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 1998-99 season. In Pt 2 we pick up the season in January with Chelsea top of the Premier League and hopes high for their first league title since 1955. Chelsea got past Oldham Athletic in the FA Cup 3rd round, helped by a flying hot dog but their unbeaten run came to an end away to Arsenal. The 2-1 home win a...
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 31 min
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 1998-99 season. 3 months after the end of Chelsea's most successful season since 1971, they started the 1998-99 season by winning their third European trophy, the UEFA Super Cup, beating the mighty Real Madrid 1-0. Hope's naturally were very high for the season and with the signings of Pierluigi Casaraghi, Al...
Nov 16, 2021•1 hr 31 min
This week Jane and Dayne are joined by football analyst Mia Eriksson fresh off the FC Barcelona Innovation Hub conference stage. In Part One we review Chelsea's 1-0 win away at Aston Villa, thanks to another Jessie Fleming goal. In Part Two we review Chelsea's 7-0 hammering of Servette in the Champions League this week. And in Part Three we look ahead to Chelsea's mammoth WSL clash with Manchester City this weekend. You can find Mia on Twitter @Mia_Eriksson To join our fantasy football league he...
Nov 13, 2021•54 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and some Chelsea FanCast listeners and members of our Patreon and Discord groups to talk Chelsea. Its always lovely to catch up with some of our listeners and invite them on to a show once in a while. And it’s a great opportunity for them to ask us questions on, well, absolutely anything; Chelsea related or anything else. We answer questions on the redevelopment of Stamford Bridge; the contract situation with Rudiger and Christensen; how we fell in love...
Nov 12, 2021•2 hr 16 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Marco Worrall and Mark Meehan to look back at frustrating 1-1 draw against Burnley on Saturday. On the show tonight, we applaud some scintillating football by Chelsea on Saturday capped off by a wonderful Kai Havertz goal. In part two we bemoan Chelsea’s profligacy and ask what happened after 70 minutes? Did they switch off, get bored or did Sean Dyche’s changes make a difference. At least for now, the draw was mitigated by Liverpool losing to West Ham...
Nov 08, 2021•1 hr 56 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dayne Whittle to look ahead to Saturday's match against Burnley. In part one, Adam Newson from Football.London joins us to look back at Chelsea's Champions' League victory away to Malmo, where it was perhaps tougher than it needed to be. Thanks to a tactical switch and a brilliant goal set up by Hudson-Odoi Chelsea are one small step away from the knock out stages. Loftus-Cheek put in a man-of-the-match display but what were the malmo fans chanting?...
Nov 05, 2021•1 hr 43 min
This week Dean, Jane and Dayne are joined by Lily from the CFCW Social to preview Chelsea's upcoming WSL clash away to Aston Villa. Chris Perville from Her Football Hub gives us the lowdown on the opposition and we hear all about Lily's trip to Cobham to watch the team train. You can follow Lily on Twitter @Pernillecfcw and Chris @chriswosowriter To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFC To listen to our special series, ...
Nov 05, 2021•42 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Adam Newson, Chelsea writer from Football.London. On the show tonight, we celebrate two fantastic goals by Reece James, the Cobham Cafu! We ask why did Newcastle’s game plan work in the 1st half, what changed in the 2nd half, should Hayden and Darlow have seen red and what do we do with an out of sorts Ziyech. In part two we praise Chelsea’s squad depth, look at Tommy T’s performance to date, ask if Connor Gallagher the heir apparent and...
Nov 01, 2021•2 hr 3 min
Join Dean, Dayne and guest Harry Edwards as they relive all the action from Chelsea's 3-0 win over Manchester City at the Academy Stadium. We discuss Chelsea's fluid formations, missing Pernille Harder, finally seeing Lauren James, progression to the FA Cup final and much much more! Make sure you follow Harry on Twitter @HarryEdwards16 To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFC To listen to our special series, My Daughter...
Nov 01, 2021•1 hr
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Alex Churchill to look ahead to Saturday's match against Newcastle. In part one, Adam Newson from Football.London joins us to look back at Chelsea's Carabao Cup victory over Southampton in midweek where despite imjury related changes, a make shift Chelsa side got the job done. We ask who impressed and who didn’t and does the win prove that Chelsea has a good enough and big enough squad to cope with the fixture congestion in December and beyond? We a...
