This week Dean, Jane and Dayne are joined by Tracy Brown from Chelsea Pride to look back at back to back Kingsmeadow victories. In Part One we discuss Chelsea's 8-0 win over Vllanzia in the Champions League, asking what more can be done to get atmospheres like that every week. In Part Two we look at Chelsea's 3-1 win over Aston Villa and chat more about the form of Lauren James. Plus Tracy talks to us about the continued importance of support for the Rainbow Laces campaign. And in Part Three we ...
Nov 04, 2022•1 hr 25 min
Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover to look back at a horrifying defeat to Brighton and ahead to the Champions' League tie against Dinamo Zagreb. On the show tonight, in part one, we discuss the bloody awful kit and the bloody awful performance. Why Potter is to blame for the wrong selection and wrong system; are Sterling and Cucurella victims or villains and was there something familiar about the omnishambles the players produced? In part two, we ask is Potter too clever...
Oct 31, 2022•2 hr 32 min
Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Chelsea author Mark Meehan and Football.London Chief Chelsea Correspondent Adam Newson to look back at Chelsea's win against Salzburg and ahead to Saturday's match against Brighton. In part one we discuss Potter selecting a mad line up that worked! Kovacic & Havertz's superb goals masking poor finishing and some excellent football and a professional euro performance securing qualification to the next round. We also quiz Adam about Chelsea's app...
Oct 28, 2022•1 hr 24 min
This week Dean and Jane are joined by Kerrie Evans from the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group, as they reflect on Chelsea's away wins against PSG and Brighton. In Part One we discuss Chelsea's impressive 1-0 win in Paris, in Part Two we look at Chelsea's 2-0 win vs Brighton and in Part Three we preview Wednesday's Champions League clash with Vllanzia. We now broadcast LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm UK time. You can listen by heading to www.mixlr.com and searching 'Went To Mow Kingsmeadow' Follow Kerri...
Oct 28, 2022•42 min
Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Worrall, renowned Chelsea author and publisher of Gate 17 Books to look back at the 1-1 draw against Man Utd and ahead to the Salzburg match, On the show tonight, in part one, we discuss Chelsea’s performance, Kovacic making a difference in more ways than one; the penalty and not managing the game out. In part two, we ask if Potter failed or passed his first big test; is he finding it hard to solve the same problem Lampard and Tuchel had? An...
Oct 24, 2022•2 hr 5 min
Join Dean, Jane and Dayne as they reflect on Chelsea's 3-1 away win against Everton in the WSL. In Part One we discuss team selection, rue our wastefulness in-front of goal, in Part Two we look at the impact of our substitutes and the NFL style leadership of Emma Hayes and in Part Three we preview Thursday's Champions League clash with PSG. We now broadcast LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm UK time. You can listen by heading to www.mixlr.com and searching 'Went To Mow Kingsmeadow' Subscribe to all Dean'...
Oct 21, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Clayton Beerman to look back at Chelsea's draw away to Brentford and ahead to the match against Man Utd on Saturday. In part one, we discuss the draw away to Brentford with some strange selections and substitutions from Potter and another outsanding performance from Kepa and an excellent cameo from Pulisic. Brentford made it tough for Chelsea who had to settle for a hard earned draw. In part two we look ahead to the match against Man Utd on Saturda...
Oct 21, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan to look back at Chelsea's 2-0 win away to Villa and ahead to wednesday night's match against Brentford. On the show tonight, we ask is Kepa Lazarus in disguise? Why did Potter stick with wing backs? Applaud a MOUNTainous performance from Mason and a proper win even though Chelsea were often second best, but hard earned with moments of magic. In part two we ask is it time to replace Sterling with Pulisic? How long should we be patient wi...
Oct 17, 2022•2 hr 3 min
Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dayne Whittle and Football.London's Chief Chelsea Correspondent Adam Newson to look back at the win against AC Milan and ahead to this week's Premier League match against Aston Villa. We discuss an excellent win and mature performance against AC Milan that put Chelsea top of the group with two matches to play. Aubameyang was on the scoresheet again and Mount was again outstanding. The only blot was Reece James going off injured, and in today's pr...
Oct 14, 2022•1 hr 36 min
Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Dean Mears to look back on a satisfying 3-0 win against Wolves on Saturday and ahead to Tuesday night's Champions' League match against AC Milan. On the show tonight, in part one, we discuss Potter’s changes; the defence looking solid; Mount and Gallagher outstanding and Pulisic and Havertz specialising in irony oh and that man Diego Costa. In part two, we look at Potter’s in game formation changes; ask what difference he is making to the team an...
