In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by Clayton and Martin to look back over the 2018/19 season and look forward to a future without Eden Hazard. Strap in. Listen →
Tag Archive for Premier League
Episode 97: If Only Shane MacGowan Had Sorted His Teeth Out
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by Kweku and Clayton to discuss the fallout from the Arrizabalaga incident, the League Cup final itself, the victory over Spurs, Sarriball, Sarri’s intransigence and Sarri’s future. Listen →
Episode 96: A Battery for Your Vauxhall Viva and Twenty Rothmans
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by Martin Wickham to discuss racism and sexism in football and the cult of Sarriball. Listen →
Episode 95: We Pod When We Want
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by Martin Wickham and Dan Silver to discuss the undefeated start to the season, stadiums, the Premier League and Joe Cole. Listen →
Episode 94: We Were Due a Heavy Smoker
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss Conte’s departure, Sarri’s arrival, Courtois’s departure, Arrizabalaga’s arrival and give their predictions for the season ahead. Listen →
Episode 93: The Turgid Miasma of Existence
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by special guests Stamford Chidge of Chelsea FanCast fame and Martin Wickham to look back over the 2017/18 season and look forward to the World Cup. Listen →
Episode 92: A Fine Trombone Player
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by Martin Wickham and Dan Silver to discuss the FA Youth Cup, the season as a whole, Antonio Conte’s future, summer transfer policy and moving out of Stamford Bridge. Listen →
Episode 91: Groundhog Day
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by special guest Stamford Chidge of Chelsea FanCast fame to discuss the running of the club, managerial decisions, expectations and the commoditization of the beautiful game. Listen →
Episode 90: Troll Farm
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by special guests Martin Wickham and Dan Silver to discuss recent matches in the Premier League and FA Cup, players’ form, and fans’ behaviour on social media. Listen →
Episode 89: His Autobiography Could Be Interesting
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by special guest Martin Wickham to discuss the matches against Crystal Palace, Watford, Bournemouth, Roma, Manchester United and West Brom, and Michael Emenalo’s legacy. Listen →
Episode 88: Prosthetics and Wigs
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by special guests Martin Wickham, Alexandra Churchill and Stamford Chidge to discuss the victory over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, the defeat to Manchester City in the Premier League, the Conte rumours, the upcoming game against Crystal Palace and our home form. Listen →
Episode 87: Briefing the Telegraph
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by special guests Martin Wickham and Dan Silver to discuss the opening match of the season against Burnley, Diego Costa and the club’s transfer policy. Listen →
Episode 85: Captain, Leader, Legend
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by special guest Martin Wickham to discuss recent matches in the Premier League and FA Cup, and John Terry’s legacy. Listen →
Episode 84: Nothing Can Go Wrong Now
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by special guest Alexandra Churchill, author of Over Land and Sea: Chelsea FC in the Great War, to discuss recent events and matches in the Premier League and FA Cup. Listen →
Episode 83: Worth the Entrance Money Alone
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by Clayton, aka @goalie59, and Kweku, aka @No1isChelsea, to discuss the draw with Liverpool and the victory over Arsenal in the Premier League. Listen →
Episode 82: Post-truth and Alternative Facts
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by Clayton, aka @goalie59, Kweku, aka @No1isChelsea, and Jonathan, aka @KaiserJonny, to discuss the recent matches in the Premier League and FA Cup, the forthcoming games against Liverpool and Arsenal, the transfer window, Diego Costa and Stamford Bridge. Listen →
Episode 81: Con Te Partirò
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by Clayton, aka @goalie59, and Kweku, aka @No1isChelsea, to discuss the victories over Spurs, Manchester City, West Brom, Sunderland and Crystal Palace and the January transfer window. Listen →
Episode 80: Tree Fellers at the Back
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by special guest Dan Silver, aka @DanSilvs73, to discuss the victories over Southampton, Everton and Middlesbrough in the Premier League and Antonio Conte’s impact on the team. Listen →
