“How many? How many?”……..*wallop*!! Yes, Neil Heaney was only at Southampton FC for a fairly short period, but he still made quite an impact – not least on Spurs’ full-back, Dean Austin! Indeed TSP Host, Ben Stanfield, still rates Neil as one of the players he most enjoyed watching during the mid-90s. Having started life at Arsenal, under the stewardship of George Graham, Neil moved … Continue reading TSP 118 – Neil Heaney

Over the past 40 years, Dave Merrington has spent many hours coaching Southampton FC youth team players, managing Saints in the Premier League and summarising on BBC Radio Solent. TSP114 sees Ben Stanfield (TSP Host) and Will Dawe ( Saints Archive) catch up with this ‘Saint’, chatting through his numerous stories and memories. Whether it be working with young Matt Le Tissier’s and Alan Shearer’s, … Continue reading TSP 114 – Dave Merrington

In association with Total Saints Podcast, this Saturday morning we will be publishing to the archive and its members our interview with club legend – Terry Paine Will, Leon and Ben interviewed Terry earlier in the week and we hope it brings to you all a chance to forget about the current lockdown for a bit. If you have any friends or family not members … Continue reading Terry Paine – ‘Total Recall’ Interview

In the next few days SaintsArchive.com will be joining forces once more with our good friends Total Saints Podcast. We will be talking through Terry’s career, life in South Africa and his role as Honorary President of #SaintsFC. And of course choosing a few selected questions from comments on this post and from loyal TSP Supporters. 😇⚽️🎙 Total Saints Podcast – https://soundcloud.com/user-624988137 Continue reading Terry Paine MBE ‘Total Recall’ with Total Saints Podcast

Total Saints Podcast is back with another ‘Lockdown Pod’, as former 90’s midfielder Neil Maddison joins us/ Saints Archive for Total Recall. Neil talks about his memories of initially signing for Southampton FC as a schoolboy, keeping Alan Shearer company on the long train rides down to the South Coast, working with Dave Merrington, making his first-team debut – against Vinnie Jones and the Crazy … Continue reading Episode 111 – Neil Maddison

Jo Tessem left saints. The Norwegian utility player returned to his homeland to rejoin his first club Lyn Oslo on loan till the end of the season. He signed for £600,000 after impressing in a pre-season friendly for Molde against Saints and went on to score 16 goals in 130 games. Credit Graham Hiley – The Saints On This Day – https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1905411154/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0?fbclid=IwAR0f4OpSSPWrrneEDT6-ZDPcv2WCgnv1KTTLjj9Tqv6uOPYFt4eUxdxoGaQ Continue reading #OnThisDay Thursday 10th March 2005

Matthew Le Tissier is arguably the greatest footballer to ever play for Saints. The legendary number 7 was renowned for scoring wonderful goals, thrilling crowds and being instrumental in helping the Club regularly survive in the Premier League. TSP therefore considers itself incredibly lucky to welcome ‘Le God’ on this episode, as he joins Will Dawe (Saints Archive) and Ben Stanfield (Host) for the latest … Continue reading Total Saints Podcast – TSP 104

Thanks to Freddie Hunt & Nick Illingsworth from the The Ugly Inside – Southampton’s Longest Serving Fanzine for having me along. If you missed Saturdays show please use the catch up link below https://www.voicefmradio.co.uk/catch-up/episode/1d7760bc/saints-on-saturday-with-the-ugly-inside-16-nov-2019?fbclid=IwAR2vhKXpmQ4lDWWffxhkgA5MT7ap4-wLOcd3IWvQUzX0yETwMUGSCT2vYFw Continue reading Saints on Saturday with the Ugly Inside – 16 Nov 2019 – VOICE FM

Liverpool Manager Bill Shankly memorably accused #SaintsFC of playing “ale-house football” after his side suffered their first defeat of the season, going down 1-0 at The Dell. Alec Lindsay headed into his own net with the Merseysiders manager claiming in vain that the defender had been pushed by Terry Paine. Credit Graham Hiley https://amzn.to/2m9YJv8 Continue reading #OnThisDay Saturday 26th Sept 1970

#SaintsFc achieved their first win since Stuart Gray took permanent charge, beating south cost neighbours Brighton 3-0 in their first visit to the Withdean Stadium. The second round of the league cup had now become a one off with no second leg but Southampton cruised to victory with two goals from Anders Svensson and one from James Beattie. But the match was overshadowed by the … Continue reading #OnthisDay Tues 11th Sept 2001