Chelsea FanCast

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea authors Marco Worrall, Mark Meehan and Chelsea Football London journalist Adam Newson for a 'Q&A' show with members of the Chelsea FanCast Patreon group. Joining us on Zoom were several members of the Chelsea FanCast Patreon group posing questions on Chelsea's support and culture; Marco's books, Romelu Lukaku, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, match day rituals and even...

Dean flies solo this week and is joined by Mia Eriksson to discuss Chelsea's 2-0 win over newly promoted Leicester City in the WSL this past weekend.  We discuss Chelsea's struggle to break down the foxes, the importance of Pernille Harder, the impact of Ji So-Yun and question whether Aniek Nouwen and Zecira Musovic could keep their places in the team.  Plus we rave about the performance...

Dean and Dayne are joined by host of new football podcast Their Pitch, to reflect on Chelsea's 3-1 win over Brighton in the WSL.  In part one we discuss the role of Pernille Harder, the excellence of Fran Kirby, the role of Chelsea's midfield pivot plus fawn over the performance of Guro Reiten. And in part 2 we look ahead to Wednesday's UEFA Women's Champions League clash with Wolfsburg. You...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dayne Whittle and Tony Glover to look back at Chelsea's 3-1 victory over Southampton on Saturday. On the show tonight, we ponder yet another game affected by refereeing and ask again, is it incompetence or corruption? In part two we look at the sublime and ridiculous Werner and Chilwell goals as well as the encouraging performances of Loftus-Cheek; Hudso...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to look back at Chelsea's defeat to Juventus and ahead to the match against Southampton on Saturday. Liam Twomey from The Athletic joins us to look back at Chelsea’s 1-0 defeat to Juventus and to report back on Thomas Tuchel’s press conference today. In part two, Steve Grant from Total Saints Podcast joins us in 'Opposition View' to pr...

Dean, Jane and Dayne sit down to discuss Chelsea's 4-0 win over Birmingham City in the quarter-final of the FA Cup and look forward to Saturday's WSL clash with Brighton and Hove Albion.  Tracy Brown joins us for another monthly update from Chelsea Pride, which includes Monday's London Pride event at Stamford Bridge.  Plus there's the launch of a new nickname for Pernille Harder, Sam Ker...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Martin Wickham to look back at a disappointing defeat to City and ahead to Juventus! On the show tonight, we’ll ask were Chelsea poor or City very good? Is a lack of creativity in midfield the key problem and could Loftus-Cheek be the answer? In part two we ask if the referee was a factor, would a draw have been a fair result and while we...

Dean and Dayne get together to discuss Chelsea's empathic 6-1 win over Manchester United in the WSL.   Football analyst Mia Eriksson also joined us to discuss the brilliance of Pernille Harder, Chelsea's tap-tap-boom philosophy, the importance of Drew Spence and of course Jessie Fleming scoring a goal for Chelsea.   Follow Mia on Twitter @Mia_Eriksson and her new podcast @TheirPitch To j...

Dean is back behind the microphone alongside Jane and new co-host Dayne Whittle to preview our upcoming WSL clash with Manchester United. We look at any injuries after the international break, whether three at the back is here to stay and if KERR-BY are fit and ready to play. We're also joined by Natalie from All For United WFC to give us the opposition view. You can follow Natalie on Twitter @Nat...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Tony Glover to look back at a great 3-0 victory over Spurs and look ahead to the Carabao Cup tie against Villa this week. On the show tonight, we pay our own tribute to the incomparable Jimmy Greaves and we are blessed to have our very own Jonathan here who actually saw him play for Chelsea. Continuing part one, we discuss Tuchel’s changes at half-tim...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dayne Whittle to look ahead to Chelsea’s match at away to Spurs on Sunday Adam Newson from Football. London joins us to look back at Chelsea’s 1-0 win against Zenit St Petersburg in the Champions’ League this week and to report back on Thomas Tuchel’s press conference today. In part two, Ricky Sacks from Last Word on Spurs joins us in 'Opposition View...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to look back at Chelsea's 3-0 victory over Aston Villa. On the show tonight, we’ll be praising Lukaku and Kovacic for some very well taken goals and an assist. In part two we marvel at marvellous Mendy and stoic Silva who were heroic at keeping Villa out; we ask will Tuchel have learnt his lesson on leaving Jorginho and Mount out and t...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dayne Whittle to look ahead to Chelsea’s match at home to Aston Villa on Saturday. Adam Newson from Football. London joins us to discuss Thomas Tuchel’s press conference today focussing who is available for selection and the difficulties caused by International Breaks plus al the latest Chelsea news In part two, Justin Hawthorne from 'Up The Villa' jo...

