Chelsea FanCast

Stamford Chidge interviews William Ralston about his book 'The Impossible Job' which reveals the reality of refereeing.In this meticulously researched book, William Ralston goes deep inside football's most exposed role, speaking to officials from Sunday league pitches to World Cups to show what it takes to officiate at the highest level.With rare access to UEFA, FIFA, and PGMO, he embeds with referees across Europe's five major leagues – Bundesliga, Serie A, La Liga, Ligue 1, and the Premier League – following them through training camps, assessment rooms, and matchdays, where a single call can define a career. He also learns to referee himself, experiencing first-hand the speed and scrutiny that come with every call.Through defining matches and controversial decisions, he examines the influence of VAR, how referees judge fouls, and the excruciatingly fine margins between control and chaos.And he looks into the issues between Chelsea and Anthony Taylor with a little help from Chidge, JK and Dan Silver!You can purchase the book on Amazon here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK are joined by Tony Glover to look back at an entertaining 4:3 victory over Brighton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK are joined by Tracey Chapman to look ahead to the Premier League match against Brighton on Sunday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK are joined by Tracey Chapman to look back at Chelsea's 2:0 win against Luton Town in the Carabao Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK are joined by Tony Glover to look ahead to Thursday's Carabao Cup match against Luton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK are joined by Tony Glover to look back at a good but nervy win against Fulham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge interviews Jon McKenzie about his new book: 'The Spectre of Pep - How Guardiola Haunts Modern Football Tactics'.A natural successor to the brilliant 'Inverting the Pyramid' by Jonathan Wilson, Jon's new book put Guardiola in to a historical context before exploring his impact on football over the last 20 years and poses the question of what his legacy will be.Jon is a writer and presenter on The Athletic FC and Tifo and is a regular on the FanCast's Opppositon View.The book can be purchased here: https://geni.us/TheSpectreOfPep Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK are joined by Mark Meehan to look ahead to Chelsea's first Premier League match of the new season away to Fulham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Dom Betts from Fulhamish Pod to preview Fulham v Chelsea, from the Fulham perspective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clayton is joined by Sophie, Rich and Courtney to review our summer transfers and preview the upcoming season. New name for the pod but same high quality content! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK look back at Chelsea's final pre-season match against Real Sociedad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK catch up with all the latest Chelsea transfer dealings and look ahead to the final pre-season friendly against Real Sociedad on Saturday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Mark Meehan interview Luca Dal Monte about his book: ""The Gentleman - Gianluca Vialli and how he changed English football forever", which is released on Thursday August 13th.Three years ago Chelsea legend Gianluca Vialli passed away at the age of 58 from pancreatic cancer. Gianluca signed for Chelsea in May 1996 as a European Champion, just days after winning the European Cup with Juventus. From the day that he stepped through the door, he captured our hearts and achieved his dream of becoming a Chelsea legend, winning trophies as a player and manager. Three years on from his passing, Bloomsbury Sport Books publish "The Gentleman - Gianluca Vialli and how he changed English football forever" Written by his close childhood friend Luca Dal Monte, this is an intimate portrait of the man behind the legend, filled with evocative photographs. Drawing on exclusive interviews with Antonio Cabrini, Tim Shaw and Cizo Pezzotti and featuring a cast of characters that include Gianluigi Buffon, Dennis Wise and Ruud Gullit, the book reveals Vialli's character, leadership and vision on and off the pitch. From his playing days and managerial success at Chelsea, to his courageous battle with cancer, this is the definitive Gianluca Vialli story by someone who knew him best. The book is available from Bloomsbury for £16.99 on the following link https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/gentleman-9781399431828/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK are joined by Martin Wickham to look back at Chelsea's last two matches in their overseas pre-season tour, against AC Milan and Johur DT. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK are joined by Tracey Chapman to report back on Chelsea's 1-0 defeat to Juventus and ahead to the matches this weekend against AC Milan and Johur. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK are joined by Mark Meehan to look back at Chelsea's pre-season defeat to Spurs. Robert Delsini also joins us to tell us what it was like to be there.We also look forward to the match against Juventus this Wednesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK report back on the pre-season match against Western Sydney Wanderers and look ahead to the match against the old enemy Spurs on Saturday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are back like the proverbial bad pennies to catch up on all things Chelsea since the end of last season and look ahead to Chelsea's first pre-season tour match against Western Sydney Wanderers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clayton is joined by the full crew to review the 2025/2026 season. We hear what Dayne, Sophie, Rich, Courtney and Simon enjoyed and what was not so great in a tumultuous season which still yielded a trophy. This is our last show of the season and thanks for all the downloads Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clayton is joined by Sophie, Courtney, Dayne and Rich together with special guest Nick Verlaney. On the pod they review the current squad and decide whether to keep loan or sell! They also discuss what players they would ideally like to join the squad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK are joined by Mark Worrall to look back at a dismal end of season defeat away to Sunderland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK are joined by Martin Wickham to look ahead to the final match of the season away at Sunderland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK are joined by Martin Wickham to look back at a torturous victory over Spurs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clayton is joined by Dayne, Sophie and Simon to discuss the Manchester United game and the farewell of Sam Kerr and Millie Bright. They also discuss the huge changes that have happened at the club this season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK are joined by Tony Glover to look ahead to Chelsea v Spurs on Tuesday night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK are joined by Tony Glover to look back at a disappointing FA Cup final defeat to Man City Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan to preview Chelsea v Man City in the FA Cup Final. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd are joined by Mark Meehan to discuss Chelsea's recent Ticketing policy announced at the Town Hall meeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Amos Murphy from The City Ramble to look ahead to Chelsea v Man City in the FA Cup final this Saturday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK are joined by Dan Silver to discuss an improved performance against Liverpool on Saturday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by David & Jake from Not A Project CFC to hear about the plans for on-going protests against the Blue Co ownership. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and JK are joined by Dayne Whittle to look ahead to Saturday's match against Liverpool at Anfield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge and JK are joined by Dayne Whittle to look back at an awful Bank Holiday Monday defeat to Forest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Tony Evans, Football Writer and Liverpool fan to look ahead to Chelsea's match away to Liverpool on Saturday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK look ahead to Chelsea's match against Nottingham Forest on Bank Holiday Monday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Adam from Red Side of the Trent to look ahead to Monday's match between Chelsea & Nottingham Forest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clayton is joined by Sophie and Courtney to review the 4-1 win against Everton and discuss yet another appalling refereeing blunder. They also speculate on the most recent transfer gossip Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK are joined by Dan Silver to look back at a much needed goal and win against Leeds in the FA Cup semi-final. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK are joined by Tracey Chapman to look ahead to Leeds Utd on Sunday in Chelsea's 28th FA Cup semifinal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK are joined by Tracey Chapman to look back at a disgraceful defeat and performance away to Brighton on Tuesday night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clayton is joined by Rich and Kit Shepard of the Times to discuss the historic move from Kingmeadow to Stamford Bridge and we also speculate as to whether we can read anything into the players involved in the club's accompanying photo shoot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Jon Mackenzie writer and presenter @TheAthleticFC to look ahead to Sunday's FA Cup semi final against Leeds United. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK are joined by Martin Wickham to look ahead to Tuesday night's match against Brighton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK are joined by Martin Wickham to look back at another goaless defeat, this time to Man Utd on Saturday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Alan Wares from the Albion Roar to look ahead to Chelsea's match against Brighton on Tuesday evening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK are joined by Tony Glover to look ahead at Saturday's match against Man Utd. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge is joined by Wayne from Talk of the Devils to look ahead to Chelsea v Man Utd on Saturday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK are joined by Marco Worrall to look back at another limp performance and poor result against Man City at the Bridge on Sunday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK are joined by Tracey Chapman to look ahead to Chelsea v Man City on Sunday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge talks to Amos Murphy from The City Ramble to discuss Chelsea's match against Man City on Sunday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stamford Chidge & JK look back at Chelsea's 7-0 victory over Port Vale in the FA Cup 1/4 final. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.