Chelsea Fancast

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dean Mears to look back at the ridiculous defeat to West Ham and the sublime win against Watford as well as looking ahead to the match against Crystal Palace.On the show tonight, we approve of the changes in personnel that led to a clean sheet against Watford and a much-improved performance all round.In part two we ask whether Willian should be offered the contract he wants; discuss Mason Mount’s importance to the side and ask whether Jorginho has a future at Chelsea?In part three, we look back at the horrible defending in the West Ham match and ask are the players just not good enough or is the coaching questionable? We also look ahead to tomorrow night’s match against Crystal Palace.In part four we wrap up with your emails.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Continuing our series '50 Years of Chelsea' looking back, season by season, from the FA Cup winning 1970 season to present day; Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver to look back at the 1981-82 season.With John Neal now ensconced as Chelsea manager, can he lead the team back to Division One or was this to be a more transitional season? So it proved, although in many ways a typical Chelsea season of the time with the infamous 6-0 thrashing away to Rotherham being balanced by knocking then European Champions Liverpool out of the FA Cup.All set against a background of ferocious football violence leading to the attempt to ban Chelsea fans ("You Can;t Ban a Chelsea Fan") and the club so broke it couldn't pay the players!Clips from the 'Chelsea Special' interviews with Gary Chivers, John Bumstead and Colin Pates, who all played for Chelsea this season, on the Rotherham game, the Liverpool and Spurs Cup matches and the club being broke.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out inf

In this episode, Rick Glanvill, Chelsea's official historian and author of 'Chelsea: The Complete Record', 'The Chelsea Miscellany', 'Rhapsody in Blue' and 'Chelsea the Official Biography', joins Stamford Chidge to talk about his support of Chelsea including his first game in the 1990s, his favourite matches and players, all time Chelsea Hero, best and worst Chelsea moments as well as his favourite Chelsea songs!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and Joe Tweeds to look back at a great week for Chelsea with wins against City in the league and Leicester in the Cup; plus a look ahead to West Ham this week.On the show tonight, we ask why the poor start against Leicester? Applaud Frank for sorting it out and ponder whether Kovacic should start every match, discuss the enigma that is Barkley and look forward to a semi against Man Utd.In part three, we look back at the City match last Wednesday, a massive win for Chelsea; discuss Pulisic ‘Making Chelsea Great Again’; Lampard’s developing tactical nous and also look ahead to the midweek match against West Ham.In part four we wrap up with your emails.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Martin Wickham, Chelsea FanCast regular, Chelsea Supporters' Trust Quiz Champion and well known frequenter of the match day pubs, joins Stamford Chidge to talk about his support of Chelsea including his first game in the 1990s, his favourite matches and players, all time Chelsea Hero, best and worst Chelsea moments as well as his favourite Chelsea songs!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Continuing our series '50 Years of Chelsea' looking back, season by season, from the FA Cup winning 1970 season to present day; Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Kelvin Barker to look back at the 1980-81 season.Kelvin Barker writes for cfcuk and is the author of 'Celery: Representing Chelsea in the 80's', the definitive book on Chelsea in the 1980's and 'Chelsea Here; Chelsea There' about Chelsea's first match back in Division One in 1984 against Arsenal at Highbury.Chelsea enter a new decade stuck in Division Two and with a new manager, World Cup hat-trick hero Geoff Hurst. Will some of his magic rub off on his Chelsea players and help them to get back to Division One?Another up and down season follows with the 6-0 win against Newcastle United early in the season a highlight, but after Christmas we were singing "All we are saying, is give us a goal" as Chelsea endured their worst goal drought ever, scoring in only 3 of their last 22 matches. Signing Alan Mayes certainly did not help!Gary Chivers