Oct 29, 2021•1 hr 13 min
This week Dean and Jane are joined by Matt Ball from World Wide Chels to preview our 2020/21 FA Cup Semi Final clash with Manchester City this weekend. We look at any injury concerns following the international break, if Emma Hayes will go with three or four at the back plus much more! We're also joined by Jayne and Dave from the Manchester City Women Official Supporters Group to give us the opposition view. You can find them on Twitter @MCWFC_OSG and Matt @MattJBall98 To join our fantasy footba...
Oct 29, 2021•37 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Martin Wickham and Sam Inkersole from Football.London to look back at Chelsea's 'Magnificent 7' win over Norwich. On the show tonight, we applaud the superb appreciation for Matthew Harding on the 25th anniversary of his death; as ever, ponder Tommy T’s team selection and look back at the ‘Magnificent 7’ goals that Chelsea put past Norwich on Saturday. In part two we discuss the need for patience with Kai Havertz; praise Kovacic for his improvement in ...
Oct 25, 2021•2 hr 5 min
This week Jane and Dayne are joined by Mia Eriksson and Harry Edwards for a tactical look at Chelsea's start to the season. We look at Emma Hayes' use of a back three, ponder whether the back four will return, what happens with Maren Mjelde and discuss Pernille Harder's impressive start to the season, plus much more! You can follow Mia on Twitter @Mia_Eriksson and Harry @HarryEdwards16 To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code W...
Oct 22, 2021•28 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dean Mears to look ahead to Saturday's match against Norwich. Adam Newson from Football.London joins look back at Chelsea's victory over Malmo in the Champions' League which came at a cost of injuries to Lukaku and Werner and a round up of the Chelsea news including the over priced special edition shirt, the Club World Cup moving to the UAE and remembering Matthew Harding 25 years after his tragic and untimely death. In part two, Rob Butler from the...
Oct 21, 2021•1 hr 34 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Tony Glover to look back at Chelsea's match against Brentford on Saturday. On the show tonight, we ponder Tommy T’s surprise team selection, Chelsea not making possession count again and Chilwell blowing hot. In part two we look at Brentford’s second half tactical change and their aerial bombardment, Chelsea’s hive mind, Mendy saving the day and Chelsea digging in for victory. In part three we have the results of this week’s Fannies for ...
Oct 18, 2021•2 hr 19 min
This week Jane and Dayne are joined by Matt Ball from World Wide Chels to discuss Chelsea's 2-1 win away at Juventus in the UEFA Women's Champions League. We look at Emma Hayes' in game switch to a back four, the impact of Jessie Fleming and the importance of Pernille Harder, plus much more. You can follow Matt on Twitter @MattJBall98 To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFC To listen to our special series, My Daughter ...
Oct 15, 2021•49 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Martin Wickham to look ahead to Saturday's match against Brentford. Sam Inkersole from Football.London joins us to report back on Thomas Tuchel’s press conference today and discuss the walking wounded from the International Break; having the right mentality, what the takeover of Newcastle FC means and Chelsea's five Ballon d'Or nominees. In part two, Billy 'The Bee' Grant from the the Beesotted podcast joins us for the Opposition View to discuss wha...
Oct 15, 2021•1 hr 41 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea authors Marco Worrall, Mark Meehan and Chelsea Football London journalist Adam Newson for a 'Q&A' show with members of the Chelsea FanCast Patreon group. Joining us on Zoom were several members of the Chelsea FanCast Patreon group posing questions on Chelsea's support and culture; Marco's books, Romelu Lukaku, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, match day rituals and even naming sons and daughters after Chelsea players! A thoroughly entertaining evening spent with friend...
Oct 11, 2021•2 hr 31 min
Dean flies solo this week and is joined by Mia Eriksson to discuss Chelsea's 2-0 win over newly promoted Leicester City in the WSL this past weekend. We discuss Chelsea's struggle to break down the foxes, the importance of Pernille Harder, the impact of Ji So-Yun and question whether Aniek Nouwen and Zecira Musovic could keep their places in the team. Plus we rave about the performance of gold medal winner and Balon D'or nominated Jessie Fleming. You can follow Mia on Twitter @Mia_Eriksson and h...
Oct 10, 2021•50 min
Dean and Dayne are joined by host of new football podcast Their Pitch, to reflect on Chelsea's 3-1 win over Brighton in the WSL. In part one we discuss the role of Pernille Harder, the excellence of Fran Kirby, the role of Chelsea's midfield pivot plus fawn over the performance of Guro Reiten. And in part 2 we look ahead to Wednesday's UEFA Women's Champions League clash with Wolfsburg. You can follow Mia on twitter @Mia_Eriksson and her new podcast @TheirPitch To join our fantasy football leagu...
