Stamford Chidge interviews Jason Gibbins to talk about his book 'For Better Or Worse: Life, Love and Supporting Chelsea in the 1990's'. Jason Gibbins talks about his book, 'For Better Or Worse'. Engagingly written and laced with wry wit and pathos, 'For Better Or Worse ' follows two paths as it tells the story of life, love and Chelsea in the ‘90s. Two roller coaster rides for the price of one! The first tracks each full season of the decade as the London club progress from mid-table mediocrity ...
May 27, 2022•1 hr 4 min
This week Dean, Jane and Dayne are joined by Their Pitch host Mia Eriksson for our season review show. In Part One we take a look back on a turbulent and successful season for the Chelsea FC Women team, including opening day defeats, moments of magic, disaster in Europe, two FA Cups in one season, a third WSL title and more! And in Part Two we reveal our own high and low points from the season and reveal our end of season award winners. You can follow Mia on Twitter @Mia_Eriksson and @TheirPitch...
May 27, 2022•1 hr 36 min
Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dan Silver and Dayne Whittle to look back at Chelsea's last match of a very long season against Watford. On the show tonight, in part one, we discuss Tuchel’s odd team selection and subs; a great goal by Havertz, a poor one to concede thanks to Saar’s ball watching and Barkley’s bizarre winner; oh and Chilwell making a cameo appearance. In part two we discuss the end of term feeling, before, during and after; the end of an era; end of Dean; end o...
May 23, 2022•2 hr 31 min
This week Dean and Jane are joined by Kerrie Evans, from the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group and Tracy Brown, co-chair of Chelsea Pride to celebrate Chelsea's FA Cup success vs Manchester City. In Part One we look back on the 3-2 win in extra time, reliving all the drama as it happened. And in Part Two we talk about the day out at Wembley, which ended with Jane, Tracy and Kerrie partying with the Chelsea squad and the FA Cup trophy at Box Park. You can follow Kerrie on Twitter @KerrieEvans and ...
May 20, 2022•56 min
Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham and Adam Newson, Chief Chelsea FC correspondent for Football.London tp look back at the draw against Leicester and ahead to the final match of the season against Watford. In part one we look back at Thursday nights 1:1 draw against Leicester, a microcosm of the season – shambolic at the back, toothless in attack and the two sides of Alonso! We ask now third place has been confirmed, how much of a relief is it? We discuss Friday's pre...
May 20, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Stamford Chidge interviews Gary Thacker, author of a new book focusing on Chelsea's extraordinary Champions' League campaign of 2012, culminating in the club's first European Cup trophy. By the early months of 2012, it was clear that the appointment of Andre Villas-Boas as head coach at Chelsea wasn't delivering the required success. Instead, the club was spiralling towards its worst season of the Roman Abramovich era. On 4 March, Villas-Boas was dismissed, with his former assistant Roberto Di M...
May 19, 2022•1 hr 28 min
Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Marco Worrall and Mark Meehan to reflect on a bitterly disappointing FA Cup Final defeat by the smallest of margins last Saturday. In part one we look at the shambolic start to the match for Chelsea and Chidge! With Liverpool only beating Chelsea on penalties after 7 hours of football, do Chelsea have a way to go to catch up or are the teams more evenly matched than most pundits admit? And did Chelsea pay the penalty for poor finishing? In part t...
May 16, 2022•2 hr 29 min
Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham to look back at the victory away to Leeds, catch up on the Chelsea news and look ahead to the FA Cup final against Liverpool. In part one, Liam Twomey from the Athletic to catch up with this week's Chelsea news, today's press conference and look back at 3-0 defeat of Leeds United. A superb result, superb performance with Pulisic impressive, Mount & James at their best and Chalobah finally getting a recall. All this plus Lukaku ...
May 13, 2022•1 hr 34 min
This week Dean. Jane and Dayne are joined by Kerrie Evans, from the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group and Tracy Brown, co-chair of Chelsea Pride to celebrate Chelsea's third successive WSL title win. In Part One we look back on the 4-2 win over Manchester United that secured the title, reflecting on what it was like inside Kingsmeadow as the celebrations began. And in Part Two we look ahead to Sunday's FA Cup Final at Wembley against Manchester City You can follow Kerrie on Twitter @KerrieEvans a...
May 10, 2022•1 hr 16 min
Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover and Alex Churchill to look back at another episode of Chelsea throwing it all away in the last minute against Wolves! On the show tonight, in part one, we ask how well did Lukaku and Pulisic do; another appalling referee; Tuchel’s post-match points and his strange substitutions and like death and taxes, Chelsea getting done in the transition again. In part two we ask is it the players or Tuchel at fault; how much of a clear out do we ne...