Episode 79: Should Have Gone to Radio Rentals
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by Clayton, aka @goalie59, and Kweku, aka @No1isChelsea to discuss the victories over Leicester City and Manchester United in the Premier League, the defeat to West Ham in the League Cup, the revival of Victor Moses and the London Stadium. Listen →
Episode 78: Road Sweepers and Violinists
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by new signings Kweku, aka @No1isChelsea, and Clayton, aka @goalie59, to discuss the opening matches of the season, transition and summer transfers. Listen →
Episode 76: We Can Really Screw Tottenham Again
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by prodigal son Jonathan, aka @KaiserJonny, to discuss the Premier League matches against Swansea City and Manchester City and the appointment of Antonio Conte. Listen →
Episode 75: Blue is the Colour…
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by last line of defence Clayton Beerman, aka @goalie59, to discuss the matches against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, Everton in the FA Cup, West Ham in the Premier League and the youth setup. Listen →
Episode 74: It’s Nice to Get the Cream with the Contrasting Blue
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by special guest Clayton Beerman, aka @goalie59, to discuss the matches against Southampton, Norwich and Stoke, player performances this season, John Terry and the youth team. Listen →
Episode 73: Sgt. Pepper
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the matches against Paris Saint-Germain, Newcastle United, Manchester United and Arsenal, John Terry and Chelsea’s next manager. Listen →
Episode 72: We Only Deal in Facts
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by special guest Clayton Beerman, aka @goalie59, to discuss events at Chelsea Football Club since the departure of Jose Mourinho. Listen →
Episode 70: Nine Circles of Hell
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss what’s gone wrong at Chelsea, the matches against Stoke City, Dynamo Kiev and Liverpool, and pay tribute to Bobby Campbell. Listen →
Episode 69: Losing the Dressing Room
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by special guest and John Obi Mikel of the Podding Shed Clayton Beerman, aka @goalie59, to discuss Jose Mourinho’s struggles and the matches against Aston Villa, Dynamo Kiev and West Ham. Listen →
Episode 68: Time for the Kids
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by special guest Clayton Beerman, aka @goalie59, to discuss Chelsea’s poor start to the season. Listen →
Episode 66: Over Land and Sea
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by special guests Alexandra Churchill and Andrew Holmes, author and researcher of Over Land and Sea: Chelsea FC in the Great War, to discuss the ups and downs of the 2014/15 season, their favourite players, games and moments of the season, and the book. Listen →
Episode 63: Reithian Values
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by special guest Tim Rolls, chair of the Chelsea Supporters Trust, to discuss the Premier League victories over Queens Park Rangers and Stoke City, London shopping centres, and the Chelsea Supporters Trust. Listen →
Episode 62: We Scored by Accident
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by special guest Clayton Beerman, aka @goalie59, to discuss the Premier League victory over Hull, the draw with Southampton, Patrick Bamford and youth team players, and the Champions League exit to Paris Saint-Germain. Apologies for the minor sound issues. Listen →
Episode 61: Tangled Up in Blue
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the League Cup final victory over Spurs at Wembley, Cesc Fabregas and Oscar, the Apple Watch, and the Premier League win at West Ham. Listen →
Episode 60: Blind, Bonkers or Bent
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the draw with Burnley in the Premier League, Martin Atkinson and incompetent refereeing, the FA, the Champions League game against Paris Saint-Germain, and look forward to this weekend’s League Cup final versus Spurs. Listen →
Episode 59: Three Wheels on My Wagon
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the Premier League draw with Manchester City, the League Cup semi-final victory over Liverpool, the FA Cup defeat to Bradford City, Diego Costa, and Frank Lampard’s cousin. Listen →
Episode 58: Theory of Everything
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the Premier League matches against Newcastle, Spurs and Southampton, French footballers and acting, Frank Lampard, Lionel Messi, and the prospect of playing Millwall in the FA Cup. Listen →