Oct 04, 2021•53 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dayne Whittle and Tony Glover to look back at Chelsea's 3-1 victory over Southampton on Saturday. On the show tonight, we ponder yet another game affected by refereeing and ask again, is it incompetence or corruption? In part two we look at the sublime and ridiculous Werner and Chilwell goals as well as the encouraging performances of Loftus-Cheek; Hudson-Odoi; Chalobah; Chilwell and yes, even Werner and Barkley. In part three we have the results of th...
Oct 04, 2021•2 hr 24 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to look back at Chelsea's defeat to Juventus and ahead to the match against Southampton on Saturday. Liam Twomey from The Athletic joins us to look back at Chelsea’s 1-0 defeat to Juventus and to report back on Thomas Tuchel’s press conference today. In part two, Steve Grant from Total Saints Podcast joins us in 'Opposition View' to preview the match from the Saints perspective. We ask him what he thinks of Saints season so far, how ...
Oct 01, 2021•1 hr 29 min
Dean, Jane and Dayne sit down to discuss Chelsea's 4-0 win over Birmingham City in the quarter-final of the FA Cup and look forward to Saturday's WSL clash with Brighton and Hove Albion. Tracy Brown joins us for another monthly update from Chelsea Pride, which includes Monday's London Pride event at Stamford Bridge. Plus there's the launch of a new nickname for Pernille Harder, Sam Kerr and Fran Kirby! You can follow Tracy on Twitter @ChelseaGirl78 and @ChelseaPride_ To join our fantasy football...
Sep 30, 2021•1 hr
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Martin Wickham to look back at a disappointing defeat to City and ahead to Juventus! On the show tonight, we’ll ask were Chelsea poor or City very good? Is a lack of creativity in midfield the key problem and could Loftus-Cheek be the answer? In part two we ask if the referee was a factor, would a draw have been a fair result and while we worry about the injuries, we applaud the defence for standing out yet again. In part three we have t...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 55 min
Dean and Dayne get together to discuss Chelsea's empathic 6-1 win over Manchester United in the WSL. Football analyst Mia Eriksson also joined us to discuss the brilliance of Pernille Harder, Chelsea's tap-tap-boom philosophy, the importance of Drew Spence and of course Jessie Fleming scoring a goal for Chelsea. Follow Mia on Twitter @Mia_Eriksson and her new podcast @TheirPitch To join our fantasy football league head to ShePlays | Fantasy Football Competition and enter the league code WTMKCFC ...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr
Dean is back behind the microphone alongside Jane and new co-host Dayne Whittle to preview our upcoming WSL clash with Manchester United. We look at any injuries after the international break, whether three at the back is here to stay and if KERR-BY are fit and ready to play. We're also joined by Natalie from All For United WFC to give us the opposition view. You can follow Natalie on Twitter @Natalie_17 and @AllForUnitedWFC and on YouTube https://t.co/hFHmg177Ed?amp=1 To join our fantasy footba...
Sep 27, 2021•35 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Tony Glover to look back at a great 3-0 victory over Spurs and look ahead to the Carabao Cup tie against Villa this week. On the show tonight, we pay our own tribute to the incomparable Jimmy Greaves and we are blessed to have our very own Jonathan here who actually saw him play for Chelsea. Continuing part one, we discuss Tuchel’s changes at half-time and ask just how good is he? Kante in a midfield three, can we see a 3:5:2 on a more regular basis...
Sep 20, 2021•2 hr 24 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Dayne Whittle to look ahead to Chelsea’s match at away to Spurs on Sunday Adam Newson from Football.London joins us to look back at Chelsea’s 1-0 win against Zenit St Petersburg in the Champions’ League this week and to report back on Thomas Tuchel’s press conference today. In part two, Ricky Sacks from Last Word on Spurs joins us in 'Opposition View' to preview the match from the Spurs perspective. We ask him what he thinks of the appointment of Nu...
Sep 17, 2021•1 hr 34 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to look back at Chelsea's 3-0 victory over Aston Villa. On the show tonight, we’ll be praising Lukaku and Kovacic for some very well taken goals and an assist. In part two we marvel at marvellous Mendy and stoic Silva who were heroic at keeping Villa out; we ask will Tuchel have learnt his lesson on leaving Jorginho and Mount out and throwing Saul in to the Lion’s den; and we ask if Ziyech and CHO are doing enough? In part three we h...
Sep 13, 2021•2 hr 8 min
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 news In 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...
Sep 10, 2021•1 hr 29 min
