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Arsenal is a big match for me. My son and my best friend both support the Gunners. We’ve given them fits in the past, and took three points off them earlier this season. Sunday didn’t go that way, and after going 2-0 down early, I decided 6:22am was the appropriate time to open up my good friend Mr. Guinness…fast forward, through the second half and past the Sunday school lesson I assisted with, by the podcast recording and homework, and you wind up with me taking NyQuil and attempting to edit. There’s a few minutes in the middle of the episode I don’t remember editing, so it should be a surprise to everyone.

What wasn’t a surprise, though, was my guest, Christan Candler (on Twitter @candlerneuro and his writing is available at candler.us). Christian was, as always, level-headed and calm in his approach to the match, and it was exactly what was needed as we tried to deal with the Arsenal result (and him having to deal with me).

We discuss everything from the Arsenal result to the board’s spending in recent windows, the role of social media, #PuelOut, your questions and more.

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The Premier League took a break this weekend while the fifth round of the FA Cup took place. Due to Saints exit from the competition against Derby County in the third round, Saints spent a week training in Tenerife where, by all accounts, they worked hard everywhere from the training pitch to the film room to the gym. I, and I’m sure almost everyone reading this, hope that Saints can take a good week of training into, yet another, important run of fixture, with three matches coming in the space of seven days beginning with Arsenal away on Sunday.

With that all said, this week I caught up with Tom Murray (on Twitter @T214Murray), who is part of the team of commentators that provide audio commentary for blind and partially sighted fans at all Southampton home matches. Tom and the rest of the team are all trained volunteers who do each game under the guidance and planning of Alan March Sport (Twitter) who provide a range of similar services across many sporting grounds in the UK.

Tom, who is a Southampton fan, discuss getting involved with the program, how he goes about his work, discuss some memorable moments, answer some listener questions and more. It was truly a pleasure to speak with someone who was as passionate about Saints and his volunteer work as Tom. If you haven’t connected with him yet I would encourage you to do so!

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Question: What do you get when you play a relegation rival in front of your home crowd, have ⅔’s of the possession, and have more attempts on target than the other team has total attempts, and score in the first minute of stoppage time?

Answer: A statistically dominant, yet unconvincing, performance… oh, and 0 points.

Saints failed to impress at the weekend, looking bereft of ideas and lacking creativity and spark at St. Mary’s on Saturday. The lackluster performance was made worse by a late giveaway, followed by a poor headed clearance and a goalmouth scramble, that saw Saints drop 3 points at home to Cardiff, who did the double AND jumped Saints in the table. Saints now sit in the relegation zone on goal difference, but only 3 points from 13th… it’s not all bad, but it’s far  from good, and the rest of the season is going to be wild.

Joining me to talk about the match, his podcast, take listener questions and more, is Kurt Zottl. Kurt is on Twitter @kurtzottl, and his podcast is on Twitter and Instagram @thebsoshow.

Hopefully the show leaves you feeling better than the ending of the match.

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Saints had a busy week (incoming transfers on deadline day aside) this week with the team hosting Crystal Palace midweek before traveling to Burnley for a 3:00pm GMT kickoff on Saturday. Saints entered the week even on points with both teams, and although the team drew both games, in the end the results were probably fair, all things considered. The team took two points from the matches, inching away from the relegation zone, remaining unbeaten in 2019, and somehow fans are still a little worried and found time to criticize some of the players, mainly Jack Stephens for a handball late on Saturday.

All of that takes center stage on this week’s show when I spoke with Dan Adam, a Saints’ fan living in Malaysia (on Twitter @TwentyTwoRole and owner/admin of @PremWorldWide on Instagram).Given the time difference, we recorded the episode while about 60% of you were sleeping (That’s you, UK listeners), and I put together the rest of it before the “big game” here in the US so I could spend some time with my family, who really love American Football. Until the late touchdown I had more beers than there were points scored, and my attempt to continue the streak has made this writing a tad bit more difficult than normal.

Anyway, if you don’t follow Prem Worldwide, you should. Dan does a great job and it’s a lot of fun to interact with the account and see some of the stuff he posts. Here→https://www.instagram.com/premworldwide/

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Saints were out of action this week but there was still plenty to talk about. We covered a bit of the transfer window with Dan from Prem Worldwide on Instagram (available to $5.00/month listeners on the Patreon page) and it was the perfect time for me to chat with Issy Foster of the Southampton Women’s Football Club. Issy is new to the club this season and it was nice to get a fresh perspective from someone new to both the south coast and the club. We discussed her move, playing in the US, the state of women’s football in the US and UK and more.

If you’d like to help sponsor the football club, you can do so by visiting their website and contacting the club secretary. Links are below. Also, you can follow Issy on Twitter @IssyFoster93.

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I also spoke with Matt Neuhausen, a Florida based Saints’ fan about his recent trip to Southampton. He has a great girlfriend who booked the tickets, and who also let him talk to me shortly after they got back. We spoke about the trip and getting to finally see the club he’s supported for so long in person.

Matt is @mattneuhausen on Twitter, and he also contributes to TalkSAINTS, so be sure to check out their website and visit them on social media! Special thanks to Matt for taking the time to speak with me.

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A busy week for the club, a disappointing result midweek against Derby County, but a valiant performance against Everton on the weekend means Saints picked up back-to-back Premier League wins, moved a bit up the tablet and played an attractive brand of football on top of it all.

