Southampton Dellivery

Let’s just say it, Friday night wasn’t great. Team selection, execution, performance, in the first half especially, was just plain bad. We’ve been living on the edge for some time, and, of all teams, Bournemouth were the ones to make us pay. Now, though, our focus turns to THE derby. P*mpey away on Tuesday night in the 3rd round of the EFL/Carabao Cup. The strongest team is a must (at least to us) and Ralph has stated he and the players are aware of the significance of the match. 

Joining me to discuss the loss to the Cherries and preview tonight’s clash with P*rtsmouth, is the man who ran @WeAreSouthampton (on Instagram) for so many years. Matt does the logo for the show and has graciously given me advice on everything from Photoshop (he’s very kind) to show structure and everything else. I celebrated episode 100 by having him on, and it’s been great to catch up with him for episode 141. 

If you’d like to contact Matt on Twitter, you can do it @wesouthampton. Matt is a great guy and, as you’ll hear in the intro, I can’t thank him enough for lending me his expertise on more than one occasion. I hope you enjoy the chat.

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End of Show/Credits- “Aim is True” by Podington Bear- http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/

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Warning: the only thing longer than this episode is the time it takes for Vestergaard to turn and try to cover a right-winger bursting down the channel… I hope you enjoy it.

Saints secured their third successive away win (and our 3rd league match with one team ending the match with only 10 players on the pitch), away at Bramall Lane on Saturday. The game had it all. It was open, entertaining, and almost nobody would have thought it would finish with only a single goal. Djenepo went from wayward left wing-back to Malian Messi in the space of 1 change of formation, and gave us all a moment we won’t forget when he gave a kid in the crowd his shirt after the match, producing one of the most passionate fist shakes since my mom caught my brother and I blowing up lemons with firecrackers (like 2 years ago). 

The in-game management from Hasenhuttl was brilliant. The starting lineup, maybe not so much. Trying to put the game in perspective was difficult for me. I was so enthralled with the contest that I was afraid I missed some critical points of the match. Luckily, I had Lucy Highnett on the show to join me. Lucy lives in Sheffield and was at Bramall Lane to take in the match. 

Lucy (@lucyhighnett on Twitter) is a panel member on the Total Saints Podcast (@totalsaintspod on Twitter), and you can more of her and the guys by subscribing on iTunes, Soundcloud, or wherever you listen. Special thanks to Lucy as always. Truly a pleasure to chat again.

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The international break might be in full effect, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t any club football being played. The FA Women’s Super League kicked off this weekend with a number of derbies spread around the country, some being played in the men’s stadiums and almost all drawing big crowds. Building on the back of the World Cup this past summer, the FAWSL is looking to keep the interest in the sport growing, and the weekend wasn’t a bad start.

The interest in the Women’s game doesn’t stop at the top tier. The Southampton Women’s Football Club has noticed the swell in support as well. As Southampton’s longest-running women’s club, they’re happy to see people come out and support them as they battle for promotion this season against, among others, the women of the Southampton Football Club. 

This week I’m lucky to be joined by two members of the team. Hayley Newman is the media manager for Soton Women’ and Philippa Holden in a midfielder for the club who’s rise to the first team started more than 4 years ago. Hayley, Philippa and I all discuss the start of the season, matchday routines, take a couple of listener questions and throw around some light-hearted jokes about postcodes and such. Hayley and Philippa were both lovely to speak with and I hope you enjoy the episode. 

Philippa is still looking for a sponsor for the season. You can get in touch with her @philippaholden on Twitter, or email the club secretary below. Hayley doesn’t need sponsorship, but your support is always welcome. You can follow her on Twitter @NewmanHay. More links for the club are below. 

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The first international break has arrived. The first 4 matches done. The opening home matches were never going to be easy. With both the reigning European Champions and, well, a team that used to be really good, a point or two would have accepted by most of the fan-base. After a disappointing opening day, doubt may have crept into the minds of some, but with 4 points through 4 matches entering the break, having advanced in the Carabao Cup, and having a couple of weeks to get guys healthy, overall things are not looking too bad. Could they be better? Absolutely. But we seem to be moving in the right direction. 

The club sent a number of players out on loan just before the close of the European window, but I didn’t talk about that with this week’s guest, Rob Maddox. Rob joins the show again having arrived back on the UK just in time to attend the Fulham match, try to shake the jet lag, and them discuss the United match with me. It’s always a pleasure to catch up with Rob and get his feelings on Saints and more. You can follow Rob on Twitter @jameslordprowse and o Instagram @RobMaddox_ (I can’t stress enough how much I enjoy Rob’s photography. It’s not Saints related but it’s totally worth a follow if you just need to see some beautiful images… and not of models or anything like that. If you want to see that just look at yourself in the mirror because you are beautiful, and you need to believe that). 

Anyway, Rob is a great guest, as always. Give him a follow and let us know what you think of the episode. Don’t miss the newsletter out next Friday. Be sure to subscribe below.  

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First clean sheet of the season. First goal for Djenepo. A debut for Danso. A back post tap in for Redmond. An assist for Boufal and a win for Hasenhuttl. 

