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The Kerry Dixon Show - Chelsea v West Brom Feb 08, 2018

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Chelsea legend Kerry Dixon joins Stamford Chidge to try and figure out what went wrong at Watford, can it be turned around against West Brom and whether or not Antonio Conte has a future at Chelsea.

In the aftermath of Chelsea's first back to back defeat of 3 goals since 1995, Stamford Chidge and Kerry Dixon discuss whether it is the playersor should we question Conte’s team selection? Why didn’t he pick Giroud and why did he pick Bakayoko? Should Conte have done more to protect him, as a young player, clearly low in confidence?

With the Press full of speculation and hype; should we ignore it and look at the bigger picture: injuries; transfer shortcomings; in 4th, FA Cup and Champions League and the fact that Conte has said he wants to stay Has Conte lost the plot or have the Board undermined him? Would Kerry rather he was given an opportunity to turn it round or is the relationship between Conte, the Board and the players irretrievably broken.

With West Brom on Monday, Chelsea need a win and a performance and while Kerry is confident that the players are good enough to deliver this, right now they are just as likely to flop. Kerry believes that the absence of two players with presence and leadership can make all the difference to a team short of confidence and in free fall, in his day when Graham Roberts and Peter Nicholas arrived they turned a team who had been relegated in to champions in the space of 10 months.

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"Should He Stay or Should He Go?" Chelsea FanCast #413 Feb 06, 2018

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Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Mark Worrall and Clayton Beerman to wallow in the misery of back to back defeats to Bournemouth and Watford. Sounds like fun :)

On the show tonight we ask was Bakayoko’s performance one of the worst we’ve seen from a Chelsea player and should he have been protected more by Conte and not hung out to dry.

In part two we relive the horror of an abject performance and some terrible defending; ask whether Hazard will bail out and look at the blame game between Conte and the Board and ask should Conte stay or should he go?

In part three we ask if Conte goes who would the club replace him with and would it make any difference?

In part four, we have more emails for Jonathan to read out.

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The Kerry Dixon Show - Watford v Chelsea Feb 01, 2018

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Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea legend Kerry Dixon to look back at the poor defeat to Bournemouth, the Transfer window and Chelsea's forthcoming match against Watford.

Kerry bemoans the lack of fight and leadership in the team as they succumbed to a very disappointing defeat 3-0 at home to Bournemouth. He shares the concern about the future of Antonio Conte and acknowledges that that the team need to get on with it and bounce back.

Discussing the transfer window, Kerry believes that Olivier Giroud could prove to be a decent signing and can push Alvaro Morata for the position of Chelsea's number 1 striker.

With an away trip to Watford coming up on Monday, Kerry feels that after the defeat to Bournemouth there will be a positive reaction by the players who will be keen to put the bad performance behind them. With a real fight on Chelsea's hands for a top four finish they will have to as there can be no more slip ups.

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Better the Devil you know? Chelsea FanCast #412 Jan 29, 2018

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Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Oliver Harbord, Chelsea FC correspondent for Football.London and Liam Twomey Chelsea correspondent for ESPN to look back at the FA Cup win against Newcastle.

On the show tonight we ask should keep Batshuayi and would it be better to have three strikers rather than just two.

In part two we discuss who Chelsea face in the next round of the FA Cup, ask is Marcos Alonso the best free kick taker we have seen at the Bridge and should Conte get more credit for giving the youth minutes on the pitch.

In part three we wallow in misery at the Carabao Cup semi-final defeat to Arsenal last week and pick Ollie and Liam’s brains about what will happen as the transfer window approaches the Wednesday deadline.

In part four, we have more emails for Jonathan to read out.

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The Kerry Dixon Show - Chelsea v Newcastle FA Cup Jan 25, 2018

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Stamford Chidge is joined by Chelsea legend Kerry Dixon to look back at Chelsea's disappointing defeat to Arsenal in the Carabao Cup and look ahead to the FA Cup tie on Sunday against Newcastle.

In a very disappointing evening when Arsenal knocked us out of the Carabao Cup, was it all down to Willian getting injured and two lucky deflected goals or is it symptomatic of the lack of squad depth and quality and the pervading negativity around the club at the moment?

Looking back to the match against Brighton, Kerry was impressed with the performance especially those of Hazard and Willian, ranking as one of our best this season. With Big Willy Caballero putting in a somewhat kamikze performance Kerry believes that he's a better keeper than he appears.

With Newcastle visiting Chelsea on Sunday, this FA Cup tie has grown in importance as Chelsea's most realistic chance of a trophy this season. But will Conte put out his strongest side from who is available, and will this be good enough to beat Newcastle?