This week Jane goes solo and is joined by Dayne Whittle and Kerrie Evans to discuss the first WSL league game of the 2021/2022 season  To join our fantasy football league head to  ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition  and enter the league code WTMKCFC To listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at-  https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeado...

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, Mark Meehan and Dayne Whittle to look back at the 1997-98 season. The 1997-98 season was described by Chelsea Historian Rick Glanvill as “turbulently successful” and it is hard to disagree and in Part Two we review from January to the end of the...

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, Mark Meehan and Dayne Whittle to look back at the 1997-98 season. The 1997-98 season was described by Chelsea Historian Rick Glanvill as “turbulently successful” and it is hard to disagree and in Part One we review from pre-season to the end of...

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Kerrie Evans (@KerrieEvans) from the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group to preview Chelsea's opening WSL clash with Arsenal this Sunday at the Emirates Stadium.   We discuss a potential slow start for Chelsea after their Olympic commitments, the impact of the Emirates on the match and try and predict which players will start this game.   Also, Tim Stil...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and Dan Silver to look back at resilient 1-1 draw at Anfield against Liverpool. On the show tonight, we’ll be discussing whether Reece James should have been sent off and analysing Anthony Fucking Taylors’ appalling history of poor decisions against Chelsea. Is he incompetent or corrupt? We’ll round part one off with a chat about how hero...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Martin Wickham to look ahead to Chelsea’s match away to Liverpool on Saturday. Adam Newson from Football. London joins us to discuss Thomas Tuchel’s press conference today focussing on Lukaku v Van Dijk, Klopp v Tuchel and bizarrely trying to compare Tuchel’s playing philosophy with ABBA. Plus, the latest on Chelsea’s transfers, the Champions’ League...

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Tracy Brown from Chelsea Pride to preview the 2021/22 WSL Season from the Chelsea perspective and Tracy updates us on Chelsea Pride. We look at our transfer incomings and outgoings, pre-season form, games to look forward to and give our predictions ahead of the season opener against Arsenal next week. Plus Tracy gives us an update on the goings on around Chels...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dayne Whittle & Mark Meehan to look back on a superb debut from Romelu Lukaku in the 2-0 defeat of Arsenal. On the show tonight, we’ll be eulogising Romelu Lukaku’s compete centre forward display and musing on Tuchel’s team selection. We offer props to Reece James for his all-round performance and courtesy of Adam Newson of Football. London’s article...

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Mia Eriksson for a new feature, talking tactics, where we discuss all things tactics and football analysis.  Mia is currently studying tactics and analysis at the Barcelona Innovation Hub and we hope to learn along with the listener as we discuss Chelsea. If you have any questions for the show email them to wenttomowkingsmeadow@gmail.com To join our fanta...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to look ahead to Chelsea’s match away to Arsenal on Sunday. Adam Newson from Football. London joins us to discuss Thomas Tuchel’s press conference today focussing on whether Romelu Lukaku will start against Arsenal; how will the team formation change to fit him in; Chalobah earning the right to stay; Pulisic contracting Covid and Kante...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Marco Worrall and Martin Wickham to look back at Chelsea's victory over Crystal Palace in their opening Premier League match of the new season. On the show tonight, we’ll be discussing just how good it was to be back at the Bridge; applaud a fine performance by Chelsea, especially Marcos Alonso and Trevoh Chalobah with his dream debut. In part two we’ll...

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 Clayton Beerman to look back at the 1979-80 season. Chelsea enters the last season of a very turbulent decade, back in Division Two and as the song says, “we won’t be here for long”. Well, that was the thinking anyway! England’s 1966 World Cu...