My Best Eleven
Hosted by Luton Town Legend Marvin Johnson and Media Pundit Andrew McMellon. We interview ex-professionals (players, managers, officials) as well as celebrities and find out who would get into their ultimate Best Eleven Players they ever played with. They tell us about the formation, starting line up and select the best manager they have worked with or seen On the way, we find out stories and comical moments from their career as well as find out what they are doing now.
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Episodes
Wednesday Oct 01, 2025
Wednesday Oct 01, 2025
Striker and forward loved by many a team talks all things football, PFA, his career and racism playing in the 90's.
Jason who played for clubs such as Charlton, Nottingham Forest, Watford and Peterborough talks about playing in Europe, working under managers such as Graham Taylor, Barry Fry and Frank Clark as well as having to sacrifice a lot at the start when coming through the game.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCosPHLqTf7KuZfKVtlVLy0Q
Wednesday Sep 17, 2025
Wednesday Sep 17, 2025
Scottish international and Luton Town defender Darren Salton talks his life during his career as well as the awful injury which ended his career prematurely. In an open and honest chat with Marv, Darren talks about his career and the accident which ended it.
As well as time off the field, Darren talks working with youngsters coming through and his time playing for the Scottish Under 21's too
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCosPHLqTf7KuZfKVtlVLy0Q
Wednesday Aug 27, 2025
Wednesday Aug 27, 2025
Todays guest is Richard who played for clubs such as Southampton, Birmingham, Exeter City and Luton Town as a defender who loved to bring the ball down and play it out.
Richard also talks about his post playing career and working closely alongside his friend Mark Cooper at varying clubs in between posts in India amongst other parts of the world
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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/my-best-eleven/id1531409475
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCosPHLqTf7KuZfKVtlVLy0Q
Wednesday Aug 13, 2025
Wednesday Aug 13, 2025
The infamous defender Richard Harvey speaks about his time at Luton Town and coming through as an England school boy. Richard also speaks about his career high and lows including playing at the Maracana Stadium in Rio for the England U21 afgainst some HUGE household 80's & 90's names!
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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/my-best-eleven/id1531409475
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCosPHLqTf7KuZfKVtlVLy0Q
Friday Aug 01, 2025
Friday Aug 01, 2025
Danish international striking sensation who won the 1992 European Championship with them as well as playing at clubs such as Feyenoord, Luton Town, Odense and Brondby.
He talks about his journey, settling in other countries and his personal, mental and spiritual journey which Lars has had in the 20 years since his 'early' retirement.
Lots of stories about the 1992 squad and messages/tips from Lars about how the game needs to improve or die!
Contact Us:Email: mybestelevenpod@gmail.comTwitter: @mybestelevenpod
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCosPHLqTf7KuZfKVtlVLy0Q
Friday Jul 25, 2025
Friday Jul 25, 2025
THE LADS ARE BACK!
After having nearly 2 years off, they are back with Season 6.
This is a short preview of who and what is coming up as well as a catch up with why the long pause!
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCosPHLqTf7KuZfKVtlVLy0Q
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Brentford goal machine who came through the non league and ended up playing at Wembley and eventually made his way to Australia.
Lloyd talks about his mentoring from an unlikely source as he cut his teeth in professional football, to when was one of the few people in the world to catch a deadly virus and he talks through how he had a bust up with 'The Gaffer' regarding his omission for a Play Off Final.
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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/my-best-eleven/id1531409475
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCosPHLqTf7KuZfKVtlVLy0Q
Thursday May 18, 2023
Thursday May 18, 2023
Phil talks through his best eleven from Luton players during the David Pleat era at Luton Town as well as when he was growing up, sneaking into the ground.
Phil, who has recently released Volume 2 of his new book, talks about some of the extracts and stories players have told him, some sneak peaks into Part 2 and a potential for Part 3
Also hear how Phil came to support Luton, how he talks to and interviews guests as well as his thoughts on the play off run in for the Hatters
They Played for David Pleat Volume 1: https://shop.lutontown.co.uk/They-Played-for-David-Pleat-at-Luton-Town
They Played for David Pleat Volume 2 (Pre order): https://www.curtis-sport.com/online-store/They-Played-for-David-Pleat-at-Luton-Town-Volume-2-p548166056
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Website: https://www.mybestelevenpodcast.comEmail: mybestelevenpod@gmail.comTwitter: @mybestelevenpod
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCosPHLqTf7KuZfKVtlVLy0Q
Musical credits:
Higher Up by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
The cohost of the Price of Football podcast, accounting academic and author Kieran talks about his first love before statistics and numbers...Brighton Hove Albion.
He talks about his love of the team, growing up with them and supporting through the hard times when nearly dropping out of 'The 92' and playing at Gillingham for a number of years to now enjoying the Premier League success
Kieran talks about the way he also appreciates the bigger picture and the way Brighton are run as well as ensuring he mentions and acknowledges the players and managers along the way to the success they are now achieving
Listen to Kieran on his podcast 'The Price of Football':https://priceoffootball.com/podcast/Download or purchase his book:https://www.amazon.com/Price-Football-SECOND-Understanding-Finance-dp-1788213262/dp/1788213262/ref=dp_ob_title_bk
Contact Us:
Website: https://www.mybestelevenpodcast.comEmail: mybestelevenpod@gmail.comTwitter: @mybestelevenpod
Download/Stream the podcast from (selected list but available on other pod apps):
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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/my-best-eleven/id1531409475
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCosPHLqTf7KuZfKVtlVLy0Q
Musical credits:
Higher Up by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
The midfield maestro from Croatian who counts clubs such as Luton, Millwall, Leyton Orient and HNK Dubrovnik talks his career and the best players from across the world he has played with
He chats about his love for Luton, his love for the camaraderie, banter and winning mentality of the club
Ahmet also talks about his military service, his love for some but not other managers and his frustration at the state of grassroots football in Croatia
Contact Us:
Website: https://www.mybestelevenpodcast.comEmail: mybestelevenpod@gmail.comTwitter: @mybestelevenpod
Download/Stream the podcast from (selected list but available on other pod apps):
Direct: https://mybesteleven.podbean.com/Apple Podcaster/
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/my-best-eleven/id1531409475
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/79XqOdXO5dOp2SV2Ib3blvGoogle
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCosPHLqTf7KuZfKVtlVLy0Q
Musical credits:
Higher Up by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com