Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd & Tony Glover convene during the Winter Break for a Chelsea FanCast 'State of the Union'. On the show tonight, we discuss Chelsea’s season so far focusing on the highs and the lows; have a look at the run in and Chelsea’s chances of making the top four and look at just how important it is or not for Chelsea to secure Champions’ League football. In part two, we discuss the future of Stamford Bridge, with the planning permission to run out in March, what will hap...
Feb 10, 2020•2 hr 28 min
Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd join Matt Beadle to look back at Chelsea's 2-2 draw away to Leicester and discuss the Winter Break and the tough month to come. With Willy Caballero coming in for Kepa, does Kepa have a future and was Frank sending a message with his team & subs? Was Willian dropped for sulking about his Barcelona move breaking down? What is Chelsea’s best midfield, how does Frank make it work? Does Jorginho want out and is a point at Leicester a good away point? Chelsea a...
Feb 07, 2020•50 min
Join Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Tony Glover as we discuss the 2-2 draw against Leicester on Saturday plus the fall out from Chelsea's Transfer Window business, or lack of it! On the show tonight, while Rudi was on fire, there were the same issues at the back & up front but we did show bottle to fight back. Tammy Abraham exemplified this by playing through the pain and there were great battles between James and Barnes and Chilwell and Hudson-Odoi, but who won? Plus we’ll discuss wheth...
Feb 03, 2020•2 hr 15 min
Matt Beadle is joined by Clayton Beerman, Jonathan Kydd and Stamford Chidge for the last word on the Hull City v Chelsea FA Cup tie; investigate the strange case of Transfer Window Psychosis and look ahead to this weekends Premier League match against Leicester. While Chelsea beat Hull City to progress to the next round of the FA Cup, many of the squad players failed to impress. Tomori however did impress so should we expect him to start more regularly? It's transfer deadline day and yet Chelsea...
Jan 31, 2020•50 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Martin Wickham to look back at the win against Hull City in the FA Cup and the draw at home to Arsenal in the league. On the show tonight we ask is Cup football all about winning or should we expect decent performances too? Did Frank have much choice with his team selection? Did Batshuayi do enough to prove he can be an able deputy to Tammy? And with Tomori being the star of the show should he be starting more regularly? In part two, we discuss anot...
Jan 27, 2020•2 hr 17 min
Matt Beadle is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver & Stamford Chidge to look back at Chelsea's disappointing defeat against Arsenal last week and ahead to the 4th round FA Cup tie away to Hull City on Saturday. Looking back at the 2-2 draw against Arsenal we discuss the draw that felt like a loss, but were squandered chances or poor defending to blame? Was Hudson-Odoi the only silver lining and how could Chelsea not bury 10 men Arsenal? Going forward how can Frank stop them making the same m...
Jan 24, 2020•50 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Worrall to look back at a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Newcastle and look ahead to the match against Arsenal. On the show tonight we reflect on Chelsea paying the price for not taking their chances; acknowledge how well Newcastle defended and while they mugged us off, they are certainly no mugs. Were Kepa and the defence to blame or should we be looking at some more systemic. In part two, we continue the chat about the Newcastle match and ask do...
Jan 20, 2020•2 hr 16 min
Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman join Matt Beadle to discuss Chelsea's win against Burnley, round up the latest news and look forward to this weekend's Premier League match against Newcastle. Good news this week for Chelsea as Reece James signs a new 5 year contract, but what news of any transfers in to or out of the club? And do we really care? Chelsea broke their home curse against Burnley last weekend, precipitated Jorginho's hop, skip and a jump penalty but how has Frank ch...
Jan 17, 2020•50 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Joe Tweedie to look back at Chelsea's defeat of Burnley and ahead to next weekends match against Newcastle. On the show tonight we look back at Chelsea’s 3-0 win against Burnley and discuss the Willian’s penalty; the importance of the first goal and not for the first time this season the merits or otherwise of VAR as well as the growing performances of Chelsea’s home-grown youngsters. In part two, we ask is Barkley back; set piece vulnerabilities co...
Jan 13, 2020•2 hr 19 min
Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver join Matt Beadle to discuss Chelsea's FA Cup win against Nottingham Forest and look forward to this weekend's Premier League match against Burnley. The boys look back at Chelsea FA Cup win against Nottingham Forest last weekend where Callum Hudson-Odoi and Reece James were almost as impressive as Chelsea's retro 1970 FA Cup kit. We round up the latest news on potential transfers and the implications of Roman Abramovich continuing to bank roll the club to the tune of ...
