Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
Episodes
Has anybody seen Kai Havertz?
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Davies-Adams is joined by the full complement of Chelsea experts - Liam Twomey, Dom Fifield and Simon Johnson - to offer a (brief) analysis of th...
Is the honeymoon already over?
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Davies-Adams has got The Athletic's Chelsea experts Simon Johnson & Dominic Fifield in tow to reflect on an underwhelming 1-1 draw with South...
1000 hours later
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Davies-Adams has got The Athletic's Chelsea experts Simon Johnson, Liam Twomey & Dominic Fifield alongside him to react to the 2-0 victory ov...
What a difference (just under) two weeks makes
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Davies-Adams is joined by The Athletic's Chelsea experts Liam Twomey, Simon Johnson & Dominic Fifield to reflect on a week that saw the Blues...
Tuchel's Tactical Tweaks + A Good Time To Face Mourinho?
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Liam Twomey, Simon Johnson & Dominic Fifield, reconvene as a new era dawns for Thomas...
Frank Lampard Sacked + Is Thomas Tuchel An 'Accident Waiting To Happen'?
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Liam Twomey, Simon Johnson & Dominic Fifield, reconvene following Frank Lampard's sac...
Why Lampard's Successor Will Speak German & An Early Move For Erling Haaland?
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Liam Twomey, Simon Johnson & Dominic Fifield, reconvene after an ominous defeat to Le...
Will Mount Ever Get A Rest, The Tomori Mystery & Hudson-Odoi's BACK
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Liam Twomey, Simon Johnson & Dominic Fifield, reconvene after Lampard fielded an unus...
Frank Lampard's 'Perfect Storm'
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Liam Twomey, Simon Johnson & Dominic Fifield, reconvene following the defeat to Man C...
One More Year For Thiago Silva & (Almost) Two More For Willian!
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Liam Twomey, Simon Johnson & Dominic Fifield, reconvene following a routine win again...
A Reality Check Of A Week, 'Naive' Chelsea & 'Broken' Havertz
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Liam Twomey, Simon Johnson & Dominic Fifield, reconvene following back-to-back defeat...
Out-Running Leeds, A Future Chelsea Captain & Is Werner A 'Natural'?
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Liam Twomey, Simon Johnson & Dominic Fifield, reconvene a breathless win over Leeds U...
Lampard v Mourinho, 'Roman's Rule' & Fans Return To Face An Old Foe
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Liam Twomey, Simon Johnson & Dominic Fifield, reconvene after the Tottenham draw, una...
Rudiger v Tomori, Gilmour's Recovery + Title Door "Ajar"
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Liam Twomey, Simon Johnson & Dominic Fifield, reconvene after Saturday's 2-0 win over...
The Rise And Rise Of Reece James
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Liam Twomey & Dominic Fifield, are joined by colleague Adam Crafton, to discuss his e...
Hakim Ziyech Restoring Balance To The Team
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Simon Johnson, Liam Twomey & Dominic Fifield, reconvene following a 4-1 win over Shef...
So We Can Attack AND Defend... But Can We Challenge?
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Simon Johnson, Liam Twomey & Dominic Fifield, reconvene following a fourth consecutiv...
Frank Lampard Channels His 'Inner Mourinho', Harry Maguire's Headlock & Thiago Silva's Impact
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Simon Johnson, Liam Twomey & Dominic Fifield, reconvene following that stalemate (in ...
Petr Cech's Second Debut, Clean Sheets + 'The Pochettino Derby'
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Simon Johnson, Liam Twomey & Dominic Fifield, reconvene following a Chelsea clean she...
Do Chelsea Fans Want a 'European Super League' & Is Ziyech Ready Yet?
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Simon Johnson, Liam Twomey & Dominic Fifield, reconvene to discuss Project Big Pictur...
A Good Move For RLC? + Did Chelsea 'Win' The Transfer Window?
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Simon Johnson & Liam Twomey, reconvene following 'Deadline Day' and Chelsea's last-di...
Barkley Makes Way & Mount-ing Pressure on Lampard
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Simon Johnson, Liam Twomey & Dom Fifield, reconvene following Mason Mount's missed pe...
Where Will Havertz Flourish & Kepa's Final Chelsea Blunder?
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Simon Johnson, Liam Twomey & Dom Fifield, reconvene following a mistake-ridden defeat...
