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Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Clayton Beerman and Jonathan Kydd join Aaron Paul to look back at the 2-2 draw with Mol Vidi in Hungary, last week's superb 2-0 win against Man City and look ahead to this weekend's match against Brighton & Hove Albion.In a somewhat meaningless 2-2 draw against Mol Vidi, at least some of the youth got a run out, but why were Chelsea going through the motions?And with Morata going off injured, will it hamper a potential transfer and will we need a replacement? We also discuss the fall out from the anti-Semitic chant heard during the match and where Chelsea and the supporters go from here.Looking at the fantastic 2-0 win against Man City, something which none of us expected we ask do the players just raise their game for a big match and why can’t they bring this mentality, energy, determination and commitment every week? With such a massive statement by Chelsea, is this a vindication for Sarri and proof

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd join Aaron Paul to look back at the 2-1 defeat to Wolves, the 2-0 win against Fulham last weekend and look forward to Chelsea v Man City on Sunday.ESPN's Chelsea correspondent Liam Twomey joins us on the phone to report on Friday's Chelsea press conference. With City visiting this weekend, has Sarri raised the white flag? What is it about Blackouts, mentality and leadership and why Alonso and not Emerson.While the 2-1 defeat to Wolves was beyond disappointing, Chelsea actually played quite well and had they put away the chances they had it would have been a different result. But, the lack of cohesion after Wolves scored is clearly very worrying.The same could be said about the Fulham match where had it not been for Loftus Cheek scoring after coming on as a sub, we may have seen a similar result as we did at Molineaux.Ryan Dellinger from North Carolina, USA, joins us in the studio to talk about supp

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to look back at Chelsea's 2-0 victory over Fulham on Saturday.On the show tonight we’ll be asking whether Ruben Loftus-Cheek is ready for the first team and why do Chelsea seem to be going backwards at the moment after a good start to the season and indeed to this game? And are both Alonso and Azpi culpable for the poor crosses and delivery at the moment.In part two we doff our cap to Kepa who is establishing himself as a very fine keeper; the next in a long line of decent Chelsea keepers. We ask is Hazard being overburdened and should we be more patient with Sarri and the players. And what is going on with the atmosphere, which at times was as turgid as the football yesterday.In part three we discuss what the prospects for Chelsea are against Wolves on Wednesday and against City on Saturday; plus a couple of great emails for Jonathan to read out with questions for us to answer.In part four we have a few more emails for Jonathan to read out plus t

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd join Aaron Paul to look back at the Europa Cup win against PAOK, last weekends defeat to Spurs and look forward to Chelsea v Fulham on Sunday.Fototball.London's Chelsea correspondent Oliver Harbord joins us on the phone to round up the Chelsea news including Sarri on Kante; concerns about Hazard and the rumour of Bayern Munich looking to sign Callum Hudson-Odoi.And talking of Hudson-Odoi, with his eye catching performance against PAOK has he staked a claim to first team football at Chelsea? Ruben Loftus-Cheek also put in a decent performance as Chelsea brushed a poor 10 man PAOK aside to finish top of the Group. We go through what the draw for the round of 32 to be held on 17th December will entail.Reflecting on the fall out from the defeat to Spurs, will there only be one winner in the Jorginho v Kante debate and will Sarri's stubbornness be his downfallNeighbours Fulham are the visitors to Stamfo

Hyundai – The Extra Mile Competition:The lengths that Chelsea FC fans go to in support of their club will be recognised by Hyundai as part its new competition – 'The Extra Mile'.To launch the competition, Hyundai has told the story of Blues fan, Jake Cohen, who, in May 2017, flew to London from Boston, USA, to watch Chelsea legend John Terry’s last home game for the club, before flying back the following day for work. The next week, he travelled all the way back to London to watch the Blues play in the FA Cup Final against Arsenal at Wembley.The Extra Mile will celebrate fans by acknowledging the lengths they go to follow their team. Every month, the competition will reward the most dedicated fans with club prizes including match tickets and club merchandise.At the end of the season, one of the monthly winners will win the ultimate prize for any football fan; the opportunity to travel across Europe to watch each of Hyundai’s partner clubs in action – Chelsea, AS Roma, Atletico Madrid and Hertha Berlin.So, how

