London Is Blue - Chelsea FC Podcast

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#1665 | Chelsea Earn a Clean Sheet vs Everton! Neto Shines, Emi Martinez Out, & More! #CFC Oct 19, 2026

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Chelsea managed to earn their first clean sheet of the season against Everton Saturday in a solid 2-0 winning performance! We reviewed everything from the match, what we think it could mean for Chelsea going forward and more!

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Created By: Dan Dormer, Nick Verlaney, and Brandon Busbee

Episode Hosted By: Dan Dormer

Edited By: Jorel Corpus (Stand-In Editor: Jake Perkins)

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#1664 | Everton Preview! Are we gonna make new history at the Hill Dickinson this saturday? Tactics + Analysis ft. CFC Central #CFC Oct 16, 2026

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In this Sam Wedding Anniversary episode of the London Is Blue Podcast, Dan and Sam (CFC Central) preview our match against Everton! We discuss our absolutely embarrasing cursed record away at Goodison Park (goodison riddance *drum roll crash* - editor), team news and injuries, tactical breakdown and possible things Chels can exploit, finally they make their on the ledge predictions! Emi Martinez bicycle kick to win? Lets make new history at the Hill Dickinson this saturday!

Everyone greet Sam a happy wedding anniversary!

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Created By: Dan Dormer, Nick Verlaney, and Brandon Busbee

Episode Hosted By: Dan Dormer

Episode Guest: Sam (CFC Central)

Edited By: Jorel Corpus

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#1663 | Matt Law Special! We Are A Hard Team To Predict! Joao On Fire! Cobham Developments! #CFC Oct 14, 2026

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In this Matt Law special episode of the London Is Blue Podcast, Nick and Matt discuss the new sporting structure changes in the club with co sporting director Laurence Stewart set to leave the club, new developments at Cobham, some news regarding the money from the BlueCo sale being frozen, key players and on pitch talking points like Joao Pedro’s red hot form and our set piece struggles. Lastly Mattstradamus is back and predicts our next couple of fixtures!

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01:44 Chelsea’s Sporting Structure Changes & Laurence Stewart’s Departure

07:50 Behdad Eghbali’s Involvement & Communication Lines

11:04 Paul Winstanley’s Role & Spurs Interest

13:13 Xabi Alonso’s Influence in the Sporting Setup

16:37 Cobham Training Ground Regeneration & Expansion Plans

24:37 Shakhtar Donetsk at Stamford Bridge & Roman Abramovich Sale Funds

31:12 Abramovich Panorama Investigation & Deloitte Reports

34:10 Marina Granovskaia Return to Stamford Bridge

36:53 Storylines Blind Ranking: Henderson, João Pedro & Midfield Dynamics

42:20 Set-Piece Defending & Tactical Adjustments Under Xabi Alonso

45:03 Chelsea Injury Updates: Jamie Gittens, Reece James & Emmanuel Emegha

47:40 Cole Palmer’s Contract Extension & England Career Expectations

53:31 "Matt-Stradamus" Fixture Predictions: Everton, Spurs, Liverpool, Man Utd & Sunderland

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#1662 | A 5 Star Cherry Picking! Chelsea 5 Bournemouth 1! Hendo Brace and Assist! Joao Brace! CPR! #CFC Oct 12, 2026

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In this episode of the London Is Blue Podcast Dan and Nick review the 5 star thumping of the cherries by the Chels! They go through our blazing start to the tactical setup, key performances like Jordan Henderson’s brace and assist, the return of Moi and of course our red hot CPR attack! Finally they take a look ahead of our upcoming fixtures for the rest of october!

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#1661 | Rebound Time? We're ready to get hurt again! Bournemouth Preview ft. CFC Central! #CFC Oct 09, 2026

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In this episode of the London is Blue Podcast, we are finally back from the grueling weeks of the international break and preview our match against Bournemouth! Dan and Sam (CFC Central) discuss recent form, tactical identity, some team news and injury updates on both sides and some key discussion points including Xabi’s recent comments re: Reece being in midfield and the club having one less sporting director. Finally, we go into on the ledge predictions!

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Episode Hosted By: Dan Dormer

Episode Guest: Sam (CFC Central)

Edited By: Jorel Corpus

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#1660 | Squad Report Cards Are Out! Xabi's First Weeks! ft. CFC Central! #CFC Oct 06, 2026

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In this episode of the London Is Blue Podcast, Dan and Sam (CFC Central) hand out report cards for our season opening performances! They run through each position starting from the Goalkeepers, Defense, Midfield, Attack and lastly our manager Xabi Alonso! It’s been quite a whirlwind just looking back from our opener in Fulham!

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Episode Hosted By: Dan Dormer,

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#1659 | International Break Roundup Oct 2026! Lavia first Belgium start! Tactical prospects! Hendo + Moi? #CFC Oct 03, 2026

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In this international break episode of the London Is Blue Podcast, Dan and Sam (CFC Central) detail what’s been going on with the blues playing for their respective countries! Most notably, Romeo Lavia getting his first international start with Belgium and balling! They also discuss Chelsea’s form (spoiler alert IT SUX - editor) some prospective tactical and personnel changes for Xabi’s returning lineup and finally an outlook on our upcoming fixtures.

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Created By: Dan Dormer, Nick Verlaney, and Brandon Busbee

Episode Hosted By: Dan Dormer,

Episode Guest: Sam (CFC Central)

Edited By: Jorel Corpus

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#1658 | A Chelsea Conversation with Capo Lee! We need a Chelsea Asthma pump to break the curse! #CFC Sep 30, 2026

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In this Chelsea conversation episode of the London Is Blue Podcast, Nick is joined by lifelong Chelsea supporter and grime rapper Capo Lee! They chat about his Chelsea origin story, the collaborations he did with the club, memorable highlights of his career including meeting Kante and Willian, grime and garage culture and the current state of Chelsea Football Club!

p.s. is he cursed!? We need a Chelsea asthma pump!

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Created By: Dan Dormer, Nick Verlaney, and Brandon Busbee

Episode Hosted By: Nick Verlaney

Episode Guest: Capo Lee

Edited By: Jorel Corpus

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#1657 | Nick's Birthday Mailbag Episode! Chelsea Hot Takes! Listener Questions! #CFC Sep 28, 2026

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In this mailbag episode of the London Is Blue Podcast, Dan and Nick answer your questions on Nick’s birthday! They talk a bit too about Man City’s Charges and potential punishments, Chelsea’s on pitch performance and the defense, Midfield instability, Estevaos game time and the like. Thanks to everyone who submitted their questions! We have a lot of good ones!

Happy Birthday Nick!

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#1656 | A Chelsea Conversation with Sportswriter and Producer Kaelen Jones! Life with Chelsea and More ! #CFC Sep 25, 2026

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In this episode of the London Is Blue Podcast, we continue with our Chelsea Conversation series with Sportswriter and Producer Kaelen Jones! He talks about his Chelsea origin story, career history from writing with Sports Illustrated, The Athletic to hosting an Ambie award winning podcast and now producing for Netflix's UNTOLD. Nick talks to him about his world cup experience, the US media landscape and his thoughts on the current Chelsea ownership, squad progress and his favorite Chelsea players and more!

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