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  • Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd look ahead to Sunday's FA Cup quarter final clash against Leicester City.


    In part one JK gives us his summary of today's press conference. He watches them so we don't have to!


    In part two we welcome Chris from Leicester Til I Die for The Opposition View. We ask Chris how has life been back in the Championship? How have Leicester dealt with key players being sold? Does it piss him off when Chelsea buy Leicester players such as Chilwell, Kante, Drinkwater & Fofana. Is returning to the PL more important than winning the FA Cup? How will Leicester approach it and what's his score prediction.


    In part three Chidge & JK preview the match kicking off with Chidge's team selection. We discuss why the FA Cup is massive for Chelsea and our good record in the Cup against Leicester. Will it boil down to who wants it more? We discuss how we think it will go and give our predictions. We wrap up with another edition of "They Played For Both".


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  • Dean Mears is joined by Sophie Spittle and Rich Bates to relive all the action from Chelsea's FA Cup success over Everton.


    In Part One, we question what was wrong with Chelsea's first half performance, what changed and the Macario Impact. And in Part Two we look ahead to Friday's huge WSL clash against Arsenal. 


    You can follow the show on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow. Dean @DeanMears, Sophie @Traveller74 and Rich @BatesInThePlace.


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  • Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd & Clayton Beerman look back at Monday night's win against Newcastle United.


    In part one, it was great to get an early goal with Jackson scoring his 9th of the season. Is there is hope we've found a goalscorer? Talking of which, Palmer is fantastic and scored his 11th of the season. Gusto is growing into a top player and Mudryk scored a wonder goal - maybe there is a footballer there after all?


    In Cucurella and Sterling we saw the good, the bad and the ugly with Cucurella having a decent game, bar his involvement in both Newcastle goals and Sterling wastful and disinterested - and that's being kind. ?


    It seems Chelsea are now both scoring and leaking goals. Are we attacking more and leaving the defence open? Is Silva’s wise head is missed? 


    In part two Chelsea were better all night than Toon but left the door open. Poch’s subs worked and it was good to see Chuk back and Casadei looks good. We are still 11th but closing the gap - can we scrape into a European place. They need to stop being consistently inconsistent. Will returning players help? What would be acceptable this season? Top 7 and an FA Cup trophy? And will it be enough to keep Poch in a job?


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  • Dean Mears and Dayne Whittle are joined by Simon Kingman and Matt Ball to celebrate Chelsea's progression to the Conti Cup final.


    In Part One we reflect on all the action from that 1-0 away win at City and In Part Two we look ahead to Sunday's FA Cup clash with Everton!


    You can follow Simon on Twitter @KingmanSimon and Matt @MattJBalll98


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  • Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover to preview Chelsea v Newcastle.


    In part one we kick off with JK's summary of the presser - he watches it so we don't have to! In addition we look at Chelsea and indeed football's injury crisis and ask why the clubs and the media are not investigating why it is happening.


    In part two we preview Chelsea v Newcastle with Chidge's team selection. We look at the remarkable records and statistics regarding Chelsea v Newcastle and ask will Chelsea be Jekyll & Hyde again and the need for the supporters in the stadium to get behind the team. We wrap up by discussing how the match will go and offer our predictions.



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  • Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd go through this month's Chelsea FanCast mail bag.


    The boys read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners.


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  • Dean Mears and Dayne Whittle are joined by Rich Bates and Clayton Beerman to reflect on a happy Sunday evening for Chelsea FC Women.


    In Part One we look back at the 4-0 win over Leicester and the return to competitive football for Catarina Macario and in Part Two we look ahead to Thursday's Conti Cup semi-final clash with Manchester City.


    You can follow the show on Twitter @MowKingsmeadow or Instagram @WentToMowKingsmeadow


    You can follow Dean @DeanMears, Dayne @DWhitt9, Rich @BatesInThePlace and Clayton @Goalie59.


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  • Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan to look back at another Jekyll and Hyde performance by Chelsea, against Brentford.


    In part one we discuss Pochettino playing 3 at the back and no Sterling. Was it to protect the space around Enzo and Moises and if they’re knackered, why not play someone else, like Casadei for example? We discuss the two sides of Jackson as he misses a sitter laughably, scores a great goal, and then rounds it off with ego nonsense with the shushing but...he never gives up!! It was a poor second half as Chelsea conceded twice. Is it a lack of concentration? taking the foot off the gas? Poor mentality? The statistics bear out how poor we are in the second half - first half top six; second half relegation zone!


