Chelsea FanCast

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, 'Mr Gate 17' - Mark Worrall and 'Mr Eddie Mac' - Mark Meehan, to look back at a great win against Dirty Leeds, the return of supporters to Stamford Bridge and ahead to Tuesday night's match against Krasnodar. On the show tonight, we applaud Chelsea’s winning mentality and work ethic, and while we should have finished off more of the chances we created, hallelujah we are scoring from set pieces with a delightful frequency. In part two we ask with Frank’s success against elite managers, why is he not being given the credit he deserves for his tactical acumen? In part three we have some great emails to read out; we look at the winners and losers in our Prem Predictions League and we look ahead to Tuesday night’s Champions’ League match against Krasnodar.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver to look ahead to Chelsea's Premier League match against Leeds on Saturday. Oliver Harbord from Football.London joins us to disect this week's Chelsea news. With Olivier Giroud scoring four fab goals in a great team performance against Sevilla, should he start against Leeds? How big is the rivalry with Leeds and will having 2,000 fans in the stadium make a difference? Jon Mackenzie from 'All Stats Aren't We' joins us to look ahead to Chelsea v Leeds from the 'Opposition View'. We ask him what the rivalry between Chelsea and Leeds means to him; is he happy with their season so far; is there method in the madness of Bielsa and how does he expect the match to go. We wrap with our own preview of the match by recalling some past clashes, pondering how to stop Patrick Bamford from scoring against his old club and revealing how we expect the match to go.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Paul Lagan from Capital Football to discuss Chelsea FC Women's start to the season. We also preview the next fixture against West Ham United and discuss the return of supporters to Kingsmeadow. You can read all of Paul's work on Chelsea FC Women by checking out the Capital Football Website www.capitalfootball.co.uk and follow him on Twitter @CFCJourno Follow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and check out our instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver & Alex Churchill to look back at the 0-0 draw against Spurs and ahead to Wednesday night's match against Sevilla. On the show tonight, we look at how Jose made it so difficult for Chelsea; rue some missed chances; discuss why it is so important not to lose to Spurs and ask whether failing to beat our rivals really is an issue at the moment. In part two we take comfort from another clean sheet and applaud Mendy, Silva and Kante, Kovacic and James in particular. We ask whether Werner needs a rest, discuss why and how Tammy needs to improve and with Pulisic and Havertz now fit again, wonder if Frank will change the TNT formula up front. In part three we discuss the ‘Return to the Bridge’ with 2,000 supporters allowed back in against Leeds and Krasnodar next week. The Chelsea Supporters Trust has been vociferous this week about the ballot system and the extortionate pricing and Trust Board members, Dan and Chidge, will discuss the inequity of the situation and what the Trust is doing about it. We also look ahead to Wednesday night’s Champions’ League match against Sevilla and have a few emails to read out.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan to look ahead to Chelsea's Premier League match against Spurs on Sunday. Liam Twomey from The Athletic joins us to disect this week's Chelsea news including securing Champions' League qualification; the possible return to Stamford Bridge and Roman Abramovich's 1000th match. Ricky Sacks from the 'Last Word on Spurs' joins us to look ahead to Chelsea v Spurs from the 'Opposition View'. We ask him if falling in love with Jose is like doing a deal with the Devil and how does he see the match going. We wrap with our own preview of the match: Will Frank go with our best line up and 4:3:3? How do we stop Kane and Son? Is this our biggest test of the season so far? And finally we report back on the winners and losers in the Chelsea Fancast 'Prem Predictions' League and the death of Diego Maradona..  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Kerrie Evans from the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group to talk about the work and impact the group has at Kingsmeadow.  We also discuss the latest goings on in the team, including the Women's UEFA Champions League draw and Manager and Player of the month nominations for Emma Hayes and Pernille Harder respectively. You can find more about the CSWG on Twitter and Instagram @ChelseaWomenSG and their website www.chelseawomensupporters.com   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and Dayne Whittle to look back at Saturday's 2-0 win against Newcastle. On the show tonight, we look at a good 3 points won and the blossoming strike force that is TNT. We also praise the defence who are keeping more clean sheets than a monastery, but is the real reason for this the resurgence of N’Golo Kante? In part two we praise another powerful performance from Reece James, and ask is complacency when Chelsea are so dominant an issue? We analyse the improvement Chelsea have made this season in terms of points won and ponder that the fixtures over the next 6 weeks could help to define the season. In part three we look ahead to Tuesday night’s Champions’ League tie against Rennes. Should Frank go all out to win to put qualification to bed or look to rest some tired legs and minds? We wrap up the show with some superb emails sent in by our loyal supporters for JK and Chidge to read out.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Martin Wickham to look ahead to Chelsea's Premier League match away to Newcastle United on Saturday. Oliver Harbord, Chelsea correspondent from Football.London joins us to round up all the Chelsea news from this week including Mason Mount impressing for England; injury updates for the Newcastle match and what's going on with Fikayo Tomori? The 'Talk of the Toon' join us for 'The Opposition View'. We ask them what's going with Mike Ashley selling up; are they happy with Steve Bruce and the start to the season and how do they see the match going. We wrap with our own preview of the match: In the absence of Silva who will partner Zouma in defence if Havertz is not fit, will Kovacic step in to a 3 man midfield with Mount and Kante; will the Chelsea players be suffering from fatigue after the international fixtures and how do we see the match going.