Loftus-Cheek Stalls Again As Werner Races Into Chelsea Hearts
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Simon Johnson, Liam Twomey & Dom Fifield, reconvene to assess Chelsea's 3-1 win away ...
How Chelsea signed Havertz. And who's next?
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Any Havertz Update!?!
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Inside the Ben Chilwell and Thiago Silva deals
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Right now we're offering listeners of this show the opportunity to try out The Athletic for FREE.You can enjoy all of our great writing on Chelsea, in...
Bayern Silver Lining, Lampard's B+ Debut Season & Is John Stones On Chelsea's Radar?
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Simon Johnson, Liam Twomey & Dom Fifield, reconvene following a Bayern Munich mauling...
Bad Attitude, Tactics Or Refereeing? Why Chelsea Lost The FA Cup Final + 'Damage Limitation' in Munich?
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Simon Johnson & Dom Fifield, reconvene following Saturday's FA Cup Final defeat to Ar...
Is Kepa Finished? + Heading To Wembley Full Of Confidence!
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
1. Chelsea 2-0 Wolves - 00:01 2. Kepa... Onana... Oblak? - 4:243. Giroud - The Unlikely Hero - 11:204. Mason Mount: Chelsea POTY? - 12:555. FA Cup Fi...
21 Fouls, The 'Battle Of Wembley' & 3 More Finals!
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
1. Kai Havertz Transfer Update - 00:012. The Battle Of Wembley - 3:163. Pre Liverpool - 13:424. Pre Wolves - 20:15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...
Lampard's 'Leadership Void' + An FA Cup Semi-Preview
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
1. Cruising Past Norwich - 00:01 2. UCL Football Guaranteed? - 13:583. FA Cup Semi-Final Preview - vs Man United - 18:45 Hosted on Acast. See...
REACTION: A Nervy Win Over Palace + Jorginho's Reminder & Kepa's Faults
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host Matt Davies-Adams & The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Liam Twomey, Simon Johnson and Dom Fifield, reconvene following the full-time whistle in ...
Kante Back In The Makelele Role & Lampard Learning Fast
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
1. Into The Semi-Finals - 00:01 2. Jorginho & Kante - 9:293. Beating City - 16:524. Lampard Learning Fast - 20:445. West Ham (and Watford) Previe...
All Eyes On 3rd + Man City Preview & an FA Cup Quarter Final
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
1. The Aston Villa Comeback - 00:01 2. Man City Preview - 18:553. Leicester Preview - 23:58 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
Havertz Links & Lampard's Starting XI Dilemma
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host Matt Davies-Adams and The Athletic's Chelsea experts; Liam Twomey, Simon Johnson & Dom Fifield, revel in the return of Premier League footbal...
What Werner's Arrival Means For Tammy & Frank?
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
1. Tammy & Transfers - 00:01 2. The Beth England Interview - 22:333. Project Restart - Good For Ruben - 35:14... You can sign up right now and ta...
Bonus Pod - How Chelsea Got Werner
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Liam Twomey joined a panel of writers on The Ornstein & Chapman podcast to reveal the inside story of how Chelsea landed Timo Wer...
Lukaku, Chelsea & Where It All Went Wrong
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
1. How The Squad Will Cope With Restarting - 00:01 2. Lukaku & Chelsea - 10:343. Europa League Final 2019 - 23:07 Hosted on Acast. See aca...
Can We Restart Without Kante?
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
1. New Contracts - 00:01 2. Hudson-Odoi Latest - 21:353. Cult Hero - George Weah - 23:09 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
Pjanic Transfer Update & Chelsea's Best Italian Boss
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
1. Project Restart & Expiring Contracts - 00:012. Pjanic & Italian transfer targets - 10:283. The Adrian Mutu Story - 19:054. Our Greatest Ita...
When Gerrard Almost Joined Chelsea
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Matt Davies-Adams and The Athletic's resident Chelsea experts; Liam Twomey, Simon Johnson & Dom Fifield revisit Mourinho's infamou...
The Battle Of The Bridge
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
1. Willian on Project Restart - 00:012. Mailbag: Youth Football & Transfers - 12:403. The Battle of the Bridge - 24:10 Hosted on Acast. See...
