Chelsea FanCast

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea legend Kerry Dixon to look back to the wins against Derby County and Burnley and look ahead to this weekends match against Crystal Palace There was a great reception for Frank Lampard & Jody Morris as Chelsea took on Derby County in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday in a somewhat bonkers match – Derby played well and were unlucky not to win. Was this in part due to some dodgy Chelsea defending with the B team defence of Emerson, Cahill, Christensen and Zappacosta - are they not good enough or just rusty? On the plus side we had more minutes for Loftus Cheek and Willian continuing his recent good form. What did Kerry think of the performances of Mason Mount & Tomori? With Chelsea still unbeaten in all games and Bournemouth next in the quarter finals, can we smell another trophy? How important is it for Sarri? Was it performance of the season against Burnley or were Burnley just poor? Should we be considered serious title challengers? Did the win against Burnley prove that Chelsea can play well, score and win without Hazard?  With Chelsea playing Crystal Palace on Sunday, we hope that Hazard will be fit. The rest of the team picks itself but will Barkley to start ahead of Kovacic? Finally Chidge and Kerry discuss the need to keep the unbeaten run going; keep pressure on at the top and show no complacency. Arsenal, Liverpool and Spurs could all drop points this weekend and we have tougher games against Everton at home and spurs away next. Apologies, but there is a technical fault on the recording this week with an echo on Kerry's contribution.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd & Alex 'The Girl Who Likes Balls' Churchill to look back at a convincing win against Burnley and Bate Borisov and look ahead to Wednesday's match against Derby County. On the show tonight we’ll be asking with Chelsea still unbeaten can we really challenge for the title? And with Chelsea purring without Hazard, can we envisage a future without him? In part two we give the plaudits to Ross Barkley; Willian and Alvaro Morata and pick up on Sarri’s comments that Barkley and Loftus Cheek could play together. In part three, we look back at the Bate Borisov match and Ruben Loftus Cheek’s hat-trick and look ahead to the return of Frank Lampard and Jody Morris on Wednesday when Chelsea play Derby County in the Carabao cup. We also give you another chance to enter the competition to win a very rare DVD of the Bobby Tambling film – Bobby Tambling 202 – signed by the great man himself. In part four we have a roundup of all the Chelsea supporter news and we’ll be reflecting on a grim weekend for football supporters with the news of the death in a helicopter crash of Leicester City’s owner and Glenn Hoddle being seriously ill with a heart attack.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Jonathan Kydd and Mark Worrall are joined by Love Sport's Aaron Paul have a look back at Chelsea's 3-1 victory over Bate Borisov and look ahead to Burnley v Chelsea this Sunday. Liam Twomey joins us to discuss Chelsea's week from a press perspective: Sarri's thoughts on the Bate Borisov match and the fall out from the Man Utd match. Looking at the match against Bate Borisov, with Ruben Loftus Cheek scoring a hat-trick and playing a starring role, could he be played up front? And was Callum Hudson-Odoi's cameo enough to warrant a few more chances to impress? Re-visiting the draw against Man Utd we ask was Mourinho the 'classless' one plus Hazard being kicked out of the game; Ross Barkley pressing for a place in the starting eleven and Morata going missing in action again. To wrap up we take a look at Burnley v Chelsea on Sunday with the 'Opposition View' and nail our colours to the mast with our match 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 Follow on twitter: @lovesportradio and facebook: www.facebook.com/lovesportradio  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Liam Twomey, ESPNs Chelsea correspondent to look back at Saturday's match against Man Utd. On the show tonight we’ll be discussing the fall-out from the bust up on the benches. Was Marco Ianni classless? Did Mourinho manipulate the situation or was it an understandable reaction and were Chelsea fans really classless in chanting ‘Fuck Off Mourinho’? In part two we give some credit to Mourinho’s tactics; worry about Eden Hazard; despair about Morata; question Chelsea’s defence and offer a tribute to Matthew Harding who died 22 years ago today. In part three, we have four excellent emails for Jonathan to read out and in part four we have a roundup of Chelsea supporter news and an interview with Chris Barnett who has produced the “Bobby Tambling 202” film celebrating the career of Bobby Tambling with contributions from Frank Lampard, Kerry Dixon, Ron Harris and others. We’ll also have a competition to win a DVD of the film signed by Bobby Tambling. These are extremely rare as only 25 have been made, so this is a very special prize. To view the film on-line go to www.chelseafan12.com and go to the videos section, pay 2.99 pounds and will be available to view for 5 days. If you want to enter the competition, we'll need your answers emailed to chelseafancast@gmail.com by Friday 26th October.  