Travis F, Ola, and Nick Williams of That Chelsea Podcast break down the latest 2 defeats to Madrid midweek in the Champions League and to Brighton at the weekend in the Premier League. The incredibly poor and disappointing nature of the matches is discussed, and left the hosts wondering where the next win will be coming from. The nature of the squad and apathy of players is mentioned, and how tactically there does not seem to be much of a solution that would propel the players forward at this point. Potential players that could be leaving are discussed in detail, and the hosts outline how important this summer is for the next permanent manager. *Note: Nick joined last minute on phone hence the poorer audio quality

The Travis’s, Jordan, and Ola discuss the matches against Liverpool and Wolves, what Lampard will do at Chelsea, and how the club will operate the rest of the season. After that, they answer listener questions!

The hosts return and welcome special guest, The Score, back onto the podcast to discuss the dismissal of Graham Potter from Chelsea FC. The firing is discussed on merit, how it was an untenable situation, lack of progress and improvement on long time lines. Much of the discussion centered around the new potential manager, with Nagelsmann, Carlo, Enrique, and Poch being the main managers brought up. The rest of season prospects and CL tie against Madrid are previewed through the lens of getting a new manager ASAP.

The Balanced Blues Brothers are proud to release the first installment of the Chelsea FC Culture Series! Tyler Wickham joins Travis Flock to discuss the past and present state of Chelsea's club culture from the top-down. The hosts examine the culture as Roman took over the club, the nature of his early reign and the pros and cons it created, and how that slowly evolved (or devolved) over the years. The key moments to define the culture are examined and analyzed, as well as how it affects the outlook and expectations many fans have for the club. Finally, where the club was going and the culture being latently instilled as managerial turnover and failed projects became the norm. The hosts close out the first installment by discussing where the club is heading with new ownership and their willingness to seemingly use managerial stability.

Travis Flock is joined by The Score to breakdown the draw against Everton at the Bridge, and use the match as a springboard for a wider discussion about the club, manager, and fanbase. They both focus on the positives and the disappointing nature of the draw, and highlight the negatives from some players in the match. The match is used to exemplify and harp upon the expectations within the fanbase, how those expectations fuel negativity towards Potter, what Potter can do to win fans over, if anything. The history of the club is also evoked to draw parallels between Potter and Hoddle's time as CFC manager, and ultimately ends in a discussion for where the club are where they are going.

Travis and Ola are joined by special guest Jam (@Carefree_Jam) to discuss the two massive victories against Dortmund in the Champions League and the win away to Leicester in the Premier League. The hosts discuss the nature of the two performances, the switch to the 3 at the back system, the key players improving with this system, and how the continuity of it is helping the squad in the short term. The hosts discuss how the Leicester match had its ups and downs, but ultimately could have been better in some ways. Key performances of Chilwell, Koulibaly, Enzo, and Mudryk are highlighted and the importance those players will have going forward with the 3 at the back in the absence of Thiago Silva. The expectations and predictions for the rest of the season are given for each host after 3 wins on the bounce.

Travis Flock, Ola, and Travis Tyler discuss the win against Leeds. The performance was not the greatest, and they highlight how the result was much more important than anything in the performance. The hosts provide their standout Chelsea players, discuss the injury situation, and if the new player management/rotation by Potter will be a constant in the future. The hosts preview the Dortmund match and give their expectations and predictions.

Travis Flock and Ola return to discuss the shortcomings to Spurs over the weekend, the poor nature of aspects of the performance, another bad result, and player performances (or lack of). The pressure mounting on Potter and the worsening situation that resulted in death threats to the manager and his children are discussed and the hosts offer their suggestions on how the situation can improve. Many listener questions are addressed and dissected in detail.

Travis, Travis, Ola, and Jordan review Chelsea’s rough week. They then talk about their views on the “Potter Out” situation, angry players, and try to end with some positives despite the results.

Travis and Ola give thoughts on the draw away to West Ham, the situation with Graham Potter, realistic expectations, and the issues with a younger squad adapting to a new league. They also preview the upcoming match in the Champions League away to Dortmund.