A week that started so promisingly has ended in misery. On Tuesday night Saints entertained Preston North End at St. Mary's and put on a show. A comfortable 3-0 win saw us right back in this promotion race. Only to be brought back down with a crushing defeat at Cardiff City Stadium, which has us destined for the playoffs. Ray and Tim have the pleas…

What a week. Another two games from the week to go over with maximum six points to cheer and the added bonus that our promotion rivals are dropping points. Ray, Kevin and Tim celebrate the home victories against Coventry City on Tuesday night and Flynn Downes' 99th minute winner against Watford from Saturday. There's a further two more games on the…

A painful episode to go over this week. The season is unravelling fast with one point from the last two games. The agonising last-gasp defeat at Portman Road saw us fall to 12 points off the automatic promotion spots, and then we followed it up drawing a blank at Ewood Park. Ray, Kevin and Tim are on hand to discuss the latest from a dismal week, w…

In this week's edition of In That Number, the boys are back with some football to discuss following on from the international break. Not the best of returns as Saints were held 1-1 at home to Middlesbrough missing a hatful of chances in the process. Ray, Kevin and Tim discuss the chances, selection issues moving forward, and Martin's tactics. There…

Still no football, but the lads are back with another special. This week Ray and Kevin had the pleasure to chat to Dan from Saints Brass to discuss all the happenings with the pre-match entertainers at St. Mary's They go over the origins, their rehearsals and just what they do for their match day routine. Dan also gives his thoughts from the season…

With no games to go through, the lads took the opportunity to bring on Saints legend James Beattie for a very special episode. Ray is joined by returning guest Will Green to quiz the main man on his stay at Southampton. From growing up in Blackburn and working his way up to the first team, signing for Saints to where his career went eventually into…

In this week's edition, Ray and Kevin discuss the fire that played havoc across the city on Wednesday night, postponing the Preston game and just what it means to the already hectic schedule. Saints did return to action on Saturday, welcoming Sunderland to St. Mary's in another enthralling encounter. The lads break down the highs and lows from the …

This week, Ray Kevin and Tim reflect on Saints' FA Cup Fifth Round exit at Anfield, but celebrate Joe Aribo's late heroics back in the league against Birmingham City. The three discuss the upcoming fixtures for March, the latest proposals to the stadium shuffle, the injuries to both Kyle Walker-Peters and Ryan Fraser and they award the Player and G…

Another episode hits you hard and with another loss. Another home loss and by the same score line. On this week's agenda is the latest bump in the road to Millwall. To compile the misery we fall behind the automatic promotion spots and Ryan Fraser joins the walking woulded. Set to miss up to a month of crucial action. The trio of Ray, Kevin and Tim…

Ray is back with a midweek special and is joined by returning super sub Tom Pickett from In The Channel. The pair have the dubious honour of reflecting on Saints Tuesday defeat at home to Hull City. Losing the a record which has stood since September, and have seen the side slip to fourth in the super competitive Championship. They also discuss Kel…

Ray, Kevin and Tim are back together at last with a jam-packed episode to cover from this past turbulent week. Firstly the run is over. Shocked at Ashton Gate by Bristol City to end the 25-match unbeaten streak. Then, things were put right 72 hours later at The Hawthorns against a buoyant West Brom side with the backdrop of a takeover on the horizo…

This week, Ray and Tim celebrate a further two victories that keep the streak alive and move to 25 unbeaten. The first victim was Watford in the FA Cup Fourth Round Replay from midweek where Sékou Mara shone with a brace to help us advance to the Fifth Round where Liverpool await. The second, the amazing comeback from a 2-0 halftime deficit to Hudd…

Ray is joined by the returning Moscow Mush Kevin Milverton to celebrate 23 games unbeaten with Rotherham United the latest victims. With the transfer window now slammed shut, the pair say goodbye to fan-favourite Charly Alcaraz as his loan move to Juventus is complete, and read out some of your comments regarding this decision. They welcome in the …

With no Kevin or Tim, Ray is once again joined by super sub Will Green to help analyse Sunday afternoon's FA Cup Fourth Round trip to Vicarage Road where a stubborn Watford were in wait. The two also discuss the latest happenings in the transfer market as the window prepares to slam shut until the summer. They say goodbye and good luck to Kamari Do…

With Tim on his holiday’s, Ray and Kevin are joined by super sub Will Green. A former St. Mary’s steward who chats about his time and some of the players he got to know. The moving of the away fans at St. Mary’s is the key agenda on the ITN News this week. Will it work? Is it a good thing? The three also discuss Saturday’s record-breaking 21 game u…

This week, Ray, Kevin and Tim celebrate the record-setting game against Sheffield Wednesday as we made 20 games in all competitions undefeated; a feat, that hasn't been achieved since 1921-22. The Saints cruised to a 4-0 win over latest victims Sheffield Wednesday, marking nine straight wins at home with six clean sheets in that stretch. Adam Armst…

This week The Moscow Mush returns to chat with Ray and Tim about both games from the past week. The New Year's Day encounter with Norwich at Carrow Road followed by the start of our FA Cup campaign at home to League Two's Walsall. In the ITN News, there's the latest from the transfer window, the results of Player and Goal of the Month for December …