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 Clayton Beerman are joined by Love Sport's Aaron Paul to discuss look ahead to the big clash of Chelsea v Man Utd on Saturday. We have the Guardian's London Football Correspondent, Dom Fifield, on the phone to give us the low down on Chelsea's press conference on Friday. Was Sarri having a dig at the Press with his "respect" comments; what's the issue with Christensen; will they unload Morata and does it now look likely that Eden Hazard will stay at Chelsea? Looking ahead to the Chelsea v Man Utd match, we look at Chelsea's remarkable form against Utd at home in the Premier League era; will Jose 'park the bus' and target Eden Hazard with 'fouling by rotation' and given referee Mike Dean's form, should we be concerned. We have Chris Barnett on the phone to talk about his new film 'Bobby - 202' featuring Bobby, Kerry Dixon and Frank Lampard, Chelsea's three top goal scorers of all time and we hear a clip of Frank and Bobby talking about some of Frank's favourite goals. Talking of favourites, we discuss some of our favourite matches against Man Utd at Stamford Bridge including the 5-0 win in 1999 and the 3-0 win in 2006. Finally, former Chelsea and Man Utd player, the much loved Mickey Thomas joins us by phone to talk about his short but very sweet Chelsea career and to look ahead to Chelsea v Man Utd from the opposition's viewpoint. 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 Follow on twitter: @lovesportradio and facebook: www.facebook.com/lovesportradio  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea legend Kerry Dixon to look ahead to Chelsea v Man Utd this weekend. Chelsea's results against Utd in the Premier League are outstanding and unbeaten this season surely they will start as favourites against Mourinho and Utd who appear to be at war with each other? Will Jose set out to target Hazard and with Mike Dean as referee should Chelsea supporters be worried? Will Barkley get the nod ahead of Kovacic and will Giroud start ahead of Morata? How does Kerry see the match going and does he predict a Chelsea win? Chidge wanders down memory lane with Kerry to look back at three matches against Utd from his days at Chelsea. They discover that they have at least one thing in common - a very poor memory!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Dan Silver and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Love Sport's Aaron Paul to discuss Chelsea's win against Southampton; the future of Ross Barkley and Mason Mount plus John Terry - Captain, Leader, Legend. Does the win against Saints last weekend mean that Chelsea can challenge for the title and are they ahead of schedule? With Ross Barkley recalled to the England team and beginning to make an impact at Chelsea, ow good can he be and can he make the left mid spot his own? What does this mean for Ruben Loftus Cheek who was not picked for England - does he have to move?  Mason Mount was selected for England ahead of Ruben Loftus Cheek and has impressed for Frank Lampard’s Derby but is England selection too soon and should he be allowed to play against Chelsea in the Carabao Cup? Eden Hazard has had an outstanding season so far for Chelsea but was flirting with Real Madrid again this week. Should he stay? Will he stay or would it be understandable if he went in the summer? If he does go what kind of fee should we accept and who could replace him. Will he be forgiven by the Chelsea fans Chelsea launched an anti-Semitism re-education project this week with visits to Auschwitz and re-education by Chelsea’s diversity team offered instead of 3 year ban for racist behaviour. Is it a good idea? Will it work and should other clubs consider this? With John Terry announcing his retirement this week we ask is he the Premier Leagues greatest ever defender? What about the controversies - justified criticism or media agenda and opposition fan envy? What will his legacy be and what are our personal memories of JT? Finally with Chelsea playing Man Utd next weekend, will Utd play like Burnley or Brazil and will Mourinho get fired if Chelsea win? 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 LOVE SPORT 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 Follow on twitter: @lovesportradio and facebook: www.facebook.com/lovesportradio  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Alex 'The Girl Who Likes Balls' and Joe Tweedie to look back at a win against Southampton that gives Chelsea a share of the top of the league with Man City and Liverpool. On the show tonight we’ll be discussing Ross the Boss Barkley and his coming of age as a Chelsea player with a superb assist and a goal. How far can he go and is he the answer to Chelsea’s goal scoring midfield conundrum? In part two we look at Hazard again and the mysterious case of Alvaro Morata again. In addition we ask has Kepa Arizabalega expunged Thibaut Courtois from our memory? Is the defence solid or vulnerable? How will we deal with a blip and can we challenge for the title? Is the third kit a turd kit? And finally an appreciation of John Terry who announced his playing retirement yesterday. In part three, we have one email for Jonathan to read out so we should definitely have time for a Q&A with our mixlr listeners and in part four we have a roundup of Chelsea supporter news.  