Joining me this week to discuss the matches, their dive into the Saints’ Podcasting pond and more, are the hosts of the In That Number Podcast, Ray and Kevin. They are both lifelong Saints supporters and friends, and it was fantastic to chat with them over the course of a few hours. If you have not given their podcast a listen, or you don’t already follow them on Twitter and Facebook, you should… details and links below.

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The Southampton Page is the longtime partner of the show. Jamie, who runs the page on Instagram and oversees the Twitter account, though he has some help from some wonderful guys on Twitter, has been a fantastic help to me over the time I’ve done the show. From setting me up with guests such as Antti Niemi and Tom Deacon, to helping get the show in front of the page’s 20,000 Instagram followers, I can’t really explain how much of a help he has been.

This week, Jamie joins me to discuss the match against Leicester City… last time Jamie was on, we also played Leicester City. This week, a member of the team was shown a red card. Last time Jamie was on, a player on the team was shown a red card… however, this time, the result was different (thank goodness).

The performance of the team this week was admirable to say the least. The organization, the effort, the refusal to fold under the pressure of playing with 10 men for so much of the match. It really was an extremely impressive performance, and one that sees the team climb out of the relegation zone. From here, the team hosts Derby on Wednesday night, about which manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has claimed he intends to play a stronger side than what some originally thought.

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The festival fixtures are truly over, the initial matches of the FA Cup 3rd played, and, for the most part, normal day-to-day, week-to-week schedules are back for the foreseeable future…just ignore that replay at home to Frank Lampard’s Derby County.

Saints came through the festival fixtures with a mixed results, but I, and I’m sure many other fans as well, are feeling pretty good about the direction things are going. The manager has a plan, and I actually agree with that plan. It’s simple, but ultimately that’s all it has taken. The youth are around the squad, the players are working hard during matches, and the club seem intent on thinning the squad and seeing where they stand in the transfer market.

This week I’m joined by Aydin Osman (Twitter- @Aydin_Osman96, Instagram- @aydinosman96) of the Southampton Page (links- Twitter, Instagram and Facebook). We discuss the draw at the two draws, the debuts of academy products, and the departure of Steven Davis, which didn’t actually happen until after we were done recording… which was pretty great.

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Chris Macchi’s story isn’t something he makes a lot of. But, from the outside, it’s a story of someone who loved soccer from an early age, and who found a way to make it a part of his life. Football and soccer go far beyond the lines on the pitch, the dugouts, the film rooms or the technical areas. Football has the ability to connect so many of us, no matter where we are, and Chris’ work has gone a long way to help spread the love that football can bring. I can’t explain to you how truly humbled I am to have him on the show. My only regret is that we were unable to have the conversation face to face. Luckily Skype is wonderful for that sort of thing.

My first ever interaction with Chris Macchi came after I saw him on the Premier League in USA’s Instagram Story on a random Saturday about 18 months or so ago. The segment itself intrigued me. Here’s an American guy, living in London, and bringing me (and viewers throughout the US) along to each of the matches he attended. From tube station to train car, to pub beer garden to local eatery, “On the Ground” became something I looked forward to each weekend. As I migrated over to Chris’ personal account, I got little glimpses of someone who was doing amazing work every day, but instead of telling everyone exactly how cool the things he was doing were, he just did them, and every once in a while he would give you a little glimpse of what was going on behind the scenes.

As the algorithms did their work I began to see more and more from Chris. He made Arsenal home matches fun again with Arsenal Fan Fan TV- if you don’t know, you are missing out. He popped up at Fulham matches, and cheered Tim Ream on, while sitting next to Heather O’Reilly. He taught us all how to do the Dele hand thing, he took us to “The Darts and let us all fly with him, his dad and his brother in a B17 Bomber. Not to mention some of the biggest names in US soccer media went out for beers with him or wound up in his flat watching matches or having dinner. Seeing all of that, I wanted to know what made him go. I wanted to know how he got there, what his story was, and I set out to learn more and, eventually, get him on the show.

This episode doesn’t fit the normal format of the show. Chris isn’t a Saints’ fan, we don’t talk about Saints’ matches, and, even with cutting something like 45 minutes from the conversation, it’s far too long. But, it is a story of someone who’s passion and work ethic made the difference. I admire so much about what Chris has done, what he’s continuing to do, and I’m eagerly anticipating what he’ll do in the future.

Chris and I take a walk through his journey, from moving as a kid, to playing in college, to an early Vine that helped land him at Kick TV (see Vine here), to the struggles of telling stories in 15 second clips and making life work in the midst of all of that. So, whether you are set in your career, looking for a job, still in school or waiting for your parent to pick you up or make dinner, I’d encourage you to give this episode a listen and remember all the steps that went into putting Chris Macchi on the ground where he is today. I could not think of a better way to start 2019 than by releasing this episode.

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Christmas is here and it is, really, one of the most wonderful times of the year. It’s far from my favorite holiday, but I do love seeing my family.This year it’s especially hard to be a Scrooge with the way things are going on the pitch for Saints, who have won back to back Premier League matches for the first time since they last did it 20 months ago, 2017 under Claude Puel.

The tactics are easier on the eye, the players look inspired, and it all got even better with both Redmond and Obafemi getting their first goals of the season (Obafemi becoming Saints youngest PL goal scorer ever).

In all, it was a great time to talk to Tom Mason of Read Southampton. The combination of time with family and the improvement in Saints put us in good spirits, and the rest pretty much takes care of itself.

Thanks to Tom for joining me this week, be sure to give him a follow on Twitter and Instagram below.

From my family to yours, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday season!

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