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dean Mears of Chelsea Fancast and cfcuk is joined by Jane Chappell to introduce themselves and their brand new podcast all about Chelsea FC Women - Went to Mow Kingsmeadow!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman, Tony Glover and Dean Mears for a Q&A session on all things Chelsea. With some of our Patreon members joining us on Zoom along with the mixlr live audience, Chidge and the boys answer questions on anything to do with Chelsea... Thoughts on replica shirts, the rise of football tourism, the Ken Bates Electric fence, Christian Pulisic, Tammy Abraham, Kepa. Connor Gallagher and our favourite Chelsea memorabilia and lots more.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dean Mears and Mark Meehan to look back at Chelsea's emphatic win against Sheffield United. On the show tonight, we wonder at the wizardry of Hakim Ziyech; we ask is Thiago Silva the new ‘Rock’ and we discuss the importance of Timo Werner’s ability to score goals. In part two we discuss the importance of Chelsea passing another test with an emphatic win; we ask with Tammy, Reece and Mason all upping their game, is this a lesson to Fikayo Tomori and Callum Hudson-Odoi. And with Chelsea playing with real menace and fluidity are they genuine title contenders in an open season and will this momentum be checked by the International Break and player fatigue. In part three we have a couple of great emails to read out; we check the ups and downs of our 'Prem Predictions' league and we have a competition to win a copy of Walter Otton’s new book ‘Let the Celery Decide’  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to discuss Chelsea's 3-0 win against Rennes in the Champions' League and look ahead to Saturday's Premier League match against Sheffield Utd. Looking back to this week's win against Rennes, we discuss the comfortable win which saw another clean sheet, two penalties by Timo Werner and a great 'Made in Chelsea' goal by Tammy Abraham. We catch up on today's Press Conference where the injury to Pulisic was discussed along with the form of Timo Werner, Reece James and Thiago Silva, Sheffield Utd 'Vlogger' Travelling Blade joins us for 'The Opposition View'. We ask him whether the loss of Dean Henderson has impacted Utd's form this season and can Chris Wilder turn it around. What does he think of Ethan Ampadu and how does he see Utd approaching the match against Chelsea. And we hopefully get a rendition of the Greasy Chip Butty song! We wrap up by giving our predictions and ask with Havertz out, will Frank pick Jorginho or Kovacic and will he stick with a 4:3:3 and if Werner is rested will Callum Hudson-Odoi get a start?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and Joe Tweedie to look back at Chelsea's wins against Burnley and Krasnodar and ahead to this weeks match against Rennes. On the show tonight, we praise Chelsea’s Magnificent 6 and ask is Kante back to his best and is this his best position? In part two we ask is the 4:3:3 here to stay or is it horses for course? We praise Zouma and ask is Pulisic made of glass and we discuss whether Chelsea are beginning to click. In part three we look back at the 4-0 defeat of Krasnodar and ask if it heralded the end of Jorginho and Kovacic in a midfield two. We ask what more does Hudson-Odoi have to do and whether Frank turning mid-game to a 4:3:3 will have the same impact as Conte turning to 3:5:2 mid-game against Arsenal. We also look ahead to this Wednesday’s match against Rennes in the Champions’ League. In part four, we have some superb emails sent in by our loyal supporters for JK and myself to read out.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Worrall to discuss Chelsea's 4-0 win against Krasnodar in the Champions' League and look ahead to Saturday's Premier League match against Burnley. Looking back to this week's win against Krasnodar, we ask will Jorginho pay the penalty for missing from the spot and applaud the move to 4:3:3 which reaped 3 goals in the second half. Liam Twomey, Chelsea correspondent The Athletic joins us to report back on Frank Lampard's press conference yesterday and to round up this week's news. Radio and TV presenter and massive Burnley fan Andy Hodgson joins us for 'The Opposition View'. We ask him about the proposed £200m takeover at Burnley, how worried is he at Burnley's current form and how he sees Burnley approaching the match against Chelsea. We wrap up by giving our predictions and ask will Frank stick with 4:3:3 with Kante, Mount and Havertz in midfield?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan to look back at Chelsea's 0-0 draws against Man Utd and Sevilla and look ahead to Wednesday night's Champions' League tie away to Krasnodar. On the show tonight, we ask was the draw against Utd really turgid fare or was it a good point won and we heap praise on Mendy, Silva and James. In part two we discuss the penalty that should have been and let JK loose in his opprobrium of referees and VAR. We also look at defensive solidity versus lack of creativity and ask is the real issue we need to address in midfield. We wrap up part two with a look at the media agenda against Chelsea and what is really going on here. In part three we look back at another 0-0 draw in the Champions’ league match against Sevilla. Mendy and Silva were impressive but why were people disappointed in a good tactical hard-fought game against a tough Sevilla side; one which we had to avoid defeat in? In part four, we look ahead to this week’s Champions’ League match against Krasnodar, in Southern Russia and ask who are they; who will start for Chelsea and how do we see it going.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.