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The Chelsea Fancast Archive - The First Show! Jun 10, 2019

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We delve in to the Chelsea FanCast Archive over the summer break and dig up some classic Chelsea FanCast's from the past.

Tonight's show has not seen the light of day since it was recorded on 28th April 2008. It's the very first Chelsea FanCast hosted by Stamford Chidge, a few months after the shows had been presented by several well known Chelsea supporters (names with held to protect the innocent!).

Chidge chose his local bar, Putney Station, to set up shop and he and the boys were to record the FanCast there for another 5 years before they went up town to the Sports Tonight Live studios.

Joining Chidge on the first show were Martin Levy (yet to be named Dr Mart) and an old mate of Chidge's Sheridan Bird who is now an accomplished football broadcaster for Italian TV.

The show was recorded at, as ever, an interesting time for Chelsea. Avram Grant was the manager having replaced Jose Mourinho in the autumn. Having just beaten Man Utd in the league that weekend to keep a slim chance of a Premier league title alive, he was now about to take Chelsea to Moscow for their first Champions' League final. But a second leg against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge had to be negotiated first...

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Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio 07/06/19 Jun 08, 2019

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Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd join Johnny Burrow to discuss the latest on Chelsea's Transfer Ban; Eden Hazard's departure for Real Madrid and who should replace Maurizio Sarri if the Italian really is off to join Serie A giants Juventus.

With the news breaking that Chelsea has appealed their FIFA transfer ban with CAS, we have Football.London's Chelsea correspondent, Oliver Harbord, on the line to explain what it all means.

With Maurizio Sarri rumoured to be leaving Chelsea for Juventus, what's holding things up? Will he still go and is haggling with Juventus for £5 million compensation merely repeating last summer’s mistake of disrupting the preparations for next season? Would a quick exit and a quick hire be better for Chelsea?

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If he does leave, who will replace Sarri and will it depend on the situation with the transfer ban? Allegri is rumoured to be interested and would signal a return to pragmatic winning at all costs football, but would Frank Lampard and Jody Morris be a more shrewd appointment if Chelsea had to resort to blooding the youth?

With the news that the deal for Eden Hazard to leave Chelsea has been done with Real Madrid, has Marina Granovskaia played a blinder in getting £88 million which could rise to £130 million with add ons? And have Chelsea managed to persuade Callum Hudson-Odoi to commit to Chelsea on a 5-year deal, worth £100k per week?

Finally, we discuss the extraordinary comments in the press from Alvaro Morata which seem to confirm most Chelsea supporter's opinion that he's just not cut out to be a Chelsea striker.

Chelsea FanCast is broadcast on Love Sport Radio every Friday from 7.00-9.00 pm. LOVE SPORT is a London radio station and is broadcast on 558 AM and on London DAB along with numerous digital channels. You can listen from anywhere in the world. You can visit lovesportradio.com to listen live to the station and of course you can download LOVE SPORT apps in the android and IOS app stores. You can also listen to LOVESPORT radio through Radioplayer and TuneIn.

The best thing is that you can phone in and join in the show and the debate with us, live. The number to call is 0208 70 20 558

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'One Team in London!' Chelsea FanCast #466 Jun 03, 2019

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Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Liam Twomey, ESPN's Chelsea correspondent for the last live Monday night show of the season as we look back at a victorious night in Baku to win the Europa Cup and reflect back at a season of high points and low points.

On the show tonight we ask, what is it about Chelsea’s winning mentality – is winning trophies the club’s football identity? And what of Eden Hazard without whom winning trophies for the last 7 years may just have been a lot more difficult. By his own admission, almost certainly off to Real Madrid, we praise one of Chelsea’s greatest and say thank you and goodbye. With Chelsea’s 4-1 win over Arsenal in the final, did we finally see Sarriball in full effect?

