![]() ![]() Uniquely, the show appeals equally to the various and diverse factions of the Chelsea Fan base encompassing the older generation who first started going in the 1970’s and 1980’s the younger supporters who have only recently started supporting those who go to matches and those who watch from their armchair ex-pat supporters living abroad and supporters from around the world new to both Chelsea and football. The Chelsea FanCast also has a very significant presence in Social Media with a combined twitter presence of well over 125 ,000 followers an d a Facebook Fan Page with over 340,000 likes. The award winning show ( Football Blogging Awards Best Podcast winner 2012 & 2015) has made a huge impact on and is very much at the heart of the Chelsea supporter community with influence and involvement on the official Chelsea FC Fans Forum, the Chelsea Supporters Trust, numerous appearances in the print, radio (talkSPORT BBC 5 Live LBC Absolute Radio) and TV media (BBC ITV Sky Sports Premier League Channel) as well as contributing to several high profile Chelsea related fanzines and blogs. The Chelsea FanCast has attained cult status and global popularity in tandem with Chelsea FC’s growth as a worldwide power and brand in football, with a loyal and fully engaged worldwide weekly audience of thousands from the UK, Europe, USA, South America, Asia, Australasia and Africa. Looking for the perfect gift for the Chelsea fan in your life? We recommend taking a look at the Chelsea Fan Gifts site for the latest reviews, shopping advice and links to shop. We have even produced a show in a Pub in Los Angeles during the Chelsea USA Tour in 2009! ![]() Over the years the Chelsea FanCast has featured former Chelsea footballers such as Jason Cundy, Alan Hudson and Mickey Thomas, football journalists such as Henry Winter, Jason Burt, Rob Shepherd, Neil Ashton and Martin Lipton (including a special Chelsea FanCast vs The Press show) and many well known Chelsea authors and personalities. David ‘Stamford Chidge’ Chidgey has served on the board since then, serving as the Chairman from 2016-2019.Īs well as Paul Canoville we have had many well known guests on the show. The Chelsea FanCast has had a representative on the Official Chelsea FC Fans Forum since 2009 and in 2012 three of the regular FanCasters were involved in setting up the Chelsea Supporters Trust going on to serve on the Board. We were proud to be included on one of the match day banners and on the front of the Chelsea FC programme in an anti-racist campaign and one of our most regular guests and friend of the show is Paul Canoville, Chelsea’s first black footballer and ardent campaigner against racism. With Chidge having moved out of central London, we now produce the show ‘virtually’ on Skype but it still goes out live via mixlr and most important it has lost none of the dynamic and still sounds the same as it did when we could sit round a table together chatting about Chelsea over a few beers.Īs well as the football chat and inherent humour in the show, the Chelsea FanCast has always had a strong campaigning and a serious edge, tackling issues important to both Chelsea supporters and the wider football community such as ticket pricing safe standing the Chelsea Pitch Owners, atmosphere and racism head on. The show has evolved over the last 11 years moving from a pub in Putney to a TV studio (in doing so becoming the only fan produced football podcast to broadcast a live TV show, live Radio show with a YouTube Channel and Podcast simultaneously!) and then when the studio closed back to the living room of Chidge’s London flat. Good friends with a love of talking about the game and the club we all love – calling it as we see it taking the mick out of each other and sharing the experience we are lucky enough to have in going to the games and the pubs before and after with those who were there with us and those who are not as lucky to be at the games themselves. ![]() Like all great Rock and Roll bands the line up may have changed but the ethos (and presenter ‘Stamford’ Chidge) remains the same. We started podcasting in 2008, just before the ill-fated Champions’ League final in Moscow – 4 mates, one pub and a lot of Guinness! The podcast is downloaded by thousands around the world every week. ![]() Mixlr has a very engaged weekly live following with hundreds of listeners posting messages to each other and the show whilst listening. The Chelsea FanCast is a weekly live internet radio show and podcast broadcasting every Monday night for two hours between 19.00 and 21.00 GMT on and with the podcast being available to download from the website and Acast, ITunes, Soundcloud and various other podcast distributors. ![]()
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