Chelsea Fancast

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Clayton Beerman and Marco 'Gate 17' Worrall to look back at a misfiring Chelsea performance against Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup and ahead to the Club World Cup semi-final against Al-Hilal.On the show tonight, in part one, we look at the awful form of Lukaku and Chelsea’s strikers and try and make some sense of it and in part two we give thanks to the defenders for doing the strikers job and to Kepa for saving the day. In part three we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the Plymouth match, and we have a few emails to read out and in part four we round up the show by looking ahead to Wednesday afternoon’s Club World Cup semi-final against Al-Hilal. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd & Mark Meehan preview the FA Cup 4th round tie between Chelsea and Plymouth Argyle.Adam Newson from Football.London joins us in part one to report back on today's press conference with Thomas Tuchel. What's the latest injury situation; will any of the Youth players feature; is Kenedy really an option and what's our view on Chelsea's transfer window.In part two, Chidge, JK and Mark preview the Chelsea v Plymouth Argyle FA Cup match. Chidge discusses his Team selection and we ask will the 2 week's off helped Chelsea; how will Argyle set up against us; the Ghosts of Bradford and how we see it going together with our predictions. All this plus a bit of history on Chelsea v Plymouth Argyle fixutres from the past and the players who have played for both Chelsea and Argyle. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Jane is joined by Kerrie Evans from the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group and Tracy Brown, co-chair of Chelsea Pride, to reflect on Chelsea's Conti Cup semi-final win against Manchester United, resulting in a third consecutive Conti Cup final. Plus we look ahead to Sunday's visit of Manchester City in a huge WSL clash.  Our all female panel is designed to give more women a voice in the football industry, if you'd like to contact us you can do so by using the channels below. You can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link 

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan to look back at the 1998-99 season.In part two, we pick up the season in January. Chelsea are 7th in the Premier League, their league form having suffered from rotation due to participation in the Champions' League. They faced Nottingham Forest in the 4th round of the FA Cup and were making good progress in the Champions League group stage 2.Chris Sutton had been firing blanks and Vialli shocked the football world with the signing in January of AC Milan's George Weah, a former World Footballer of the Year. Weah became an instant Chelsea cult hero by socring the winner against Spurs in the 87th minute to keeo our 10 year unbeaten run against them in tact.Chelsea's league form was still up and down but the FA Cup and Champions' League were a different story. Gillingham were dispatched 6-1 in the FA Cup quarter-final with John Terry scoring his

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day.Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan to look back at the 1998-99 season.This season saw Chelsea compete in the Champions' League for the first time. With Gianluca Vialli retiring, Chris Sutton was bought from Blackburn Rovers for £10 million and it was hoped that he would provide the goals to mount a challenge on the elusive Premier League title and deep in to Europe.With the addition of French World Cup winning Captain, Didier Deschamps, Chelsea had a squad full of foreign world class talent and many believed they were set up to do well. The season began with a 4-0 rout of Sunderland and Gus Poyet's stunning goal which augered well.In the first group stage of the Champions' League, Chelsea proved they were at home in Europe's elite competition with impressive draws against AC Milan, home and away and a staggering 5-0 away victory over Galatasary. But Vialli was finding squad rot

This week Dean, Jane and Dayne sit down to preview Chelsea's Conti Cup semi-final clash against Manchester United this Wednesday at Kingsmeadow. We discuss how Emma Hayes will set out her team, who gets a start and how we can stop the WSL's inform team.  Plus we all dream of a Lauren James winner. You can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowk

This week Dean, Jane and Dayne sit down to discuss Chelsea's 3-1 win over Aston Villa in the FA Cup 4th round. We discuss individual performances rather than a collective unit, the brilliance of Guro Reiten, the continued strength of Millie Bright and Aniek Nouwen, glimpses of Lauren James.  Plus we've got a special message from Richard Claypole, dad to Aimee Claypole, who alongside Emma Thompson, made her Chelsea debut in this game! You can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter&

