Bobby Tambling is most widely known for being Chelsea’s record goal scorer for over 40 years; scoring 202 goals in only 370 games before being famously bettered by Frank Lampard in 2013. But Bobby means so much more to Chelsea supporters of a certain vintage than that. Martin King and Stamford Chidge were privileged to interview him in one of the Chelsea hotels before a match. We talked to Bobby about playing and learning from the great Jimmy Greaves; the differences in approach between Tommy Do...
Oct 22, 2019•7 min
On the show tonight Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Gate 17's Mark Worrall as we show our appreciation to Chelsea FanCast listeners; Marcos Alonso; Calum Hudson-Odoi; Tammy Abraham and Christian Pulisic. In part two, we discuss an important win for Chelsea and the team’s development; ask what’s going on with yet more injuries and reflect on what otherwise looks like a very healthy state of the Chelsea nation. All this plus the usual Parish notices and a teaser for the next Chelsea...
Oct 22, 2019•2 hr 22 min
Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Matt Beadle are joined by Chelsea legend and friend of the show, Paul 'King Canners' Canoville to look ahead to Chelsea's match against Newcastle and find out what Canners thinks about Chelsea's season so far. We ask Paul what he thinks of Chelsea’s season so far; which players have impressed him and what does he think of Frank Lampard’s management. Paul also talks about the Paul Can...
Oct 18, 2019•50 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Liam Twomey from The Athletic to rescue you from the International Break with some Chelsea chat! On the show tonight we check in with the Chelsea players on international duty to see how they’ve done and assess what the impact on Chelsea might be for those who have been injured. Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron: Become a Patron! In part two, the international break affords us the opportunity for another half-term report as we discuss ...
Oct 14, 2019•2 hr 31 min
Stamford Chidge, Clayton Beerman and Jonathan Kydd join Matt Beadle to discuss this week's Chelsea news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 12, 2019•49 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Dean Mears to look back at the wins against Southampton and Lille. On the show tonight we pat Willian and the old guard on the back for putting it in and proving that you need experience to go with talented youth. In part two, we applaud Tammy Abraham, the league’s top goal scorer and Mason Mount for his vital contributions, but with everything going so well we ask has the international break come at a bad time for Chelsea’s momentum? We...
Oct 07, 2019•1 hr 51 min
Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd, Brian Woolf from Chelsea Chicago and Richard Weekes from 'We are the Shed' join Charlie Hawkins to look back at last Wednesday night's Champions League tie against Lille and look ahead to Sunday's Premier League fixture away to Southampton. After a good win in the Champions' League against Lille we ask, did Frank Lampard’s Chelsea come of age on Wednesday? We also applaud Lampard’s tact...
Oct 04, 2019•47 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and the indefatigable Joe Tweedie to discuss Chelsea's first home Premier League win (and clean sheet) against Brighton on Saturday; plus a look back at the 7-1 win against Grimsby Town and this Wednesday's Champions' League match against Lille. On the show tonight we celebrate our first home premier league win and clean sheet; try and figure out what’s going on with penalties and applaud Jorginho for his Lazarus like turnaround from villain to hero. Su...
Sep 30, 2019•2 hr 21 min
Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Clayton Beerman, Dan Silver and matt Beadle look back at last Wednesday night's Carabao Cup tie against Grimsby Town and look ahead to Saturday's Premier League fixture against Brighton and Wednesday's Champions League tie against Lille. The Youth got their chance to impress against Grimsby Town in the Carabao Cup last week, and boy did they in a 7-1 win adding more names to the list of Tomori, Mount ...
Sep 27, 2019•48 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Gate 17's very own Mark Worrall to look back at Chelsea's honorable defeat to Liverpool and ahead to the Carabao match on Wednesday against Grimsby Town. On the show tonight we ask with Chelsea being cheered off after losing and Mourinho saying this is a small club mentality, is there honour in defeat? And why are we showing top four form up front and relegation form at the back? Support the Chelsea FanCast and become a Patron: Become a Patron! In p...
Sep 23, 2019•2 hr 37 min
Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd, Alex Churchill and Kieran Crichard look back at last Tuesday night's Champions' League tie against Valencia and look ahead to Sunday's Premier League fixture against Liverpool. We discuss Chelsea's Champions' League defeat to Valencia and Ross Barkley’s pen and Mason Mount’s injury in particular. Is inexperience a valid excuse and how does the defeat affect Chelsea’s chance of progressi...
