1905: The Chelsea FC Podcast

We reflect on opening day defeat to Man City and look at the positives amongst the pain. We discuss the return of João Félix, and we look forward to the return of European Football at The Bridge against the mighty Servette from Switzerland. Voicenotes on all that and more. — Support the Show — See more of the show on Instagram » Get in touch hello@1905podcast.com And give us a 5 star podcast revie...

Have Chelsea fans ever been more divided ahead of a new season? In this episode, we get the views of a number of fans with some optimistic about what our new manager and squad can do - and some, not so much. We also discuss our left backs and preview the big game on Sunday against Man City. Voicenotes on all that and more. -- Thank you to all of our guests, in order of appearance: Neil Barnett, Fa...

There’s never a dull moment at Chelsea Football Club is there? Out of nowhere, Chelsea announced the signing of Pedro Neto from Wolves - taking our transfer spend this summer up to almost £200m - infuriating the media and opposition fans alike. This week we talk about our latest acquisition, yet another injury for Reece James and what we learned from our final pre-season game against Inter Milan....

After months of speculation, Conor Gallagher has left Chelsea for Atletico Madrid with striker Samu Omorodion coming the other way. In this episode, we talk about the move that has divided Chelsea fans and find out what we can expect from our new Spanish forward from football writer and analyst Fahd Ahmed. We also look at what went wrong against Real Madrid and what we hope to see against Inter Mi...

Haaland is good isn’t he? Our passing out from the back, not so much. In this episode we reflect on that pre-season humbling by Man City, a couple of contrasting player performances and what we want to see against Real Madrid next. — Support the Show — See more of the show on Instagram » Share the podcast with a fellow blue And give us a 5 star podcast review — Meet the Hosts — Chelsea fans Joe Ke...

At the halfway point of pre-season, we take a look at the positive signs so far and the players staking a claim to be key parts of Maresca’s new look Chelsea. We discuss the latest rumours linking Chelsea with Victor Osimhen and get the media perspective on Todd Boehly & Clearlake from journalist and Chelsea fan Owen Phillips. Voicenotes on all that and more: 1.01 - Pre-season performers 14.27 - B...

Just 67 days since the end of last season, Chelsea kicked off their pre-season against Wrexham with a new manager and raft of new players. We discuss that first look at Maresca’s Chelsea, the fall-out over the future of Trevor Chalobah and our 3 wishes for the 24/25 season. Voicenotes on all that and more: 0.53 - Grant us three wishes 27.19 - Welcome to Wrexham 33.46 - The Chalobah fallout 36.56 -...

With pre-season upon us, we discuss why doing well in the US might tell us more about the season than you might think with memories (good and bad) of years gone by. We take a look (through our fingers) at Chelsea’s new home kit and celebrate the rise of a new Chelsea cult hero - Estrella-drinking, European Champion - Marc Cucurella. Voicenotes on all that and more: 0.59 - Pre-season premonitions 1...

John Terry famously said that Petr Cech was worth 12 to 15 points a season. This week, we discuss arguably the most important position on the pitch and why Chelsea’s current options aren’t the long-term answer. We take a look at (yet another) new signing in Renato Veiga, how that might effect the future of Ben Chilwell and our impressions from Enzo Maresca’s first interview in blue. Voicenotes on...

After an incredible 31 years at the club, we say farewell to Neil Bath, an undisputed Chelsea legend that made our academy the envy of the world. We discuss Conor Gallagher and whether or not he has a future under Maresca, talk shirt sponsors (or the lack of one) and look at our new arrival from Leicester - Kieran Dewsbury-Hall - getting the perspective from Leicester fan and comedy star, Henry Ro...

With Omari Kellyman joining from Aston Villa and Ian Maatsen going the other way, we give our views on the moves and get the Villa perspective from season-ticket holder Ben Morgan. We discuss Mykhailo Mudryk and what could be a make or break season for him at the club and take a look forward to summer 2026 and our wonder kids from South America. Voicenotes on all that and more: 1.02 - PSR Powered...

With Chelsea hot on the tails of Michael Olise for a second consecutive summer, who is the best player Chelsea nearly signed? We trawl through the memory bank to give our opinion with a guest note from a social media favourite of ours Chris Wright (aka Chelsea Rewind). Voicenotes on all that and more: 1.06 - Nearly Chelsea Signings 12.01 - Chelsea 24/25 Fixtures 18.21 - Toddy Boehly the Futurist 2...

Is Tosin Adarabioyo now Chelsea’s fastest defender? We answer that and share our opinions on our new signing along with the view from Craven Cottage with Fulham fan Simon Wilkins. Voicenotes on all that and more: 0.54 - Hot Takes on Tosin 11.12 - Captain, Leader, Reece 17.02 - Chelsea’s Fastest Defender 20.11 - The Future of Armando Broja 23.00 - Chris’ First/Worst/Best Games — Support the Show —...

This week, we share notes on Enzo Maresca and the one reason Chelsea fans will love him. We hear the Leicester City perspective from social media star Henry Rowley. And we forecast the futures of Trevoh Chalobah and Reece James. Voicenotes 0.55 - Our Takes on Maresca 14.26 - The Leicester Perspective 18.54 - Chalobah v Gallagher 24.01 - Reece James 2025 29.00 - Joe’s First/Worst/Best Hosts Chris S...