May 09, 2022•2 hr 26 min
Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Clayton Beerman and Liam Twomey from the Athletic to catch up with this week's Chelsea news and preview the match against Wolves. In part one we discuss the furore over Roman supposedly reneging on the loan to the club and the Boehly bid progressing while Ratcliffe's bid is dismissed. In part two we catch up with todays press conference with Thomas Tuchel. Kante and Jorginho are out, Tuchel suggests that its difficult to create chances v Wolves s...
May 06, 2022•1 hr 43 min
This week Dean and Dayne are joined by Tracy Brown, co-chair of Chelsea Pride. In Part One we look back on wins over Spurs and Birmingham City. In Part Two we reflect on the news that Jonna Andersson, Ji So-Yun and Drew Spence will be leaving the club, plus we answer some questions from Discord. And in Part Three we look ahead to Sunday's WSL title decider. You can follow Tracy on Twitter @ChelseaGirl78 and @ChelseaPride_ To register interest in our Future BallHerz campaign please fill out this ...
May 05, 2022•57 min
STamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham & Dayne Whittle to look back at another frustrating defeat at Goodison Park, to Everton. On the show tonight, in part one, we discuss Lampard’s Everton doing a job on us and the referee; mistakes costing us again and a repeat of so many issues we’ve seen before. In part two we ask is top 4 now in jeopardy and what is going wrong and how can Tuchel sort it out. We also check in with the Chelsea takeover and ask what would it mea...
May 03, 2022•2 hr 26 min
Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan and Football.London's Adam Newson to discuss the latest news on the Chelsea takeover with a shock late bid from Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Boehly announced as the preferred bidder. In part one, we discuss the latest situation with the Chelsea takeover. What happens next with the Boehly bid being announced as the preferred bid and will Sir Jim Ratcliffe's late bid derail the process. Also what did Nadine Dorries mean by Chelsea being on 'bo...
Apr 29, 2022•1 hr 22 min
This week Dean and Dayne are joined by Rob Pratley, Editor of The CFC W Social, to look back at Chelsea's 3-1 win away to Tottenham Hotspur. We discuss away ends in the WSL, fluke own goals, did Reiten mean it? The bad luck of Bethany England, and the brilliance of Chelsea, plus much more, as we look back on a game that had it all. You can follow Rob on Twitter @RJPJournalism and @CFCWSocial To register interest in our Future BallHerz campaign please fill out this form . Subscribe to all Dean's ...
Apr 26, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover to look back at a last gasp and much needed home win against West Ham and ahead to Thursday night's match against Man Utd. On the show tonight, in part one, we discuss the terrible first half and better second half for the team & supporters together with the penalty miss and Pulisic coming to the rescue. In part two we discuss the palpable relief and ask is that Top 4 sorted now. Is the recent poor from down to complacency, fatigue,...
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr 48 min
Paul Canoville, Chelsea's first black player and longtime friend of the FanCast, joins Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Adam Newson from Football.London to discuss his recent involvement in the Chelsea bidding process. In this Chelsea FanCast special, Canners discusses his involvement in the Bidding process for Chelsea; the importance of diversity going forward and what he's hoping for from the winning bid. Canners also discusses his role as a spokesman for the supporters with camp...
Apr 22, 2022•42 min
Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dan Silver from the Chelsea Supporters' Trust and Adam Newson from Football.London to look back at the defeat to Arsenal and ahead to Sunday's match against West Ham. In part one, looking back at the defeat to Arsenal we ask is this one on Tuchel? Should Christensen, Lukaku and Sarr start for Chelsea again and how much damage has the defeat done to our position in the top 4? Adam then takes us through today's press conference and discusses the late...
Apr 22, 2022•1 hr 31 min
This week Dean, Jane and Dayne are joined by Kerrie Evans from the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group to discuss Chelsea's 2-0 win over Arsenal in the FA Cup Semi-Final. Jane and Kerrie bring us all the lowdown from inside Meadow Park, as Chelsea fans yet again made Borehamwood their own. Plus we discuss all the action, including wonder strikes from Guro Reiten and Ji So-Yun. And another impressive defensive display from the Blues. We also send our support to Fran Kirby. You can follow Kerrie on T...
Apr 20, 2022•37 min
Stamford Chidge is joined by Clayton Beerman and Alex Churchill to look back at Sunday's FA Cup semi-final victory over Crystal Palace and ahead to Wednesday night's match against Arsenal. On the show tonight, in part one, we discuss the redemption of Ruben Loftus-Cheek and the insurmountable Mason Mount and ask whether there’s a case to be made for a 4:3:3 going forward. In part two we continue the Chelsea v Crystal Palace review by asking whether a rejuvenated Timo Werner has a future and the ...
