Chelsea FanCast

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.