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Join Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver to look back at the 2-1 win against Newcastle on Saturday and at last weeks Carabao Cup semi-final 1st leg against Spurs.On the show tonight we ask is playing Hazard in the False 9 really false logic and is Sarri making some sort of a statement to the club by doing so?In part two we marvel at the marvelous N’Golo Kante who is increasingly adapting to his new role. The other 9 players would do well to follow his example. What’s happened to Jorginho whose early season form seems to have deserted him. And thanks to our mate Stewart Harrington we’ll discuss whether we go to football to see Chelsea win or be entertained. Oh and we’ll have a quick recap of the Carabao Cup semi with Spurs.In part three we announce the first winner of the Hyundai Extra Mile competition, Adam Walczak or Valky to his mates. I spoke to him yesterday and talked about his experiences following Chelsea since the 1980’s – the interview is well worth a listen. Massive thanks to Hyundai for t

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman join Aaron Paul to look back at Chelsea's Carabao Cup defeat to Spurs and the FA Cup win against Nottingham Forest and look forward to this weekend's Premier League match against Newcastle.Liam Twomey, Chelsea correspondent for ESPN joins us by phone to report on Friday's Press Conference with Maurizio Sarri and discusses the latest transfer window rumours.Chelsea's performance against Spurs in the first leg of the Carabao Cup Semi was much improved but the lack of an effective striker hampered us yet again. But was Kane offside and is VAR questionable? How is the tie poised; can we overturn the 1-0?Hudson-Odoi impressed in Chelsea's 2-0 victory against Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup 3rd round tie. Morata scores 2 goals but he’s not happy and we said farewell to Fabregas.Looking at the Transfer Window we have so many questions but few answers; is Hudson-Odoi off? Is Morata off? Is Willian off? Why

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver to look back at Chelsea's 2-0 FA Cup 3rd round win against Nottingham Forest and discuss transfers, injuries and the Carabao Cup semi-final against Spurs.On the show tonight we’ll be assessing Callum Hudson-Odoi’s performance on asking should he stay or should he go?In part two we say adios Fabregas and thanks for the memories; ask Morata to smile like he means it; sympathise with injury struck Loftus-Cheek and ask who do we want in the Cup next?In part three we look at the current transfer rumours and ask do we need a replacement for Fabregas and Morata? We also look at the current list of injuries and preview the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Spurs on Tuesday.Finally, Jonathan has plenty of New Year emails to read out including an homage to JT; the Americanization of Chelsea, or not and a review of Sarriball.Don’t forget you can listen to the show live every Monday at 7.00 pm by going to mixlr, where you can join in the chat by postin

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd join Aaron Paul to look back at Chelsea's Premier League fixtures against Southampton, Watford and Leicester and look forward to the FA Cup 3rd round match against Nottingham Forest.Liam Twomey, Chelsea correspondent for ESPN joins us by phone to report on the Press Conference with Gianfranco Zola and discusses the latest transfer window rumour.We discuss is Sarriball failing to deliver? Do we have an injury crisis? Will Sarri get the support he needs and should we be worried about making the top 4?Looking at the Transfer Window we discuss the signing of Pulisic, Bayern Munich trying to sign Hudson-Odoi plus Cahill moving to Fulham and Fabregas to MonacoChelsea loves the FA Cup and we ask is this special weekend still relevant? Is 'The Magic of the Cup' still alive and kicking? What is the likely team selection for Chelsea v Nottingham Forest and will it be Fabregas' last stand or will Sarri p

