Chelsea FanCast

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon to discuss Chelsea's defeat to Man Utd in the Premier League last weekend; look forward to the FA Cup semi-final against Spurs on Saturday and give a heartfelt tribute to John Terry who announced that this will be his last season with Chelsea this week.Kerry discussed his frustration with Chelsea's performance against Man Utd whilst acknowledging the part that Mourinho's tactics played. Eden Hazard needs to step up if he wants to join the likes of Messi and Ronaldo as one of the best in the world. Whilst he was starved of service, Costa too needs to be at his best for the run in and Kerry believes he'll find his scoring boots again soon. Turning to the FA Cup Final against Spurs, it will be a tough game and is too close to call. If our big players such as Hazard and Costa play at their best then Kerry believes Chelsea will win, if not...doesn't bear thinking about!We wrap up the show with Kerry's tribute to John Terry who in many respects is a... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Nick Verlaney from the 'London is Blue' podcast and ESPN's Chelsea correspondent Liam Twomey to look back at Sunday's defeat to Man Utd; look ahead to the FA Cup semi-final and give a tribute to John Terry.On the show tonight we ask were Chelsea tactically undone by a classic Jose one off bit of party poopery or was it simply another one of those days?In part two we make the case for not changing the back three; have a detailed look at the causes for concern and the factors in mitigation before looking at possible salvation ahead. In part three, we say thank you John Terry – Captain, Leader, Legend as we look back at the career of arguably one of Chelsea’s greatest ever players. Read Stamford Chidge's tribute to JT here http://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/players/last-man-standing-gone-tribute-12908100In part four we have emails from New York; India; Canada; Mexico and Cornwall! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon to look back at the win against Bournemouth and look forward to the match against Man Utd this weekend.Another great team performance under pressure to keep Chelsea top of the league with the win against Bournemouth. Moses and Alonso proving yet again that they bring balance to the team and Eden Hazard proving that the big players step up when it counts but did Costa get unfair criticism for a somewhat poor performance?Looking ahead to the Utd game Kerry thinks it might be a tight affair - Utd specialise in draws and Mourinho won't want to lose to Chelsea for the third time this season. He may well be cautious given their Europa League commitments.Ultimately a draw might not be a disaster for Chelsea with a comfortable lead at the top of the table and surely Spurs will not win all of their remaining games which they must do to have a sniff of the title. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and Tony Glover to discuss Chelsea's wins against Man City and Bournemouth.On the show tonight we ask is Costa a shanker or a shirker as our top striker appears to be entering a slump in form just at the wrong time.In part two we discuss why Marcus Alonso and Victor Moses bring balance to the force and praise Conte in making them better players whilst also adopting a system to bring the best out of our best player Eden Hazard.In part three, we look back at the win against City last week and again applaud Conte for his tactical switch which led to a defensive master class and a crucial and possibly title deciding win against a threatening City side.In part four we have emails from our listeners from all over the world! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon to report back on a massive win against Man City which keeps us in pole position in the title race. Eden Hazard steps up yet again in a big game and bags two goals in the process as Conte shepherded Chelsea to a fine win against a dangerous Man City side.Antonio Conte showed his metal and outwitted the 'best' manager in the world Pep Guardiola by bolstering Chelsea's midfield in the second half with a tactical switch. We closed the midfield gaps, sat deeper and offered a master class in discipline, how to defend a lead and close a game out - not pretty and not for the feint hearted but very effective and the best attacking team in the league had no answer to it.Thanks to a superb all round team performance where everyone turned up and did their bit we now need 18 points from 8 games to win the title, starting with Saturday's match against Bournemouth.Costa has not scored for three games but has never gone four Premier League games without... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Chelsea writer Mark Worrall and Alex Churchill aka 'The Girl Who Likes Balls' to dig the bones out of a somewhat nerve inducing defeat to Crystal Palace.On the show tonight we wonder whether Saturday was simply one of those days or was our inability to find the onion bag a cause for deeper concern?In part two we discuss lightning striking not once but twice as Chelsea concede 2 sloppy goals in 90 seconds. Is the defence getting a case of the wobbles? Were there mitigating factors in the defeat or do Palace deserve some credit? And with some tough fixtures coming up and the gap between us and Spurs shortened to 7 points are we getting nervous?In part three, we’ve got emails from Spike, Alan Conway and Nick Cotter for you plus news on the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust Jack Whitley crowdfunding campaign.In part four we have news about books by the Girl Who Likes Balls (aka Alex Churchill) and Marco’s Italian Job; plus more emails from Warren Galley, Colby Wegter... