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 Mar 16, 2022
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
The famed and notorious full back Kirk Stephens is our guest this week. He talks about time at Luton, his home club Coventry as well as coming through at Nuneaton Borough.
'Kirk' as he was known by David Pleat, talks about his nickname Basher, how he ensured he stuck up for those who could not on the football pitch as well as how he had to have a few chances and bites at the cherry to become a professional footballer.
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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/id1531409475Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/79XqOdXO5dOp2SV2Ib3blvGoogle Podcaster: https://podcastsmanager.google.com/show?show=show%3AsTOC6DrGP4qPKRBq6K674AYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCosPHLqTf7KuZfKVtlVLy0Q
Musical credits:Higher Up by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Carlos, the ex Trinidad and Tobago winger/midfielder joins us this week to discuss players from clubs such as Ipswich Town, Sunderland, Luton Town and Wrexham
He talks about playing under different managers including Mick McCarthy and Roy Keane. He also explains how he went from being in the army to playing professional football and being a wanted man by so many clubs in England
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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/id1531409475Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/79XqOdXO5dOp2SV2Ib3blvGoogle Podcaster: https://podcastsmanager.google.com/show?show=show%3AsTOC6DrGP4qPKRBq6K674AYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCosPHLqTf7KuZfKVtlVLy0Q
Musical credits:Higher Up by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Nathan talks about goalkeeping for a number of clubs in his career including Chesterfield, Boston, Luton and Torquay
He speaks about the fun he had at the Den against Milwall as well as how he felt his role changed as he got older with more of a mentor role, which led him into his new career post football
**APOLOGIES FOR THE POOR QUALITY OF ANDREW'S MICROPHONE. HE FIXED THIS AFTER THE PODCAST WAS RECORDED**
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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/id1531409475Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/79XqOdXO5dOp2SV2Ib3blvGoogle Podcaster: https://podcastsmanager.google.com/show?show=show%3AsTOC6DrGP4qPKRBq6K674AYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCosPHLqTf7KuZfKVtlVLy0Q
Musical credits:Higher Up by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Super striker Kim Grant is our guest this week to talk all things Charlton, Millwall, Luton and Ghana
Kim played multiple times for Ghana playing with players from some of Europe's top teams. This was also at a time when he had to balance playing for Luton, keep Lennie Lawrence happy and playing in the African qualifiers
Kim also talks about his frustrations as a player and how he often got going only to get an injury
Contact Us:Website: https://www.mybestelevenpodcast.com/ Email: 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/id1531409475Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/79XqOdXO5dOp2SV2Ib3blvGoogle Podcaster: https://podcastsmanager.google.com/show?show=show%3AsTOC6DrGP4qPKRBq6K674AYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCosPHLqTf7KuZfKVtlVLy0Q
Musical credits:Higher Up by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Simon Pitts, known by Luton Fans as Statto, speaks and names his best ever Luton team which he has seen.
Simon goes back to his childhood and talks about falling in love with Luton and how he keeps all of the statistics available. Unsurprisingly, he uses statistics to decide on who should be in the team as well as who can qualify to be eligible in the team too
A great listen for all fans but especially those of Luton Town
Contact Us:Website: https://www.mybestelevenpodcast.com/ Email: 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/id1531409475Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/79XqOdXO5dOp2SV2Ib3blvGoogle Podcaster: https://podcastsmanager.google.com/show?show=show%3AsTOC6DrGP4qPKRBq6K674AYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCosPHLqTf7KuZfKVtlVLy0Q
Musical credits:Higher Up by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
This week we have the man dubbed 'The Limping Physio'. John worked at numerous clubs under managers such as David Pleat and Terry Venables. Most famously, John worked with Paul Gascoigne to help his rehab in the early 90's following his transfer to Lazio
John talks of how he gained trust of players and managers alike as well as some stories from the physio room from Tottenham and Luton, often a place where players would spend months in rehab
Buy John's book: The Limping Physio in numerous bookstores or the link below: https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/limping-physio
Contact Us:Website: https://www.mybestelevenpodcast.com/ Email: 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/id1531409475Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/79XqOdXO5dOp2SV2Ib3blvGoogle Podcaster: https://podcastsmanager.google.com/show?show=show%3AsTOC6DrGP4qPKRBq6K674AYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCosPHLqTf7KuZfKVtlVLy0Q
Musical credits:Higher Up by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Central defender Julian Watts joins the boys to discuss his best 11 players as well as times at Rotherham, Sheffield Wednesday, Leicester, Luton and in Australia.
Julian talks about signing for the clubs, what made him leave each club to take on a new challenge as well as how the banter in the dressing room is so important to a clubs success.
Contact Us:Website: https://www.mybestelevenpodcast.com/ Email: 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/id1531409475Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/79XqOdXO5dOp2SV2Ib3blvGoogle Podcaster: https://podcastsmanager.google.com/show?show=show%3AsTOC6DrGP4qPKRBq6K674AYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCosPHLqTf7KuZfKVtlVLy0Q
Musical credits:Higher Up by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Midfielder and Torquay legend, Lee Mansell joins us to talk about his career at Torquay, Oxford, Bristol Rovers and Luton. Lee is also manager of Gloucester City and talks passionately about managing and how the transition occurred.
He talks about the QPR FA Cup game/goal, his greatest honour in the game and why he moved to Torquay and his love for the West Country.
Contact Us:Website: https://www.mybestelevenpodcast.com/ Email: 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/id1531409475Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/79XqOdXO5dOp2SV2Ib3blvGoogle Podcaster: https://podcastsmanager.google.com/show?show=show%3AsTOC6DrGP4qPKRBq6K674AYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCosPHLqTf7KuZfKVtlVLy0Q
Musical credits:Higher Up by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
Wonder winger David Moss joins us to talk about his career at clubs such as Swindon, Luton and Tampa Bay
David talks about breaking through the non youth team way, his reputation as a non header of the ball and also playing in the USA in his off season.
As you would expect, David has some great stories and a funny man throughout!
We apologise for the sound in this podcast
Contact Us:Website: https://www.mybestelevenpodcast.com/ Email: 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/id1531409475Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/79XqOdXO5dOp2SV2Ib3blvGoogle Podcaster: https://podcastsmanager.google.com/show?show=show%3AsTOC6DrGP4qPKRBq6K674AYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCosPHLqTf7KuZfKVtlVLy0Q
Musical credits:Higher Up by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
The amazing midfielder Gary Waddock joins Marv & Andrew this week to discuss players from QPR, Luton, Charloi, Bristol Rovers and Luton.
He talks through what happened in the build up to the 1990 World Cup Finals and why he missed out on the Jack Charlton's Ireland squad for the tournament.
Gary talks through his favourite players and types of players, his love for management and how that was part of the deal to joining Luton Town before he retired.
Contact Us:Website: https://www.mybestelevenpodcast.com/ Email: 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/id1531409475Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/79XqOdXO5dOp2SV2Ib3blvGoogle Podcaster: https://podcastsmanager.google.com/show?show=show%3AsTOC6DrGP4qPKRBq6K674AYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCosPHLqTf7KuZfKVtlVLy0Q
Musical credits:Higher Up by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com