Oct 10, 2022•2 hr 9 min
Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Clayton Beerman and Football.London Chief Chelsea Correspondent Adam Newson to look back at Chelsea's 3-0 win against AC Milan on Wednesday and ahead to Saturday's Premier League match against Wolves. In part one we look back at Wednesday night's 3-0 win against AC Milan. It was a good and much needed win for Chelsea but how poor were Milan? Reece James was phenomenal and Ruben Loftus-Cheek was majestic; Auba was on target and Mount looks back on f...
Oct 07, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by FanCast regular and Chelsea Supporters' Trust board member and media spokesman Dan Silver to look back at Chelsea's 2-1 win against Crystal Palace and ahead to wednesday night's match against AC Milan. In part one, we discuss the Gallagher and Aubameyang goals, Silva getting away with it; our shakey defence and moribund midfield. In part two, we look at the future for some of our underperforming and fringe players? We also ask what the win will mea...
Oct 03, 2022•2 hr 4 min
In the first of our series of live shows from the Troubadour in London, Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Chelsea legend and arguably one of Chelsea's greatest ever strikers...Kerry Dixon. Chidge, JK and Kerry discuss Chelsea's last gasp 2-1 win against Crystal Palace, focussing on Gallagher and Aubemayang's goals, Tuchel's departure, possession based football, false number nines, our expectations of Potter and the Boehly regime and can we choose between winning trophies or having ...
Oct 03, 2022•48 min
Jane is back in the hotseat for another of our all women panel shows, which aim to give more women a voice within the footballing media industry. Joining Jane are Tracy Brown from Chelsea Pride and Kerrie Evans from the Chelsea Women Supporters Group, to look back at Chelsea's 3-1 win over West Ham in the WSL this past Wednesday. You can follow Kerrie @KerrieEvans and Tracy @Chelseagirl78 Subscribe to all Dean's Chelsea FC W articles @ HonestlyChelseaFCW You can find more information about the W...
Sep 30, 2022•33 min
Dean, Jane and Dayne are back together to review Chelsea's first win of the season as they comfortably saw off Manchester City 2-0. In part one we ask if we're the crazy ones for questioning Emma Hayes' decision to start Maren Mjelde and Magda Eriksson against Lauren Hemp and Chloe Kelly, in part two we chat Chelsea's control of the second half, Mjelde's penalty and Lauren James' brilliance. In part three we've got your emails and in part four we look ahead to our rearranged fixture with West Ha...
Sep 30, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham and from The Athletic, Chelsea correspondent Liam Twomey to chew the fat over the last couple of week's Chelsea news and look ahead to the match against Crystal Palace on Saturday. In part one we discuss 'Potter’s Presser', the form of Mount & Havertz, and will 13 matches in 6 weeks be a help or a hindrance and what do the number of recent departures from Chelsea mean for the club? In part two we look ahead to Graham Potter's fir...
Sep 30, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Stamford Chidge interviews Paul Canoville, Chelsea's first black player and a skilful winger in his day, forever remembered for that game against Sheffield Wednesday. Paul Canoville was Chelsea’s first black player and his story is incredible. Subjected to racist abuse on the terraces, Paul had to show huge strength of character and dignity to win over too many of his own supporters. Highlights of Paul’s all too brief Chelsea career included a hat-trick against Swansea, but he played a crucial p...
Sep 27, 2022•2 hr 32 min
Stamford Chidge, Jonatha Kydd and Mark Meehan are joined by Chelsea FanCast Patreon's Rob Delsini, Loz Barns and Theo Stanculescu to chew the Chelsea fat in a Chelsea FanCast Q&A. In part one our guests pose questions on the Boehly plan, Graham Potter and which players will be the winners and losers under the new regime. In part two the chat continues with questions on what the plans for the stadium rebuild might be, how will the loaning of players change and have our expectations for the se...
Sep 23, 2022•2 hr 25 min
For the first match review of the season, Dean and Jane are joined by Kerrie Evans from the Chelsea Women's Supporters Group to discuss Chelsea's shock 2-1 defeat to Liverpool. In part one we ask if Emma Hayes played it too safe and talk about the issues with the midfield, in part two we chat Chelsea's implosion and talk about the new performances of our new signings. In part three we've got your emails and in part four we look ahead to Sunday's clash with Manchester City. Follow Kerrie on Twitt...
Sep 22, 2022•57 min
Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Chelsea authors Mark Meehan and Mark Worrall to look back at Chelsea's 2003-04 season. In part two we pick up the story in the New Year and as is traditional the focus was on the FA Cup. It took a replay to get past Watford and then a fraught 1-0 win away to lowly Scarbrough before a 5th round tie against our nemesis Arsenal. Jose Antonio Reyes two goals in the second half make it four years in a row that Arsenal knocked Chelsea out of the FA Cup...