In part two, we discuss the irony of Sarri possibly earning a reprieve at Chelsea by finally winning a trophy only to walk out on the club with a tempting offer to join Juventus. And if he does go, who will replace him – already the potential list rumoured by the press goes from the sublime to the ridiculous.

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In part three, we ask does beating Arsenal 4-1 in a European final make up for a difficult season on and off the pitch for Chelsea supporters? And we look back at the highs and lows of this season.

In part four we have your emails to read out for the final time this season.

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Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio 31/05/19 May 31, 2019

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Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd join Johnny Burrow to discuss Chelsea's fantastic victory in the Europa League Cup Final against Arsenal last week.

In beating Arsenal in the Europa League Cup final, Chelsea picked up their 16th trophy in 16 years, proving that they still have the 'Winning Mentality' and the club specialises in turning chaos in to trophies, but how does Chelsea do it time and time again?

If the truth is to be told, very few of us expected such a superb performance by Chelsea in the destruction of Arsenal in the final, but were we finally witnessing Sarriball and what prompted the stunning second half turn around? While Chelsea showed pace, passing and ruthless finishing did Arsenal crumble at the first sign of trouble?

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As we all hoped, Eden Hazard bowed out in a blaze of glory but with his post-match comments of “I think it’s goodbye” it really does look like he has played his last match for Chelsea. It's been a superb and trophy filled 7 years at the club, but what will his Chelsea legacy be?

All's well that ends well for Maurizio Sarri and it was great to see him so clearly happy at finally picking up a winner's medal, but does this mean he has earned a reprieve at the club or will he be tempted to leave for Juventus? Finally, does winning a trophy make up for the off and on-pitch problems this season?

All this plus calls from Ray, Wolf and Chidge getting rather angry with Marcus in the process! Chelsea winning trophies and Chidge shouting at people. Sounds like we've got our Chelsea FanCast back :)

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'The Baku Beyond!' Chelsea FanCast #465 May 28, 2019

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Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Joe Tweedie and making his FanCast debut, Dean Mears to preview Wednesday night's Europa League Cup Final between Chelsea and Arsenal.

On the show tonight we ask, having heard his indignant press conference last week and heard the rumours about Juventus this week, is Sarri in or Sarri out? And if he is, is Frank Lampard really a viable alternative?

In part two, we look ahead to the Europa League Cup final against Arsenal. Will Chelsea’s injury crisis cost us? What will the likely starting 11 be? Will it be a last hoorah for Eden Hazard? Will Jorginho be pivotal? How do we see it all going and just how important is winning the Europa Cup for Chelsea?

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In part three, we discuss Petr Cech being rumoured to become Sporting Director at Chelsea; and are Chelsea banned from making transfers or not – what’s happening with the appeal to CAS? And with Derby losing to Villa in the Championship play off, what now for Chelsea’s youth stars?

In part four we have loads of your emails to read out.

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Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio 24/05/19 May 25, 2019

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Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge and Jonathan Kydd join Johnny Burrow to digest the week's Chelsea news and look ahead to the Europa League Cup Final against Arsenal next week.

Liam Twomey, Chelsea correspondent for ESPN joins us on the phone to discuss whether Maurizio Sarri will get the boot if Chelsea lose to Arsenal the Europa League Cup Final or will Sarri walk out and join Juventus? But has the treatment of Sarri been fair or unfair by both the fans and the club? And looking ahead to next week's final, Liam picks up on the Chelsea Supporters' Trusts statement criticising UEFA and Chelsea for not doing more to help supporters make the trip out to Baku to support the team.

With Petr Cech set to join Chelsea as Sporting Direcor and Frank Lampard rumoured to be in the frame for the manager's job should Sarri leave, are we seeing a 'Return of the legends'? Are they ready to return and are they right for the role or is it more important that they have a connection with the club and the supporters?

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With Olivier Giroud and Willy Caballero following David Luiz in extending their contracts, what does this say about the impending Transfer ban and why haven't Chelsea appealed the decision with CAS yet? And with the arrival of the young American Pulisic, can he really be the replacement for Eden Hazard?

