Chelsea FanCast

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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