In this episode, 'Redders' whose Twitter videos and new YouTube channel have taken Chelsea Football Twitter by storm, joins Stamford Chidge to talk about his support of Chelsea including his first game, the Full Members' Cup final in 1986, his favourite matches and players, all time Chelsea Hero, best and worst Chelsea moments as well as his favourite Chelsea songs!Follow Redders on Twitter: @ReddersCFCSubscribe to his YouTube channel: Redders CFC See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Dean, Jane and Dayne are joined by Kerrie Evans from the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group to look back at Chelsea's 2-0 win over West Ham. We look at the impact of Bethany England, the performance of Erin Cuthbert and Emma Hayes' revert to a back four formation, plus much more. Plus we look ahead to Saturday's FA Cup 4th round tie against Aston Villa. You can follow Kerrie on Twitter @KerrieEvans and @ChelseaWomenSG  And you can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us

This week Dean is joined by Mia Eriksson to discuss Chelsea's 0-0 draw with Brighton and Hove Albion.  We discuss whether this was just an off day or a more systemic problem at Chelsea and ponder what Emma Hayes can do to turn things around.  Plus we look ahead to Wednesday's WSL match against West Ham at Kingsmeadow You can follow Mia on Twitter @Mia_Eriksson and her podcast @TheirPitch And you can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, D

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dan Silver and Mark Meehan to look back at another ritual beating of Spurs!On the show tonight, in part one, we look at Tuchel’s 4:1:4:1 system and ask does it solve the attacking issues. Has Ziyech achieved some redemption after his man of the match performance and a superb goal and while Lukaku was more involved was his performance still not good enough?In part two we applaud some good performances all round, discuss the disallowed goal, no red card for Docherty and no penalty for Schipp’s rugby tackle on Azpi in another case of refereeing incompetence. We also take a look at Chelsea’s indomitable record against Sp*rs and delight in a much needed win. In part three we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the Sp*rs match; some Discord questions and a few emails to read out. In part four we round up the show by looking at Thomas Tuchel one year on from him joining Chelsea. What re his achievements and what more does he have to do? See acast.com/privacy

This week Jane and Dayne are joined by Medicine to look back at Chelsea's progression to the semi-finals of the Conti Cup thanks to a 4-2 win over West Ham.  Plus we look ahead to Sunday's WSL clash with Brighton and Hove Albion.  You can follow Medicine on Twitter @EEMedicine  To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd look back at the 1-1 draw against Brighton and look ahead to another crunch match against rivals Spurs. Adam Newson from Football.London joins us in part one to look back at the Brighton match. Was the lacklustre draw down to just a poor performance, or was it due to physical and mental fatigue as Tuchel claimed? After the spat between Lukaku and Ziyech are we talking bad apples or a serious rift in the camp? Has Tuchel exacerbated the problem re-enforcing to the players that they are tired but overplaying some? And how worried are we about Arsenal & Spurs having games in hand? Ricky Sacks from the Last Word on Spurs joins us for 'The Opposition View' this week. Does Ricky think that Spurs can catch Chelsea; how is Conte doing in righting the Spurs ship? How will Spurs set up against Chelsea and how does Ricky see it going, plus his prediction.In part three, Chidge and JK preview the Chelsea v Spurs match. Chidge gives his Team selection and we ask whether the 2 days of

This week Dean is joined by Tracy Brown, Co-Chair of Chelsea Pride to look ahead to Wednesday's Conti Cup Quarter-Final clash with West Ham We discuss whether this long break will be a help or be a hinderance, talk Bethany England having the pressure off, whether Emma needs any forward thinking with her team selection plus much more. Plus Tracy gives us the latest from all the goings on at Chelsea Pride. You can follow Tracy on Twitter @Chelseagirl78 and @ChelseaPride_ To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappe