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Big Willy Style! Chelsea FanCast #411 Jan 22, 2018

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Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Clayton Beerman and Joe Tweedie to celebrate the return of beautiful football as Chelsea beat Brighton 4-0 at the weekend.

On the show tonight we ask was Conte’s team selection and formation a case of necessity being the mother of invention and more important will he continue to use it going forward.

In part two we ask is Big Willy Caballero the reincarnation of Petar Barota; does Michy Batshuayi have a future at Chelsea; why are Chelsea in the market for big lumps of strikers and which wing backs should we be after.

In part three we look back to the gritty win against mighty Norwich on penalties in the FA Cup replay last week and ahead to the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Arsenal on Wednesday and the 4th round FA Cup tie against Newcastle on Sunday.

In part four, we have some great emails for Jonathan to read out on Eden Hazard going to Real Madrid, the booing at the Bridge and how one lad from Utah fell in love with Chelsea.

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The Kerry Dixon Show - Brighton v Chelsea Jan 18, 2018

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Chelsea Legend Kerry Dixon joins Stamford Chidge to look back at an eventful FA Cup replay against Norwich and look ahead to this weekend's match against Brighton.

A disappointing performance by Chelsea against Norwich but at least they live to fight another day having gone through on penalties to face Newcastle in the next round. Kerry has some strong views on the alleged dives, the lack of penalties, the red cards and the performance of Graham Scott the referee and VAR.

After another 0-0 draw against Leicester last weekend, Kerry and Chidge discuss Chelsea's formation and goal scoring woe as well as Conte's management style. Does it matter whether the squad are happy or not? And would Andy Carroll be a good signing for Chelsea.

Looking ahead to Brighton this weekend Chelsea face a selection dilemma with Morata and Pedro both suspended. Will Batshuayi get another chance to prove Conte wrong? Finally Kerry and Chidge recall Chelsea's matches against Brighton in Division 2 in the 1980's including the 2-1 win at the Goldstone Ground in 1983 where Kerry scored both goals and it was a bit of a riot...literally!

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All We Are Saying is Give Us a Goal! Chelsea FanCast #410 Jan 15, 2018

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Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Tony Glover and Alex Churchill aka The Girl Who Likes Balls to look back at Chelsea's 0-0 draw against Leicester and all things Chelsea!

On the show tonight we’ll be asking is it time for Conte to throw caution to the wind and change the 3-5-2? And while the team might be firing blanks the fact that we are not conceding seems to have been overlooked.

In part two we ask is being tired a good excuse? Why did Hazard have a stinker? What happened with Courtois-gate and is the clubs transfer policy evidence of flawed thinking?

In part three we look at the latest issues with the stadium development which will hopefully be resolved in the council meeting tonight. With the use of the VAR system in the Carabao Cup semi-final against Arsenal last week we ask was it a success and we ask have Chelsea charged too much for tickets to the FA Cup replay against Norwich on Wednesday this week.

In part four, loads of emails this week.

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The Kerry Dixon Show - Chelsea v Leicester Jan 12, 2018

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Kerry Dixon and Stamford Chidge are back for the New Year to look back at Chelsea's matches against Norwich and Arsenal and look ahead to Chelsea v Leicester this Saturday.

Kerry reflects back on a couple of disappointing 0-0 draws to Norwich and Arsenal in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup. Do modern players have the same desire in the FA Cup as Kerry's generation? Should Antonio Conte have played the youngsters and kept the more experienced players on the bench.

While Arsenal defended well and were organised, do Chelsea have a problem breaking teams down at the moment and if so, how does Conte address this issue?

With the arrival of Ross Barkley, will he get a start against Leicester or Norwich and how will he do. Should Chelsea buy another striker in the transfer window and would Jamie Vardy be a better bet than Andy Carroll?

And finally how will Chelsea fare against Leicester this weekend? Leicester will be no mugs sitting in 8th position, so can Chelsea expect a tough game this weekend.

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Heads We Win! Chelsea FanCast #409 Dec 29, 2017

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Stamford Chidge is joined by Jonathan Kydd, Mark Worrall and Joe Tweeds to look back at the matches against Everton and Brighton and look forward to Chelsea v Stoke on Saturday.

On the show tonight we’ll be asking why Chelsea has been so schizophrenic this season and have they been wasteful or just unlucky?

In part two we praise Cesar, the great assister; and Morata and Alonso for being head and shoulders above Brighton. And we’ll have a chat about Boxing Day fixtures – are they all that as Adrian Durham might say!

In part three we look back at a frustrating draw against Everton and look forward to keeping the momentum going against Stoke on Saturday.

In part four no emails this week, but as it’s the last show of the year, we’ll reflect back on Chelsea in 2017 and reveal our hopes for 2018.

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