Sep 19, 2022•1 hr 50 min
Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Chelsea authors Mark Meehan and Mark Worrall to look back at Chelsea's 2003-04 season. On July 1st 2003, Chelsea and English football changed for ever. Roman Abramovich bought debt ridden Chelsea for £60m and then embarked on the biggest spending spree ever seen; £111m on 11 players including Glen Johnson; Wayne Bridge; Damien Duff; Geremi; Juan Sebastien Veron; Joe Cole; Adrian Mutu; Hernan Crespo and Claude Makalele. Surely this woudl mean a se...
Sep 19, 2022•1 hr 46 min
Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Clayton Beerman to look back at Graham Potter's first game in charge against Salzburg and Todd Boehly getting salty in New York. In part one we discuss Todd Boehly's interview at the SALT Conference in New York this week. This is the first we’ve heard on the 'Boehly Plan'; should he have spoken to the football media & supporters first rather than a bunch of financiers and businessmen? Was there equivocation regarding a return to the ESL? Why ...
Sep 16, 2022•1 hr 37 min
Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan to reflect on the weeks Chelsea news and preview the Champions' League match against Salzburg on Wednesday night. On the show tonight, in part one, we discuss Tommy T’s farewell message, the Club’s absent PR and Boehly blowing money on managers, like, er Roman. And how can Boehly make Chelsea more successful like they keep saying they will? In part two, we look ahead to the Champions’ League match against Salzburg on Wednesday. We tak...
Sep 12, 2022•2 hr 15 min
Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Alex Churchill and Adam Newson from Football.London to discuss what led up to Thomas Tuchel leaving Chelsea and will Graham Potter's appointment deliver the success the owners want. In part one, we ask if Thomas Tuchel's sacking was inevitable with the relationsip with the new owners irreconcilable? Was it down to the owner's naievity and interference? How culpable was Tuchel and what was the players role? We also pay tribute to Tuchel's 19 month...
Sep 09, 2022•1 hr 40 min
For the first podcast of the 2022/23 season, Dean is joined by Jay Woolmington and Mia Eriksson to preview the upcoming season. We discuss; transfers, pre-season form, tactics, assess our WSL rivals and give some predictions of our own, plus much more! Follow Mia on Twitter @Mia_Eriksson and @TheirPitch and Jay @JayWoolmington and @WAGNP_CFC Subscribe to all Dean's Chelsea FC W articles @ HonestlyChelseaFCW You can find more information about the Women's Football Fan Collective on Twitter @wffan...
Sep 07, 2022•1 hr 25 min
Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Alex Churchil lto look back at a much needed win against West Ham and ahead to Chelsea's opening Champions' League match away to Dinamo Zagreb. In part one we ask was fear stifling creativity in the first half? Ben Chilwell came on and changed the game with a man of the match cameo and is looking like pre-injury Should he now start ahead of Cucurella? With all the furore over the first West Ham goal and the goal that VAR cancelled out, we ask is it...
Sep 05, 2022•1 hr 55 min
Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Chelsea FanCast regular Mark Meehan and Liam Twomey from The Athletic to look back at the defeat to Southampton, Chelsea's transer business and today's press conference with Thomas Tuchel. In part one, we discuss the defeat to Southampton in midweek and Chelsea's transfer business with Liam Twomey from The Athletic. At Southampton in midweek another poor performance against a weaker side and defensive frailties exposed by a fragile midfield. We ask...
Sep 02, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Alex Churchill to look back at a hard earned win against Leicester on Saturday and ahead to Tuesday night's match away to Southampton. On the show tonight, in part one, we we discuss Gallagher’s sending off and it’s potential impact on him; Tuchel’s changing formations; some outstanding performances and the return of team spirit. In part two, we look at the two sides of Havertz; praise Sterling and Chalobah and worry about Mount’s form and discus...
Aug 29, 2022•2 hr 5 min
Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover and Liam Twomey from The Athletic to look ahead to this weekends match against Leicester. In part one, Chidge, JK, Tony and Liam discuss Friday's press conference with Thomas Tuchel including Tuchel's thoughts on his touchline ban; how to deal with Kante being out for 4 weeks and the suspension of Koulibaly; plus positive news that Kovacic will be available after injury for 20 mins. With the current injuries does Liam expect any new arr...
Aug 26, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Marco Worrall, renowned Chelsea author and publisher to look back at a shocking 3-0 defeat away to Leeds. On the show tonight, in part one, we run the rule over the team selection; despair at being out run, out fought and out coached; fume at the Mendy disaster class and another achilles heel, set pieces and ask is there any sympathy for Koulibaly? In part two, like a broken record we discuss failing to finish; Conor Gallagher’s debut; ponder Tuc...
Aug 22, 2022•1 hr 38 min