    But we did claw it back, well done Disasi but we should never have had to against a poor Brentford side. Same old Chelsea this season Jekyll and Hyde...Caviar and Turds.


    In part two we ask has Poch lost the away support? There were audible chants against Boehly and Poch and for Abramovich and Mourinho. Is Poch a goner - does he have himself to blame - he’s not endeared himself to the fans or made much effort to engage with them?


    If he was to go would it be the right decision? Would it take us back to square one? He hasn’t lost the dressing room so shoudl he go? And whose fault is it really - Putin? Boris Johnson's Tory Govt? Sunak and Dorries? Boehly and Clearwater? Fundamentally, this all changes if we were winning doesn’t it - a chant for Roman and Jose is a cry for the return to a winning Chelsea.


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  • Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham to look back at the win against Leeds in the FA Cup and ahead to Brentford v Chelsea on Saturday.


    In part one we look back at the FA Cup win against Leeds. A great last gasp win and winning against hated rivals is what it’s all about but…was it really a shocking performance? Chelsea are confusing for any fan at the moment - on occasion the most brainless Chelsea team we’ve ever seen with unforced errors, poor touch and passing and conceding criminal goals, but capable of the three great goals they scored. Mudryk at 10 was interesting to see; Sterling on the other hand looks like he doesn't want to be there. Thankfully Conor Gallagher came to the rescue in the last few minutes with a cracking goal to send Chelsea to the quarter finals against Leicester.


    In part two, we welcome back Greville Waterman, Brentford author, for The Opposition View. We ask Greville where has it all gone wrong for Brentford this season - 13 defeats in the last 17 matches - is it simply injuries? With Brentford 5 points from the relegation zone is there pressure on Frank? Brentford unbeaten in last 4 v Chelsea and have kept clean sheet in last 3 - do they have a hoodoo against us? What difference does Toney make - is he off in the summer - where to? How will the match go and what is Greville's prediction.


    In part three we preview Brentford v Chelsea with JK's presser summary and Chidge’s team selection. Is it time to give one of Enzo, Moises and Conor a rest? What do we do about Sterling? Our poor recent record v Brentford needs to change, and they have their 1st choice back 5 out and awful recent form so surely Chelsea can put a decent win and performance together? We wrap up discussing how the match will go and what is our prediction.


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  • Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd & Dean Mears look back at a miserable Carabao Cup final defeat to Liverpool.


    In part one we discuss massive frustration and massive disappointment as Chelsea have now lost 6 of their last 6 Wembley finals – a horrid record, but it pre-dates Clearlake. A nervy start didn’t help and too many players making basic errors. Was Sterling’s goal offiside? Should Van Dijk’s goal have been disallowed? But Chelsea had more than enough chances to win it. Was it a case of poor finishing or good goalkeeping? Chelsea were the better side in the second half but what happened in Extra Time? Was it the subs? The players settling for pens or a lack of belief?


    In part two we ask how much of this is on Poch and how much on the players? Will Poch win us a trophy? Does Poch have a future at Chelsea? Was it really a horrible atmosphere? And we discuss the fallacious Scouse Youth argument and Liverpool love in and Gary Neville’s Blue Bottle Jobs remark. And whilst it was a good day out, with no expectationa, is that really enough?


    In part three we preview Chelsea v Leeds in wednesday's FA Cup match. We kick off with JK’s Presser Summary and Chidge’s team selection. But it's Dirty Leeds, History. The atmosphere will be febrile. The Bamford factor, Georginio and Piroe are decent and Leeds recent form is decent.


    Strangely the last FA Cup match between the two sides was the infamous 1970 FA Cup final.  If we lose our season is over. Can they pick themselves up? We wrap up by discussing how’s it going to go and our predictions. And finally another round of 'They Played for Both'.


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  • Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Alex Churchill to catch up on the Chelsea news and look ahead to Sunday's Carabao Cup Final against Liverpool.


    In part one we disuss Liam Twomey's article in The Athletic which asks the question "Can Chelsea afford to win the Carabao Cup?" and JK gives us his summary of today's Presser.


    In part two we preview Sunday's Carabao Cup Final against Liverpool kicking off with Chidge's team selection. We discuss if this final will be déjà vu from the 2005 Carling Cup Final? Will Chelsea be repeating History, not Wallowing in it? How important would winning it be? Our luck has to change having lost 6 out of our last 7 Wembley finals.