The boys are back to see out 2023 with a bang to celebrate the three festive victories. Starting with the 1-0 win at QPR, then the thrashing of Swansea on Boxing Day and finally, the nervy ending against Plymouth. With 2024 now upon us, they have a chat about the latest transfer news with the window now open, and look forward to January's fixtures.…

This week, Ray and Tim welcome back everyone's favourite, The Moscow Mush Kevin Milverton. The three discuss both games from the past week. The trip to Coventry and the homecoming thumping over Blackburn Rovers. They chat about the forthcoming transfer window reopening and what/if any business will be done. Tim has been busy this week researching o…

In this episode, Ray and Tim muse over the dropped points at Vicarage Road, but praise the undefeated streak which now reaches 12. The two discuss Russell Martin's tactics and the confidence swings for both Ché Adams and Gavin Bazunu. There's news from Dom Ballard's surgery and the latest regarding the transfer rumours involving Sékou Mara. Tim ste…

With no Moscow Mush once again this week, it's left for Ray and Tim to go over another busy one as we hosted both Bristol City and Cardiff City with six points and two clean sheets to celebrate. All good news on the pitch, but bad news off it, as three players go down with injuries. The two discuss Dom Ballard, who suffered a season-ending knee inj…

This week, The Moscow Mush is taking a seat on the sidelines, just like Russell Martin, but Ray and Tim are on hand to talk about Saturday's frustrating trip to Huddersfield. Points dropped but Adam Armstrong continues to fire and the unbeaten streak reaches nine. Ray gives his International round-up and Tim is busy with a double preview as we prep…

With the Championship taking a break for the last round of internationals for the year, Ray and Kevin took the chance for another in the FanCast series. This week the turn of In The Channel blog creator Tom Pickett. Tom tells us about his writing, his move to Jersey and gives his insight on the season so far. Later, Tim stops by to preview our next…

This week, the boys bask in yet another three points. This time at home to West Brom to extend the unbeaten run to 8 as we march into the international break. It wasn't pretty at times, but we got there in the end with help from the excellent Mason Holgate. Adam Armstrong continues his hot goal scoring streak as his ninth goal of the campaign gave …

This week the boys celebrate yet another last-gasp goal as we claimed all three points at The Den thanks to Super Scot Ryan Fraser which saw us rise up to fourth. Tim gives us his extensive preview as we prepare to host West Brom at St. Mary's. There's the Player and Goal of the Month for October to award and yet another round of Kevin's Project Tr…

The boys are back with a further four points from the week to chat over. Firstly Super Gavin Bazunu's brilliance clinched us a point at Deepdale followed by a dominating win over Wayne Ronney's Birmingham. Ray, Kevin and Tim celebrate an undefeated October, taking the total to six in a row and look ahead to November's fixtures. Can we stay undefeat…

Ray and Kevin are back after the international break with a win to celebrate. The last-gasp dramatic win against Hull City at MKM Stadium. Kevin brings us up to date with all the latest news from those important Euro 2024 qualifiers, where England clinched their ticket to Germany next summer. With a busy week ahead, Ray previews to more massive gam…

Something for the weekend. With no league football to occupy your minds, Ray and The Moscow Mush took the chance to interview SaintsPlay commentator Ian Wilding. He gives us the lowdown on his career to date, and how he got to where he is. Ian talks about his working alongside former captain Dean Hammond, his match day preparations, his opinions on…

Ray, Kevin and Tim are back once again to discuss a mixed week. The trip to Stoke ended with three points and we followed it up with a very disappointing and frustrating result back home to Rotherham. Stuart Armstrong had a brilliant week, scoring twice and stepping into the shoes of James Ward-Prowse with a classic free kick against Stoke. Charly …

Finally, Ray, Kevin and Tim have a win to celebrate. After a losing run of four straight Saints returned to winning ways in style with a big win against a Leeds United side previously undefeated in six. The three look ahead to another busy month as we hit October and Tim gives his preview for the two upcoming games in the week. The Tuesday night tr…

Ray, Kevin and Tim are back once again with more losses to discuss. This time, Ipswich Town at St. Mary's and the trip to Middlesbrough to compile more misery on Russell Martin and co. as we sink to four straight defeats and continue to tumble down that Championship table. The three discuss Russell Martin's situation, his tactics and player selecti…

Ray and Kevin are back after the international break and not much has changed. Another crushing defeat, this time at the hands of Leicester at St. Mary's. The two discuss the latest trouble with Russell Martin's system and catch up with all the news during the break. Kevin gives his International Round-up and later, Tim joins in with his double pre…

The Russell Martin honeymoon period is well and truly over after a dreadful showing at The Stadium of Light, losing 5-0 to Sunderland In a busy week, Ray, Kevin and Tim discuss the new recruits following the close of the summer transfer window. The trio debrief the loss and discuss the individual performances before Tim gives his preview for the re…