Apr 19, 2022•1 hr 45 min
With Stamford Chidge struck down by Covid, Dean Mears takes the helm and is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dayne Whittle and Liam Twomey from the Athletic to look back to Chelsea's Champions' League defeat to Real Madrid and ahead to the FA Cup semi-final against Crystal Palace. In part one, we discuss the latest news from the Chelsea takeover, with the Ricketts withdrawing their bid, Liam Twomey explains what it all means. In part two, we discuss the honourable defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions'...
Apr 15, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan and Adam Newson from Football.London, to look back at the defeat to Real Madrid and ahead to Chelsea's match against Southampton. In part one we ask what’s going on with the defence #2 and discuss Mendy's ‘mare. We also ask has the international break burst the Chelsea bubble? Have Christensen, Lukaku and Werner made themselves unpickable and with Tuchel seething thinkind the tie os over, is it? In part two we look ahead to Saturday's m...
Apr 07, 2022•1 hr 15 min
This week Dean and Dayne are joined by Ben Gilby and Mia Eriksson to look back at Chelsea's 5-0 win over Reading in the WSL. We discuss; the decision to play Jess Carter over Niamh Charles, the role of Sophie Ingle in midfield, the brilliance of Erin Cuthbert, the confidence of Bethany England and much much more! You can follow Ben on Twitter @BenGilby1 and Mia @Mia_Eriksson You can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollective. To join our fantasy f...
Apr 04, 2022•59 min
Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham to look back at a shocking 4-1 defeat to Brentford on Saturday. On the show tonight, in part one, we ask what the fuck happened? Did Tommy T get it wrong? Was it the affects of the international break? And where was the Chelsea defence, and frankly we do care! In part two we continue the Chelsea v Brentford review by celebrating Rudiger’s goal but not for quite as long as he did; ask have the last couple of weeks caught up with Tuche...
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr 55 min
Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham and Daniel Chillds from Football.London, making his debut on the Fancast, to look ahead to Chelsea's match against Brentford and check in with the week's Chelsea news. In part one we look at the latest developments in the sale of Chelsea with more revelations appearing about the short listed bids; the DCMS unbending over selling tickets to members and plans for a #NoToRicketts protest on Saturday before the Brentford match. In part t...
Apr 01, 2022•1 hr 42 min
This week Jane hosts another all female panel show alongside Kerrie Evans from the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group and Tracy Brown from Chelsea Pride, to look back on Chelsea's 9-0 win over Leicester City in the WSL. We discuss; the decision to play Zecira Musovic for a 5th consecutive game, where and how does captain Magda Eriksson fit into the defence, the brilliance of Guro Reiten and much more! Plus we look ahead to Sunday's WSL clash with Reading at Kingsmeadow. You can follow Kerrie on Tw...
Mar 31, 2022•39 min
Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham, Mark Meehan, Tony Glover and Adam Newson from Football.London in a special Q&A show. The Boys are joined by some of Chelsea FanCast's Patreon and Discord members for a special Q&A show with discussions on the sale of Chelsea, the shortlist of bidders, what will happen to Chelsea's current board and our transfer strategy and is it more important to have powners who are beyond reproach or who will invest the right amount of ...
Mar 28, 2022•2 hr 24 min
This week Dean and Dayne are joined by Matt Ball from World Wide Chels to look back on Chelsea's 5-0 win over Birmingham City in the FA Cup quarter-final. We discuss; the return of Magda Eriksson, natural positions of Drew Spence and Ji So-Yun, who's our number one goalkeeper plus much more! And we look ahead to Wednesday's WSL clash with Tottenham Hotspur. You can follow Matt on Twitter @MattJBall98 You can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffancollect...
Mar 22, 2022•49 min
This week Jane is joined by Kerrie Evans from the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group and Rob Pratley from the CFCW Social to look back on Chelsea's 3-0 win over Everton in the WSL. We discuss; key players returning to fitness, importance of scoring early, controlling the game and importance of winning these games in hand. Plus we look ahead to Sunday's FA Cup Quarter-Final clash with Leicester City at Kingsmeadow. You can follow Kerrie on Twitter @KerrieEvans and Rob @RJPJournalism You can find mo...
Mar 22, 2022•32 min
In this episode, Brian Wolff, Head of Chelsea Chicago official supporters group; vice-chair of Chelsea in America; the Overseas rep on the Official Chelsea Fans Forum and long-time designer of many of the banners we see hanging at Stamford Bridge, joins Stamford Chidge to talk about his love of Chelsea. Brian takes us through his first Chelsea match, his favourite matches, players and songs as well as providing us with some insight, as a Chicago Cubs fan, into Tom Ricketts, the Chicago Cubs owne...
Mar 22, 2022•1 hr 14 min
