Marching In

Luke and Sam are back to deliver a full debrief on the Plymouth win, discuss Russ-ball and heap praise on Adam Armstrong. They also discuss JWP's departure, the squad as it is now and how we feel about the start to life in the Championship.

Sam is joined by lifelong Norwich City supporter Mel Rudd to preview Saturday's game.

Luke and Sam chat all things Saints ahead of their Championship campaign. They talk the squad, incomings, likely outgoings and the renewed sense of optimism as we head into the season under Russell Martin.

The boys cover relegation, our lack of fight, Jones, Selles and how we got here. They then talk ownership, the squad, transfers and the Summer ahead incl a lengthy chat on Russell Martin. They finish up with highlights from our 11 years in the Premier League.

Luke and Sam cover a wild week for Saints where we lost Jones, nearly got Marsch, ended up with Selles who remarkably won in his first game as caretaker boss. We discuss that Chelsea game and preview the Leeds fixture, whilst chatting all things Selles and how we feel about him as our No.1.

Crazy few days at Saints with a 3-0 defeat to Brentford, more bizarre comments from Nathan Jones, key players starting for the B-team and a situation that can only have one outcome - surely!? Luke and Sam discuss all of this alongside a look at the fixtures ahead.

The boys are back with their first pod of 2023! Luke and Sam discuss Villa, Nathan Jones, preview the 1st leg of our league cup semi vs Newcastle and talk transfers. There's also some predictions on how the season will finish up... and it aint pretty.

Luke is joined by lifelong Luton Town fan Steve Moore to discuss Nathan Jones. From his tactical approach, his man management, to how he may fare at Saints, Steve covers it all.

Big few days at Saints with a 4-1 defeat to Newcastle, Ralph sacked, some dramatic leaks to the press and Nathan Jones likely to be announced in the next 24 hours. Luke and Sam discuss all of this alongside a look at the week ahead.

Luke and Sam debrief the Palace game, where we saw 2 different Saints across the 2 halves but the same old story - missed chances and a narrow defeat. The boys also talk the B-team 8-1 win vs Boro and preview the Newcastle game in full.

Luke and Sam discuss a good week for Saints which saw us take 5 points from 3 games including our first clean sheet of the season. The boys discuss the Arsenal game in depth, Lyanco, our defensive solidity and preview the upcoming game with Crystal Palace.

The boys discuss the City game, the Ralph situation, what to expect this week and preview upcoming fixtures. There's also time to discuss JWP's form and what a change in position might bring, preview the B-team's fixture vs Pompey tomorrow, and talk about the overall strength of the PL and where Saints may finish.

Luke and Sam are joined by Paul Cox to discuss the latest goings on at Saints. Naturally they start with Ralph, and are all aligned in their view on what decision should be made. There is an Everton debrief, a Man City preview and the boys discuss England's World Cup hopes.

The boys discuss that Aston Villa game, JWP's England omission, Saints's severe lack of creativity, Ralph bedding in players and there's a full preview of the upcoming Everton game.

Luke and Sam discuss a busy week of fixtures in which we saw Saints lose 2 games 1-0, but beat Chelsea for only the 2nd time at St Mary's. They chat the Wolves game in depth, look at our incomings and outgoings on deadline day and there's time for a Brentford preview.

Luke and Sam discuss Saints first win of the season away at Leicester, after they fielded the youngest Premier League XI since 2017. We give flowers to Lavia, Bella-Kotchap and of course Che Adams. There's also a short preview of the league cup tie with Cambridge, some chat on transfer rumours and a full preview of our upcoming league game with Man United.

Episode 22 of the dedicated Southampton FC podcast Marching In and our second of the new season. Luke and Sam talk Ralph, the 3-5-2 system, our recent games against Spurs and Leeds, and our new signings. We discuss the impact of the likes of Aribo, Lavia and Mara (what an assist!!) and how we might shape up vs Leicester on Saturday.

Luke and Sam are back for the 22/23 season! We talk transfers, Joe Shields, pre-season, tactics + our opening games. There's also a Spurs x Saints quiz before Sam previews Saturday's game with Sky Sports News reporter Michael Bridge to close out the episode.

