Chelsea FanCast

This week Dean and Dayne are joined by Kerrie Evans from the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group and Tracy Brown, co-chair of Chelsea Pride on what's been a rollercoaster week for Chelsea Football Club.   We discuss how the current government sanctions on Roman Abramovich has affected the Chelsea Women's team, what are the potential side effects of reduced financial income, what we want from our...

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Marco Worrall and Mark Meehan to look back at a crazy week in the world of Chelsea sealed with a last gasp winner against Newcastle. On the show tonight, in part one, we look at Tuchel’s team selection. Ask were we bad, Newcastle good or did we cancel each other out? Should Havertz have been red-carded for elbowing Burn? Should the ref have given a...

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Adam Newson from Football. London, Martin Wickham, Tony Glover and Mark Meehan for a Chelsea Fancast summit meeting on the existential threat facing Chelsea due to the Government sanctions. In part one, we recap on the 3-1 win away to Norwich on Wednesday night, only hours after the announcement that Chelsea were to be sanctioned by the Government....

This week Dean is joined by co-chair of Chelsea Pride Tracy Brown and Ollie Glanvill to look back on Chelsea's 3-1 defeat to Manchester City in the Conti Cup Final.    We discuss the loss of key players to injury, lament a poor pitch and Chelsea's inability to adapt.    Plus we look ahead to Thursday's WSL clash with West Ham.    You can follow Tracy on Twitter @...

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dan Silver and Dayne Whittle to look back at good old thrashing of Burnley on Saturday and discuss the ramifications of Roman Abramovich putting Chelsea up for sale. On the show tonight, in part one, we look at Tuchel’s team selection, explain why there is nothing like Reece James; discuss Tuchel’s tweak and Havertz - Chelsea’s No 9 In part two we di...

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Tony Glover look ahead to Chelsea's match against Burnley on Saturday and look back at our win against Luton in the FA Cup last Wednesday. Liam Twomey from The Athletic joins us in part one to discuss the 3-2 win against Luton Town in the FA Cup on Wednesday. A shocking 1st half with Saar and Kenedy poor, but a better 2nd half where Lukaku and Werner both scored....

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Clayton Beerman and Mark Meehan to look back at the narrowest of defeats to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup Final, and ahead to Wednesday nights FA Cup 5th round tie against Luton. On the show tonight, in part one, we look at Tuchel’s team selection, discuss a game of 2 Halves, of 2 halves and 2 halves. We ask why can’t Chelsea finish and bemoan our luc...

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Alex Churchill look ahead to Chelsea's Carabao Cup Final against Liverpool on Sunday and recap the Champions League win against Lille this week. Adam Newson from Football. London joins us in part one to discuss the 2-0 win against Lille on Tuesday. A good win, good performance and the pressing and fluidity is back. Havertz v Lukaku is the case proven? Pulisic on...

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by 'The Smut Buddies', Alex Churchil and Tony Glover to look back at Chelsea's last gasp 1-0 win over Palace and ahead to the Champions' League match against Lille. On the show tonight, in part one, we look at Tuchel’s team selection, some below par performances at a windy Selhurst Park and Hakin Ziyech saving the day. In part two we look at the conun...

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Alex Churchill look ahead to Chelsea's return to the Premier League as World Champions this weekend. Liam Twomey from The Athletic joins us in part one to report back on Thomas Tuchel's press confernece today where he answered questions on Azpilicueta, Kepa, Kai Havertz, Mount and James injuries and a settled front three. Cheis Hambling from Back of the Nest join...

This week Dean and Dayne are joined by Ben (aka Medicine) to look back at Chelsea's 0-0 draw with Arsenal in the WSL this past Friday.    We discuss a disjointed first half vs an invigorated second half, the impact of Ji, the challenge with fatigue and much more   You can follow Ben on Twitter @EEmedicine    You can find more information about the Women's Football Fan...

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dan Silver to look back at a history making evening as Chelsea are crowned World Champions. On the show tonight, in part one, we look at Tuchel’s team selection, the injury to Mason Mount, Lukaku’s goal and the soft penalty awarded to Palmeiras. In part two we look at the strange, but arguably match-winning subs by Tuchel, iceman Havertz, Azpi and hi...

