Chelsea Fancast

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover to look back at the defeat away to Wolves and ahead to the Real Madrid match on Tuesday.In part one we discuss Frank's team selection: Cucurella not Chilwell? Mount injured, Kante and possibly Chilwell rested, but not James? Gallagher started in right position, but Sterling? And why four at the back?With Chelsea losing to lowly Wolves there was no new manager bounce. As ever in football, it's the hope that kills you. Maybe it’s not the manager after all but the players who were out battled and lethargic. Are they fit enough or is this a mentality issue. And with one shot on target all game, why do we get so many shots blocked?In part two we ask has Frank taken on a poisoned chalice? What can he do/must he do? How much of a mess are we in right now. Which players top the clear out list? And if it came to a choice would you choose Felix or Mount?In part three we look ahead to the Real Madrid match looking at Chidge's team selection. Will he go back t

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Alex Churchill to welcome Super Frankie Lampard back with a massive joyous hug as the legend returns for his second stint as Chelsea manager.In part one, Frankie Goes to Boehlywood!! We discuss what could well be a very shrewd move by the club, but is there footballing sense to it or is it just good PR to keep the supporters off their back? With the appointment of Lampard and his coaching staff of Ashley Cole, Joe Edwards, Chris Jones and Paul Clements are the club rightly de-Brightonising and re-Chelseafying things? What will it mean for the squad – Mount, James, Gallagher, Pulisic, Ziyech and Kepa in particular? And where are we with the various new manager rumours - Nagelsmann, Enrique, Pochettino, Mourinho, Conte, Gallardo…even Lampard?In part two we look back at the 0-0 draw against LIverpool. Bruno at least played players in their right positions and set up with a 5 man midfield. Kante was excellent and it was so good to see him back. Chelsea created cha

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd go through this week's Chelsea FanCast mail bag.Chidge and JK read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners. To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover and Paul Crowder to discuss the defeat to Villa and the subsequent sacking of Graham Potter.In part one we discuss Potter's last team selection - was it proof he’d lost the plot? Chilwell’s goal – could it have made a difference? Poor defending; poor finishing – same shit, different day. We also discuss why Potter had to go, why much of this is on Clearlake and ask why did they change their mind?In part two we discuss how much blame should the players cop? Who do we want as the next manager and who will we get? Does the de-Romanisation need to be followed by de-Brightoning and a re-injection of Chelsea? And what of Clearlake's impact so far? Not a good 6 months but where do we go from here?In part three we preview the Chelsea v Liverpool. Chidge gives his team selection. Ask who is Bruno Salter? Will we get a new manager bounce? Liverpool have been woeful but will they bounce back after City thumping them. We wrap up with our predictions.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover, and Liam Twomey from The Athletic to round up the Chelsea news and look ahead to Saturday's match against Aston Villa.In part one we look at Chelsea's financial results for 2021-22, announcing a £121 million loss and discuss what the implications for FFP might be. We also reflect on the noise around whether or not the new stadium might be located away from Stamford Bridge to nearby Earls Court. We wrap up part one by discussing 'Potter's Presser'!In part two we welcome back Justin Hawthorne from Up The Villa Podcast for our first 'Opposition View' for a while. Justin discusses how things have improved under Emery? Team selection? Players to watch? Ollie Watkins on fire and Villa's away form being rejuvenated. Mind you Villa have a terrible record v Chelsea. But this season they could finish above Chelsea for the 1st time since 95/96!! Justin finishes by giving us his prediction for the game.In part three we wrap up the show with our preview of the