Jan 10, 2020•49 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Tony Glover to look back at the FA Cup win against Nottingham Forest and the draw in the Premier League match against Brighton. On the show tonight we look back at the Cup win against Forest and discuss just how good the retro kit is as well as our memories of the 1970 FA Cup Final which inspired it. On the game against Forest we ask did Frank get the selection right with a mix of youth & experience and who impressed the most – CHO & Reece? ...
Jan 07, 2020•2 hr 7 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Alex Churchill for the last Chelsea FanCast of the year to look back at the Festive fixtures where Chelsea beat their North London rivals Spurs and Arsenal but lost at home Southampton. On the show tonight we look back at an excellent win over Arsenal where Chelsea’s youngsters came of age and dug one out by coming from behind to win for the first time this season. In part two, we look back at another home defeat, this time against Southampton. What...
Dec 31, 2019•2 hr 37 min
Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman look back on a typical roller coaster decade for Chelsea FC. Having gone through ten managers in the decade and suffering our two lowest finishes in the Premier League; Chelsea being Chelsea also managed to win three European trophies including the iconic Champions League triumph in Munich in 2012. Throw in three Premier League titles; three FA Cups and one League Cup and Chelsea undoubtedly are the top English team of the decade. This was the d...
Dec 28, 2019•22 min
Stamford Chidge and Dan Silver join Matt Beadle for a look back at Chelsea's defeat to Bournemouth; being drawn against Bayern Munich in the Champions' League and preview our big match against Jose Mourinho's Spurs on Sunday. Was the defeat to Bournemouth resulting in 4 defeats in 5 matches an indication of a crisis or a blip and is it the reality check we need? The Champions' League draw pits Chelsea against Bayern Munich reviving very happy memories of 2012 for Frank Lampard & the Chelsea ...
Dec 21, 2019•49 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Worrall to look back at Chelsea's humbling defeat to Bournemouth; the Champions' League win against Lille and drawing Bayern Munich in the next round and the little matter of a match against Spurs next weekend. On the show tonight we ponder why Chelsea fare so badly against teams in poor form and have we been found out at home? In part two, we ask does Frank have a problem with Chelsea’s midfield; is our 4th defeat in 5 games a reality check an...
Dec 16, 2019•2 hr 21 min
Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver join Matt Beadle to discuss Chelsea's win against Lille in the Champions' League which secured qualification to the next round of the tournament and also a look ahead to Chelsea's match against Bournemouth in the Premier League. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 15, 2019•49 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Liam Twomey, straight out of The Athletic to reflect on Chelsea's Transfer Ban being lifted; look back at the 3-1 defeat to Everton on Saturday and ahead to Tuesday night's final Champions' League group match against Lille. Special Announcement: Some of you may know that John Whitehead (aka @donjoninglesias on Twitter) passed away last week. What many won’t know was that he was terminally ill with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, a ferocious lung dise...
Dec 09, 2019•2 hr 39 min
Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman join Matt Beadle to talk about Chelsea's transfer ban being lifted today and a look back at the win against Aston Villa in midweek and ahead to the match against Everton. With the news on Friday that Chelsea's Transfer Ban has been lifted, we ask should Chelsea buy players in January and if so who and for what positions? Should the club be looking to buy quality or quantity and how will this affect the youth development? With a return to winning...
Dec 06, 2019•47 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd & Tony Glover to look back at the 1-0 defeat to West Ham and ahead to the midweek match against Aston Villa. On the show tonight we ask whether the team selection was flawed or whether the profligacy up front was more of an issue. In part two, we look at some of the individual performances and ask why Chelsea can’t convert their chances; put in a tackle worthy of a foul or come back from behind and we discuss whether the defeat to West Ham was in fa...
Dec 03, 2019•2 hr 4 min
Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman, Dan Silver join Matt Beadle to talk about Chelsea's defeat to Man City in the Premier League last weekend; the draw against Valencia in the Champions' League on Wednesday and look ahead to Saturday's match against West Ham. Looking back at Chelsea's draw against Valencia we ask was the draw enough; is qualification secured? How do we address the fallibility at the back & be more ruthless up front? And with Kepa getting stick – is it justified or not? In last w...
