves the situation as quickly and transparently as possible.And you can help byJoining the Chelsea Supporters' Trust: https://chelseasupporterstrust.com/cst-membership/registration/Buying a Chelsea Pitch Owners share: https://www.chelseafc.com/en/cpo/buy-a-shareand writing to your local MP Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean is joined by co-chair of Chelsea Pride Tracy Brown and Ollie Glanvill to look back on Chelsea's 3-1 defeat to Manchester City in the Conti Cup Final.  We discuss the loss of key players to injury, lament a poor pitch and Chelsea's inability to adapt.  Plus we look ahead to Thursday's WSL clash with West Ham.  You can follow Tracy on Twitter @ChelseaGirl78 and @ChelseaPride_ and Ollie @OllieGlanvill  You can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dan Silver and Dayne Whittle to look back at good old thrashing of Burnley on Saturday and discuss the ramifications of Roman Abramovich putting Chelsea up for sale.On the show tonight, in part one, we look at Tuchel’s team selection, explain why there is nothing like Reece James; discuss Tuchel’s tweak and Havertz - Chelsea’s No 9In part two we discuss why Tuchel is playing a blinder at the moment. Ask if we should be worried about Mason Mount? And we discuss Chelsea we building up a head of steam with a good few weeks coming up?In part three we have the Fannies for Man of the Match and Guinness moment, a couple of Discord questions and some emails to read out.And we wrap up in part four by asking the question: The Roman Empire; is it decline and fall or fall and rise? What kind of owners do we want and not want? What changes should be made and not made? What must be protected and just how worried are we? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Tony Glover look ahead to Chelsea's match against Burnley on Saturday and look back at our win against Luton in the FA Cup last Wednesday. Liam Twomey from The Athletic joins us in part one to discuss the 3-2 win against Luton Town in the FA Cup on Wednesday. A shocking 1st half with Saar and Kenedy poor, but a better 2nd half where Lukaku and Werner both scored. We catch up on today's press conference where the press asked questions of Thomas Tuchel he couldn't answer: the impact of the news that Roman Abramovich is selling Chelsea; Marina Granovskaia's future; Tuchel's future; transfer plans; derailing the season; out of contract players oh and we found out that Azpilicueta is out injured.We wrap up part one by answering some of the questions we have about Chelsea's impending sale. Did Roman have to sell? Who are the potential buyers? What must the new buyers do to get the supporters on-side?In part two, Adam Dennett of the No Nay Never podcast joins us for the 'Opposition View'. We ask him what he thinks about Abramovich selling Chelsea? Burnley's recent form and can they avoid relegaton? Should they have sold Chris Wood to Newcastle? How will Dyche set up and how does Adam see it going and what is his prediction? In part three, Chidge, JK and Tony give their preview of the Burnley v Chelsea match. Chidge gives his Team selection and we discuss Chelsea's record at Burnley; their ability to hurt Chelsea and the importance of finishing chances off and putting the game beyond Burnley's reach, as well as our predictions for the match. We round up the show with a discussion about Roman Abramovich's incredible legacy in his 20 years of owning the club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Clayton Beerman and Mark Meehan to look back at the narrowest of defeats to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup Final, and ahead to Wednesday nights FA Cup 5th round tie against Luton.On the show tonight, in part one, we look at Tuchel’s team selection, discuss a game of 2 Halves, of 2 halves and 2 halves. We ask why can’t Chelsea finish and bemoan our luck with decisions?In part two we ask did Tuchel and Chelsea pay the penalty by subbing Kepa on for Mendy for the shoot out? Who were the winners and losers on the pitch for Chelsea? Ask does Chelsea have a Wembley hoodoo with 5 out of our last 6 finals lost? And with Roman Abramovich and Chelsea in the news all week for all the wrong reasons we ask what on earth is going on? In part three we preview Chelsea’s FA Cup 5th round tie with Luton on Wednesday. Suggest Thomas Tuchel’s Team selection for the The Kerry Dixon Derby, find out what we know about Luton? And wrap up with how we see it going and prediction Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Alex Churchill look ahead to Chelsea's Carabao Cup Final against Liverpool on Sunday and recap the Champions League win against Lille this week.Adam Newson from Football.London joins us in part one to discuss the 2-0 win against Lille on Tuesday. A good win, good performance and the pressing and fluidity is back. Havertz v Lukaku is the case proven? Pulisic on the score sheet; Mendy and the defence imperious and Kante’s twin is back! Adam also reports back on Thomas Tuchel's press conference today where he answered questions on selection for Sunday's final? Will he be crazy enough to put James on the pitch, will it be Havertz rather than Lukaku and Mendy or Kepa? And Chelsea's Cup winning mentality –is uit down to Tuchel's "trust yourself, free your mind, release the tension, less details" approach and do Chelsea play better when underdogs?In part two, Chidge, JK and Alex give their preview of the Carabao Cup Final. Chidge gives his Team selection and we ask surely Havertz has to start? What about Mount? Jorginho back or stay with Kante and Kovacic? Mendy or Kepa? We look at the League cup record against Liverpool – do we have the edge and will our hunt for the trophy be helped by Kelleher starting in goal, for Liverpool and Jota and Firmino out injured?We wrap up by asking just how important is winning the Carabao Cup and how do we see it going & give you our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by 'The Smut Buddies', Alex Churchil and Tony Glover to look back at Chelsea's last gasp 1-0 win over Palace and ahead to the Champions' League match against Lille.On the show tonight, in part one, we look at Tuchel’s team selection, some below par performances at a windy Selhurst Park and Hakin Ziyech saving the day.In part two we look at the conundrum that is Romelu Lukaku. Is it poor service, Lukaku not being good enough or is it the wrong system? And we ask are we all getting things slightly out of perspective with Chelsea’s current form. In part three we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the Palace match, a couple of Discord questions and some emails to read out. We wrap up in part four with a look ahead to Tuesday night’s Champions League match against Lille. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Alex Churchill look ahead to Chelsea's return to the Premier League as World Champions this weekend.Liam Twomey from The Athletic joins us in part one to report back on Thomas Tuchel's press confernece today where he answered questions on Azpilicueta, Kepa, Kai Havertz, Mount and James injuries and a settled front three. Cheis Hambling from Back of the Nest joins us in 'Opposition View' tonight talking Crystal Palace, Patrick Viera, Conor Gallagher and Wilfred Zaha plus how he sees the match going and what his prediction is.In part three, Chidge, JK and Alex give their preview of the Crystal Palace v Chelsea match. Chidge gives his Team selection and we ask will Pulisic have a role to play with Mount out, our excellent record v Palace, and the need for our League form to improve, to stay consistent, as there are no margins of error in th final third of the season. We wrap up with how we see it going and our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Dayne are joined by Ben (aka Medicine) to look back at Chelsea's 0-0 draw with Arsenal in the WSL this past Friday.  We discuss a disjointed first half vs an invigorated second half, the impact of Ji, the challenge with fatigue and much more You can follow Ben on Twitter @EEmedicine  You can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dan Silver to look back at a history making evening as Chelsea are crowned World Champions.On the show tonight, in part one, we look at Tuchel’s team selection, the injury to Mason Mount, Lukaku’s goal and the soft penalty awarded to Palmeiras.In part two we look at the strange, but arguably match-winning subs by Tuchel, iceman Havertz, Azpi and his key role in the penalty and his status at the club having won it all. And we ask with Chelsea having won it all where next for the club and last but by no means least a massive thank you to Roman Abramovich. In part three we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the Club World Cup final, and we have an email to read out.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Dayne Whittle look back at the 1-0 win against Al-Hilal in the semi-final of the Club World Cup and look ahead to the final against Palmeiras.Liam Twomey from The Athletic joins us in part one to look back at the Club World Cup semi-final against Al-Hilal. A case of Deja Vu where Chelsea dominated, couldn't make it count and then let the opposition back in to the game. Kepa kept us in it again and at least Lukaku scored but...Looking ahead to the final, will Kepa or Mendy start and how crucial is it that Thomas Tuchel has made it out there having recovered from Covid-19?A special 'Opposition View' tonight as we are joined by Felipe Vexx and Alex Woodhams, one Brazilian and one Englishman, both Chelsea supporters. They give us the inside track on Palmeiras, their history, their fans, their rivals as well as their key players, style of play and how they can cause problems for Chelsea as they give us their prediction of how it will go and what the score will be.In part three, Chidge, JK and Dayne give their preview of the Chelsea v Palmeiras match. Chidge gives his Team selection and we ask will it be 3 or 4 at the back, Kepa or Mendy and will Lukaku start again? We also look at Tuchel's influence from the touchline and assess why this is an important competition to win and sum up with how we see it going and our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Dayne are joined by Mia Eriksson to look back at Chelsea's huge 1-0 win over Manchester City in the WSL this past Sunday.  We discuss a better 'team' performance and single out some individuals who deserved recongition for an outstanding game.  We also have a quick look ahead to Friday's top of the table clash with Arsenal.  Plus we declare Cadbury's as the better chocolate than any of it's American rivals. You can follow Mia on Twitter @Mia_Eriksson and her podcast Their Pitch @TheirPitch. You can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Clayton Beerman and Marco 'Gate 17' Worrall to look back at a misfiring Chelsea performance against Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup and ahead to the Club World Cup semi-final against Al-Hilal.On the show tonight, in part one, we look at the awful form of Lukaku and Chelsea’s strikers and try and make some sense of it and in part two we give thanks to the defenders for doing the strikers job and to Kepa for saving the day. In part three we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the Plymouth match, and we have a few emails to read out and in part four we round up the show by looking ahead to Wednesday afternoon’s Club World Cup semi-final against Al-Hilal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd & Mark Meehan preview the FA Cup 4th round tie between Chelsea and Plymouth Argyle.Adam Newson from Football.London joins us in part one to report back on today's press conference with Thomas Tuchel. What's the latest injury situation; will any of the Youth players feature; is Kenedy really an option and what's our view on Chelsea's transfer window.In part two, Chidge, JK and Mark preview the Chelsea v Plymouth Argyle FA Cup match. Chidge discusses his Team selection and we ask will the 2 week's off helped Chelsea; how will Argyle set up against us; the Ghosts of Bradford and how we see it going together with our predictions. All this plus a bit of history on Chelsea v Plymouth Argyle fixutres from the past and the players who have played for both Chelsea and Argyle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jane is joined by Kerrie Evans from the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group and Tracy Brown, co-chair of Chelsea Pride, to reflect on Chelsea's Conti Cup semi-final win against Manchester United, resulting in a third consecutive Conti Cup final. Plus we look ahead to Sunday's visit of Manchester City in a huge WSL clash.  Our all female panel is designed to give more women a voice in the football industry, if you'd like to contact us you can do so by using the channels below. You can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan to look back at the 1998-99 season.In part two, we pick up the season in January. Chelsea are 7th in the Premier League, their league form having suffered from rotation due to participation in the Champions' League. They faced Nottingham Forest in the 4th round of the FA Cup and were making good progress in the Champions League group stage 2.Chris Sutton had been firing blanks and Vialli shocked the football world with the signing in January of AC Milan's George Weah, a former World Footballer of the Year. Weah became an instant Chelsea cult hero by socring the winner against Spurs in the 87th minute to keeo our 10 year unbeaten run against them in tact.Chelsea's league form was still up and down but the FA Cup and Champions' League were a different story. Gillingham were dispatched 6-1 in the FA Cup quarter-final with John Terry scoring his first Chelsea goal and despite defeats to Olympique Marseille and Lazio, a superb 3-1 win against Feyenoord with some of the best football we'd seen from a Chelsea side was enough to set up a mouthwatering and daunting Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona.The 3-1 victory at Stamford Bridge with Chelsea scoring 3 goals in 8 minutes will go down as one of the best performances seen at the Bridge. Could Chelsea reach the semi-final of the Champions' League at the first attempt? They had given themselves every chance.It all went horribly wrong in an intimidating Camp Nou where having gone 2-0 down, Flo scored in the 60th minute with a goal that would send Chelsea to the semi-final. We were only 7 minutes away when Barcelona scored the goal that took it to extra-time and after Babayaro was sent off, Barcelona ran out comfortable 5-1 winners (6-4 on aggregate).But the season would still end on a high after two Gus Poyet goals helped Chelsea defeat Newcastle in the FA Cup semi-final and Robbie DiMatteo scored his second FA Cup final goal as Chelsea beat Aston Villa 1-0 to lift the FA Cup for the third time in the last final at the Old Wembley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan to look back at the 1998-99 season.This season saw Chelsea compete in the Champions' League for the first time. With Gianluca Vialli retiring, Chris Sutton was bought from Blackburn Rovers for £10 million and it was hoped that he would provide the goals to mount a challenge on the elusive Premier League title and deep in to Europe.With the addition of French World Cup winning Captain, Didier Deschamps, Chelsea had a squad full of foreign world class talent and many believed they were set up to do well. The season began with a 4-0 rout of Sunderland and Gus Poyet's stunning goal which augered well.In the first group stage of the Champions' League, Chelsea proved they were at home in Europe's elite competition with impressive draws against AC Milan, home and away and a staggering 5-0 away victory over Galatasary. But Vialli was finding squad rotation difficult and after the highs of european competition, League form suffered with poor results against Watford, Liverpool, Everton, Leeds and most notably Arsenal at home thanks to a 15 minute hat-trick by Kanu.At least Chelsea beat European Champions and treble winners Man Utd 5-0 and even the out of form and out of his depth Chris Sutton scored.In part two we continue the season from January all the way to Wembley via the Camp Nou... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean, Jane and Dayne sit down to preview Chelsea's Conti Cup semi-final clash against Manchester United this Wednesday at Kingsmeadow. We discuss how Emma Hayes will set out her team, who gets a start and how we can stop the WSL's inform team.  Plus we all dream of a Lauren James winner. You can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean, Jane and Dayne sit down to discuss Chelsea's 3-1 win over Aston Villa in the FA Cup 4th round. We discuss individual performances rather than a collective unit, the brilliance of Guro Reiten, the continued strength of Millie Bright and Aniek Nouwen, glimpses of Lauren James.  Plus we've got a special message from Richard Claypole, dad to Aimee Claypole, who alongside Emma Thompson, made her Chelsea debut in this game! You can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, 'Redders' whose Twitter videos and new YouTube channel have taken Chelsea Football Twitter by storm, joins Stamford Chidge to talk about his support of Chelsea including his first game, the Full Members' Cup final in 1986, his favourite matches and players, all time Chelsea Hero, best and worst Chelsea moments as well as his favourite Chelsea songs!Follow Redders on Twitter: @ReddersCFCSubscribe to his YouTube channel: Redders CFC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean, Jane and Dayne are joined by Kerrie Evans from the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group to look back at Chelsea's 2-0 win over West Ham. We look at the impact of Bethany England, the performance of Erin Cuthbert and Emma Hayes' revert to a back four formation, plus much more. Plus we look ahead to Saturday's FA Cup 4th round tie against Aston Villa. You can follow Kerrie on Twitter @KerrieEvans and @ChelseaWomenSG  And you can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean is joined by Mia Eriksson to discuss Chelsea's 0-0 draw with Brighton and Hove Albion.  We discuss whether this was just an off day or a more systemic problem at Chelsea and ponder what Emma Hayes can do to turn things around.  Plus we look ahead to Wednesday's WSL match against West Ham at Kingsmeadow You can follow Mia on Twitter @Mia_Eriksson and her podcast @TheirPitch And you can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dan Silver and Mark Meehan to look back at another ritual beating of Spurs!On the show tonight, in part one, we look at Tuchel’s 4:1:4:1 system and ask does it solve the attacking issues. Has Ziyech achieved some redemption after his man of the match performance and a superb goal and while Lukaku was more involved was his performance still not good enough?In part two we applaud some good performances all round, discuss the disallowed goal, no red card for Docherty and no penalty for Schipp’s rugby tackle on Azpi in another case of refereeing incompetence. We also take a look at Chelsea’s indomitable record against Sp*rs and delight in a much needed win. In part three we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the Sp*rs match; some Discord questions and a few emails to read out. In part four we round up the show by looking at Thomas Tuchel one year on from him joining Chelsea. What re his achievements and what more does he have to do? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jane and Dayne are joined by Medicine to look back at Chelsea's progression to the semi-finals of the Conti Cup thanks to a 4-2 win over West Ham.  Plus we look ahead to Sunday's WSL clash with Brighton and Hove Albion.  You can follow Medicine on Twitter @EEMedicine  To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd look back at the 1-1 draw against Brighton and look ahead to another crunch match against rivals Spurs. Adam Newson from Football.London joins us in part one to look back at the Brighton match. Was the lacklustre draw down to just a poor performance, or was it due to physical and mental fatigue as Tuchel claimed? After the spat between Lukaku and Ziyech are we talking bad apples or a serious rift in the camp? Has Tuchel exacerbated the problem re-enforcing to the players that they are tired but overplaying some? And how worried are we about Arsenal & Spurs having games in hand? Ricky Sacks from the Last Word on Spurs joins us for 'The Opposition View' this week. Does Ricky think that Spurs can catch Chelsea; how is Conte doing in righting the Spurs ship? How will Spurs set up against Chelsea and how does Ricky see it going, plus his prediction.In part three, Chidge and JK preview the Chelsea v Spurs match. Chidge gives his Team selection and we ask whether the 2 days off will make the difference. What must Tuchel do to get the strikers firing? Should he play 4:2:2:2 again? It's always a must win match against Spurs and invariably Chelsea do but we outline how we see it going and finish off with our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean is joined by Tracy Brown, Co-Chair of Chelsea Pride to look ahead to Wednesday's Conti Cup Quarter-Final clash with West Ham We discuss whether this long break will be a help or be a hinderance, talk Bethany England having the pressure off, whether Emma needs any forward thinking with her team selection plus much more. Plus Tracy gives us the latest from all the goings on at Chelsea Pride. You can follow Tracy on Twitter @Chelseagirl78 and @ChelseaPride_ To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dayne Whittle and Sam Inkersole from Football.London to look back at the 1-0 defeat away to Man City and ahead to Tuesday night's match against Brighton.On the show tonight, in part one, we look at Tuchel’s questionable team selection where the defence worked but we struggled up front with poor performances from Pulisic and Ziyech.In part two we look at the good and bad of Romelu Lukaku who had a poor game on Saturday, before drilling down on the systemic issues with Chelsea’s failure to get their strikers firing. And while we say auf wiedersehen to the Premier League title, we explain why it’s not all gloom and doom after a 1-0 loss to City away.In part three we have a chat with Dylan Polk from Carefree Louisiana who will be telling us about the Mardi Gras weekend they are planning which just happens to coincide with the Club World Cup in February. And following that we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the City match; some Discord questions and loads of emails to read out. In part four we round up the show with our preview of the Brighton v Chelsea match on Tuesday night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jane and Dayne are joined by Rob Pratley from The Chelsea Social to look ahead to Sunday's WSL clash with Everton. We discuss potential injuries, the importance of staying close to Arsenal and much more. Plus we hear from Peter J Macca from Everton Women Fan TV Podcast to give us the lowdown on all things Everton. You can follow Rob on Twitter @RJPJournalism and Peter @PeterJMacca & @EWFCTV  To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www. wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack. com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dean Mears to look back at the 1-0 victory against Spurs in the Carabao Cup semi-final 2nd leg and ahead to Saturday's big match against Man City.Adam Newson from Football.London joins us in part one to look back at the Spurs game where Rudiger was just outshone by VAR as the man of the match. Referee Mariner was woeful but it didn't stop Chelsea from reaching their 9th League Cup final. Adam was at today's press conference so we catch up with all the news ahead of the Man City match.David Walker from Read But Never Red joins us for 'The Opposition View' this week. Do City have issues with covid, fatigue, AFCON and injury like Chelsea? Is the title done and dusted. Will Pep go 3 at the back or 4? And how does David see it going on Saturday.In part three, Chidge, JK and Dean preview the Man City v Chelsea match. We look at the team selection and ask how Tuchel will approach the match tactically given, by his own admission, he made a tactical blunder last time against City. We consider the consequences of defeat or victory in Chelsea's pursuit of the title and we discuss how we see it going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean, Jane and Dayne are joined by Medicine to look at all things transfers as the winter transfer window opens up.  We learn more about new signing Alsu Abdullina, discuss Jorja Fox's move to Charlton, assess which areas of the pitch we'd most like to strengthen, debate the importance of Emma Hayes' ability to convince top level players to join the club and hear from some of our listeners on who their dream signings for Chelsea would be. You can follow Medicine on Twitter @EEMedicine   To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www. wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack. com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover and Alex Churchill to look back at Saturday's FA Cup victory over Chesterfield and ahead to the Carabao Cup semi-final 2nd leg against Surs on Wednesday night.On the show tonight, in part one, we applaud a fine debut by Lewis Hall and Chelsea getting the job done with a minimum of fuss and Tuchel getting the opportunity to give some much needed rest to key players.In part two we discuss the curious case of Lewis Baker, the great football moment when Chesterfield scored and Chelsea’s classy act of generosity plus the downside of some iffy performances from Pulisic, Werner and Barkley. And we look ahead to Chelsea’s next opponents Plymouth Argyle.In part three we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the Chesterfield match; some emails to read out and a look at the Chelsea FanCast Prem Predictions league.In part four we round up the show with our preview of the Spurs v Chelsea Carabao Cup semi-final 2nd leg on Wednesday night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan and guests to look back at the 2-0 victory against Spurs in the Carabao Cup semi-final 1st leg and ahead to Saturday's FA Cup match against Chesterfield from the National League. Sam Inkersole from Football.London joins us in part one to look back at the Spurs game where the bit part players like Saul, Sarr and Ziyech really stepped up in a dominant win over shambolic Spurs. Out of necessity Tuchel went with a 4:4:2 which worked well but how did Romelu Lukaku do, serving penance after his faux pas this week? And while Spurs were rubbish, at 2-0 they are not out of it yet because we were wasteful AGAIN!Dave Garratt from the Legends of the Spire podcast joins us for 'The Opposition View' this week. We talk to Dave about Chesterfield's rich history & players; the 1997 FA Cup semi-final and Chelsea and Chesterfield's shared connections including a surprising song we share. Dave also tells us about Chetserfield's current form, formation, tactics and style of play and the likely team selection, what we should be worried about and how he sees it going. In part three, Chidge, JK and Mark preview the Chelsea v Chesterfield match. We look at the team selection and whether it will be a mix of squad and youth players and indeed should it be? Should Lukaku start and can Chelsea maintain the intensity and quick ball showed against Spurs & Liverpool? With Chelsea's incredible FA Cup record, how much do we want to win it this year? And finally, how do we see it going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Dayne are joined by Mia Eriksson for another instalment of Talking Tactics plus a look ahead to Chelsea's first WSL game of 2022. We look at the success of the FA Cup final and discuss the reasons for the downfall in Europe and much more. Wishing all our listeners a very Happy New Year.  You can follow Mia on Twitter @Mia_Eriksson  To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www. wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack. com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Marco Worrall & Dan Silver to look back on an eventful week in the annals of Chelsea FC culminating in a fighting 2-2 draw against Liverpool.On the show tonight, in part one, we look at Mane’s assault on Azpi, a familiar story of poor finishing and worse defensive lapses and an unfamiliar story of a Kovacic worldy and a Pulisic goal and a great fighting performance by Chelsea for Tuchel.In part two we applaud the midfield axis of Kante and Kovacic; does Pulisic’s goal signal a return to form? And after another superb performance in goal by Mendy, we ask how much Chelsea will miss him while he’s away at AFCON.In part three we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the Liverpool match; answer some questions from Discord and we have some emails to read out and as a couple of them are on the Romelu Lukaku issue, we’ll discuss it in detail then.In part four we round up the show with our preview of the Chelsea v Spurs Carabao Cup semi-final 1st leg on Wednesday night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dayne Whittle and guests to look back at the 1-1 draw against Brighton and ahead to Sunday's match against Liverpool.Adam Newson from Football.London joins us in part one to look back at the Brighton game. Chelsea are clearly running on empty but does that excuse the performance? With Reece James and Andreas Christensen going off Chelsea now have even more key injuries. And while Lukaku's performance was a positive, what do we make about his comments in an interview with Sky Sports Italia? Tony Evans, former Football Editor at The Times joins us for 'The Opposition View' this week. We talk to Tony about football twitter and the Chelsea-Liverpool rivalry. Is Tuchel modelling Klopp’s style and what of Klopp's support of Tuchel regarding the potential injuries by over working the players? What are Tony's thoughts on the Chelsea v Liverpool match being the first legal safe standing match. How will Liverpool cope without their AFCON absentees and is the htitle race still between Liverpool, City and Chelsea. We wrap up by asking Tony how he sees the match going on Sunday.In part three, Chidge, JK and Dayne preview the Chelsea v Liverpool match. Does Tuchel have enough players for a team selection? With the make do and mend policy of playing unfit players not working what other options does Tuchel have? Recall loanees? Play some of the youth? A system change? Emergency buys in the window? We discuss the options. And given the mental and physical exhaustion and key injuries how worried are we about getting humped by Liverpool? We discuss how do we see it going & give our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan to look back at a decent 3-1 win over Aston Villa an dahead to Wednesday night's match against Brighton at Stamford Bridge.On the show tonight, we discuss Pulisic taking one for the team as a false number 9; the return of a proper number 9 in Lukaku; Hudson-Odoi putting it in literally and metaphorically and we ask is Jorginho Chelsea's best ever penalty taker?In part two we conclude the review of the Villa match looking at the form of Alonso and Kovacic in the light of injuries to Kante and Silva, with one eye on Liverpool coming next weekend. We also look at Tuchel's comments about Covid and injuries, widely misinterpreted as moaning by the media and ask should the Premier League have a winter break? In part three we have the results of the Fannies for the Villa match, a Discord question and four emails to read out and we wrap up the show in part four with a preview of Wednesday night's match against Brighton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover to look back at the Carabao Cup Quarter Final against Brentford and nlook ahead to Boxing Day's trip to Aston Villa.In part one we look back at the 2-0 victory over Brentford in the Carabao Cup Quarter Final. Tuchel threw in the kids in the form of Soonsup-Bell, Vale and Simons and they did not disappoint. Chalobah showed that he is a leader in waiting and Kante in just 15 minutes that he is still pure class. But Chelsea were matched off the pitch by the superb away support who made their voices well and truly heard with a fairly comprehensive airing if the Chelsea repetoire. With two more matches against Spurs in the semi-final in January how will Thomas Tuchel manage the overload of fixtures?In part two we talk to Justin Hawthorne from the Up The Villa podcast in 'Opposition View'. What has new manager Steve Gerrard's impact been? What are Villa fans expectations now? How much has Covid disrupted Villa and how does Justin see Boxing Day's match going?In part three we have a look at the upcoming Villa game. Who will Tuchel pick? What is the history of the fixture and what is the current form. Plus more of Chidge's 'unwanted stats'! Finally, how do we see it going? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dan Silver and Alex Churchill to look bag at a foggy 0-0 draw away at Wolves.On the show tonight, we discuss a game which arguably should not have gone ahead with 7 Chelsea players out with Covid and others injured or returning too soon from injury. A depleted Chelsea side made hard work of it in the 1st half before dominating the 2nd, with Saul surprisingly making the difference. But it was not enough to create chances and actually score though.In part two we acknowledge that Wolves have been a tough nut to crack recently and commend Chelsea's battling performance under difficult circumstances. We debunk the media invented Chelsea crisis and look at the real crisis: injuries and Covid and ask what happens or what should happen next.In part three, we have a depleted Fannies result, questions from Discord and some emails to read out and in part four we conclude with a preview of the Carabao Quarter Final against Brentford on Wednesday night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Dayne sit down to reflect on the past year and talk through some highlights as Chelsea became domestic treble winners and made their first ever Champions League final. Plus we look ahead to what 2022 might have in store for the team and what we might expect to see play out in the final months of the season. To all our listeners we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www. wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack. com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge talks to Clive Batty about his new book: 'The Top 10 of Everything Chelsea'Stamford Chidge talks to Clive Batty, author of 'Kings of the Kings Road' and 'A Serious Case of the Blues' about his new book - 'The Top 10 of Everything Chelsea'. Brimming with Blues trivia, facts and stats, The Top Ten of Everything Chelsea covers every aspect of the club's long and colourful history in dozens of ranked lists. A star cast features the best of the British, European and South American players who have worn the blue shirt with pride, the great managers who have led the club to silverware and the inspirational skippers, from Ron 'Chopper' Harris to John Terry. The book revisits the club's greatest triumphs, its most cherished London derby wins, the biggest thrashings handed out by the Blues, the finest goals scored by the likes of Drogba, Lampard and Zola, and the most gratefully received own goals gifted by the opposition. There's also a host of miscellaneous categories ranking the club's best (and worst!) kits, the most popular terrace chants, the most striking Chelsea player tattoos and the most bizarre moments on and off the pitch. Fun, informative, witty and thought-provoking, The Top Ten of Everything Chelsea is guaranteed to spark lively debate among Blues fans everywhere.  Clive Batty is the author of over 20 football books, including Kings of the King's Road: The Great Chelsea Team of the 60s and 70s, A Serious Case of the Blues: Chelsea in the 80s, The Pocket Book of Chelsea and The Chelsea Miscellany. A former editor of the official Chelsea magazine, his work has been published in FourFourTwo and Football Weekends among other publications. He has supported the club since 1970.The Top Ten of Everything Chelsea is published by Pitch Publishing Ltd and is available from all good bookstores or from Amazon by clicking here for £14.99 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan and Adam Newson from Football.London to look back at the 1-1 draw against Everton and ahead to the match against Wolves on Sunday.A failure to finish and defensive errors cost us again in the 1-1 draw against Everton. Does this mean that squad players such as Barkley, Saul, Pulisic and Alonso are not up to it? How culpable was Tuchel? Should the injuries and the circumstances around Covid be taken into account? Does Matt Law have a point about Chelsea's lack of mental strength and poor decision making and what about contract uncertainty over key players?We discuss today's press conference with Adam and ask is player availability an issue with covid uncertainty? With Jorginho and Loftus-Cheek injured will Kante & Kovacic start? And should games be going ahead at all due to Omicron transmission rate? Looking ahead to the match against Wolves, we discuss the possible team selection, Wolves form and strengths before assessing how we see the match going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean is joined by Radha Gupta and Rob Pratley to pick the bones out of Chelsea's 1-0 defeat to Reading on Saturday lunchtime.  We ask if Emma Hayes was right to call out the squad players she gave a chance to, if Chelsea's attacking game plan was their ultimate downfall and praise for Reading's set up, Plus we look ahead to the crucial Champions League Group Stage game against Wolfsburg in which Chelsea need to avoid a defeat by two or more goals to qualify for the knockout stages. You can follow Radha on Twitter @RadhalathGupta & @SheTalksBall and Subscribe to her YouTube channel on She Talks Ball - YouTube You can follow Rob on Twitter @RJPJournalism and @TheCFCWSocial   To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www. wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack. com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham and Dayne Whittle to look back at the win against Leeds United on Saturday and ahead to the match against Everton on Thursday.On the show tonight, in part one, we look back at the Leeds match and discuss the penalties, Mounts goal and why nothing beats a last-minute winner against a bitter rival.In part two we discuss why money can’t buy Rudiger’s shithousery, why the Leeds players and fans are equally horrible and why beating them was way more important than the performance.In part three we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the Leeds match; answer some questions from Discord and we have couple of emails to read out and we’ll be looking at the winners and losers from this weekend’s Prem Predictions league.In part four we round up the show with our preview of the Chelsea v Everton game on Thursday night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Dayne are joined by Mia Eriksson to look back at Chelsea's 0-0 draw with Juventus and look ahead to their WSL clash with Reading this Saturday.  We ask if Emma Hayes has any trust issues with some of her squad, look at how Juventus were able to frustrate Chelsea and tackle the big topic of the day, Kerr vs Pitch Invader.  Plus we look at the form of Reading ahead of Saturday's game and break down how Chelsea can come away from the game with all three points. You can follow Mia on Twitter @Mia_Eriksson To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www. wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack. com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan and Liam Twomey from the Athletic to look back at Chelsea's 3-3 draw against Zenit and ahead to Chelsea's big grudge match against Leeds United on Saturday.With Chelsea drawing against Zenit in their last Champions' League game meaning they finished second in the group, did Tuchel's gamble backfire? Is our squad depth not as deep as we thought? Are some players just not good enough? On the other hand it was good to see that there are no concerns about Kepa and it looks like the Werner and Lukaku partnership might just work. We also catch up on Thomas Tuchel's press conference and the latest injury news.Looking ahead to the Chelsea v Leeds United match on Saturday starting with our Team Selection. We also delve in to the origins of the Chelsea v Leeds bitter rivalry and discuss Leeds injury problems and ask how Chelsea will deal with Leeds intensity, runs and man-marking before discussing how we think the match will go. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dan Silver to look back at a very annoying defeat to West Ham.On the show tonight, in part one, we discuss the defensive errors that cost us and the freak goal that killed us and applaud the fact that Mason Mount is back.In part two we discuss how Moyes’ changes worked and ours did not; how we lost the midfield battle and bemoan the fact that we are still wasteful up front. We also discuss what amounts to an injury crisis; Tuchel being grumpy and ask should we re-set our expectations or is this just a blip?In part three we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the West Ham match; answer some questions from Discord and we have couple of emails to read out and we’ll be drawing the winner of our Art of Football give away. In part four we round up the show with our preview of the Zenit v Chelsea game on Wednesday night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dan Silver to look back at the midweek game against Watford and ahead to Saturday's clash against West Ham.In part one Adam Newson from Football.London joins us to look back at the ugly win against Watford in midweek and to pick up on today's press conference with Thomas Tuchel and to round up this week's Chelsea news.In part two Will Pugh from We Are West Ham podcast joins us for the 'Opposition View' to talk about West Ham's season so far, Declan Rice, Kurt Zouma and how he rates West Ham's chances against Chelsea on Saturday.And in part three, we preview the West Ham v Chelsea match looking at the possible team selection and how we see the match going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Dayne are joined by Matt J Ball from World Wide Chels to preview this Sunday's FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Arsenal.  We ponder who'll play as the middle centre back, which partnership will make up the midfield pivot and if we'd risk it with Pernille Harder.  You can follow Matt on Twitter @MattJBall98  To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www. wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack. com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Dayne are joined by Matt J Ball from World Wide Chels for another installment of our Talking Tactics Segment.  We look at Chelsea's 6 game period in which the team scored 21 goals and conceded 0, made it to an FA Cup final and pick up two wins away at Manchester City for the first time in the WSL era.  Join us as we ponder if the back three has reached its peak level, how the team coped without Pernille Harder, the rise of Jessie Fleming, where Maren Mjelde will fit into the team and the early impact of Lauren James.  Plus much more.  