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd go through this week's Chelsea FanCast mail bag.Chidge and JK read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners. To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.comHere's the link to Chris Wright's (@chriswrightzz) fundraiser for the National Autistic Society for their Autism Acceptance Week #AutismRetroChelsea. Wear & post on Saturday 1st April v Aston Villa using the #AutismRetroChels hashtag.https://www.justgiving.com/page/chris-wright-1674991701856 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and Mark Worrall interview Chelsea season ticket holder Paul Ride about his book 'Ride to Hell'.Born and bred in Chelsea, Chelsea season ticket holder, Paul Ride, a trained chef, was working as a contract catering manager in Kuwait in the early 1990s. He was initially assigned to a company tasked with extinguishing oil well fires started by the Iraq military in 1991 as they retreated from the country due to the advance of United States-led Gulf War coalition forces.June 28th 1992 began like every other day for Ride. An early morning start to deliver packed lunches and pick up bread from a bakery. A delay left him with time to kill so he decided to visit an old colleague working at a United Nations facility in northern Kuwait close to the border with Iraq – a border he was coerced into crossing by a gun-toting Iraqi soldier.Accused of spying, Ride was taken hostage and repeatedly interrogated by the Mukhabarat, Iraq dictator Saddam Hussein’s murderous secret police. Eventually charged with ille

This week Dean and Dayne sit down to reflect on a successful weekend for Chelsea FC W.In Part One we look back at Chelsea's 3-1 win over Reading and in Part Two we preview our Champions League clash with Lyon.We now broadcast LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm UK time. You can listen by heading to www.mixlr.com and searching 'Went To Mow Kingsmeadow'To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our summer series celebrating the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Chelsea FC Women's team head to https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadowSubscribe to our YouTube channel for all our Chelsea FC W Takeaway episodes- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzK Find us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Instagram @WentToMowKingsmeadow, Dean @CFCWFanzine, Jane @JaneChappellx, Dayne @DWhitt9.  Buy your copy of Kingsmeadow Chronicle h

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham to look back at a frustrating draw against Everton at the Bridge.In part one we ask why did Potter shut up shop at 1-0? Was it Brightonesque or an attempt at game management? We look at the substitutions. Gallagher for Pulisic? Why not Mudryk? Cheek for Kovacic and Chalobah for Fofana - understandable but Chukwuemeka for Felix? In part two we look at the poor defending by Koulibaly and Kepa's errors for Everton's 2nd goal. The result was frustrating and felt like a defeat and it seems like when Chelsea don't win the negativity starts. However, Chelsea looked fluid for much of the match, although still profligate and the defence was immense bar the two errors for the goals. So, are we getting in a stew about nothing? In part three we give a very warm welcome to Garry Hayes and Ceri Levy from The Chels podcast to talk about their new project: The Blueprint: How Chelsea FC Changed Football, a brand-new narrative podcast series covering the rise of

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dayne Whittle and Football.London's Chelsea correspondent Adam Newson to look ahead to Chelsea's Premier League match against Everton.In part one we discuss today's Champions' League Quarter Final draw which sees Chelsea drawn against Real Madrid AGAIN!! We also discuss the possible return of N'Golo Kante and JK reveals what happened in the Graham Potter event he attended.In part two we preview Chelsea v Everton starting with Chidge's team selection. Can Chelsea keep the momentum going? Will they be helped by Everton’s terrible record at Stamford Bridge & away form this season? Which Dyche team will turn up. We wrap the show up with our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd go through this week's Chelsea FanCast mail bag.Chidge and JK read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners. To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dayne is joined by Kingsmeadow Chronicle writer Sophie Spittle to reflect on an up and down week for Chelsea FC.In Part One we look back on that Conti Cup final defeat to Arsenal.And in Part Two we discuss Chelsea's bounce-back win over Brighton in the WSL. And in Part Three we look forward to Sunday's huge WSL clash with Manchester United.We now broadcast LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm UK time. You can listen by heading to www.mixlr.com and searching 'Went To Mow Kingsmeadow'To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our summer series celebrating the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Chelsea FC Women's team head to https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadowSubscribe to our YouTube channel for all our Chelsea FC W Takeaway episodes- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzK Find us on Tw