    We also discuss the Liverpool Love in; can Poch shake the loser mentality? Who are the bigger underdogs? And how’s it going to go along with our predictions, before wrapping up with 'They Played for Both'.


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  • Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd go through this month's Chelsea FanCast mail bag.


    The boys read through the emails from the Chelsea FanCast listeners.


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  • Dean Mears is joined by Simon Kingman and Matt Ball to reflect on Chelsea's 1-0 defeat to Manchester City in the WSL.


    In Part One, we discuss Chelsea's failing midfield and Emma Hayes' decision not to change things and in Part Two we ask what this defeat means for the WSL title and discuss Mia Fishel's ACL injury.


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  • Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Marco Worrall to look back at a great Chelsea performance against Man City.


    In part one we applaud a great Chelsea performance, redolent of Chelsea v Barcelona from days gone by; tactically disciplined, counter attacking brilliantly and defending like demons. Did this young team come of age on Saturday?


    Massive shout outs to the defence - Disasi a rock; Colwill assured; Gusto superb; Chilly back to his best; should this be the defence going forward? Can or should Gusto keep James out when he's fit? The midfield were superb; Moises was tenacious and did well not to get a 2nd yellow; Enzo was here, there and every fucking where; Gallagher was imperious and snuffed out Rodri. In attack Palmer was ice cold as per; fair play to Sterling with a great goal and Jackson with a great assist and good work all match.


    In part two we ask are we better as a counterattack team, getting the ball forward quickly, mixed with long balls makes us more threatening but it doesn’t work against low block teams? But we still struggle to finish and need a striker. Nkunku was poor when he came on, struggling to adjust to the pace of the game, perhaps not match sharp but he didn’t help with the defence.


    Chelsea fought like a team and it looks like a bond and understanding is growing. The fight and spirit was good to see and is something to build on. But did Poch do the right thing - should we have gone for the win? 5 at the back made sense as City were getting round the back. Jackson and Palmer on yellow cards was perhaps an issue, but was it negative or sensible?


    When all is said and done, Poch got the tactics and selection right while Pep is salty and still bald. Does this performance give us hope if not expectation against Liverpool next weekend? Most thought we’d get hammered v City so this performance should give us confidence.   


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  • Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Tony Glover and Alex Churchill to look ahead to Saturday's match against Man City.


    In part one we have a special preview of the 'Chelsea FanCast WW1 Battlefield Tour' organised and hosted by Alex Churchill, a WW1 historian and author in her day job. Originally and successfully held in 2019, Alex (Chelsea FanCast), Jonny Dyer (Podding Shed) and Andrew Holmes took a group of Chelsea fans to the Western Front to learn about the battles of the Sommes and Ypres. Five years later we are returning under the Chelsea FanCast banner.


    Renowned historians and passionate Chelsea fans, Alex Churchill, Jonny Dyer & Andrew Holmes will conduct a WW1 battlefield tour following the stories of Chelsea players and supporters and the tour follows the stories written in their book "Over Land and Sea". Chidge and Tony Glover will be joining them and with Alex, discuss on the show, the emotional trip to notable WW1 cemetaries, learning about WW1 and family members who fought and died there and then after a hard days history, winding down over decent food, Belgian beer and great commraderie!


    The tour will take place between June 21st and June 24th this year and if you want to join us follow the link for full details to reserve your place with a deposit:

    https://www.istoriatravel.org/copy-of-s106-belgium-1914-1


    In part two we welcome back David Walker from Read But Never Red for teh Opposition View. We ask David what he thought of the 4:4 in November? Is he surprised by how well Palmer has done and does he have any regrets? With Haaland & De Bruyne back is it full steam ahead for a treble? Is he worried about FFP infractions, points deduction, relegations? Are there any weaknesses Chelsea can exploit? And how does he see the match going?


    In part three we preview Man City v Chelsea. We kick off with JK’s Presser Summary - JK watches the presser so we don't have to! Chidge gives his team selection. Will Sanchez return? Wil Sterling start? Will Poch stick with 4:2:3:1? Will Casadei get some minutes?


    Will the real Chelsea stand up ir are we still a Jeckyll & Hyde side? Will Chelsea be brave – should they be? Should the 4:4 give us hope? The recent stats are very much against us. We discuss how we see it going and wrap up with 'They Played for Both'.


