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Podcast: With The Greatest Respect
Jack Elderton is joined by Callum Goodall to talk through the tactical tweaks behind West Ham’s impressive performance against Newcastle before catching up with Fraser Spinney on Nathan Jones and the immediate future of Southampton.
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New Saints: Onuachu and Sulemana
Fraser Spinney – Southampton fans’ prayers were finally answered when they brought in a striker on transfer deadline day. Paul Onuachu wasn’t the only attacking addition on the final day of the window, though, with Kamaldeen Sulemana also joining the Saints. It has been abundantly clear since the summer that Southampton needed a striker. Finally,…
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James Ward-Prowse’s New Role
Fraser Spinney – James Ward-Prowse was the toast of Southampton on Saturday night, as he inspired his side to their first win in eight Premier League games. The winner in the 2-1 victory over Everton at Goodison Park had an air of inevitability about it. Once Anthony Gordon pulled Che Adams to the ground with…
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Concerns Continue Despite Cup Wins
Fraser Spinney – Prior to the FA Cup win against Crystal Palace and the remarkable 2-0 victory over Manchester City in the Carabao Cup quarter-final, Nathan Jones had lost four of his five games as Southampton manager. The one time his side avoided defeat in that period was a win again League One Lincoln City.…
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Who Is Mislav Oršić?
Fraser Spinney – Southampton are breaking their own recruitment rules in signing Mislav Oršić. At 30-years-old, Oršić is a clear deviation from the board’s reluctance to sign players over the age of 27, but with the Croatia international available for such a low fee it is too good an opportunity for Southampton to let pass…
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Should Southampton Recall Nathan Tella?
Fraser Spinney – There is no point hiding from it, Southampton are in real trouble. Following Boxing Day’s dismal 3-1 home defeat at the hands of Brighton and Hove Albion, the Saints find themselves bottom of the league with just one game left in 2022. This January is absolutely vital to the club’s hopes of…
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What To Expect From Nathan Jones’ Southampton
Fraser Spinney – Southampton find themselves in a precarious position. The club are 19th in the Premier League, having won just three of their 15 league games this season, and have made the decision to sack long-term manager Ralph Hasenhüttl in the build top to the club’s final game before the World Cup break. The…
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Reflecting on Hasenhüttl’s Tenure
Fraser Spinney – Two 9-0 defeats and some spectacularly dismal runs of form stick out in the memory but once the dust settles Southampton fans should look back on Ralph Hasenhüttl’s almost four years in charge with fondness. When the Austrian first pitched up on the south coast in December 2018 he was a breath…
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Southampton’s Croatian Colossus
Fraser Spinney – A week is a long time in football. On Sunday, Southampton ended a positive week with a draw against league-leaders Arsenal to relieve some of the pressure on manager Ralph Hasenhüttl. It was a seven day period that saw a win away at Bournemouth sandwiched in-between home draws against West Ham United…
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Podcast: Southampton Steal
Jack Elderton is joined by Callum Goodall and Fraser Spinney (in part one) to talk through West Ham’s 1-1 draw with Southampton before taking an in-depth look at the Saints’ season so far, their summer recruitment and the integration of those players, and asking how much time Ralph Hasenhüttl will get to turn things around.…