Episode 56: Mean Machine 2
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the victories over Liverpool and QPR, the atmosphere at Chelsea matches, the draw with Maribor, and the farce that is FIFA. Listen →
Episode 55: Far from the Maddening Dowd
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by special guest Clayton Beerman, aka @goalie59, to discuss the draw with Manchester United, Phil Dowd, and the victories over Crystal Palace and Maribor. Plus there’s the second instalment of Dan Levene’s (aka @BluesChronicle) travel diary. Listen →
Episode 54: Distress Flares
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the victories over Arsenal and Sporting Lisbon, and the Seven Years’ War. Listen →
Episode 50: Crying Over Spilt Milk
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the final three games of the season against Atletico Madrid, Norwich and Cardiff, the season as a whole, and Jose Mourinho. Listen →
Episode 49: It’s Turned Out Nice Again
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the victory over Liverpool and the loss to Sunderland in the Premier League, the draw with Atletico Madrid in the Champions League… Listen →
Episode 47: In Arsene We Trust
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by special guest Dan Levene, aka @BluesChronicle, of the Fulham and Hammersmith Chronicle to discuss the Premier League games against Aston… Listen →
Episode 46: Bunch of Clowns
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the victories over Spurs, Fulham and Everton in the Premier League, MasterChef and Gregg Wallace, and the title race. The Podding Shed… Listen →
Episode 45: Double Pivot
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the injury time win over Everton in the Premier League, the loss to Manchester City in the FA Cup, and briefly look… Listen →
Episode 44: Horses for Courses
In which our toilers on the allotment of life are joined by special guest @StamfordChidge of Chelsea FanCast fame to discuss the Premier League games against Manchester City and West Ham United,… Listen →
Episode 43: Follow the Money
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the Premier League victories over Manchester United and Hull City, and the re-signing of Nemanja Matic from Benfica. The Podding Shed #43… Listen →
Episode 42: Anti-Mata
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss Chelsea’s recent upturn in form, diving and the transfer window. Apologies for the abrupt ending – someone pulled the plug on the… Listen →
Episode 41: Seasonally Defensive Disorder
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss Chelsea’s recent results in the League Cup, Premier League and Champions League, and media bias. Apologies for the sound quality of this… Listen →
Episode 40: I Want to Ride My Bicycle
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the League Cup and Champions League victories over Swindon and Steaua Bucharest, the Premier League games against Spurs and Norwich, and cycling… Listen →
Episode 39: Drawing Matas to a Close
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the Champions League defeat to Basel, the Premier League victory over Fulham, and the Mata situation. The Podding Shed #39 Show Links… Listen →
Episode 38: There’s No Cherry Up Front
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the Super Cup defeat to Bayern Munich, the Premier League defeat to Everton, the architecture of Dresden and the Defenestrations of Prague,… Listen →
Episode 37: Winding Up Spurs
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the Premier League games against Hull City, Aston Villa and Manchester United, summer transfers, and share their season predictions. Listen →
Episode 35: We Know What We Are
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the Europa League final victory over Benfica, the Premier League victory over Everton, the FA Youth Cup final defeat to Norwich and… Listen →
Episode 34: Super Frank Lampard
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the Premier League games against Manchester United, Spurs and Aston Villa, eulogize Frank Lampard and look forward to Wednesday’s Europa League final… Listen →
Episode 33: Six Beer Glasses and a Moulinex Mixer
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the defeat to Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final, the Premier League games against Fulham, Liverpool and Swansea and the victory… Listen →
Episode 32: If You Like a Lot of Chocolate On Your Biscuit, Join Our Club
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the defeat to Southampton and the victories over Manchester United, Rubin Kazan and Sunderland, and Donal pays homage to Eden Hazard in… Listen →