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  • Dean Mears and Dayne Whittle are joined by Sophie Spittle and Rich Bates to reflect on Mayra Ramirez's wonder goal that sealed their FA Cup 5th Round win over Crystal Palace.


    In Part One, we review all the action, or lack of it, from that 1-0 win over Palace and in Part Two, we look ahead to a monster WSL clash with Manchester City this Friday night at Kingsmeadow.


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  • Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Clayton Beerman to look back at a great turnaround away to Crystal Palace on Monday night.


    In part one, we discuss a horrible first half, but was it all down to Silva starting? With Enzo all over the place, Caicedo hapless, Madueke consistently inconsistent and only Gusto showing up, Chelsea found themselves 1-0 down at half-time.


    Thanks to Palace playing Bob Marley's 'Three Little Birds' while waiting for referee Michael Oliver to come out after the break, Chelsea supporters gave a full throated rendition of it for much of the second half - reminiscent perhaps of Chelsea v Napoli back in 2012. But did this give the players the lift they needed? Conor Gallagher scored two great goals at the beginning and end of the second half and Enzo's goal was the cream on top of the cake in a 3-1 win.


    A shout out to Petrovic too for some great saves that kept Chelsea in it but perhaps the biggest shout out should go to the away fans, for some great vocal support epitomised by Disasi leaping in to the Chelsea away section and getting mobbed. Shame JK got trampled under foot in the process!


    In part two we welcome back old friends Ceri Levy and Garry Hayes, from the Blueprint podcast to talk about the forthcoming release of more epsiodes of their superb series on Chelsea, including the full interviewswith Glenn Hoddle, Colin Hutchinson, Roberto Di Matteo, John Terry and Joe Cole.


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  • The gang are back together as Dean Mears, Jane Chappell and Dayne Whittle to review Chelsea's 5-0 win over Sunderland in the Conti Cup semi-final.


    In Part One, we ask if Chelsea now operate with an A Team and a B Team, the importance of Fran Kirby and react to our Semi-Final away trip to Manchester City. And in Part Two, we look ahead to Chelsea's FA Cup 5th Round clash with Crystal Palace this coming Sunday.


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  • Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Martin Wickham to look back at a much needed win and performance to knock Aston Villa out of the FA Cup and look ahead to Monday night's match against Crystal Palace.


    In part one we look back at a great night at Villa Park. Was it the best performance of the season and where did that come from? It was like Chelsea from the past: intensity, strong, aggressive, desire, team effort, compact and tactically superb. Much credit should go to under pressure Pochettino. Disasi and Gusto were superb and Enzo and Moises ran the match. And the away support was fantastic.


    But is it a coincidence that we played better without the dropped Sterling and Silva? Chelsea played higher up the pitch; the defence, midfield and attack were closer together which made the defence less exposed and the passing forward quicker and easier and without Sterling we looked more direct without running in to blind alleys, falling over or giving the ball away.

     

    Bring on Dirty Leeds, but we need consistency now!


    In part two we welcome back Hambo from Back of the Nest for the Opposition View. We ask him on a scale of 1-10 how angry are Palace fans at the moment? Is it all Hodgsons fault? What’s his experience of the American owners? What are his thoughts on Conor Gallagher? How big a miss will Marc Guéhi, Michael Olise & Eberechi Eze be, all out injured?


    While recent history is on Chelsea’s side, given our inconsistency does he fancy Palace's chances and how does he see it going and what's his prediction?


    In part three we preview Crystal Palace v Chelsea kicking off with JK’s summary of today's Presser, followed by Chidge’s team selection. With Chelsea being consistently inconsistent how can we get the consistency we need? While Chelsea have a nasty habit this season of following up a good result with a poor one, we do have history on our side with this fixture and Palace have lost Guehi, Eze and Olise which will be a big problem for them.


    We wrap up with how we see it going and our predictions, and another round of 'They Played For Both'


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  • Dean Mears is joined by Sophie Spittle and Simon Kingman to review Chelsea's comfortable 3-0 win over Everton in WSL.


    In Part One, we delve into all the action from that 3-0 win including the "controversial" penalty decisions by referee Emily Heaslip.


    And in Part Two we discuss the UEFA Women's Champions League Quarter-Final and Semi-Final draw and discuss the new Chelsea FC W fans forum.


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