Saints made difficult work against 10 man Brighton on Saturday. But, at the end of the day, a win is a win and 3 points on the road is nothing to sneeze at. Joining me to discuss the match, the arrival of the new opposition video analyst/assistant coach, Forster’s return to Celtic and more, is Ben Hernandez-Stroud of the Archers Road End. Ben is on Twitter @archersroadend as well as on Instagram and Facebook. Ben is currently taking a break from writing the blog, but when he comes back, you’ll want to make sure you are in touch with the blog. Until then, Twitter will have to suffice. 

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Special thanks to Ben for coming on the show. It’s always great to catch up, and I can’t wait to do it again.

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Intro Song- “Epic Song” by BoxCat Games- http://freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games/

End of Show/Credits- “Aim is True” by Podington Bear-

Saints fell to Liverpool at St. Mary’s over the weekend, a result that will come as a shock to absolutely no one in the football world. It leaves Saints with no points and only one goal scored through two Premier League matches, with two more fixtures coming before the first international break of the season. Saints, however, did play well for large parts of the match, dictating the game for long periods, and looking on par with Liverpool (even if they weren’t at their best). The game featured a lot of missed chances by both sides and Saints eventually walked away with positives to build on but no share of the points.

Joining me this week to discuss the match and some new developments in coverage is Jay from the  Southampton Page. The Southampton Page is the official partner of the show and just launched its YouTube Channel earlier this week. The first Matchday Experience will be up late on Saturday night after the Brighton match, but you can subscribe right now to make sure you don’t miss it (plus there’s an intro video there for you already). 

As always, thanks to Jay for all the support and for joining the show once again! And, thank you for listening! Your support is most important and it truly means a lot! 

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Intro Song- “Epic Song” by BoxCat Games- http://freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games/

End of Show/Credits- “Aim is True” by Podington Bear- http

The best laid plans…

After a pre-season that couldn’t have gone any better in many respects. The style of football developed greatly, the team seemed to jell. Players worked their way into and out of the team (Hi Charlie, Mario… and wherever you are Guido). The training trips, the warm weather, the pre-season matches, everything seemed to point towards Saints being better than they showed on Saturday. But, Saints are also much the same team (in terms of squad composition) as they were last year, and Saturday’s performance at Burnley showed it.

Luke Osman joins me this week to discuss the disappointing start to the season, as well as look at some changes happening around Read Southampton. We also answer some of your questions (thanks for sending them in) and more. 

If you don’t do so already, give Luke and Read Southampton a follow on Twitter, or send him an email if you are looking to potentially write for Read Southampton. 

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Luke’s most recent article analyzing the newly arrived Kevin Danso- LINK

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End of Show/Credits- “Aim is True” b

The 2019/2020 season is almost here. Saints have had their first pre-season under Ralph Hasenhuttl, they’ve brought in a few attacking options, they’ve looked, for the most part, good during pre-season. But, at the time of recording (July 29, 30, and August 1), there were no additions in defense, which is something several of this week’s guests key in on.  

For this episode, I’m joined by 4 guests, Lucy Highnett, Jake Hughes, Bob Brown, and Luke Osman. We run through a range of questions from the assessment of pre-season and the transfer window to predictions for a number of categories for the coming season. Be sure to give this week’s guests a follow and give their various projects a follow and/or listen when you get the chance. Also, let us know what you think of the episode and what your predictions are for the coming season. 

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When life comes at you fast, you call on your friends. That’s what I did this week. My plans for Ep. 133 fell apart late Sunday, but a quick message to the Group Chat and Jay(@CXEAdams), who runs the @southamptonpage, the official partner of the show, was ready to go. Fast forward to Monday morning and away we went. 

We quickly-ish recap some major moments of the preseason and then dive into listener questions- so many questions, thank you! We get to as many as we can and really enjoy ourselves. Probably too much, honestly. Top scorer predictions, league predictions, who should leave, who should stay, who is about as much use as a chocolate teapot? Listen and find out our thoughts and be sure to let us know yours. Thanks for everything, you are all wonderful.

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Until next time, cheers.

Matt

This week Saints are off to China and Ireland to continue their preseason, but while the boys are away, the ladies will play… and they’ll play Spurs. If you are unaware, the Southampton Women’s Football Club is also preparing for their season and they are ramping things up by playing Spurs of the Women’s Super League this coming Sunday. There is more information about the match on all the Southampton Women’s FC social media channels, so be sure to check it out and get down to the ground to see just how good Southampton Women’s FC is. Beautiful football, (hopefully) beautiful weather and a good day out for you and the family. 

This week on the show I had the chance to chat with Aaron Smith and Lee Hurrell (@westspice and @LHfutebol) about their new roles at the team, some of the changes they’ve made since coming in, how the team is kicking on and what they hope to achieve this year. It’s always a pleasure to be able to chat with representatives from the club and get an idea of how things are going, and I am extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to do so. I hope you enjoy the show.

If you are interested in getting involved with the Southampton Women’s Football Club, the links below will help you get started. Those interested in sponsoring a member of the squad or advertising in general, please contact Amanda Boroughs the club secretary directly at [email protected].

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