Nov 29, 2019•48 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd & Dean Mears to look back at Chelsea's defeat to Man City and ahead to Wednesday nights Champions' League match against Valencia. On the show tonight we try and figure out whether we are downhearted or uplifted by Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat to City. In part two, we ask should Reece James command a regular place at right back with Azpi at left back? Should we be worried about Kepa and can it be fixed with a different goalkeeping coach? And what improvement...
Nov 25, 2019•2 hr 3 min
Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd join Matt Beadle to look ahead to Chelsea's match against Man City on Saturday and discuss Jose Mourinho's move to bitter rivals Spurs. With Jose Mourinho moving to Spurs we discuss how we feel about him managing our rivals and does he owe Chelsea fans some respect & vice versa? Are we worried that Mourinho will revitalise Spurs and get them a trophy? Looking ahead to Chelsea's match against Man City will Frank pick Azpi or James? Will it be Jorginho; Kovaci...
Nov 22, 2019•49 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd & Clayton Beerman to round up all the latest Chelsea news. On the show tonight we round up the best of Chelsea player’s international performances and ask how important it is that Chelsea’s international players do well for their national teams. In part two, we round up the latest Chelsea news this week and divulge more Rons Rumours. We also have the usual Parish notices and a teaser for the next Chelsea Special interview. In part three, we read out...
Nov 18, 2019•2 hr 10 min
Jonathan Kydd and Alex Churchill join Matt Beadle to talk all things Chelsea. Looking back to Chelsea's last win against Crystal Palace, we discuss Chelsea learning to break down stubborn opposition; Reece James outstanding performance and does this mean the end for Azpilicueta? And with Tammy Abraham & Pulisic keep scoring do we need to buy another striker? Chelsea may be on an International Break but the players certainly aren't. We discuss how did Chelsea’s England contingent did against ...
Nov 15, 2019•49 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Mark Worrall to look back at Chelsea's win against Crystal Palace and remarkable come back to draw against Ajax last week, both featuring a certain Reece James! On the show tonight we discuss just how well Reece James played and wonder what the future holds for Azpi and yet another selection headache for Frank Lampard. In part two, we discuss Abraham and Pulisic scoring again and another fine performance from the rejuvenated Willian and Kovavic and ...
Nov 11, 2019•2 hr 41 min
Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman join Matt Beadle to talk all things Chelsea. Looking back to Chelsea's unbelievable draw against Ajax in the Champions' League; we discuss the remarkable comeback but should Chelsea have won? Was a draw disappointing? Reece James galvanised the side but should he start now with Azpi on the left? 3 Ajax goals from 1 shot on target doesn’t tell the 1st half story or does it and are there worries about Kepa? Chelsea have got their never say die spirit back; Zouma’s...
Nov 08, 2019•48 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Joe Tweedie to look back at Chelsea's win against Watford, a record 7th consecutive away win, and a look ahead to the Champions' League tie against Ajax this week. On the show tonight we discuss just how well Jorginho and Kovacic have combined to become the heart of Chelsea’s midfield and ask what happens when Kante is fit again? In part two, we discuss another good performance and result, with 7 away wins on the trot, but there are still improvemen...
Nov 04, 2019•2 hr 13 min
Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Clayton & Charlie Beerman join Matt Beadle to look back at Chelsea's defeat to Man Utd in the Carabao Cup this week and ahead to Chelsea's match away to Watford in the Premier League on Saturday. We discuss a poor first half for Chelsea and a better second half but Utd out do Chelsea again winning 2-1 in the Carabao Cup. But were Chelsea simply done by two mistakes & two well executed set piec...
Nov 01, 2019•48 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Tony Glover to look back at Captain America aka Christian Pulisic's marvel-ous hat trick against Burnley on Saturday. On the show tonight we get a warm fuzzy glow discussing Pulisic’s perfect hat-trick and ask in the cold light of day has Frank Lampard handled his introduction to the team well? Is he Hazard-esque or is the fact that goal scoring seems to be a team effort this season more important? In part two, we discuss Jorginho and Kovacic, liber...
Oct 29, 2019•2 hr 18 min
Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio – the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Matt Beadle look back at Chelsea's stunning victory away to Ajax in the Champions' League this week and ahead to Chelsea's match away to Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday. We discuss arguably Chelsea's best performance and result of Lampard’s reign with the 1-0 win away in Amsterdam against Ajax on Wednesday night. The blend of experience and youth is beginning to pay off and...
Oct 25, 2019•49 min