With Chelsea fans facing a nightmare trip to Baku to watch the Europa League Cup final, we discuss how UEFA and the Club have failed the supporters.

Previewing next week's final, we look back at Chelsea's illustrious history in European competitions and check out their recent form against Arsenal; ponder whether Arsenal have extra motivation; will Hazard bow out in style; and will Kante be fit enough?

In the 'Opposition View' we talk to Chris Howard from Gunners Town and ask him is winning the Europa Cup more important for Arsenal? With many Chelsea fans unhappy with this season, are Arsenal fans happy with theirs? And how does Chris see the final going and what is his prediction?

We wrap up by discussing will Sarri pick Giroud or Higuain? Will injuries to Rudiger, Loftus-Cheek and Hudson-Odoi cost us? Will Emery do a job on Chelsea like he did at the Emirates? And finally, how do we see the match going?

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'Welcome to the Boston Tea Party' Chelsea FanCast #464 May 20, 2019

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Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Clayton Beerman to round up this week's Chelsea news including the match in Boston and Ruben Loftus-Cheek's season ending injury.

On the show tonight we ask was Chelsea’s trip to Boston last week necessary and given Loftus-Cheek’s injury should it have been played at all? And was Sarri’s absence from any media appearances a message to Roman Abramovich?

In part two, with Ruben’s injury adding to a long list of key players currently side-lined with injury, is it just bad luck and coincidence or should Sarri’s training and playing methods be questioned? The transfer window has now opened, but with uncertainty due to the CAS appeal what’s going on? We discuss the likely ins and outs. Uefa’s stupid decision to have the Europa League final in Baku is making it very difficult for Chelsea fans to make the trip, but over and above that, how important is it for Chelsea to bring the trophy back home and will it make a difference as to whether Sarri survives as manager or not?

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In part three, we have the usual parish notices, we put you in the picture regarding the Chelsea FanCast summer schedule and with yesterday being the 19th May we recall some memories of the day, 7 years ago, when Chelsea lifted the European Cup. But can Chelsea win it again?

In part four we have loads of your emails to read out.

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Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio 17/05/19 May 18, 2019

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Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Stamford Chidge and Clayton Beerman join Johnny Burrow to look back at Chelsea's week, including a trip to Boston to support Roman Abramovich's 'Final Whistle on Hate'.

Chelsea played a match in America against New England Revolution last week in support of Roman Abramovich's campaign against anti-semitism, but with a European Final a matter of week's away should the team have been playing this match at all? It seems that Sarri thought as much given his public absences but was he sending the club a message?

The foolishness of the match was put in to sharp focus with a season ending injury to Ruben Loftus-Cheek, but what does this say about Chelsea's current injury crisis with injuries to Ruben, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Rudiger, Kante and Ampadu? Is it just bad luck or is there a pattern emerging that may have something to do with Sarri's training regimen and lack of squad rotation.

With the transfer window officially opening this week, we enter the annual period of rumour and madness. With Hazard looking very likely to leave and Luiz signing a contract extension, what are the other likely in and outs for Chelsea and will it all depend on whether the Transfer Ban is imposed.

We say bollocks to UEFA for staging the Europa League final in Baku! It means an expensive and logistical nightmare for many fans wanting to go and many who follow the team loyally, home and away, at every match are unable to go. How can the clubs help? How many fans will make it to the match? How important is to win the Final?

And finally, with conflicting rumours circulating about the future of Maurizio Sarri, should he be given credit for Chelsea finishing 3rd in the league and reaching a domestic and a European final? Has it actually been a successful first season for Sarri? Will his relationship with the fans & club count against him? Will Sarri go back to Italy and will Frank Lampard & Jody Morris replace him?