Luke and Sam - for the last time this season - review our final fixtures of the 21/22 campaign, talk Ralph, the squad and what a slog it's been. We also do some end of season awards - think your standard game of the season, player of the season etc There's also some predictions for the Summer, what we hope for and ultimately how happy we are to have a break from Saints! + A big thank you! to all our listeners across Season 1 of Marching In, we'll be back later in the Summer.

Episode 19 of the dedicated Southampton FC podcast Marching In. Hosted by Luke Inness and Sam Appleton. Music comes from Lawrence Norton. Luke and Sam are in another bad mood. An awful performance vs Brentford means Saints still have an outside chance of getting relegated. We talk Ralph, the squad, the fan reaction at Brentford and what's in store between now and the end of a long old season.

Sam and Luke are joined by Paul Cox to discuss recent Saints fixtures, JWP, Ralph, player futures and just how on the beach we are. There's also time to laugh at Everton, give A LOT of praise to the Saints Women's team, and wax lyrical about 16 year-old Tyler Dibling's hat-trick for the u23s.

Episode 17 of the dedicated Southampton FC podcast Marching In. Hosted by Luke Inness and Sam Appleton. Music comes from Lawrence Norton. Luke and Sam are in a bad mood. The worst month of our season compounded by a familiar style drubbing, this time at the hands of Chelsea. The boys meander through recent fixtures, what's gone wrong, Ralph's complicity, player mentality, and what we expect by way of response.

Episode 16 of the dedicated Southampton FC podcast Marching In. Hosted by Luke Inness and Sam Appleton. Music comes from Lawrence Norton. Luke and Sam are in a buoyant mood as Saints win 3 on the bounce, including a great win vs West Ham to progress into the quarters of the FA Cup. They chat Norwich and Everton, discuss just how highly Ralph should be thought of + preview upcoming games against Villa and Newcastle.

Luke and Sam are joined by Paul Cox to discuss a great week for Saints. The boys start at Spurs, where we put in one of the best performances under Ralph to win 3-2. We discuss our front 4, the manner in which we won and what was a very complete performance. We then move into the United game, which we backed up that win with a very well earned 1-1 draw. There's a short look back at the Coventry game, and previews of our upcoming fixtures vs Everton and Norwich.

Episode 14 of the dedicated Southampton FC podcast Marching In. Hosted by Luke Inness and Sam Appleton. Music comes from Lawrence Norton. Luke and Sam do a thorough review of the excellent 1-1 draw with Man City, talk the transfer window and touch on our upcoming fixtures. For the second half (28.02) Luke is joined by Tom Ward of the Sky Blues Extra pod to preview the upcoming FA Cup tie with Coventry City. It's a great chat with a super knowledgable Cov fan and we cover a lot including their recent history and who to watch out for on Saturday.

Episode 13 of the dedicated Southampton FC podcast Marching In. Hosted by Luke Inness and Sam Appleton. Music comes from Lawrence Norton. Luke and Sam are back for their first pod of 2022. They discuss the festive period, the takeover and our most recent matches. The boys also spend a very sufficient amount of time talking about Saints captain James Ward-Prowse. Listeners I'm sure have spent a little too much time rewatching that freekick over the weekend, and perhaps this pod spends a little too long talking about it. Best PL freekick ever?

Episode 12 of the dedicated Southampton FC podcast Marching In. Hosted by Luke Inness and Sam Appleton. Music comes from Lawrence Norton. Luke and Sam are joined by @TheAthleticUK's Jay Harris to discuss Brentford ahead of Saturday's fixture. We discuss the trajectory of the club under Matthew Benham, the use of data and their high profiled recruitment success. We also look at their B-team model and parallels with Saints, before going over their season so far, some Toney vs Armstrong chat + the game on Saturday.

Episode 11 of the dedicated Southampton FC podcast Marching In. Hosted by Luke Inness and Sam Appleton. Music comes from Lawrence Norton. Luke and Sam discuss a week which started in defeat at Anfield, and ended with us conceding a 98th minute Neal Maupay goal. The boys too chat Leicester, McCarthy, Willy Cabellero and Ralph's 3 years. There's also time for Arsenal + Palace previews ahead of another packed schedule.