Our mates from across the pond, the London is Blue podcast are on their annual pilgrimage to Stamford Bridge together with their tour group.We thought it would be fun to join them for a live podcast, so we did!Held at the Classic Football Shirts shop in the Old Truman Brewery in Brick Lane, Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Clayton Beerman joined Brandon Busbee, Nick Verlaney, Dan Dormer and Mike aka @RainierBlues to discuss the challenges of Supporting the Club Locally and from overseas.How do we deal with the cost, travel, balancing midweek matches with work and family life and how difficult is it following Chelsea across different time zones, thousands of miles away?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our mates from across the pond, the London is Blue podcast are on their annual pilgrimage to Stamford Bridge together with their tour group.We thought it would be fun to join them for a live podcast, so we did!Held at the Classic Football Shirts shop in the Old Truman Brewery in Brick Lane, Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Clayton Beerman joined Brandon Busbee, Nick Verlaney, Dan Dormer and Mike aka @RainierBlues to discuss, appropriately enough, Chelsea shirts past and present.The boys talked about the history of Chelsea’s kit and discuss some that are still fresh as the year they were crafted and others that were stale from day one in the design room.What was everyone’s favorite kit? What is the worst Chelsea kit of all time?What’s your dream kit scenario? All was revealed!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Dan Silver and Jonathan Kydd join Aaron Paul to look back at the Carabao cup match against Bournemouth and the Premier League win against Brighton & Hove Albion and look forward to Chelsea v Leicester match.In a pulsating Carabao Cup quarter-final against Bournemouth, Ruben Loftus-Cheek continued his improvement with a Man of the Match performance while Eden Hazard came to the rescue once again. And while Chelsea lacked a cutting edge, did Callum Wilson fail his audition?With Chelsea reaching their 34th semi final since 1994 and with Sarri taking the Carabao Cup seriously is a semi-final revenge v Spurs in the air? In the win against Brighton, Hazard again proved how indispensable & vital he is for Chelsea but will he be kicked out of the PL? Will Sarri keep the False 9 and what’s the future for Giroud and Morata? Are replacements such as Isco, Icardi, Wilson on their way??As the year draws to a close

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Tony Glover to look back at Chelsea's 2-1 win against Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday.On the show tonight we’ll be asking with Eden Hazard showing such great form, is he irreplaceable and will playing him in the false 9 role and the lack of protection he gets from referees lead to him leaving Chelsea?In part two we ask why does Chelsea fail to kill teams off. Should an out of form Alonso get a rest in favour of Emerson? Why was Bruce Buck talking to Chelsea supporters outside the AMEX stadium and what are Chelsea’s prospects for a top 4 finish. Plus we have a look Malmo FF, Chelsea’s opponents in the Europa League.In part three we preview Chelsea’s Carabao Cup quarter final against Bournemouth on Wednesday and the Premier League match against Leicester on Saturday; plus a couple of great emails for Jonathan to read out with questions for us to answer.In part four we have a few more emails for Jonathan to read out plus the usual round up of worthy Chelsea cau

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Clayton Beerman and Jonathan Kydd join Aaron Paul to look back at the 2-2 draw with Mol Vidi in Hungary, last week's superb 2-0 win against Man City and look ahead to this weekend's match against Brighton & Hove Albion.In a somewhat meaningless 2-2 draw against Mol Vidi, at least some of the youth got a run out, but why were Chelsea going through the motions?And with Morata going off injured, will it hamper a potential transfer and will we need a replacement? We also discuss the fall out from the anti-Semitic chant heard during the match and where Chelsea and the supporters go from here.Looking at the fantastic 2-0 win against Man City, something which none of us expected we ask do the players just raise their game for a big match and why can’t they bring this mentality, energy, determination and commitment every week? With such a massive statement by Chelsea, is this a vindication for Sarri and proof

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd join Aaron Paul to look back at the 2-1 defeat to Wolves, the 2-0 win against Fulham last weekend and look forward to Chelsea v Man City on Sunday.ESPN's Chelsea correspondent Liam Twomey joins us on the phone to report on Friday's Chelsea press conference. With City visiting this weekend, has Sarri raised the white flag? What is it about Blackouts, mentality and leadership and why Alonso and not Emerson.While the 2-1 defeat to Wolves was beyond disappointing, Chelsea actually played quite well and had they put away the chances they had it would have been a different result. But, the lack of cohesion after Wolves scored is clearly very worrying.The same could be said about the Fulham match where had it not been for Loftus Cheek scoring after coming on as a sub, we may have seen a similar result as we did at Molineaux.Ryan Dellinger from North Carolina, USA, joins us in the studio to talk about supp

