Chelsea FanCast

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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