Chelsea FanCast

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Alex Churchill for the last Chelsea FanCast of the year to look back at the Festive fixtures where Chelsea beat their North London rivals Spurs and Arsenal but lost at home Southampton. On the show tonight we look back at an excellent win over Arsenal where Chelsea’s youngsters came of age and dug one out by coming from behind to win for the first time this season.   In part two, we look back at another home defeat, this time against Southampton. What can Frank and Jody do to sort out our poor home form?   In part three, we look back at the fantastic win against Mourinho’s Spurs where Willian was the conqueror and proved he still hates Tottenham. Don’t we all!   In part four we read out this week’s emails and then look ahead to the matches against Brighton on New Year’s Day and Nottingham Forest on Sunday in the FA Cup.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.