Chelsea's $250 Million Bomb Squad

Have Chelsea fans ever been more divided ahead of a new season? In this episode, we get the views of a number of fans with some optimistic about what our new manager and squad can do - and some, not so much. We also discuss our left backs and preview the big game on Sunday against Man City.Voicenotes on all that and more. --Thank you to all of our guests, in order of appearance:Neil Barnett, Fahad Kahn, Phil Agnew, Fahd Ahmed, Chris Wright & Big Steve. — Support the Show —See more of the show on Instagram »Get in touch hello@1905podcast.comAnd give us a 5 star podcast review — Meet the Hosts — Chelsea fans Joe Kevin and Chris Sheen have been going to Stamford Bridge for over 30 years. For the past three years, they’ve been exchanging voicenotes on everything from the highs in Porto to the lows of Potter. Each week, this podcast takes you inside those unfiltered thoughts on all things Chelsea, sharing their view from Gate 13 of the Matthew Harding Stand.— The 1905 Podcast — Chelsea FC Founded: 1905 European Champions: 19/05

15 Aug 202438min

There’s never a dull moment at Chelsea Football Club is there? Out of nowhere, Chelsea announced the signing of Pedro Neto from Wolves - taking our transfer spend this summer up to almost £200m - infuriating the media and opposition fans alike. This week we talk about our latest acquisition, yet another injury for Reece James and what we learned from our final pre-season game against Inter Milan. Voicenotes on all that and more. — Support the Show —See more of the show on Instagram »Get in touch hello@1905podcast.comAnd give us a 5 star podcast review — Meet the Hosts — Chelsea fans Joe Kevin and Chris Sheen have been going to Stamford Bridge for over 30 years. For the past three years, they’ve been exchanging voicenotes on everything from the highs in Porto to the lows of Potter. Each week, this podcast takes you inside those unfiltered thoughts on all things Chelsea, sharing their view from Gate 13 of the Matthew Harding Stand.— The 1905 Podcast — Chelsea FC Founded: 1905 European Champions: 19/05

12 Aug 202437min

After months of speculation, Conor Gallagher has left Chelsea for Atletico Madrid with striker Samu Omorodion coming the other way. In this episode, we talk about the move that has divided Chelsea fans and find out what we can expect from our new Spanish forward from football writer and analyst Fahd Ahmed. We also look at what went wrong against Real Madrid and what we hope to see against Inter Milan. Voicenotes on all that and more.— Support the Show —See more of the show on Instagram »Get in touch hello@1905podcast.comAnd give us a 5 star podcast review — Meet the Hosts — Chelsea fans Joe Kevin and Chris Sheen have been going to Stamford Bridge for over 30 years. For the past three years, they’ve been exchanging voicenotes on everything from the highs in Porto to the lows of Potter. Each week, this podcast takes you inside those unfiltered thoughts on all things Chelsea, sharing their view from Gate 13 of the Matthew Harding Stand.— The 1905 Podcast — Chelsea FC Founded: 1905 European Champions: 19/05

9 Aug 202439min

Haaland is good isn’t he? Our passing out from the back, not so much. In this episode we reflect on that pre-season humbling by Man City, a couple of contrasting player performances and what we want to see against Real Madrid next. — Support the Show —See more of the show on Instagram »Share the podcast with a fellow blueAnd give us a 5 star podcast review — Meet the Hosts — Chelsea fans Joe Kevin and Chris Sheen have been going to Stamford Bridge for over 30 years. For the past three years, they’ve been exchanging voicenotes on everything from the highs in Porto to the lows of Potter. Each week, this podcast takes you inside those unfiltered thoughts on all things Chelsea, sharing their view from Gate 13 of the Matthew Harding Stand.— The 1905 Podcast — Chelsea FC Founded: 1905 European Champions: 19/05

