Welcome to Episode 273 of the Total Saints Podcast, your home for everything SaintsFC. This week, Martin Starke, joined by Steve Grant, Alfie House, and Glen de la Cour, unpack a thrilling victory and look ahead to a vital week in Southampton's push for promotion. We kick off with a recap of a dramatic win against Watford, where Flynn Downes' last-minute goal could be a turning point in our season. Was this the spark needed to reignite our promotion hopes? We dissect the game's pivotal...

Welcome to Episode 272 of the Total Saints Podcast, your home for all things Southampton Football Club. This week, Martin Starke, alongside regular panellists Steve Grant and Glen de la Cour, delve into the season's first goalless affair at Blackburn. Was it a tactical standoff or a missed chance to secure our spot in the playoffs? We're sifting through every aspect of the game, however sparse, to uncover the highlights and the lowlights. A double-header at home awaits, with Coventry and...

Welcome to Episode 271 of the Total Saints Podcast, your hub for everything SaintsFC. As far as Easter Weekend’s go, it wasn’t the best but that provides plenty of talking points for Martin, Steve, Alfie and Glen.      Saints conceding with the last kick of the game at Ipswich meant a 3-2 defeat at Portman Road on Bank Holiday Monday, but is that the end of the automatic promotion hopes?    The games come thick and fast this month and it’s Blackburn Rovers away on Saturday. We’ll look ahead...

Welcome to Episode 270 of the Total Saints Podcast, your hub for everything SaintsFC. This week, Martin Starke and the panel dissect the Middlesbrough draw—was it a bump on the road to promotion, or is hope still alive? We dive into key moments and player performances, looking at what's next for the Saints. We're also previewing the crucial Ipswich clash with Benjamin Bloom from the Blue Monday Podcast. Can the Saints challenge the league leaders and spark their promotion campaign? We explore...

A fire, a six-goal thriller and some financial reports, this is the podcast that has it all! On the podcast this week, we look at the postponed Preston game and what that means for the upcoming fixture list, review the six-goal thriller against Sunderland, try to make some of the finances as interesting as we possibly can and look ahead before the international break to the final run of fixtures. Welcome to TSP 269! We'll be back with our next podcast on Sunday 31st March at 19:15 GMT Martin...

Talk about dramatic! A winner six minutes into added time from Joe Aribo gave Saints all 3 points at Birmingham, edging a 7 GOAL THRILLER. On TSP this week, we look back on the away win at Birmingham City, break down all things Preston North End with Oli Hargreaves from ‘The Butter Pie Podcast’ and the panel cast their minds back to getting booted from the FA Cup by Liverpool at Anfield... Welcome to TSP 268! We'll be back with our next midweek podcast this Thursday 7th March at 19:15...

A third defeat in four for Saints, the last time we lost a home game to Millwall was at The Dell in 1989 - and it’s safe to say we all thought this would be a routine home win. On the podcast this week, we look back at the 2-1 loss at home to Millwall, the team pay their respects and share some fond memories of Chris Nicholl after the sad news that the former player and manager has passed away aged 77, we also look ahead to the next two games coming up this week - Liverpool in the FA Cup and...

Saints suffered their first home defeat since mid-September against Hull, a lack of courage the buzzword for the week. Does the blame land with the manager for picking the wrong side? And Millwall will have a new manager for the trip to St Mary’s on Saturday. After a run of seven defeats in eight games, Millwall have sacked Joe Edwards! On this episode of TSP, we'll break down the courage-lacking loss to Hull City and discuss if Millwall have what it takes with a new head coach at the...

Saints got back to winning ways with an impressive 2-0 win at West Brom on Friday evening but it's another 2 game week at St Mary's so there's no taking our foot off the gas yet! On the podcast this week, we look back at the comfortable 2-0 win away at West Brom, preview Tuesday night's match against Hull City with Ant Northgraves from the 'To Hull and Back Podcast' and Alfie provides an update on the ongoing situation with Jason Wilcox. Welcome to TSP 265! We'll be back with our next midweek...

Well, the run had to end eventually - I’m just not sure many of us thought it would be at Bristol City on a Tuesday night... On this episode of TSP, we dissect a defeat (for the first time in months have we mentioned) and, it’s another game in front of the TV cameras on Friday as we're heading to West Brom, we're joined by Chris Hall from the Albion Analysis to preview that one. Plus, the extra piece of news that no one expected, Jason Wilcox being a target for Manchester United! We bring you...

An incredible second half saw Saints storm back to win an EIGHT goal thriller against Huddersfield on Saturday and earlier in the week, two goals from Sekou Mara helped Saints to an FA Cup replay win against Watford - which sets up a tie against Liverpool at Anfield… In the podcast this week, we take a look back at both of those games and look ahead to the trip to Bristol City on Tuesday evening. Just to note we're doing a midweek podcast on Thursday evening, you'll find us live in all the...

Saints extended their unbeaten run to 21 league matches with a comfortable win at Rotherham United and we’ve got 2 home games this week, on Tuesday, it’s the FA Cup 4th Round Replay against Watford. Then in the league, it’s the visit of Huddersfield Town on Saturday, we breakdown each of those matches. And, now that the January transfer window has closed we look back at the business Saints did.  Welcome to TSP 262! Martin Starke is joined by Steve Grant (SaintsWeb), Glen de la Cour (League...