You can follow Matt on Twitter @MattJBall98  To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www. wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack. com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover and Alex Churchill to look back at a frustrating afternoon against Man Utd.On the show tonight, in part one, we try and explain how Chelsea battered Utd and only came away with a draw. We discuss whether Tuchel will ever make a goal scorer out of Werner. And we talk Jorginho’s atonement and Tommy Tuchel’s dithering.In part two we ask why we can’t beat the worst Utd side in over 30 years; why Utd are a club of ‘Gareth’s’ and will it be not taking our chances in front of goal or injuries to key players that might deny Chelsea their 6th Premier League title at the end of the season. In part three we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the Utd match; some questions from Discord and a couple of emails to read out and we have the winners and losers from our Prem Predictions League. In part four we round up the show with our preview of the Watford v Chelsea game on Wednesday night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dean Mears to look ahead to Sunday's match against Man Utd.In part one, Sam Inkersole from Football.London joins us to report back on Thomas Tuchel's Press Conference and look back at Chelsea's defeat of Juventus in the Champions' League this week. Was this one of Chelsea's best ever performances in the Champions' League? And we celebrate the academy dream becoming a reality and lament the injuries to Ben Chilwell and N'Golo Kante. We catch up on Thomas Tuchel's views on Chelsea's injuries, Utd's appointment of Ralph Rangrik and how good Chelsea's youngsters are.In part two, Aaron Paul from BBC Radio joins us for the 'Opposition View' and talks about Utd sacking Ole Gunner Solksjaer; what went wrong; what he thinks of Rangrik; where do Utd go from here and how he sees the game going on Sunday.In part three, we preview the Chelsea v Man Utd match. What's the likely team selection; who replaces Chilwell; will Pulisic and Ziyech start and does Lukaku come in for Havertz? Will Utd have a new manager bounce? Will Anthony Taylor ruin it for Chelsea again? And will Utd's recent good record against Chelsea be mitigated by the loss of Maguire and Varane and possibly Fred and Shaw. And finally we discuss how we see it going and give our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean sits down with Tracy Brown and Mia Eriksson to discuss Chelsea's 5-0 win over Birmingham City in the WSL this past weekend. We talk Sam Kerr's back flip antics, Fran Kirby's 100th Chelsea goal, the impact of Lauren James, plus much much more.Tracy also gives us a Chelsea Pride update ahead of their 5th birthday,You can follow Tracy @ChelseaGirl78 and Mia @Mia_Eriksson To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www. wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack. com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Martin Wickham and Dayne Whittle to look back at great performance and win against Leicester on Saturday.On the show tonight, in part one we discuss set piece goals; Kante being special; the subs coming up trumps and Chelsea’s fantastic away support.In part two we discuss James and Chilwell still on fire; has Hudson-Odoi proven his point; the Silva machine; Trevoh being a treasure and ask was this the best performance of the season by Chelsea, explain their dominance and ask how does Lukaku get back into this side?In part three we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the Leicester match; some questions from Discord and a couple of emails to read out and to wrap up we have the winners and losers from our Prem Predictions League. In part four we round up the show with our preview of the Chelsea v Juventus game tomorrow night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jane leads an all female panel in a new initiative by the podcast to help empower the voices of more women in the football world. Joining Jane is Kerrie Evans from the Chelsea Women Supporters Group and Meg Aherne from The CFCW Social. They discuss Chelsea’s narrow 1-0 win over Servette in the Champions League and are joined by Chris Ferville from Her Football Hub to give us the opposition view ahead of Sunday’s WSL clash with Birmingham City. Unfortunately due to some technical issues the final part of the show did not save so the ending of this weeks show might seem a bit abrupt. You can follow Kerrie @KerrieEvans and Meg @Meggaherne To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www. wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack. com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Tony Glover to look ahead to Saturday's match away to Leicester.In part one, Adam Newson from Football.London joins us to report back on Thomas Tuchel's Press Conference. What's the injury status of Lukaku, Kovacic and Werner plus all the discussion on Jorginho, Conor Gallagher, the Rudiger and Christensen contracts and Hudson-Odoi turning down England.We also take a look at the announcement of the Supporter Advisors to the Board where Neil Beard has been elected as the supporter groups candidate and the decision by the Club to increase the season ticket prices in the 'West View' by 200%.In part two, Jack Marson from Leicester Fan TV joins us for the 'Opposition View' and talks about Leicester's up and down form; jamie Vardy; Brendan Rogers and how big a miss will Tielemans be on Saturday. Jack also discusses how Rogers set Leicester up on Saturday and how he sees the game going.In part three, we preview the Leicester v Chelsea match. What's the likely team selection; will Pulisic and Loftus-Cheek start and will Silva finally get a rest! Are we worried about a match after the International break and an early kick off? How important is it to start a crucial part of the season off with a win? Will Tuchel have one eye on the Juventus match next Tuesday? And finally we discuss how we see it going and give our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Dayne sit down to discuss Chelsea's 4-0 thrashing of Manchester City at the Academy stadium. We talk the continued excellence of Jessie Fleming, solving problems of midfield imbalance, clinical second half performance and how the title is now back in our hands. Plus we preview Chelsea's upcoming Champions League clash with Servette at Kingsmeadow this Thursday. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www. wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack. com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan to look back at the 1998-99 season.In Pt 2 we pick up the season in January with Chelsea top of the Premier League and hopes high for their first league title since 1955.Chelsea got past Oldham Athletic in the FA Cup 3rd round, helped by a flying hot dog but their unbeaten run came to an end away to Arsenal. The 2-1 home win against Liverpool will forever be remembered for the spat between Graeme Le Saux and Robbie Fowler but goals were drying up in the absence of Gus Poyet and Tore Andre Flo through injury. Chelsea wobbled in March with an unlucky defeat to Man Utd in the FA Cup and then an unfortunate 1-0 home defeat to West Ham. But this was a mere precursor to what happened in April when Real Mallorca knocked then out of the European Cup Winners Cup semi-final and then a 2-2 draw at home to Leicester courtesy of a Steve Guppy goal all but ended the title challenge.The season seemed like a massive disappointment going so close to winning the title and finishing 3rd just 4 points behind Man Utd and being knocked out at the quarter final of both the League and FA Cups and the semi-final of the Cup Winners Cup. But in truth only 3 league defeats was our best ever performance to date and only 6 clubs had ever done this in a season. Crucially for next season it was Chelsea's first Champions League qualification; their second equal highest finish ever; highest average attendance since 1971/72; most clean sheets and lowest number of goals conceded in the top flight.But the feeling festered that maybe Chelsea had blown their best chance of a league title in decades. If only Casaraghi, Poyet and Flo had not been injured? If only Vialli had bought another striker in January? If only Chelsea hadn't dropped points against Blackburn, West Ham, Boro, Sheffield Wednesday and Leicester.If only...it was that kind of season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan to look back at the 1998-99 season.3 months after the end of Chelsea's most successful season since 1971, they started the 1998-99 season by winning their third European trophy, the UEFA Super Cup, beating the mighty Real Madrid 1-0. Hope's naturally were very high for the season and with the signings of Pierluigi Casaraghi, Albert Ferrer, Brian Laudrup and World Cup winner Marcel Desailly, many thought that Chelsea might challenge for their first League title since 1955.The first half of the season seemed to confirm this view as Chelsea went on a 21 match unbeaten run and the 2-0 defeat of Spurs at White Hart Lane in December put them top of the Premier League at the end of the year.But, Chelsea were unlucky with injuries with Casaraghi's career ending injury against West Ham in November followed by Laudrup's departure to Copenhagen and then Gus Poyet's injury on Boxing Day denying Chelsea their cutting edge. Thankfully Gianfranco Zola was in impressive for, but would that be enough? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jane and Dayne are joined by football analyst Mia Eriksson fresh off the FC Barcelona Innovation Hub conference stage. In Part One we review Chelsea's 1-0 win away at Aston Villa, thanks to another Jessie Fleming goal.In Part Two we review Chelsea's 7-0 hammering of Servette in the Champions League this week. And in Part Three we look ahead to Chelsea's mammoth WSL clash with Manchester City this weekend. You can find Mia on Twitter @Mia_ErikssonTo join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www. wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack. com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and some Chelsea FanCast listeners and members of our Patreon and Discord groups to talk Chelsea.Its always lovely to catch up with some of our listeners and invite them on to a show once in a while. And it’s a great opportunity for them to ask us questions on, well, absolutely anything; Chelsea related or anything else.We answer questions on the redevelopment of Stamford Bridge; the contract situation with Rudiger and Christensen; how we fell in love with Chelsea and much more. We also have a couple of emails an dmore songs! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Marco Worrall and Mark Meehan to look back at frustrating 1-1 draw against Burnley on Saturday.On the show tonight, we applaud some scintillating football by Chelsea on Saturday capped off by a wonderful Kai Havertz goal.In part two we bemoan Chelsea’s profligacy and ask what happened after 70 minutes? Did they switch off, get bored or did Sean Dyche’s changes make a difference. At least for now, the draw was mitigated by Liverpool losing to West Ham so Chelsea remains top going in to the International Break.In part three we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the Burnley match; some questions from Discord and some emails to read out and to wrap up we have the winners and losers from our Prem Predictions League. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dayne Whittle to look ahead to Saturday's match against Burnley.In part one, Adam Newson from Football.London joins us to look back at Chelsea's Champions' League victory away to Malmo, where it was perhaps tougher than it needed to be. Thanks to a tactical switch and a brilliant goal set up by Hudson-Odoi Chelsea are one small step away from the knock out stages. Loftus-Cheek put in a man-of-the-match display but what were the malmo fans chanting?We also report back on today's Press Conference, talk Chelsea's injuries, England call ups, Trevoh Chalobah signing a new contract and Tommy T being nominated October Manager of the Month.In part two, George Poole from the No Nay Never podcast joins us for 'Opposition View' to preview the Chelsea v Burnley match from Burnley's perspective. We discuss what Sean Dyche means to Burnley having just celebrated 9 years at the club; is Tuchel right saying Burnley may be short on points but not performance so far this season; how highly does George rate Maxwel Cornet and can he see Burnley causing Chelsea problems on Saturday. In part three, we preview the Chelsea v Burnley match. What's the likely team selection; will Pulisic and Loftus-Cheek start and will Silva finally get a rest! With Man Utd playing City and West Ham playing Liverpool, Chelsea has a great chance to extend their lead at the top so just how important will it be to pick up another three points on Saturday? And finally we discuss how we see it going and give our predictions and talking of our predictions we have our weekly update on the winners and losers in our Prem Predictions league. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean, Jane and Dayne are joined by Lily from the CFCW Social to preview Chelsea's upcoming WSL clash away to Aston Villa. Chris Perville from Her Football Hub gives us the lowdown on the opposition and we hear all about Lily's trip to Cobham to watch the team train.You can follow Lily on Twitter @Pernillecfcw and Chris @chriswosowriterTo join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www. wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack. com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Adam Newson, Chelsea writer from Football.London.On the show tonight, we celebrate two fantastic goals by Reece James, the Cobham Cafu! We ask why did Newcastle’s game plan work in the 1st half, what changed in the 2nd half, should Hayden and Darlow have seen red and what do we do with an out of sorts Ziyech.In part two we praise Chelsea’s squad depth, look at Tommy T’s performance to date, ask if Connor Gallagher the heir apparent and worry, slightly, about the impending fixture pile up.In part three we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the Newcastle match; some questions from Discord and a few emails to read out. And in part four we wrap up with a preview of the Malmo v Chelsea Champions League match on Tuesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Dean, Dayne and guest Harry Edwards as they relive all the action from Chelsea's 3-0 win over Manchester City at the Academy Stadium. We discuss Chelsea's fluid formations, missing Pernille Harder, finally seeing Lauren James, progression to the FA Cup final and much much more! Make sure you follow Harry on Twitter @HarryEdwards16To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www. wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack. com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Alex Churchill to look ahead to Saturday's match against Newcastle.In part one, Adam Newson from Football.London joins us to look back at Chelsea's Carabao Cup victory over Southampton in midweek where despite imjury related changes, a make shift Chelsa side got the job done. We ask who impressed and who didn’t and does the win prove that Chelsea has a good enough and big enough squad to cope with the fixture congestion in December and beyond? We also report back on today's Press Conference, talk Chelsea's injuries, the title challenge and the Rudiger and Christensen contract situation.In part two, we preview Newcastle v Chelsea match. What's the likely team selection; we look at two Newcastle myths - that they are a bogey side for us when we play up there and that now they have money, they can be considered a big club. Also will the euphoria cuased by the arrival of Saudi money and the deprture of Mike Ashley and Steve Bruce produce a bounce against us on Saturday. We wrap up with how we see it going and give our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Matt Ball from World Wide Chels to preview our 2020/21 FA Cup Semi Final clash with Manchester City this weekend. We look at any injury concerns following the international break, if Emma Hayes will go with three or four at the back plus much more! We're also joined by Jayne and Dave from the Manchester City Women Official Supporters Group to give us the opposition view. You can find them on Twitter @MCWFC_OSG and Matt @MattJBall98To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www. wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack. com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Martin Wickham and Sam Inkersole from Football.London to look back at Chelsea's 'Magnificent 7' win over Norwich.On the show tonight, we applaud the superb appreciation for Matthew Harding on the 25th anniversary of his death; as ever, ponder Tommy T’s team selection and look back at the ‘Magnificent 7’ goals that Chelsea put past Norwich on Saturday.  In part two we discuss the need for patience with Kai Havertz; praise Kovacic for his improvement in assisting; delight in Hudson-Odoi and Reece James excelling in their best positions, and we laugh out loud at Mason Mount shutting up the twitter haters with a fine performance and his first hat-trick.In part three we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the Norwich match; some questions from Discord and the winners and losers in this week’s Prem Predictions league. And in part four we wrap up with a preview of the Chelsea v Southampton Carabao match on Tuesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jane and Dayne are joined by Mia Eriksson and Harry Edwards for a tactical look at Chelsea's start to the season.We look at Emma Hayes' use of a back three, ponder whether the back four will return, what happens with Maren Mjelde and discuss Pernille Harder's impressive start to the season, plus much more! You can follow Mia on Twitter @Mia_Eriksson and Harry @HarryEdwards16 To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www. wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack. com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dean Mears to look ahead to Saturday's match against Norwich.Adam Newson from Football.London joins look back at Chelsea's victory over Malmo in the Champions' League which came at a cost of injuries to Lukaku and Werner and a round up of the Chelsea news including the over priced special edition shirt, the Club World Cup moving to the UAE and remembering Matthew Harding 25 years after his tragic and untimely death.In part two, Rob Butler from the Scrimmage podcast joins us for the Opposition View to discuss the frustrations of supporting a Yo-Yo club, what's happening with Billy Gilmour's loan and how he sees the Chelsea v Norwich match going.In part three we preview Chelsea v Norwich. What's the likely team selection; will Callum Hudson-Odoi, Kai Havertz and Mason Mount make up the front three in the absence of Lukaku and Werner and how do we see the game going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Tony Glover to look back at Chelsea's match against Brentford on Saturday.On the show tonight, we ponder Tommy T’s surprise team selection, Chelsea not making possession count again and Chilwell blowing hot.In part two we look at Brentford’s second half tactical change and their aerial bombardment, Chelsea’s hive mind, Mendy saving the day and Chelsea digging in for victory.In part three we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the Brentford match; a great email from Bobby D and some questions from Discord. And in part four we wrap up with a preview of the Chelsea v Malmo match in the Champions’ League on Wednesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jane and Dayne are joined by Matt Ball from World Wide Chels to discuss Chelsea's 2-1 win away at Juventus in the UEFA Women's Champions League. We look at Emma Hayes' in game switch to a back four, the impact of Jessie Fleming and the importance of Pernille Harder, plus much more. You can follow Matt on Twitter @MattJBall98 To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www. wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack. com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Martin Wickham to look ahead to Saturday's match against Brentford.Sam Inkersole from Football.London joins us to report back on Thomas Tuchel’s press conference today and discuss the walking wounded from the International Break; having the right mentality, what the takeover of Newcastle FC means and Chelsea's five Ballon d'Or nominees.In part two, Billy 'The Bee' Grant from the the Beesotted podcast joins us for the Opposition View to discuss what its like for Brentford fans being in the Premier League; the new ground; expectations for the season and why there's no real rivalry between the two west London clubs. Billy tells us how he sees the match going and what his score prediction is.In part three we preview Brentford v Chelsea. What's the likely team selection; how much of a role will referee Anthony Taylor and how do we see the game going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea authors Marco Worrall, Mark Meehan and Chelsea Football London journalist Adam Newson for a 'Q&A' show with members of the Chelsea FanCast Patreon group.Joining us on Zoom were several members of the Chelsea FanCast Patreon group posing questions on Chelsea's support and culture; Marco's books, Romelu Lukaku, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, match day rituals and even naming sons and daughters after Chelsea players!A thoroughly entertaining evening spent with friends from all over the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean flies solo this week and is joined by Mia Eriksson to discuss Chelsea's 2-0 win over newly promoted Leicester City in the WSL this past weekend. We discuss Chelsea's struggle to break down the foxes, the importance of Pernille Harder, the impact of Ji So-Yun and question whether Aniek Nouwen and Zecira Musovic could keep their places in the team. Plus we rave about the performance of gold medal winner and Balon D'or nominated Jessie Fleming. You can follow Mia on Twitter @Mia_Eriksson and her new podcast @TheirPitch To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www. wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack. com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean and Dayne are joined by host of new football podcast Their Pitch, to reflect on Chelsea's 3-1 win over Brighton in the WSL. In part one we discuss the role of Pernille Harder, the excellence of Fran Kirby, the role of Chelsea's midfield pivot plus fawn over the performance of Guro Reiten.And in part 2 we look ahead to Wednesday's UEFA Women's Champions League clash with Wolfsburg.You can follow Mia on twitter @Mia_Eriksson and her new podcast @TheirPitch To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www. wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack. com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dayne Whittle and Tony Glover to look back at Chelsea's 3-1 victory over Southampton on Saturday.On the show tonight, we ponder yet another game affected by refereeing and ask again, is it incompetence or corruption?In part two we look at the sublime and ridiculous Werner and Chilwell goals as well as the encouraging performances of Loftus-Cheek; Hudson-Odoi; Chalobah; Chilwell and yes, even Werner and Barkley.In part three we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the Southampton match; and a couple of great emails and this week’s winners and losers in the Chelsea FanCast Prem Predictions League.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to look back at Chelsea's defeat to Juventus and ahead to the match against Southampton on Saturday.Liam Twomey from The Athletic joins us to look back at Chelsea’s 1-0 defeat to Juventus and to report back on Thomas Tuchel’s press conference today.In part two, Steve Grant from Total Saints Podcast joins us in 'Opposition View' to preview the match from the Saints perspective. We ask him what he thinks of Saints season so far, how does he rate Liveramento and Broja and what he thinks Saints chances against Chelsea on Saturday are.In part three we preview Chelsea v Saints. What will the team be? Will Tuchel drop underperforming and out of form players, why this a good opportunity for Chelsea to bounce back and how do we see the game going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean, Jane and Dayne sit down to discuss Chelsea's 4-0 win over Birmingham City in the quarter-final of the FA Cup and look forward to Saturday's WSL clash with Brighton and Hove Albion. Tracy Brown joins us for another monthly update from Chelsea Pride, which includes Monday's London Pride event at Stamford Bridge. Plus there's the launch of a new nickname for Pernille Harder, Sam Kerr and Fran Kirby! You can follow Tracy on Twitter @ChelseaGirl78 and @ChelseaPride_ To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www. wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack. com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Martin Wickham to look back at a disappointing defeat to City and ahead to Juventus!On the show tonight, we’ll ask were Chelsea poor or City very good? Is a lack of creativity in midfield the key problem and could Loftus-Cheek be the answer?In part two we ask if the referee was a factor, would a draw have been a fair result and while we worry about the injuries, we applaud the defence for standing out yet again.In part three we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the City match; and a couple of great emails. In part four we look ahead to Chelsea’s Champions League match away to Juventus on Wednesday.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean and Dayne get together to discuss Chelsea's empathic 6-1 win over Manchester United in the WSL. Football analyst Mia Eriksson also joined us to discuss the brilliance of Pernille Harder, Chelsea's tap-tap-boom philosophy, the importance of Drew Spence and of course Jessie Fleming scoring a goal for Chelsea. Follow Mia on Twitter @Mia_Eriksson and her new podcast @TheirPitchTo join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www. wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack. com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean is back behind the microphone alongside Jane and new co-host Dayne Whittle to preview our upcoming WSL clash with Manchester United.We look at any injuries after the international break, whether three at the back is here to stay and if KERR-BY are fit and ready to play.We're also joined by Natalie from All For United WFC to give us the opposition view. You can follow Natalie on Twitter @Natalie_17 and @AllForUnitedWFC and on YouTube https://t.co/hFHmg177Ed?amp=1 To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www. wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack. com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Tony Glover to look back at a great 3-0 victory over Spurs and look ahead to the Carabao Cup tie against Villa this week.On the show tonight, we pay our own tribute to the incomparable Jimmy Greaves and we are blessed to have our very own Jonathan here who actually saw him play for Chelsea.Continuing part one, we discuss Tuchel’s changes at half-time and ask just how good is he? Kante in a midfield three, can we see a 3:5:2 on a more regular basis? And how good was it to see Chelsea so dominant against our north London rival.In part two we applaud the Silva machine for a monstrous performance; have concern for Mount and Havertz and wonder if a lack of creativity up front is a weakness in the side and ask if three managers have come up with 3 different tactics to thwart Chelsea, and failed, what else can they come up with?In part three we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the Spurs match; the week 5 winners and losers in our Prem Predictions league and some cracking emails and in part four we look ahead to Chelsea’s Carabou Cup tie against Villa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dayne Whittle to look ahead to Chelsea’s match at away to Spurs on SundayAdam Newson from Football.London joins us to look back at Chelsea’s 1-0 win against Zenit St Petersburg in the Champions’ League this week and to report back on Thomas Tuchel’s press conference today.In part two, Ricky Sacks from Last Word on Spurs joins us in 'Opposition View' to preview the match from the Spurs perspective. We ask him what he thinks of the appointment of Nuno Espirito Santo’s appointment as Spurs manager; how he feels about Harry Kane staying at the club and is his relationship with the fans soured, as well as Ricky’s expectations for Spurs this season and how he sees Spurs v Chelsea going on Sunday.In part three we preview Spurs v Chelsea. What will the team be? How do Chelsea overcome teams who press back or park the bus against us and how do we see the game going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to look back at Chelsea's 3-0 victory over Aston Villa.On the show tonight, we’ll be praising Lukaku and Kovacic for some very well taken goals and an assist.In part two we marvel at marvellous Mendy and stoic Silva who were heroic at keeping Villa out; we ask will Tuchel have learnt his lesson on leaving Jorginho and Mount out and throwing Saul in to the Lion’s den; and we ask if Ziyech and CHO are doing enough? In part three we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the Villa match; the week 4 winners and losers in our Prem Predictions league and some cracking emails and in part four we look ahead to Chelsea’s Champions’ League opener against Zenit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dayne Whittle to look ahead to Chelsea’s match at home to Aston Villa on Saturday.Adam Newson from Football.London joins us to discuss Thomas Tuchel’s press conference today focussing who is available for selection and the difficulties caused by International Breaks plus al the latest Chelsea newsIn part two, Justin Hawthorne from 'Up The Villa' joins us in 'Opposition View' to preview the match from the Villa perspective. We ask him how Villa are coping without Grealish; how they did in the transfer window and his expectations this season. Also where does he see Villa's main threats to Chelsea and how does he see the match going.In part three we preview Chelsea v Aston Villa. What will the team be? Will the International Break have an effect and how do we see the match going Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jane goes solo and is joined by Dayne Whittle and Kerrie Evans to discuss the first WSL league game of the 2021/2022 season To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www.wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx Kerrie @KerrieEvans and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Mark Meehan and Dayne Whittle to look back at the 1997-98 season.The 1997-98 season was described by Chelsea Historian Rick Glanvill as “turbulently successful” and it is hard to disagree and in Part Two we review from January to the end of the season.In January 1998, Chelsea were 3rd in the league having at one stage reached 2nd and still in the Coca-Cola Cup and European Cup Winners’ Cup with everything very much still to play for in the second half of the season.Tradition dictates that the first match in the New Year was the FA Cup 3rd round and Chelsea, the FA Cup holders were pitted against Manchester United, our recent Cup nemesis. None of us, however, could have predicted the insanity that ensued that day. 0:3 down at half time; 0:5 on 74 minutes and then a Graeme Le Saux worldy and two goals by Vialli made it 3:5 with only a few minutes to go and gave us hope. Well actually they didn’t really!In the next match Chelsea made amends by knocking out Ipswich in the Coca-Cola cup, again after extra time and penalties, resulting in a semi-final tie against Arsenal. Due to the peculiarity of the fixture list this meant Chelsea would play Arsenal at Highbury in the Coca-Cola Cup, followed by another visit to Highbury in the league and then the return Coca-Cola Cup at the Bridge.Chelsea’s record against Arsenal at the time was very poor, so many supporters were hoping for the best but expecting the worst. A 2-1 defeat in the 1st leg thanks to a Mark Hughes goal kept us in the tie. But no one expected what would happen after the 2:0 league defeat. Ruud Gullit was sacked after failing to agree a new contract and Gianluca Vialli was announced as his replacement; his first match in charge being the Coca-Cola Cup semi-final at home to Arsenal.Having toasted his appointment with his teammates with a glass of champagne before kick-off, Chelsea put in a superb performance beating Arsenal 3-1 to reach another final at Wembley. They duly dispatched Middlesbrough in the final, again after extra time, to lift their second trophy in two seasons.Before the Coca-Cola Cup final, Chelsea had seen off Real Betis in the European Cup Winners’ Cup final, thanks to Flo’s two goals in the away leg. All eyes were now focussed on European glory and as a result the league form suffered.Against Vicenza in the first leg Chelsea lost 1:0, not a bad away result in Europe, so hopes were high for the second leg back at the Bridge. Hope made way to despair when Vicenza went 2:0 up on aggregate, but Chelsea stormed back, cheered on by one of the noisiest crowds ever experienced at the Bridge. Poyet and Zola put us on level terms with Vicenza and Mark Hughes sealed it with a stunning header to pass to himself to score on the volley.The season would now end with the chance to win the European Cup Winners’ Cup for the second time in the club’s history. Stockholm would be the venue, Stuttgart the opponents and with Chelsea supporters in all four sides of the tiny stadium, Gianfranco Zola came on with 19 minutes to go and scored a sublime goal with his second touch to win Chelsea the trophy. 1997-98 was a remarkable season with great players like Vialli, Hughes and Zola scoring some wonderful goals; two trophies in one season for the first time ever and the shock sacking of Ruud Gullit. No wonder it is one of the most memorable Chelsea seasons of all time.To help us celebrate 50 Years of Chelsea we've partnered with 3Retro who have a superb collection of Chelsea retro gear and are offering 10% OFF when you use the 3RETRO10 code and if you order over £50 of merch you get FREE UK delivery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Mark Meehan and Dayne Whittle to look back at the 1997-98 season.The 1997-98 season was described by Chelsea Historian Rick Glanvill as “turbulently successful” and it is hard to disagree and in Part One we review from pre-season to the end of the year.With the arrivals of Ed De Goey, Gus Poyet, Tore Andre Flo and return of Graeme Le Saux, all of whom were to make a huge impact on Chelsea success, and the supporters were hopeful of a title challenge this season and a defeat on penalties to Man Utd in the Charity Shield did not quell those hopes. But the senior members of the side, Vialli and Hughes, reminded everyone of their experience and class and got Chelsea off to an encouraging start to the season where we were rarely out of the top four. It was the cup competitions where Chelsea thrived though and none more so than the European Cup Winners’ Cup. Slovan Bratislava were routinely dispatched and in the next round Chelsea faced Norwegian part-timers Tromso, beyond the Arctic Circle. One of the most surreal and fondly remembered games in Chelsea’s history played out when Chelsea lost 3:2 in a blizzard. In the Coca-Cola Cup, it took penalties to beat Blackburn Rovers and extra-time to beat Southampton and in the league four matches are still remembered by anyone who was there. Nigel Winterburn’s last minute goal in the 2:3 home defeat to Arsenal; Patrik Berger’s hat-trick in the 4:2 defeat against Liverpool and old foe David Ellery; the 6:1 at the Lane where Tore-Andre Flo’s hat-trick was ably assisted by Zola as we annihilated Spurs in a match still sung about today and the 0:0 home draw against a Leeds United side managed by George Graham where they tried to kick Chelsea off the pitch. As the year drew to a close, Chelsea were 3rd in the league having at one stage reached 2nd and still in the Coca-Cola Cup and European Cup Winners’ Cup with everything very much still to play for in the second half of the season, but trouble was brewing…To help us celebrate 50 Years of Chelsea we've partnered with 3Retro who have a superb collection of Chelsea retro gear and are offering 10% OFF when you use the 3RETRO10 code and if you order over £50 of merch you get FREE UK delivery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Kerrie Evans (@KerrieEvans) from the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group to preview Chelsea's opening WSL clash with Arsenal this Sunday at the Emirates Stadium.  We discuss a potential slow start for Chelsea after their Olympic commitments, the impact of the Emirates on the match and try and predict which players will start this game.  Also, Tim Stillman from Arse Blog News joined us to give us the lowdown on our opponents Arsenal, including what their new manager has brought to the team and the players to watch. You can follow Tim on Twitter @Stillberto and find all his work at www.arseblog.newsTo join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www.wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears and Jane @JaneChappellxYou can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and Dan Silver to look back at resilient 1-1 draw at Anfield against Liverpool.On the show tonight, we’ll be discussing whether Reece James should have been sent off and analysing Anthony Fucking Taylors’ appalling history of poor decisions against Chelsea. Is he incompetent or corrupt? We’ll round part one off with a chat about how heroically resilient Chelsea were to get a 1-1 playing against 12 men.In part two we look at, Havertz goal aside, why our attacking players are taking time to gel; we ask is Tuchel the new Messiah and we wrap up with the latest transfer news as it comes in. In part three we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the Liverpool match; the third round of our Prem Predictions league and in part four we have some emails to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Martin Wickham to look ahead to Chelsea’s match away to Liverpool on Saturday.Adam Newson from Football.London joins us to discuss Thomas Tuchel’s press conference today focussing on Lukaku v Van Dijk, Klopp v Tuchel and bizarrely trying to compare Tuchel’s playing philosophy with ABBA. Plus, the latest on Chelsea’s transfers, the Champions’ League draw and Jorginho being named UEFA POTY. In part two we preview Liverpool v Chelsea with our views on Lukaku v Van Dijk, Klopp on too much physicality in the league, Liverpool’s transfers and how Chelsea will fare in their biggest test to date in the new season. Plus, the likely team selection, how we see the match going and our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Tracy Brown from Chelsea Pride to preview the 2021/22 WSL Season from the Chelsea perspective and Tracy updates us on Chelsea Pride.We look at our transfer incomings and outgoings, pre-season form, games to look forward to and give our predictions ahead of the season opener against Arsenal next week.Plus Tracy gives us an update on the goings on around Chelsea Pride, which will now become a monthly feature on the podcast going forward. Follow them on Twitter @ChelseaPride_ for more information.To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www.wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Tracy @ChelseaGirl78You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dayne Whittle & Mark Meehan to look back on a superb debut from Romelu Lukaku in the 2-0 defeat of Arsenal.On the show tonight, we’ll be eulogising Romelu Lukaku’s compete centre forward display and musing on Tuchel’s team selection. We offer props to Reece James for his all-round performance and courtesy of Adam Newson of Football.London’s article offer a reappraisal of Jorginho after Tuchel’s effusive comments about our mercurial Brazilian Italian.In part two we discuss how good Chelsea’s defence is and the game management that Tuchel has brought to the side, while acknowledging the good start with tougher tests to come.In part three we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the Arsenal match; the second round of our Prem Predictions league, plus a couple of emails to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Mia Eriksson for a new feature, talking tactics, where we discuss all things tactics and football analysis. Mia is currently studying tactics and analysis at the Barcelona Innovation Hub and we hope to learn along with the listener as we discuss Chelsea.If you have any questions for the show email them to wenttomowkingsmeadow@gmail.comTo join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www.wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Mia @Mia_ErikssonYou can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to look ahead to Chelsea’s match away to Arsenal on Sunday.Adam Newson from Football.London joins us to discuss Thomas Tuchel’s press conference today focussing on whether Romelu Lukaku will start against Arsenal; how will the team formation change to fit him in; Chalobah earning the right to stay; Pulisic contracting Covid and Kante and Ziyech fit again. In part two we welcome Dave Seager from Gunnerstown for our 'Opposition View'. Dave gives his thoughts on Arsenal’s summer signings; the pressure on Mikel Arteta; his expectations for Arsenal’s season and a look ahead to Sunday’s match against Chelsea from the Arsenal perspective.In part three we preview Arsenal v Chelsea with our views on the likely Chelsea team; our poor recent record against Arsenal; the perfect stage for Lukaku to make his second Chelsea debut and not underestimating Arsenal. We wrap up with our predictions for the game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Marco Worrall and Martin Wickham to look back at Chelsea's victory over Crystal Palace in their opening Premier League match of the new season.On the show tonight, we’ll be discussing just how good it was to be back at the Bridge; applaud a fine performance by Chelsea, especially Marcos Alonso and Trevoh Chalobah with his dream debut.In part two we’ll be asking should we be concerned by Pulisic and Werner’s form? What difference will Lukaku make; does his signing mean we are title favourites and do we need any other additions to the squad. And we say thank you and farewell to Tammy Abraham.In part three we have some odds and sods with the results of the Fannies for the Palace match; the Chelsea FanCast season predictions to go through and the results from the first round of our 'Prem Predictions' league, plus one email to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to look back at the 1979-80 season.Chelsea enters the last season of a very turbulent decade, back in Division Two and as the song says, “we won’t be here for long”. Well, that was the thinking anyway!England’s 1966 World Cup final hat-trick hero, Geoff Hurst is appointed manager with his West Ham side kick Bobby Gould as assistant.When Chelsea hammered Leyton Orient 7-3 it looked like some of Hurst’s goalscoring magic was rubbing off on the players. In fact, by the end of December, Chelsea were sitting top of the division and were still top with only one month of the season to go.Bolstered by Clive Walker’s goals in a fine season for the winger who was Chelsea’s POTY, Chelsea had to beat Oldham in their final match to secure promotion. They did, but sadly, Birmingham and Sunderland both drew which was enough to leave Chelsea agonisingly 1 point off the promotion places. Had Mickey Droy not hit the post in the 1st match of the season v Sunderland, we’d have been promoted.Still, we had the antics of Petar Borota our mad Yugoslavian keeper to keep us entertained and with Colin Lee, Colin Viljoen and Colin Pates debuting in the season, how many teams could lay claim to having three Colin’s in the team?To help us celebrate 50 Years of Chelsea we've partnered with 3Retro who have a superb collection of Chelsea retro gear and are offering 10% OFF when you use the 3RETRO10 code and if you order over £50 of merch you get FREE UK delivery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver to look ahead to Chelsea’s opening match of the new season against Crystal Palace. Sam Inkersole from Football.London joins us to discuss Chelsea's victory over Villareal in the UEFA Super Cup final, the signing of Romely Lukaku and the debacle over the Matthew Harding Lower meaning 908 supporters cannot go to Saturday's game.In part two we welcome back Chris Hambling from Back of the Nest for our 'Opposition View'. Chris gives his thoughts on new manager Patrick Viera, the new palace signings including Marc Guehi and Connor Gallagher, his expectations for Palace's season and how he sees Saturday's match going.In part three we preview Chelsea v Crystal Palace with our views on how big an issue is the lack of match fitness and sharpness; how big a loss will Ziyech and Kante be; the importance of hitting the ground running and how we see the match going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge talks to Neil Fitzsimon about his new book - "A Deeper Shade of Blue" covering the 1972-77 seasons and a very turbulent time in Chelsea's history.A Deeper Shade of Blue charts the tumultuous years of Chelsea Football Club between 1972 and 1977 when the glittering cup-winning side of the early 70s was broken up, and stars such as Peter Osgood and Alan Hudson departed, along with manager Dave Sexton. It was an era that saw Chelsea relegated to the Second Division while massive debts pushed them to the brink of extinction. But the Blues bounced back with the birth of Eddie McCreadie's brash, young and exciting side, led by the precociously talented Ray 'Butch' Wilkins. McCreadie guided the club back to the First Division only to leave acrimoniously in bizarre circumstances - a golden opportunity spurned by the club's owners. A Deeper Shade of Blue is the eagerly awaited sequel to Neil Fitzsimon's Rhapsody in Blue. It reveals how the author made the difficult transition from adolescence to adulthood as a Chelsea supporter during those turbulent times. We discover how the innocence of youth was replaced by the harsh experience of growing up in 1970s England.Neil's book can be purchased from Amazon for around £10. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Mark Meehan, Marco Worrall and Martin Wickham to look back at the 1996-97 season.Part Two of our look back at the 1996-97 season, one of the most memorable and emotional seasons in Chelsea’s history, picks up the story in January, with Chelsea drawn against Liverpool, Premier League leaders, in the 4th round of the FA Cup.Chelsea are 2-0 down at half-time and it could have been 4 or 5. Gullit brings Mark Hughes on and the rest, as they say, is history. Thanks to Hughes, Zola and a Vialli brace, Chelsea forced a remarkable comeback to win 4-2 in what is one of the favourite matches of all time for many supporters.While Chelsea’s league form held up well this season with impressive wins against Liverpool, West Ham, Spurs and Sunderland and a draw against Man Utd, resulting in their highest finish (6th) since 1990. But, the second half of the 96-97 season was really all about the FA Cup.A dramatic penalty by Frank LeBeouf in Extra-Time against Leicester, was followed by a routine 4-1 thumping of Portsmouth in the quarter-final. Up against bogey side Wimbledon in the Highbury semi-final, Chelsea put on the style, winning 3-1 with Zola giving the Wimbledon defence “twisted blood”.Reaching their second FA Cup final in 3 seasons, supporters believed this was Chelsea’s time as they faced Middlesbrough. None of us could have predicted that Roberto Di Matteo would smash in a goal from 30 yards after just 43 seconds to calm the nerves. Eddie Newton wrapped things up on 83 minutes as Chelsea won 2-0 to secure their first trophy in 26 years and second FA Cup after 27 years. No surprise then that the player’s celebrations lasted 45 mins after the trophy was handed to Dennis Wise. The supporter’s celebrations lasted much, much longer!To help us celebrate 50 Years of Chelsea we've partnered with 3Retro who have a superb collection of Chelsea retro gear and are offering 10% OFF when you use the 3RETRO10 code and if you order over £50 of merch you get FREE UK delivery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Mark Meehan, Marco Worrall and Martin Wickham to look back at the 1996-97 season.Part One of our look back at the 1996-97 season, one of the most memorable and emotional seasons in Chelsea’s history, starts with the incredible signings of Italian stars Gianluca Vialli and Roberto di Matteo and future French World Cup winner, Frank LeBoeuf.Ruud Gullit began to assemble a Chelsea side with a distinctly continental flair and the Chelsea supporters loved it. But while the trio all settled in quickly, Chelsea’s start to the season was steady rather than spectacular.All this was overshadowed by the tragic death of Matthew Harding, in a helicopter crash on the way back from the Coca Cola League Cup defeat away to Bolton in October. Harding, a real man of the people, who would drink a few pints of Guinness in the Imperial Pub with the supporters, had bankrolled the signing of players such as di Matteo and LeBoeuf as well as the new North Stand and the new Shed End which was being built at the time. The grieving for Matthew Harding was lifted a little in November with the signing of Gianfranco Zola, a genuine world star from Italy. Zola made an immediate impact scoring superb goals and striking up a telepathic partnership with Mark Hughes. But how would this impact Vialli, already a favourite with the Stamford Bridge faithful?To help us celebrate 50 Years of Chelsea we've partnered with 3Retro who have a superb collection of Chelsea retro gear and are offering 10% OFF when you use the 3RETRO10 code and if you order over £50 of merch you get FREE UK delivery.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Mia Eriksson and Ben Gilby to preview our rivals in the 2021/22 season. We assess their incomings and outgoings, new and existing coaches and fill out our league tables come May 2022 to see who's coming topand who's going down.Let us know your thoughts!Please remember this episode was recorded before the transfer window closed  All the information for Girls United can be found at https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/girlsunited-fundraiserTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www.wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx, Mia @Mia_Eriksson and Ben @BenGilby1You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan to look back at the 1978-79 season.The 1978-79 was an in and out season in more ways than one. Still in Division One, under the management of Ken Shellito, Chelsea were still relying on youngsters coming up from the academy. Gary Chivers, Mikey Fillery, Jonny Bumstead, Mickey Nutton, David Stride and John Sitton all got promoted to the first team.Bizarrely, Chelsea signed former Leeds and Everton maverick Duncan McKenzie, whose sole contribution to Chelsea was being pictured leaping over a Mini. A sadder return was the return of the King of Stamford Bridge, Peter ‘Ossie’ Osgood, who in truth, was a shadow of the player we knew and loved. Chelsea’s financial chickens had come home to roost as the disastrous overspend on the new East Stand had near bankrupted the club, while the North Stand was crumbling and was subject to a GLC safety order.Things were no better on the pitch. With only 2 wins in the first 3 months of the season, Chelsea were bottom of the league by the turn of the year.Shellito made way for Frank ‘The Tank’ Upton, for one day and then Danny Blanchflower, former Spurs double winning captain and now columnist for the Sunday Express was appointed manager to the astonishment of everyone, not least the players.Blanchflower’s first match in charge saw Chelsea lose 7-2 away to Middlesbrough and shortly after by a 5-1 away defeat to Ipswich and rounded off toward the end of the season with a 6-0 defeat away to Forest and a 5-2 away defeat to Arsenal. Maybe Blanchflower should have got the players train with footballs rather than imaginary ones they trained with.With 2 wins from the first 22 league games and only a further 3 wins all season, Chelsea’s worst ever performance in Division One saw them relegated bottom on 20 points from 42 games. To round off a miserable season, Ray Wilkins was sold to Man Utd that summer and Peter Bonetti retired. If you’ve ever heard the expression “where were you when you were shit?”, the answer is the 1978-79 season.To help us celebrate 50 Years of Chelsea we’ve partnered with 3Retro who have a superb collection of Chelsea retro gear and are offering 10% OFF when you use the 3RETRO10 code and if you order over £50 of merch you get FREE UK delivery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean is joined by Mia Eriksson, Jay Woolmington and Ben Gilby to talk through the Olympic games and Chelsea's representatives in it. We talk through the performances of Sam Kerr, the bad luck of Fran Kirby and question why American's don't seem to make it to Kingsmeadow.Plus look ahead to the medal matches with Sam Kerr going for Bronze with Australia and Magda Eriksson, Jonna Andersson, Zecira Musovic and Jessie Fleming battling for Gold this FridayTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www.wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx, Mia @Mia_Eriksson, Ben @BenGilby1 and Jay @JayWoolmington You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Tony Glover to look back at the 1977-78 season.Chelsea was back where they belong, in Division One, but they would start the season without the manager who got them back there, Eddie McCreadie. McCreadie had surprisingly left the club during the summer and was replaced by Ken Shellito.It was to be an infuriating return the top division though, with Chelsea typically mercurial. Winning away at Man Utd (now managed by former Chelsea boss Dave Sexton) and beating Forest, the eventual Champions only to lose 6-2 to City, 5-1 to Coventry and 6-0 to Everton. In between there were mad 5-3 and 5-4 victories over Ipswich and Birmingham.But the season is remembered for one game in particular. The FA Cup third round match against Liverpool, European Champions at the time. Clive Walker ran rings round them that day and Chelsea won 4-2. Chelsea beat Burnley 6-2 in the next round and hopes were high for a tilt at the trophy until they came crashing down, like the wall at Leyton Orient in the 0-0 draw, before losing to the second division side 2-1 at the Bridge in the replay. After all that disappointment in the Cup, at least Chelsea managed to avoid relegation back to Division 2!To help us celebrate 50 Years of Chelsea we’ve partnered with 3Retro who have a superb collection of Chelsea retro gear and are offering 10% OFF when you use the 3RETRO10 code and if you order over £50 of merch you get FREE UK delivery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan to look back at the 1995-96 season.In Part Two of our look back at the 1995-96 season, we pick up the story in January. Chelsea have been drawn against Newcastle, the Premier League leaders, in the FA Cup 3rd round, and in the process embark on a sometimes bizarre but never dull Cup run.A Kharine error leading to a Ferdinand goal in injury time means a reply at St James’ Park where the tie is ultimately settled by a penalty shoot-out with Chelsea making it with some fine penalties and Kevin Hitchcock saves.After making short work of QPR in the next round, Chelsea needs replays in the 5th round against Grimsby and quarter-final against Wimbledon to make it through to their second FA Cup semi-final in three seasons.But Man Utd ruined the party, again. Ruud Gullit put Chelsea ahead, but injuries to both wing backs and a disastrous Craig Burley back pass leading to David Beckham’s winner meant Chelsea would have to wait one more year for their first FA Cup trophy since 1970.The League form was inconsistent with an 11th place finish and suffered at the expense of the FA Cup run, but Chelsea supporters had seen enough this season to believe that trophies were within reach. But the final act of the drama saw Glen Hoddle, the architect of this optimism, leave to manage England. The consolation being the appointment of Ruud Gullit as player-manager for the next season.To help us celebrate 50 Years of Chelsea we've partnered with 3Retro who have a superb collection of Chelsea retro gear and are offering 10% OFF when you use the 3RETRO10 code and if you order over £50 of merch you get FREE UK delivery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan to look back at the 1995-96 season.Glen Hoddle embarks on his third season in charge at Chelsea having packed his boots away at the end of the previous season. Before a ball is kicked, one of the most astonishing signings in the history of the club is announced. Former Ballon d’Or winner and Dutch master, Ruud Gullit signs on a free from Sampdoria.Gullit will become one of the most lauded players in Chelsea’s history and was the spark that truly ignited the Blue Revolution, not to mention thousands of dreadlock wigs on a match day. But Hoddle wasn’t finished. Mark Hughes, Man Utd’s war horse of a striker arrives at the club and is later joined by Dan Petrescu and Terry Phelan, the later finally making Hoddle’s 3:5:2 wing back system tick.Expectations for sexy football and trophies with Chelsea having reached an FA Cup final and a European final in the last two seasons, were understandably high. As ever, Chelsea was in for a rollercoaster ride.Gullit and Hughes were imperious and Super Dan was a revelation but the League form remained inconsistent; beating the best but losing to the worst teams. Again, it was the FA Cup where Chelsea shone, but as with 1994, they were to lose out to Man Utd, somewhat cruelly, in the semi-final.But the season saw great free flowing passing football and the team really beginning to gel. A trophy appeared to be not far off and we wouldn’t have to wait too long…To help us celebrate 50 Years of Chelsea we've partnered with 3Retro who have a superb collection of Chelsea retro gear and are offering 10% OFF when you use the 3RETRO10 code and if you order over £50 of merch you get FREE UK delivery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Kerrie Evans for Part 2 of our Keep, Sell, Loan series. We talk through the current squad and give our opinions on whether we would Keep, Sell or Loan (Trademark registered London Is Blue) each player finishing off in this episode with the midfielders and attackers. Let us know your thoughts This Episode has been live on our Patreon for 2 weeks before being published to a wider audience. To hear our podcast first sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www.wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Kerrie @KerrieEvans You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan interview former Chelsea player, Nigel Spackman and discuss his two spells at the club in the 1980’s and 1990’s.Nigel Spackman signed for Chelsea in 1983 and joined Kerry Dixon, Pat Nevin, Joe McLaughlin and Eddie Niedzwiecki as John Neal’s new recruits launched Chelsea’s campaign to return to the top flight.Spackman was crucial to Chelsea’s title winning season in the heart of the midfield with John Bumstead and was a key part of the side that took Division One by storm and won the Full Members’ Cup.  Nigel left the club in 1987 after falling out with the draconian Ernie Whalley and was sold to Liverpool, but he returned 5 years later to join an underachieving Ian Porterfield side. However, things were about to radically change at the club when Glen Hoddle was appointed player manager.Although Spackman was out for long periods due to a long-term back injury, his swansong for the club came in the 1994-95 season when he was the rock which saw a young and inexperienced Chelsea side reach the semi-final of the European Cup Winners’ Cup.Fondly remembered as a player who never gave less than 100% in his 8 years at the club; many also remember Spackman for the public service he rendered by swinging a right hook at Martin Keown. He was sent off, of course, but received a standing ovation from the Stamford Bridge crowd.We talk to Nigel about the great 1980’s side, John Neal and what went wrong with John Hollins and Ernie Whalley and what was it like to come back to Stamford Bridge and play for Glen Hoddle, the European campaign and playing in midfield with Ruud Gullit. Oh, and we talk about that punch! Covering two fascinating periods of Chelsea’s history the interview with ‘Spackers’ is a great accompaniment to our ’50 Years of Chelsea’ series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Kerrie Evans for Part 1 of our Keep, Sell, Loan series.We talk through the current squad and give our opinions on whether we would Keep, Sell or Loan (Trademark registered London Is Blue) each player starting in this episode with the goalkeepers and defenders.Please note this episode was recorded two weeks ago so some transfer have already happened.This Episode has been live on our Patreon for 2 weeks before being published to a wider audience. To hear our podcast first sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www.wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Kerrie @KerrieEvans You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day. Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan to look back at the 1976-77 season. Thanks to the Club being £3million in debt, it was a case of promotion or bust this season. Chelsea made a great start with Eddie McCreadie’s mix of talented youngsters and the older wiser heads of Ron Harris and Peter Bonetti and by the end of the year were sitting top of Division Two. Even Dr Henry Kissinger, a VIP visitor for the match against title rivals Wolves seemed impressed! Predictably Chelsea wobbled in the second half of the season but a key win against Nottingham Forest in April meant it all boiled down to the penultimate game away to Wolves.  Due to the frequent hooliganism throughout the season, Chelsea supporters were banned from going to this vital match, but the saying “You Can’t Ban a Chelsea Fan” was borne that day as thousands of Chelsea fans were in all parts of the ground to witness a 1-1 draw and promotion back to Division One.  A week later, Chelsea thumped Hull City 4-0 resulting in several pitch invasions and Eddie McCreadie imploring the supporters to allow the game to continue. They did, just, but the mass invasion at the end showed just what it meant for Chelsea to get back to where they belong. As the supporters had been singing all season “We’re the Boys in Blue in Division Two, but we won’t be here for long”. Thankfully they were right!To help us celebrate 50 Years of Chelsea we’ve partnered with 3Retro who have a superb collection of Chelsea retro gear and are offering 10% OFF when you use the 3RETRO10 code and if you order over £50 of merch you get FREE UK delivery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day. Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan to look back at the 1975-76 season. Chelsea find themselves in Division Two having been relegated the previous season. Eddie McCreadie is charged with rejuvenating Chelsea and this season is very much one of transition. McCreadie puts his faith in the youth, giving an 18 year old Ray Wilkins the Captaincy and bringing in players such as John Sparrow, Gary Stanley, Ian Britton & Teddy Maybank. In truth he had little choice as the Club had almost gone in to receivership over the summer.Understandably, Chelsea were consistently inconsistent, with very up and down league form which saw no wins in the last 9 games to finish in 11th; Chelsea’s lowest ever league finish at that point.The high point of the season was perhaps also the low point as Chelsea lost 3-2 to Fedora wearing Malcolm Allison’s Crystal Palace in the 5th round of the FA Cup. 55,000 crammed in to Stamford Bridge that day as Chelsea supporters sniffed some unexpected cup glory, but it was not to be. At least 3rd Division Palace reached the semi-final, ironically played at Stamford Bridge.But this season was arguably the making of one of the greatest home grown talents seen at the club; Ray Wilkins, who was the leading appearance maker (47) and top goal scorer (12).From here it could only get better… To help us celebrate 50 Years of Chelsea we’ve partnered with 3Retro who have a superb collection of Chelsea retro gear and are offering 10% OFF when you use the 3RETRO10 code and if you order over £50 of merch you get FREE UK delivery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Mark Meehan and Dayne Whittle to look back at the 1994-95 season.In Part Two we pick up the season from January where Chelsea made short work of Charlton in the FA Cup to set up a tie with Millwall. Never for the feint hearted, Chelsea drew 0-0 in the ‘Lion’s Den’ and then drew again in the replay at the Bridge before going out on penalties. Terrible refereeing and carnage on and off the pitch!The League form began to suffer as Chelsea focussed on progression in the European Cup Winners’ Cup. Poor form at home where Chelsea did not win from October 23rd to April 15th caused concern that a relegation battle might be on the cards.It was all about Europe though, as an epic night at the Bridge in the quarter final second leg against Brugge saw Chelsea get through to their 3rd semi final in 5 European campaigns. Sadly it was to end in heroic failure after turning round a 3-0 away leg deficit to beat Zaragoza 3-1 at home, only to go out on the away goal.To help us celebrate 50 Years of Chelsea we've partnered with 3Retro who have a superb collection of Chelsea retro gear and are offering 10% OFF when you use the 3RETRO10 code and if you order over £50 of merch you get FREE UK delivery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Mark Meehan and Dayne Whittle to look back at the 1994-95 season.Having reached the FA Cup final in his first season as player-manager, Glen Hoddle embarked on his second season with sights set on European glory, as Chelsea entered the European Cup Winners’ Cup for the second time in their history.With new signings Paul Furlong and David Rocastle, the new season in the Premier League started well, but it was in Europe that the team really began to grow.In Part One we look at the season up to the end of December including the wins against Leeds away, Leicester at home and Everton at home when the new ‘North Stand’ was opened. But it was the European games against Zizkov and Austria Wien, John Spencer’s goal after a 70 yard run in particular, that got everyone off their feet.To help us celebrate 50 Years of Chelsea we've partnered with 3Retro who have a superb collection of Chelsea retro gear and are offering 10% OFF when you use the 3RETRO10 code and if you order over £50 of merch you get FREE UK delivery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Mark Meehan and Tim Rolls and featuring Kerry Dixon to look back at the 1993-94 season.Tim will shortly be releasing his new book “Sexton for God”, the third book in his trilogy on Chelsea from 1961-1975, following on from “Diamonds, Dynamos and Devils” and “Stamford Bridge is Falling Down”. “Sexton for God” covers the tumultuous, exciting and successful period from Dave Sexton’s arrival as Chelsea manager in 1967 to Ron Harris lifting the European Cup Winners’ Cup in May 1971. Tim discusses his new book with us, due out in the autumn. Signed hardback copies with a named dedication can be purchased via Tim’s Kickstarter page until July 20th.The 1993-94 season heralded a new era and something of a revolution at Chelsea, ignited by the arrival of Glenn Hoddle as player manager. Bringing radical ideas and a complete overhaul on and off the pitch, Hoddle’s revolution got off to a slow start in the Premier League. This was followed by a dreadful winter where Chelsea lost 10 out of 13 games, failing to score in 8 of them. The players seemed to be having trouble with Hoddle’s 3:5:2 system and found it hard to score and equally hard to keep the ball out of their own net and Chelsea found themselves in relegation trouble, 20th in the league.A dressing room row after the 3-1 loss to fellow strugglers Southampton, appeared to turn things round. A return to 4 at the back and diamond four midfield and the incredible form of Mark Stein who arrived from Stoke City for £1.5m and scored in 7 consecutive games, a Premier League record at the time, saw Chelsea climb back up the table.Of greater note was Chelsea’s FA Cup run. After beating Barnet in a replay, Sheffield Wednesday in an epic replay in extra-time, Oxford City away; Chelsea found themselves in a quarter final against Wolves at home. In an electric atmosphere, Gavin Peacock’s goal was enough to get through to the semi-final at Wembley against Luton Town and former Chelsea hero Kerry Dixon. Beating Luton 2-0 with a rousing send off to Kerry Dixon who tells us what that was like, Chelsea then faced Man Utd in the final, their first final for 24 years.It was to end in rain drenched disappointment, as Utd cruelly beat Chelsea 4-0 with two penalties, one very harsh. But the Chelsea faithful were buoyed by the fact that Chelsea would be playing European football next season and in spite of a 14th place finish in the League, the potential of what Hoddle was doing to change the club was there for all to see.To help us celebrate 50 Years of Chelsea we've partnered with 3Retro who have a superb collection of Chelsea retro gear and are offering 10% OFF when you use the 3RETRO10 code and if you order over £50 of merch you get FREE UK delivery.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to look back at the 1974-75 season.The 1974-75 season proved to be an ‘annus horibilis’ for Chelsea with the club getting relegated for the first time since 1962.Set against the backdrop of the opening of the new East Stand which had near bankrupted the club, the shiny new stand looked something like a white elephant as the performances on the pitch did not match the ambition of it.An inauspicious start losing 2-0 at home to newly promoted Carlisle United set the tone with no home wins until October. It was no real surprise then that Dave Sexton, Chelsea’s most successful manager at that time, was sacked and replaced first by Ron Suart and eventually by Eddie McCreadie.It all boiled down to the ‘Battle of White Hart Lane’ when Chelsea faced rivals and fellow relegation candidates Spurs. Chelsea lost 2-0 with a 17 year old Ray Wilkins installed as Captain in a match remembered for the Kung-Fu fighting by rival supporters. With two draws in our last two games, had Chelsea drawn against Spurs they would have avoided relegation.In truth Chelsea, with only 8 points from the last 14 games and having conceded 72 goals, the worst in the Division, could have no complaints.From here, things could only get better, but how long would it take?To help us celebrate 50 Years of Chelsea we've partnered with 3Retro who have a superb collection of Chelsea retro gear and are offering 10% OFF when you use the 3RETRO10 code and if you order over £50 of merch you get FREE UK delivery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Mark Meehan to look back at the 1992-93 season.The 1992-93 season saw the launch of the much-awaited Premier League and the end of football as we knew it! Changes included the dulcet tones of Richard Keys and Andy Gray, Referees in green shirts and the change to the back pass law with much panic among the goalkeeping fraternity who now had to clear the ball rather than pick it up. There were changes for Chelsea too as Ken Bates spent big in the transfer market bringing in Robert Fleck for £2.1m and Mick Harford among several others.Being Chelsea there was little change on the pitch. Punching well above their weight for the first half of the season, Chelsea found themselves 2nd in the League in December. The second half of the season saw the inevitable with the wheels coming off. Knocked out of the FA Cup in the 3rd round and a quarter-final defeat in the Coca-Cola Cup to Crystal Palace led to a run of 12 games without a win and a slide to 11th in the table.Inevitably manager Ian Porterfield was sacked and surprisingly replaced by 1970 Cup winning legend David Webb. Webb steadied the ship and Chelsea finished a respectable 11th but there was disappointment that we hadn’t achieved more given the quality of the squad and the excellent start.In many respects the season was overshadowed by the career ending injury inflicted on star defender Paul Elliot by the odious Dean Saunders in the match against Liverpool at Anfield early in the season.The 1992-93 season, with the launch of the Premier League, had a real ‘looking to the future’ feel, ably assisted by RBS handing Chelsea a 20-year lease with an option to buy Stamford Bridge. The decks were about to be cleared for Chelsea’s Blue revolution and Chelsea and football were never to be the same again.To help us celebrate 50 Years of Chelsea we've partnered with 3Retro who have a superb collection of Chelsea retro gear and are offering 10% OFF when you use the 3RETRO10 code and if you order over £50 of merch you get FREE UK delivery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Meg Aherne and Rob Pratley for a transfer special. We talk through the current squad and suggest some players we think could improve the squad ahead of the 2021/22 season as Chelsea look to go one further in the Champions League.Please note this episode was recorded two weeks ago so some suggestions then might now be unavailable.This Episode has been live on our Patreon for 2 weeks before being published to a wider audience. To hear our podcast first sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www.wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Meg @Meggaherne You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Rick Glanvill, Chelsea’s official historian and author of ‘Chelsea: The Complete Record’ to look back at the 1973-74 season.The downward spiral and the end of the ‘Kings of the Kings Road’ team, recent FA Cup and European Cup Winners Cup winners, hastened this season.In truth, the writing had been on the wall for a season or two, but this season it came tumbling down as Peter Osgood and Alan Hudson were both transfer listed and eventually sold to Southampton and Stoke City respectively. Peter Bonetti and Tommy Baldwin were dropped, John Dempsey was on his way out and fed up with the situation at the club, David Webb wanted out too.A poor start to the season saw Chelsea soon heading toward the bottom of the table. There were injury problems and a striker problem too. Set against a backdrop of financial issues caused by the building of the new East Stand, the energy crisis in the country leading to a 3-day working week and falling crowds, Chelsea avoided relegation just. They finished 17th, one point and three places above relegation and the 3-0 win against Burnley which confirmed this was the lowest attendance since 1938 with only 8,171 in attendance.With systemic dysfunction, anarchy and chaos at Stamford Bridge, it was no surprise to see Dave Sexton, Chelsea’s most successful manager at that point, relieved of his duties at the end of the season.To help us celebrate 50 Years of Chelsea we've partnered with 3Retro who have a superb collection of Chelsea retro gear and are offering 10% OFF when you use the 3RETRO10 code and if you order over £50 of merch you get FREE UK delivery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to look back at the 1991-92 season, with contributions from John Bumstead and Kerry Dixon.Chelsea entered the last season of Football League Division One with a new manager, Ian Porterfield, having parted ways with Bobby Campbell the season before.New signings included Vinnie Jones, Paul Elliot, Joe Allon and Tony Cascarino. But it was to be another disappointing season, finishing 14th, below Wimbledon but above Spurs in 15th! Top scorer was Denis Wise, top appearance maker was Graeme Le Saux but the stand out and Player of the Year was Paul Elliot a graceful and commanding presence at the back.Ian Porterfield bought a lot of players; was tactically and technically astute and brought in new training methods but was perhaps too inexperienced to manage the big egos and was, basically, too nice. Chelsea's form was erratic; from the poor to the brilliant to the poor. There was a sense of drifting this season; a lot of players bought but we lost some good ones too; including a bona fide Chelsea legend. Kerry Dixon left the club at the end of the season, having scored 193 goals and nine short of Bobby Tambling’s record. In his final Chelsea season he finished with just 5 goals in 39 appearances.1991-92 was a nothing season that fizzled out after the Cup exit to Sunderland (again) in the quarter-final. There was a bit of a revolving door feeling – where would it go – introduce more of the talented youth waiting in the wings or bring in some better quality players?With the issue of the future of Stamford Bridge resolved there was also talk of building a new stadium...To help us celebrate 50 Years of Chelsea we've partnered with 3Retro who have a superb collection of Chelsea retro gear and are offering 10% OFF when you use the 3RETRO10 code and if you order over £50 of merch you get FREE UK delivery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Tim Rolls, author of ‘Stamford Bridge is Falling Down’ to look back at the 1972-73 season.The 1972-73 season was to be a disappointing season and in hindsight the beginning of the end of the ‘Kings of the Kings Road’ team, FA Cup winners just two seasons before.Inconsistent form and inconsistent team selections; a lack of goals and an alarming slump in form (1 win in 10 was the worst run under Dave Sexton at that point) culminated in Chelsea finishing in 12th position, their worst finish since 1962.Chelsea was also bedeviled by many injuries - Bonetti, Hudson, Osgood, Baldwin, Dempsey, Droy all spent time out injured and Sexton used 28 players throughout the season. To make matters worse, star player Alan Hudson put in a transfer request and there were rumours that Peter Osgood, the ‘King of Stamford Bridge’ might follow suit. Sexton’s mood darkened further with the shenanigans of the afternoon drinking club of Hutchinson, Osgood, Cooke, Hudson and Baldwin.All of this was set against the backdrop of the East Stand being demolished to make way for the ambitious new stadium development.Thrown in for good measure were a 4-0 thumping of rivals Leeds United; Hollywood Goddess Raquel Welch making an appearance (in the stands not the pitch!); Ossie’s ‘goal of the season’ against Arsenal in the FA Cup quarter final and Bobby Charlton’s final match for Man Utd in Chelsea’s final home game of the season.Perhaps the defining moment of the season was the defeat to Norwich in the League Cup semi-final. Having lost the final the previous season, it was 4th time in 14 months Chelsea had lost a cup tie when favourites and this would be the last major semi for 12 years - was this the end for the Kings of the Kings Road?To help us celebrate 50 Years of Chelsea we've partnered with 3Retro who have a superb collection of Chelsea retro gear and are offering 10% OFF when you use the 3RETRO10 code and if you order over £50 of merch you get FREE UK delivery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver to look back at the 1990-91 season.Chelsea supporters went in to the 1990-91 season buoyed by the record signings of Denis Wise and Andy Townsend. Ken Bates appeared to showing some ambition.But the campaign never got going and Chelsea finished a disappointing 10th place, an early exit in round 3 of the FA Cup and a League Cup semi-final defeat to old rivals Sheffield Wednesday.As has always been the case with Chelsea and glorious unpredictability they did inflict the only defeat in the season on eventual champions Arsenal as well as doing the double over Man Utd and beating league runners up Liverpool 4-2 in the final home match of the season. They also beat Spurs at home and in the League Cup – nothing new about that though! Chelsea could live with the best but inconsistency was the issue. Most of the pieces were there but not necessarily in the right places and there were some horrible dips in form.The top scorers were Kerry Dixon & Gordon Durie with 15 goals; Dave Beasant was top appearance maker with 45 and Player of the Year was Andy Townsend.The future looked bright with many home-grown prospects in David Lee; Gareth Hall; Frank Sinclair; Jason Cundy; Graeme Le Saux; Graham Stuart; Damien Matthew; Craig Burley all playing a significant part in theseason.The future of English football was interesting with the FA announcing the ‘Blueprint for Football’ which heralded the creation of the Premier League in June 1991.To help us celebrate 50 Years of Chelsea we've partnered with 3Retro who have a superb collection of Chelsea retro gear and are offering 10% OFF when you use the 3RETRO10 code and if you order over £50 of merch you get FREE UK delivery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to look back at the 1971-72 season.Chelsea supporters went in to the 1971-72 season full of optimism. Chelsea had just won their second trophy in consecutive seasons and many both expected and hoped that a title challenge was on the cards.But thanks to some poor transfers and a worse start to the season it was to be a disappointing season.Bedeviled by the unrest of stars such as Peter Osgood and Alan Hudson and the season long injury to Ian Hutchinson, the league campaign was up and down all season culminating in a final position of 7th, Chelsea’s worst finish for 5 seasons.The Cup competitions were not much better. Having beaten Jeunesse 21-0 on aggregate Chelsea, the European Cup Winners Cup holders, were unceremoniously dumped out in the second round by Atvidaberg on away goals. As a result Chelsea were booed off the pitch.They didn’t fare much better in the FA Cup. With one defeat in 24 games and favourites for both cups, only a few points off 1st place in the league, Chelsea faced Division 2 Leyton Orient. Chelsea were 2-0 up and conspired to lose 3-2 to a screamer, a defensive mix up and a last-minute goal. There were many missed chances too and the fans invaded the pitch in an attempt to get it abandoned!The one beacon of hope in the season was reaching the final of the League Cup against Stoke City featuring England legend and World Cup winning ‘keeper Gordon Banks. In spite of ‘Blue is the Colour’ recorded in Feb 1972 by Chelsea supporting producer Larry Page reaching no. 5 in the Charts; Chelsea’s complacent performance with defensive errors and a lack of urgency ended in defeat to Stoke. Little did we know then that this would be Chelsea’s last appearance at a Wembley final in a major competition for 22 years.To help us celebrate 50 Years of Chelsea we've partnered with 3Retro who have a superb collection of Chelsea retro gear and are offering 10% OFF when you use the 3RETRO10 code and if you order over £50 of merch you get FREE UK delivery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and the Chelsea FanCast crew to wrap up the season with our annual review.On the show tonight, we’ll be drawing the winner of the Pat Nevin book competition; we’ll be revealing the winners and losers in the Chelsea FanCast season predictions and then we will review the season with our own ratings.We’ll look at the ratings for the players and the management team; our Player of the Season; Breakthrough POTY; Most disappointing POTY and the goal of the season.We’ll also look at the best result and match and the worst result and match and finally we’ll rate the season as a whole, compare it to seasons past and share each of our best personal moments from the season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dayne Whittle to look back at the 1970-71 season, the season Chelsea won their first European trophy.This is the season Chelsea won the European Cup Winners' cup for the first time, their first European trophy in a memorable replayed final against the mighty Real Madrid. Only around 200 supporters were able to stay on for the replay which followed the 1-1 draw and was played unbelievable the next evening. Some of the tales from those supporters are legion, drinking with the players and staying on their hotel rooms. Some had to sleep on the beaches near Athens, others took week's to hitch back, some never made it back at all!Winning the trophy made up for the disappointment of a 6th placed finish in the league and an early exit as holders in the FA Cup. Most of the star players who had won the FA Cup the previous season remained including Peter Osgood who scored 12 goals and Alan Hudson who starred in the Cup Winners' Cup final. But new signing Keith Weller stole Chelsea supporters hearts with his exciting wing play and was top scorer with 14 goals.To help us celebrate 50 Years of Chelsea we've partnered with 3Retro who have a superb collection of Chelsea retro gear and are offering 10% OFF when you use the 3RETRO10 code and if you order over £50 of merch you get FREE UK delivery.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Meg Aherne to review a record breaking season from the Chelsea Women's team.From the community shield win, a 9-0 win with 9 different scorers, conti cup success, a new 32 game unbeaten record, another WSL title and a first Champions League final we cover it all and more!Plus we hand out our very first end of season awards.Relieve the magic of the 2020/21 season with us here.This Episode has been live on our Patreon for 2 weeks before being published to a wider audience. To hear our podcast first sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Meg @Meggaherne You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and Alex Churchill to look back at one of Chelsea's most memorable seasons: 1969-70.This is the season Chelsea finally won the FA Cup Final and gave birth to a whole new generation of Chelsea supporters, many still going today.Chelsea's epic encounter with Leeds United was watched by a record TV viewing audience and the replay at Old Trafford was one of the most violent matches of all time. Peter Osgood's flying header and David Webb's last gasp winner in extra time made legends of the King's of the Kings Road. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman, Adam Newson from Football.London, Martin Wickham and Mark Meehan to look at one of the most memorable and epic nights in Chelsea’s history. The night Chelsea won their second European Cup!On the show tonight, we’ll be looking back at one of the most memorable and epic nights in Chelsea’s history. We’ll be hearing from those of us who were there and those of us who watched from afar. We’ll be applauding the fantastic support; the whole damn team and even the referee. And of course, the simply fantastic Tommy T who led us to glory.In part two we’ll be asking what it means for Chelsea to be two-time Champions’ League winners and what happens next.Finally, we have some great emails to read out.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver to look ahead to Chelsea’s biggest match for 9 years – the Champions’ League Final against Man CityAdam Newson from Football.London joins us to discuss Chelsea’s Champions League Final Press Conference and Training session. We also catch up with the latest Chelsea news, the UEFA ticketing fiasco and Adam tells us how excited he is to be going to Porto to cover a Champions’ League Final featuring his beloved Chelsea.In part two we welcome back David Walker from ReadButNeverRed.Com for the ‘Opposition View’ to discuss the Final from the Man City perspective. We ask David how does it feel for a City fan in their first Champions League final? Is Pep being arrogant? What would it mean to win it? What is City’s likely team and threats to Chelsea? What worries him about Chelsea and how does he see the Final going?In part three we preview the Final. How do we feel about it and what does it mean to see Chelsea in their third Champions’ League final? Do we have Moscow or Munich vibes? What is JK’s Porto itinerary? Chelsea are underdogs so how do we beat City? What’s the likely team selection? Who will the unlikely heroes be and how do we see it going?Lets ‘ave it!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge interviews former Chelsea player, Pat Nevin, on the release of his autobiography 'The Accidental Footballer'.242 appearances and 45 goals in a five year career for Chelsea between 1983 and 1988 doesn't do justice to a Chelsea player who stole Chelsea supporters hearts then and still does to this day.Pat Nevin was a special player for Chelsea. A successor to Charlie Cooke as a Scottish wizard of the dribble, Pat beat players for fun and created the goals for Kerry Dixon in John Neal's team that won the Division Two title in 1984 and then put Chelsea back on the map competing for the Division One title in the following two seasons, all resplendent in that wonderful stripy Le Coq Sportif kit.As so often with Chelsea, it all went pear shaped as John Hollins and Ernie Whalley imposed a new style on the team that was devoid of any err style and Pat's creative abilities were overlooked before he was sold to Everton after Chelsea were relegated in a play off in 1988.But in those 5 years, Pat became one of Chelsea's most loved players due to his wonderful attacking and wing play and also because he dared to be different. The definition of an independent thinker and non-conformist, we also loved him for his love of indie music, with his head in the NME or a French novel and for his principled stance against racism and other injustices.Stamford Chidge talks to Pat about his book 'The Accidental Footballer' including Pat's views on John Neal, Man City and Arsenal away in 1984, music, John Peel and living in London in the 80's and standing in the Shed End with the supporters.'The Accidental Footballer' is available on Amazon priced at £16.00 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Mark Meehan and Football.London's Sam Inkersole to look back at a very tense last Premier League day of the season.On the show tonight, we look at Chelsea’s inability to put their chances away yet again; the curse of the former player; Mendy’s injury; Jorghino’s contribution and Jack Grealish being a.......In part two we swallow the bitter pill of Spurs bailing us out and look at the reasons for Chelsea stuttering over the finish line and also look at what needs to be addressed.Finally, we have some great emails to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dayne Whittle to look back at the crucial win against Leicester last week and look ahead to the deciding Premier League match against Aston Villa on Sunday.Liam Twomey from The Athletic join us to discuss the difference the supporters made in the Leicester match; Chelsea’s robust performance but being let down by their finishing; woeful refereeing by Mike Dean and what will the ramifications of the on-pitch rumble be.We also discuss Mason Mount being awarded the Chelsea Player of the Year Award.In part two we look ahead to the last match of the Premier League season, the win at all costs match away to Aston Villa. Will Villa fans being allowed back in make a difference? What team will Tuchel pick and how do we see it going? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Radha Gupta from She Talks Ball to discuss Chelsea's humbling 4-0 defeat to Barcelona in the Champions League final. Join our Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow You can now find us on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our brand new Discord channel via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadowYou can find Radha via any of the follow linksYouTube - http://youtube.com/c/shetalksball Twitter - https://twitter.com/shetalksball Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and Martin Wickham to look back at a very disappointing FA Cup final defeat to Leicester. And we look ahead to Tuesday's match against the very same Leicester. On the show tonight, we look at the FA Cup final which brought massive euphoria and massive disappointment. Did Tuchel get the selection wrong? Did Chelsea take it seriously enough? Did poor finishing cost us again and if so, why did we not take a punt on Tammy? Would Mendy have saved Tieleman’s goal? Was it hand ball in the build up? Did VAR get it right on Chilwell’s goal? How crucial were Schmeichel’s saves and are Chelsea bottling finals? In part two we look ahead to the match against Leicester on Tuesday evening. Are Chelsea running out of steam and can they get over the line? Who will Tommy T pick and how do we see it going? Finally, in part three, we have some great emails to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dean Mears to look back at a frustrating defeat against Arsenal in midweek and ahead to Saturday's FA Cup Final against Leicester City.Adam Newson from Football.London joins us to look back at Chelsea's 1-0 defeat against Arsenal on Wednesday night. How responsible were Jorginho and Kepa for the defeat? Were Chelsea profligate or unlucky? How much did we miss Kante and Rudiger? And what now for our Top Four chances?Jake Watson, Leicester City supporter and producer at Talksport joins us for the 'Opposition View' and we ask him would he prefer to finish in the Top Four or win the FA Cup? What does he think of Brendan Rodgers? How is Leicester's form and who are the biggest threats to Chelsea? How does he see the final going and what is his prediction?We wrap up by previewing Chelsea's 15th FA Cup final appearance. Can Chelsea make up for last seasons FA Cup final defeat? How important is the FA Cup and what does it mean to us? Should Tuchel be starting Kepa? Will we see Kovacic, Kante and Christensen start? And how do we see it going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Mia Eriksson to look ahead to the biggest game in Chelsea FC W's history, the Champions League final vs. FC Barcelona Join our Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow You can now find us on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our brand new Discord channel via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx Mia @Mia_ErikssonYou can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and Mark Worrall to look back at Chelsea's win against Man City and ahead to Wednesday night's match against Arsenal.On the show tonight, we look at a game of two halves against City; Chelsea’s winning mentality; Alonso scoring again; James standing out and Tuchel outsmarting Pep again. Will it have a bearing on the Champions’ League final?In part two we look ahead to the match against Arsenal on Wednesday evening. With us beating City and Leicester, West Ham and Spurs all losing Chelsea are now third. Will one more win seal a top four finish? Will Arsenal turn up like Brazil 70 having been distinctly average recently?Finally, we have several emails to read out, some Discord question to answer and we reveal the results of the Fannies for April. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Tracy Brown and Kerrie Evans to celebrate Chelsea's WSL title win thanks to a 5-0 victory over Reading FC. We also discuss; Sam Kerr Golden Boot, AKB Golden Glove and Fran Kirby Balon D'or? Join our Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow You can now find us on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our brand new Discord channel via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx Tracy @Chelseagirl78 @Chelseapride_ and Kerrie @KerrieEvans @CWSG You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver to look back at Chelsea's superb performance against Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final to secure the clubs third Champions League Final appearance and we look ahead to the dress rehearsal against Man City in the Premier League on Saturday.Sam Inkersole from Football.London joins us to look back at Chelsea's 2-0 victory against Real Madrid on Wednesday night to reach their third Champions' League Final. We discuss Werner scoring, Kante assisting, are delighted for Mount, applaud Havertz's brilliance and Pulisic's timely impact. Oh and don't forget Tommy T for whom due praise is rightly deserved. But what about the Final? Should it go ahead in Istanbul now Turkey is on the Red list? Can it be moved and if so where, and will we be able to get a ticket!!David Walker from 'Read But Never Red' joins us for the 'Opposition View' and we ask him how he feels about City making a Champions' League Final? Will there be a Champions' League hangover in Saturday's match? Will it have a bearing on the Final? How will Pep set up and how does he see the match going?We wrap up by previewing the Man City v Chelsea match. How important is it for Chelsea in the context of the run in and the Champions' League Final? What will Tuchel do in terms of team selection and how do we see it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dean Mears & Adam Newson from Football.London to look back at Chelsea's win against Fulham and ahead to the match against Real Madrid.On the show tonight, we look at a good job done and a vital 3 points for Chelsea against Fulham; key players being rested; Gilmour game time; Silva, Mount and Havertz all sublime; Werner huffing and puffing and Mendy stepping up when needed.In part two we look ahead to the massive Champions' League semi-final 2nd leg against Real Madrid. Will Real be weakened with several players out; who will Tommy T pick and how will he play it? What would another Champions League final mean to Chelsea and what about the return of Hazard and Courtois?Finally, we have several emails to read out, a Discord question to answer and we look at the potential Fannies for April. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Dayne Whittle of the Chelsea Fancast to discuss Chelsea's 4-1 win over Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-final second leg. We also preview the final two WSL games against Tottenham Hotspur and Reading plus we answer your Discord questions.Join our Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow You can now find us on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our brand new Discord channel via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @DWhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Alex Churchill to look back at Chelsea's hard fought draw against Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final and ahead to the match against Fulham on Saturday.Sam Inkersole from Football.London joins us to look back at Chelsea's 1-1 draw in midweek against Real Madrid. Tommy T gets the set up, attitude and subs spot on as Chelsea earn a slight advantage against Real. Pulisic channels his inner Hazard but Werner channels his inner Fleck. Will Chelsea rue the missed chances come the second leg?Dom Betts from The Fulhamish podcast joins us for the 'Opposition View' and we ask him is relegation for Fulham a foregone conclusion; what is the future for Scott Parker and how has Ruben Loftus-Cheek done on loan? How does Dom see the game going and what is his prediction?We wrap up by previewing the Chelsea v Fulham match. Will Tuchel's team selection have one eye on the Real Madrid second leg? How will Chelsea break down a stubborn and desperate Fulham and what is our prediction? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Rob Pratley from the CFC W Social to discuss Chelsea's 2-1 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League.Plus we look ahead at how Chelsea can turn the tables in the return leg at Kingsmeadow this Sunday.You can now find us on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our brand new Discord channel via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Rob @RJPJournalism and @TheCFCWSocialYou can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and Joe Tweeds to look back at a professional win against West Ham and ahead to the Champions' League semi-final against Real Madrid.On the show tonight, we applaud a professional team performance to beat a tough West Ham side in the '6 pointer', topped by a goal for Werner at long last. Has this improved our chances of a top 4 finish?In part two we look ahead to the massive Champions' League semi-final 1st leg against Real Madrid. We ask what does it mean for us to play Real Madrid and look at the other two occasions Chelsea has played them. What do we think about the playing Hazard and Courtois; should we be worried? We look at previous Champions' League semi-finals and ask who will Tuchel select and how do we see it going? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Martin Wickham to look back at an eventful week in football the with ESL debacle; Chelsea's draw with Brighton and ahead to the match against West Ham.Adam Newson from Football.London joins us to look back at the week's Chelsea news and discusses why was the Brighton match a damp squib and what comes next after the supporters stood up to the European Super League plans.Will Pugh from 'We Are West Home' joins us for the 'Opposition View' and we ask him what a club outside of the 'Big 6' thinks about it; how much credit does David Moyes deserve for West Ham's best season in years and how much threat will they be to Chelsea's top four pursuit.We wrap up by previewing the West Ham v Chelsea match and look at Chelsea's dodgy record away to West Ham; will Tuchel have one eye on the Real Madrid match with his team selection and is the match a must win for C? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Mia Eriksson to discuss Chelsea's 2-2 draw with Manchester City.We discuss the proposed and now failed European Super League and its disrespect for Women's Football. Then we look ahead to Sunday's Champions League Semi-Final with Wolfsburg and of course we've got your emails and special discord questions to end the show. You can now find us on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our brand new Discord channel via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and MIa @Mia_ Eriksson  You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Mark Worrall, Mark Meehan and Dave Johnstone, Mr cfcuk himself to discuss the ESL Power grab and Chelsea reaching their 15th FA Cup Final. We also have a look at Chelsea's match against Brighton tomorrow, if we haven't been booted out of the Premier League by then!On the show tonight, we’ll be discussing the news on the European Super League; what it might mean; why are they doing it and what do we think about it? We also have some extremely passionate emails from our listeners about the subject.In part two, we look back at a superb team performance to knock Man City out of the FA Cup semi-final; praise Thomas Tuchel and ask are Chelsea well and truly back?In part three, we look ahead to tomorrow night’s match against Brighton. Is it another must win? Will Tommy T rotate and what does it mean for the run in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan to look back at Chelsea's Champions' League quarter-final against Porto in midweek and look ahead to Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against Man City.Simon Johnson from The Athletic joins us to look back at Chelsea Champions' League match against Porto, where despite the 1-0 loss, Chelsea progress to the semi-finals for the first time since 2014. We discuss a professional job and great team performance; Pulisic's heroics; Jorginho rising to the occasion and dirty Porto's shenanigans.David Walker from Read But Never Red joins us in Opposition View to look ahead to Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against Man City. How realistic is the quadruple and what is Pep's priority? Will Pep make many changes in Saturday's line-up? How important is Foden becoming and are there any weaknesses for Chelsea to exploit and how does David see it going.Finally JK, Mark and Chidge preview Chelsea v Man City themselves. We look at Chelsea's record against City in the FA Cup; what are the possible changes to the line-up; how seriously is Tuchel taking the FA Cup; how do Chelsea get at City and how do we see it going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Tony Glover to recap on a great performance and smashing win against Crystal Palace on Saturday and look ahead to Tuesday night's crunch Champions' League quarter final second leg tie against Porto.On the show tonight, we ask if this was Tuchel’s best 45 mins? Are Pulisic, Mount and Havertz Chelsea’s best front 3? Should Havertz have scored more and what now for Werner, Tammy and Giroud?In part two we praise Chelsea’s attitude, intensity and scintillating pass and move game. We ask are Jorginho and Kovacic flat track bullies and we have a look at the run in to figure out how Chelsea can finish in the top four. In part three we look ahead to the massive Champions’ League quarter final second leg against Porto on Tuesday evening. We ask does an early goal kill the tie; should Tuchel stick or twist; will it be a problem not being at home for a home tie and who will Tuchel pick and how do we see it going.And we wrap in part four with emails and questions from the Chelsea FanCast Discord group. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd to look back at Chelsea's great win against Porto in midweek and look ahead to Saturday's match against Crystal Palace.Adam Newson from Football.London joins us to look back at Chelsea Champions' League 1st leg win against Porto. Mason Mount & Ben Chilwell fly the home flag while the anonymous Germans suffered from a lack of service; rugged in defence and riding our luck and is it just half-time?Nick Gillard from Back of the Nest joins us in Opposition View to look at Crystal Palace v Chelsea from the Palace perspective. Palace might be safe from relegation but what next for them and Roy Hodgson? How realistic are the Lampard to Palace rumours? Is Eze the main threat and how good is he? And how does Nick see the match going?Finally JK, Adam and Chidge preview Palace v Chelsea themselves. Should we be wary of statistics? Will there be wholesale changes with one eye on Porto and is this is must win after last weekends Premier League defeat to West Brom? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Tracy Brown to look back at Chelsea's 3-0 second leg victory over Wolfsburg and the 6-0 hammering of Birmingham City. There's a news update including a discussion on the working conditions suffered by the players and staff of Birmingham City Women plus we talk about the Trans Footy Alliance campaign.And of course we've got your emails and special discord questions to end the show. You can find out more on Football vs Homophobia by heading to; Twitter: @fvhtweetsInstagram: @football_v_homophobia Facebook: @fvhbt Contact: info@footballvhomophobia.comYou can now find us on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our brand new Discord channel via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Tracy @ChelseaGirl78 or @ChelseaPride_  You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Mark Meehan and Dan Silver to muse on Chelsea's unexpected defeat to West Brom and look ahead to Wednesday's match against Porto.On the show tonight, we discuss Chelsea’s horrible Easter Saturday and how Big Sam nailed it and Jorginho and Kovacic failed it. How much of an issue was Thiago Silva being sent off or does Tuchel have to shoulder some of the blame?In part two we ask is Pulisic a cause for concern having limped off yet again? Why was Tammy not in the squad again? And is the defeat to West Brom just a blip, a much-needed wake-up call and how much damage has it done to Chelsea’s top four chances. We also have some questions to answer sent in from our Discord group.In part three we look ahead to the massive Champions’ League quarter final first leg against Porto on Wednesday evening. How much of a threat are Porto and what’s their form like? Who do we think Tuchel will go with and how do we see it going? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Martin Wickham to round up the Chelsea news from this week and preview Chelsea's match against West Brom on Saturday.Sam Inkersole from Football.London joins us to discuss this week's Chelsea news including Tommy T being named Manager of the Month; who are Chelsea's winners and losers from the International break; Aguero & Haaland rumours.Joe Chapman from the Birmingham Mail joins us in the 'Opposition View' to look at Chelsea v West Brom from the Baggies perspective. Were West Brom fans happy that Big Sam came in and has he made a difference? Are West Brom down already and how good has Connor Gallagher been? Joe tells us how he sees the match going.Finally, we have our own preview of Chelsea v West Brom. What team selection will Tuchel go for? Will he have one eye on Porto? Will Big Sam park the bus and how will Tommy T get round it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined again by stats queen Mia Eriksson to look back at Chelsea's huge Champions League win over Wolfsburg and another routine win in the WSL over Aston Villa.There's a news round up including a very questionable top 50 women's players in the world list plus we look ahead to Chelsea's WSL match with Birmingham City. You can now find us on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our brand new Discord channel via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Mia @Mia_Eriksson You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman & Liam Twomey of The Athletic to have a look at the 'State of the Chelsea Union' and to answer questions posed by members of our Patreon & Discord groups joining us on the show via Zoom.On the show tonight, we kick off with the results of the 'Fannies of the Month'. After a long hiatus we bring back the Fannies - Chelsea Fancast's awards for Man of the Match; Celery and Guinness moments. The votes have been cast for Man of the Month, Celery and Guinness moments of the month of March and we will reveal the results live on the show!We invite questions from members of Chelsea Fancast's Patreon & Discord groups who join us live on the show via Zoom.And finally, Jonathan & Chidge read out the emails sent in by listeners this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Adam Newson and Sam Inkersole from Football.London to round up the latest Chelsea news and to answer your question from the Discord group.In part one we round up the latest news from Chelsea players on international duty; quiz Adam and Sam about their Chelsea player ratings for the season so far; ask is Roman Abramovich the best owner in the world and ask what's on Tommy T's to do list.In part two we have questions submitted from the Discord group on Tomori's loan situation, Tuchel's relationship with Dortmund potentially scuppering a move for Haaland; which positions should the club re-enforce in the summer transfer window and what is the sustainability of the club's financial position with the continuing pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by stats queen Mia Eriksson to look back at Chelsea's impressive 3-0 away win against Everton. There's a news round up including details of the major broadcast deal with Sky Sports plus we look ahead to Chelsea's Champions League tie with Wolfsburg and our WSL match with Aston Villa. You can now find us on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our brand new Discord channel via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Mia @Mia_Eriksson You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Alex Churchill and Martin Wickham to look back at Chelsea's 2-0 victory over Sheffield Utd for a place in the semi-finals of the FA Cup.On the show tonight, we discuss Chelsea getting away with it and how lucky is Tommy Tuchel? And another poor refereeing performance as Pulisic and Mount were rotationally fouled. Was tiredness a valid reason for the second half performance and the continuing problem of putting chances away whilst doffing our hat to Ziyech’s excellent goal in added time.In part two we ask is Pulisic finding his feet with an encouraging performance? Chilwell did well but is he still behind Alonso in the pecking order and it was good to see Gilmour getting a game, but how is he progressing? And can Chelsea’s defensive solidity bring us trophies this season, especially considering we have Man City in the semi-final.In part three we have questions from our Discord group; we have the nominations for this month’s Fannies – Man of the Month; Celery and Guinness moments and this week’s emails from the listeners to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to discuss the brilliant victory over Atletico Madrid, the Champions' League draw and a look ahead to Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final match against Sheffield United.Adam Newson from Football.London joins us to discuss this week's Chelsea news including the impressive victory against Atletico Madrid in midweek, the Champions' League draw pitting us against Porto and a possible semi-final against either Liverpool or Real Madrid.Ben, the Travelling Blade joins us in the 'Opposition View' for the third time this season as Chelsea take on Sheffield United in the FA Cup Quarter-Final on Sunday. We ask Ben what happened with Chris Wilder and what next for Sheffield United? How has Ethan Ampadu been playing and how does Ben see the Cup tie going?Finally, we have our own preview of Chelsea v Sheffield United. What team selection will Tuchel go for? We look at the history of FA Cup ties between Chelsea and United and discuss how we see it going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Rob Pratley, senior editor of The Chelsea Social, to discuss Chelsea's progression in the Champions League thanks to an impressive away performance against Atletico Madrid plus Chelsea's first major trophy of the season with the Conti Cup success over Bristol City. In Part 2 there's a news round up from Kingsmeadow, including details on Fran Kirby's new contract and our next fixtures in the Champions League.  In Part 3 we preview the midweek WSL game against Everton and in Part 4 we've got your emails which include a mention of this YouTube video- https://youtu.be/veQDTnHMkGk  You can now find us on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our brand new Discord channel via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Rob @RJPJournalism / @TheCFCWSocialYou can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover & Dean Mears to look back at the 0-0 draw away at Leeds and look ahead to the crunch tie against Atletico Madrid this week.On the show tonight, we discuss Chelsea’s poor finishing, ask is Havertz a nein at number 9, why did Tommy T change formation and what does he do about square pegs in round holes.In part two we applaud the bendy Mendy worldy saves and another clean sheet. With Rudiger and Christensen in such good form in wither a three or four at the back, how does Thiago Silva get back in and what about Chelsea’s top four prospects? We have some Discord group questions to contribute to the debate.In part three we look ahead to the massive match against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League round of 16 second leg with a place in the quarter finals at stake. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dayne Whittle to discuss the week's Chelsea news and look ahead to Saturday's match against Leeds United.Liam Twomey from The Athletic joins us to discuss this week's Chelsea news including Havertz best position, Christensen being back to his best and Chelsea's defender conundrum and what's happening with Chelsea's 'unchosen' men?Jon Mackenzie from 'All Stats Aren't We' joins us for the 'Opposition View' to discuss Leeds United v Chelsea from the Leed's perspective. Are Leeds falling apart again? Does Jon still have faith in Bielsa? Has Bamford been a revelation this season? And how does he see Saturday's match going.Finally, we have our own preview of Leeds United v Chelsea. Does Christian Pulisic deserve a start? Will Tuchel's selection have one eye on the Atletico match? How do we see it going and what's our prediction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Tracy Brown, Co-Chair of Chelsea Pride, to discuss Chelsea's victory in the Champions League over Atletico Madrid thanks to penalty heroics from Ann-Katrin Berger plus a winning return to WSL matches over West Ham United. There's a news round up from Kingsmeadow, including details on the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group charity fundraiser for the Conti Cup final and a discussion on new television rights for the WSL.In Part 3 we preview the upcoming second leg of our Champions League tie with Atletico and the Conti Cup final this Sunday against Bristol City And in Part 4 we've got emails leading to a discussion on the disparity between FA Cup prize money.Details of the CWSG charity fundraiser can be found here- https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/chelsea-womens-supporters-group-conti-cup-ticketYou can now find us on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our brand new Discord channel via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Tracy @ChelseaGirl78You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Mark Worrall and Mark Meehan to look back at the 2-0 win against Everton.On the show tonight, we discuss Tommy Tuchel rolling the bones and getting his selection spot on; we ask how much credit does he deserve; what’s he got right and what’s he got wrong and can he take us higher than top four?In part two we delight in Kai Havertz finding his feet and despair in Werner having two left feet. And with Callum Hudson-Odoi impressing as one the two 10’s is he a better option there or as a wing back?In part three JK and Chidge answer your Discord questions and read out the emails sent in by our faithful listeners this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Worrall to discuss a superb win against Liverpool and look ahead to Monday's match against Everton.Adam Newson from Football.London joins us report back on Chelsea's 1-0 win away to Liverpool. Unbeaten since his arrival is it time to take Tuchel seriously? We also discuss the re-emergence of Andreas Christensen; ask whether balls over the top to Werner is the key to scoring more goals and bemoan VAR ruining football.Everton's Official Statistician, Gavin Buckland, joins us for the 'Opposition View' to discuss Chelsea v Everton from the Toffee's perspective. What does Gavin think about Everton's abysmal record at Stamford Bridge? How is Everton's form compared to Chelsea? Is this another 6 pointer with a top place at stake? How does Gavin see the match going?Finally, we have our own preview of Chelsea v Everton. Is this another must win match for Tommy Tuchel? Will it be more of the same or will Everton present a different tactical challenge? How do we find our goal scoring boots and how do we see the match going? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd reconvene to go through the bulging Chelsea FanCast mail bag.On the show tonight we have emails from all over the world discussing how you became Chelsea fans; Tommy Tuchel; how to solve Chelsea's midfield and floundering attack and a eulogy on how to deal with boredom at the football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and Dan Silver to look back at frustrating 0-0 draw against a tetchy Man Utd and ahead to this week's big match against Liverpool.On the show tonight, we discuss Tuchel’s risk free football and ask whether we are currently watching a hybrid of possession based Sarri-ball and Mourinho-eque dare not lose football? We also ask is the lack of creativity due more to a loss of form of Chelsea’s creative players or is it systemic?In part two we applaud the improvements in Rudiger and Christensen in making Chelsea more defensively solid as well as praising Kante and Kovacic for tigerish displays in midfield. We ask could Mount be the solution to the midfield problem and with a run of tough matches coming up how much pressure is on Tuchel to start winning and winning well.In part three we preview Thursday night’s big Premier League match where Chelsea goes to Anfield to play a wounded Liverpool. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Martin Wickham to round up the week's Chelsea news and look ahead to Sunday's match against Man Utd.Sam Inkersole from Football.London joins us to round up this week's news including a superb away win in the Champions League against Atletico Madrid. Also Tammy Abraham stalling on a contract; Roman's war chest and Haaland.BBC Match Day reporter and Man Utd fan, Aaron Paul joins us for 'The Opposition View' on Man Utd, our next opponents. Has sticking with OGS been vindicated? Has Fernandes been the difference for Utd? Is De Gea a liability and how does Maguire keep getting away with it? Aaron discusses how he sees Sunday's match going.Finally, we have our own preview of Chelsea v Man Utd. Given Utd's attacking nature, does Tuchel start Jorginho? How do Chelsea stop Utd's counter-attacks and nullify Fernandes? With Chelsea's recent wastefulness up front, does Tuchel start Giroud or Tammy up front? We wrap up by explaining how we see the match going and give our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by lots of special guests to talk all things Emma Hayes, including;On the field successDesire to win Managing in the men's game Buying supporters beer And much much more.Big thank you to Dayne Whittle, Kerrie Evans, Louise Bradshaw, David Demilade, Sonja Begley, Rob Pratley and Kate Price for joining us.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and Alex Churchill to look back at a controversial and disappointing 1-1 draw against Southampton and ahead to the Champions' League match against Atletico Madrid.On the show tonight, we give sainthood to Mount and Kante for their high-quality performances and debate whether Callum Hudson-Odoi was the sinner or the sinned against.In Part two we discuss Tuchel’s need for ‘Vorsprung Durch Prazision’; ask whether we are currently watching Sarriball without Hazard and never mind the quality feel the deadwood.In part three JK and myself read out the emails sent in by our faithful listeners this week.And in part four we preview Tuesday night’s big Champions’ League match where Chelsea face La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to round up the week's Chelsea news and look ahead to Saturday's match against Southampton.Adam Newson from Football.London joins us to round up this week's news including Thomas Tuchel's pre-match press conference. Will Tuchel have one eye on Madrid? Will Havertz return? Tomori and Kepa's interviews to the media and some interesting transfer rumours.Steve Grant from the Total Saints podcast joins us to give 'The Opposition View' on Southampton, our next opponents. With 6 defeats in their last 6 Premier League matches, what has happened to Saints after a good start this season? With injuries to Walker-Peters, Walcott and Diallo how does Steve see Saints overturning Chelsea's record of 5 matches unbeaten at St Mary's?Finally, we have our own preview of Southampton v Chelsea. Should we be worried by Southampton's high press? With a massive improvement in goals conceded since Tuchel's arrival how do we increase the goals scored. Would staring Kai Havertz up-front be a solution? We wrap up by explaining how we see the match going and give our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Rob Pratley, Senior Editor of The Chels Social, to discuss Chelsea's return to winning ways against Arsenal and Bristol City. There's a news round up from Kingsmeadow and a discussion on Magda Eriksson and Pernille Harder opening their DMs to help support those struggling to come out as gay.Plus we hold a special Q&A ahead of the international break. You can now find us on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our brand new Discord channel via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Rob @RJPJournalismYou can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Joe Tweeds to look back at Monday nights 2-0 win against 'depleted' Newcastle.On the show tonight, we applaud Timo Werner for getting on the score sheet at last; but the plaudits should go to the real man-of-the-match Mateo Kovacic. We lament Tammy getting injured and discuss the (cough) rehabilitation of Kepa Arrizabalaga.In Part two we ask what is Tuchel scared of as Chelsea’s second half performance dropped off to the extent that we fielded 9 defensively minded players at home to a ‘depleted’ Newcastle. Why are Chelsea still profligate up front; are we dull to watch and watch out, it’s about to get a whole lot tougher!In part three JK and Chidge read out the emails sent in by our faithful listeners this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan to look back at Chelsea's FA Cup win over Barnsley and look ahead to Monday night's match against Newcastle United.Sam Inkersole from Football.London joins us to look back at Chelsea's 1-0 win away to Barnsley in the FA Cup. Tammy came to the rescue at both ends after Tommy T's second half changes. But why did so many players fail to impress and it's all about the win...isn't it?Will from the Talk of the Toon podcast joins us to give 'The Opposition View' on Newcastle Utd, our next opponents. The Toon's form seems to have picked up recently with wins against Southampton and Everton, does this have anything to do with Steve Bruce or more the return of Allan Saint-Maximin, and how will they cope without Callum Wilson? As ever, Will tells us how he sees the match going and gives us his prediction.Finally, we have our own preview of Chelsea v Newcastle. With Kai Havertz absent again we ask should we be worried about the young German or just more patient? Thiago Silva is still out with injury but Timo Werner is fit again, so who will Tuchel select and if we go purely in currently on form what is Chelsea's best side at the moment. We wrap up by explaining how we see the match going and give our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Dayne Whittle to discuss Chelsea's shock home defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion and the Conti Cup Semi Final win over West Ham.There's a news round up from Kingsmeadow and news of a goal in the loan report plus we discuss supporter over reaction to the defeat. And we look ahead to the massive game against Arsenal on Wednesday and the last game before the international break on Sunday against Bristol City. You can now find us on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our brand new Discord channel via this link https://discord.gg/ApUqskGz Follow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @DWhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Martin Wickham and Adam Newson from Football.London to look back at Chelsea's steely win against Sheffield Utd and ahead to Thursday night's FA Cup tie against Barnsley.On the show tonight, we applaud Timo Werner for his performance and discuss that its only a matter of time before he starts banging the goals in again. We also discuss another peak Mount performance and the two sides of Toni Rudiger.In Part two we discuss the two sides of Jorginho and Kovacic; Chelsea’s game management under Tuchel and Chelsea’s progress towards the top four.In part three we have a full postbag as JK and Chidge read out the emails sent in by our faithful listeners this week.And to wrap up in part four we preview Thursday night’s FA Cup tie away to Barnsley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dayne Whittle to look back at the obligatory victory over Spurs and to look ahead to Sunday's match against Sheffield Utd.Liam Twomey of The Athletic joins us to look back at Chelsea's 1-0 win away to Spurs. Thomas Tuchel is delivering so far and doing it his way, but what can he do to get Chelsea's strikers scoring and how big a blow is the injury to Thiago Silva?Ben, The Travelling Blade joins us to give 'The Opposition View' on Sheffield Utd, our next opponents. With 3 wins in 5, one of them away to Man Utd, what has Chris Wilder done to turn things around? Can Utd stay up? How is Ethan Ampadu doing and how does Ben see Sunday's match going.Finally, we preview Sheffield Utd v Chelsea. Will Tuchel stick with the 3:4:2:1? Will he stick with Jorginho and Kovacic in midfield? Is Christensen for Silva a simple swap? Will he rotate Alonso with Chilwell and what's Tuchel's best combination up front? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd reconvene to go through the bulging Chelsea FanCast mail bag.On the show tonight we have emails from all over the world predominantly on the aftermath of Frank Lampard's sacking and the hopes for the new regime under Thomas Tuchel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Louise Bradshaw to discuss Chelsea breaking the WSL record for consecutive games unbeaten after their win against Aston Villa and the 4-0 thrashing of Spurs.There's a round up of the latest news from Kingsmeadow, including a potential move into the men's game from manager Emma Hayes and we look forward to our Conti Cup semi-final against West Ham and WSL match against Brighton and Hove Albion next weekend.You can now find us on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our brand new Discord channel via this link https://discord.gg/ApUqskGz Follow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Louise @LouBradshaw1979You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Mark Meehan and Sam Inkersole from Football.London to look back on Chelsea's first win under Thomas Tuchel and ahead to this week's match against Spurs.On the show tonight, we applaud Tommy T for getting off the mark; we hail Cesar, we beatify St Marcos and we demand that Mount Must Start!In Part two we ask has Hudson-Odoi found his mojo; is Jorginho the ultimate flat track bully; furrow our brow at the work that Werner and Pulisic have to do and discuss how Tuchel’s 3:4:2:1 has brought some much-needed stability in defence.In part three we look ahead to Thursday’s huge grudge match against Spurs. Who will Tuchel select and what system will he use? Will Spurs be there for the taking without Harry Kane and can Chelsea make a push for the top four. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the arrival of German coach Thomas Tuchel as Chelsea's new manager, Stamford Chidge talks to Ben McFadyean, head of Borussia Dortmund Fan Club London to get the inside track on Tuchel.Ben McFadyean knows Thomas Tuchel from his time as coach of Borussia Dortmund so what is he like as a manager? What defines his character, personality and man management? What was his relationship like with the Dortmund fans – did he ‘get’ them?How does he like to set up tactically and what's his style of play? Is it all possession based or does it carry attacking intent. What is his attitude to youth players? Will he look to integrate the promising youngsters who have yet to come through and will he carry on playing the likes of Mount, James, CHO and Abraham?How important is his relationship with the German contingent Havertz, Werner and Rudiger and previous Dortmund player Pulisic?And finally does Ben think Thomas Tuchel will be a success at Chelsea?Borussia Dortmund Fan Club London: Twitter @DortmundLondonFacebook: Borussia Dortmund Fan Club London Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan to look back at an emotional week for Chelsea and ahead to Thomas Tuchel's second match in charge against Burnley on Sunday.Adam Newson joins us from Football.London to look back at this week's Chelsea news. We have the final word on Frank Lampard; discuss Tuchel's first match in charge against Wolves and ask what's next for Tommy T's Blue & White Army?Dave Roberts, Burnley FC statistorian, occasional Burnley commentator and podcaster with 'No Nay Never' joins us for 'Opposition View'. We ask him how Sean Dyche has turned things around for Burnley; how did Burnley beat Liverpool and Villa and what was the spat between Dyche and Klopp all about? We also ask him what Chelsea need to watch out for and how he sees the match going on Sunday.Finally, we preview Chelsea v Burnley. With a few more days under his belt will Tommy T change the system and the personnel? Will he play Kante and Mount together and who will start up front? We discuss how we see the match going and give you our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Kerrie Evans to discuss Chelsea's 4-2 win over Manchester City in the Conti Cup Quarter-Final. There's a chat about a new contract for Maren Mjelde and we look ahead to our next fixtures against Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur.You can now find us on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our brand new Discord channel via this link https://discord.gg/ApUqskGz Follow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx, Kerrie @KerrieEvans and on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and Dayne Whittle to try and make sense of a very sad day for Chelsea supporters with the sacking of Frank Lampard.We discuss the supporter reaction to the loss of Frank Lampard as manager and analyse the detail of the breakdown in the relationship between Frank Lampard and the Club, drawing heavily from the in depth article from The Athletic.We also ask why now? Is Chelsea unmanageable? Is the disconnect between the club and the supporters now beyond repair and what of the new man, Thomas Tuchel? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver to look back at Chelsea's defeat to Leicester and ahead to the FA Cup tie against Luton Town this weekend.Liam Twomey from The Athletic, joins us to talk about (cough) today's Press Conference and to look back at Chelsea's defeat away to Leicester in the week.Lewis Williams a Luton Town Vlogger joins us for the 'Opposition View' to preview the FA Cup tie between Luton Town and Chelsea from Luton's perspective. What's happened to Luton since the last time we met in the FA Cup semi-final in 1994. How will Luton set up and will they provide an unexpected challenge to Chelsea on Sunday.Finally, we preview Chelsea v Luton. With so many players in poor form and low in confidence, will Frank resist the urge to give some of the youngsters a run out? And with Chelsea's excellent Cup record how do we see it going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Dayne Whittle from the Chelsea Fancast to discuss Chelsea's return to the top of the WSL table thanks to their 2-1 win over Manchester United. There's a round up of the latest news from Kingsmeadow and we look forward to our Conti Cup game against Manchester City on Wednesday and our league fixture against Bristol City on Sunday.You can now find us on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our brand new Discord channel via this link https://discord.gg/ApUqskGz Follow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @DWhitt9 You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadowThanks to the Manchester City Womens Official Supporters Group and the Bristol City Vixencast for their help. You can find them @MCWFC_OSC and www.linktr.ee/bcvixencast  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dean Mears and Dayne Whittle to look back at a much needed win against Fulham and to look ahead to Tuesday's match against Leicester.On the show tonight, we proclaim all you need is Mount, after his superb performance against Fulham. We also look at Frank’s strange team selection and wonder whether he had an eye on the Leicester match or if the pressure of club politics is coming in to play. And we ask should we be glad of the win or worried about the performance?In part two we discuss Chelsea’s profligacy, defensive vulnerability and look at the good, the bad and the downright ugly performances.In part three we have a tsunami of emails to get through and we wrap up in part four with a look ahead to tomorrow night’s match against Leicester. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Martin Wickham to round up this week's Chelsea news and to look ahead to Saturday's match against neighbours Fulham.Sam Inkersole, Chelsea correspondent for Football.London joins us to discuss this week's Chelsea news including Tomori's potential loan; Giroud to Real Madrid; time on the training pitch and Frank banning hugs!Sammy James from the Fulhamish Podcast joins us for the 'Opposition View' to preview Fulham v Chelsea from Fulham's perspective. What's the reason for Fulham's improvement in form recently. Is Scott Parker the man for the job long term? Has Ruben Loftus-Cheek impressed in his loan? And how does Sammy see the match going on Saturday.Finally, we preview Fulham v Chelsea. Do Gilmour and CHO have to start? Will it be Timo or Tammy or Timo and Tammy? And will a week on the training pitch help Chelsea to a much needed win. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane discuss Chelsea's sensational start to 2021 thanks to 4 goals from Fran Kirby. There's a chat about Dubai-Gate and we look ahead to the top of the table clash against Manchester United.You can now find us on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our brand new Discord channel via this link https://discord.gg/ApUqskGz Follow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd reconvene to go through the bulging Chelsea FanCast mail bag.On the show tonight we have emails on Frank Lampard's future as Chelsea manager; the Lampard in/Lampard out debate; what it means to be a Chelsea supporter in the UK and Overseas; the sad passing of Tommy Docherty and Chelsea's form recently. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman & Tony Glover to look back at a confidence boosting FA Cup win against Morecambe FC.On the show tonight, we discuss a much needed, confidence restoring win. Was Frank selecting Werner and Havertz justified? And going forward, do Chelsea need to think about how their creative players seem to get congested with similar runs?In part two we ask whether playing more of the youth was a red herring? Billy Gilmour impresses again which is just as well with Kante suspended; Callum Hudson-Odoi puts in another good performance – is he getting back to his best? And Mason Mount with his Lampard-esque goal never seems to run out of energy, but does he need a rest?In part three we have a couple of emails to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan to look ahead to Chelsea's FA Cup 3rd round tie against Morecambe FC on Sunday.We preview the match focusing on which of the Chelsea youngsters might start. Should Werner and Havertz start to regain some confidence and we look at Chelsea's 3rd round record down the years before discussing how we see the match going.In this week's 'Opposition View' we have more of a 'Spy in the Camp' than a someone from the opposition as Jon Parkinson, Chelsea fan and long time listener to the FanCast joins us to give us the lowdown on Morecambe FC. Jon is a Morecambe local and knows more about the League Two side than we will ever know!Finally, we catch up with the winners and losers from the Chelsea FanCast 'Prem Predictions' League Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Tracy Brown from Chelsea Pride to discuss the work of the group and different attitude towards the LBQT+ community from the men's and the women's game,There's a round up of all the latest news from Kingsmeadow and we look ahead to our first game of 2021 against Reading. Plus we share listener wishes for Chelsea FC Women in 2021.You can find more about Chelsea Pride via the following channelsweb: www.chelseapride.co.uktwitter: @ChelseaPride_ instagram: @ChelseaPride_Join our brand new Discord channel via this link https://discord.gg/ApUqskGz Follow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx, Tracy @ChelseaGirl78 and on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Alex Churchill and Dean Mears to look back on a sobering defeat to Man City.On the show tonight, we ask with the plethora of problems resulting from the defeat to City, what are the solutions.In part two we ask is Frank Lampard’s job really in jeopardy? If it is what ever happened to building something and if he does get the tin tack has Roman Abramovich created a monster fanbase in his own image?In part three with the news of Tommy Docherty’s passing, we look back at his legacy as Chelsea manager and great Docherty’s Diamonds team.We wrap up in part four with loads of emails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and Mark Meehan to look back to a somewhat disappointing round of Christmas fixtures against Arsenal and Villa.On the show tonight, we ask whether Frank got enough of a reaction out of the players in the draw against Villa; Giroud doing what he does best and Christensen needing to channel his inner Chumbawumba.In part two we ask with Jorginho disappointing again why does Billy Gilmour not get a go? Are there mitigating circumstances to some of Chelsea’s recent performances and does our lack of squad depth in terms of quality remain an issue. And why are some supporters just never happy.In part three we look back at a dreadful defeat to Arsenal where our best team started but mentality was clearly an issue. Who should take responsibility – Frank or the players? Was it a master stroke by Arteta or did he get lucky? And we ask was this one of our worst defeats in years or do some of us just have very short memories.We wrap up in part four with some fantastic emails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and Martin Wickham to look back on the 3-0 victory over West Ham and look ahead to the Boxing Day match against relegation threatened Arsenal!On the show tonight, we discuss a result that was better than the performance. How Kovacic coming on for Jorginho made the difference. We show concern for and mitigation with our hobbled full backs and we ask whether Werner is suffering from the curse of the Chelsea strikers?In part two we applaud Tammy Abraham for taking his chances; delight in the Thiago Silva machine and appraise the league table in a season where anything is possible.In part three we look ahead to the Boxing Day match against THE Arsenal and ask how bad are they really? How fearful are we of the schadenfreude of losing to a poor Arsenal side containing former Chelsea players David Luiz and Willian, as well as discussing who will start for Chelsea and how we see it going.We wrap up with some emails and the leader board in our 'Prem Predictions' league. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane sit down to discuss Chelsea progressing into the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League thanks to a 8-0 aggregate victory over Benfica.They also share some supporter memories of Drew Spence, who became the first player of the WSL era to reach 200 appearances for the club, There's a round up of all the latest news from Kingsmeadow, including a new signing! Plus supporters share their highlights of 2020.You can follow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadowWe'd like to wish all our listeners a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to look back at Chelsea's second defeat of the week, against Wolves and ahead to Chelsea's Premier League match against West Ham United on Monday night.A poor mentality and game management seemed to dish out a reality check as Wolves snatched a last minute winner against Chelsea on Tuesday night, but with back to back defeats questions need answering: What's up with Havertz and Werner - is it balance, injuries and fatigue? We also look at Chelsea's tough draw against Atletico Madrid in Champions League Round of 16.James Jones from We Are West Ham Podcast joins us for 'Opposition View' and with West Ham currently in a lofty 8th place, is he Moyes in? Will their form last? How good is Declan Rice? Who are West Ham's top performers this season? What does Chelsea v West Ham mean to him and how does he see the match going.We wrap with our own preview of the match: is it must win or must not lose? Who starts, who is fit and who is in form? Should Werner start up front or will Frank stick with Giroud or Tammy Abraham? And finally we discuss how we see the match going.And last but by no means least, Chidge gives an update on the leaderboard and performer of the week in Chelsea FanCast's 'Prem Predictions' League. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane sit down to discuss a week which saw Chelsea take control of their Champions League first leg tie with a 5-0 win over Benfica and extend their unbeaten run in the WSL to 29 games with a 1-0 over Brighton and Hove Albion. They also share some supporter memories of four Chelsea favourites as they celebrate reaching significant milestones, Super Fran Kirby becoming the clubs record goal-scorer, Millie Bright reaching 150 appearances and both Magda Eriksson and Bethany England reaching 100 appearances for the Blues. You can follow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and Dayne Whittle to look back at a frustrating evening against Everton and ahead to the Wolves match on Tuesday.On the show tonight, we discuss how crucial Mendy conceding a penalty was and how Chelsea played in to Everton’s hands tactically. But football is also a game of fine margins and this was also a match about missing players as well as missed opportunities.In part two we discuss this defeat being a reality check on Chelsea’s title ambitions and how much of a concern is the form of Havertz and Werner.In part three we look ahead to tomorrow night’s match against Wolves with Matt Guy from Wolves FanCast joining us in the ‘Opposition View’ and we wrap up with some emails and the leader board in our 'Prem Predictions league'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dean Mears to look back at Chelsea's draw against Krasnodar and ahead to Chelsea's Premier League match against Everton on Saturday.Chelsea drew their final, somewhat meaningless. Champions League group match against Krasnodar. Tino Anjorin and Billy Gilmour had a chance to shine while the squad players did the bare minimum. We ask is Billy Gilmour now ahead of Jorginho in the midfield pecking order and who do we want in the Champions League R16?Gavin Buckland, Everton's Official Statistician joins us to look ahead to Everton v Chelsea for the 'Opposition View'. We ask him what he thinks of Carlo Ancelotti, how good is Calvert-Lewin, is Pickford a problem and how does he expect the match to go.We wrap with our own preview of the match by recalling some past clashes, pondering how who will start on the wings given Chelsea's injuries and who will start up front. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Chelsea FC Women Season Ticket Holders Hannah and Chester to discuss the return of fans to Kingsmeadow to watch Chelsea's 3-2 win over West Ham. We also look ahead to this week's Champions League tie against Benfica and next weekend's WSL clash with Brighton and Hove Albion. You can follow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx, Hannah @04_Hannah and Chester @ChesterBates93. We're also on Instagram @WentToMowKingsmeadow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, 'Mr Gate 17' - Mark Worrall and 'Mr Eddie Mac' - Mark Meehan, to look back at a great win against Dirty Leeds, the return of supporters to Stamford Bridge and ahead to Tuesday night's match against Krasnodar.On the show tonight, we applaud Chelsea’s winning mentality and work ethic, and while we should have finished off more of the chances we created, hallelujah we are scoring from set pieces with a delightful frequency.In part two we ask with Frank’s success against elite managers, why is he not being given the credit he deserves for his tactical acumen?In part three we have some great emails to read out; we look at the winners and losers in our Prem Predictions League and we look ahead to Tuesday night’s Champions’ League match against Krasnodar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver to look ahead to Chelsea's Premier League match against Leeds on Saturday.Oliver Harbord from Football.London joins us to disect this week's Chelsea news. With Olivier Giroud scoring four fab goals in a great team performance against Sevilla, should he start against Leeds? How big is the rivalry with Leeds and will having 2,000 fans in the stadium make a difference?Jon Mackenzie from 'All Stats Aren't We' joins us to look ahead to Chelsea v Leeds from the 'Opposition View'. We ask him what the rivalry between Chelsea and Leeds means to him; is he happy with their season so far; is there method in the madness of Bielsa and how does he expect the match to go.We wrap with our own preview of the match by recalling some past clashes, pondering how to stop Patrick Bamford from scoring against his old club and revealing how we expect the match to go. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Paul Lagan from Capital Football to discuss Chelsea FC Women's start to the season.We also preview the next fixture against West Ham United and discuss the return of supporters to Kingsmeadow.You can read all of Paul's work on Chelsea FC Women by checking out the Capital Football Website www.capitalfootball.co.uk and follow him on Twitter @CFCJournoFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and check out our instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver & Alex Churchill to look back at the 0-0 draw against Spurs and ahead to Wednesday night's match against Sevilla.On the show tonight, we look at how Jose made it so difficult for Chelsea; rue some missed chances; discuss why it is so important not to lose to Spurs and ask whether failing to beat our rivals really is an issue at the moment.In part two we take comfort from another clean sheet and applaud Mendy, Silva and Kante, Kovacic and James in particular. We ask whether Werner needs a rest, discuss why and how Tammy needs to improve and with Pulisic and Havertz now fit again, wonder if Frank will change the TNT formula up front.In part three we discuss the ‘Return to the Bridge’ with 2,000 supporters allowed back in against Leeds and Krasnodar next week. The Chelsea Supporters Trust has been vociferous this week about the ballot system and the extortionate pricing and Trust Board members, Dan and Chidge, will discuss the inequity of the situation and what the Trust is doing about it.We also look ahead to Wednesday night’s Champions’ League match against Sevilla and have a few emails to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan to look ahead to Chelsea's Premier League match against Spurs on Sunday.Liam Twomey from The Athletic joins us to disect this week's Chelsea news including securing Champions' League qualification; the possible return to Stamford Bridge and Roman Abramovich's 1000th match. Ricky Sacks from the 'Last Word on Spurs' joins us to look ahead to Chelsea v Spurs from the 'Opposition View'. We ask him if falling in love with Jose is like doing a deal with the Devil and how does he see the match going.We wrap with our own preview of the match: Will Frank go with our best line up and 4:3:3? How do we stop Kane and Son? Is this our biggest test of the season so far?And finally we report back on the winners and losers in the Chelsea Fancast 'Prem Predictions' League and the death of Diego Maradona.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Kerrie Evans from the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group to talk about the work and impact the group has at Kingsmeadow. We also discuss the latest goings on in the team, including the Women's UEFA Champions League draw and Manager and Player of the month nominations for Emma Hayes and Pernille Harder respectively.You can find more about the CSWG on Twitter and Instagram @ChelseaWomenSG and their website www.chelseawomensupporters.com  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and Dayne Whittle to look back at Saturday's 2-0 win against Newcastle.On the show tonight, we look at a good 3 points won and the blossoming strike force that is TNT. We also praise the defence who are keeping more clean sheets than a monastery, but is the real reason for this the resurgence of N’Golo Kante?In part two we praise another powerful performance from Reece James, and ask is complacency when Chelsea are so dominant an issue? We analyse the improvement Chelsea have made this season in terms of points won and ponder that the fixtures over the next 6 weeks could help to define the season.In part three we look ahead to Tuesday night’s Champions’ League tie against Rennes. Should Frank go all out to win to put qualification to bed or look to rest some tired legs and minds?We wrap up the show with some superb emails sent in by our loyal supporters for JK and Chidge to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Martin Wickham to look ahead to Chelsea's Premier League match away to Newcastle United on Saturday.Oliver Harbord, Chelsea correspondent from Football.London joins us to round up all the Chelsea news from this week including Mason Mount impressing for England; injury updates for the Newcastle match and what's going on with Fikayo Tomori?The 'Talk of the Toon' join us for 'The Opposition View'. We ask them what's going with Mike Ashley selling up; are they happy with Steve Bruce and the start to the season and how do they see the match going.We wrap with our own preview of the match: In the absence of Silva who will partner Zouma in defence if Havertz is not fit, will Kovacic step in to a 3 man midfield with Mount and Kante; will the Chelsea players be suffering from fatigue after the international fixtures and how do we see the match going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean Mears of Chelsea Fancast and cfcuk is joined by Jane Chappell to introduce themselves and their brand new podcast all about Chelsea FC Women - Went to Mow Kingsmeadow! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman, Tony Glover and Dean Mears for a Q&A session on all things Chelsea.With some of our Patreon members joining us on Zoom along with the mixlr live audience, Chidge and the boys answer questions on anything to do with Chelsea...Thoughts on replica shirts, the rise of football tourism, the Ken Bates Electric fence, Christian Pulisic, Tammy Abraham, Kepa. Connor Gallagher and our favourite Chelsea memorabilia and lots more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dean Mears and Mark Meehan to look back at Chelsea's emphatic win against Sheffield United.On the show tonight, we wonder at the wizardry of Hakim Ziyech; we ask is Thiago Silva the new ‘Rock’ and we discuss the importance of Timo Werner’s ability to score goals.In part two we discuss the importance of Chelsea passing another test with an emphatic win; we ask with Tammy, Reece and Mason all upping their game, is this a lesson to Fikayo Tomori and Callum Hudson-Odoi. And with Chelsea playing with real menace and fluidity are they genuine title contenders in an open season and will this momentum be checked by the International Break and player fatigue.In part three we have a couple of great emails to read out; we check the ups and downs of our 'Prem Predictions' league and we have a competition to win a copy of Walter Otton’s new book ‘Let the Celery Decide’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to discuss Chelsea's 3-0 win against Rennes in the Champions' League and look ahead to Saturday's Premier League match against Sheffield Utd.Looking back to this week's win against Rennes, we discuss the comfortable win which saw another clean sheet, two penalties by Timo Werner and a great 'Made in Chelsea' goal by Tammy Abraham.We catch up on today's Press Conference where the injury to Pulisic was discussed along with the form of Timo Werner, Reece James and Thiago Silva,Sheffield Utd 'Vlogger' Travelling Blade joins us for 'The Opposition View'. We ask him whether the loss of Dean Henderson has impacted Utd's form this season and can Chris Wilder turn it around. What does he think of Ethan Ampadu and how does he see Utd approaching the match against Chelsea. And we hopefully get a rendition of the Greasy Chip Butty song!We wrap up by giving our predictions and ask with Havertz out, will Frank pick Jorginho or Kovacic and will he stick with a 4:3:3 and if Werner is rested will Callum Hudson-Odoi get a start? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and Joe Tweedie to look back at Chelsea's wins against Burnley and Krasnodar and ahead to this weeks match against Rennes.On the show tonight, we praise Chelsea’s Magnificent 6 and ask is Kante back to his best and is this his best position?In part two we ask is the 4:3:3 here to stay or is it horses for course? We praise Zouma and ask is Pulisic made of glass and we discuss whether Chelsea are beginning to click.In part three we look back at the 4-0 defeat of Krasnodar and ask if it heralded the end of Jorginho and Kovacic in a midfield two. We ask what more does Hudson-Odoi have to do and whether Frank turning mid-game to a 4:3:3 will have the same impact as Conte turning to 3:5:2 mid-game against Arsenal. We also look ahead to this Wednesday’s match against Rennes in the Champions’ League.In part four, we have some superb emails sent in by our loyal supporters for JK and myself to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Worrall to discuss Chelsea's 4-0 win against Krasnodar in the Champions' League and look ahead to Saturday's Premier League match against Burnley.Looking back to this week's win against Krasnodar, we ask will Jorginho pay the penalty for missing from the spot and applaud the move to 4:3:3 which reaped 3 goals in the second half.Liam Twomey, Chelsea correspondent The Athletic joins us to report back on Frank Lampard's press conference yesterday and to round up this week's news.Radio and TV presenter and massive Burnley fan Andy Hodgson joins us for 'The Opposition View'. We ask him about the proposed £200m takeover at Burnley, how worried is he at Burnley's current form and how he sees Burnley approaching the match against Chelsea.We wrap up by giving our predictions and ask will Frank stick with 4:3:3 with Kante, Mount and Havertz in midfield? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan to look back at Chelsea's 0-0 draws against Man Utd and Sevilla and look ahead to Wednesday night's Champions' League tie away to Krasnodar.On the show tonight, we ask was the draw against Utd really turgid fare or was it a good point won and we heap praise on Mendy, Silva and James. In part two we discuss the penalty that should have been and let JK loose in his opprobrium of referees and VAR. We also look at defensive solidity versus lack of creativity and ask is the real issue we need to address in midfield. We wrap up part two with a look at the media agenda against Chelsea and what is really going on here.In part three we look back at another 0-0 draw in the Champions’ league match against Sevilla. Mendy and Silva were impressive but why were people disappointed in a good tactical hard-fought game against a tough Sevilla side; one which we had to avoid defeat in?In part four, we look ahead to this week’s Champions’ League match against Krasnodar, in Southern Russia and ask who are they; who will start for Chelsea and how do we see it going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to discuss Chelsea's 0-0 draw against Sevilla in the Champions' League and look ahead to Saturday's Premier League match against Man Utd.Looking back to this week's draw against Sevilla, we ask whether 0-0 was a good result against our main rivals in the group and what a difference Mendy and Silva make to the defence.Oliver Harbord, Chelsea correspondent for Football.London joins us to report back on Frank Lampard's press conference.Matt Beadle from the 'Goalkeeper's Union' Podcast and Man Utd fan joins us for 'The Opposition View'. Is this the worst Man Utd side in recent memory? Are there parallels between Frank Lampard and Ole Gunner Solskjaer and will Ole be given time? And how does Matt see Utd approaching the game.We wrap up by giving our predictions and ask will Frank select James or Azpi and is the biggest issue to resolve now defensive midfield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd go through this week's emails to the show from Chelsea FanCast listeners from all over the world.On this week's 'In Off The Post' we have emails from all over the world on Chelsea FanCast's '50 Years of Chelsea' series; Chelsea not dealing with Saints on Saturday; Project Big Picture and what it means; Chelsea's defensive woes and why they should 'kick it out, when in doubt!'; is Declan Rice the only option for Chelsea's defensive midfield, oh and more on Chelsea's defensive woes!If you want your email, Patreon or Instagram post or tweet to be read out on the show then let me have them by end of the day on Sunday, The email address is chelseafancast@gmail.com and our twitter, facebook and instagram handle is @ChelseaFanCast.Become a Chelsea Fancast Patreon by clicking here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Tony Glover to look back at Saturday's frustrating 3-3 draw at home to Southampton and look ahead to Tuesday's Champions League clash with Sevilla.On the show tonight we look at Frank's team selection; admire the fluidity of Werner, Havertz, Mount and Pulisic and roundly applaud Werner's two superb goals.But!! In part two we ask is Chelsea's defence the definition of madness! Are they just not good enough? Are the midfield just as culpable? Do we have to accept that Chelsea are like a Kevin Keegan team?In Part Three we look ahead to the Champions' League match against Sevilla on Tuesday. What is Sevilla's form like; who are the key players; are they the main threat in the group and who will Frank pick and how do we see it going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Martin Wickham to discuss this week's Chelsea news, look at today's press conference and look ahead to Chelsea v Southampton on Saturday.We look back at Chelsea players performances in the recent International matches. Are International breaks more trouble than they're worth. We also discuss the Ian Maatsen's loan to Charlton and the infernal Project Big Picture.Liam Twomey from The Athletic joins us to report on today's Press Conference with the latest injury updates and everything that Frank Lampard had to saySteve Grant from Total Saints Podcast joins us in 'The Opposition View' to preview the Chelsea v Southampton match from the Saints perspective. How is Southampton's form; are the fans happy with Hasenhuttl, what do they think of ex-Blues Oriel Romeu and Ryan Bertrand and what does Steve think of Theo Walcott returning to St Mary's.We wrap up with our own preview discussing what the likely team and information will be. Will Frank pick Kepa or Caballero; who replaces Silva in central defence; who starts up front and will Mount and Havertz both start. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Dayne Whittle for a Q&A session on all things Chelsea.With some of our Patreon members joining us on Zoom along with the mixlr live audience, Chidge and the boys answer questions on anything to do with Chelsea...Thoughts on the season so far; how good was the transfer window for Chelsea; the latest news such as the PPV and Premier League power grab; hopes for the season and much much more all depending on what you wanted to talk about! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge interviews his old mate, Walter Otton, cfcuk writer and author of "Stuck On You: a year in the life of a Chelsea supporter"; "Carefree! Chelsea Chants & Terrace Culture"; "The Red Hand Gang"; "Roe2Ro"; "Poppy" and "Shorts", to talk about his latest book "Let The Celery Decide"Chidge talks to Walter Otton about his latest book "Let The Celery Decide" where he poignantly and passionately recounts his journey from the Champions' League semi-final second leg against Barcelona to the Final in Munich.Chelsea's struggle to win the 'Holy Grail' mirror Walters own health struggles, but as ever, teamwork and mates help him through.A very moving chat with a wonderful writer and Chelsea supporter which reminds you as to why going to football is so important and why we miss it so much.The book is available from our very own Mark Worrall's Gate 17 publishing or from Amazon priced at £7.95Here's the summary from the back cover...“Brace yourself for an invigorating journey with a quite miraculous ending – and we’re not just talking about what happens on the pitch. Treasuring a one-nil lead, five thousand Chelsea supporters travel to Barcelona for the second leg of the semi-final of the European Cup. After the most extraordinary ninety minutes ever witnessed, the Blues know they will face Bayern Munich in the Final. Desperately pining for some consistent peace of mind after the Doctor had signed him off indefinitely, Walt’s excursions to both games are peppered with powerful honesty, stirring dreams and spontaneous connections. Join him as he blindly navigates through the brutal storm of life-changing health issues in what would end up being a glorious season.  He’s lost his job; he might be losing his marbles – he’s a husband and a father clinging on to his kids, his faith and his marriage. Drinking with his friends George and Tall Paul, the three of them are tucked up for the day in a sun-drenched Munich beer garden. Fate puts in an appearance and suddenly there’s a spare ticket in the Chelsea end for the Final sitting right in Walter’s palm. Who goes to the match? ‘Let the Celery Decide’” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and Dean Mears to look back at a satisfyingly chilled 4-0 win against Crystal Palace.On the show tonight, we discuss Ben Chilwell’s superb debut; the defence keeping a clean sheet; Kante getting back to his best and Jorginho bringing something oh and Havertz is silky smooth.In part two we ask with Jorghinho and Havertz impressing, where does this leave Mason Mount? Does Werner need to start as a striker rather than out wide? Is there genuinely pressure on Frank or is it just media gaslighting? And how close are Chelsea to being where we want them to be?In part three we check in with this week’s Chelsea FanCast Premier Predictions League, God help us and as this is Transfer Deadline Day, we ask who needs to stay, who needs to go and who needs to come in.In part four, we have this week’s edition of ‘In Off the Post’ where JK and I read out the emails and messages sent in by you the listener. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan to discuss today's press conference, round up this week's news and look ahead to Chelsea v Crystal Palace on Saturday.We look back at the Carabao Cup exit to Spurs, another game of two halves and the subsequent abuse of Mason Mount for missing the crucial penalty.Rounding up this week's news we look at the Champions League draw and the latest on the transfer and loan moves.Looking ahead to the match against Palace this weekend, we discuss today's press conference, hear from Chris Hambling from Back of the Nest in the 'Opposition View' and preview the match. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dayne Whittle and Mark Meehan to look back at the topsy-turvy draw against West Brom, the 6-0 rout of Barnsley in the Carabao Cup and look ahead to Chelsea's Carabao Cup tie against Spurs on Tuesday night.On the show tonight, we yet again discuss a litany of defensive errors and ask is it down to individual errors or poor coaching and how much should Frank Lampard shoulder the blame?In part two we praise Chelsea’s fighting spirit, especially Mount, Hudson-Odoi and Abraham who dug us out of the manure and muse on the fact that Frank Lampard has a formation and selection headache.In part three look back at the 6-0 rout of Barnsley in the Carabao Cup and applaud Kai Havertz hat-trick. He is silky smooth.In part four, we look ahead to Tuesday nights Carabao Cup tie against Spurs, hear from Ricky Sacks of Last Word on Spurs in the 'Opposition View' and have an update on our weekly Chelsea FanCast 'Prem Predictions' league. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Martin Wickham and Dan Silver to preview Chelsea's Premier League match away to West Brom on Saturday.The boys look ahead to Chelsea's Premier League match away to West Brom on Saturday and look at our recent record against the 'Baggies'. We look at the West Brom squad including the impressive Grady Diangana and the recent acquisition of former Chelsea legend Brana Ivanovic. Should Chelsea be wary of a West Brom side managed by Slaven Bilic that have shipped 8 goals in 2 games? Are they merely a Championship side with Championship players? Will Pulisic, Silva, Chilwell and Ziyech be fit enough to start? Will Kepa be in goal and is it a must win game for Frank and Chelsea.Finally we discuss how we see the match panning out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Martin Wickham and Dan Silver to preview the Carabao Cup tie against Barnsley on Wednesday night.The boys look ahead to Chelsea's Carabao Cup tie against Barnsley on Wednesday night and look at our recent record against the 'Tykes'. We ask will Frank give game time to some of the squad players and the youth; how important would winning the Cup be to Frank and the players and how we see the match panning out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Martin Wickham to go through the week's emails as sent in by the Chelsea Fancast listeners.This week we have emails from Jeff Jones, Andrew Bailey, Mark Graver, Jeff Krein, Darrel Middleditch, Adam Breacher and J Rheckerrooc covering the defeat to Liverpool; Kepa's future; praising Kante, Zouma and Tomori and our 50 Years of Chelsea series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Martin Wickham and Dan Silver to look back at the defeat to Liverpool on Sunday.On the show tonight, we discuss the mistakes that led to Chelsea losing 2-0 to Liverpool; who will be in and who will be out once things settle in and talking of which, will Mendy solve our goalkeeping crisis.In part two we ask did Frank get the tactics right? Was he let down by player errors or was he too cautious in his approach? On the positive side we look at the performances of Timo Werner, James, Zouma and Tomori and discuss when the new look Chelsea might be ready and what we think Frank's best Chelsea XI might be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing our series '50 Years of Chelsea' looking back, season by season, from the FA Cup winning 1970 season to present day; Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Kelvin Barker, author of 'Celery: Representing Chelsea in the '80's'; 'Chelsea Here, Chelea There' and writer for cfcuk, to look back at the 1989-90 season.Chelsea are back in Division One after their record breaking previous season. They finish this season in 5th place, their best finish since 1970, largely due to Kerry Dixon's 25 goals and Kevin Wilson's 20 goals but the defence had a big part to play too with Dave Beasant outstanding in goal ably assisted by Steve Clarke, Gareth Hall, Ken Monkou, Erland Johnsen and Tony Dorigo.Chelsea secured their second trophy in four years winning the Zenith Data Systems trophy at Wembley in a 1-0 victory over Middlesbrough. A shame their cup finesse didn't include going deep in the FA and League Cups with a third round departure against Bristol City in the FA Cup and lowly Scarborough knocking Chelsea out of the League Cup.A talented crop of youngsters such as David Lee; Gareth Hall; Frank Sinclair; Jason Cundy; Graeme Le Saux; Graham Stuart; Damien Matthew; Craig Burley were beginning to break into the side which augured well for the futureAll in all a very memorable season and as ever, never a dull moment at Chelsea in a season enthusiastically remembered by Chidge, Jonathan and Kelvin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover, Alex Churchill and Clayton Beerman to look back at Chelsea's 3-1 defeat of Brighton and ahead to next weekend's match against Liverpool.On the show tonight, we discuss a good win in an average performance and 50 shades of Kepa as he flaps and lets another long range shot in and yet appears to have the backing of his manager.In part two we look at the contrasting debuts of Timo Werner and Kai Havertz; wither Ruben Loftus-Cheek; ask is the 4:2:3:1 workable and what is Chelsea’s best line up going forward.In part three, we reveal the Chelsea FanCast Prem Predictions results from week one and have a superb email to read out.In part four we have a look ahead to next weekend’s match against Liverpool. Is a rivalry being re-kindled; Klopp’s hypocrisy and how we see the match going. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Mark Worrall and Dean Mears to preview Chelsea's forthcoming season.On the show tonight, it’s all about previewing the forthcoming season. In part three, Dean is at it again. He’s collated this season’s predictions from all the Chelsea FanCasters which, no doubt, he’ll use to humiliate us at the end of the season! We reveal what we think Chelsea’s final league position will be; how far Chelsea will go in the Carabao Cup, FA Cup and Champions’ League. Who Chelsea’s Top scorer and Player of the Year will be and finally we stick our colours to the mast as to what the Top 4 and Bottom 3 will be.In part four we have a whole load of overdue emails from you to read out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Mark Worrall and Dean Mears to preview Chelsea's forthcoming season.On the show tonight, it’s all about previewing the forthcoming season. We’ll kick off part one with a look at the players Chelsea have signed so far; who else might or should be coming in and who has gone and who else should go.In part two we look at the prospect of a return to the Bridge. What’s the latest position on supporters returning to the Bridge? Who goes; Is it safe; will it be the same? If we are not allowed or unable to go what is the Premier League’s stance on TV coverage? And what do we miss most about not going? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing our series '50 Years of Chelsea' looking back, season by season, from the FA Cup winning 1970 season to present day; Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan, author of 'Eddie Mac' and formerly editor of the 'Chelsea Independent' fanzine, look back at the 1988-89 season.With Chelsea having been relegated via a play off the previous season, Chelsea supporters mood was darkened further by an FA imposed terrace ban for the first 6 matches of the new season. The lack of vocal home support seemed to affect Bobby Campbell's charges with a miserable start of 3 points in the first 6 games leaving them in 20th. But a stroke of luck in a 2-0 win away to Leeds United turned the season around.Chelsea embarked on a run of 27 games unbeaten to win the Division Two title with a record 99 points, scoring 96 goals with a three pronged attack of Kerry Dixon, Gordon Durie and Kevin Wilson. Graham Roberts had come in to Captain the side, add some steel and score a remarkable 17 goals from midfield, 12 of them penalties and was assisted by the experienced Peter Nicholas. All in all a very memorable season and as ever, never a dull moment at Chelsea in a season enthusiastically remembered by Chidge, Jonathan and Mark and embellished with clips from the 'Chelsea Special' interviews with Colin Pates, John Bumstead and Kerry Dixon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing our series '50 Years of Chelsea' looking back, season by season, from the FA Cup winning 1970 season to present day; Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan, author of 'Eddie Mac' and formerly editor of the 'Chelsea Independent' fanzine.After a disappointing mid-table finish to the previous season, Chelsea supporter's hopes were not high, but little did they know what was in store for the 1987-88 season. If seeing Nigel Spackman and David Speedie leave wasn't bad enough, the performances on the pitch were even worse. Appalling form and injuries to key players saw Chelsea sleep walk toward relegation. But surely they were too good to go down?Unfortunately, even after the sacking of John Hollins and more important Ernie Walley, Bobby Campbell's Chelsea finished in 18th which meant they had to play-off to remain in Division One. A hugely controversial 1-0 win in the home leg against Middlesbrough was not enough to overturn a 2-0 deficit from the 1st leg and the unthinkable happened. Chelsea would be the 'Boys in Blue in Division Two' once again.Never a dull moment at Chelsea in a season enthusiastically remembered by Chidge, Jonathan and Mark and embellished with clips from the 'Chelsea Special' interviews with Colin Pates, John Bumstead, Kerry Dixon and Paul Canoville. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Regular Chelsea FanCast contributor and esteemed Chelsea author, Mark Worrall, joins Stamford Chidge to talk about his new book “When Skies Are Grey: Super Frank, Chelsea & the Corona Virus Crisis”.Stamford Chidge and Mark Worrall discuss his latest book “When Skies Are Grey: Super Frank, Chelsea & the Corona Virus Crisis” which offers a chronicle of Chelsea's 2019/20 season in granular detail."When Skies are Grey" is set in the context of the return of Super Frank Lampard, Chelsea's best ever player and record goal scorer, as manager of a club faced with the loss of Eden Hazard, their best player and having to turn to the talented young players due to a transfer ban and then the corona virus bringing a perfunctory end to actually attending matches in person. The book explores themes such as 'simpatico'; how Chelsea managed a 'factory reset'; as well as Mark's real time, day to day musings on what happened both on and off the pitch during this unique season.Along the way, they discuss what it meant to them when the unthinkable happened and their Chelsea was taken away.“When Skies Are Grey: Super Frank, Chelsea & the Corona Virus Crisis” is available in paperback worldwide via Amazon. For more info here click on this link: https://amzn.to/2Fox4jG£1 from every copy sold goes to the Hammersmith & Fulham Foodbank, who have benefited greatly from the generosity of match going fans through collections organised by Chelsea Supporters' Trust held at the cfcuk stall. It has been a big miss for them not having the match day collections so any money raised through the sale of the book would be extremely welcome. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast gather solemnly to review Chelsea's season and pass judgement upon it.Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea FanCast regulars, Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman, Tony Glover, Dan Silver, Mark Worrall, Mark Meehan, Alex Churchill, Martin Wickham, Dean Mears and Dayne Whittle to review Chelsea's season.In Part Two, we reveal our Best and Worst results and matches; rate the season as a whole and compare it to previous seasons, as well as revealing our own favourite personal moments from the season.Strap in, it's going to be a roller coaster ride! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chelsea FanCast gather solemnly to review Chelsea's season and pass judgement upon it.Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea FanCast regulars, Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman, Tony Glover, Dan Silver, Mark Worrall, Mark Meehan, Alex Churchill, Martin Wickham, Dean Mears and Dayne Whittle to review Chelsea's season.In Part One, we reveal our Player Ratings; rate Frank Lampard and Jody Morris; the Board; Player of the Year; Breakthrough Player of the Year; Disappointing Player of the Year and Goal of the Season. Strap in, it's going to be a roller coaster ride! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing our series '50 Years of Chelsea' looking back, season by season, from the FA Cup winning 1970 season to present day; Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and Dan Silver to look back at the 1986-87 season.Having finished 6th in the previous 2 seasons in Division One, hopes were high for the new season. The squad had been strengthened with Steve Wicks, Roy Wegerle and Gordon Durie but changes were a foot and the regime of John Hollins and Ernie Walley was to lead to a fractious and ultimately disappointing season featuring a combination of baffling team selection and formations, poor man management, poor treatment of senior players and dispensing with talented youngsters. For the first half of the season, Chelsea looked strong candidates for relegation only to pick up their form in the New Year, even though most of the team had handed in transfer requests.Finishing in 14th seemed to be the least of Chelsea's problems as Nigel Spackman had already been ushered out of the door and the fear was that he would be followed by many other players. Never a dull moment at Chelsea in a season enthusiastically remembered by Chidge, Jonathan, Tony and Dan and embellished with clips from the 'Chelsea Special' interviews with Kerry Dixon and Paul Canoville. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dean Mears and Dayne Whittle to look back at Chelsea's defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions' League to draw the curtain on the 2019/20 season at last.On the show tonight, we discuss defensive errors costing us again; VAR ruining football again; Tammy getting on the scoresheet and who else came out of it with any credit?In part two we muse on the fact that it was a good effort in a tough situation with Bayern perhaps the standard to which we should aspire. But how? Is it as simple as replacing the defence? We need goals from midfield and a spine in the team with leaders surely?In part three, we round up by saying obrigado Willian e adeus as the number 10 with the braziliant afro finally announces his departure after 7 years and we discuss our final thoughts on the season.In part four we wrap up with your emails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing our series '50 Years of Chelsea' looking back, season by season, from the FA Cup winning 1970 season to present day; Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver to look back at the 1985-86 season.Chelsea start the 1985-86 season, having finished 6th in Division One, under new management with John Hollins replacing the much loved John Neal. And they pretty much pick up where they left off and spend most of the season challenging at the top of the table.For many highlight was the Full Members Cup final win against Man City in March in a nerve tingling 5-4 win. While universally derided as a mickey mouse cup, Chelsea fans treated it as a day out at Wembley and a bona fide cup, the club's first trophy since 1971. But shortly after, Chelsea came crashing down as they so often do, as terrible 6-0 and 4-0 defeats to QPR and West Ham put paid to their title challenge. A question of close, but not close enough as Chelsea finally finish in 6th position for the second year running.Either way, it was another memorable season enthusiastically remembered by Chidge, Jonathan and Dan and embellished with clips from the 'Chelsea Special' interviews with the players who played in these iconic games: Colin Pates, Kerry Dixon, Paul Canoville and John Bumstead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Martin Wickham to digest the horror of losing to Arsenal in a third FA Cup final.On the show tonight, we ask were Franks tactics at fault or was it poor game management by the players? Were we just unlucky & on the wrong end of game changing events? How much was Taylor to blame? Was it poor defending again? And what a difference Aubamayang makes.In part two we discuss Pulisic, just how good is he? Jorginho, how much of a problem is he? Does Callum Hudson-Odoi have a future at Chelsea and where does this rank in FA Cup Final defeats? What will the impact of losing the Cup Final have on Frank and the players going forward?In part three, we look ahead to this weekends Champions League match against Bayern Munich, oh yippee! Who’s fit; who plays; do we expect anything out of the game? Will we get battered; does it matter and is the restart coming home to roost from an injury perspective?In part four we wrap up with your emails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing our series '50 Years of Chelsea' looking back, season by season, from the FA Cup winning 1970 season to present day; Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Mark Worrall, author of 'Chelsea Here; Chelsea There' and Kelvin Barker, author of 'Celery: Representing Chelsea in the '80's' and 'Chelsea Here; Chelsea There' to look back at the 1984-85 season.In the summer of 1984, after promotion from Division Two as champions, Chelsea are well and truly back. It all kicks off away at Highbury to Arsenal on 24th August in one of the most iconic Chelsea matches of all time; complete with Kerry Dixon's favourite goal.Chelsea establish themselves as a Division One team this season, capable of giving anyone a run for their money. Along the way, they have a decent run in the Milk Cup, including the trilogy against Sheffield Wednesday and one of the most memorable matches in Chelsea's history and one of the most controversial in the two-legged semi-final against Sunderland.Kerry Dixon scoring 36 goals; Pat Nevin dazzling from the wing; David Speedie leaping like a salmon; Paul Canoville scoring vital goals; Colin Pates and Joe McLaughlin calmness personified at the back and Eddie Niedzwiecki safe as houses in goal - all draped in one of the most iconic Chelsea kits of all time - the blue striped Le Coq Sportif kit.A truly memorable season relived by the blokes who were there and then wrote about it, embellished with clips from the 'Chelsea Special' interviews with the players who played in these iconic games: Colin Pates, Kerry Dixon, Paul Canoville and John Bumstead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and Tony Glover to look back at a successful conclusion to the Premier League season with a professional job done on Wolves.On the show tonight, we ask was Frank vindicated by dropping Kepa and what future for our hapless goalie?In part two we discuss just how important Mason Mount has been this season and how important he will be going forward; ask what role Olivier Giroud can play next season having been in such good form since the re-start and we ask just how big an achievement finishing in the top four has been for Frank and the team.In part three, we look back at the win against the kamikaze loss to Liverpool and look forward to next weekend’s FA Cup final against Arsenal.In part four we wrap up with your emails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Brandon Busbee, on of the London is Blue podcast trio, joins Stamford Chidge to talk about his support of Chelsea including his first game, his favourite matches and players, all time Chelsea Hero, best and worst Chelsea moments as well as his favourite Chelsea songs!A fascinating episode, with an American voice to add to our series and proof, if proof were needed, that no matter where you are from, you can find your way to Chelsea! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dayne Whittle and Nick Verlaney from 'London is Blue' to discuss the superb win against Man Utd in the FA Cup semi-final.On the show tonight, we ask is 3:4:3 the magic number? Was this the best performance of the season and with Arsenal in the final will it be another chance for revenge?In part two we give props to the insurmountable Mason Mount and King Kovacic; discuss why Ollie Giroud is a man for all seasons and wonder whether Frank should pick Willy or Kepa for the final.In part three, we look back at the win against Norwich and try to remember that points win prizes and we look ahead to the Liverpool and Wolves matches this week. What has to happen for Chelsea to make the top four!In part four we wrap up with your emails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing our series '50 Years of Chelsea' looking back, season by season, from the FA Cup winning 1970 season to present day; Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and Kelvin Barker, author of 'Celery: Representing Chelsea in the '80's' to look back at the 1983-84 season.Having escaped relegation to Division 3 by the skin of their teeth the previous season, manager John Neal makes big changes bringing in Eddie Niedzwiecki, Pat Nevin, Joe McLaughlin, Nigel Spackman and Kerry Dixon to shake things up.Neal's new look Blues make an immediate impact with a 5-0 win against promotion rivals Derby County and the rest as they say, is history, as Chelsea embark on one of the most memorable seasons in the their history.Matches against Brighton, Fulham, Newcastle, Swansea, Sheffield Wednesday, Cardiff, the 5-0 against Leeds at home to confirm promotion and then Grimsby away to clinch the title live long in the memory.Along the way, 34 goals from Kerry Dixon, Pat Nevin's wizardry on the wing, Mickey Thomas buzzing around everywhere and Joe McLaughin and Colin Pates calm leadership from the back combined to give Chelsea fans one of the most entertaining seasons of all time, with great free flowing and attacking football. "The Boys in Blue in Division Two, but we won't be here for long!"The boys discuss this memorable season, the tales and anecdotes and the players who became Chelsea legends together with clips from the 'Chelsea Special' interviews with Colin Pates, Kerry Dixon, Paul Canoville and John Bumstead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Worrall to look back at Chelsea's matches against Sheffield United and Crystal Palace and ahead to the Norwich match on Tuesday.On the show tonight, we ask what can you do about individual errors? And in this context how much is Frank Lampard to blame?In part two we look at Chelsea’s lack of leadership on the pitch with the players mentality being questioned by yet another manager. With Frank clearly not happy; which players are on his hit list and wrapping up the defeat to Sheffield Utd we ponder the fact that perspective means not having one’s cake and eating it too.In part three, we look back at the win against Crystal Palace; punctuated by panic in Chelsea’s defence and a cameo by much maligned Jorginho and we look forward to Chelsea’s crunch match against Norwich tomorrow.In part four we wrap up with your emails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Chelsea Chadder, stat man, quiz master and author of "If Twitter Was Around When", joins Stamford Chidge to talk about his support of Chelsea including his first game, his favourite matches and players, all time Chelsea Hero, best and worst Chelsea moments as well as his favourite Chelsea songs! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing our series '50 Years of Chelsea' looking back, season by season, from the FA Cup winning 1970 season to present day; Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan, co-author of 'Eddie Mac, Eddie Mac' and a writer for cfcuk, to look back at the 1982-83 season.In John Neal's second season in charge, Chelsea are still in Division 2 and the supporters as ever are optimistic of a swift return to Division 1. However, after a promising start, Chelsea sleep walk toward relegation to Division 3. It all boils down to the penultimate match against Bolton at Burnden Park; arguably the most important match in Chelsea's history.The boys discuss the ups and downs of the season, the tales and anecdotes and the low down on new arrivals such as David Speedie and Joey Jones together with clips from the 'Chelsea Special' interviews with Gary Chivers and John Bumstead on the Bolton match and Paul Canoville on his first goals for the club against Carlisle United and Fulham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dean Mears to look back at the ridiculous defeat to West Ham and the sublime win against Watford as well as looking ahead to the match against Crystal Palace.On the show tonight, we approve of the changes in personnel that led to a clean sheet against Watford and a much-improved performance all round.In part two we ask whether Willian should be offered the contract he wants; discuss Mason Mount’s importance to the side and ask whether Jorginho has a future at Chelsea?In part three, we look back at the horrible defending in the West Ham match and ask are the players just not good enough or is the coaching questionable? We also look ahead to tomorrow night’s match against Crystal Palace.In part four we wrap up with your emails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing our series '50 Years of Chelsea' looking back, season by season, from the FA Cup winning 1970 season to present day; Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver to look back at the 1981-82 season.With John Neal now ensconced as Chelsea manager, can he lead the team back to Division One or was this to be a more transitional season? So it proved, although in many ways a typical Chelsea season of the time with the infamous 6-0 thrashing away to Rotherham being balanced by knocking then European Champions Liverpool out of the FA Cup.All set against a background of ferocious football violence leading to the attempt to ban Chelsea fans ("You Can;t Ban a Chelsea Fan") and the club so broke it couldn't pay the players!Clips from the 'Chelsea Special' interviews with Gary Chivers, John Bumstead and Colin Pates, who all played for Chelsea this season, on the Rotherham game, the Liverpool and Spurs Cup matches and the club being broke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Rick Glanvill, Chelsea's official historian and author of 'Chelsea: The Complete Record', 'The Chelsea Miscellany', 'Rhapsody in Blue' and 'Chelsea the Official Biography', joins Stamford Chidge to talk about his support of Chelsea including his first game in the 1990s, his favourite matches and players, all time Chelsea Hero, best and worst Chelsea moments as well as his favourite Chelsea songs! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and Joe Tweeds to look back at a great week for Chelsea with wins against City in the league and Leicester in the Cup; plus a look ahead to West Ham this week.On the show tonight, we ask why the poor start against Leicester? Applaud Frank for sorting it out and ponder whether Kovacic should start every match, discuss the enigma that is Barkley and look forward to a semi against Man Utd.In part three, we look back at the City match last Wednesday, a massive win for Chelsea; discuss Pulisic ‘Making Chelsea Great Again’; Lampard’s developing tactical nous and also look ahead to the midweek match against West Ham.In part four we wrap up with your emails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Martin Wickham, Chelsea FanCast regular, Chelsea Supporters' Trust Quiz Champion and well known frequenter of the match day pubs, joins Stamford Chidge to talk about his support of Chelsea including his first game in the 1990s, his favourite matches and players, all time Chelsea Hero, best and worst Chelsea moments as well as his favourite Chelsea songs! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing our series '50 Years of Chelsea' looking back, season by season, from the FA Cup winning 1970 season to present day; Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Kelvin Barker to look back at the 1980-81 season.Kelvin Barker writes for cfcuk and is the author of 'Celery: Representing Chelsea in the 80's', the definitive book on Chelsea in the 1980's and 'Chelsea Here; Chelsea There' about Chelsea's first match back in Division One in 1984 against Arsenal at Highbury.Chelsea enter a new decade stuck in Division Two and with a new manager, World Cup hat-trick hero Geoff Hurst. Will some of his magic rub off on his Chelsea players and help them to get back to Division One?Another up and down season follows with the 6-0 win against Newcastle United early in the season a highlight, but after Christmas we were singing "All we are saying, is give us a goal" as Chelsea endured their worst goal drought ever, scoring in only 3 of their last 22 matches. Signing Alan Mayes certainly did not help!Gary Chivers who played 42 games for Chelsea that season, chips in with comments on his goal against Newcastle, Petar Borota, Geoff Hurst and Chelsea not being able to score. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Mark Meehan, co-author of 'Eddie Mac, Eddie Mac', cfcuk writer and former writer of the Chelsea Independent fanzine joins Stamford Chidge to talk about his support of Chelsea including his first game in the 1960s, his favourite matches and players, all time Chelsea Hero, best and worst Chelsea moments as well as his favourite Chelsea songs! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver, Tony Glover and Football.London's Ollie Harbord to look back at Chelsea's first match back against Aston Villa and to look ahead to Thursday night's match against Man City.On the show tonight, we talk to Football.London’s Ollie Harbord to find out just what it was like to be at a football match behind closed doors. We also discuss Frank’s team selection and the performance being very much same old ChelseaIn part two we take a look at Chelsea’s defensive issues; applaud the subs who turned the game around and reflect on a good three points to have in the bag with only 8 games to go.In part three, we look at the ‘Run In’ and ahead to the match against Man City on Thursday night.In part four we wrap up with your emails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman, Chelsea Fancast regular, cfcuk writer and author of 'Palpable Discord' to look ahead to the season restarting and look back at Chelsea's 1979-80 season.On the show tonight, we discuss the questions that will be answered in the return of football for Chelsea next weekend. But how do we feel about it all coming back? How will we cope not being able to go; how will we be watching it and what have we missed the most?In parts two and three we continue our '50 Years of Chelsea' series looking back this week at the 1979-80 season. Having been relegated to Division Two for the second time in 5 years; Chelsea are tipped to go straight back up but as ever with Chelsea, things are never quite straightforward.In part four we wrap up with your emails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan, cfcuk writer and co-author of 'Eddie Mac, Eddie Mac' to mull over the rumours about Timo Werner signing and look back at Chelsea's 1978-79 season.On the show tonight, we discuss the rumour of Timo Werner signing for Chelsea after all it would be rude not to. How good is he? Where would he play and what would it mean for Chelsea’s squad.In parts two and three we continue our '50 Years of Chelsea' series looking back at the 1978-79 season. Chelsea start their Division One campaign, but everything soon unravels, in spite of the return of Peter Osgood and the strange appointment of Danny Blanchflower to replace Ken Shellito.In part four we wrap up with your emails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to 'My Chelsea', a Chelsea FanCast series to keep you entertained on a Friday evening while there is no actual football to talk about.One of the things we’ve always wanted to do is to talk in depth about how all of us on the Chelsea FanCast became Chelsea supporters, what our first match was, our favourite matches and players and our best and worst moments following Chelsea, for some of us over 50 years.It’s been a roller coaster of glorious unpredictability as Mark Worrall would say and it has most definitely been emotional.In this episode, Tim Rolls, author of 'Diamonds, Dynamos & Devils', 'Stamford Bridge is Falling Down', cfcuk writer and former Chelsea Supporters' Trust Chairman joins Stamford Chidge to talk about his support of Chelsea including his first game in the 1960s, his favourite matches and players, all time Chelsea Hero, best and worst Chelsea moments as well as his favourite Chelsea songs!Welcome to Chelsea FanCast: 'My Chelsea' with Tim Rolls Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Tony Glover to mull over the latest Chelsea news and look back at Chelsea's 1977-78 season.On the show tonight, we discuss the imminent return of the Premier League and FA Cup. How daft is it, does it matter, will we be watching it and how difficult will it be knowing we can’t be there. In parts two and three we continue our '50 Years of Chelsea' series looking back at the 1977-78 season. Chelsea find themselves back in Division One, but without the main man who got them there, Eddie McCreadie. Just how will they fare without him as they try and re-establish themselves as a force in Division One?In part four we wrap up with your emails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to 'My Chelsea', a Chelsea FanCast series to keep you entertained on a Friday evening while there is no actual football to talk about.One of the things we’ve always wanted to do is to talk in depth about how all of us on the Chelsea FanCast became Chelsea supporters, what our first match was, our favourite matches and players and our best and worst moments following Chelsea, for some of us over 50 years.It’s been a roller coaster of glorious unpredictability as Mark Worrall would say and it has most definitely been emotional.In this episode, Joe Tweedie joins Stamford Chidge to talk about his support of Chelsea including his first game, the 1994 FA Cup Final; his favourite matches and players, all time Chelsea Hero, best and worst Chelsea moments as well as his favourite Chelsea songs!Welcome to Chelsea FanCast: 'My Chelsea' with Joe Tweedie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan, cfcuk writer and co-author of 'Eddie Mac, Eddie Mac' to mull over the latest Chelsea news and look back at Chelsea's 1976-77 season.On the show tonight, we discuss the extensions of Willy and Ollie; Kante’s caution and wonder whether the other Willy will wander.In parts two and three we continue our '50 Years of Chelsea' series looking back at the 1976-77 season. We look at Eddie McCreadie’s second season in charge of Chelsea. Can Chelsea’s young guns shoot their way back to Division One, as Eddie himself promised?In part four we wrap up with your emails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to a brand-new Chelsea FanCast series to keep you entertained on a Friday evening while there is no actual football to talk about.One of the things we’ve always wanted to do is to talk in depth about how all of us on the Chelsea FanCast became Chelsea supporters, what our first match was, our favourite matches and players and our best and worst moments following Chelsea, for some of us over 50 years.It’s been a roller coaster of glorious unpredictability as Mark Worrall would say and it has most definitely been emotional.In the ninth episode, Alex Churchill ('The Girl Who Likes Balls') joins Stamford Chidge to talk about her support of Chelsea including her first games in the 1990s, her favourite matches and players, all time Chelsea Hero, best and worst Chelsea moments as well as her favourite Chelsea songs!Welcome to Chelsea FanCast: 'My Chelsea' with Alex Churchill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan, cfcuk writer and co-author of 'Eddie Mac, Eddie Mac' to mull over the latest Chelsea news and look back at Chelsea's 1975-76 season.On the show tonight, with football returning in Germany, we discuss what we think of it and are there any lessons to be learnt if and when it happens here. We also talk Luca Vialli after his excellent interview in the Guardian about his battle with cancer.In parts two and three we continue our '50 Years of Chelsea' series looking back at the 1975-76 season. Chelsea now find themselves in Division 2 for the first time since 1963, but with Eddie McCreadie in charge, the old guard are replaced with Chelsea’s bright young stars of the future led by Ray Wilkins. But it is not plain sailing and there appears to be a lot of work to do.In part four we wrap up with your emails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to a brand-new Chelsea FanCast series to keep you entertained on a Friday evening while there is no actual football to talk about.One of the things we’ve always wanted to do is to talk in depth about how all of us on the Chelsea FanCast became Chelsea supporters, what our first match was, our favourite matches and players and our best and worst moments following Chelsea, for some of us over 50 years.It’s been a roller coaster of glorious unpredictability as Mark Worrall would say and it has most definitely been emotional.In the eighth episode, Chelsea FanCast's Stamford Chidge joins Tony Glover to talk about his support of Chelsea and his somewhat idiosyncratic journey getting there including his first games, his favourite matches and players, his all time Chelsea Hero, best and worst Chelsea moments as well has his favourite Chelsea songs!Welcome to Chelsea FanCast: 'My Chelsea' with Stamford Chidge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to ask what would have happened if we'd played Liverpool at the weekend; what now for Stamford Bridge and a look back at the 1974-75 season in our '50 Years of Chelsea' series.On the show tonight, with Chelsea scheduled to play Liverpool at the weekend in an alternate reality, we ponder how it might have gone, with presumably Liverpool about to be crowned Champions. Also, a couple of emails have come in about the redevelopment of Stamford Bridge, or not. Seeing as we are discussing the era when the East stand was redeveloped at much cost, financial and otherwise, it seems pertinent to discuss the modern plight.In parts two and three we continue our '50 Years of Chelsea' series looking back at the 1974-75 season. The doom and gloom continue as Chelsea, having dispensed with their best players, start poorly, culminating in Dave Sexton, our most successful manager at that point being sacked. Things don’t really improve and it all boils down to a relegation decider at White Hart Lane. What could possibly go wrong? But amidst all the desolation is there a glimmer of hope with Eddie McCreadie’s Blue & White Army?In part four we wrap up with your emails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to a brand-new Chelsea FanCast series to keep you entertained on a Friday evening while there is no actual football to talk about.One of the things we’ve always wanted to do is to talk in depth about how all of us on the Chelsea FanCast became Chelsea supporters, what our first match was, our favourite matches and players and our best and worst moments following Chelsea, for some of us over 50 years.It’s been a roller coaster of glorious unpredictability as Mark Worrall, this week's guest would say and it has most definitely been emotional.In the seventh episode, Chelsea FanCast's Mark Worrall joins Stamford Chidge to talk about his lifelong support of Chelsea including his first game in 1972 against Liverpool, at Anfield and his favourite matches and players since then; his all time Chelsea Hero, best and worst Chelsea moments as well has his favourite Chelsea song!Welcome to Chelsea FanCast: 'My Chelsea' with Mark Worrall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Rick Glanvill, Chelsea's official historian and author of 'Chelsea: The Complete Record' and 'Chelsea FC: The Official Biography'.On the show tonight, we discuss the latest on the Premier League’s machinations on a return of football; applaud the Players for their cautionary stance and let Jonathan loose on the latest transfer speculation.In parts two and three we continue our '50 Years of Chelsea' series looking back at the 1973-74 season. After the disappointment of the previous season, things went from bad to worse, culminating in a finish of 17th, one point outside the relegation zone and the departures of many of the 1970 & 1971 Cup winning side including a farewell to the King.In part four we wrap up with your emails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to a brand-new Chelsea FanCast series to keep you entertained on a Friday evening while there is no actual football to talk about.One of the things we’ve always wanted to do is to talk in depth about how all of us on the Chelsea FanCast became Chelsea supporters, what our first match was, our favourite matches and players and our best and worst moments following Chelsea, for some of us over 50 years.It’s been a roller coaster of glorious unpredictability (with apologies to Mark Worrall) and it has most definitely been emotional.In the sixth episode, Chelsea FanCast's Tony Glover joins Stamford Chidge to talk about his lifelong support of Chelsea including his first game in 1970 and his favourite players from the 'Kings of the Kings Road' era.Tony takes us through some of his favourite matches, players and highs as a Chelsea fan and some of the lows from following Chelsea for 50 years..Welcome to Chelsea FanCast: 'My Chelsea' with Tony Glover Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Tim Rolls, author of Diamonds, Dynamos and Devils’ and ‘Stamford Bridge is Falling Down’ to chew the fat over the latest Chelsea news and look back at the 1972-73 season in '50 Years of Chelsea'On the show tonight, we praise Chelsea’s latest statement on their response to the Covid-19 pandemic but question the media’s reaction. With the rumour of a return to football behind closed doors starting in late June we ask is this the straw that breaks the camel’s back or will absence have made the heart grow fonder. And Olivier Giroud has purportedly signed a new one-year deal, having almost gone in January. But is the intention for him to stay or is it to increase his re-sale value?In part two and three we continue our '50 Years of Chelsea' series looking back at the 1972-73 season. For many this marks the beginning of the end of the Kings of the Kings Road side. Having made a great start to the league campaign, we finished a disappointing 12th as the title challenge fizzled out after a woeful winter period which also saw us getting knocked out in the semi-finals of the League Cup and quarter finals of the FA Cup.In part four we wrap up with your emails.If you enjoyed the discussion about the 1972/73 season, covered in Tim's book, 'Stamford Bridge Is Falling Down' we have a 48 hr special Fancast offer, where the paperback is available through eBay for just £13 inc UK postage. Tim will sign the copy with a dedication too. Link here: http://ebay.us/tdEm5X?cmpnId=5338273189 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to a brand-new Chelsea FanCast series to keep you entertained on a Friday evening while there is no actual football to talk about.One of the things we’ve always wanted to do is to talk in depth about how all of us on the Chelsea FanCast became Chelsea supporters, what our first match was, our favourite matches and players and our best and worst moments following Chelsea, for some of us over 50 years.It’s been a roller coaster of glorious unpredictability (with apologies to Mark Worrall) and it has most definitely been emotional.In the fifth episode, Chelsea FanCast's Dean Mears joins Stamford Chidge to talk about his lifelong support of Chelsea including his first game in 1997 and falling in love with the Chelsea Revolution era of Gullit, Vialli and Zola.Dean takes us through some of his favourite matches, players and highs as a Chelsea fan and some of the lows.Welcome to Chelsea FanCast: 'My Chelsea' with Dean Mears Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to check in with the latest Chelsea news and have look back at Chelsea's past in '50 Years of Chelsea'.In part one, we ask what will the players pay cut this mean? - How will the Pandemic affect the transfer market? And when is football likely to return and does it matter – have the PL not read the public mood?In part two and three we continue our '50 Years of Chelsea' series looking back at the 1971-72 season. Hopes for a title challenge were high, but by the end of the season it looked like Chelsea were about to implode.In part four we wrap up with your emails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to a brand-new Chelsea FanCast series to keep you entertained on a Friday evening while there is no actual football to talk about.One of the things we’ve always wanted to do is to talk in depth about how all of us on the Chelsea FanCast became Chelsea supporters, what our first match was, our favourite matches and players and our best and worst moments following Chelsea, for some of us over 50 years.It’s been a roller coaster of glorious unpredictability (with apologies to Mark Worrall) and it has most definitely been emotional.In the third episode, Chelsea FanCast's newest recruit, Dayne Whittle, joins Stamford Chidge to talk about his lifelong support of Chelsea including his first game the seminal 'Chelsea are Back' away trip to Arsenal in August 1984 where Kerry Dixon scored his favourite goal. No surprise that Kerry, Canners, Speedie and Pat Nevin were Dayne's favourite players growing up.Dayne also takes us through some of his favourite matches, players and highs as a Chelsea fan and some of the lows.Welcome to Chelsea FanCast: 'My Chelsea' with Dayne Whittle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to a very special two part Chelsea FanCast to celebrate and complement our 500th episode recorded on Monday this week.Given that we couldn’t get everyone who has contributed to 500 episodes on Monday's live show, we thought the next best thing would be to have a chat with some of the well loved contributors and get their memories of being part of the early days of the FanCast and their view on the momentous occasion of 500 episodes of Chelsea FanCast.In Chelsea FanCast #500 Special Edition Pt. 2 Stamford Chidge talks to some of the Chelsea FanCast’s favourite guests on the show such as former players Paul Canoville, Kerry Dixon and Jason Cundy; journalists Liam Twomey and Neil ‘Spy’ Barnett, and we doff our hat to the Yanks Beth Wild, formerly the Head of Chelsea in America who helped us spread the FanCast message in the States and the boys from the London is Blue podcast who took us as their inspiration.To wrap up we have a special message from a long lost much loved Chelsea FanCast legend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to a very special two part Chelsea Fancast to celebrate and complement our 500th episode recorded on Monday this week.Given that we couldn’t get everyone who has contributed to 500 episodes on Monday's live show, We thought the next best thing would be to have a chat with some of the well loved contributors from the early shows and get their view on the momentous occasion of 500 episodes of Chelsea FanCast, their memories of being part of the early days of the FanCast and to find out what they’re up to now.In Chelsea FanCast #500 Special Edition Pt. 1 part one Stamford Chidge talks to some of the Chelsea FanCast’s best loved contributors from Dr Mart and Sheridan Bird on the first show, via The Blues Brothers, Dazza, Ross, Lauren right up to Chelsea Chadder from the days when we did the show on TV. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd, Mark Worrall, Martin Wickham, Dan Silver, Clayton Beerman, Alex Churchill, Tony Glover, Dean Mears and Dayne Whittle to help celebrate the milestone of the 500th Chelsea Fancast!Wow, 500 episodes who’d have thunk it. Certainly not me when on April 28th 2008 I sat down with a dodgy script, a laptop and a pint of Guinness in the alcove of a bar called Putney Station for the first episode with Dr Mart and Sheridan Bird.500 episodes and 12 years later, the whole of the current crop of Chelsea FanCasters gather together to celebrate the 500th episode. Never before have we had so many people on one show, but it seemed absolutely appropriate, but God knows how it will work.We’ll be having a good old reminisce for most of the show and talking about our memories of 500 episodes and basically having a party, so I hope you’ve all brought a bottle.Up The Chels! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to a brand-new Chelsea FanCast series to keep you entertained on a Friday evening while there is no actual football to talk about.One of the things we’ve always wanted to do is to talk in depth about how all of us on the Chelsea FanCast became Chelsea supporters, what our first match was, our favourite matches and players and our best and worst moments following Chelsea, for some of us over 50 years.It’s been a roller coaster of glorious unpredictability (with apologies to Mark Worrall) and it has most definitely been emotional.In the third episode, Clayton Beerman joins Stamford Chidge to talk about his lifelong support of Chelsea including his first game - Spurs v Chelsea April 1967 where a young Chico Hamilton scored, his favourite players Peter Osgood and Charlie Cooke and all time hero Peter Bonetti.Clayton also takes us through some of his highs as a Chelsea fan - Munich and Bolton, 1997 Cup Final. Highbury in 2004 Champions league, Chelsea 5 Derby 0 in 1983 and some of the lows - any defeat to Spurs especially the 1974 defeat and the 1967 cup final; being relegated by Boro in the play offs and the first time Jose was sackedWelcome to Chelsea FanCast: 'My Chelsea' with Clayton Beerman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dayne Whittle making his debut to check in with the latest Chelsea news and to look back at the 1970-71 season.On the show tonight, we have a quick round up of Chelsea related news including Premier League & UEFA at odds about return; should Players take a pay cut? Roman, generous to a fault and Transfer rumours, are they made up?In parts two and three, we continue our new weekly series “50 Years of Chelsea" where we remember the 1970/71 season when Chelsea won their first European trophy; the European Cup Winners Cup and discuss the key matches, players and stand out performances.To wrap up in part four we have a couple of emails to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to a brand-new Chelsea FanCast series to keep you entertained on a Friday evening while there is no actual football to talk about.One of the things we’ve always wanted to do is to talk in depth about how all of us on the Chelsea Fancast became Chelsea supporters, what our first match was, our favourite matches and players and our best and worst moments following Chelsea for some of us over 50 years.It’s been a roller coaster of glorious unpredictability (with apologies to Mark Worrall) and it has most definitely been emotional.In the second episode, Dan Silver joins Stamford Chidge to talk about his lifelong support of Chelsea including his first game where Chelsea beat Liverpool 2-0 in the FA cup in 1982. Some of his heroes growing up - Clive Walker, Kerry Dixon, Pat Nevin and Paul Canoville and some of his favourite matches, players, songs and memories from 40 years following Chelsea over land and sea.Welcome to Chelsea FanCast 'My Chelsea' with Dan Silver Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and the return of the 'Smut Buddies' Tony Glover and Alex Churchill to look back at another week without Chelsea!On the show tonight, we have a quick round up of Chelsea related news including the latest club announcement on Stamford Bridge perhaps ending the dream of a new stadium; Stamford Bridge – the end of the dream? What was going on with Pedro this week and Willian being allowed to go back to Brazil – but will he return?In parts two and three, we start a new weekly series "50 Years of Chelsea" where we remember each Chelsea season starting 50 years ago starting with the famous FA Cup winning 1970 season and discuss the key matches, players and stand out performances.To wrap up in part four we have a couple of emails to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonathan Kydd joins Stamford Chidge to talk about his lifelong support of Chelsea.Jonathan discusses how he become a Chelsea supporter; his first match; his favourite players and matches; his all time Chelsea hero as well as his best and worst moments following Chelsea for over 50 years.Chelsea FanCast: 'My Chelsea' with Jonathan Kydd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Oliver Harbord, Chelsea correspondent for Football.London to discuss Chelsea past, present and future...On the show tonight, we ask if it’s bad enough for us with no football, what are the players doing without it? And does football and footballers have a responsibility to use their position in the community to help in the crisis?In part two, we discuss Joe Cole’s comments on Ross Barkley and offer an appraisal ourselves. We ask with the enforced delay will there even be a summer transfer window? What is Chelsea’s strongest starting XI when football returns and we discuss some of Chelsea’s greatest Captains in the light of MOTD making John Terry the greatest Premier League Captain of all time.In part three, we wallow in a bit of nostalgia by celebrating the 34th anniversary of when Pates went up to lift the Full Members Cup including Colin Pates and Johnny Bumstead talking about the match from their interviews with the Chelsea Special.To wrap up in part four we have a couple of emails to read out Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd join Joe Forrester to look back at all the Chelsea news from another week without football in the Coronavirus Pandemic.With Premier League announcing that it is now postponed until April 30th, is this realistic or just a way to avoid financial/legal liability What about UEFA’s 30th June cut off point when player contracts end? And should we finish it behind closed doors to get it done?What other financial impacts will there be, such as Chelsea’s Shirt deal expiring and will Coronavirus be the final nail in the Stamford Bridge redevelopment and is that a good thing?We also discuss Roman Abramovich’s generosity in opening the Millennium hotels to NHS staff; Mason Mount caught not self-isolating; Willian promising to honour his contract if the League overruns and the Coutinho to Chelsea rumour.We wrap up looking at FIFA 20's virtual outcome of the Bayern Munich v Chelsea match - would fiction match reality? And as MOTD discuss the Premier League's Top 10 Captains, who is Chelsea's best ever skipper (stupid question!). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover & Martin Wickham to discuss the possibility that we may have seen our last Chelsea match this season and what will we all do now?On the show tonight, we ask are the Premier League being optimistic about the football returning in April? Will or should the season be voided and if so, what will this mean? How long will we be off for and what will the players do with no football?In part two, we say keep calm & carry on FanCasting. We have our top 10 tips on what to do without football and sport. If the season gets cancelled, will we get our money back? And with a lengthy hiatus from football will some of us not come back or will absence make the heart grow fonder?In part three, we ask if this is the end of the season, how will we remember it? What are the mark’s out of 10 for Frank & Jody? Who are our best, most improved and most disappointing players; what was the best and worst game so far?To wrap up in part four we have some cracking emails to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Matt Beadle to discuss the impact of the Premier League being suspended on football and Chelsea, as well as looking back at Chelsea's victory over Everton last weekend.With the announcement today that the Premier League is being suspended until April 4th we ask should it have been suspended earlier Are the Premier League being optimistic about it returning as soon as April? Will or should the season be voided?What will it mean for Chelsea on and off the pitch? What are the knock on effects in terms of fixture congestion and the transfer window What will it mean for the fans? What will we do without football? How will we cope?Looking back at what may well be Chelsea's last match of the season in last weekend's 4-0 victory over Everton, we applaud a great midfield performance from Gilmour, Barkley & Mount and ask should Gilmour be a regular from now on and has Barkley proved he can do it for Chelsea? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Clayton Beerman and Joe Tweeds to look back at the wins against Everton and Liverpool.On the show tonight, we applaud a great midfield performance from Gilmour, Barkley and Mount against Everton. Should Gilmour be a regular from now on; has Barkley turned a corner?In part two, with Chelsea keeping a clean sheet, is Kepa back for good? The old guard up front rolled back the years but with Chelsea unlikely to offer Willian a 3 year contract will he be off with Giroud and Pedro come the summer? And talking of contracts, what’s going on with Tammy Abraham?In part three, we look back at the Chelsea v Liverpool FA Cup match and we have an interview with Joe Cava who was invited to the match by Hyundai to celebrate 115 of Chelsea and got to bring three generations of his family.To wrap up in part four we have some cracking emails to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan Silver and Alex Churchill join Andy Hodgson from Love Sport Radio to look back at Chelsea's great win in the FA Cup against Liverpool and look ahead to the match against Everton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Mark Worrall and Dean Mears to look back at Chelsea's 2-2 draw away to Bournemouth and ahead to the FA Cup tie against Liverpool.On the show tonight, we ask has Marcos Alonso earned a stay of execution or is he system dependent? What’s the key problem – defence, attack or midfield? If its midfield, is it time for a change of approachIn part two, we ask is the meltdown and criticism justified or not? How much of this is down to poor coaching and decisions and how much poor players and bad execution? How much are the injuries a mitigation for Frank and Jody and can we stay in fourth given the injury concerns with Tammy and others?In part three, we look ahead to the Chelsea v Liverpool FA Cup match tomorrow by looking back at some Famous Cup ties against the scousers. We ask will Liverpool be vulnerable or more determined after losing to Watford? Will Klopp pick a weak side? How will Frank approach it – who will he pick? And how much do we want the FA Cup this season; would top four be preferable?To wrap up in part four we have some cracking emails to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd join Love Sport Radio's Matt Beadle to discuss the latest Chelsea news, look back at Chelsea's defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions' League, the win last weekend against Spurs and ahead to the weekend's match against Bournemouth.Chelsea were taught a harsh lesson in the defeat to Bayern Munich but just how far away are they from being competitive in the later stages of the Champions' League?We answer caller Ray's question about the future of Stamford Bridge and look back at a great win against Spurs where a change in formation did the trick.Looking ahead to the Bournemouth match, they have proved something of a bogey side recently but with Chelsea suffering from a spate of injuries at the moment, just who will Frank Lampard select?With the Premier League Hall of Fame to be introduced, Chidge and JK nominate two Chelsea players for the accolade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Liam Twomey look back at a great win for Chelsea against Mourinho's Spurs and a disappointing defeat to Man Utd. Oh and the complete and utter shambles of a farce that is VAR!!On the show tonight, we address the utter farce and disgrace that is VAR and the effect it is having on football and those of us who like to go to football matches without VAR ruining the experience.In part two, we discuss how Chelsea's change in personnel and system led to another win over Mourinho’s Spurs. Should we make this change more permanent and have Giroud and Alonso staked a claim to being regular starters? Does the midfield function better without Kante or were Spurs just rubbish?In part three, we look back at a horrible Monday night where Chelsea contrived to lose to Man Utd for the third time this season albeit seriously undermined by referee Anthony Taylor and VAR? We also look ahead to this week's Champions' League tie against Bayern Munich.To wrap up in part four we have some cracking emails to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan Silver and Clayton Beerman join Love Sport Radio's Matt Beadle to discuss the latest Chelsea news, look back at Chelsea's defeat to Man Utd and VAR last Monday and ahead to Saturday's big match against Spurs.Is VAR/Taylor to blame for the defeat? Will VAR drive supporters out of football? Same old problems for Chelsea – vulnerable in attack; toothless up front? Should Frank & Jody’s ability to coach the team be questioned?Will Frank bin Batshuayi; Should Giroud start in Tammy’s absence? Is losing Kante through injury a blessing or a curse? Are Chelsea down to the bare bones, facing an injury crisis with Tammy, Christensen, CHO, Pulisic & Kante all out?How much of a must win match is it against Spurs, emotionally & practically? Who will Frank start with? Do we expect Jose to park the bus? How do we break them down? Will beating Spurs relieve some of the pressure on the team?We wrap up with our predictions for the match. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd join Love Sport Radio's Matt Beadle to discuss the latest Chelsea news and look ahead to Monday nights big match against Manchester United.The boys discuss the welcome news that Hakim Ziyech has signed from Ajax, but where will he play, how good is he and who will he replace.Man United are Chelsea opponents on Monday night and its a case of 'Friends Re-united' with the return of Mata & Matic but what are our thoughts on them since they left Chelsea? Previewing the big match we ask have Utd been a bogey side for us this season?Ben Parsons from StrettyNews.com joins us in The Opposition View and discusses the impact Ighalo and Fernandes might have; Ole's future and whether or not Utd will park the bus and hit Chelsea on the counter.We wrap up with our predictions for the match. