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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 newsIn part two, Justin Hawthorne from 'Up The Villa' joins us in 'Opposition View' to preview the match from the Villa perspective. We ask him how Villa are coping without Grealish; how they did in the transfer window and his expectations this season. Also where does he see Villa's main threats to Chelsea and how does he see the match going.In part three we preview Chelsea v Aston Villa. What will the team be? Will the International Break have an effect and how do we see the match going See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www.wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx Kerrie @KerrieEvans and Dayne @dwhitt9You can follow us on Instagram @wenttomowkingsmeadow See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 season.In January 1998, Chelsea were 3rd in the league having at one stage reached 2nd and still in the Coca-Cola Cup and European Cup Winners’ Cup with everything very much still to play for in the second half of the season.Tradition dictates that the first match in the New Year was the FA Cup 3rd round and Chelsea, the FA Cup holders were pitted against Manchester United, our recent Cup nemesis. None of us, however, could have predicted the insanity that ensued that day. 0:3 down at half time; 0:5 on 74 minutes and then a Graeme Le Saux worldy and two goals by Vialli made it 3:5 with only a few minutes to go and gav

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 the year.With the arrivals of Ed De Goey, Gus Poyet, Tore Andre Flo and return of Graeme Le Saux, all of whom were to make a huge impact on Chelsea success, and the supporters were hopeful of a title challenge this season and a defeat on penalties to Man Utd in the Charity Shield did not quell those hopes. But the senior members of the side, Vialli and Hughes, reminded everyone of their experience and class and got Chelsea off to an encouraging start to the season where we were rarely out of the top four. It was the cup competitions where Chelsea thrived though and none more so than the European Cup Winners’ Cup. Slova

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 Stillman from Arse Blog News joined us to give us the lowdown on our opponents Arsenal, including what their new manager has brought to the team and the players to watch. You can follow Tim on Twitter @Stillberto and find all his work at www.arseblog.newsTo join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www.wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack.com Subscribe to our

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 heroically resilient Chelsea were to get a 1-1 playing against 12 men.In part two we look at, Havertz goal aside, why our attacking players are taking time to gel; we ask is Tuchel the new Messiah and we wrap up with the latest transfer news as it comes in. In part three we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the Liverpool match; the third round of our Prem Predictions league and in part four we have some emails to read out. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 draw and Jorginho being named UEFA POTY. In part two we preview Liverpool v Chelsea with our views on Lukaku v Van Dijk, Klopp on too much physicality in the league, Liverpool’s transfers and how Chelsea will fare in their biggest test to date in the new season. Plus, the likely team selection, how we see the match going and our predictions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 Chelsea Pride, which will now become a monthly feature on the podcast going forward. Follow them on Twitter @ChelseaPride_ for more information.To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www.wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this lin

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 offer a reappraisal of Jorginho after Tuchel’s effusive comments about our mercurial Brazilian Italian.In part two we discuss how good Chelsea’s defence is and the game management that Tuchel has brought to the side, while acknowledging the good start with tougher tests to come.In part three we have the results of this week’s Fannies for the Arsenal match; the second round of our Prem Predictions league, plus a couple of emails to read out. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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.comTo join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFCTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www.wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx and Mia @Mia_ErikssonYou c

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 and Ziyech fit again. In part two we welcome Dave Seager from Gunnerstown for our 'Opposition View'. Dave gives his thoughts on Arsenal’s summer signings; the pressure on Mikel Arteta; his expectations for Arsenal’s season and a look ahead to Sunday’s match against Chelsea from the Arsenal perspective.In part three we preview Arsenal v Chelsea with our views on the likely Chelsea team; our poor recent record against Arsenal; the perfect stage for Lukaku to make his second Chelsea debut and not underestimating Arsenal. We wrap up with our predictions for the game. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out informati

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 be asking should we be concerned by Pulisic and Werner’s form? What difference will Lukaku make; does his signing mean we are title favourites and do we need any other additions to the squad. And we say thank you and farewell to Tammy Abraham.In part three we have some odds and sods with the results of the Fannies for the Palace match; the Chelsea FanCast season predictions to go through and the results from the first round of our 'Prem Predictions' league, plus one email to read out. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 Cup final hat-trick hero, Geoff Hurst is appointed manager with his West Ham side kick Bobby Gould as assistant.When Chelsea hammered Leyton Orient 7-3 it looked like some of Hurst’s goalscoring magic was rubbing off on the players. In fact, by the end of December, Chelsea were sitting top of the division and were still top with only one month of the season to go.Bolstered by Clive Walker’s goals in a fine season for the winger who was Chelsea’s POTY, Chelsea had to beat Oldham in their final match to secure promotion. They did, but sadly, Birmingham and Sunderland both drew which was enough to leave Chelsea agonisingly 1