In this episode, Mark Meehan, co-author of 'Eddie Mac, Eddie Mac', cfcuk writer and former writer of the Chelsea Independent fanzine joins Stamford Chidge to talk about his support of Chelsea including his first game in the 1960s, his favourite matches and players, all time Chelsea Hero, best and worst Chelsea moments as well as his favourite Chelsea songs!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver, Tony Glover and Football.London's Ollie Harbord to look back at Chelsea's first match back against Aston Villa and to look ahead to Thursday night's match against Man City.On the show tonight, we talk to Football.London’s Ollie Harbord to find out just what it was like to be at a football match behind closed doors. We also discuss Frank’s team selection and the performance being very much same old ChelseaIn part two we take a look at Chelsea’s defensive issues; applaud the subs who turned the game around and reflect on a good three points to have in the bag with only 8 games to go.In part three, we look at the ‘Run In’ and ahead to the match against Man City on Thursday night.In part four we wrap up with your emails.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman, Chelsea Fancast regular, cfcuk writer and author of 'Palpable Discord' to look ahead to the season restarting and look back at Chelsea's 1979-80 season.On the show tonight, we discuss the questions that will be answered in the return of football for Chelsea next weekend. But how do we feel about it all coming back? How will we cope not being able to go; how will we be watching it and what have we missed the most?In parts two and three we continue our '50 Years of Chelsea' series looking back this week at the 1979-80 season. Having been relegated to Division Two for the second time in 5 years; Chelsea are tipped to go straight back up but as ever with Chelsea, things are never quite straightforward.In part four we wrap up with your emails.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan, cfcuk writer and co-author of 'Eddie Mac, Eddie Mac' to mull over the rumours about Timo Werner signing and look back at Chelsea's 1978-79 season.On the show tonight, we discuss the rumour of Timo Werner signing for Chelsea after all it would be rude not to. How good is he? Where would he play and what would it mean for Chelsea’s squad.In parts two and three we continue our '50 Years of Chelsea' series looking back at the 1978-79 season. Chelsea start their Division One campaign, but everything soon unravels, in spite of the return of Peter Osgood and the strange appointment of Danny Blanchflower to replace Ken Shellito.In part four we wrap up with your emails.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to 'My Chelsea', a Chelsea FanCast series to keep you entertained on a Friday evening while there is no actual football to talk about.One of the things we’ve always wanted to do is to talk in depth about how all of us on the Chelsea FanCast became Chelsea supporters, what our first match was, our favourite matches and players and our best and worst moments following Chelsea, for some of us over 50 years.It’s been a roller coaster of glorious unpredictability as Mark Worrall would say and it has most definitely been emotional.In this episode, Tim Rolls, author of 'Diamonds, Dynamos & Devils', 'Stamford Bridge is Falling Down', cfcuk writer and former Chelsea Supporters' Trust Chairman joins Stamford Chidge to talk about his support of Chelsea including his first game in the 1960s, his favourite matches and players, all time Chelsea Hero, best and worst Chelsea moments as well as his favourite Chelsea songs!Welcome to Chelsea FanCast: 'My Chelsea' with Tim Rolls  See acast.com/privacy for