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Worrall to look back at Chelsea's 3-1 defeat of Leicester City.In part one with 3 goals and 3 wins on the trot we ask crisis, what crisis? Are Chelsea beginning to gel? Are key players returning making a difference? And are Kovacic and Fernandes becoming the glue that holds it together and if so how does Kante fit in?In part two we discuss the new arrivals getting better. We bemoan VAR the 'Karma Killer' with no-one celebrating Havert's superb goal. Also, VAR letting us down with the terrible foul on Felix going unpunished. We praise a rejuvenated Havertz and ask are Mount & Gallagher too good to let go?We sum up by looking at the apparent upturn in Chelsea's performances and ask have we and Graham Potter turned a corner and has this come about by playing the right system for the players. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Alex Churchill and Football.London Chelsea Correspondent Adam Newson to look back at a superb European night at Stamford Bridge against Borussia Dortmund and ahead to the Premier League match against Leicester City.In part one we look back at Chelsea's superb win against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions' League. Apparently BVB are good, and we done good! Where did that performance come from? Stand out performances across the board especially from Chilwell, James, Havertz and Cucurella. Chelsea showed some much needed fight and we are pleased for Potter. Who next and can we win it?In part two we look ahead to Saturday's match against Leicester. We discuss Potter’s Presser and Chidge gives his team selection – will it be the same as it was for the Leeds match? We discuss Chelsea's defensive consistency and Capt. Kova. Leicester are mercurial at best but can Chelsea build on the last two wins? Is this another 6 pointer? We wrap up with our predictions. Hos

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd go through this week's Chelsea FanCast mail bag.Chidge and JK read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners. To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan, Chair of the Chelsea Supporters' Trust, prolific Chelsea author and all round great bloke to look back at that rarest of things...A CHELSEA WIN!!!In part one we look back at a better performance in the 1-0 defeat of Leeds, bar the usual profligacy and a resort to Championship team tactics to hold on to the 1-0 lead. Talking of 'championship', why the lack of humour about a good old fashioned bit of gallows humour, something Chelsea supporters have been doing for years. And Chidge has found some shocking analysis of Chelsea's rubbish corners.In part two we applaud the performances of many of the players and ask if consistency of performance can be found in consistency of selection. Has a 1-0 win against Leeds given Potter a reprieve and it's remarkable what a win can do to cheer us all up and help the local economy judging by the busy Chelsea pubs after the game. JK and Chidge also report back on a fantastic afternoon spent with Paul 'Canners' Cano

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Clayton Beerman and Football.London Chelsea Correspondent Adam Newson to preview Chelsea v Leeds.In part one we discuss 'Potter's Presser', rue the latest injuries to Chelsea players and wonder why more pertinent questions are not asked in the pressers. We also discuss the announcement of the Fans Advisory Board and the latest on the redevelopment of Stamford Bridge.In part two we preview the Chelsea v Leeds match. Chidge's team selection has a 'make do and mend' feel about it but he suggests a change in formation. Is this another must win match and another relegation 6 pointer? Do we fear a new manager bounce from Leeds? And Javi Gracia has form against Chelsea. We wrap the show up with our predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Dean is joined by Kingsmeadow Chronicle writer Sophie Spittle to reflect on Chelsea's FA Cup win over Arsenal!In Part One we look back on all the major talking points of the 2-0 win including our goalkeeper situation, Sam Kerr's 100th game, plus much more.And in Part Two we discuss Chelsea's in game management, how this game might affect the Conti cup and thoughts on the quarter final draw!We now broadcast LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm UK time. You can listen by heading to www.mixlr.com and searching 'Went To Mow Kingsmeadow'To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our summer series celebrating the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Chelsea FC Women's team head to https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadowSubscribe to our YouTube channel for all our Chelsea FC W Takeaway episodes- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link ht

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd go through this week's Chelsea FanCast mail bag.Chidge and JK read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners. To email the show and get your views heard email chelseafancast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham to review another Chelsea match and another defeat, but this one, to Spurs, is indefensible. In part one, we look at Potter's team selection and bemoan Chelsea being incapabale of scoring. It seems an air of resignation has set in with the supporters. When we concede it's game over. Why are Chelsea so poor in adversity? No goals, no fight, no clue, it's a case of wash, rinse, repeat with nothing changing and we ask what’s the point?In part two, we ask why not play James and Chilwell at wing back, now we have 5 centre backs available? We discuss the strange rescinding of Ziyech's red card. Applaud Mount for being the only player who seems to get it and for showing some fight. We face up to the fact that 'it’s relegation form folks isn’t it' and why should we accept the process if the process is the wrong process? And for that matter, why should the owners?Happy days, not! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.