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon to discuss the recent rumours about Eden Hazard, Sanchez and Lukaku, as well as looking ahead to the Premier League fixtures against Crystal Palace and Manchester City.Chidge and Kerry ponder whether there is any truth in the rumours about Hazard, Sanchez and Lukaku. Chelsea don't need to sell Hazard and he will be hard to replace whilst Kerry believes that Lukaku is now good enough and ready to lead the line at Chelsea and Sanchez would be a good acquisition if we could fit him in to our line up. Looking at the Palace game Kerry believes that while Sam Allardyce has clearly made a difference to Palace, Chelsea are still a good two goals better than them at home. Chidge believes that an early goal for Chelsea will help us to secure the points.If Chelsea beat City on Wednesday it will all but end their title challenge. They will come to attack which might play in to Chelsea's hands. But, they may just cancel each other out. There could be goals... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon joins Stamford Chidge for their weekly catch up on all things Chelsea!Kerry and Chidge discuss a massive 3 points against Stoke; Chelsea making a big statement on their march to the title; and praise for Costa's discipline and Cahill's leadership.Kerry also has a quick word about the Germany v England game and believes that England are heading in the right direction in spite of losing 1-0. We then open up the show to questions from the listeners as Kerry answers questions on who was his favourite strike partner; memorable moments as a player; favourite manager and how would he have fared in the modern game and what would he be worth? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Football.London's Chelsea FC correspondent Oliver Harbord discuss a hard fought battle and massive 3 points for Chelsea against Stoke on Saturday.On the show tonight we argue that the harder they come, the harder they fall as Chelsea stand up to Stoke’s fouling by rota to come away with a hard earned 3 points at Stoke. But did the referee manage it or bottle it?In part two we discuss how Costa walked the line in a performance rightly praised by his manager. We ponder the squad depth as Chelsea pull off a win without talisman Hazard and we give due credit to the unfairly lambasted Chelsea skipper – One Gary Cahill. Is the criticism of our oak hearted vice-captain unfair?In part three, we’ve got emails from Peter Briant and Alan Gavurin for you plus news on the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust Jack Whitley crowdfunding campaign.In part four we have news about books by the Girl Who Likes Balls (aka Alex Churchill) and Football Factory author John King; the sad... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge joins Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon to look back at the victory against Man Utd in the FA Cup and look ahead to Stoke away this Saturday.A great atmosphere and perhaps a more tense affair than it might have been against Utd in the FA Cup quarter-final last Monday. Kerry applauds yet another stunning performance by Kante and even Michael Oliver gets some praise for stopping Utd kicking Hazard out of the game. We now look forward to Spus in the semi-final although Kerry admits that drawing Arsenal or City might have been an easier proposition.With Lukaku appearing to want out of Everton, would Kerry like to see him back at Chelsea and what would this mean for Diego Costa? Also will Antonio Conte be backed in the transfer market this summer as we prepare to launch a challenge for more European silverware?Turning to Stoke, both Chidge and Kerry recognise that this is a tricky and potentially tough fixture for Chelsea - the players will need to be 'on-it' from the first whistle. If we win... 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 the FA Cup quarter-final victory over Man Utd and ex-wife Jose Mourinho!On the show tonight we investigate Judas-Gate. Did Jose Mourinho deserve the abuse he got last night; was it really as widespread as the press made out and any way, isn’t it time for everyone to just move on?In part two we discuss Utd’s clear tactic to kick Hazard out of the game thankfully coming unstuck; poor finishing giving us too much stress; drool at Kante’s imperious performance again and look forward to the semi-final against Spurs at our second home not there’s.In part three, we’ve got a monster selection of emails from you plus news on the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust Jack Whitley crowdfunding campaign.In part four we have news about books by the Girl Who Likes Balls (aka Alex Churchill) and Football Factory author John King; the sad plight of a young autistic lad facing a football banning order who needs our support and a special... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Kerry Dixon chew the fat over the important win in the London derby against West Ham and look ahead to Monday night's FA Cup Quarter Final against Man Utd.Kerry praises Chelsea's controlled win against West Ham and another big 3 points edging us ever closer to the title. As you would expect from a former Chelsea No. 9 Kerry puts up a swift defence against the Costa knockers, in terms of his goals and overall contribution to the Chelsea cause.Looking ahead to the FA Cup Quarter Final against Man Utd, Kerry feels that Ibrahimovic will be a big miss for Utd, confesses he would never have had a 'man-bun' and thinks Conte will put out a strong side to ensure Chelsea have another trip to Wembley.But what is Kerry's score prediction? You'll have to listen and find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and the 'Girl Who Likes Balls' - Alex Churchill to discuss last night's win against West Ham and to look forward to the FA Cup Quarter-Final against Man Utd next Monday.On the show tonight we discuss how combating the aerial threat led to another big 3 points with the pressure on.In part two we ask have rumours of Eden Hazard’s demise been exaggerated and why on earth are people giving Costa – who has now scored 17 premier league goals – stick? Something about unsuccessful touches apparently – probably more to do with keyboard warriors’ fumbling’s with women.In part three, we move the emails up a part because we have so many and they are absolutely fantastic this week. We’ve got emails from Paul Hay on chants; Roy Stennings on his incredible history supporting Chelsea; Ross Parke’s homage to the back three and Harrison Leggo pleading with the support to sing something other than Antonioooo.In part four we have a look ahead to next Monday’s... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea Supporters' Trust held their second Special General Meeting of the season after the Swansea City match.The SGMs are a good chance to report back to the membership, in person on progress with the issues we are mandated to pursue and have a face to face dialogue with the members.Held in a venue new to us, The Lillie Langtry Pub we were well looked after and a decent turnout from the membership were updated on issues such as the Membership Survey and the move to a Temporary Stadium. In addition, board members reported back on initiatives such as 'Kick-Off Times'; the Stamford Bridge Redevelopment; work on improving the atmosphere at the Bridge; work with Supporters Direct, The Football Supporters Federation and with fellow Premier League Trusts and work with the Overseas Membership.Cliff Auger formerly announced our work towards the commemoration of 'Founder's Day' at the Brompton Cemetery and our continued work helping to clean up Chelsea related graves at the cemetery. After formal... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon look back at Chelsea's win against Swansea last Saturday and look ahead to Monday night's London derby against West Ham.Cesc Fabregas takes the plaudits this week but Kerry is equally impressed with the form of Pedro and that Conte is forging his version of Chelsea in to a formidable team, all playing for each other and the manager.Unlike the bizarre rumours suggesting that Conte may leave for Inter Milan in the summer, Chidge and Kerry firmly believe that the attraction of managing Chelsea in the Champions' League and building a great Chelsea team over the next few years will be too strong.Looking ahead to West Ham on Monday, Kerry thinks that as with all local derbies it will be a tough match for Chelsea. Whilst Andy Carroll presents an aerial threat and could exploit an apparent weakness Chelsea has in defending headers, Cahill and Luiz need to step up to the challenge and deal with it. Either way, Kerry is confident that if Conte has the team 100%... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and Joe Tweeds to look back at another big three points for Chelsea as the tick off the wins that will hopefully take them to the title!On the show tonight we ask with the timely return of cult hero Makalele on Saturday how fitting it is that his obvious successor, N’Golo Kante played such a blinder. But is Kante better than Makalele or are they just different? In part two we celebrate another important win; the return of Fabregas; applaud Costa and Pedro and give props to some unsung Chelsea heroes.In part three, we analyse the run in and look at potential banana skins or difficult games as we work out where we will find the 29 points Antonio Conte believes we need to win the title. And talking of unsung heroes we also look at why some of our most deserving players don’t yet have a song.In part four we have an email from John Power and a bit of a Q&A for our Mixlr listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Kerry Dixon look back at Chelsea's FA Cup win against Wolves and look forward to the quarter-final tie against Man Utd. We also preview the match against Swansea coming up on Saturday.Kerry is very happy to see Costa on the score sheet again and feels that it will bode well for the title run in over the next 13 games. Conversely with Eden Hazard suffering from a dip in form, Kerry believes that he has too much quality to dweel there too long. Looking ahead to the FA Cup quarter-final against Man Utd, whilst not the ideal draw, being at home and with the tie sandwiched between a home and away Europa League Cup tie for Utd, should give Chelsea a small advantage and makes us favourites.Whilst Swansea will be no push overs with former Chelsea assistant manager Paul Clement having dramatically turned their recent form around, Kerry expects Chelsea to turn them over by a good 2-3 goals.Of course, if we do then we'll continue to keep the pressure on our rivals, three of whom are not... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and ESPN's Chelsea correspondent, Liam Twomey to look back at Chelsea's victory over Wolves in the FA Cup.On the show tonight we ask why Chelsea were not hungry like the Wolves, do they not get how important the FA Cup is and what makes footballers sloppy? In part two we rename Pedro, ‘Pedro Osgood’ as the young Eli Wallach look-a-like kept up his record of scoring in every round in the Cup. Can he repeat the great Peter Osgood’s feat? And can Chelsea do the double…again?In part three, we discuss the next round where we host Man Utd and a certain former Manager. Will he park the bus or will we spank his botty…again!In part four we have some cracking emails from, appropriately, Kevin Costner and Luke Hatherley from Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kerry Dixon looks back at the match against Burnley last weekend and previews Saturday's FA Cup 5th round tie against old foes Wolves.Kerry discusses the merits of a hard fought draw against Burnley; questions how long Luiz can keep playing through injury and tells us why we shouldn't panic about Diego Costa's recent goal 'drought'.Looking ahead to the FA Cup tie against Wolves, Kerry predicts that this will be a proper old fashioned tie with the home side and their fans well up for it. Kerry believes that Conte will not take Wolves lightly and whichever side he picks should be strong enough to see Chelsea through to the next round. Hopefully another trip to Wembley beckons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and Mark Worrall to look back at yesterdays trip oop North to Ice Station Zebra where Chelsea tuffed out a 1-1 draw against Burnley at Turf Moor. We also look ahead to next weekend's FA Cup 5th round tie against Wolves which will evoke memories of fixtures past against the boys from the black country.On the show tonight we explain why its most definitely grim oop north when playing football in Burnley but a draw was not quite the disaster that many thought it was. In part two we indulge in the great Matic v Fabregas debate. Is it fair to point the finger at one Matic? Should Fabregas get a chance to wave his magic hat? How do we accommodate one or both of them or should we leave it all to someone who actually knows his onions – Signor Antonio Conte?In part three, we look ahead to the FA Cup 5th round match against the Wolves on Saturday. Can we start dreaming of the quarters or even a FA Cup & League double? We’ll also recall some infamous... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kerry Dixon gives us his thoughts on last week's decisive victory against Arsenal plus a look ahead to the game against Burnley this Sunday.Chidge and Kerry applaud a great Eden Hazard performance and ask was it better than Maradona's goal against England in 1986 (a goal Kerry witnessed first hand in the Azteca stadium!). We also praise the phenomenal performances of Kante of late and discuss whether Chelsea have knocked Arsenal out of the title race.Picking up on the Chelsea news this week, we discuss whether Courtois may leave Chelsea in the summer and would Lukaku be a suitable replacement for Costa if he takes the slow boat to China?Looking ahead to Burnley at the weekend Kerry warns against complacency especially against a tough physical Burnley side cast in the image of their husky voiced manager Sean Dyche. But what will Kerry predict as the scoreline, and will Chidge get his prediction spot on like he did against Arsenal?All this plus a treat for Kerry with a blast from a past Arsenal... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and Alex Churchill to bask in yet another spanking of the Arse.On the show tonight we celebrate one of the best goals I’ve seen at the Bridge, we marvel at the phenomenon that is N’Golo Kante and cry foul at Arsene Wenger, crying foul. In part two we salute Courtois – but can we keep him? We explore what is wrong with Arsenal and in particular their fans – should we thank them for the entertainment or refer them for psychiatric help? And we’ll ask is it all over bar the shouting and what are the trickiest matches we have coming up?In part three, we look back at the draw against Liverpool last Tuesday – applaud Luiz’s free-kick and ask was it 2 points dropped or one point gained. We’ll also give our very own tribute to Sir Frank of Lampard who announced his retirement last week.In part four we have some unbelievable emails from Alan Gavurin; Julian Spranger; Barrett DuPerron; Paul Marjoram and Annely Press. At least two of them might well make... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea Legend, Kerry Dixon to discuss the draw in midweek against Liverpool and look ahead to this Saturday's crucial match against Arsenal.Chidge & Kerry talk about the draw against Liverpool and feel that it was definitely a case of a point gained rather than two dropped, especially thanks to our nearest rivals all dropping points. While for Chidge, Kante and Luiz were the stand out players, Kerry applauded the team effort and was particularly impressed with Luiz's free-kick.Turning to Arsenal this weekend, Kerry gives us his views on Arsene Wenger and whether it will make any difference with him not being on the bench; will Arsenal be keen to bounce back after their defeat against Watford or will Chelsea be more keen to put to rights their defeat at the Emirates Stadium earlier in the season.With concerns raised about the current fitness of David Luiz and Eden Hazard, Kerry believes that it might be affecting Hazard more, and if so its better to have players 100% fit... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover & Alex Churchill to discuss Chelsea taking care of 'buzziness' dispatching the 'Bees' 4-0 in the FA Cup on Saturday.On the show tonight we salute Brana Ivanovic and discuss the great contribution made by a loyal servant to the club and ponder some of our favourite Brana moments. We’ll also be following the FA Cup draw live and discussing who Chelsea will be playing in the last 16.In part two we praise Conte, and ask who impressed most out of the fringe players who got a chance, and who disappointed. In part three, we look ahead to what will possibly be a season defining week for Chelsea with Liverpool coming up on Tuesday night, followed by Arsenal on Saturday. We also have a look back at the implications of the CPO AGM held last Friday and what the passing of Resolution 9 means.In part four we have one excellent email to get the debate going as well as an exciting announcement about our involvement with the Sure Chelsea collaboration and a... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kerry Dixon joins Stamford Chidge to look back at the win against Hull and preview the FA Cup tie v Brentford and the massive match against Liverpool next Tuesday.Kerry and Chidge admit the win against Hull was much tougher than they thought, but after all, these are the wins you have to grind out if you want to win the title. Thank goodness for Diego Costa who again scored the crucial goal and seems to have his head back in the game. Another who's head appears to be back in the game is Courtois and his performances this season are contributing hugely to Chelsea's defensive solidity and success. Kerry believes that if he keeps this up he will undoubtedly be the best goalkeeper in the world. Let's hope Chelsea can keep hold of him!With Eden Hazard going off after 60 minutes against Hull, Chidge and Kerry wonder whether he needs to toughen up mentally as well as physically in order to gain the consistency he needs to be one of the best players in the world.Turning to the Brentford FA Cup tie, Kerry... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver, the Overseas Supporters rep on the Chelsea Supporters' Trust, Charles Rose, Chairman of the Chelsea Pitch Owners and the Girl Who Likes Balls - Alex Churchill, to discuss the Chelsea v Hull City match.On the show tonight we’ll send our best wishes for a speedy recovery to Ryan Mason and discuss the superb response by the Chelsea supporters to both his injury and to the remembrance of Carl ‘Wurzel’ O’BrienIn part two we praise Hull, Costa and Cahill but not the Referee, as well as asking should Fabregas start ahead of Matic when we are at home and with the team looking somewhat fatigued, does Hazard need a rest?In part three, with the Chelsea Pitch Owners AGM coming up on Friday, we have an interview with CPO Chairman, Charles Rose to discuss the Chelsea Pitch Owners – what happens next now we have permission to redevelop the stadium and why the CPO are still relevant.In part four we have some excellent emails which will no doubt provoke a bit... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon discuss the fall out from Costa's apparent bust up with Conte; look back on a decent win against Leicester and look forward to this weekend's match against Hull City.Kerry gives us his unique insight in to what it's like to be unsettled by a club coming in for you and offering big money. Can you put it behind you and knuckle down and put in 100% for the team and will Costa?Whilst praising the football played by Willian-Hazard-Pedro against Leicester, Kerry argues that it's very much 'plan b' and that we really do need a focused and firing Costa to maintain our title challenge.Looking at the match against Hull City on Sunday, Chidge and Kerry can't see anything other than a healthy Chelsea win but even though we have a good lead on our title rivals, this is no time to get complacent with crucial matches against Liverpool and Arsenal coming up. Win those and it will be a different matter! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and ESPN's Chelsea correspondent Liam Twomey to discuss Costa-gate, Chinese takeaways over land and sea...and Leicester!On the show tonight we’ll attempt to sort out the truth from the fiction of Costa-gate and ask if and when he is likely to leave the club for the eastern delights of dim sum.In part two we’ll take a look at the Leicester match and applaud Alonso and the axis of big thrills that is Willian-Hazard-Pedro and ask will there be life after Costa? We’ll also have a quick delve in to the ramifications of the decision by Hammersmith and Fulham Council to grant Chelsea planning permission to re-develop Stamford Bridge.In part three, we have an interview with Chris Barnett who is the director of a new documentary about Kerry Dixon which is coming out on DVD in March.In part four we have some excellent emails which will no doubt provoke a bit of discussion.Please support the family of Carl (Wurzel) O'Brien by applauding on the 55th... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Chelsea Legend, Kerry Dixon, discuss last weekends Cup game against Peterborough and in particular the performances of Batshuayi, Chalobah, Loftus-Cheek and Zouma.Kerry has some interesting and perhaps unexpected things to say about the return of Ake from his loan spell at Bournemouth and taking of Bournemouth, would JT really give up the last 6 months of his Chelsea career to go on loan there?Kerry also gives us his view on the news that planning permission has been given to Chelsea to redevelop Stamford Bridge and tells us what the ground and the area means to him.Finally we preview the game against Leicester this weekend and predict a tough game but one in which Chelsea need to bounce back from defeat to Spurs last time out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Clayton Beerman to discuss the FA Cup match against Peterborough and our first loss in 14 Premier League games to Spurs last week.On the show tonight we’ll be following the FA Cup 4th round draw, live, as it happens and discussing what we think of our next opponents. We’ll also discuss how important the FA Cup is to us and Chelsea – is it still magical?In part two we’ll take a look at the cup match against Peterborough in particular at the relative performances of Chalobah, Batshuayi, Loftus-Cheek and Zouma and we’ll discuss JT's red card – was it a case of Kevin Friendly fire?In part three, we’ll look back at last week’s defeat to Spurs. Did it expose some weaknesses or was it just a cagey, scrappy game decided by fine margins.In part four we have a couple of excellent emails which have posed some interesting questions for panel to answer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon to look back at the defeat against Spurs which ended our 13 match winning run and to look forward to the 3rd Round FA Cup tie against Peterborough this weekend.Whilst downhearted by the defeat to rivals Sp*rs last night Chidge and Kerry take comfort in the fact that Chelsea are still five points clear at top of the league. In truth the match was a cagey, scrappy and tight affair and decided by fine margins. As Gary Cahill said, we'll go again!Looking to the 3rd Round FA Cup tie against Peterborough on Sunday Kerry recalls some of his experiences playing for Chelsea in the FA Cup as well as pondering some of the changes Conte may make to the side. Will John Terry get a game? He is the only player still at Chelsea who played the last time we met Peterborough in the Cup in 2001. Chelsea won 5-0 in 2001 and Chidge and Kerry expect a similar outcome this Sunday. Let's hope we don't have to eat those words!Finally, Kerry gives a warm tribute to John... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Mark Worrall and Dan Levene to discuss Chelsea's 13th win on the trot against Stoke and look forward to the Sp*rs game on Wednesday this week.On the show tonight we’ll asking just how important is the record for consecutive wins.In part two we’ll be applauding the desire and intensity Conte has brought to this Chelsea team and marveling at the indomitable spirit that is Diego Costa. In part three, we look forward to the Spurs game on Wednesday night – is it must win or must not lose – and should we worried about our rivals bearing in mind we play three of them over the next 4 weeks. We’ll also be discussing the CPO resolution for their forthcoming AGM where it appears that offering the Club a 999 year lease may be on the cards.In part four we have a plethora of emails for the, and I quote, “the velvety voiced” Jonathan Kydd to read out.Chelsea FanCast #371: 'Party Poopers Popped!' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Chelsea Legend, Kerry Dixon, look back at Chelsea's 12th win on the trot against Bournemouth on Boxing Day and look forward to the Stoke match this Saturday.Kerry gives us his thoughts on why Conte didn't pick Batshuayi; the turn round in form of Pedro; can Hazard become one of Chelsea's most skillful players of all time and whilst Chelsea clearly have the best team, do we have the best squad?Looking to the Stoke match Kerry gives us his prediction for what is another potentially tough game as former Chelsea boys Mark Hughes and former team mate of Kerry's - Eddie Niedzwiecki - return to the Bridge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Kerry Dixon preview Chelsea v Bournemouth and ponder who will replace Costa and Kante and how much impact it will have with Chelsea being without arguably their two most important players this season.We discuss what it's like for the players missing out on the Christmas festivities - is it all about playing?Can Chelsea continue their unbeaten Boxing Day streak going back to 2003 and will they break their consecutive wins record? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and Alex Churchill to look back at Chelsea's 1-0 wins against Sunderland and Crystal Palace to leave Chelsea Top of the Christmas Tree!On the show tonight we’ll be talking 1-0 to the ChelseaIn part two we’ll be discussing the secret to Conte’s success; what will we do without Costa and Kante for the next match; we come to praise Cesar not to bury him and we celebrate being top of the tree.In part three, we look back at the match against Sunderland and ask should Fabregas start and have we warmed to Courtois.In part four we have four emails to test the vocal chords of the Jonathan Kydd.Chelsea FanCast #370: 'One by One-nil' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kerry Dixon & Stamford Chidge take a look back at another gritty win against Sunderland in midweek and preview Saturday's match against Crystal Palace v Chelsea.The sometimes maligned Fabregas and Courtois both starred in a another win against Sunderland to rack our 10th win in a row and Kerry makes the case for Fabregas to start more often.Looking to the match against Palace, Kerry expects another tough match against a side set upon defending and insists that if Hazard is fit he must start.We also give our thoughts on the £60 million bid for Oscar. Has he been a disappointment at Chelsea? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Plains of Almeria writer and tactics wizard Joe Tweeds and Chelsea supporter and football agent Seb O'Mahoney to discuss Chelsea's tough win against West Brom.On the show tonight we’ll be talking Diego Costa – just how immense is he for Chelsea and what the hell do we do if he gets suspended or injured.In part two we’ll break down why it was so hard to break down West Brom; we ask was Conte showing tactical flexibility or has the 3:4:3 been found out and can the winning run continue and is it too early to talk about winning the title.In part three, we look ahead to this Wednesday’s match against Sunderland and even further ahead to what might happen in the January transfer window.In part four we have three emails to test the brains trust of the Chelsea FanCast.Chelsea FanCast #369: 'Pulis on my back!' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Chelsea legend, Kerry Dixon, look back at the great win against City which surely lays down a marker for their title rivals and look forward to Sunday's match against West Brom.Chidge and Kerry discuss whether West Brom will be a push over or will they provide tough resistance. After all the Baggies are 7th in the League and have a good recent track record against Chelsea, and Pulis is a wily old skool manager. Kerry believes that the confidence instilled in a Chelsea squad now all fighting for a place in the team will be hungry to put in a good display and secure a big win on Sunday. We also wish Captain-Leader-Legend - John Terry, a very happy birthday and Kerry gives us his thoughts on what JT's legacy will be and acknowledges what a huge impact he has had on the club and Kerry himself.All this plus Chidge & Kerry's prediction for Chelsea v West Brom on Sunday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Mark Worrall and Dan Silver to look back on very satisfying wins against Man City and Sp*rs...On the show tonight we’ll be talking Chelsea aggro as the denouement of the match saw a very petulant City spit their dummies out and get two reds for their trouble.In part two we’ll be asking was Gary Cahill unlucky or was it a bad error? Was the defence ragged or outstanding? We proclaim Costa world class and celebrate some scintillating counter-attacking football.In part three, thanks to me being busy last week, we re-visit the Sp*rs match, as promised, and ask have I got Predro all wrong and how good did it feel to keep Sp*rs in their rightful place?In part four Jonathan has his work cut out as we have five cracking emails to discuss, from Daniel Cabral, Daniel Barca, Mac Bergson, John Carpenter and Dilbert Pickles!Chelsea FanCast #368: Taking the Pep! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Kerry Dixon look back to Chelsea's Victor-y against Sp*rs last weekend, and Chidge finally gives some credit to Pedro! This weekend Chelsea face arguably their sternest test this season with an away trip to many pundit's favourites for the title. Will Chelsea get a result to keep them top of the league?Will the early kick-off time be an issue for the players? Will Conte set the team up to defend deep and hit City on the counter-attack? And who does Kerry rate most out of Aguero and Costa? Only Kerry has the answers so make sure you listen and find out!Finally, Kerry and Chidge predict the result for this key game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon to look ahead to Chelsea v Sp*rs.The last time Chelsea lost at home to Sp*rs was on February 10th 1990 - Kerry Dixon played in that game. Chidge and Kerry look back over the years when Kerry and Chelsea beat Sp*rs on a regular basis and discuss how much the fixture means to both players and supporters.Looking ahead to Saturday's game, Kerry discusses whether Sp*rs getting knocked out of the Champions' League and their injuries meaning they will play with a makeshift defence will have a negative impact. Will Harry Kane be the main threat to a Chelsea defence rejuvenated with David Luiz at its centre, conceding only 2 shots on target in the last four games?And finally how does Kerry see the game going - a tight, fractious, derby with Chelsea winning? Whatever the result Chidge predicts a riot! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and Dan Levene to look back at the Middlesbrough v Chelsea match.On the show tonight we’ll be asking how much of a test beating Middlesbrough was and why we need to kill teams off.In part two we’ll be asking what the key reasons for Chelsea’s renaissance under Antonio Conte are and we’ll be heaping the praise on Costa, Pedro, Kante, Luiz and Hazard to name but 5!In part three, with the re-launch of our website we’ll be looking at CFC Science’s blog looking at Chelsea’s performances in November – is the “remember, remember, we’re shit in November” aphorism myth or fact? We’ll also be looking ahead to the Spurs match next weekend.In part four we have two cracking emails to discuss.Chelsea FanCast #367 - Job Done! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon to preview Chelsea's match away to Middlesbrough on Sunday.Chidge and Kerry go down memory lane to 1988 - a very typical Chelsea season at the time, where we became the only First division club to be relegated in a play off...to Middlesbrough. Kerry also talks about winning the much vaunted (!) Full Members Cup against Middlesbrough in 1990.Looking ahead to the match against 'Boro, although the home side have had decent results recently against City and Arsenal, Kerry is confident of another win to keep the Blues rolling along and hopefully be the top of the table by 6.00 pm Sunday.Along the way we discuss Eden Hazard being freed from defensive responsibilities and showing his true quality as a result and Kerry draws comparison with Pat Nevin.Kerry also gives us his views on the possibility of loans for Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Dominic Solanke and will they be good enough to make it at Chelsea.Finally, Kerry discusses the future of Chelsea's... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea (and England!) legend Kerry Dixon to look back at Chelsea's fantastic performance against Everton last weekend and to look forward to England's match against auld enemy Scotland.Kerry gives his views on Chelsea being title contenders; the importance of Costa and Hazard and the key games coming up.Looking at the England match Kerry discusses why many football fans have fallen out of love with England; what playing for England meant to him and should Gareth Southgate get the manager's job.We wrap up proceedings with our match prediction - a hammering of the Scots or a tight England win? 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 a simply stunning demolition of Everton last Saturday.On the show tonight we’ll be asking is that the best Chelsea performance we have ever seen and if not what was and I’ll be revealing the 4 P’s behind Chelsea’s current success.In part two we’ll be asking are we finally seeing Eden Hazard’s potential come to fruition and just how good can he be?In part three, we’ll be asking are Chelsea now serious title contenders and are there still some weaknesses that need addressing.In part four we have not one, not two, not three but four emails where you the listener have your say.The Chelsea FanCast #366: We Have Joy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon to chat about Chelsea's excellent win against Southampton last weekend and to look forward to the match against Everton this Saturday.Kerry gives us his thoughts on Chelsea's performance against Southampton with Costa and Hazard both scoring and putting in a superb display.Looking to the Everton game on Saturday we discuss another potentially tough opponent and ask will former Chelsea player Lukaku pose the main threat or will Chelsea's recent momentum carry them on to another victory.To wrap up we give our match predictions!Don't forget if you are in the manor pop along to 'An Audience with Kerry Dixon' hosted by Gary Chivers at 8.00 pm on Saturday 12th November The Grosvenor Arms 204 Garratt Lane London SW18 4ED. Tickets are £10. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon joins Stamford Chidge to preview Sunday's match against Southampton.In the process we look back at Kerry's move to Southampton in 1992; praise Chelsea's trouncing of Man Utd last weekend and applaud a rejuvenated Matic.We also discuss whether Conte should have made changes in the EFL cup tie v West Ham and ask if the criticism's of John Terry's performance are valid.Looking at the match against Southampton we acknowledge that it will be a tough one and discuss the likely team selection and of course our predictions for the match.There's Only One Kerry Dixon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After the wonderful win against Man Utd the Chelsea Supporters Trust held their first Special General Meeting of the season to discuss the new Board; the new Working Groups and to reveal the key points in the results of the annual Members Survey.After all that we wrapped up proceedings with a Q&A session with much loved Chelsea legend Kerry Dixon.The agenda for the meeting was as follows:Chelsea Supporters Trust - Special General Meeting Sunday 23rd October 2016 at 18.30 Atlas Pub 16 Seagrave Road London SW6 1RX Agenda 1. Introduction (David Chidgey) (5 mins) 2. Working Groups Report (25 mins):•Atmosphere (Richard Weekes) •Supporter Issues (Cliff Auger) •Stamford Bridge Redevelopment (David Johnstone) •Affiliations (Cliff Auger) •Community (Cliff Auger) 3. Membership Survey (Celia Mindelsohn) (20 mins) 4. Questions (10 mins)5. Any Other Business 6. Kerry Dixon Q&A and Book signing (45 mins) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and Chelsea journalist Dan Levene to reflect on a great day at Stamford Bridge yesterday.There are some days when it is a pure joy to watch Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Yesterday was one of those days. The collective outburst of joy that greeted the opening goal scored after a mere 30 seconds said it all, and it just kept going and going. Smashing the Mancs 4-0 would be good enough on any normal day, but to do it on the day when we honoured Matthew Harding and ruined Jose Mourinho's return in the process was the icing on the cake! I have been grinning ever since.On the show tonight we’ll be applauding Conte’s total football and asking were the players proving a point to Mourinho and has the 3:4:3 passed its first real test?In part two we’ll be asking whether the horror show against Arsenal can now be seen as a turning point; are we turning Italian and was Jose talking Italian to Conte a load of old flannel?In part three, we’ll be honouring... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon joins Stamford Chidge to preview the Chelsea v Man Utd game this Sunday.The topics for discussion include Kerry's memories of his goals against Utd in 1986; Chelsea's good record against Man utd; the return of Jose Mourinho; Conte and the 3:4:3 and will Costa be the key to victory?All this plus the planned tribute to Matthew Harding and Kerry's memories of the great man and of course, Kerry and Chidge's prediction for the match. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.