Chelsea FanCast

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 [email protected] 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.