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Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show

Leeds, unfulfilled potential and cuddles with Le Saux

Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show

The Athletic

Sports, Chelsea News, Chelsea Fc, Soccer,, Chelsea

4.9871 Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

To Elland Road we go...

Dom Fifield and Sam Parkin are alongside Matt Davies-Adams to look ahead to Chelsea's trip to Leeds on Sunday. The Athletic's Leeds writer Phil Hay pops along to give us the insight into Jesse Marsch's side and what the Blues can expect from their trip to Yorkshire.

We've got the latest transfer chit chat handled - with a closer look at the potential deal to bring Anthony Gordon to Stamford Bridge - plus where Callum Hudson-Odoi may end up come the end of August.

Plus - after the star-studded U21's were beaten comfortably by Fulham - there's reminiscing on appearances in the youth team gone by - and an interesting quiz with a Leeds flavour...


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It's straight out of Cobb and a show about Chelsea FC from The Athletic.

1:56.6

On this episode, to Alan back as Chelsea head to Yorkshire.

1:58.6

We get the inside track on leads.

2:09.8

There's transfer news to summarise, defeat for a star studied under 21 side, and our weekly quiz available for free. Wherever you get your podcast and add free on the Athletic, this is straight out at Cobham.

2:55.4

Here we are then, listener. Second of our bi-weekly Chelsea chats coming up, we're going to be previewing the game against Leeds United this weekend, lots of other stuff to talk about too. I'm Matt Davis-Adams, joined by one of the athletics Chelsea experts. Dominic Firefield, fresh from holiday. How you doing, Dom? I'm very, very well, Matt. How are you? Yeah, I'm okay. Six out of ten. It's raining quite hard and I got very wet on my dog walk this morning. But hey, enough about my struggles. Let's introduce Sam Parking. Sam, you having a good week? Very good mate. Yeah, I had a good morning. I had a very intense game of tennis about 6 a.m. We have a two-year-old. Could have gone better. He's gone double-handed forehand, which I'm a bit bemused about, but I've got time on our side.

3:01.2

Yeah, you're backhand notoriously weak, so I'll fancy Sid to get the better of you fairly quickly.

3:04.2

Right, let's start today by looking ahead to this weekend's match.

3:10.9

Another Sunday assignment for Chelsea then, as they go to Leeds for a two o'clock kickoff UK time. Later, we'll speak to the Leeds United Reporter for the athletic Phil Hay

3:16.5

will give us the lowdown on the home side. But let's talk Chelsea first. Don, we're still

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