Chelsea FanCast

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Clayton & Charlie Beerman join Matt Beadle to look back at Chelsea's defeat to Man Utd in the Carabao Cup this week and ahead to Chelsea's match away to Watford in the Premier League on Saturday. We discuss a poor first half for Chelsea and a better second half but Utd out do Chelsea again winning 2-1 in the Carabao Cup. But were Chelsea simply done by two mistakes & two well executed set pieces? Did Utd’s strong selection, packed midfield & counter-attacking stump Chelsea? On the plus side, there was more game time for James; Guehi & Gilmour and a superb Drogba-esque goal from Batshuayi but can he do this more often and will going out of the Cup have longer term benefits for Chelsea? Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron: Become a Patron! Looking ahead to the Watford match, we discuss Chelsea winning their last 6 away games, but why are we better away? Is there more to come from Pulisic? While the Jorginho & Kovacic partnership is blossoming, does the third midfielder need to break the lines? Former Watford player, Derek Payne joins us for 'The Opposition View' and we ask him with clean sheets in their last 2 home games, will Watford be able to withstand an on form Chelsea? With Watford's current striker crisis, who scores the goals with Welbeck & Deeney out?Can Quique Flores keep Watford up this season? With Watford still winless, can they change this on Saturday? Finally we give our predictions for the Watford match and a plug for Stamford Chidge taking part in the 'Big Stamford Bridge Sleep Out' in November. You can sponsor us by clicking here And our new venture, The Chelsea Special a podcast featuring a series of interviews with legendary Chelsea players from the 1960's to present day. Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-8.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a national radio station and is broadcast on DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn. You can phone in or What's App us and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call or What's App is 0208 70 20 558  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Tony Glover to look back at Captain America aka Christian Pulisic's marvel-ous hat trick against Burnley on Saturday. On the show tonight we get a warm fuzzy glow discussing Pulisic’s perfect hat-trick and ask in the cold light of day has Frank Lampard handled his introduction to the team well? Is he Hazard-esque or is the fact that goal scoring seems to be a team effort this season more important? In part two, we discuss Jorginho and Kovacic, liberated by Frank Lampard and dominating midfield and Zouma and Tomori become rock like in defence, before the team collectively switched off to allow Burnley two needless consolation goals. But sloppiness aside Frank Lampard’s Chelsea are most definitely exceeding expectations. We also have the usual Parish notices and a teaser for the next Chelsea Special podcast – an interview with Ron ‘Chopper’ Harris. In part three, we read out this week’s emails and in part four we doff our hat to this week’s winners in our Who Knows Wins Chelsea FanCast match predictions league and then look back to the brilliant victory over Ajax in last Wednesday’s Champions’ League match and a quick look ahead to this Wednesday’s Carabao Cup tie against Man Utd.  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, Jonathan Kydd and Matt Beadle look back at Chelsea's stunning victory away to Ajax in the Champions' League this week and ahead to Chelsea's match away to Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday. We discuss arguably Chelsea's best performance and result of Lampard’s reign with the 1-0 win away in Amsterdam against Ajax on Wednesday night. The blend of experience and youth is beginning to pay off and Chelsea showed a tactical maturity as did Frank Lampard with his use of Pulisic and Batshuayi as impact subs. Chelsea are showing an impressive rate of development under Frank Lampard and with 6 wins out of 6 – we’re on a roll, but against Ajax we were lucky to be on the right side of a VAR call when Promes' goal was called offside. We discuss whether VAR might not be so bad after all. Looking ahead to Saturday's match against Burnley we talk to Chris Boden of the Burnley Express and discuss Burnley's great home record, but less so against Chelsea;  Ashley Barnes being the main threat, Burnley having deceptive quality but will they try to rough Chelsea up. We round up by discussing Chelsea's great record against Burnley especially away which perhaps debunks the myth of ot being a perennially tough away trip and with Kante & Barkley unlikely to start, who will and after a tough run of games played at high energy does anyone need a rest? Finally we give our predictions and a plug for Stamford Chidge taking part in the 'Big Stamford Bridge Sleep Out' in November. You can sponsor us by clicking here And our new venture, The Chelsea Special a podcast featuring a series of interviews with legendary Chelsea players from the 1960's to present day. Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron: Become a Patron! Looking ahead to Saturday's match against Newcastle we discuss Chelsea injuries - who is fit? After Hudson-Odoi's 2 great goals for England U-21s will he get a start and what are our predictions for the match. Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-8.