Sep 20, 2019•49 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Tony Glover to look back at a great 5-2 win away at Wolves where the Kids proved that they are indeed alright! On the show tonight we discuss why Tammy Abraham is Chelsea’s main man and ask could he be Chelsea’s Harry Kane? Plus we have two new songs for Tammy plus a song for Kovacic. In part two, we discuss the impact the youth are having on Chelsea; Lampard’s tactical flexibility; Der Panza returns but why are Chelsea still leaking goals? Support ...
Sep 16, 2019•1 hr 59 min
Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd, Dean Mears and Charlie Hawkins look ahead to Saturday's Premier League fixture against Wolves and to Tuesday night's Champions' League tie against Valencia. We round up this week's Chelsea news and chat to Dean about his debut book, 'Cult Fiction' which recounts the divisive season under Maurizio Sarri. Looking ahead to the match against Wolves we ask who will replace Emerson and what a...
Sep 14, 2019•47 min
Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd round up the Chelsea news from the International Break and have a ponder about Chelsea's season thus far. On the show tonight we have a look at how Chelsea players on international duty are doing as well as reflecting on how the players have done for Chelsea thus far this season and what Frank needs to do when they return. In part two, we indulge JK and you the audience as the international break gives us a chance to reflect on some past seasons and JK’s idios...
Sep 09, 2019•2 hr 13 min
Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Matt Beadle, Jonathan Kydd and Mark Worrall. With the International Break upon us, we look back to last weekend's draw against Sheffield United where Tammy was on target again; Tomori & Gilmour debuted and Lampard possibly made some naive subs. But, should we be worried yet or it is just growing pains? We discuss Chidge's 'half-term report' where Gold Stars are awarded to Mount; Abraham; Emerson; Jorginho and Kova...
Sep 06, 2019•47 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to look back on a frustrating draw against Sheffield United and dissect the Champions' League draw from last week. On the show tonight we discuss the positives of Chelsea getting on the front foot with Tammy Abraham impressing up front and Tomori at the back. In part two, we look at Chelsea’s vulnerabilities when on the back foot, switching off again; ask is Azpi on the decline? Should we be worried about Barkley? Did the subs reveal...
Sep 02, 2019•2 hr 19 min
Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Matt Beadle, Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver. The lads look back at Chelsea's 3-2 win away at Norwich where Frank Lampard and Tammy Abraham got off the mark and discuss this week's Champions' league draw and Chelsea's home match against Sheffield United on Saturday. With Chelsea getting their first win of the season against Norwich, how important was it for Frank to get off the mark last weekend? How important was it for...
Aug 30, 2019•47 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Alex 'The Girl Who Likes Balls' Churchill to look back at Chelsea's away win at Norwich this weekend. On the show tonight we discuss Frank and Tammy getting off the mark, Mason Mount looking the real deal and Kovacic putting in a mature and impressive performance. In part two, we discuss VAR – a clear and obvious farce; Christensen v Zouma - who will partner Rudiger when he returns and will the supporters back Frank irrespective of the results? We h...
Aug 27, 2019•2 hr 1 min•Season 11Ep. 469
Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Matt Beadle, Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman. The lads look back at Chelsea's 1-1 draw at home against Leicester City and ask how good can Mason Mount be? How does he differ from other Chelsea youngsters and how do we address the concerns up front and in defence? We also look ahead to the match this weekend against Norwich City and get this week's 'Opposition View' and we hear from former Chelsea player turned pundi...
Aug 26, 2019•51 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Joe Tweedie and Lee Scott from TotalFootballAnalysis.com to look back at a frustrating draw with Leicester City. On the show tonight we discuss a very good 25 minutes and a second rate 65 minutes, but was it down to a state of exhaustion after extra time in the super cup final? And we’ll be hearing from Lee Scott from TotalFootballAnalysis.com who explains to me the pros and cons of Zonal Marking. You can follow Lee on twitter @FMAnalysis and Total Foo...
Aug 19, 2019•2 hr 27 min
Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Matt Beadle, Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and very special guest, Chelsea legend Kerry Dixon! We look back at the European Super Cup final against Liverpool where Chelsea went toe to toe with the European Champions only to lose on penalties. Tammy Abraham wins the equalising penalty but misses the crucial 5th in the shoot out but can he and will he bounce back? While there was no trophy, it was another good performa...