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver to look ahead to Chelsea’s opening match of the new season against Crystal Palace. Sam Inkersole from Football.London joins us to discuss Chelsea's victory over Villareal in the UEFA Super Cup final, the signing of Romely Lukaku and the debacle over the Matthew Harding Lower meaning 908 supporters cannot go to Saturday's game.In part two we welcome back Chris Hambling from Back of the Nest for our 'Opposition View'. Chris gives his thoughts on new manager Patrick Viera, the new palace signings including Marc Guehi and Connor Gallagher, his expectations for Palace's season and how he sees Saturday's match going.In part three we preview Chelsea v Crystal Palace with our views on how big an issue is the lack of match fitness and sharpness; how big a loss will Ziyech and Kante be; the importance of hitting the ground running and how we see the match going. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge talks to Neil Fitzsimon about his new book - "A Deeper Shade of Blue" covering the 1972-77 seasons and a very turbulent time in Chelsea's history.A Deeper Shade of Blue charts the tumultuous years of Chelsea Football Club between 1972 and 1977 when the glittering cup-winning side of the early 70s was broken up, and stars such as Peter Osgood and Alan Hudson departed, along with manager Dave Sexton. It was an era that saw Chelsea relegated to the Second Division while massive debts pushed them to the brink of extinction. But the Blues bounced back with the birth of Eddie McCreadie's brash, young and exciting side, led by the precociously talented Ray 'Butch' Wilkins. McCreadie guided the club back to the First Division only to leave acrimoniously in bizarre circumstances - a golden opportunity spurned by the club's owners. A Deeper Shade of Blue is the eagerly awaited sequel to Neil Fitzsimon's Rhapsody in Blue. It reveals how the author made the difficult transition from ad

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, Marco Worrall and Martin Wickham to look back at the 1996-97 season.Part Two of our look back at the 1996-97 season, one of the most memorable and emotional seasons in Chelsea’s history, picks up the story in January, with Chelsea drawn against Liverpool, Premier League leaders, in the 4th round of the FA Cup.Chelsea are 2-0 down at half-time and it could have been 4 or 5. Gullit brings Mark Hughes on and the rest, as they say, is history. Thanks to Hughes, Zola and a Vialli brace, Chelsea forced a remarkable comeback to win 4-2 in what is one of the favourite matches of all time for many supporters.While Chelsea’s league form held up well this season with impressive wins against Liverpool, West Ham, Spurs and Sunderland and a draw against Man Utd, resulting in their highest finish (6th) since 1990. But, the second half of the 96-97 season was r

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, Marco Worrall and Martin Wickham to look back at the 1996-97 season.Part One of our look back at the 1996-97 season, one of the most memorable and emotional seasons in Chelsea’s history, starts with the incredible signings of Italian stars Gianluca Vialli and Roberto di Matteo and future French World Cup winner, Frank LeBoeuf.Ruud Gullit began to assemble a Chelsea side with a distinctly continental flair and the Chelsea supporters loved it. But while the trio all settled in quickly, Chelsea’s start to the season was steady rather than spectacular.All this was overshadowed by the tragic death of Matthew Harding, in a helicopter crash on the way back from the Coca Cola League Cup defeat away to Bolton in October. Harding, a real man of the people, who would drink a few pints of Guinness in the Imperial Pub with the supporters, had bankrolled the

This week Dean and Jane are joined by Mia Eriksson and Ben Gilby to preview our rivals in the 2021/22 season. We assess their incomings and outgoings, new and existing coaches and fill out our league tables come May 2022 to see who's coming topand who's going down.Let us know your thoughts!Please remember this episode was recorded before the transfer window closed  All the information for Girls United can be found at https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/girlsunited-fundraiserTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www.wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx, Mia @Mia_Eriksson and Ben @BenGilby1You

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 1978-79 season.The 1978-79 was an in and out season in more ways than one. Still in Division One, under the management of Ken Shellito, Chelsea were still relying on youngsters coming up from the academy. Gary Chivers, Mikey Fillery, Jonny Bumstead, Mickey Nutton, David Stride and John Sitton all got promoted to the first team.Bizarrely, Chelsea signed former Leeds and Everton maverick Duncan McKenzie, whose sole contribution to Chelsea was being pictured leaping over a Mini. A sadder return was the return of the King of Stamford Bridge, Peter ‘Ossie’ Osgood, who in truth, was a shadow of the player we knew and loved. Chelsea’s financial chickens had come home to roost as the disastrous overspend on the new East Stand had near bankrupted the club, while the North Stand was crumbling and was subject

This week Dean is joined by Mia Eriksson, Jay Woolmington and Ben Gilby to talk through the Olympic games and Chelsea's representatives in it. We talk through the performances of Sam Kerr, the bad luck of Fran Kirby and question why American's don't seem to make it to Kingsmeadow.Plus look ahead to the medal matches with Sam Kerr going for Bronze with Australia and Magda Eriksson, Jonna Andersson, Zecira Musovic and Jessie Fleming battling for Gold this FridayTo listen to our special series, My Daughter The Professional, sign up today at- https://www.patreon.com/wenttomowkingsmeadow Subscribe to our FREE newsletter- https://www.wenttomowkingsmeadow.substack.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8K2nPoZlH0xqVP_W1I-DQJoin our Discord community via this link https://discord.gg/jVbHw2dJzKFollow us on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow, Dean @DeanMears, Jane @JaneChappellx, Mia @Mia_Eriksson, Ben @BenGilby1 and Jay @JayWoolmin