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and ESPN's Chelsea correspondent Liam Twomey to look back at a horrible defeat to Chelsea's London rivals Spurs.On the show tonight we’ll be revisiting the horror that played out at Wembley on Saturday. Was this the worst performance since Arsenal away in 2016? Were the defence or midfield the most culpable; if Sarri predicted this might happen why could he not do anything to counter it? In part two we announce the new Hyundai ‘Extra Mile’ competition where every month, the most dedicated fans will be rewarded with club prizes including match tickets and club merchandise. And then we’ll continue with the fallout from the horrible defeat to Spurs. Is there a solution to the Jorginho v Kante debate? Will Sarri adapt to meet the challenges ahead and is this really a time to panic? In part three we have loads of emails for Jonathan to read out from all over the world and in part four we announce the winner of a signed copy of Neil Smith’s “Where we

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver join Aaron Paul to round up all the latest Chelsea news and look forward to Spurs v Chelsea this weekend.With Didier Drogba announcing his retirement this week we ask where does he stand in the pantheon of Chelsea greats and what are our favourite memories of him?We pick up on today's Press Conference and discuss the importance of N'Golo Kante signing a new 5 year deal. And with Chelsea about to enter a very busy and crucial part of the season, what will be critical to Chelsea's success and what would be a decent points haul from our next four fixtures.With an away trip to bitter rivals Spurs this weekend, we ask will it be our toughest match of the season so far? Will the poor Wembley pitch be a factor? Will Spurs try and mark Jorginho and Hazard out of the game? How do we see it all going, plus a look back at some of the most memorable Spurs v Chelsea clashes from the past.Chelsea Fan

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Dan Silver and Clayton Beerman to reflect on Chelsea and Maurizio Sarri's start to the season, plus an interview with Neil Smith about his book 'The A to Z of Chelsea "Where Were You When We Were Shocking?'On the show tonight we’ll be pondering whether Chelsea and Sarri’s start to the season has been a case of ‘so far, so good’? Who has impressed and who hasn’t? What are the critical success factors to ensure a successful season? With Gary Cahill looking certain to leave in January will there be any other departures and arrivals and what would be the measure of success this season?In part two and three we have the full interview recorded with Neil ‘Smiffy’ Smith a couple of weeks ago about his book 'The A to Z of Chelsea "Where Were You When We Were Shocking?' Neil’s book covers his reminiscences of 23 Chelsea away games from 1974 to 1995, taken from his personal diaries, the days when Chelsea were often, indeed, shocking. Evocative and heartfelt, funny and honest;

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Jake Watson are joined by very special guest Neil 'Spy' Barnett, former Chelsea TV presenter and stadium announcer, talking about his 30 years behind the scenes at Chelsea!On the show we discuss the fall out surrounding the £5m 'golden handshake' for outgoing Premier League Chief, Richard Scudamore and what this and the appointment of new Premier League Chief, Susanna Dinnage , will mean for supporters.Neil gives us his thoughts on Joe Cole after he announced his retirement from the game at the age of 37 plus the news that struggling Chelsea striker, Alvaro Morata, has been seeing a Psychologist in an attempt to turn his form around.For the second half of the show, we talk to 'Spy' about his 30 years behind the scenes at Chelsea, complete with some hilarious anecdotes;his relationship with Roman Abramovich, the players and the managers; how he became the on-pitch announcer and why he nearly got ar

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Mark Worrall and Alex Churchill to look back at an attritional 0-0 draw with Everton on Sunday.On the show tonight we’ll be pondering whether Chelsea has been sussed and will the opposition use Everton’s performance as a blueprint to stifle Chelsea?In part two we address the lack of a quality striker again; bemoan the incompetence of Premier League referees; ask whether it should be the supporters who lift the team or the team who should lift the supporters after Luiz’s exhortations to the Matthew Harding lower and with Chelsea seemingly way behind a rampant Man City we ask how will Sarri manage expectations this season.In part three, we have two superb emails for Jonathan to read out and for us to answer.In part four, our Chelsea Specials include a chat with Marco about the cfcuk 200th edition party and book fair and Alex about how Chelsea helped her commemorate Remembrance Day plus a roundup of the usual shout outs.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman are joined by Love Sport's Aaron Paul to have a look back at Chelsea's 1-0 victory over Bate Borisov in the Europa League and last week's 3-1 win against Crystal Palace as well as looking ahead to Chelsea v Everton this weekend.Rounding up the Chelsea news this week, we discuss why a European Super League will be a disaster for English football; Chelsea in the market for Callum Wilson for £35m in January; Ruben Loftus Cheek being recalled to the England squad and Chelsea legend Didier Drogba announcing his retirement.Looking back at the Europa League match against Bate Borisov, we ask was this Chelsea's worst performance of the season? With Bate hitting the woodwork 4 times, when will Chelsea’s luck run out? With Giroud scoring his first goal since May will this be the confidence boost he needs to find the onion bag more regularly? And with qualification secured and the job done, w