The Legend of Didier Drogba
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
1. Coutinho to Chelsea? - 00:01 2. Player Wage-Cuts - 4:303. Giroud U-Turn - 10:464. Drogba The Legend - 16:00 Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
Why Mourinho Got The Sack: Vol 1
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
1. Why Chelsea Sacked Mourinho - 17:00 ‘It sounds crazy but I’d do it all again’ – Michael Hector on life after ChelseaBy Dominic Fifield St...
Abramovich To Pounce in Transfer Market + A Tribute To Peter 'The Cat' Bonetti
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, our Chelsea panel are flanked by former winger Clive Walker, as they pay tribute to legendary goalkeeper Peter Bonetti. And Liam reveals wh...
The Abramovich Takeover Story
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Matt Davies-Adams and our resident Chelsea trio of Liam Twomey, Simon Johnson & Dom Fifield, reflect on the most significant momen...
John Terry's Chelsea Debut
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host Matt Davies-Adams is joined by The Athletic's Chelsea experts, Liam Twomey & Dom Fifield to revisit the start of John Terry's Chelsea career....
Mikel's Morals & Gianfranco's Genius
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Matt Davies-Adams is alongside The Athletic's resident Chelsea experts, Liam Twomey, Simon Johnson & Dom Fifield to take you back ...
Re-Injuries & A Losing Battle For Bellingham
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
1. Irresponsible Mason Mount - 00:012. Injuries beyond COVID-19 - 11:303. Mailbag (Bellingham & short-term contracts) - 17:404. Cult Hero - Arjen...
Boo Barkley At Your PERIL!
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gilmour pulling the strings - 00:01Villa Preview - 13:45Mailbag (Tammy, Kepa, RLC & more) - 19:05Cult Hero - Carlton Cole - 33:40 Sign up to The...
BONUS POD - FA CUP REACTION
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Marvellous Marcos Alonso
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
1. Marcos Alonso to the rescue - 00:012. A Beating from Bayern - 15:20 3. Emma Hayes & Chelsea Women - League Cup Champs - 20:004. Chelsea beat M...
Giroud - At Last!
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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United Defeat - REACTION
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Loftus-Cheek on EURO 2020 comeback trail?
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
1. RLC on the comeback trail - 1:302. Who is Andy Myers? - 8:143. Battle for 4th - Man Utd preview - 19:004. Your questions ANSWERED! - 25:205. Cult H...
Chelsea's Dry January
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Liam Twomey and Dom Fifield join Matt Davies-Adams to dissect a worrying draw against Leicester, as well as, the transfer-less window.....
A Dennis Wise Cliffhanger
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
1. FA Cup win over Hull - 2:102. The Arsenal game - 7:503. Leicester preview - 14:304. Mailbag (& transfer latest) - 22:205. Cult Hero - Dennis Wi...
Life after Kante
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week The Athletic's Liam Twomey and Simon Johnson join Matt Davies-Adams to conduct a post mortem on the Newcastle defeat. They look ahead to the...
Tammy is REBORN!
14 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Andreas Christensen - 9:05Questions from the listeners - 16:10Tammy Abraham - 25:10Cult Hero - 35:10 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
An Inconsistent New Year
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The second string - 1:50 Inconsistency and fatigue - 6:35Pulisic chat - 14:00The Mailbag - 18:40Cult Hero - Frank Sinclair interview - 25:55 Ho...
A Very Cobham Christmas
25 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Liam Twomey and Dom Fifield join Matt Davies-Adams for a special xmas edition of the podcast, where the guys pick their Top 5 trophy wi...
Is Jose still worried?
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
1.Champions League draw reaction1:15 -2.Defeat to Bournemouth8:16 -3.Spurs preview16:55 -4.Cult Hero23:40 - Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...
Is it the end of Frank's Honeymoon period?
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The definitive word on Chelsea's defeat to Everton with the Athletic's Liam Twomey, Simon Johnson and Dom Fifield. The latest on Frank's January trans...
Reality Check
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Liam Twomey, Dom Fifield and Simon Johnson join Matt Davies-Adams to pick the bones out of Chelsea's shock home defeat to West Ham. The...
'The Lampard Derby' - Reaction
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Athletic's Liam Twomey, Simon Johnson and Dominic Fifield join Matt Davies-Adams to look back on Frank Lampard's unhappy return to Manchester City...