Bristol City at Ashton Gate on a Tuesday night is an unavoidable reminder of our last season in the Championship when we rocked up at Bristol City, were shite, and got beaten comfortably. Back then we were 25 games unbeaten, but at the end of the day, we all accepted that the run was going to come to an end at some point, and it happened to be at Ashton Gate.

Head In Hands - You and Me Both Mate We return from another painfully long international break and we have an international match of sorts with Swansea visiting us from across the Severn Bridge. The last two times they visited St Mary, they went back home with their tails between their legs, having been beaten 5-0 in the Championship two years ago and 3-0 in the FA Cup last year.

Looks like AI, isn't AI .We return from another painfully long international break and we have an international match of sorts with Swansea visiting us from across the Severn Bridge. The last two times they visited St Mary, they went back home with their tails between their legs, having been beaten 5-0 in the Championship two years ago and 3-0 in the FA Cup last year.

Wrexham - It All Seemed Like Plain Sailing Everyone has people in their circle of friends that support other clubs, and even though they might live in the city, they don’t know much about Saints and what’s been going on. This one particular friend of mine is a Liverpool fan, so after dissecting Liverpool's crisis of losing three games after spending £300 million in the summer, he asked me to sum up Saints' season so far.

Welcome to Episode 336 of the Total Saints Podcast – your home for all things Southampton Football Club!Plenty to cover this week:Swansea City Preview – Saints return from the international bre...

When I looked at the two games we had coming up this week, away trips to Sheffield United and Derby, I set a target four points and was of course expecting the Sheffield United game to be the more difficult one, despite The Blades being lower in the League table. The target has been revised though because having won at Bramall Lane, we don’t want to waste that by dropping points today.

Welcome to Episode 335 of the Total Saints Podcast – your home for all things Southampton Football Club!Plenty to cover this week:Sheffield United & Derby County Review – Two away trips, four ...

Jhonny Viafara.... he's had worse days Like this one... When I looked at the two games we had coming up this week, away trips to Sheffield United and Derby, I set a target four points and was of course expecting the Sheffield United game to be the more difficult one, despite The Blades being lower in the League table. The target has been revised though because having won at Bramall Lane, we don’t want to waste that by dropping points today.

Who's Number 9 Baby!!! When Sheffield United lost the playoff final against Sunderland last season, a series of events were kickstarted that have led us to where we are today with Saints visiting Bramall Lane. Firstly, Sheffield United‘s new owners decided that 93 points and a narrow playoff final defeat was not enough and they wanted to bring in their own man as manager, so Chris Wilder was sacked.

Who's Number 9 Baby!!! When Sheffield United lost the playoff final against Sunderland last season, a series of events were kickstarted that have led us to where we are today with Saints visiting Bramall Lane. Firstly, Sheffield United‘s new owners decided that 93 points and a narrow playoff final defeat was not enough and they wanted to bring in their own man as manager, so Chris Wilder was sacked.

The very definition of all the Gear and No Idea When Sheffield United lost the playoff final against Sunderland last season, a series of events were kickstarted that have led us to where we are today with Saints visiting Bramall Lane. Firstly, Sheffield United‘s new owners decided that 93 points and a narrow playoff final defeat was not enough and they wanted to bring in their own man as manager, so Chris Wilder was sacked.

Have some of that! Middlesbrough visit St Mary’s in rude health, four points clear at the top of the league and I would expect, reassessing their ambitions for this season. Having been in the Championship since 2017 and having parted company with Michael Carrick at the end of last season, I expect they were looking for a season of consolidation but when you start the season with five wins and a draw out of six under manager Rob Edwards, sights tend to get readjusted.

Welcome to Episode 334 of the Total Saints Podcast – your home for all things Southampton Football Club!Plenty to cover this week:Middlesbrough Review – A 1–1 draw at St Mary’s against the ...

"And now Hugo, I've got to pick between those two goalkeepers?" Middlesbrough visit St Mary’s in rude health, four points clear at the top of the league and I would expect, reassessing their ambitions for this season. Having been in the Championship since 2017 and having parted company with Michael Carrick at the end of last season, I expect they were looking for a season of consolidation but when you start the season with five wins and a draw out of six under manager Rob Edwards, sights tend to get readjusted.

Looking Forward With Optimism To This Game A visit to Anfield in the Big Integrity Cup, otherwise known as the Carabao Cup. As we know from the way the draw was conducted, there is no integrity in this cup competition at all. The ever bloated European competitions meant that there was no space in the calendar for this round of games to be an open draw, so the European qualifying sides had to be kept apart so they could play on alternate midweek slots.