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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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