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to look back at Chelsea's 2-0 victory over Fulham on Saturday.On the show tonight we’ll be asking whether Ruben Loftus-Cheek is ready for the first team and why do Chelsea seem to be going backwards at the moment after a good start to the season and indeed to this game? And are both Alonso and Azpi culpable for the poor crosses and delivery at the moment.In part two we doff our cap to Kepa who is establishing himself as a very fine keeper; the next in a long line of decent Chelsea keepers. We ask is Hazard being overburdened and should we be more patient with Sarri and the players. And what is going on with the atmosphere, which at times was as turgid as the football yesterday.In part three we discuss what the prospects for Chelsea are against Wolves on Wednesday and against City on Saturday; plus a couple of great emails for Jonathan to read out with questions for us to answer.In part four we have a few more emails for Jonathan to read out plus t

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd join Aaron Paul to look back at the Europa Cup win against PAOK, last weekends defeat to Spurs and look forward to Chelsea v Fulham on Sunday.Fototball.London's Chelsea correspondent Oliver Harbord joins us on the phone to round up the Chelsea news including Sarri on Kante; concerns about Hazard and the rumour of Bayern Munich looking to sign Callum Hudson-Odoi.And talking of Hudson-Odoi, with his eye catching performance against PAOK has he staked a claim to first team football at Chelsea? Ruben Loftus-Cheek also put in a decent performance as Chelsea brushed a poor 10 man PAOK aside to finish top of the Group. We go through what the draw for the round of 32 to be held on 17th December will entail.Reflecting on the fall out from the defeat to Spurs, will there only be one winner in the Jorginho v Kante debate and will Sarri's stubbornness be his downfallNeighbours Fulham are the visitors to Stamfo

Hyundai – The Extra Mile Competition:The lengths that Chelsea FC fans go to in support of their club will be recognised by Hyundai as part its new competition – 'The Extra Mile'.To launch the competition, Hyundai has told the story of Blues fan, Jake Cohen, who, in May 2017, flew to London from Boston, USA, to watch Chelsea legend John Terry’s last home game for the club, before flying back the following day for work. The next week, he travelled all the way back to London to watch the Blues play in the FA Cup Final against Arsenal at Wembley.The Extra Mile will celebrate fans by acknowledging the lengths they go to follow their team. Every month, the competition will reward the most dedicated fans with club prizes including match tickets and club merchandise.At the end of the season, one of the monthly winners will win the ultimate prize for any football fan; the opportunity to travel across Europe to watch each of Hyundai’s partner clubs in action – Chelsea, AS Roma, Atletico Madrid and Hertha Berlin.So, how

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and ESPN's Chelsea correspondent Liam Twomey to look back at a horrible defeat to Chelsea's London rivals Spurs.On the show tonight we’ll be revisiting the horror that played out at Wembley on Saturday. Was this the worst performance since Arsenal away in 2016? Were the defence or midfield the most culpable; if Sarri predicted this might happen why could he not do anything to counter it? In part two we announce the new Hyundai ‘Extra Mile’ competition where every month, the most dedicated fans will be rewarded with club prizes including match tickets and club merchandise. And then we’ll continue with the fallout from the horrible defeat to Spurs. Is there a solution to the Jorginho v Kante debate? Will Sarri adapt to meet the challenges ahead and is this really a time to panic? In part three we have loads of emails for Jonathan to read out from all over the world and in part four we announce the winner of a signed copy of Neil Smith’s “Where we

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver join Aaron Paul to round up all the latest Chelsea news and look forward to Spurs v Chelsea this weekend.With Didier Drogba announcing his retirement this week we ask where does he stand in the pantheon of Chelsea greats and what are our favourite memories of him?We pick up on today's Press Conference and discuss the importance of N'Golo Kante signing a new 5 year deal. And with Chelsea about to enter a very busy and crucial part of the season, what will be critical to Chelsea's success and what would be a decent points haul from our next four fixtures.With an away trip to bitter rivals Spurs this weekend, we ask will it be our toughest match of the season so far? Will the poor Wembley pitch be a factor? Will Spurs try and mark Jorginho and Hazard out of the game? How do we see it all going, plus a look back at some of the most memorable Spurs v Chelsea clashes from the past.Chelsea Fan