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Tony Glover to mull over the latest Chelsea news and look back at Chelsea's 1977-78 season.On the show tonight, we discuss the imminent return of the Premier League and FA Cup. How daft is it, does it matter, will we be watching it and how difficult will it be knowing we can’t be there. In parts two and three we continue our '50 Years of Chelsea' series looking back at the 1977-78 season. Chelsea find themselves back in Division One, but without the main man who got them there, Eddie McCreadie. Just how will they fare without him as they try and re-establish themselves as a force in Division One?In part four we wrap up with your emails.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to 'My Chelsea', a Chelsea FanCast series to keep you entertained on a Friday evening while there is no actual football to talk about.One of the things we’ve always wanted to do is to talk in depth about how all of us on the Chelsea FanCast became Chelsea supporters, what our first match was, our favourite matches and players and our best and worst moments following Chelsea, for some of us over 50 years.It’s been a roller coaster of glorious unpredictability as Mark Worrall would say and it has most definitely been emotional.In this episode, Joe Tweedie joins Stamford Chidge to talk about his support of Chelsea including his first game, the 1994 FA Cup Final; his favourite matches and players, all time Chelsea Hero, best and worst Chelsea moments as well as his favourite Chelsea songs!Welcome to Chelsea FanCast: 'My Chelsea' with Joe Tweedie  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan, cfcuk writer and co-author of 'Eddie Mac, Eddie Mac' to mull over the latest Chelsea news and look back at Chelsea's 1976-77 season.On the show tonight, we discuss the extensions of Willy and Ollie; Kante’s caution and wonder whether the other Willy will wander.In parts two and three we continue our '50 Years of Chelsea' series looking back at the 1976-77 season. We look at Eddie McCreadie’s second season in charge of Chelsea. Can Chelsea’s young guns shoot their way back to Division One, as Eddie himself promised?In part four we wrap up with your emails.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to a brand-new Chelsea FanCast series to keep you entertained on a Friday evening while there is no actual football to talk about.One of the things we’ve always wanted to do is to talk in depth about how all of us on the Chelsea FanCast became Chelsea supporters, what our first match was, our favourite matches and players and our best and worst moments following Chelsea, for some of us over 50 years.It’s been a roller coaster of glorious unpredictability as Mark Worrall would say and it has most definitely been emotional.In the ninth episode, Alex Churchill ('The Girl Who Likes Balls') joins Stamford Chidge to talk about her support of Chelsea including her first games in the 1990s, her favourite matches and players, all time Chelsea Hero, best and worst Chelsea moments as well as her favourite Chelsea songs!Welcome to Chelsea FanCast: 'My Chelsea' with Alex Churchill  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Meehan, cfcuk writer and co-author of 'Eddie Mac, Eddie Mac' to mull over the latest Chelsea news and look back at Chelsea's 1975-76 season.On the show tonight, with football returning in Germany, we discuss what we think of it and are there any lessons to be learnt if and when it happens here. We also talk Luca Vialli after his excellent interview in the Guardian about his battle with cancer.In parts two and three we continue our '50 Years of Chelsea' series looking back at the 1975-76 season. Chelsea now find themselves in Division 2 for the first time since 1963, but with Eddie McCreadie in charge, the old guard are replaced with Chelsea’s bright young stars of the future led by Ray Wilkins. But it is not plain sailing and there appears to be a lot of work to do.In part four we wrap up with your emails.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to a brand-new Chelsea FanCast series to keep you entertained on a Friday evening while there is no actual football to talk about.One of the things we’ve always wanted to do is to talk in depth about how all of us on the Chelsea FanCast became Chelsea supporters, what our first match was, our favourite matches and players and our best and worst moments following Chelsea, for some of us over 50 years.It’s been a roller coaster of glorious unpredictability as Mark Worrall would say and it has most definitely been emotional.In the eighth episode, Chelsea FanCast's Stamford Chidge joins Tony Glover to talk about his support of Chelsea and his somewhat idiosyncratic journey getting there including his first games, his favourite matches and players, his all time Chelsea Hero, best and worst Chelsea moments as well has his favourite Chelsea songs!Welcome to Chelsea FanCast: 'My Chelsea' with Stamford Chidge.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to ask what would have happened if we'd played Liverpool at the weekend; what now for Stamford Bridge and a look back at the 1974-75 season in our '50 Years of Chelsea' series.On the show tonight, with Chelsea scheduled to play Liverpool at the weekend in an alternate reality, we ponder how it might have gone, with presumably Liverpool about to be crowned Champions. Also, a couple of emails have come in about the redevelopment of Stamford Bridge, or not. Seeing as we are discussing the era when the East stand was redeveloped at much cost, financial and otherwise, it seems pertinent to discuss the modern plight.In parts two and three we continue our '50 Years of Chelsea' series looking back at the 1974-75 season. The doom and gloom continue as Chelsea, having dispensed with their best players, start poorly, culminating in Dave Sexton, our most successful manager at that point being sacked. Things don’t really improve and it all boils down to a rele

Welcome to a brand-new Chelsea FanCast series to keep you entertained on a Friday evening while there is no actual football to talk about.One of the things we’ve always wanted to do is to talk in depth about how all of us on the Chelsea FanCast became Chelsea supporters, what our first match was, our favourite matches and players and our best and worst moments following Chelsea, for some of us over 50 years.It’s been a roller coaster of glorious unpredictability as Mark Worrall, this week's guest would say and it has most definitely been emotional.In the seventh episode, Chelsea FanCast's Mark Worrall joins Stamford Chidge to talk about his lifelong support of Chelsea including his first game in 1972 against Liverpool, at Anfield and his favourite matches and players since then; his all time Chelsea Hero, best and worst Chelsea moments as well has his favourite Chelsea song!Welcome to Chelsea FanCast: 'My Chelsea' with Mark Worrall.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Rick Glanvill, Chelsea's official historian and author of 'Chelsea: The Complete Record' and 'Chelsea FC: The Official Biography'.On the show tonight, we discuss the latest on the Premier League’s machinations on a return of football; applaud the Players for their cautionary stance and let Jonathan loose on the latest transfer speculation.In parts two and three we continue our '50 Years of Chelsea' series looking back at the 1973-74 season. After the disappointment of the previous season, things went from bad to worse, culminating in a finish of 17th, one point outside the relegation zone and the departures of many of the 1970 & 1971 Cup winning side including a farewell to the King.In part four we wrap up with your emails.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.