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Dayne Whittle look back at the 1-0 win against Al-Hilal in the semi-final of the Club World Cup and look ahead to the final against Palmeiras. Liam Twomey from The Athletic joins us in part one to look back at the Club World Cup semi-final against Al-Hilal. A case of Deja Vu where Chelsea dominated, couldn't make it count and then let the opposition back in to th...

This week Dean and Dayne are joined by Mia Eriksson to look back at Chelsea's huge 1-0 win over Manchester City in the WSL this past Sunday.    We discuss a better 'team' performance and single out some individuals who deserved recongition for an outstanding game.    We also have a quick look ahead to Friday's top of the table clash with Arsenal.    Plus we declare Ca...

Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Clayton Beerman and Marco 'Gate 17' Worrall to look back at a misfiring Chelsea performance against Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup and ahead to the Club World Cup semi-final against Al-Hilal. On the show tonight, in part one, we look at the awful form of Lukaku and Chelsea’s strikers and try and make some sense of it and in part two we give thanks to...

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd & Mark Meehan preview the FA Cup 4th round tie between Chelsea and Plymouth Argyle. Adam Newson from Football. London joins us in part one to report back on today's press conference with Thomas Tuchel. What's the latest injury situation; will any of the Youth players feature; is Kenedy really an option and what's our view on Chelsea's transfer window. In part two...

This week Jane is joined by Kerrie Evans from the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group and Tracy Brown, co-chair of Chelsea Pride, to reflect on Chelsea's Conti Cup semi-final win against Manchester United, resulting in a third consecutive Conti Cup final.   Plus we look ahead to Sunday's visit of Manchester City in a huge WSL clash.    Our all female panel is designed to give more wome...

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day. Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan to look back at the 1998-99 season. In part two, we pick up the season in January. Chelsea are 7th in the Premier League, their league form having suffered from rotation due to participation in the Champions' League. They faced No...

The Chelsea FanCast looks back, season by season, to 50 Years of Chelsea history from 1970 to the present day. Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan to look back at the 1998-99 season. This season saw Chelsea compete in the Champions' League for the first time. With Gianluca Vialli retiring, Chris Sutton was bought from Blackburn Rovers for £10 million and it was hoped that he...

This week Dean, Jane and Dayne sit down to preview Chelsea's Conti Cup semi-final clash against Manchester United this Wednesday at Kingsmeadow.   We discuss how Emma Hayes will set out her team, who gets a start and how we can stop the WSL's inform team.    Plus we all dream of a Lauren James winner.   You can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on...

This week Dean, Jane and Dayne sit down to discuss Chelsea's 3-1 win over Aston Villa in the FA Cup 4th round.   We discuss individual performances rather than a collective unit, the brilliance of Guro Reiten, the continued strength of Millie Bright and Aniek Nouwen, glimpses of Lauren James.    Plus we've got a special message from Richard Claypole, dad to Aimee Claypole, who along...

In this episode, 'Redders' whose Twitter videos and new YouTube channel have taken Chelsea Football Twitter by storm, joins Stamford Chidge to talk about his support of Chelsea including his first game, the Full Members' Cup final in 1986, his favourite matches and players, all time Chelsea Hero, best and worst Chelsea moments as well as his favourite Chelsea songs! Follow Redders on Twitter: @Red...

This week Dean, Jane and Dayne are joined by Kerrie Evans from the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group to look back at Chelsea's 2-0 win over West Ham.   We look at the impact of Bethany England, the performance of Erin Cuthbert and Emma Hayes' revert to a back four formation, plus much more.   Plus we look ahead to Saturday's FA Cup 4th round tie against Aston Villa.   You can follow...

This week Dean is joined by Mia Eriksson to discuss Chelsea's 0-0 draw with Brighton and Hove Albion.    We discuss whether this was just an off day or a more systemic problem at Chelsea and ponder what Emma Hayes can do to turn things around.    Plus we look ahead to Wednesday's WSL match against West Ham at Kingsmeadow   You can follow Mia on Twitter @Mia_Eriksson a...

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dan Silver and Mark Meehan to look back at another ritual beating of Spurs! On the show tonight, in part one, we look at Tuchel’s 4:1:4:1 system and ask does it solve the attacking issues. Has Ziyech achieved some redemption after his man of the match performance and a superb goal and while Lukaku was more involved was his performance still not goo...