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea, Kerry Dixon, to look back at Chelsea's 3-1 win against Crystal Palace and ahead to the Europa Cup match against Bate Borisov and Sunday's Premier League clash against Everton.Chelsea finally got their just deserts against Crystal Palace on Sunday but the South Londoners didn't make it easy and the match was only really settled by Eden Hazard coming on as a sub. Kerry was encouraged by Morata scoring two goals and putting himself about a bit, but still thinks it's too early to pass judgement on the Spaniard.With Sarri's Chelsea pushing Man City hard and still to be beaten in any competition, Kerry believes that as well as the quality of football improving, Sarri has generated a great team spirit.Looking ahead to Bate Borisov, several key players have been rested including three quarters of the defence and Alvaro Morata, however, Hazard, Kante and Jorginho who probably need a rest have made the trip. Kerry believes that whoever Sarri picks should be capable of beating Bate

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and ESPN's Chelsea correspondent Liam Twomey to look back at Chelsea's 3-1 win against Crystal Palace on Sunday.On the show tonight we’ll be asking has Morata turned a corner and what do we make of Ruud Gullit’s comments that he hasn’t been getting the service he needsIn part two we applaud Hazard, Sarri’s tactical subs; look at our impressive attacking options; give due praise to Jorginho, Chelsea’s unsung hero, smell the team spirit at Chelsea at the moment and ask why isn’t Sarri and Chelsea getting the credit they deserve.In part three, we have four superb emails for Jonathan to read out and for us to answer.In part four we have an interview with Chelsea Chadder on his new book ‘100 Memorable Matches’ which is out today and finally we give a nod to what's going on in the FanCast world.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Alex Churchill are joined by Love Sport's Aaron Paul to have a look back at Chelsea's 3-2 victory over 'Frank Lampard's' Derby County and Burnley v Chelsea and look ahead to Chelsea v Crystal Palace this Sunday.Ollie Harbord, Football.London's Chelsea correspondent, joins us on the phone to report back on Sarri's press conference on Friday: Hazard fit for 45 mins? Kante mentally ready; the good start being unexpected; Gary Cahill is the Captain; Barkley is important and Ruben Loftus Cheek has improved but needs to keep improving & won't go on loan. Looking back at the Carabao Cup match against Derby County, we discuss the great reception for Frank Lampard & Jody Morris; a bonkers match where Derby played well and were unlucky not to win. Was the dodgy defending from Emerson, Cahill, Christensen, Zappacosta a question of being not good enough or just rusty? Are Frank & Jo

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea legend Kerry Dixon to look back to the wins against Derby County and Burnley and look ahead to this weekends match against Crystal PalaceThere was a great reception for Frank Lampard & Jody Morris as Chelsea took on Derby County in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday in a somewhat bonkers match – Derby played well and were unlucky not to win. Was this in part due to some dodgy Chelsea defending with the B team defence of Emerson, Cahill, Christensen and Zappacosta - are they not good enough or just rusty?On the plus side we had more minutes for Loftus Cheek and Willian continuing his recent good form. What did Kerry think of the performances of Mason Mount & Tomori?With Chelsea still unbeaten in all games and Bournemouth next in the quarter finals, can we smell another trophy? How important is it for Sarri?Was it performance of the season against Burnley or were Burnley just poor? Should we be considered serious title challengers?Did the win against Burnley prove that Che