This week the guys dig a little deeper on the transfer saga rumbling through the club with the recent departure of Nathan Tella and the absence of Ché Adams, following more speculation over the Everton switch. There was a big win this week over QPR - Marking the first at St. Mary's since March. We saw the incomings of Flynn Downes, Ryan Fraser and …

This week, Ray, Kevin and Tim reunite to chat over another last minute winner from saviour Ché Adams as he helped Saints take all three points away from home at Argyle. Adams is also the centre of the ITN News with interest from Everton lurking. Plus all the latest from the Transfer window which is rapidly drawing to a close. The trio discuss the f…

It's been a bad week for Saints. Starting with the loss of Tino Livramento and being dumped out of the EFL Cup to League Two's Gillingham. The trio of Ray, Kevin and Tim discuss the fallout and those Russell Martin comments post match. The week continued to get worse as we prepared to say goodbye to our captain and heartbeat of Southampton Football…

The season has begun. Started in the best possible way for Russell Martin. A win at Hillsborough and we climbed (briefly) to the top of the Championship. Ray and Kevin break down the game against Sheffield Wednesday and discuss the dominance on the ball and whether it was Tella or Armstrong. The two also get into the two games coming up in the week…

This week, In That Number celebrates 200 episodes in style with a season preview. To assist Ray and Tim in this milestone, they welcome Daily Echo's reporter Alfie House to give us the very latest in the transfer window. Alfie also gives his thoughts on the arrivals, departures and how pre-season developed under Russell Martin The three preview the…

Ray and Kevin are back after a little summer break to talk over Saints' pre-season trip to Turkey where Sport Republic's Goztepe were waiting. Before Turkey, came the Portuguese champs Benifca at St. George's Park. Ray gives his lowdown on the latest recruits Derrick Abu, Josh McNamara, Ryan Manning and Shea Charles. The two also catch up on the ne…

In this latest edition of the FanCast series, Ray welcomes Scott Gorman, long-time member of the ITN Discord and another US based fan. Scott talks over his thoughts on Ralph, Nathan Jones, Rubén Sellés and just how Sport Republic failed in their decision making and lack of planning. Ray discusses Russell Martin's backroom staff, the brilliant news …

This week Ray welcomes back Tim Bisantz and the pair bring in US based Saints fan Tim Brucker for the latest edition of FanCast. Tim discusses how he became a fan from across the pond in Pennsylvania, and they give their reactions to the appointment of Russell Martin. The fixtures were also released during the week so they talk over the opening mon…

In this third installment of FanCast, Ray has a real positive chat with long-suffering fan Stu Minchin. Together they discuss being a Saints fan since the 80's, the fresh new kit release by Hummel and the latest news regarding the transfer window. With the arrival of Russell Martin still to be announced they chat over his tactics and formations at …

In this week's edition of the show. Ray chats to fan Dan Fox in the second installment of the FanCast series. Dan chats about his fandom from Norway and the two go through the latest news from the past week including transfer rumours, internationals and the upcoming fixture announcements. With the Russell Martin announcement imminent, the two discu…

The In That Number team are back this summer to do a series of podcasts based on the fans perspectives. Your thoughts and feelings from this past season and hopes for what lies ahead in the Championship. The first week, Ray and Kevin welcome back long-time friend Alex Haas. They discuss the failings, managers, owners and where Saints will place in …

This end of season special sees Ray and Kevin award the annual SHITNA's (Southampton Heterogeneous In That Number Awards) as they tie a bow a what has been a truly disastrous season. They take a look over the season and discuss all main talking points for the failure. The Player and Goal of the Month for May is also awarded and the guys finish off …

For the final game of the season we witnessed a fantastic 4-4 draw at home to Liverpool. Ray, Tim & Kevin discuss all the drama on and off the pitch as we said our goodbyes to James Ward-Prowse, Theo Walcott & Rubén Sellés and many more to follow. Farewell to the Premier League (for now) The lads also put the finishing touches on the Predictions, F…

This week, Ray & Kevin are joined by a special guest. Daily Echo reporter Benjy Nurick swings by to chat over our latest loss up the coast to Brighton. The duo take the opportunity to quiz him about the season as a whole under the leadership of Sport Republic, the imminent arrival of Russell Martin and his thoughts on the departures in the summer o…

Our day of reckoning has finally arrived. After ten years, eight months and 24 days Southampton have been relegated from the Premier League and Ray, Kevin and Tim are on hand to guide you through this difficult time. The trio delve into the home loss to Fulham which sealed our fate, and plan for next week's trip up the road to Brighton. They also d…

This week Ray and Kevin have accepted relegation to The Championship following yet another loss. This time to Nottingham Forest at The City Ground. With relegation all but confirmed, they start to prepare for life next season and ask the important questions surrounding the trust in Sport Republic and look at the next manager possibilities. Project …

This week, Ray and Kevin accept relegation following a week of two defeats. Firstly to Bournemouth then on to Newcastle. The guys try to break down Sellés' bizarre tactics and decision making and look ahead to the four remaining games starting with the preview of next Monday's trip to City Ground where Nottingham Forest await. In That Number would …