Fran Kirby's Fight Club

Andre and Maryam breakdown the 3-0 win over Brighton and talk all things Mayra Ramirez - Chelsea FCW's hottest new signing...

Maryam and Andre react to a Lauren-James-orchestrated 3-1 over title rivals Manchester United at Stamford Bridge...

A special pod from Mia and Maryam talking all things Elisabet Gunnarsdottir. Could she be the new Chelsea women's manager?

Maryam and Andre sift through a chaotic 3-1 FA Cup win over West Ham, as well as talking shop on all things Manchester United and the managers in the running for the soon-to-be-vacant head coach job...

Well 2024 did not start in the best way for Chelsea FCW. Maryam & André are here to talk about just how sad Sam Kerr's ACL rupture is (the football gods are the cruelest!), whether Chelsea should turn to the transfer market, and what changes we might see as the team faces the rest of an important season without their world class striker. Then we welcome Nathalie Björn to Chelsea! We talk a...

Maryam and Andre breakdown the 3-0 victory over Bristol City, as well as reviewing and previewing the Champions League group stage fixture against Hacken...

Andre and Maryam do a quick-fire review of Chelsea's 4-1 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates...

Maryam is a bit under the weather so André welcomed Harry Edwards to the fight club! If you've seen an incredible stat about CFCW tumble across your timeline there's a good chance it came from Harry. He joined to wrap up Chelsea's two big wins before the break against Paris FC and Leicester. Then they take a step back and use the international break to do an early season review, and sp...

Andre and Maryam get to the mic and chat all things Chelsea including today's 5-1 hammering of Liverpool, a review of the chaotic midweek trek to Spain, and the kinesthetics of having a piggyback ride on Millie Bright...

Maryam and Andre pick apart Chelsea's 3-0 win against Everton, including a chat on FA Player shout-outs, and why this next month of fixtures could be make or break...

Maryam and Andre review the 6-0 demolition of Aston Villa, and dissect the shock news of Emma Hayes leaving at the end of the season (whelp)...

In lieu of a game review this week, Maryam and Andre tackled the UCWL draw, did some more previewing of Aston Villa, and also went through your mailbag questions - including whether Andre held up to the height and physique of NBA phenom Victor Wembanyama.

Maryam and Andre review Sunday's 4-2 win over Brighton, laud over Sjoeke Nusken's hat-trick, and natter about squad rotation and slippery formations ahead of the international break...

Maryam and Mia dissect the 2-0 victory over West Ham, including discussing the rampant attacking midfield, and a sneak peak at next week's lunchtime clash with Brighton.

Manchester City 1-1 Chelsea Chelsea earn one of the weirdest points you'll see, thanks in some part to some of the weirdest refereeing you'll see. André Carlisle and Mia Eriksson discuss lineup choices, cardapalooza, time wasting, and Chelsea crossing again and again and again and again and...you get the point. In the end, a point from one of our most difficult fixtures of the season. Plea...

Maryam and Mia review the 2-1 win over Spurs on the opening day of the season, as well as delving into the depth of our squad, and a quick sneak peak of predictions for this Sunday’s clash with Manchester City! Please listen, subscribe, rate and review! #CFCW💙💙 =============== Follow Mia: Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mia_eriksson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us: Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FranKirbyFC

Maryam welcomes Mia Eriksson back to the fight club to review Chelsea's 3-2 preseason win over Roma! We talk about formation tweaks, Sjoeke Nüsken's debut, Lauren James back with a bang, what it means to have Super Fran Kirby back on the pitch, and lots more. Please listen, subscribe, rate and review! #CFCW💙💙 =============== Follow Mia: Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mia_eriksson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us: T...

Maryam & André are back for a fourth (4th!) season and with a bunch of #CFCW news to react to. Emma Hayes has been busy in the transfer market (and might not be done) so we review every signing so far, and allow André to gush about Catarina Macario & Ashley Lawrence. Then we move onto trying to make sense of the goalkeeper signings and situation (hint: we can't), and address the 'C...

C H A M P 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 O N S Emma Hayes' Chelsea topped Reading 3-0 on the final day of the season to secure their FOURTH consecutive WSL title! It was a coronation more than a match, and the party got started eighteen minutes in, thanks to who else but Sam Kerr! Maryam, Mia Eriksson and André react to the match, discuss what it means to win 4 consecutive league titles, and give our awards for...

Chelsea turned London blue yet again with a 2-0 win over Arsenal, with Magdalena Eriksson scoring in her final appearance at Kingsmeadow! André is joined by Mia Eriksson to discuss the match and the moment. They also talk about the Manchester Derby and rooting for Gareth Taylor to get a result for one (1) day, then look ahead to the final match of the season away at Reading. Plus, of course, predi...

Magdalena Eriksson and Pernille Harder's Chelsea exits became official so André had to bring in our resident Swedish football expert, Mia Eriksson, to talk about Magda's Chelsea legacy. We discuss Magda's journey and growth with Chelsea, which coincided with Chelsea's growth to dominant team in England, to a force in the Champions league. We also look at her impact far beyond the p...

ONE TROPHY DOWN! Chelsea weather Manchester United then Pernille Harder and Sam Kerr deliver the winning goal to give us a third consecutive FA Cup trophy in front of 77,390! Maryam & André grabbed the mics to immediately react to the win. We discuss our feelings coming in, coping with United's early intensity, waiting for the Pernille Harder sub, Maren Mjelde starting and winning and FA C...

André welcomes back Mia Eriksson to discuss all things Chelsea ahead of the FA Cup Final against Manchester United. We talk about everyone somehow being surprised that Chelsea score lots of goals in the WSL, Pernille returning to the pitch with a vengeance, playing at Wembley, who has the psychological advantage, and how we want to see Chelsea play against the Red Devils. Then we address the sad r...

A couple days after Chelsea's UWCL semifinal exit to Barcelona, Maryam & André chat to process the tie. We begin the pod by exorcising frustrations about opportunities that could have reshaped one or both games, and therefore the tie, but then pull back to think about Chelsea's performances as a whole. We contextualize the effort across both legs to identify the progress being made, an...

Maryam and Mia chat all things Barcelona, dissecting the 1-0 semi-final first leg loss at Stamford Bridge. They also look ahead to the second leg on Thursday with some interesting predictions... Please listen, subscribe, rate and review! #CFCW💙💙 =============== Follow & Listen to Mia Eriksson: Podcast - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Their Pitch⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠@mia_eriksson⁠⁠⁠ Follow us: Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FranKirbyFC