5 Aug 202424min

At the halfway point of pre-season, we take a look at the positive signs so far and the players staking a claim to be key parts of Maresca’s new look Chelsea. We discuss the latest rumours linking Chelsea with Victor Osimhen and get the media perspective on Todd Boehly & Clearlake from journalist and Chelsea fan Owen Phillips. Voicenotes on all that and more:1.01 - Pre-season performers 14.27 - Boehly vs The Media 17.05 - The £163.8m snake21.04 - Two out, one in? 28.11 - Our favourite season — Support the Show —See more of the show on Instagram »Share the podcast with a fellow blueAnd give us a 5 star podcast review — Meet the Hosts — Chelsea fans Joe Kevin and Chris Sheen have been going to Stamford Bridge for over 30 years. For the past three years, they’ve been exchanging voicenotes on everything from the highs in Porto to the lows of Potter. Each week, this podcast takes you inside those unfiltered thoughts on all things Chelsea, sharing their view from Gate 13 of the Matthew Harding Stand.— The 1905 Podcast — Chelsea FC Founded: 1905 European Champions: 19/05

2 Aug 202435min

Just 67 days since the end of last season, Chelsea kicked off their pre-season against Wrexham with a new manager and raft of new players.We discuss that first look at Maresca’s Chelsea, the fall-out over the future of Trevor Chalobah and our 3 wishes for the 24/25 season. Voicenotes on all that and more:0.53 - Grant us three wishes27.19 - Welcome to Wrexham 33.46 - The Chalobah fallout36.56 - Best Chelsea debuts — Support the Show —See more of the show on Instagram »Share the podcast with a fellow blueAnd give us a 5 star podcast review — Meet the Hosts — Chelsea fans Joe Kevin and Chris Sheen have been going to Stamford Bridge for over 30 years. For the past three years, they’ve been exchanging voicenotes on everything from the highs in Porto to the lows of Potter. Each week, this podcast takes you inside those unfiltered thoughts on all things Chelsea, sharing their view from Gate 13 of the Matthew Harding Stand.— The 1905 Podcast — Chelsea FC Founded: 1905 European Champions: 19/05

26 Jul 202441min

With pre-season upon us, we discuss why doing well in the US might tell us more about the season than you might think with memories (good and bad) of years gone by. We take a look (through our fingers) at Chelsea’s new home kit and celebrate the rise of a new Chelsea cult hero - Estrella-drinking, European Champion - Marc Cucurella.Voicenotes on all that and more:0.59 - Pre-season premonitions13.44 - What have Nike done now19.07 - The cult of Cucurella 28.04 - Enzo Fernandez30.43 - Best Chelsea debutant— Support the Show —See more of the show on Instagram »Share the podcast with a fellow blueAnd give us a 5 star podcast review — Meet the Hosts — Chelsea fans Joe Kevin and Chris Sheen have been going to Stamford Bridge for over 30 years. For the past three years, they’ve been exchanging voicenotes on everything from the highs in Porto to the lows of Potter. Each week, this podcast takes you inside those unfiltered thoughts on all things Chelsea, sharing their view from Gate 13 of the Matthew Harding Stand.— The 1905 Podcast — Chelsea FC Founded: 1905 European Champions: 19/05

19 Jul 202435min

John Terry famously said that Petr Cech was worth 12 to 15 points a season. This week, we discuss arguably the most important position on the pitch and why Chelsea’s current options aren’t the long-term answer. We take a look at (yet another) new signing in Renato Veiga, how that might effect the future of Ben Chilwell and our impressions from Enzo Maresca’s first interview in blue. Voicenotes on all that and more:1.05 - The number 1 problem11.03 - Yet another signing 16.58 - Meeting Maresca 24.05 - Transfer strategy 27.15 - One that got away… — Support the Show —See more of the show on Instagram »Share the podcast with a fellow blueAnd give us a 5 star podcast review — Meet the Hosts — Chelsea fans Joe Kevin and Chris Sheen have been going to Stamford Bridge for over 30 years. For the past three years, they’ve been exchanging voicenotes on everything from the highs in Porto to the lows of Potter. Each week, this podcast takes you inside those unfiltered thoughts on all things Chelsea, sharing their view from Gate 13 of the Matthew Harding Stand.— The 1905 Podcast — Chelsea FC Founded: 1905 European Champions: 19/05

12 Jul 202430min