Episode 30: Jealous of the Pope
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss Chelsea’s recent results and Rafa’s “rant”. The Podding Shed #30 Show Links Premier League: Manchester City 2-0 Chelsea – The Rise and… Listen →
Episode 29: I Might Be Turning Into a Gooner
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the draws with Brentford and Reading, the loss to Newcastle and the victory over Wigan. And there’s a competition to win a… Listen →
Episode 28: Kick Bobble Hats Out of Football
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the draw with Southampton, the win over Arsenal and the League Cup exit to Swansea City, including Eden Hazard and ‘Ballboygate’. The… Listen →
Episode 27: Fifty Sheds of Grey
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the loss to Swansea, the victory over Stoke City, financial fair play in the Premier League and look forward to the games… Listen →
Episode 26: Fifty Million Pound Turkey
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the hectic Christmas and New Year schedule, including the victories over Leeds United, Aston Villa, Norwich City, Everton and Southampton. Happy New… Listen →
Episode 24: We Weren’t Plastic Fans in Those Days
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss Dave Sexton, Robbie Di Matteo, Rafa Benitez and the matches against West Brom, Juventus and Manchester City. The Podding Shed #24 Show… Listen →
Episode 23: The Robert Fleck Syndrome
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss defenders, strikers and the matches against Liverpool and Shakhtar Donetsk. The Podding Shed #23 Show Links Premier League: Chelsea 1-1 Liverpool –… Listen →
Episode 21: Selling My Jim’ll Fix It Badge
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the ongoing John Terry racism saga and the wins over Norwich, Nordsjaelland and Arsenal. The Podding Shed #21 Show Links John Terry,… Listen →
Episode 20: We’ve Got the BMW in Our Drive, They’ve Got the Mattress in Theirs
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the nil-nil draw at Loftus Road, handshakegate, Robbie Di Matteo’s tactics and the Hillsborough Report, and preview tomorrow’s Champions League game against… Listen →
Episode 18: I Thought Moses Was the Revelation
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss pre-season, summer signings, the wins over Wigan, Reading and Newcastle, and share their season predictions. The Podding Shed #18 Show Links Another… Listen →
Episode 14: Abide With Me
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the 6-1 thrashing of QPR and the disappointing loss to Newcastle in the Premier League, look forward to Saturday’s FA Cup final… Listen →
Episode 12: There’s a Fine Line Between Pleasure and Pain
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the forgettable draw with Arsenal at the Emirates and the unforgettable draw with Barcelona at the Nou Camp. The Podding Shed #12… Listen →
Episode 11: I Like Fish and Chips and They’ve Turned It Into Calamari and Patatas Bravas
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the magnificent wins over Spurs and Barcelona and look forward to Saturday’s match at the Emirates. The Podding Shed #11 Show Links… Listen →
Episode 10: It’s Not About Profit and Loss, It’s About Hope and Glory
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the wins over Benfica and Wigan, the draw with Fulham, look forward to the upcoming matches against Spurs and Barcelona and wonder… Listen →
Episode 9: Keep Calm and Download the Podding Shed
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the wins over Benfica and Villa, Samuel Beckett, and the scheduling of our FA Cup semi-final with Budweiser against Spurs. Listen →
Episode 8: £25 and a Free Flag and I Might Go
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the matches against Manchester City and Spurs, the price of tickets to watch football at Stamford Bridge, and look at who’s in… Listen →
Episode 4: Carry That Weight
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss the win over Bolton in the Premier League, the loss to Napoli in the Champions League, eulogize super Frank Lampard and ask… Listen →
Episode 2: The Fall Guy
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss Saturday’s passionless display at Goodison Park, look at the future of AVB, and ask “Do you remember the games that changed Chelsea?”. Listen →
Episode 1: Tight at the Back
In which our toilers on the allotment of life discuss Sunday’s dramatic draw at Stamford Bridge, John Terry, and ask “Do you remember when we had low expectations, and how easy it… Listen →