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Clayton Beerman to reflect on Chelsea and Maurizio Sarri's start to the season, plus an interview with Neil Smith about his book 'The A to Z of Chelsea "Where Were You When We Were Shocking?'On the show tonight we’ll be pondering whether Chelsea and Sarri’s start to the season has been a case of ‘so far, so good’? Who has impressed and who hasn’t? What are the critical success factors to ensure a successful season? With Gary Cahill looking certain to leave in January will there be any other departures and arrivals and what would be the measure of success this season?In part two and three we have the full interview recorded with Neil ‘Smiffy’ Smith a couple of weeks ago about his book 'The A to Z of Chelsea "Where Were You When We Were Shocking?' Neil’s book covers his reminiscences of 23 Chelsea away games from 1974 to 1995, taken from his personal diaries, the days when Chelsea were often, indeed, shocking. Evocative and heartfelt, funny and honest;

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Jake Watson are joined by very special guest Neil 'Spy' Barnett, former Chelsea TV presenter and stadium announcer, talking about his 30 years behind the scenes at Chelsea!On the show we discuss the fall out surrounding the £5m 'golden handshake' for outgoing Premier League Chief, Richard Scudamore and what this and the appointment of new Premier League Chief, Susanna Dinnage , will mean for supporters.Neil gives us his thoughts on Joe Cole after he announced his retirement from the game at the age of 37 plus the news that struggling Chelsea striker, Alvaro Morata, has been seeing a Psychologist in an attempt to turn his form around.For the second half of the show, we talk to 'Spy' about his 30 years behind the scenes at Chelsea, complete with some hilarious anecdotes;his relationship with Roman Abramovich, the players and the managers; how he became the on-pitch announcer and why he nearly got ar

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Mark Worrall and Alex Churchill to look back at an attritional 0-0 draw with Everton on Sunday.On the show tonight we’ll be pondering whether Chelsea has been sussed and will the opposition use Everton’s performance as a blueprint to stifle Chelsea?In part two we address the lack of a quality striker again; bemoan the incompetence of Premier League referees; ask whether it should be the supporters who lift the team or the team who should lift the supporters after Luiz’s exhortations to the Matthew Harding lower and with Chelsea seemingly way behind a rampant Man City we ask how will Sarri manage expectations this season.In part three, we have two superb emails for Jonathan to read out and for us to answer.In part four, our Chelsea Specials include a chat with Marco about the cfcuk 200th edition party and book fair and Alex about how Chelsea helped her commemorate Remembrance Day plus a roundup of the usual shout outs.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman are joined by Love Sport's Aaron Paul to have a look back at Chelsea's 1-0 victory over Bate Borisov in the Europa League and last week's 3-1 win against Crystal Palace as well as looking ahead to Chelsea v Everton this weekend.Rounding up the Chelsea news this week, we discuss why a European Super League will be a disaster for English football; Chelsea in the market for Callum Wilson for £35m in January; Ruben Loftus Cheek being recalled to the England squad and Chelsea legend Didier Drogba announcing his retirement.Looking back at the Europa League match against Bate Borisov, we ask was this Chelsea's worst performance of the season? With Bate hitting the woodwork 4 times, when will Chelsea’s luck run out? With Giroud scoring his first goal since May will this be the confidence boost he needs to find the onion bag more regularly? And with qualification secured and the job done, w

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea, Kerry Dixon, to look back at Chelsea's 3-1 win against Crystal Palace and ahead to the Europa Cup match against Bate Borisov and Sunday's Premier League clash against Everton.Chelsea finally got their just deserts against Crystal Palace on Sunday but the South Londoners didn't make it easy and the match was only really settled by Eden Hazard coming on as a sub. Kerry was encouraged by Morata scoring two goals and putting himself about a bit, but still thinks it's too early to pass judgement on the Spaniard.With Sarri's Chelsea pushing Man City hard and still to be beaten in any competition, Kerry believes that as well as the quality of football improving, Sarri has generated a great team spirit.Looking ahead to Bate Borisov, several key players have been rested including three quarters of the defence and Alvaro Morata, however, Hazard, Kante and Jorginho who probably need a rest have made the trip. Kerry believes that whoever Sarri picks should be capable of beating Bate