Chelsea FanCast

We were delighted to interview Mark Meehan and Neil Smith recently, two of the authors of the eagerly awaited book "Eddie Mac, Eddie Mac" covering the seasons when Chelsea were managed by Eddie McCreadie. Even better, we got to interview them in a pub over a few beers, so this podcast of that interview has the feel of some of our early podcasts in Putney Station! Mark and Neil's immense passion fo...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Dan Silver, Football Agent Seb O'Mahoney and Football. London's Chelsea correspondent Oliver Harbord to look back at a Champion weekend! On the show tonight we look back at last night’s game against Watford – a meaningless game against meaningless opposition or a chance for the b team to shine and a curtain call for JT.In part two we celebrate Chelsea winning the title...

We interviewed friend of the show, Tim Rolls, about his forthcoming book on 'Docherty's Diamonds' - "Diamonds, Dynamos & Devils" on the Chelsea FanCast. Tim discussed his reasons for writing the book and explained his passion and fascination for the young team forged by Tommy Docherty in the mid-1960's, a team which won the League Cup in 1965 and included Chelsea players such as Peter Bonetti, Ron...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea legend Kerry Dixon to look back at Monday night's win against Boro and discuss Friday night's match against West Brom - a match that could see Chelsea clinch the title! Kerry discusses his memories of when Boro relegated Chelsea in '88 and applauds a professional and ruthless win against them on Monday night bringing Chelsea one step closer to being Premier Lea...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Mark Worrall and Tim Rolls to discuss the victory that relegated Boro and puts Chelsea one win away from winning the league. On the show tonight we explain why revenge over Boro by relegating them to atone for them relegating us in 1988 was very important to Chelsea supporters of a certain vintage. In part two we kind of, almost, accept that it’s over an...

Stamford Chidge and Kerry Dixon report back on Chelsea's all important win away at Everton last Sunday and look forward to next Monday's match at home against Middlesbrough. Kerry applauds a big Chelsea win against Everton and now feels that we are on the way to the title. We discuss the match against Middlesbrough coming up this Monday and expect a a good win for the boys in Blue. The only potent...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, the Girl Who Likes Balls - Alex Churchill, and Chelsea journalist Dan Levene to look back at two good wins against Southampton and Everton that take Chelsea 'closer' to winning the title! On the show tonight we applaud Pedro – something of an unsung hero and to whom I owe an apology. We also big up Gary Cahill who for the second time in a week showed his...

Stamford Chidge and Kerry Dixon look back at the FA Cup semi-final between Chelsea and Spurs and Tuesday night's Premier League match against Southampton as well as previewing the match on Sunday away at Everton. Kerry discusses whether Conte took a gamble by not starting with Hazard and Costa against Spurs and dismisses the idea that Spurs were the better team on the day. With 2 goals against Sou...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Alex Churchill 'The Girl Who Likes Balls' and Football Agent Seb O'Mahoney to chew the fat over Chelsea's 7th FA Cup semi-final since 2000 and even sweeter, a win against Sp*rs. On the show tonight we look at the massive gamble by Antonio Conte and how it paid off. In part two we applaud Hazard – a man on fire – who’s contribution to big games is getting...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon to discuss Chelsea's defeat to Man Utd in the Premier League last weekend; look forward to the FA Cup semi-final against Spurs on Saturday and give a heartfelt tribute to John Terry who announced that this will be his last season with Chelsea this week. Kerry discussed his frustration with Chelsea's performance against Man Utd whilst acknowle...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Nick Verlaney from the 'London is Blue' podcast and ESPN's Chelsea correspondent Liam Twomey to look back at Sunday's defeat to Man Utd; look ahead to the FA Cup semi-final and give a tribute to John Terry. On the show tonight we ask were Chelsea tactically undone by a classic Jose one off bit of party poopery or was it simply another one of those days?...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon to look back at the win against Bournemouth and look forward to the match against Man Utd this weekend. Another great team performance under pressure to keep Chelsea top of the league with the win against Bournemouth. Moses and Alonso proving yet again that they bring balance to the team and Eden Hazard proving that the big players step up wh...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and Tony Glover to discuss Chelsea's wins against Man City and Bournemouth. On the show tonight we ask is Costa a shanker or a shirker as our top striker appears to be entering a slump in form just at the wrong time. In part two we discuss why Marcus Alonso and Victor Moses bring balance to the force and praise Conte in making them better...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon to report back on a massive win against Man City which keeps us in pole position in the title race. Eden Hazard steps up yet again in a big game and bags two goals in the process as Conte shepherded Chelsea to a fine win against a dangerous Man City side. Antonio Conte showed his metal and outwitted the 'best' manager in the world Pep Guardio...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Chelsea writer Mark Worrall and Alex Churchill aka 'The Girl Who Likes Balls' to dig the bones out of a somewhat nerve inducing defeat to Crystal Palace. On the show tonight we wonder whether Saturday was simply one of those days or was our inability to find the onion bag a cause for deeper concern? In part two we discuss lightning striking not once but...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon to discuss the recent rumours about Eden Hazard, Sanchez and Lukaku, as well as looking ahead to the Premier League fixtures against Crystal Palace and Manchester City. Chidge and Kerry ponder whether there is any truth in the rumours about Hazard, Sanchez and Lukaku. Chelsea don't need to sell Hazard and he will be hard to replace whilst Ker...

Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon joins Stamford Chidge for their weekly catch up on all things Chelsea! Kerry and Chidge discuss a massive 3 points against Stoke; Chelsea making a big statement on their march to the title; and praise for Costa's discipline and Cahill's leadership. Kerry also has a quick word about the Germany v England game and believes that England are heading in the right direction in...

Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Football. London's Chelsea FC correspondent Oliver Harbord discuss a hard fought battle and massive 3 points for Chelsea against Stoke on Saturday. On the show tonight we argue that the harder they come, the harder they fall as Chelsea stand up to Stoke’s fouling by rota to come away with a hard earned 3 points at Stoke. But did the referee manage it...

Stamford Chidge joins Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon to look back at the victory against Man Utd in the FA Cup and look ahead to Stoke away this Saturday. A great atmosphere and perhaps a more tense affair than it might have been against Utd in the FA Cup quarter-final last Monday. Kerry applauds yet another stunning performance by Kante and even Michael Oliver gets some praise for stopping Utd kickin...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Tony Glover to look back at the FA Cup quarter-final victory over Man Utd and ex-wife Jose Mourinho! On the show tonight we investigate Judas-Gate. Did Jose Mourinho deserve the abuse he got last night; was it really as widespread as the press made out and any way, isn’t it time for everyone to just move on? In part two we discuss Utd’s cl...

Stamford Chidge and Kerry Dixon chew the fat over the important win in the London derby against West Ham and look ahead to Monday night's FA Cup Quarter Final against Man Utd. Kerry praises Chelsea's controlled win against West Ham and another big 3 points edging us ever closer to the title. As you would expect from a former Chelsea No. 9 Kerry puts up a swift defence against the Costa knockers, i...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and the 'Girl Who Likes Balls' - Alex Churchill to discuss last night's win against West Ham and to look forward to the FA Cup Quarter-Final against Man Utd next Monday. On the show tonight we discuss how combating the aerial threat led to another big 3 points with the pressure on. In part two we ask have rumours of Eden Hazard’s demise b...

Chelsea Supporters' Trust held their second Special General Meeting of the season after the Swansea City match. The SGMs are a good chance to report back to the membership, in person on progress with the issues we are mandated to pursue and have a face to face dialogue with the members. Held in a venue new to us, The Lillie Langtry Pub we were well looked after and a decent turnout from the member...

Stamford Chidge and Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon look back at Chelsea's win against Swansea last Saturday and look ahead to Monday night's London derby against West Ham. Cesc Fabregas takes the plaudits this week but Kerry is equally impressed with the form of Pedro and that Conte is forging his version of Chelsea in to a formidable team, all playing for each other and the manager. Unlike the bizarr...

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and Joe Tweeds to look back at another big three points for Chelsea as the tick off the wins that will hopefully take them to the title! On the show tonight we ask with the timely return of cult hero Makalele on Saturday how fitting it is that his obvious successor, N’Golo Kante played such a blinder. But is Kante better than Makalele or are...