Luke and Sam are joined by Paul Cox. Paul is a lifelong Saints fan and coaches College Soccer full-time in the States. The boys talk Norwich and how we sit after nearly a third of the season gone. We then move onto Ralph, the squad, McCarthy, and the tougher fixtures ahead, starting away at Liverpool. We finish with some listener questions which include JWP rumours, being stuck with Sean Dyche and Pompey being shite, which is always a fun topic.

Luke is joined by his friend and Norwich City fan Jonny Drabble to talk all things Norwich incl; Farke, Dean Smith, the squad, Gilmour and our upcoming fixture. They also find time to discuss Dan N'Lundulu and his season so far at Lincoln, and their FPL moves ahead of the weekend.

Episode 8 of the dedicated Southampton FC podcast Marching In. Hosted by Luke Inness and Sam Appleton. Music comes from Lawrence Norton. Luke and Sam celebrate Saints wins against Watford and Aston Villa, discuss our talented young defence and look at what's going right for Ralph. We also talk PL managerial changes; sackings, the Ralph rumours (lol) and how these teams might shape up under new coaches.

Episode 7 of the dedicated Southampton FC podcast Marching In. Hosted by Luke Inness and Sam Appleton. Music comes from Lawrence Norton. Luke and Sam review Saints performances against Leeds and Burnley, discuss Nathan Redmond's improvement and look at the underlying stats from our season so far. There's also a bit of chat on the League Cup tie with Chelsea and the boys do a full preview of our trip to Vicarage Road this weekend.

Luke chats to Chief Sports Writer at the Daily Telegraph Jeremy Wilson. Jeremy spent his early career at the Salisbury Journal and then the Daily Echo covering Saints, before writing a book on Saints Cult Heroes and moving into national journalism. We talk Saints, both when Jeremy covered them in the early noughties and now, and his vital work on the dementia crisis in football.

Luke and Sam are joined by Paul Cox. Paul is a lifelong Saints fan and coaches College Soccer full-time in the States. The boys talk Chelsea, what Ralph could've done after JWP's sending off, and review just how bad we are in second halves this year. We then move into international break news, talk England and preview Leeds (27.44). We do a hypothetical £80m revamp of the first XI where Paul asks Luke and Sam to identify where we would spend that money. (43.04) We finish on an 8-man Royal Rumble made up of former Saints players and go from who would be knocked out first, to who would win. Franny Benali, Ulrich van Gobbel, David Prutton, Dani Osvaldo, Tomasz Hajto, Lee Barnard, Artur Boruc, Ken Monkou - who wins? (53.57)

Episode 4 of a brand new Southampton FC podcast. Hosted by Luke Inness and Sam Appleton. Music comes from Lawrence Norton. Luke and Sam review Saints performances against Wolves and Sheffield Utd, discuss our lack of creativity and do a full review of our season so far (26.24). There's also a Chelsea preview as we travel to Stamford Bridge (37.19) this upcoming weekend and we answer listener questions around Ralph in or out? (42.57) Sam rounds off the pod by taking on a Saints x Chelsea themed quiz. (57.05)

Episode 3 of a brand new Southampton FC podcast. Hosted by Luke Inness and Sam Appleton. Luke and Sam are joined by former Saints captain Dean Hammond. Dean shares stories from his playing career with Saints, from being signed by Alan Pardew in 2009, winning the Johnstone's Paint Trophy at Wembley, back-to-back promotions and finally getting his shot in the Premier League with Leicester City. We also ask Dean to give us his all time 5-a-side team from players he has played with, and when we tell you that N'Golo Kante and Esteban Cambiasso miss out you know it's a damn good one!

Episode 2 of a brand new Southampton FC podcast. Hosted by Luke Inness and Sam Appleton. Luke and Sam review the Newcastle 2-2, discuss Mohamed Elyounoussi's return, look at the data around our No.10 options, preview the West Ham game and complete our best XIs since returning to the top flight in 2012.

Episode 1 of a brand new Southampton FC podcast. Hosted by Luke Inness and Sam Appleton. Luke and Sam review Saints performances against Everton and Man Utd, discuss Ralph's tactical moves which earned us our 1st point of the season, wax lyrical about Tino Livramento, give love to Armstrong and Adams blossoming partnership, preview our upcoming games and as a little extra, discuss part 1 of our best XI since returning to the top flight in 2012.