mybesteleven

My Best Eleven

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Hosted by Luton Town Legend Marvin Johnson and Football Journalist Andrew McMellon. We interview ex professionals (players, managers, officials) as well as fans and find out who would get into their ultimate Best Eleven Players they ever played with or watched. 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 or as a fan as well as find out what they are doing now.

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Latest episode

Oct 1, 2025

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Episodes

Jason Lee - My Best Eleven 01.10.2025

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. Contact Us:...

Darren Salton - My Best Eleven 17.09.2025

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   Con...

Richard Dryden - My Best Eleven 27.08.2025

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   Contact Us: Website:  https://www.mybestelevenpodca...

Richard Harvey - My Best Eleven 13.08.2025

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!   Contact Us: Website:  https://www.mybestelevenpodcast.com Email:  mybestelevenpod@gmail.com Twitter: @mybest...

Lars Elstrup - My Best Eleven 31.07.2025

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 La...

Season 6 Launch 25.07.2025

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! Contact Us: Website:  https://www.mybestelevenpodcast.com Email:  mybestelevenpod@gmail.com Twitter: @mybestelevenpod   Download/Stream the podcast from (selected list but available on other pod apps): Direct: https://...

Lloyd Owusu - My Best Eleven 02.06.2023

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...

Phil (The Kitman) Duffy - Fans Edition - My Best Eleven 18.05.2023

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...

Kieran Maguire (Brighton Edition) - My Best Eleven 03.05.2023

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 talk...

Ahmet Brkovic - My Best Eleven 19.04.2023

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...

Robbie Mustoe - My Best Eleven 05.04.2023

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...

Tony Daley - My Best Eleven 22.03.2023

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...

Gavin Peacock - My Best Eleven 08.03.2023

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 als...

Ashley Westwood - My Best Eleven 22.02.2023

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...

Julian James - My Best Eleven 08.02.2023

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 a...

England World Cup XI (Special Edition) 16.11.2022

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 How...

Paul Williams- My Best Eleven 09.11.2022

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 Contact...

Ian Broudie (Liverpool and England Fan Edition) - My Best Eleven 26.10.2022

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 g...

Mike Pickering (Man City Fan Edition) - My Best Eleven 12.10.2022

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 ever...

Andrew McMellon (Special Host Edition) 28.09.2022

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 A...

Rob Stringer (Luton Town Director) - My Best Eleven 14.09.2022

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...

Scott Houghton - My Best Eleven 31.08.2022

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   Contact Us: Website:  https://www.mybestelevenpodcast.com/   Email:  mybestelevenpod@gma...

Danny Wilson - My Best Eleven 17.08.2022

Ex Barnsley, Sheffield Wednesday, Luton and Brighton midfielder talks about his playing career as well as his time as manager in the Premier League and Championship with a variety of clubs He talks about the highs and lows of Wembley, winning the 1988 League Cup Final with Luton and losing 2 Cup Finals in 1993 with Sheffield Wednesday only a few days apart Danny also talks about the time he played...

Kevin Nicholson - My Best Eleven 03.08.2022

Torquay United legend Kevin talks to Marv and Andrew about his time as a pro defender. The ex Scarborough, Sheffield Wednesday and Notts County defender talks about his playing career and his extremely brief spell at Barnet Enjoy the banter, stories and chat about his outlook on football, ex team mates as well as how he felt playing for England.  Contact Us: Website:  https://www.mybestelevenpodca...

Andy Dibble - My Best Eleven 20.07.2022

Super goalkeeper from Luton, Man City, Cardiff, Wrexham, Stockport and Rangers talks through his career as a keeper and the fun he had as a player in the 80's and 90's. Andy talks about THAT penalty save in the 1988 League Cup Final as well as working and playing at Man City. This is as well as talking about his time at Rangers and playing for a short but successful spell there Andy, now a goalkee...

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