Aug 17, 2019•1 hr 41 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Tony Glover as the Chelsea FanCast returns to look back at Chelsea's first Premier League match of the season, a 4-0 defeat away to Man Utd. On the show tonight we look at the negatives and the positives from the 4-0 defeat away to Utd and ask were we unlucky or naïve? In part two, we get down to brass tacks and ask was the defeat a timely reminder of where we are this season? How much do we need the likes of Kante, Willian and Rudiger back? Is Chel...
Aug 12, 2019•2 hr 2 min•Season 11Ep. 467
Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Matt Beadle, Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd on David Luiz's departure to Arsenal and looking ahead to Chelsea's opening Premier League fixture away to Man Utd. Plus this week's 'Legend of the Week' sponsored by classicfootballshirts.com. As the transfer window closed, Chelsea supporters were shocked to hear that David 'Geezer' Luiz was on his way to Arsenal, or Geezer to Gooner if you prefer. Has Luiz been disloy...
Aug 10, 2019•53 min
Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Matt Beadle, Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd. As Chelsea's pre-season draws to a close we ask has it revealed some concerns up front and at the back and are Chelsea ready for the season ahead? Plus this week's 'Legend of the Week' sponsored by classicfootballshirts.com. With Chelsea beating Reading 4:3 and Salzburg 5:3 is it a case of "We’ll score 1 more than you!" We discuss Pedro’s wonder goal and Ross Barkley c...
Aug 03, 2019•51 min
We delve in to the Chelsea FanCast Archive over the summer break and dig up some classic Chelsea FanCast’s from the past. This week's episodes are Chelsea FanCast #31 &#32 which features the first guest appearance on the show by Mark Worrall, Chelsea author and publisher with Gate 17 Publishing. The show was originally recorded on 23rd June 2008 and Mark has been a firm friend of the show ever since, becoming one of the regular Chelsea FanCaster's over the years. In fact Mark was on the most...
Jul 29, 2019•1 hr 11 min
Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Matt Beadle, Stamford Chidge & Mark Worrall look back at Chelsea's pre-season win against Barcelona and discuss the pre-season so far plus this week's 'Legend of the Week' sponsored by classicfootballshirts.com. How important was the win against Barcelona (Rakuten Trophy You’ll Never Sing That”)? Chelsea look to have depth in midfield with Jorginho, Kante, Kovacic, Barkley, Mount, Drinkwater, Bakayo all featuring,...
Jul 27, 2019•50 min
Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Johnny Burrow, Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman. The lads look back at the 1-0 defeat to Kawasaki Frontale in Japan and ahead to the match against Barcelona on Tuesday. In addition they discuss Chelsea's pre-season so far; Chelsea marketing overtures to the supporters and this week's 'Legend of the Week' sponsored by classicfootballshirts.com. Is a trip to Japan prioritizing shirt sales or pre-season prep for the tea...
Jul 24, 2019•50 min
We delve in to the Chelsea FanCast Archive over the summer break and dig up some classic Chelsea FanCast’s from the past. This week's episode is Chelsea FanCast #191 which features a guest appearance on the show by former Chelsea player and cult hero, Mickey Thomas. The show was originally recorded on 8th February 2012, a day after a frustrating 3-3 draw against Man Utd. Mickey Thomas is a much loved former Chelsea player in spite of his relatively short time at the club, but his bubbly and chee...
Jul 15, 2019•2 hr 3 min
Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Jake Watson, Stamford Chidge and Dean Mears. With Frank Lampard's first game in charge against Bohemian's last week, the boys ask what has he learnt and who caught his eye? Do we take pre-season too seriously and is the Club ripping the fans off? Chelsea draw 1-1 v Bohemians in Lampard’s 1st match in charge with a mix of youngsters & loan returnees. Who caught the eye? What systems is Frank Lampard's coaching team...
Jul 12, 2019•50 min
We delve in to the Chelsea FanCast Archive over the summer break and dig up some classic Chelsea FanCast’s from the past. This week's episode is Chelsea FanCast #192 which features the first guest appearance on the show of Neil 'Spy' Barnett. The show was originally recorded on 15th February 2012, a day after a miserable 2-0 defeat away to Everton in the dying embers of Andre Villas Boas' ill-feted tenure. Neil 'Spy' Barnett makes his first guest appearance on the Fancast and at the time was sti...
Jul 08, 2019•2 hr 42 min