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 are joined by Love Sport's Aaron Paul to discuss Chelsea's win against Mol Vidi in the Europa League and look ahead to this weekends match against Southampton. On a frustrating night against Mol Vidi, Morata finally finds the back of the net but does this mean he can turn his form around and what about his emotional behavior during the match? Hazard had to come to the rescue again but does this mean we are too reliant on him and why can’t Chelsea put teams away at the moment and with a number of squad players getting a game how did they do and does the absence of youth players tell us that Sarri is taking the cup competitions seriously or does he just not rate them? Looking ahead to Southampton Chidge explains why this is such a popular away match for Chelsea supporters (which has nothing to do with it being 20 minutes down the road for him); we have the 'Opposition View' from Ben of Total Saints Podcast and we ask will Sarri stick with Morata or give Giroud a chance to repeat his two goal heroics of last season's fixture. Plus our match predictions to wrap proceedings up. 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 LOVE SPORT 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 Follow on twitter: @lovesportradio and facebook: www.facebook.com/lovesportradio  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea legend Kerry Dixon to look back at Chelsea v Liverpool last weekend and the Europa Cup match against Mol Vidi on Thursday and look ahead to the visit to Southampton on Sunday. Hazard comes to the rescue in a frustrating match against Mol Vidi and Morata, in a strange performance, finally gets a goal, but will it lead to a return to goal scoring form? Was the draw against Liverpool Chelsea's best performance of the season and does it prove how well Chelsea are doing under Sarri? With Chelsea the only unbeaten side, in any competition, can we keep the run going against Southampton?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and the Smut Buddies: Tony Glover and Alex Churchill aka The Girl Who Likes Balls to look back at a 'double dose of scouse' after our Carabao Cup win and Premier League draw against Liverpool and look ahead to this week's Europa League match against MOL Vidi. On the show tonight we’ll be discussing whether we coulda, shoulda, woulda beaten Liverpool on Saturday but in the cold light of day how far does this result show us the progression under Sarri? In part two we look at Rudiger and Luiz’s imperious performances; Morata; Sarri spreading happiness; the Carabao Cup and have some fun facts about MOL Vidi our opponents on Thursday. In part three, we have a couple of emails for Jonathan to read out and in part four we have a roundup of Chelsea supporter news.  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 and Jonathan Kydd, are joined by Love Sport's Aaron Paul to discuss Chelsea's win in the Carabao Cup against Liverpool and look forward to Saturday's Premier League match against Liverpool. After Eden Hazard's stunning goal against Liverpool in midweek we ask is Hazard Chelsea's best player ever? 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 LOVE SPORT 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 Follow on twitter: @lovesportradio and facebook: www.facebook.com/lovesportradio  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and Mark Worrall are joined by Love Sport's Aaron Paul to discuss Chelsea's win against PAOK in the Europa League, look ahead to the West Ham v Chelsea match and round up the Chelsea week. 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 LOVE SPORT 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 Follow on twitter: @lovesportradio and facebook: www.facebook.com/lovesportradio  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and ESPN's Liam Twomey to look back at Chelsea's 0-0 draw against West Ham and ahead to a double dose of Scouse this week. On the show tonight we’ll be discussing Chelsea being all fart and no shit and remembering that there was another team on the pitch who did a good job on us, whilst bemoaning the lack of finishing from the blues.   In part two we ask how we solve the Kante conundrum. Are we seeing the death of the old school striker and look ahead to a double dose of Scouse this week.   In part three, we have emails for Jonathan to read out on tattoos, a message from Bhutan and an apology to Jonathan   In part four we have a roundup of Chelsea supporter news.  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, Clayton Beerman are joined by Love Sport's Aaron Paul to round up the Chelsea week and look ahead to the Chelsea v Cardiff and PAOK v Chelsea matches. Rounding up the Chelsea players performances in the International break the boys discuss the curios case of Ruben Loftus Cheek. Why has he failed to impress and is the criticism of him and pressure loaded on to him unfair?  With Chelsea playing Cardiff this Saturday we ask should Morata start or Giroud and will Cardiff try to kick Hazard out of the game? Neil Warnock says that Cardiff will have a go but will they? And what about Warnock's comments that Chelsea have no class in relation to the loan of Tammy Abraham that fell through? Looking ahead to PAOK v Chelsea in the Europa League, Chidge explains why UEFA is not working in the supporters best interests and failing in their duty of care to Chelsea supporters travelling to the match.   Finally, is Chelsea marketing the club to death and in the process ripping the soul out of the club?   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 LOVE SPORT 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 Follow on twitter: @lovesportradio and facebook: www.facebook.com/lovesportradio  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.