My Best Eleven

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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August 26, 2025 72 mins

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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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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July 31, 2025 73 mins

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 impr...

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July 25, 2025 16 mins

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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June 1, 2023 74 mins

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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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 t...

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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...

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April 19, 2023 64 mins

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...

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April 5, 2023 94 mins

The ex Middlesbrough, Oxford, Charlton and Sheffield Wednesday midfielder talks to the boys about his playing career. His time at the Boro playing stretching from the Ayresome Park days through the changing Superstar period of Ravenelli, Juninho and Emerson as well as playing under Terry Venables.

Robbie also speaks about how he has found a passion in the media in the USA as opposed to working as a coach or manager.

 

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March 21, 2023 81 mins

Winger and attacker Tony Daley talks about his career at Aston Villa, Wolves, Watford, Walsall and Forest Green Rovers. He also talks about his love of Villa and how he caught the bus to and from the ground whilst he played in the first team

Tony explains his England career and how he loved playing for Graham Taylor and saw him as a semi father figure

Tony who has also released a book called 'The Daley Record' speaks about why he h...

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March 7, 2023 95 mins

This week we have ex Chelsea, Newcastle, QPR and Gillingham attacker talks to the boys about his career as a player, how and why he ended up leaving Chelsea, how Kevin Keegan loves to give the same motivational speech as well as how his dad helped kick start his career

Gavin also talks about post football and where his life has taken him...to the edge of the wilderness in Canada as a pastor

He also talks about his book "A Greater G...

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February 21, 2023 82 mins

The ex Crewe, Bradford, Sheff Weds, Wrexham and Man Utd player talks through his career at a range of clubs and the reasons for a number of his moves between these and other clubs

He explains how it was he left Man Utd as well as how to settle in at new clubs as a pro as well as how he learnt a lot along the way from pros such as Sean Dyche

Ashley also talks about post playing and his move to Asia to manage clubs in India and Thail...

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February 7, 2023 83 mins

The Luton Town defender of the 80's and 90's talks all things football with Marv and Andrew. He explains how he was spotted as a kid, how he had to work hard to get through the system as well as how he managed to play for Luton whilst supporting their rivals Watford

Julian is very open and honest about the way his career was ended by a tackle during a match and the effects this had on his career and personal life too.

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November 15, 2022 85 mins

Kevin Nicholls, Steve Howard and Marvin Johnson, along with Andrew pick the team that they think is the best England have to offer from their World Cup 2022 squad

In our end of season finale, they work through the players available, make it clear their disgust at players who have made it and those who have missed out

Nico talks about his time at the U20 World Cup (including being sent off) and Howie speaks about how he struggled to...

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November 8, 2022 80 mins

This week, ex Charlton, Sheff Weds and Crystal Palace striker Paul Williams talks about his journey and career. 

He chats about how he nearly became an accountant instead of a footballer, winning the League Cup in 1991 with Wednesday and his swap deal with Mark Bright to Palace

Paul also talks about his career post football and his move into coaching rather than management of a League club

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Mad Liverpool fan, frontman for The Lightening Seeds and best known for co-writing Three Lions, Ian talks to us about his favourite Liverpool team through the years from the 60's to current

He chats also about his reasoning and inspiration for rewriting Three Lions for the 2022 World Cup

Ian, who has just started his new tour 'See You in the Stars' talks about how he has been re-inspired also to get back into music and production t...

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This week, music producer and performer Mike Pickering talks all things Man City. Mike, a die hard Citizen from way back pre Etihad and Thai Takeover, talks about his love of the club, whether Georgi Kindkladze was overrated and that day vs QPR as well as those hard times during the 90's

Mike, who has worked/played/manager artists such as Calvin Harris, Kasabian, MPeople and Happy Mondays but everything always comes back to 'His Ci...

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September 27, 2022 91 mins

In a special, one off surprise for Andrew by Marv, he is naming his best 11 Luton Town players as a fan with Marv hosting and Steve (The Bear) Davis taking Marv's role in this episode

In naming the players he has seen over the years from the early 90's to current, he throws some curve balls into this mix

Banter a plenty and some hilarious anecdotes as well as finding a little more about our host Andrew

 

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Luton Town director and fan of the club for over 40 years talks about his love of the team as well as his favourite players he has seen

Rob, who is currently CEO of Sony Music Group and rated as the 2nd most influential man in the industry in 2022 on the 'Billboard Power 100 Rankings'. He talks how his skills in this industry have helped him work with the Luton board to improve the club in recent years

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August 31, 2022 71 mins

Scott, the ex Tottenham, Luton, Peterbrough, Southend and Walsall midfielder talks about his career and how now looking back, how he may have changed a few things along the way

He chats about coming through the youth ranks and playing for England youth team with some of the house hold names we all know today

 

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