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd & Alex 'The Girl Who Likes Balls' Churchill to look back at a convincing win against Burnley and Bate Borisov and look ahead to Wednesday's match against Derby County.On the show tonight we’ll be asking with Chelsea still unbeaten can we really challenge for the title? And with Chelsea purring without Hazard, can we envisage a future without him?In part two we give the plaudits to Ross Barkley; Willian and Alvaro Morata and pick up on Sarri’s comments that Barkley and Loftus Cheek could play together.In part three, we look back at the Bate Borisov match and Ruben Loftus Cheek’s hat-trick and look ahead to the return of Frank Lampard and Jody Morris on Wednesday when Chelsea play Derby County in the Carabao cup. We also give you another chance to enter the competition to win a very rare DVD of the Bobby Tambling film – Bobby Tambling 202 – signed by the great man himself.In part four we have a roundup of all the Chelsea supporter news and we’ll be reflecting on a

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Jonathan Kydd and Mark Worrall are joined by Love Sport's Aaron Paul have a look back at Chelsea's 3-1 victory over Bate Borisov and look ahead to Burnley v Chelsea this Sunday.Liam Twomey joins us to discuss Chelsea's week from a press perspective: Sarri's thoughts on the Bate Borisov match and the fall out from the Man Utd match.Looking at the match against Bate Borisov, with Ruben Loftus Cheek scoring a hat-trick and playing a starring role, could he be played up front? And was Callum Hudson-Odoi's cameo enough to warrant a few more chances to impress?Re-visiting the draw against Man Utd we ask was Mourinho the 'classless' one plus Hazard being kicked out of the game; Ross Barkley pressing for a place in the starting eleven and Morata going missing in action again.To wrap up we take a look at Burnley v Chelsea on Sunday with the 'Opposition View' and nail our colours to the mast with our match predictions,Chelsea Fancast is

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Liam Twomey, ESPNs Chelsea correspondent to look back at Saturday's match against Man Utd.On the show tonight we’ll be discussing the fall-out from the bust up on the benches. Was Marco Ianni classless? Did Mourinho manipulate the situation or was it an understandable reaction and were Chelsea fans really classless in chanting ‘Fuck Off Mourinho’?In part two we give some credit to Mourinho’s tactics; worry about Eden Hazard; despair about Morata; question Chelsea’s defence and offer a tribute to Matthew Harding who died 22 years ago today.In part three, we have four excellent emails for Jonathan to read out and in part four we have a roundup of Chelsea supporter news and an interview with Chris Barnett who has produced the “Bobby Tambling 202” film celebrating the career of Bobby Tambling with contributions from Frank Lampard, Kerry Dixon, Ron Harris and others. We’ll also have a competition to win a DVD of the film signed by Bobby Tambling. These are extremely r

Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge, Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman are joined by Love Sport's Aaron Paul to discuss look ahead to the big clash of Chelsea v Man Utd on Saturday.We have the Guardian's London Football Correspondent, Dom Fifield, on the phone to give us the low down on Chelsea's press conference on Friday. Was Sarri having a dig at the Press with his "respect" comments; what's the issue with Christensen; will they unload Morata and does it now look likely that Eden Hazard will stay at Chelsea?Looking ahead to the Chelsea v Man Utd match, we look at Chelsea's remarkable form against Utd at home in the Premier League era; will Jose 'park the bus' and target Eden Hazard with 'fouling by rotation' and given referee Mike Dean's form, should we be concerned.We have Chris Barnett on the phone to talk about his new film 'Bobby - 202' featuring Bobby, Kerry Dixon and Frank Lampard, Chelsea's three top goal scorers of all time and we hear a cl

Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea legend Kerry Dixon to look ahead to Chelsea v Man Utd this weekend.Chelsea's results against Utd in the Premier League are outstanding and unbeaten this season surely they will start as favourites against Mourinho and Utd who appear to be at war with each other?Will Jose set out to target Hazard and with Mike Dean as referee should Chelsea supporters be worried? Will Barkley get the nod ahead of Kovacic and will Giroud start ahead of Morata?How does Kerry see the match going and does he predict a Chelsea win?Chidge wanders down memory lane with Kerry to look back at three matches against Utd from his days at Chelsea. They discover that they have at least one thing in common - a very poor memory!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.