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dayne Whittle and Sam Inkersole from Football.London to look back at the 1-0 defeat away to Man City and ahead to Tuesday night's match against Brighton.On the show tonight, in part one, we look at Tuchel’s questionable team selection where the defence worked but we struggled up front with poor performances from Pulisic and Ziyech.In part two we look at the good and bad of Romelu Lukaku who had a poor game on Saturday, before drilling down on the systemic issues with Chelsea’s failure to get their strikers firing. And while we say auf wiedersehen to the Premier League title, we explain why it’s not all gloom and doom after a 1-0 loss to City away.In part three we have a chat with Dylan Polk from Carefree Louisiana who will be telling us about the Mardi Gras weekend they are planning which just happens to coincide with the Club World Cup in February. And following that we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the City match; some Discord questions and loads

This week Jane and Dayne are joined by Rob Pratley from The Chelsea Social to look ahead to Sunday's WSL clash with Everton. We discuss potential injuries, the importance of staying close to Arsenal and much more. Plus we hear from Peter J Macca from Everton Women Fan TV Podcast to give us the lowdown on all things Everton. You can follow Rob on Twitter @RJPJournalism and Peter @PeterJMacca & @EWFCTV  To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www. wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack. com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dean Mears to look back at the 1-0 victory against Spurs in the Carabao Cup semi-final 2nd leg and ahead to Saturday's big match against Man City.Adam Newson from Football.London joins us in part one to look back at the Spurs game where Rudiger was just outshone by VAR as the man of the match. Referee Mariner was woeful but it didn't stop Chelsea from reaching their 9th League Cup final. Adam was at today's press conference so we catch up with all the news ahead of the Man City match.David Walker from Read But Never Red joins us for 'The Opposition View' this week. Do City have issues with covid, fatigue, AFCON and injury like Chelsea? Is the title done and dusted. Will Pep go 3 at the back or 4? And how does David see it going on Saturday.In part three, Chidge, JK and Dean preview the Man City v Chelsea match. We look at the team selection and ask how Tuchel will approach the match tactically given, by his own admission, he made a tactical blunder last time a

This week Dean, Jane and Dayne are joined by Medicine to look at all things transfers as the winter transfer window opens up.  We learn more about new signing Alsu Abdullina, discuss Jorja Fox's move to Charlton, assess which areas of the pitch we'd most like to strengthen, debate the importance of Emma Hayes' ability to convince top level players to join the club and hear from some of our listeners on who their dream signings for Chelsea would be. You can follow Medicine on Twitter @EEMedicine   To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www. wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack. com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover and Alex Churchill to look back at Saturday's FA Cup victory over Chesterfield and ahead to the Carabao Cup semi-final 2nd leg against Surs on Wednesday night.On the show tonight, in part one, we applaud a fine debut by Lewis Hall and Chelsea getting the job done with a minimum of fuss and Tuchel getting the opportunity to give some much needed rest to key players.In part two we discuss the curious case of Lewis Baker, the great football moment when Chesterfield scored and Chelsea’s classy act of generosity plus the downside of some iffy performances from Pulisic, Werner and Barkley. And we look ahead to Chelsea’s next opponents Plymouth Argyle.In part three we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the Chesterfield match; some emails to read out and a look at the Chelsea FanCast Prem Predictions league.In part four we round up the show with our preview of the Spurs v Chelsea Carabao Cup semi-final 2nd leg on Wednesday night. See acast.com/pri

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan and guests to look back at the 2-0 victory against Spurs in the Carabao Cup semi-final 1st leg and ahead to Saturday's FA Cup match against Chesterfield from the National League. Sam Inkersole from Football.London joins us in part one to look back at the Spurs game where the bit part players like Saul, Sarr and Ziyech really stepped up in a dominant win over shambolic Spurs. Out of necessity Tuchel went with a 4:4:2 which worked well but how did Romelu Lukaku do, serving penance after his faux pas this week? And while Spurs were rubbish, at 2-0 they are not out of it yet because we were wasteful AGAIN!Dave Garratt from the Legends of the Spire podcast joins us for 'The Opposition View' this week. We talk to Dave about Chesterfield's rich history & players; the 1997 FA Cup semi-final and Chelsea and Chesterfield's shared connections including a surprising song we share. Dave also tells us about Chetserfield's current form, formation,