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'Chelseaphrenia' Chelsea FanCast #463 May 13, 2019

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Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd and Liam Twomey, Chelsea correspondent for ESPN, to look back at the last match of the Premier League season against Leicester and the nail biting Europa League semi against Eintracht Frankfurt.

On the show tonight we ask was Chelsea’s dull draw against Leicester a foretaste of what life will be like without Hazard and with our diminutive Belgian looking very likely to be on his way to Real Madrid, we ask just how big has his contribution to Chelsea been this season and for the last 7 years. We also wonder what competition Chelsea won to end up with Gonzalo Higuain as the prize, as the big Argentinian missed a sitter against the Foxes and can we get a refund?

In part two, while Chelsea have hilariously shithoused their way to 3rd in the Premier League to be the top team in London, we ask how much credit does Sarri deserve or was it more down to the failings of Arsenal, Spurs and Utd? Has there really been any improvement on last season? We look back at the good, the bad and the ugly from this season and ask will the club stick with Sarri or twist?

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In part three, we look back to a bum squeakingly tense night at the Bridge last Thursday where Chelsea did everything not to reach their 6th European final, but somehow managed to knock Eintracht Frankfurt out. A final now awaits against Arsenal, but why on earth is it in Baku?

In part four we have this week’s parish notices plus your emails to read out.

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Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio 10/05/19 May 10, 2019

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Chelsea FanCast on Love Sport Radio - the only 100% Chelsea show on the radio! Jonathan Kydd and Dan Silver join Johnny Burrow to look back at Chelsea's nerve jangling 2nd leg of the Europa league semi-final against Eintracht Frankfurt which saw Chelsea reach their 6th European final after a penalty shoot-out. We also look ahead to the final Premier League match of the season away to Leicester City on Sunday.

Liam Twomey, Chelsea correspondent for ESPN joins us on the phone to discuss another final for Chelsea, but how much praise do Chelsea & Sarri deserve? With Blue eyes now focused on how to get to Baku, Liam reports on the travel & ticket allocation nightmare the fans now face.

Kepa & Hazard were the penalty shoot-out heroes as Chelsea reached their 6th European final (that's now 19 finals in 19 years), Chelsea made very hard work of it, but found a way. But why was Ruben Loftus-Cheek subbed? Why was Cahill snubbed when Christensen went off? With some poor 2nd half performances is it Sarri or the players that are getting Chelsea over the line?

With Frankfurt fans were all over Stamford Bridge, questions need to be asked about how they got tickets and talking of tickets, Chelsea and Arsenal have a pitiful ticket allocation, while Baku itself is a ridiculous location which will be very expensive to get to. But can Chelsea & Sarri win the final and will it be Hazard’s last hurrah?

No Stamford Chidge on the show this week, he was at the Football Blogging Awards in Manchester, but we get him on the phone to report back on whether or not Chelsea Fancast wonthe Best Podcast award. Was it close but no cigar?

In a week of mixed emotions as well as performances for Chelsea, we discuss the horror for Chelsea fans of Liverpool v Spurs Champions' League final. And in other news we discuss the Transfer Ban being upheld – what happens now? And what of the rumours that Sarri might go to Roma?

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Looking ahead to Chelsea final Premier League match of the season against Leicester, can we win and come 3rd & how important is it that we do?

What will Sarri’s team for Leicester be?

In the 'Opposition View' we talk to Richard Cusack from Leicester Live and discuss how Brendan Rogers has galvanized Leicester; can they push for top 4 next season. Having given Man City a good game this week, are Leicester the PL form team at the moment? And finally how does Richard see the match going; what is his match prediction?

We wrap up by discussing how we see Leicester v Chelsea going, discuss our score predictions and reveal the answer to our Chelsea Fancast quiz: 'Chidge & Chad's Chelsea Challenge' (courtesy of @ChelseaChadder) which this week is “Since December 2015, Cesar Azpilicueta has only missed one Premier League game. Who were the opponents?”

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