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a national radio station and is broadcast on DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn. You can phone in or What's App us and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call or What's App is 0208 70 20 558  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bobby Tambling is most widely known for being Chelsea’s record goal scorer for over 40 years; scoring 202 goals in only 370 games before being famously bettered by Frank Lampard in 2013. But Bobby means so much more to Chelsea supporters of a certain vintage than that. Martin King and Stamford Chidge were privileged to interview him in one of the Chelsea hotels before a match. We talked to Bobby about playing and learning from the great Jimmy Greaves; the differences in approach between Tommy Docherty and Dave Sexton; the game at Villa Park where he scored 5 goals; the pain of defeat against Spurs in the 1967 FA Cup Final and missing out in the 1970 final as well as following the careers of Kerry Dixon and Frank Lampard wondering which one might break his goal scoring record. To download and play the full interview with Bobby Tambling for just £2.99 go to chelseaspecial.podbean.com Make sure you follow the Chelsea Special on Podbean to get a heads up on our forthcoming interviews with Chelsea legends such as Kerry Dixon, Chopper Harris, Tommy Baldwin and many more.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On the show tonight Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Gate 17's Mark Worrall as we show our appreciation to Chelsea FanCast listeners; Marcos Alonso; Calum Hudson-Odoi; Tammy Abraham and Christian Pulisic. In part two, we discuss an important win for Chelsea and the team’s development; ask what’s going on with yet more injuries and reflect on what otherwise looks like a very healthy state of the Chelsea nation. All this plus the usual Parish notices and a teaser for the next Chelsea Special podcast – an interview with Bobby Tambling. In part three, we read out this week’s emails and in part four we take a look at the potential winners and losers in our Who Knows Wins Chelsea FanCast match predictions league and then look ahead to Wednesday’s Champions’ League match against Ajax.  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, Jonathan Kydd and Matt Beadle are joined by Chelsea legend and friend of the show, Paul 'King Canners' Canoville to look ahead to Chelsea's match against Newcastle and find out what Canners thinks about Chelsea's season so far. We ask Paul what he thinks of Chelsea’s season so far; which players have impressed him and what does he think of Frank Lampard’s management. Paul also talks about the Paul Canoville Foundation, what does it do and who does it help as well as some of the events he has lined up for Black History Month? Paul knows better than most what its like to be homeless and like Stamford Chidge he is taking part in the 'Big Stamford Bridge Sleep Out' in November. You can sponsor us by clicking here Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron: Become a Patron! Looking ahead to Saturday's match against Newcastle we discuss Chelsea injuries - who is fit? After Hudson-Odoi's 2 great goals for England U-21s will he get a start and what are our predictions for the match. Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-8.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a national radio station and is broadcast on DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn. You can phone in or What's App us and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call or What's App is 0208 70 20 558  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Liam Twomey from The Athletic to rescue you from the International Break with some Chelsea chat! On the show tonight we check in with the Chelsea players on international duty to see how they’ve done and assess what the impact on Chelsea might be for those who have been injured. Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron: Become a Patron! In part two, the international break affords us the opportunity for another half-term report as we discuss Willian’s renaissance; the need to keep the momentum going with the fixtures over the next 6 weeks. All this plus this week’s Parish Notices including the launch of a brand-new Chelsea podcast! In part three, we read out this week’s emails and we review how things went in the first week of the Chelsea FanCast Who Knows Wins match prediction league. And in part four we have an interview with Chelsea fan, Andy Scott, talking about his book 'Tales of a Page' about his Father who was a Page at the Dorchester Hotel in London.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge, Clayton Beerman and Jonathan Kydd join Matt Beadle to discuss this week's Chelsea news.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Dean Mears to look back at the wins against Southampton and Lille. On the show tonight we pat Willian and the old guard on the back for putting it in and proving that you need experience to go with talented youth. In part two, we applaud Tammy Abraham, the league’s top goal scorer and Mason Mount for his vital contributions, but with everything going so well we ask has the international break come at a bad time for Chelsea’s momentum? We’ll also be introducing our new promotion “Who Knows Wins” where you can have a bet on the football with us in our own Chelsea FanCast prediction league. Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron: Become a Patron! In part three, we read out this week’s emails and in part four, we have a quick look back at last Wednesday night’s Champions League match against Lille where Chelsea’s youngsters came of age.  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, Jonathan Kydd, Brian Woolf from Chelsea Chicago and Richard Weekes from 'We are the Shed' join Charlie Hawkins to look back at last Wednesday night's Champions League tie against Lille and look ahead to Sunday's Premier League fixture away to Southampton. After a good win in the Champions' League against Lille we ask, did Frank Lampard’s Chelsea come of age on Wednesday? We also applaud Lampard’s tactical flexibility & in-game management; Tammy on target again and Willian showing us that experience is still needed. We discuss the Pulisic issue getting the American view from Brian who runs Chelsea Chicago supporters group and also ask him what its like to follow Chelsea over land & sea when you have to travel 4,000 miles for a home match. Brian works closely with Richard Weekes from 'We are the Shed' to create the banners seen on match days at the Shed End and we talk to them about their work helping to create a decent atmosphere in the ground. Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron: Become a Patron! Looking ahead to Sunday's match against Southampton we discuss why this is such a favourite away day. We also put it to Steve Grant from the Saints Web Podcast in the 'Opposition View' that the reason for this is Chelsea's superb record at St Mary's, as well as asking him about former Chelsea players Ryan Bertrand and Oriel Romeu before giving our predictions for the match. Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-8.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a national radio station and is broadcast on DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn. You can phone in or What's App us and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call or What's App is 0208 70 20 558  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and the indefatigable Joe Tweedie to discuss Chelsea's first home Premier League win (and clean sheet) against Brighton on Saturday; plus a look back at the 7-1 win against Grimsby Town and this Wednesday's Champions' League match against Lille. On the show tonight we celebrate our first home premier league win and clean sheet; try and figure out what’s going on with penalties and applaud Jorginho for his Lazarus like turnaround from villain to hero. Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron: Become a Patron! In part two, we discuss why experience is still key; worry about Kante; look at Lampard’s big six weeks and ask everybody likes us, do we care? Plus, this week’s parish notices. In part three, we have a schedule change as we read out this week’s emails and in part four, we have a quick look back at the Carabao Cup win against Grimsby Town and a look ahead to Wednesday night’s Champions League match against Lille.  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, Clayton Beerman, Dan Silver and matt Beadle look back at last Wednesday night's Carabao Cup tie against Grimsby Town and look ahead to Saturday's Premier League fixture against Brighton and Wednesday's Champions League tie against Lille. The Youth got their chance to impress against Grimsby Town in the Carabao Cup last week, and boy did they in a 7-1 win adding more names to the list of Tomori, Mount and Abraham as potential starters. But what about Barkley and Pulisic? We also have a look back to the match against Liverpool last week and ask did Chelsea deserve more than they got? VAR – what is it good for? And applaud the support when losing which speaks volumes. Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron: Become a Patron! We look ahead to Lille in the Champions League tie against Lille next wednesday and find some familiar faces with Chelsea connections and ask is this a must win match and how important is the Champions League this season? Finally we look ahead to Chelsea v Brighton with 'Hear us Roars' Ady Packham in 'Opposition View' and ask will Frank Lampard break his Premier League home duck before giving our predictions. Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-8.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a national radio station and is broadcast on DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn. The best thing is that you can phone in or What's App us and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call or What's App is 0208 70 20 558  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Gate 17's very own Mark Worrall to look back at Chelsea's honorable defeat to Liverpool and ahead to the Carabao match on Wednesday against Grimsby Town. On the show tonight we ask with Chelsea being cheered off after losing and Mourinho saying this is a small club mentality, is there honour in defeat? And why are we showing top four form up front and relegation form at the back? Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron: Become a Patron! In part two, we discuss Kante and Tomori being amazing and VAR sucking the life out of the match going experience. We also ask why no Pulisic and is Frank Lampard proving to be an unlucky manager? In part three, we have a quick look ahead to Wednesday night’s Carabao cup tie against Grimsby Town, before some parish notices and in part four we have 11 emails no less from you the loyal Chelsea FanCast listeners. God help me and JK!!!  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, Jonathan Kydd, Alex Churchill and Kieran Crichard look back at last Tuesday night's Champions' League tie against Valencia and look ahead to Sunday's Premier League fixture against Liverpool. We discuss Chelsea's Champions' League defeat to Valencia and Ross Barkley’s pen and Mason Mount’s injury in particular. Is inexperience a valid excuse and how does the defeat affect Chelsea’s chance of progressing in the CL. Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron: Become a Patron! Looking ahead to the Liverpool match on Sunday, we talk about today's Press Conference and the news that Callum Hudson-Odoi has finally signed. What will Chelsea's team selection & formation be? Is it a good or bad time to play Liverpool who also lost in midweek? How do we stop Salah, Mane and Firmino? How do we get past Van Dijk? Will the Super Cup final where Chelsea drew with the European Champions have any bearing on the match? We wrap up the show with our Chelsea v Liverpool predictions! Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn. The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Tony Glover to look back at a great 5-2 win away at Wolves where the Kids proved that they are indeed alright! On the show tonight we discuss why Tammy Abraham is Chelsea’s main man and ask could he be Chelsea’s Harry Kane? Plus we have two new songs for Tammy plus a song for Kovacic. In part two, we discuss the impact the youth are having on Chelsea; Lampard’s tactical flexibility; Der Panza returns but why are Chelsea still leaking goals? Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron: Become a Patron! In part three, we look ahead to tomorrow night’s Champions’ League tie against Valencia and in part four we have 7 emails no less from you the loyal Chelsea FanCast listeners.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.