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'Catching a Break' Chelsea FanCast #471

Stamford Chidge & Jonathan Kydd round up the Chelsea news from the International Break and have a ponder about Chelsea's season thus far.


On the show tonight we have a look at how Chelsea players on international duty are doing as well as reflecting on how the players have done for Chelsea thus far this season and what Frank needs to do when they return.


In part two, we indulge JK and you the audience as the international break gives us a chance to reflect on some past seasons and JK’s idiosyncratic memories of them.


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In part three, we throw the show open to you, the listeners, for a Q&A session where you can ask JK or myself anything you like, Chelsea or non-Chelsea related.


And in part four we have a couple of emails to read out from John Marshall from Florida and Rob D’Elsini from Melbourne, Australia.

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