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd & Tony Glover convene during the Winter Break for a Chelsea FanCast 'State of the Union'.On the show tonight, we discuss Chelsea’s season so far focusing on the highs and the lows; have a look at the run in and Chelsea’s chances of making the top four and look at just how important it is or not for Chelsea to secure Champions’ League football.In part two, we discuss the future of Stamford Bridge, with the planning permission to run out in March, what will happen and do we in fact need a new stadium? We’ll also look at which players we expect to go in the summer as well as looking those who we want to stay, starting with Ruben Loftus-Cheek, but when will he be back?In part three, we throw the show over to our listeners in mixlr and our Patreons to have a Q&A on whatever you want to ask us.To wrap up in part four we have a couple of cracking emails to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd join Matt Beadle to look back at Chelsea's 2-2 draw away to Leicester and discuss the Winter Break and the tough month to come.With Willy Caballero coming in for Kepa, does Kepa have a future and was Frank sending a message with his team & subs? Was Willian dropped for sulking about his Barcelona move breaking down? What is Chelsea’s best midfield, how does Frank make it work? Does Jorginho want out and is a point at Leicester a good away point?Chelsea are now on a winter break but is it a blessing or a curse? Is it a chance to get Pulisic & Tammy fit? How far away from fitness is Ruben Loftus-Cheek and has mental and physical fatigue been a factor in Chelsea’s form? With a tough month to come with Utd & Spurs at home, will these matches determine the top 4 finish? Can we beat Liverpool in the FA Cup and was the furore about the ticket prices blatant profiteering? Will the UEFA comments about the refereeing of the Ajax match have any bearing on our chances of beating Bayern Munich in the Champions' League? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Tony Glover as we discuss the 2-2 draw against Leicester on Saturday plus the fall out from Chelsea's Transfer Window business, or lack of it!On the show tonight, while Rudi was on fire, there were the same issues at the back & up front but we did show bottle to fight back. Tammy Abraham exemplified this by playing through the pain and there were great battles between James and Barnes and Chilwell and Hudson-Odoi, but who won? Plus we’ll discuss whether Jorginho, Mount and Kante is the chosen midfield and does it work?In part two, we discuss Franks team selections with Willy coming in for Kepa and Pedro for Willian? Does Kepa have a future? And how did Wandering Willy do? With Barkley coming on as sub for Tammy does this mean that we should forget Batshuayi and why still no Giroud? And is a point at Leicester a good away point?In part three, why did Chelsea not sign anyone in the transfer window? Is Frank as pissed off as the media claims? Is he sending the board a message? And with social media in meltdown and the Board getting the blame, is this fair? Chelsea need to strengthen but not at any cost so is it a case of short-term pain for long term gain? And with an overhaul needed, who has to go; who should be targeted?In part four we have a couple of cracking emails to read out, plus the Winter Break; is it a blessing or a curse? And with Utd & Spurs at home next is it a case of win those and top 4 is ours? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Beadle is joined by Clayton Beerman, Jonathan Kydd and Stamford Chidge for the last word on the Hull City v Chelsea FA Cup tie; investigate the strange case of Transfer Window Psychosis and look ahead to this weekends Premier League match against Leicester.While Chelsea beat Hull City to progress to the next round of the FA Cup, many of the squad players failed to impress. Tomori however did impress so should we expect him to start more regularly?It's transfer deadline day and yet Chelsea have yet to sign anyone - does it really matter? Will Chelsea blink? The quad needs strengthening, but not with average players and should we settle for short-term pain for long term gain when a summer overhaul is needed? And all the while, social media is in meltdown with the Board getting the blame.Leicester is a tough away match, but they are in indifferent recent form, but given our next three Premier League matches how crucial is a win against Leicester?We wrap up with the Opposition View from a Leicester supporter and journalist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Martin Wickham to look back at the win against Hull City in the FA Cup and the draw at home to Arsenal in the league.On the show tonight we ask is Cup football all about winning or should we expect decent performances too? Did Frank have much choice with his team selection? Did Batshuayi do enough to prove he can be an able deputy to Tammy? And with Tomori being the star of the show should he be starting more regularly?In part two, we discuss another shocking refereeing performance from Craig Pawson; sympathise with Pedro; marvel at Billy Gilmour and reflect on the underlying message in Frank Lampard’s post-match comments.In part three, we look back at last Tuesday’s match against Arsenal – a draw that felt like a loss. But was it the squandered chances or the defending to blame? With the same mistakes happening every week is it on Frank or the players? And with our next three league matches being Leicester away and Utd and Spurs at home, could this decide whether or not Chelsea finish in the top 4?In part four we have some cracking emails to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Beadle is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver & Stamford Chidge to look back at Chelsea's disappointing defeat against Arsenal last week and ahead to the 4th round FA Cup tie away to Hull City on Saturday.Looking back at the 2-2 draw against Arsenal we discuss the draw that felt like a loss, but were squandered chances or poor defending to blame? Was Hudson-Odoi the only silver lining and how could Chelsea not bury 10 men Arsenal? Going forward how can Frank stop them making the same mistakes, week in week out? Does the squad need freshening up? We have a look at the current transfer rumours. Have our expectations become unrealistic? After all Chelsea are still 4th by default & perhaps unexpectedly? And could the Next 3 league matches against Leicester (A), Man Utd (H) & Spurs (H) could dictate top 4?Looking ahead to the FA Cup tie against Hull City, who will Frank rest & who needs it most? Is it time for Giroud and Willy to get a game? Is the FA Cup our only hope of a trophy this season?We talk to Jonty Colman from Hull Live in 'The Opposition View' about how Hull’s has season gone so far? Will Grant McCann pick a strong side or rest players? How good is Jarrod Bowen & is he the main threat? And how will Hull approach the game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Worrall to look back at a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Newcastle and look ahead to the match against Arsenal.On the show tonight we reflect on Chelsea paying the price for not taking their chances; acknowledge how well Newcastle defended and while they mugged us off, they are certainly no mugs. Were Kepa and the defence to blame or should we be looking at some more systemic.In part two, we continue the chat about the Newcastle match and ask do we really need transfers in now? Why the meltdown, predominantly on social media it has to be said, surely, we are where we are? Does Frank know his best team and is a Top 4 place in jeopardy?In part three, we preview tomorrow night’s match against Arsenal. With Arsenal likely to attack; will that help given Chelsea’s home form? What is Frank likely to come up with in terms of selection and formation; what’s the injury situation and before giving our predictions we look at some past Chelsea v Arsenal matches.In part four we have some cracking emails to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman join Matt Beadle to discuss Chelsea's win against Burnley, round up the latest news and look forward to this weekend's Premier League match against Newcastle.Good news this week for Chelsea as Reece James signs a new 5 year contract, but what news of any transfers in to or out of the club? And do we really care?Chelsea broke their home curse against Burnley last weekend, precipitated Jorginho's hop, skip and a jump penalty but how has Frank changed things; how important is the Reece James & Hudson-Odoi axis and how do we fit Kante and the other midfielders in to the same starting eleven?The Opposition View this week comes from Steve Wraith from NUFC Matters and we wrap up with our own preview of the Newcastle v Chelsea match. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Joe Tweedie to look back at Chelsea's defeat of Burnley and ahead to next weekends match against Newcastle.On the show tonight we look back at Chelsea’s 3-0 win against Burnley and discuss the Willian’s penalty; the importance of the first goal and not for the first time this season the merits or otherwise of VAR as well as the growing performances of Chelsea’s home-grown youngsters.In part two, we ask is Barkley back; set piece vulnerabilities continue Christensen surprises us and Rudigers out of whack radar.In part three, we have a look at the current youth players and discuss who might be the next group to break in to the senior side and are they in fact part of the club’s longer-term plans. Plus we look ahead to next weekend’s match against Newcastle.In part four we have some cracking emails to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver join Matt Beadle to discuss Chelsea's FA Cup win against Nottingham Forest and look forward to this weekend's Premier League match against Burnley.The boys look back at Chelsea FA Cup win against Nottingham Forest last weekend where Callum Hudson-Odoi and Reece James were almost as impressive as Chelsea's retro 1970 FA Cup kit.We round up the latest news on potential transfers and the implications of Roman Abramovich continuing to bank roll the club to the tune of £247 million last year.The Opposition View this week comes from Daniel Black, Sports reporter at the Burnley Express and we wrap up with our own preview of the Chelsea v Burnley match. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Tony Glover to look back at the FA Cup win against Nottingham Forest and the draw in the Premier League match against Brighton.On the show tonight we look back at the Cup win against Forest and discuss just how good the retro kit is as well as our memories of the 1970 FA Cup Final which inspired it. On the game against Forest we ask did Frank get the selection right with a mix of youth & experience and who impressed the most – CHO & Reece?In part two, we carry on the chat about the Cup match and ponder Chelsea failing to put sides to the sword; a frustrating afternoon for Batshuayi; bizarre VAR decisions and discuss our opponents in the next round.In part three, we look back at the New Years Day match away to Brighton where both sides looked knackered; Chelsea scored from a corner; Kepa kept us in it with three outstanding saves before being undone by a great goal from Jahanbakhsh.In part four we read out this week’s emails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Alex Churchill for the last Chelsea FanCast of the year to look back at the Festive fixtures where Chelsea beat their North London rivals Spurs and Arsenal but lost at home Southampton.On the show tonight we look back at an excellent win over Arsenal where Chelsea’s youngsters came of age and dug one out by coming from behind to win for the first time this season.  In part two, we look back at another home defeat, this time against Southampton. What can Frank and Jody do to sort out our poor home form? In part three, we look back at the fantastic win against Mourinho’s Spurs where Willian was the conqueror and proved he still hates Tottenham. Don’t we all! In part four we read out this week’s emails and then look ahead to the matches against Brighton on New Year’s Day and Nottingham Forest on Sunday in the FA Cup.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman look back on a typical roller coaster decade for Chelsea FC.Having gone through ten managers in the decade and suffering our two lowest finishes in the Premier League; Chelsea being Chelsea also managed to win three European trophies including the iconic Champions League triumph in Munich in 2012. Throw in three Premier League titles; three FA Cups and one League Cup and Chelsea undoubtedly are the top English team of the decade.This was the decade which saw Eden Hazard blossom into one of the best players in the world and we were privileged to see his entire Chelsea career.We reflect on a decade which has seen Chelsea scale some unbelievable heights amid some self inflicted chaos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Dan Silver join Matt Beadle for a look back at Chelsea's defeat to Bournemouth; being drawn against Bayern Munich in the Champions' League and preview our big match against Jose Mourinho's Spurs on Sunday.Was the defeat to Bournemouth resulting in 4 defeats in 5 matches an indication of a crisis or a blip and is it the reality check we need?The Champions' League draw pits Chelsea against Bayern Munich reviving very happy memories of 2012 for Frank Lampard & the Chelsea supporters, but is it better or worse than expected? How daunting will playing Bayern Munich be and can we beat them?Dan Tracey from E-Spurs joins us for The Opposition View and we ask him how he feels about Jose being in charge, given what he’s said about Spurs? Does Dan think he’s changed? Is he worried about it ending in tears? And with Chelsea being a better side away is he worried?Finally we look ahead to the match against Spurs and wonder whether it's a good time to play them and ask just how unpalatable & damaging will it be to lose? We wrap up with our predictions for the match and a look back at Chelsea's year and decade.This is our last show before Christmas so all the team at Chelsea FanCast would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and thanks for your support this year.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Worrall to look back at Chelsea's humbling defeat to Bournemouth; the Champions' League win against Lille and drawing Bayern Munich in the next round and the little matter of a match against Spurs next weekend.On the show tonight we ponder why Chelsea fare so badly against teams in poor form and have we been found out at home? In part two, we ask does Frank have a problem with Chelsea’s midfield; is our 4th defeat in 5 games a reality check and have we been in a false position and how do Frank and Jody turn it around? In part three, we have a few Parish Notices, the results of this weekends Who Knows Wins match prediction league and look back at last week’s Champions’ League match against Lille and a look ahead to next weekend’s match against Spurs. In part four we read out this week’s emails.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver join Matt Beadle to discuss Chelsea's win against Lille in the Champions' League which secured qualification to the next round of the tournament and also a look ahead to Chelsea's match against Bournemouth in the Premier League. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Liam Twomey, straight out of The Athletic to reflect on Chelsea's Transfer Ban being lifted; look back at the 3-1 defeat to Everton on Saturday and ahead to Tuesday night's final Champions' League group match against Lille.Special Announcement: Some of you may know that John Whitehead (aka @donjoninglesias on Twitter) passed away last week. What many won’t know was that he was terminally ill with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, a ferocious lung disease. Despite this John never let this dull his passion for his family, life & love of football.Although born in Spain, he was raised within a goal kick of Stamford Bridge & this began his life long love affair with his beloved Chelsea, whom he followed over land & sea (& Leicester) for 6 decades. John’s last game was Lille away in his wheelchair & struggling severely with his breathing he cheered on his team to victory. As a fitting tribute to this young father & husband, a “True Blue” a minutes applause on the 57th minute on Tuesday against Lille is being organised. When discussing this, John’s wife Kathryn said, that if he was here today, he’d say “that was the best thing to ever happen to him in his life”! So as only Chelsea can, let’s give John a “Proper Chels(ea)” send off that his family can remember please!On the show tonight we kick off proceedings to discuss the ramifications of the Transfer Ban being lifted. Should Chelsea buy & if so who & what? And how will this affect youth development?In part two, we look back at the loss to Everton and discuss the lack of physicality and poor finishing and the woeful defending and ask with 3 defeats in the last 4 matches what does Frank have to do to turn it round?In part three, we have the Parish Notices, a look at the weekends Who Knows Wins match prediction league and look ahead to tomorrow night’s Champions’ League match against Lille.In part four we read out this week’s emails. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman join Matt Beadle to talk about Chelsea's transfer ban being lifted today and a look back at the win against Aston Villa in midweek and ahead to the match against Everton.With the news on Friday that Chelsea's Transfer Ban has been lifted, we ask should Chelsea buy players in January and if so who and for what positions? Should the club be looking to buy quality or quantity and how will this affect the youth development?With a return to winning ways against Aston Villa in the midweek game, it had a feeling of 'Groundhog Day' with Chelsea creating chances, but not taking them; being careless at the back & conceding as a result. But it was a much needed win and very entertaining but why did it have to be so tense?Tammy was back on the score sheet & a Mason Mount scored a worldy so are Chelsea better when they both start? And why do opposition ‘keepers turn into Gordon Banks when playing Chelsea? Plus Ben joins us on the phone to discuss whether we need to buy another 'keeper to give Kepa some competition?Looking ahead to the Everton match we have Paul McParlan from These Football Times to discuss whether or not Duncan Ferguson will provide the lift Everton need to beat Chelsea, having sacked Marco Silva.All this plus our predictions for the match on Saturday!Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-8.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a national radio station and is broadcast on DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.You can phone in or What's App us and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call or What's App is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd & Tony Glover to look back at the 1-0 defeat to West Ham and ahead to the midweek match against Aston Villa.On the show tonight we ask whether the team selection was flawed or whether the profligacy up front was more of an issue.In part two, we look at some of the individual performances and ask why Chelsea can’t convert their chances; put in a tackle worthy of a foul or come back from behind and we discuss whether the defeat to West Ham was in fact the reality check we all needed. We also look at last weekends Who Knows Wins match prediction league and reveal who the somewhat surprising winner was.In part three, we read out this week’s emails.In part four we have a look ahead to Wednesday night’s home match against another claret and blue team; Aston Villa and the return of John Terry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman, Dan Silver join Matt Beadle to talk about Chelsea's defeat to Man City in the Premier League last weekend; the draw against Valencia in the Champions' League on Wednesday and look ahead to Saturday's match against West Ham.Looking back at Chelsea's draw against Valencia we ask was the draw enough; is qualification secured? How do we address the fallibility at the back & be more ruthless up front? And with Kepa getting stick – is it justified or not?In last weekend's defeat to Man City did Chelsea fail the big test or are they exceeding expectations? Was Chelsea’s inexperience and naivete exposed? When will we beat a big team and does it matter?Looking ahead to Saturday's match against West Ha, with Tammy out, who starts Michy or Giroud? Do we expect many other changes to the starting XI? And with No love lost between Frank & West Ham; a 3 O’clock KO & a London Derby – it should be spicy!We also talk to former West Ham Director of Youth Development Tony Carr, the man responsible for bringing the likes of Frank Lampard and Joe Cole through from the youth team, to get his take on West Ham. We wrap up with our match predictions.Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-8.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a national radio station and is broadcast on DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.You can phone in or What's App us and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call or What's App is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd & Dean Mears to look back at Chelsea's defeat to Man City and ahead to Wednesday nights Champions' League match against Valencia.On the show tonight we try and figure out whether we are downhearted or uplifted by Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat to City.In part two, we ask should Reece James command a regular place at right back with Azpi at left back? Should we be worried about Kepa and can it be fixed with a different goalkeeping coach? And what improvements do Chelsea need to compete with the likes of City and Liverpool. Is Frank right to say “we’re coming”?In part three, we read out this week’s emails but reveal the winner of the Art of Football Frank Lampard t-shirt competition.In part four we reveal the winners of the Who Knows Wins match predictions league this weekend and to wrap up we have a look ahead to Wednesday night’s crucial Champions’ league match against Valencia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd join Matt Beadle to look ahead to Chelsea's match against Man City on Saturday and discuss Jose Mourinho's move to bitter rivals Spurs.With Jose Mourinho moving to Spurs we discuss how we feel about him managing our rivals and does he owe Chelsea fans some respect & vice versa?  Are we worried that Mourinho will revitalise Spurs and get them a trophy?Looking ahead to Chelsea's match against Man City will Frank pick Azpi or James? Will it be Jorginho; Kovacic & Kante in midfield? How worried about Aguero should we be? Can we exploit City down the flanks like Liverpool did?In the 'Opposition View' we ask are there concerns about City's defence? And is Pep prioritising the Champions' League ahead of the Premier League?We wrap up with our match predictions.Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-8.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a national radio station and is broadcast on DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.You can phone in or What's App us and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call or What's App is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd & Clayton Beerman to round up all the latest Chelsea news.On the show tonight we round up the best of Chelsea player’s international performances and ask how important it is that Chelsea’s international players do well for their national teams.In part two, we round up the latest Chelsea news this week and divulge more Rons Rumours. We also have the usual Parish notices and a teaser for the next Chelsea Special interview.In part three, we read out this week’s emails but before that we have a competition to win an Art of Football Frank Lampard competition.In part four we have an interview with the founder of Who Knows Wins our betting partner as well as having a look at how our league is shaping up this week. To wrap up we have a look ahead to next weekends match against Man City. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonathan Kydd and Alex Churchill join Matt Beadle to talk all things Chelsea.Looking back to Chelsea's last win against Crystal Palace, we discuss Chelsea learning to break down stubborn opposition; Reece James outstanding performance and does this mean the end for Azpilicueta? And with Tammy Abraham & Pulisic keep scoring do we need to buy another striker?Chelsea may be on an International Break but the players certainly aren't. We discuss how did Chelsea’s England contingent did against Montenegro? Can we see Chelsea dominating England for years to come and what is the Best Chelsea England team of all time? How have Chelsea's foreign internationals done this week and will do over the weekend?Rounding up the Chelsea news we ask are Chelsea fines, fine? Pedro off to Atalanta and who else might go in January? All will be revealed courtesy of #RonsRumours.To wrap up we ask if there are tougher tests ahead for Chelsea. How big a test will City away be? Does Jose have a point about beating big sides & the need for pragmatism? With Chelsea 3rd in the league, is a title challenge a reality? What would we settle for/hope for?Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-8.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a national radio station and is broadcast on DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.You can phone in or What's App us and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call or What's App is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Worrall to look back at Chelsea's win against Crystal Palace and remarkable come back to draw against Ajax last week, both featuring a certain Reece James!On the show tonight we discuss just how well Reece James played and wonder what the future holds for Azpi and yet another selection headache for Frank Lampard. In part two, we discuss Abraham and Pulisic scoring again and another fine performance from the rejuvenated Willian and Kovavic and N’Golo Kante is back! We also have the usual Parish notices and a teaser for the next Chelsea Special podcast – an interview with Tommy Baldwin.In part three, we read out this week’s emails and in part four we doff our hat to this week’s winners in our Who Knows Wins Chelsea FanCast match predictions league and then look back to the remarkable Champion’s League match against Ajax, but is Chelsea’s qualification to the next round of the Champions’ League still in the balance? Plus, Marco will be reading an extract from his new book “Liquidator 1969-1970 A Chelsea Memoir”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman join Matt Beadle to talk all things Chelsea.Looking back to Chelsea's unbelievable draw against Ajax in the Champions' League; we discuss the remarkable comeback but should Chelsea have won? Was a draw disappointing? Reece James galvanised the side but should he start now with Azpi on the left? 3 Ajax goals from 1 shot on target doesn’t tell the 1st half story or does it and are there worries about Kepa?Chelsea have got their never say die spirit back; Zouma’s run; 2 sending’s off; Jorginho’s pens; Azpi’s fire; was this the most mental game we’ve seen? Famous Four Fours from the past - Liverpool, Villa, Spurs, Sheff Weds we take a look back.And how is CL progression looking? Will it be tight? Is Valencia a must win?Looking ahead to the match against Crystal Palace at the weekend, is Mount’s injury a concern or is it convenient with Kante fit again? Mike Dean is the Ref; VAR is Andre Marriner – what could go wrong? Palace were second best to Leicester last weekend but doing well; are they a threat?Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-8.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a national radio station and is broadcast on DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.You can phone in or What's App us and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call or What's App is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Joe Tweedie to look back at Chelsea's win against Watford, a record 7th consecutive away win, and a look ahead to the Champions' League tie against Ajax this week.On the show tonight we discuss just how well Jorginho and Kovacic have combined to become the heart of Chelsea’s midfield and ask what happens when Kante is fit again? In part two, we discuss another good performance and result, with 7 away wins on the trot, but there are still improvements to be made. We also have the usual Parish notices and a teaser for the next Chelsea Special podcast – an interview with Kerry Dixon. In part three, we read out this week’s emails and in part four we doff our hat to this week’s winners in our Who Knows Wins Chelsea FanCast match predictions league and then look back to the frustrating defeat to Man Utd in the Carabao Cup and quick look ahead to this Tuesday’s Champions league tie against Ajax. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Clayton & Charlie Beerman join Matt Beadle to look back at Chelsea's defeat to Man Utd in the Carabao Cup this week and ahead to Chelsea's match away to Watford in the Premier League on Saturday.We discuss a poor first half for Chelsea and a better second half but Utd out do Chelsea again winning 2-1 in the Carabao Cup. But were Chelsea simply done by two mistakes & two well executed set pieces? Did Utd’s strong selection, packed midfield & counter-attacking stump Chelsea?On the plus side, there was more game time for James; Guehi & Gilmour and a superb Drogba-esque goal from Batshuayi but can he do this more often and will going out of the Cup have longer term benefits for Chelsea?Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!Looking ahead to the Watford match, we discuss Chelsea winning their last 6 away games, but why are we better away? Is there more to come from Pulisic? While the Jorginho & Kovacic partnership is blossoming, does the third midfielder need to break the lines?Former Watford player, Derek Payne joins us for 'The Opposition View' and we ask him with clean sheets in their last 2 home games, will Watford be able to withstand an on form Chelsea? With Watford's current striker crisis, who scores the goals with Welbeck & Deeney out?Can Quique Flores keep Watford up this season? With Watford still winless, can they change this on Saturday?Finally we give our predictions for the Watford match and a plug for Stamford Chidge taking part in the 'Big Stamford Bridge Sleep Out' in November. You can sponsor us by clicking here And our new venture, The Chelsea Special a podcast featuring a series of interviews with legendary Chelsea players from the 1960's to present day.Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-8.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a national radio station and is broadcast on DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.You can phone in or What's App us and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call or What's App is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Tony Glover to look back at Captain America aka Christian Pulisic's marvel-ous hat trick against Burnley on Saturday.On the show tonight we get a warm fuzzy glow discussing Pulisic’s perfect hat-trick and ask in the cold light of day has Frank Lampard handled his introduction to the team well? Is he Hazard-esque or is the fact that goal scoring seems to be a team effort this season more important?In part two, we discuss Jorginho and Kovacic, liberated by Frank Lampard and dominating midfield and Zouma and Tomori become rock like in defence, before the team collectively switched off to allow Burnley two needless consolation goals. But sloppiness aside Frank Lampard’s Chelsea are most definitely exceeding expectations. We also have the usual Parish notices and a teaser for the next Chelsea Special podcast – an interview with Ron ‘Chopper’ Harris.In part three, we read out this week’s emails and in part four we doff our hat to this week’s winners in our Who Knows Wins Chelsea FanCast match predictions league and then look back to the brilliant victory over Ajax in last Wednesday’s Champions’ League match and a quick look ahead to this Wednesday’s Carabao Cup tie against Man Utd. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Matt Beadle look back at Chelsea's stunning victory away to Ajax in the Champions' League this week and ahead to Chelsea's match away to Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday.We discuss arguably Chelsea's best performance and result of Lampard’s reign with the 1-0 win away in Amsterdam against Ajax on Wednesday night. The blend of experience and youth is beginning to pay off and Chelsea showed a tactical maturity as did Frank Lampard with his use of Pulisic and Batshuayi as impact subs.Chelsea are showing an impressive rate of development under Frank Lampard and with 6 wins out of 6 – we’re on a roll, but against Ajax we were lucky to be on the right side of a VAR call when Promes' goal was called offside. We discuss whether VAR might not be so bad after all.Looking ahead to Saturday's match against Burnley we talk to Chris Boden of the Burnley Express and discuss Burnley's great home record, but less so against Chelsea;  Ashley Barnes being the main threat, Burnley having deceptive quality but will they try to rough Chelsea up.We round up by discussing Chelsea's great record against Burnley especially away which perhaps debunks the myth of ot being a perennially tough away trip and with Kante & Barkley unlikely to start, who will and after a tough run of games played at high energy does anyone need a rest?Finally we give our predictions and a plug for Stamford Chidge taking part in the 'Big Stamford Bridge Sleep Out' in November. You can sponsor us by clicking here And our new venture, The Chelsea Special a podcast featuring a series of interviews with legendary Chelsea players from the 1960's to present day. Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!Looking ahead to Saturday's match against Newcastle we discuss Chelsea injuries - who is fit? After Hudson-Odoi's 2 great goals for England U-21s will he get a start and what are our predictions for the match.Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-8.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a national radio station and is broadcast on DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.You can phone in or What's App us and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call or What's App is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bobby Tambling is most widely known for being Chelsea’s record goal scorer for over 40 years; scoring 202 goals in only 370 games before being famously bettered by Frank Lampard in 2013. But Bobby means so much more to Chelsea supporters of a certain vintage than that.Martin King and Stamford Chidge were privileged to interview him in one of the Chelsea hotels before a match. We talked to Bobby about playing and learning from the great Jimmy Greaves; the differences in approach between Tommy Docherty and Dave Sexton; the game at Villa Park where he scored 5 goals; the pain of defeat against Spurs in the 1967 FA Cup Final and missing out in the 1970 final as well as following the careers of Kerry Dixon and Frank Lampard wondering which one might break his goal scoring record.To download and play the full interview with Bobby Tambling for just £2.99 go to chelseaspecial.podbean.comMake sure you follow the Chelsea Special on Podbean to get a heads up on our forthcoming interviews with Chelsea legends such as Kerry Dixon, Chopper Harris, Tommy Baldwin and many more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the show tonight Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Gate 17's Mark Worrall as we show our appreciation to Chelsea FanCast listeners; Marcos Alonso; Calum Hudson-Odoi; Tammy Abraham and Christian Pulisic.In part two, we discuss an important win for Chelsea and the team’s development; ask what’s going on with yet more injuries and reflect on what otherwise looks like a very healthy state of the Chelsea nation. All this plus the usual Parish notices and a teaser for the next Chelsea Special podcast – an interview with Bobby Tambling.In part three, we read out this week’s emails and in part four we take a look at the potential winners and losers in our Who Knows Wins Chelsea FanCast match predictions league and then look ahead to Wednesday’s Champions’ League match against Ajax. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Matt Beadle are joined by Chelsea legend and friend of the show, Paul 'King Canners' Canoville to look ahead to Chelsea's match against Newcastle and find out what Canners thinks about Chelsea's season so far.We ask Paul what he thinks of Chelsea’s season so far; which players have impressed him and what does he think of Frank Lampard’s management. Paul also talks about the Paul Canoville Foundation, what does it do and who does it help as well as some of the events he has lined up for Black History Month? Paul knows better than most what its like to be homeless and like Stamford Chidge he is taking part in the 'Big Stamford Bridge Sleep Out' in November. You can sponsor us by clicking here Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!Looking ahead to Saturday's match against Newcastle we discuss Chelsea injuries - who is fit? After Hudson-Odoi's 2 great goals for England U-21s will he get a start and what are our predictions for the match.Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-8.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a national radio station and is broadcast on DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen toLOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.You can phone in or What's App us and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call or What's App is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Liam Twomey from The Athletic to rescue you from the International Break with some Chelsea chat!On the show tonight we check in with the Chelsea players on international duty to see how they’ve done and assess what the impact on Chelsea might be for those who have been injured.Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!In part two, the international break affords us the opportunity for another half-term report as we discuss Willian’s renaissance; the need to keep the momentum going with the fixtures over the next 6 weeks. All this plus this week’s Parish Notices including the launch of a brand-new Chelsea podcast!In part three, we read out this week’s emails and we review how things went in the first week of the Chelsea FanCast Who Knows Wins match prediction league.And in part four we have an interview with Chelsea fan, Andy Scott, talking about his book 'Tales of a Page' about his Father who was a Page at the Dorchester Hotel in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge, Clayton Beerman and Jonathan Kydd join Matt Beadle to discuss this week's Chelsea news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Dean Mears to look back at the wins against Southampton and Lille.On the show tonight we pat Willian and the old guard on the back for putting it in and proving that you need experience to go with talented youth.In part two, we applaud Tammy Abraham, the league’s top goal scorer and Mason Mount for his vital contributions, but with everything going so well we ask has the international break come at a bad time for Chelsea’s momentum? We’ll also be introducing our new promotion “Who Knows Wins” where you can have a bet on the football with us in our own Chelsea FanCast prediction league.Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!In part three, we read out this week’s emails and in part four, we have a quick look back at last Wednesday night’s Champions League match against Lille where Chelsea’s youngsters came of age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd, Brian Woolf from Chelsea Chicago and Richard Weekes from 'We are the Shed' join Charlie Hawkins to look back at last Wednesday night's Champions League tie against Lille and look ahead to Sunday's Premier League fixture away to Southampton.After a good win in the Champions' League against Lille we ask, did Frank Lampard’s Chelsea come of age on Wednesday? We also applaud Lampard’s tactical flexibility & in-game management; Tammy on target again and Willian showing us that experience is still needed.We discuss the Pulisic issue getting the American view from Brian who runs Chelsea Chicago supporters group and also ask him what its like to follow Chelsea over land & sea when you have to travel 4,000 miles for a home match. Brian works closely with Richard Weekes from 'We are the Shed' to create the banners seen on match days at the Shed End and we talk to them about their work helping to create a decent atmosphere in the ground.Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!Looking ahead to Sunday's match against Southampton we discuss why this is such a favourite away day. We also put it to Steve Grant from the Saints Web Podcast in the 'Opposition View' that the reason for this is Chelsea's superb record at St Mary's, as well as asking him about former Chelsea players Ryan Bertrand and Oriel Romeu before giving our predictions for the match.Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-8.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a national radio station and is broadcast on DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.You can phone in or What's App us and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call or What's App is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and the indefatigable Joe Tweedie to discuss Chelsea's first home Premier League win (and clean sheet) against Brighton on Saturday; plus a look back at the 7-1 win against Grimsby Town and this Wednesday's Champions' League match against Lille.On the show tonight we celebrate our first home premier league win and clean sheet; try and figure out what’s going on with penalties and applaud Jorginho for his Lazarus like turnaround from villain to hero.Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!In part two, we discuss why experience is still key; worry about Kante; look at Lampard’s big six weeks and ask everybody likes us, do we care? Plus, this week’s parish notices.In part three, we have a schedule change as we read out this week’s emails and in part four, we have a quick look back at the Carabao Cup win against Grimsby Town and a look ahead to Wednesday night’s Champions League match against Lille. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Clayton Beerman, Dan Silver and matt Beadle look back at last Wednesday night's Carabao Cup tie against Grimsby Town and look ahead to Saturday's Premier League fixture against Brighton and Wednesday's Champions League tie against Lille.The Youth got their chance to impress against Grimsby Town in the Carabao Cup last week, and boy did they in a 7-1 win adding more names to the list of Tomori, Mount and Abraham as potential starters. But what about Barkley and Pulisic?We also have a look back to the match against Liverpool last week and ask did Chelsea deserve more than they got? VAR – what is it good for?And applaud the support when losing which speaks volumes.Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!We look ahead to Lille in the Champions League tie against Lille next wednesday and find some familiar faces with Chelsea connections and ask is this a must win match and how important is the Champions League this season?Finally we look ahead to Chelsea v Brighton with 'Hear us Roars' Ady Packham in 'Opposition View' and ask will Frank Lampard break his Premier League home duck before giving our predictions.Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-8.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a national radio station and is broadcast on DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in or What's App us and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call or What's App is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Gate 17's very own Mark Worrall to look back at Chelsea's honorable defeat to Liverpool and ahead to the Carabao match on Wednesday against Grimsby Town.On the show tonight we ask with Chelsea being cheered off after losing and Mourinho saying this is a small club mentality, is there honour in defeat? And why are we showing top four form up front and relegation form at the back?Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!In part two, we discuss Kante and Tomori being amazing and VAR sucking the life out of the match going experience. We also ask why no Pulisic and is Frank Lampard proving to be an unlucky manager?In part three, we have a quick look ahead to Wednesday night’s Carabao cup tie against Grimsby Town, before some parish notices and in part four we have 11 emails no less from you the loyal Chelsea FanCast listeners. God help me and JK!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd, Alex Churchill and Kieran Crichard look back at last Tuesday night's Champions' League tie against Valencia and look ahead to Sunday's Premier League fixture against Liverpool.We discuss Chelsea's Champions' League defeat to Valencia and Ross Barkley’s pen and Mason Mount’s injury in particular. Is inexperience a valid excuse and how does the defeat affect Chelsea’s chance of progressing in the CL.Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!Looking ahead to the Liverpool match on Sunday, we talk about today's Press Conference and the news that Callum Hudson-Odoi has finally signed.What will Chelsea's team selection & formation be? Is it a good or bad time to play Liverpool who also lost in midweek? How do we stop Salah, Mane and Firmino? How do we get past Van Dijk? Will the Super Cup final where Chelsea drew with the European Champions have any bearing on the match?We wrap up the show with our Chelsea v Liverpool predictions!Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Tony Glover to look back at a great 5-2 win away at Wolves where the Kids proved that they are indeed alright!On the show tonight we discuss why Tammy Abraham is Chelsea’s main man and ask could he be Chelsea’s Harry Kane? Plus we have two new songs for Tammy plus a song for Kovacic.In part two, we discuss the impact the youth are having on Chelsea; Lampard’s tactical flexibility; Der Panza returns but why are Chelsea still leaking goals?Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!In part three, we look ahead to tomorrow night’s Champions’ League tie against Valencia and in part four we have 7 emails no less from you the loyal Chelsea FanCast listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd, Dean Mears and Charlie Hawkins look ahead to Saturday's Premier League fixture against Wolves and to Tuesday night's Champions' League tie against Valencia.We round up this week's Chelsea news and chat to Dean about his debut book, 'Cult Fiction' which recounts the divisive season under Maurizio Sarri.Looking ahead to the match against Wolves we ask who will replace Emerson and what are the likely return dates for Chelsea's walking wounded of Rudiger, Kante, Kovacic, Pedro, Hudson-Odoi and James? How much of a threat will Wolves pose and what are our predictions for the match.Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!We speak to Sam from the Wolves 77 Club Podcast in 'Opposition View' and ask him is the Europa League affecting Wolves form or is it 2nd season syndrome? How optimistic is he of Wolves getting a result? What worries him about Chelsea and what is his match prediction?Looking ahead to Valencia we discuss the strange case of Valencia's Bat logo, the surprising similarities between the two clubs, Valencia's current form and how we see the match going including our prediction.Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd round up the Chelsea news from the International Break and have a ponder about Chelsea's season thus far.On the show tonight we have a look at how Chelsea players on international duty are doing as well as reflecting on how the players have done for Chelsea thus far this season and what Frank needs to do when they return.In part two, we indulge JK and you the audience as the international break gives us a chance to reflect on some past seasons and JK’s idiosyncratic memories of them.Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!In part three, we throw the show open to you, the listeners, for a Q&A session where you can ask JK or myself anything you like, Chelsea or non-Chelsea related.And in part four we have a couple of emails to read out from John Marshall from Florida and Rob D’Elsini from Melbourne, Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Matt Beadle, Jonathan Kydd and Mark Worrall.With the International Break upon us, we look back to last weekend's draw against Sheffield United where Tammy was on target again; Tomori & Gilmour debuted and Lampard possibly made some naive subs. But, should we be worried yet or it is just growing pains?We discuss Chidge's 'half-term report' where Gold Stars are awarded to Mount; Abraham; Emerson; Jorginho and Kovacic. Kepa; Pulisic and Christensen could do better and Azpi; Zouma and Barkley find themselves in detention.Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!With the international break affording some time to reflect we ask whether the following should be on Lampard's to do list: Get Kante, Rudiger, RLC, CHO, Kovacic & James fit. Get the centre back partnership right. Sort out the lack of leadership – Rudiger as Captain? Get a tune out of Berkley. Get the balance between attack & defence rightWith Mason Mount lined up to be Chelsea's 48th England international, we look at Chelsea's England players now and then; discuss Chelsea fans history with England and how its changed and take a look at Chelsea players on international duty this week.Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to look back on a frustrating draw against Sheffield United and dissect the Champions' League draw from last week. On the show tonight we discuss the positives of Chelsea getting on the front foot with Tammy Abraham impressing up front and Tomori at the back. In part two, we look at Chelsea’s vulnerabilities when on the back foot, switching off again; ask is Azpi on the decline? Should we be worried about Barkley? Did the subs reveal Frank’s lack of managerial experience and why there are promising signs that Chelsea will eventually get on the good foot, not least with some talented youngsters at last getting a chance.Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!In part three, we look Chelsea’s Champions’ League group and ask who are the main threats, can we get out of the group and what would constitute success in the Champions’ league this season? And in part four we have some superb emails to read out from Alex Woodhams on the Captaincy; Bryce Winchester on supporting from Australia; Lloyd Torry on VAR; Jack Vassau on where to go on a match day and Greg Droney checking in from Aus!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Matt Beadle, Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver.The lads look back at Chelsea's 3-2 win away at Norwich where Frank Lampard and Tammy Abraham got off the mark and discuss this week's Champions' league draw and Chelsea's home match against Sheffield United on Saturday.With Chelsea getting their first win of the season against Norwich, how important was it for Frank to get off the mark last weekend? How important was it for Tammy to get off the mark with 2 goals? Mason Mount continues to impress & gets England call up and Kovacic impresses too but is the defence still a concern?With the Champions' League draw pitting us against Ajax, Valencia and Lille; what do we think? Can we get out of the group? Who are the biggest threats? What would be a successful Champions League campaign?Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!In this week's 'Opposition View' we ask James Shield from the Sheffield Star, Chris Wilder – good manager & tactician and not be underestimated? With United playing on the front foot, tactically flexible with overlapping centre-back, how much of a threat will they be? With 24 goals last season, Billy Sharp is the main goal threat but United gave the ball away a lot in their defeat to Leicester last weekend; is that promoted sides Achilles heel?Chelsea still have injury issues with Kante, Pedro and Rudiger all non-starters. Will Willian to feature in the Starting XI? Can Abraham and Mount do it again? What are out match predictions?Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Matt Beadle, Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman.The lads look back at Chelsea's 1-1 draw at home against Leicester City and ask how good can Mason Mount be? How does he differ from other Chelsea youngsters and how do we address the concerns up front and in defence?We also look ahead to the match this weekend against Norwich City and get this week's 'Opposition View' and we hear from former Chelsea player turned pundit, Pat Nevin speaking about Frank Lampard.Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Joe Tweedie and Lee Scott from TotalFootballAnalysis.com to look back at a frustrating draw with Leicester City.On the show tonight we discuss a very good 25 minutes and a second rate 65 minutes, but was it down to a state of exhaustion after extra time in the super cup final? And we’ll be hearing from Lee Scott from TotalFootballAnalysis.com who explains to me the pros and cons of Zonal Marking. You can follow Lee on twitter @FMAnalysis and Total Football Analysis @TotalAnalysisIn part two, we take a step back and look at some of the good and less good performances and ask was Willian shocking or rusty? And where are we on the Frank Lampard evolutionary curve.Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!In part three, we ask what are the media up to with their agenda against Lampard and what is really going on with social media when the match going support seems to be resolute? We also say well done to Ashley Cole who has announced his retirement.In part four we have lots of parish notices and lots of your emails to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Matt Beadle, Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and very special guest, Chelsea legend Kerry Dixon!We look back at the European Super Cup final against Liverpool where Chelsea went toe to toe with the European Champions only to lose on penalties. Tammy Abraham wins the equalising penalty but misses the crucial 5th in the shoot out but can he and will he bounce back? While there was no trophy, it was another good performance showing that Chelsea can compete and can only get better under Frank Lampard. Kerry gives us his view.Lampard made the right changes after the defeat to Utd and the players improved with impressive performances from Kepa, Pulasic and Mount but the star of the show was the indomitable N'Golo Kante, but does Kerry think he can strike up an effective partnership with Jorginho and what does he think of the man scapegoated under Sarri?In this weeks 'Legend of the week' sponsored by Classic Football Shirts, we choose Pat Nevin, one of the most skilful and well loved Chelsea players of all time. Who better to talk about 'Wee Pat' than Kerry Dixon, a man who profited massively from Nevin's assists. Kerry also discusses some of his favourite moments from his illustrious career; his best Chelsea players; best Chelsea managers; most difficult opponents and his hopes for Chelsea this season.Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!Looking back at last weekend's opening fixture against Man Utd, should Lampard have selected older heads above eager youngsters? Should Chelsea have been more cautious? How do we address the implosions and is a lack of physicality an issue? Leicester fan, Jake Watson, joins us on the phone for 'Opposition View' to discuss Chelsea's opponents in the Premier League this Sunday. Are Leicester genuine contenders for a top 6 finish this season under Brendan Rogers? Will they regret selling Harry Maguire to Man Utd and what are their prospects against Chelsea this weekend.Finally, we discuss the excitement of the first home match of the season; the abuse of Tammy Abraham on social media and Chelsea v Leicester this Sunday with our predictions.Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Matt Beadle, Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd on David Luiz's departure to Arsenal and looking ahead to Chelsea's opening Premier League fixture away to Man Utd. Plus this week's 'Legend of the Week' sponsored by classicfootballshirts.com.As the transfer window closed, Chelsea supporters were shocked to hear that David 'Geezer' Luiz was on his way to Arsenal, or Geezer to Gooner if you prefer. Has Luiz been disloyal going to Arsenal? If Lampard has exerted his authority has player power ended? Will Chelsea be weaker or stronger without Luiz?Looking ahead to Chelsea's eagerly anticipated opening Premier League match away to old rivals Man Utd we ask what will the starting eleven be? How do we beat Utd and do we have any concerns about them? We also discuss Chelsea's superb record at Old Trafford before giving our predictions.Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!In this weeks 'Legend of the week' sponsored by Classic Football Shirts, we choose former Chelsea and Utd player, Mark Hughes. Was Mark Hughes the right player at the right time for Chelsea?Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Matt Beadle, Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd. As Chelsea's pre-season draws to a close we ask has it revealed some concerns up front and at the back and are Chelsea ready for the season ahead? Plus this week's 'Legend of the Week' sponsored by classicfootballshirts.com.With Chelsea beating Reading 4:3 and Salzburg 5:3 is it a case of "We’ll score 1 more than you!" We discuss Pedro’s wonder goal and Ross Barkley coming in to his own. But while Chelsea are scoring goals is the front line still a weakness and who will replace Hazard’s goals?While Chelsea are scoring for fun, they are also leaking goals – is this a concern? Will we be happy to win every game 3-2 this season? Is Luiz still vulnerable in a 4:2:3:1? Which is the best Central defensive out of combo Luiz, Zouma, Christensen, Rudiger? And what of the Full backs? Who'll get the nod: Azpi, Alonso, Emerson, Kenedy or eventually Reece James?Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!Chelsea have a number of walking wounded - with Willian & Kante the biggest concerns due back for the Utd match but are we happy with the squad? We also look at BT Sport's crazy computer predictions. Is it all a bit of fun or complete madness?In this weeks 'Legend of the week' sponsored by Classic Football Shirts, we choose Chidge's all time favourite Chelsea player and now Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard. Frank Lampard is Chelsea’s greatest goal scorer but is he Chelsea’s greatest ever player?Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We delve in to the Chelsea FanCast Archive over the summer break and dig up some classic Chelsea FanCast’s from the past. This week's episodes are Chelsea FanCast #31 &#32 which features the first guest appearance on the show by Mark Worrall, Chelsea author and publisher with Gate 17 Publishing.The show was originally recorded on 23rd June 2008 and Mark has been a firm friend of the show ever since, becoming one of the regular Chelsea FanCaster's over the years. In fact Mark was on the most recent Love Sport Radio edition of the Chelsea Fancast last Friday with Stamford Chidge.Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea FanCast regular Stu 'Rasputin' Norman and Gate 17 legend and author of 'One Man Went to Mow' and 'Over Land and Sea', Mark Worrall. They discuss the hilarious away trips and characters from Marks books and discover the true meaning of following the Chels over land and sea. What Mark likes to call 'Glorious Unpredictability'.In part two! Chidge, Stu and Mark discuss what it means to be a real Chelsea fan and some of Marks favourite things Chelsea speaking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Matt Beadle, Stamford Chidge & Mark Worrall look back at Chelsea's pre-season win against Barcelona and discuss the pre-season so far plus this week's 'Legend of the Week' sponsored by classicfootballshirts.com.How important was the win against Barcelona (Rakuten Trophy You’ll Never Sing That”)? Chelsea look to have depth in midfield with Jorginho, Kante, Kovacic, Barkley, Mount, Drinkwater, Bakayo all featuring, but who will get the nod come the season opener against Utd? Who will lead Chelsea's front line - Tammy, Michy or Giroud? And with Chelsea playing Reading on Sunday, is this more of an Old Skool pre-season game?Continuing the pre-season discussion is Azpilicueta a man in decline or still in his prime? Can Jorginho go from whipping boy to top boy? And does Willian deserve to be Chelsea’s number 10?Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!With the new season a matter of week's away will expectations be too great? What are the realistic targets this season? Who do we expect to shine? Will we get more glorious unpredictability? How’s it shaping up for the starting 11 against Utd? Chidge and Marco nail their starting 11 against Utd to the mast!In this weeks 'Legend of the week' sponsored by Classic Football Shirts, we choose Chidge's hero, Kerry Dixon, Chelsea’s 3rd highest goal scorer (193), a proper No. 9 and a hero for anyone who went in the ‘80’s but why the lingering affection for the ‘80’s players?Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Johnny Burrow, Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman. The lads look back at the 1-0 defeat to Kawasaki Frontale in Japan and ahead to the match against Barcelona on Tuesday. In addition they discuss Chelsea's pre-season so far; Chelsea marketing overtures to the supporters and this week's 'Legend of the Week' sponsored by classicfootballshirts.com. Is a trip to Japan prioritizing shirt sales or pre-season prep for the team? What do the fans want to get out of the two matches in Japan?Which players are staking a claim for the first team?  Lampard seems keen on tactical flexibility; which system do the lads think think he’ll go with?How confident are they for the new season?Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!With the new away shirt launched modelled on the mod look & an on message video, a free day watching the players train at Stamford Bridge and free tickets to watch the Chelsea Ladies team, has the penny dropped for the Chelsea marketing department? Have they genuinely got it right or do they still have a long way to go? Why do clubs find it so hard to be in tune with supporters?In this weeks 'Legend of the week' sponsored by Classic Football Shirts, we choose Clayton’s hero, Peter Bonetti, but is he Chelsea’s greatest keeper? Does he embody the affection held for the ‘Kings of the Kings Road’ players?Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We delve in to the Chelsea FanCast Archive over the summer break and dig up some classic Chelsea FanCast’s from the past. This week's episode is Chelsea FanCast #191 which features a guest appearance on the show by former Chelsea player and cult hero, Mickey Thomas.The show was originally recorded on 8th February 2012, a day after a frustrating 3-3 draw against Man Utd. Mickey Thomas is a much loved former Chelsea player in spite of his relatively short time at the club, but his bubbly and cheeky personality marked him out as one of the great characters of the game in the 1980's. He also scored some important goals for Chelsea put in some great performances in John Neal's side which are remembered fondly to this day.Chidge and the boys are joined by very special guest Chelsea cult hero Mickey Thomas to discuss the 3-3 draw v the Mancs and Mickey’s Chelsea career and thoughts on the modern game.After a frozen afternoon at the Bridge, the Chelsea FanCast report back on how Chelsea managed to find themselves 3-0 up, only to squander the chance for 3 points and end up drawing 3-3. But due credit must go to Howard Webb for evening things up!! While the boys are gutted to see a 3-0 lead disappear, they are encouraged by the signs of life in AVB’s ‘project’ when considering the absentees from the team.Chelsea cult hero from John Neal’s mid-80’s team, Mickey Thomas, is the special guest this week and is full of stories about his time at the club, playing with Joey Jones; Pat Nevin; Kerry Dixon and the 4-4 at Sheffield Wednesday, and his relationship with the Chelsea faithful. He also airs some very interesting views on the modern game about pressure; Fernando Torres; John Terry; and money!Mickey has had a tough time recently while he battles cancer. This has impacted his ability to earn a living. If you wish to help Mickey in his battle you can donate to his Go Fund Me page here.Get his book here: Kickups, Hiccups, Lockups!The Chelsea Football FanCast: Three Nil And We F***** It Up! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Jake Watson, Stamford Chidge and Dean Mears. With Frank Lampard's first game in charge against Bohemian's last week, the boys ask what has he learnt and who caught his eye? Do we take pre-season too seriously and is the Club ripping the fans off?Chelsea draw 1-1 v Bohemians in Lampard’s 1st match in charge with a mix of youngsters & loan returnees. Who caught the eye? What systems is Frank Lampard's coaching team using? What, if anything, will Lampard have learned and is it too early to see who might make it in to the first team squad and who won’t?With pre-season meltdown already in full swing, do the media and the fans take it too seriously?Is pre-season predominantly about fitness rather than performances & results? Is it unfair on fans to pass these games off as competitive or is it a good opportunity for overseas fans to see the team play?Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!Chelsea are charging £1.99 per pre-season match to watch on the 5th stand app. Many fans paid but couldn’t watch and for many others the app crashed. All this while fans used to get all the pre-season games for their Chelsea TV subscription of £5.99 per month. While the Club issued an apology and a refund, are they missing the point? Should they be charging at all? Is it exploitative? Are the fans being increasingly treated as customers rather than supporters?In this weeks 'Legend of the week' sponsored by Classic Football Shirts, Dean chooses his boyhood hero Carlo Cudicini. But is he really a Chelsea legend? He is only the third Chelsea goalkeeper to win the Club's 'Player of the Year' in 2002 and arguably is the third best goalkeeper in the club's history, but the feeling remains that his Chelsea career is a case of what might have been, had Petr Cech not arrived and relegated Carlo to the bench. It should not be forgotten though, that Carlo in his Chelsea prime was one of the best 'keepers in the Premier League and arguably the world.Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We delve in to the Chelsea FanCast Archive over the summer break and dig up some classic Chelsea FanCast’s from the past. This week's episode is Chelsea FanCast #192 which features the first guest appearance on the show of Neil 'Spy' Barnett.The show was originally recorded on 15th February 2012, a day after a miserable 2-0 defeat away to Everton in the dying embers of Andre Villas Boas' ill-feted tenure. Neil 'Spy' Barnett makes his first guest appearance on the Fancast and at the time was still the on-pitch announcer at Stamford Bridge and presenter on Chelsea TV. As well as throwing himself in to the show he discussed his book 'Perfect 10' on his favourite Chelsea players and regaled us with anecdotes of his time as on-pitch announcer, presenter at Chelsea TV and Chelsea supporter since 1959.Not a very good day at Everton would be an understatement, but hats off to the Chelsea Faithful who made the effort and got behind the team and the manager. Where do we start? No effort; no desire; no pace; no creativity; no pressing; poor defending and giving the ball away too easily. That’s 2 wins out of the last 10 games; 12 out of a possible 30 points. The worst points total at this stage of the season since 2000/01. It really is going from bad to worse isn’t it? Many Chelsea supporters are asking is AVB the right man for the job? Will Roman wield the axe? What if anything can we change?Hopefully we answer these tough questions on the show, aided and abetted by Neil ‘Spy’ Barnett, a man close to the Chelsea camp, who can bring some much needed perspective to proceedings having watched Chelsea since 1959. In among the insightful analysis we give out this week’s Match Awards - the ‘Fannies’ - for Man of the Match, Chant of the match, Guinness and Celery moments.In the second half of the show we talk to Neil about his book ‘Perfect 10’ and his often hilarious anecdotes from writing, editing and broadcasting for Chelsea for over 20 years, working closely with players and managers, and exchanging banter with home and away fans as the on-pitch announcer and presenting for Chelsea TV.But, we warn you. Neil can talk…a lot…and for a very long time!! For a shorter version read Neil’s book available here. The Chelsea Football FanCast #192: All Very Bleak! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Jake Watson and Stamford Chidge are joined by special guest, Rick Glanvill, Chelsea's historian and author to round up this week's Chelsea news including the return of Frank Lampard and establish whether or not Chelsea has any history!Finally, after more '48 hours' than anyone can count, Frank Lampard has come home having been appointed as the next Chelsea manager (or Head Coach to be precise). What does Lampard’s appointment as manager mean to the supporters? Will the Club (or Roman to be precise) be patient? How will expectations be managed? How much of an issue is losing Hazard & the Transfer ban? Can Lampard really integrate the youth?Will the fans back him no matter what and just how long will he get?Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!With pre-season starting next week, what will be on Lampard's to do list? Does he need to make a decision on Kante’s role? How will he replace Hazard’s goals & creativity?Who stays; who goes and who comes back? Which youth players will he integrate and can he sign up Callum Hudson-Odoi?When you have Chelsea's official historian on the show, it would be remiss not to establish once and for all whether Chelsea does in fact have any history! Rick answers this as well as whether there are any historical equivalent’s to Lampard’s appointment? Rick busts some history myths around Chelsea; looks at some historical low and high points and some of the great players, managers and characters from Chelsea's rich history.In this weeks 'Legend of the week' sponsored by Classic Football Shirts, we choose Paul Canoville, a fitting choice as the most popular guest on the Chelsea FanCast and there is no one better to discuss Canners than Rick who wrote Paul's fantastic biography Black & Blue Canners may not have been the greatest Chelsea player of all time, but his legacy in paving the way for so many great black players in Chelsea's recent history makes him one of the most important players to have worn the Blue of Chelsea.The Paul Canoville Foundation is the official Charity partner of the Chelsea Fancast and information on the great work that Paul does can be found here.Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We delve in to the Chelsea FanCast Archive over the summer break and dig up some classic Chelsea FanCast’s from the past. This week's episode is Chelsea FanCast #226On this week’s Classic Chelsea FanCast we repeat the show originally recorded on 4th December 2012 where Stamford Chidge invited some of the leading Football Journalists to debate the press coverage of Chelsea FC and the Fans. Think the ASBO lovechild of ‘Question Time’ meets ‘Sunday Supplement’! ‘Stamford’ Chidge presented the show and assumed the 'David Dimbleby' role, and asked questions sent in by Chelsea fans from all over the world.Martin Lipton, Chief Football Writer at the Mirror; Neil Ashton, the Daily Mail’s Football News Correspondent; Rob Shepherd, football writer formerly at Today; the Daily Express and the News of the World and Dan Levene, Chelsea FC writer for the Fulham Chronicle were on the panel.There were many issues on the agenda at the time...Chelsea fans believed that both they and the club were getting unfair treatment from the press. Whilst elements of this were clearly justified, the intensity and volume of these attacks led us to believe that it was driven by an agenda. However, the show was not a hatchet job on the Press led by Chelsea attack dogs. During the show we discussed issues such as the relationship between the press, club, players and fans; the impact of social media; the negativity surrounding Chelsea; Terry-gate; Clattenburg-gate and Di Matteo & Benitez.Recorded in Putney Station in front of a live audience, it was a unique opportunity for Chelsea fans to explain how they feel and get a response from the Press as to what is really going on and why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Johnny Burrow and Stamford Chidge are joined by special guest, Tim Rolls, author of 'Diamonds, Dynamos and Devils'; former Chairman of the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust; writer for cfcuk and Chelsea regular since 1967 to discuss his new book: 'Stamford Bridge Is Falling Down'.Rounding up the latest Chelsea news, with Chelsea rumoured to be signing Kovacic, does it make sense in the light of the transfer ban? Will a new manager get the best out of the Croatian international and former Real Madrid player?Talking new managers, the wait for Frank Lampard's appointment to be made official seems interminable. If, as expected, an agreement is concluded next week, which back room staff will Lampard bring with him from Derby. Is he the right man at the right time for Chelsea? Will his appointment go a long way to healing the rift between the supporters and the club? And with many pundits in the media claiming that the supporters will turn on Frank if he does not deliver the success they have become used to and now expect, Tim and Chidge set matters straight and explain why Lampard will get unequivocal and wholehearted support from the match going fans no matter what happens.Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!Tim Rolls discusses his forthcoming book 'Stamford Bridge Is Falling Down' which explores the causes of the decline which saw Chelsea win the European Cup Winners Cup against Real Madrid in 1971 only to be relegated from Division One in 1975. Tim delves in to an era when the great 'Kings of the Kings Road' side started to break up with star players such as Peter Osgood and Alan Hudson being sold after falling out with manager Dave Sexton. With the club bankrupted by the ambitious redevelopment plans, no money was available to rebuild the team with quality players and the club's very future was threatened.Tim discussed the idea behind the book and explains how Chelsea went from Euro Cup winners to relegation in four years, highlighting the key characters and stories involved. But are there parallels with modern Chelsea?Tim is crowdfunding a hardback version of the book, including 24 photos, an index and a slip cover through Kickstarter. A single copy for the UK costs £25 (including p&p) - prices for one or two signed copies, and for different parts of the world, are listed at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/timrolls/hardback-of-stamford-bridge-is-falling-down Backers will also get their names listed in the book. In this weeks 'Legend of the week' sponsored by Classic Football Shirts, we choose Peter Osgood, one of Chelsea's greatest players and a character central to Tim's book. Tim and Chidge recall some great memories of Ossie from his playing days and his time with Chelsea before his untimely death in 2006.Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We delve in to the Chelsea FanCast Archive over the summer break and dig up some classic Chelsea FanCast’s from the past.Chelsea FanCast #157On this week’s Classic Chelsea FanCast we repeat the show originally recorded on 5th May 2011 where Paul Canoville was our guest and tells us about his days as a player and fan! Chidge, the Boys and the Benches are joined by 1980’s Chelsea player Paul Canoville, and discuss his playing career including the infamous 4-4 draw against Sheffield Wednesday in 1985.The boys discuss a great weekend which saw the Chels come away with a great win against Spurs, only surpassed by seeing Arsenal doing us a favour and beating the Mancs. All that plus Darren Barker winning his fight to become the European Middleweight champion. What a weekend, and we’re still in it to win it – roll on next weekend!We have a good old natter about the win against Spurs where let’s face it we got a bit of luck from the ref and linesman for a change with the first goal and possibly the second. But Sp*rs fans, if you only manage to muster one shot on target in the whole match, albeit a great one, then you can hardly complain! As always we award our Man and Chant of the Match and Guinness and Celery moments from the games, in the ‘Fannies’. We also discuss our nomination for Best Club Podcast in the EPL Talk awards. But even more important than all of that, this week we are joined by a very very special guest in the form of Mr Paul Canoville, Chelsea’s first black player, hero of the infamous 4:4 draw against Sheffield Wednesday in 1985 and all round incredible bloke. We talk to Paul about his Chelsea career and memories as well as what he thinks about the current side and turning out for the Chelsea Old Boys, but not until he has faced the music in “60 Second Fan”!All wrapped up by three very ‘80’s flavoured terrace songs in “We’re out to Show the World the Way to Sing”!!!The Chelsea Football FanCast: And now you’re gonna believe us? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Jonathan Kydd and Oliver Harbord, Chelsea Correspondent for Football.London join Johnny Burrow to discuss the confirmation of Peter Cech as Technical & Performance Advisor, ask when Frank Lampard will be confirmed as manager and discuss Maurizio Sarri´s shot across Chelsea´s bows in his Juventus press unveiling.With the confirmation of Petr Cech as Technical Performance Advisor, how will his role differ from Michael Emenalo´s; what will the gap between the manager and the owner on transfers be and will the fact that he is close to Frank Lampard been a factor in his appointment.Talking of Frank Lampard, when will he be confirmed as Chelsea manager? If appointed will he be given longer than 18 months to prove his mettle? And who will be the winners and losers among the players should Lampard be appointed?Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!In our new feature, ¨Legend of the week¨ sponsered by Classic Football Shirts, who better to kick off with than Frank Lampard himself.And finally, were Sarri’s comments on leaving defensive weaknesses and Chelsea being a small club really necessary? And with Fernando Torres announcing his retirement, how will he be remembered at Stamford Bridge?Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We delve in to the Chelsea FanCast Archive over the summer break and dig up some classic Chelsea FanCast’s from the past.Chelsea FanCast #43On this week’s Classic Chelsea FanCast we repeat the show originally recorded in September 2008 where Jason Cundy was our guest and tells us about his days as a player and fan!Chidge, Martin, Stu and ChelTel are joined by Chelsea Legend – Jason Cundy. Jason completes the longest ever “60 second fan” describing his best goal as the one he scored by leaping like a salmon (a tin of salmon!). We also cast our opinions on the Stoke and Pompey games, welcoming the tactical ability of Big Phil Scolari and Chelsea’s stylish play so far this season. Jason explains why Stevie Clarke had to leave Chelsea, whose hat was in the ring to replace him, and why Ray Wilkins was the ideal appointment.Chel Tel finally gets the inside story on why Jason left Chelsea for Sp*rs in 1992, without admitting that it was he who wrote “Bring Back Cundy!” on the East Stand wall. Jason gives us the low down on what it was like rising from the massed ranks of the Shed End as a supporter to being a fans favourite on the pitch.In “Tales from the Shed”, Chel Tel springs a surprise on Jason by producing a programme from the pre-season game against the mighty Somersham Town in 1987. After 21 years, Jason finally signs the programme!In “You’re on CFFC”, we hear from Chris Larwood who tells us about the struggle to watch Chelsea down under, aided by looking for the Celery nailed to a mates front door!!Banter, biased opinion, beer and Jason Cundy – what else could a true blue wish for?? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Clayton Beerman and Dan Silver join Johnny Burrow to discuss the departure of Maurizio Sarri and the much mooted arrival of Sir Frank Lampard. Do the boys have anything good to say about Sarri, who after all did guide Chelsea to a top four finish and secured a European trophy? Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!And what of Frank Lampard: Are the club seriously considering appointing him manager after only one season at Derby County? Is he the right man for the job? What if it all ends in tears? Is there anyone else to take the helm if not Frank?With the Transfer Ban continuing, where and how can Chelsea bolster the squad for the new season?Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We delve in to the Chelsea FanCast Archive over the summer break and dig up some classic Chelsea FanCast's from the past.Tonight's show has not seen the light of day since it was recorded on 28th April 2008. It's the very first Chelsea FanCast hosted by Stamford Chidge, a few months after the shows had been presented by several well known Chelsea supporters (names with held to protect the innocent!).Chidge chose his local bar, Putney Station, to set up shop and he and the boys were to record the FanCast there for another 5 years before they went up town to the Sports Tonight Live studios.Joining Chidge on the first show were Martin Levy (yet to be named Dr Mart) and an old mate of Chidge's Sheridan Bird who is now an accomplished football broadcaster for Italian TV.The show was recorded at, as ever, an interesting time for Chelsea. Avram Grant was the manager having replaced Jose Mourinho in the autumn. Having just beaten Man Utd in the league that weekend to keep a slim chance of a Premier league title alive, he was now about to take Chelsea to Moscow for their first Champions' League final. But a second leg against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge had to be negotiated first... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd join Johnny Burrow to discuss the latest on Chelsea's Transfer Ban; Eden Hazard's departure for Real Madrid and who should replace Maurizio Sarri if the Italian really is off to join Serie A giants Juventus.With the news breaking that Chelsea has appealed their FIFA transfer ban with CAS, we have Football.London's Chelsea correspondent, Oliver Harbord, on the line to explain what it all means.With Maurizio Sarri rumoured to be leaving Chelsea for Juventus, what's holding things up? Will he still go and is haggling with Juventus for £5 million compensation merely repeating last summer’s mistake of disrupting the preparations for next season? Would a quick exit and a quick hire be better for Chelsea?Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!If he does leave, who will replace Sarri and will it depend on the situation with the transfer ban? Allegri is rumoured to be interested and would signal a return to pragmatic winning at all costs football, but would Frank Lampard and Jody Morris be a more shrewd appointment if Chelsea had to resort to blooding the youth?With the news that the deal for Eden Hazard to leave Chelsea has been done with Real Madrid, has Marina Granovskaia played a blinder in getting £88 million which could rise to £130 million with add ons? And have Chelsea managed to persuade Callum Hudson-Odoi to commit to Chelsea on a 5-year deal, worth £100k per week?Finally, we discuss the extraordinary comments in the press from Alvaro Morata which seem to confirm most Chelsea supporter's opinion that he's just not cut out to be a Chelsea striker.Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Liam Twomey, ESPN's Chelsea correspondent for the last live Monday night show of the season as we look back at a victorious night in Baku to win the Europa Cup and reflect back at a season of high points and low points.On the show tonight we ask, what is it about Chelsea’s winning mentality – is winning trophies the club’s football identity? And what of Eden Hazard without whom winning trophies for the last 7 years may just have been a lot more difficult. By his own admission, almost certainly off to Real Madrid, we praise one of Chelsea’s greatest and say thank you and goodbye. With Chelsea’s 4-1 win over Arsenal in the final, did we finally see Sarriball in full effect?In part two, we discuss the irony of Sarri possibly earning a reprieve at Chelsea by finally winning a trophy only to walk out on the club with a tempting offer to join Juventus. And if he does go, who will replace him – already the potential list rumoured by the press goes from the sublime to the ridiculous.Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!In part three, we ask does beating Arsenal 4-1 in a European final make up for a difficult season on and off the pitch for Chelsea supporters? And we look back at the highs and lows of this season.In part four we have your emails to read out for the final time this season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd join Johnny Burrow to discuss Chelsea's fantastic victory in the Europa League Cup Final against Arsenal last week.In beating Arsenal in the Europa League Cup final, Chelsea picked up their 16th trophy in 16 years, proving that they still have the 'Winning Mentality' and the club specialises in turning chaos in to trophies, but how does Chelsea do it time and time again?If the truth is to be told, very few of us expected such a superb performance by Chelsea in the destruction of Arsenal in the final, but were we finally witnessing Sarriball and what prompted the stunning second half turn around? While Chelsea showed pace, passing and ruthless finishing did Arsenal crumble at the first sign of trouble?Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!As we all hoped, Eden Hazard bowed out in a blaze of glory but with his post-match comments of “I think it’s goodbye” it really does look like he has played his last match for Chelsea. It's been a superb and trophy filled 7 years at the club, but what will his Chelsea legacy be?All's well that ends well for Maurizio Sarri and it was great to see him so clearly happy at finally picking up a winner's medal, but does this mean he has earned a reprieve at the club or will he be tempted to leave for Juventus? Finally, does winning a trophy make up for the off and on-pitch problems this season?All this plus calls from Ray, Wolf and Chidge getting rather angry with Marcus in the process! Chelsea winning trophies and Chidge shouting at people. Sounds like we've got our Chelsea FanCast back :)Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Joe Tweedie and making his FanCast debut, Dean Mears to preview Wednesday night's Europa League Cup Final between Chelsea and Arsenal.On the show tonight we ask, having heard his indignant press conference last week and heard the rumours about Juventus this week, is Sarri in or Sarri out? And if he is, is Frank Lampard really a viable alternative?In part two, we look ahead to the Europa League Cup final against Arsenal. Will Chelsea’s injury crisis cost us? What will the likely starting 11 be? Will it be a last hoorah for Eden Hazard? Will Jorginho be pivotal? How do we see it all going and just how important is winning the Europa Cup for Chelsea?Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!In part three, we discuss Petr Cech being rumoured to become Sporting Director at Chelsea; and are Chelsea banned from making transfers or not – what’s happening with the appeal to CAS? And with Derby losing to Villa in the Championship play off, what now for Chelsea’s youth stars?In part four we have loads of your emails to read out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd join Johnny Burrow to digest the week's Chelsea news and look ahead to the Europa League Cup Final against Arsenal next week.Liam Twomey, Chelsea correspondent for ESPN joins us on the phone to discuss whether Maurizio Sarri will get the boot if Chelsea lose to Arsenal the Europa League Cup Final or will Sarri walk out and join Juventus? But has the treatment of Sarri been fair or unfair by both the fans and the club? And looking ahead to next week's final, Liam picks up on the Chelsea Supporters' Trusts statement criticising UEFA and Chelsea for not doing more to help supporters make the trip out to Baku to support the team.With Petr Cech set to join Chelsea as Sporting Direcor and Frank Lampard rumoured to be in the frame for the manager's job should Sarri leave, are we seeing a 'Return of the legends'? Are they ready to return and are they right for the role or is it more important that they have a connection with the club and the supporters?Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron:Become a Patron!With Olivier Giroud and Willy Caballero following David Luiz in extending their contracts, what does this say about the impending Transfer ban and why haven't Chelsea appealed the decision with CAS yet? And with the arrival of the young American Pulisic, can he really be the replacement for Eden Hazard?With Chelsea fans facing a nightmare trip to Baku to watch the Europa League Cup final, we discuss how UEFA and the Club have failed the supporters.Previewing next week's final, we look back at Chelsea's illustrious history in European competitions and check out their recent form against Arsenal; ponder whether Arsenal have extra motivation; will Hazard bow out in style; and will Kante be fit enough? In the 'Opposition View' we talk to Chris Howard from Gunners Town and ask him is winning the Europa Cup more important for Arsenal? With many Chelsea fans unhappy with this season, are Arsenal fans happy with theirs? And how does Chris see the final going and what is his prediction?We wrap up by discussing will Sarri pick Giroud or Higuain? Will injuries to Rudiger, Loftus-Cheek and Hudson-Odoi cost us? Will Emery do a job on Chelsea like he did at the Emirates? And finally, how do we see the match going? Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.