It was the return of the Late Late Show at Watford, Saints managed to snatch a replay from the jaws of defeat away from home and, we return to league action at the weekend with a trip to Rotherham. We'll break down both of those games. Also in the podcast this week, the panel provided their thoughts on the comings and goings in the January transfer window, an update on safe standing at St Marys and how the women's team are doing in their league and, guest host Eleanor Hobby tells us more...

Southampton makes club history! That 3-1 win at Swansea means it’s now 20 league games unbeaten, we look back at that game. And, it’s a break from the league this weekend - we head to Watford in the FA Cup 4th Round, Mike Parkin of ‘From the Rookery End’ joined us to help preview that one. There's also an update on the Southampton Transfer window to close out the episode. Welcome to TSP 260! Martin Starke is joined by Steve Grant (SaintsWeb), Glen de la Cour (League One Minus 10), and Alfie...

The unbeaten run continues! Saints beat Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 on Saturday to climb up to 2nd in the table… albeit for half an hour or so... It’s a trip to South Wales next, Swansea are the opponent this weekend. We look back and review the performance against Sheffield Wednesday and preview the Swansea match with the help of Luke Davies from the Swans Cast Podcast. Saints are doing some business in the Jan transfer window as well, we’ll get the latest on that.  Welcome to TSP 259! Martin...

Saints cruised into the Fourth round of the FA Cup at the expense of League Two Walsall on Saturday stretching their unbeaten run to 19 matches, we'll look back at that game as well as the slightly more forgettable 1-1 draw to Norwich that we kicked the year off with. We're also joined by James Mappin from 'The Wednesday ’Til I Die Podcast' to preview the upcoming fixture against Sheffield Wednesday and go through any early January transfer rumours. Welcome to TSP 258! Martin Starke is joined...

Happy New Year! We recorded our final TSP of the year on December 30th so a huge thanks to everyone who watched or listened to us in 2023. For our final podcast of the year we've left Glen in charge, we look back at the last 3 games (QPR, Swansea and Plymouth Argyle), preview the upcoming fixture against Norwich with Connor Southwell from the PinkUn, take a brief look ahead to the FA Cup 3rd round home match against Walsall and begin the January transfer window rumours early! A big episode...

It's now five wins in a row at home, safe to say we don't know what to do with ourselves! Sam Edozie scored his second goal in as many games to help give Saints a convincing win over Blackburn in what was the first league meeting between the two clubs in 18 years. In the podcast this week, we review the latest fixtures against Blackburn and Coventry, look ahead to the next away game against QPR and provide an update on Saints set piece coach Andreas Georgson leaving the club. Our final...

Saints extended their unbeaten run in the Championship to 12 games with a 1-1 draw at Watford… but that last-minute equaliser was hard to take, a point away at Watford probably isn’t a bad result - but it certainly felt like it when the final whistle eventually went. On the podcast this week, the team review the recent match against Watford and look ahead to both Coventry and Blackburn with 2 games incoming. Thanks to Mark from the All Things Sky Blue’ Podcast for the insight on...

Two home games, two wins, and two clean sheets and Saints extended their unbeaten run in the Championship to 11 games - plenty to talk about! On the podcast this week, we look back on the two fixtures played at home, reviews for both Cardiff and Bristol are provided. And, this weekend there's an upcoming trip to Watford, we preview that match with insight from Peter Remnant from the Do Not Scratch Your Eyes Watford City Podcast. There's also an update on Ross Stewart and discussions begin on...

The football is back, and it was a trip to Huddersfield for Southampton - but it felt like Rotherham 2.0... But never fear, there are two home games up next. First, the visit of Bristol City on Wednesday and we finish the week with Cardiff City at St Mary’s on Saturday. On the podcast this week, we look back at that match with Huddersfield to try and pinpoint what went wrong and we'll also preview the upcoming two fixtures, big thanks to Ben Mead from the ‘Robins on Tour’ YouTube channel for...

Welcome to a special episode of the Total Saints Podcast, an exclusive interview with former Saints captain and all-round Norwegian legend Claus Lundekvam. Claus talks about his time at Southampton and adapting to life in the Premier League, memorable matches, challenging players on the opposing team sheet and goes into detail on his battles with mental health and addiction. Claus also answered as many of your questions as we could fit in. If you want to get involved in the next interview...

While another international break has temporarily halted all Championship football, TSP fill the void with an episode full of variety! TSP 252 sees the panel discuss Saints' progress so far this season, react to news of Everton's FFP breach (and how/if Saints could be further involved), answer listener questions and reflect on the recent Football Content Awards in Liverpool. There's also news of an exclusive interview - and giveaway - with a Saints legend. More on that later in the...

The goal was late, but not late by recent standards. Saints make it 8 league games unbeaten for the first time in 10 years. This week we also saw our 5th 2-1 win of the season with the victory over West Brom and after the International break, it’s a trip to Huddersfield Town. In the podcast this week, we review the match against West Brom and look ahead to Huddersfield Town, thanks to Rich Kosmala from the “And He Takes That Chance” podcast for the insight. There's also an update on the TSP...

Saints left it late again, very late at Millwall, but it’s another 3 points and a win on the road so who's complaining?! We're really not used to staying so upbeat on this show! On the podcast this week, the team review that away win against Millwall, joined by Alex Bennett who took to the pitch in uniform representing Saints for the Remembrance Day Commemoration. We also look ahead to the next fixture against West Bromwich Albion with Chris Hall from the Albion Analysis podcast Welcome to...