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S6#1: A Podful of Saints: Summer in the (St Albans) City
A Podful of Saints: S6#1: Summer in the City
With Lee Wood, Jake Ellacott and David Tavener.
The three City Podders return for a sixth season and look at a summer (of sorts) of remarkable silence at Clarence Park. The new arrivals have been few - three to date - and the departures numerous - eleven to date.
Several of last season’s squad have pledged themselves for another term of fun, frolics and backwards passing as St Albans City prepare for an 11th successive year of life in National League South. The Club, though, has yet to publish a full list of those staying for 2024/25 and the City website, most unhelpfully, still has last season’s squad on display.
David Noble started the 2023/24 campaign as manager of St Albans City, he finished it in Nomansland after walking out on the Saints to join Wealdstone only to be sacked by the Stones 73 days later. Nobby’s possible return to Clarence Park was, on the whole, frowned upon by supporters at the end of last season, yet he is back, this time as Head Coach. Does he have a say in which players come and go or the tactics seen on the pitch? Time will tell and the Podsters give their views.
What else has gone at the Park? Well, work on reinstating the pitch was delayed by more than a month due to the Club allowing one of its drinks suppliers to have a competition on it at the end of May, and, after two successive seasons of City picking up more points on their travels than at home, the adult matchday admission price at Clarence Park has risen by 9%.
The new league season starts on Saturday 10th August but City’s first competitive game will be played the previous week (3rd August) when Potters Bar Town are our visitors for the final of last season’s Herts Charity Cup. The game is actually listed as an away fixture due to PBT having been drawn first out of the hat but, as their ground currently closed while a plastic pitch replaces the nice green stuff, it will be played at Clarence Park.
What are your thoughts of how things look at the Park this summer? Send in your ideas and wishes for 2024/25 either by email, X (Twitter) or in the comments section on UA-cam.
Email: sacfanpod@outlook.com
X: PodfulOfSaints
A Podful of Saints is a fan-based podcast and is completely independent of St Albans City Football Club.
Recorded on Tuesday 18th June 2024.
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A Podful of Saints: Bob Murphy - Life Cycle of a Saint
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A Podful of Saints: Bob Murphy Bob Murphy in conversation with David Tavener. Robert Edward Murphy was the first former player of the St Albans-based Carlton youth team to go on to play for and, later, manage St Albans City. He was also only the second former City player to rise to the position of chairman at Clarence Park. He enjoyed tremendous success during various spells with our neighbours...
A Podful of Saints: John Mitchell - Mitch on the Pitch
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A Podful of Saints: John Mitchell - Mitch on the Pitch John Mitchell in conversation with David Tavener. Born in St Albans, John Mitchell grew up in the city before embarking on a football career that took him to many far-flung places around the globe where he played alongside and against many of the top names to grace our great game. He worked his through youth football, including the remarkab...
A Podful of Saints: John Mitchell reflects on St Albans City 1991-93
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A Podful of Saints: With a true City legend, John Mitchell. With: Lee Wood, Jake Ellacott, David Tavener. February 1991. Thirty-one games played and 31 points won. St Albans City are gazing with some concern down both barrels. Then, towards the end of the month, manager Jimmy Howard quits. City’s then vice-chairman John Mitchell, a former player and successful manager of the club, steps in to f...
A Podful of Saints S5#39: Honours even for Saints and Angels
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A Podful of Saints: S5#39: With Lee Wood, Jake Ellacott and David Tavener. There goes another season… St Albans City’s campaign drew to a conclusion at the Longmead Stadium on Saturday (20th April 2024) with a reasonably entertaining game seeing City come to rest in 11th place in National League South and Jay Saunders’ Tonbridge Angels side in 14th position. It is the lowest position (excluding...
A Podful of Saints S5#38: Beavers repelled but Rebels end play-off dream
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A Podful of Saints: S5#38: With Lee Wood, Jake Ellacott and David Tavener. Courtesy of a 4-2 win, Worthing (13th April 2024) shoved St Albans City to the foot of the six-game current form table and, in so doing, also ended our hopes of making a return visit to the National League South play-offs. Two goals were scored inside the opening three minutes with the prolific Ollie Pearce taking his ta...
A Podful of Saints S5#37: City win County Cup, Stones Sack Nobby
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A Podful of Saints: S5#37: With Lee Wood, Jake Ellacott and David Tavener. A first half goal by Aaron Amadi-Holloway and a second half brick wall defence by Chippenham Town at Clarence Park last Saturday (6th April 2024) has put a serious dent in St Albans City’s fading dream of a place in the National League South promotion play-offs this season. A goalline clearance from a Sam Brown header wa...
A Podful of Saints S5#36: Time for City to be bold
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A Podful of Saints: S5#36 With Lee Wood, Jake Ellacott and David Tavener. Beaten by a very much in-form Braintree Town at Clarence Park and gaining a point from the fortress that is Slough Town’s Arbour Park home represents not the greatest of Easter weekends for St Albans City, but Jon Meakes Saints remain in with the pack vying for a place in the National League South play-offs. Braintree ext...
A Podful of Saints S5#35: City falter at Aveley but second county cup final secured
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A Podful of Saints: S5#35: With Lee Wood, Jake Ellacott and David Tavener. An enjoyable game at Parkside (23rd March 2024) but St Albans City left Aveley defeated and with the home side level on points with Jon Meakes Saints as the struggle for a place in the National League South play-offs reaches its climax. A second successive reversal for City looked unthinkable when Shaun Jeffers fired hom...
A Podful of Saints S5#34: League stutter before Cup romp
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A Podful of Saints: S5#34: With Lee Wood, Jake Ellacott and David Tavener. St Albans City, after fine successes at Maidstone United and Weston-super-Mare, were brought down a peg or two by Truro City on Saturday (16th March 2024) when Paul Wotton’s White Tigers chalked up a fourth win in six visits to Clarence Park. In putting three points between themselves and the relegation zone, the exiled ...
A Podful of Saints S5#33: Welling + Weymouth = More Goals For Jeffers
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A Podful of Saints: S5#33: Shaun Jeffers - City's seventh Centurion With Lee Wood, Jake Ellacott and David Tavener. One win from four games has slowed St Albans City’s march towards the National League South play-offs but there was certainly no lack of incident in last Saturday’s (24th February 2024) 1-1 home draw with Welling United and a 3-3 draw with Weymouth at Radipole Lane the following T...
A Podful of Saints S5#32: Washout at Bath then City roll over Dover
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A Podful of Saints: S5#32: With Lee Wood, Jake Ellacott and David Tavener. Two more games for St Albans City and two more goals for Shaun Jeffers as City’s prolific marksman moves to within one of a century of goals for the Saints. City were not at their best in either of the games leading up to this latest edition of A Podful of Saints - in fact they were quite dreadful away to Bath City - but...
A Podful of Saints S5#31: Taunton trounced in City spree
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A Podful of Saints: S5#31: Taunton trounced in City spree With Lee Wood, Jake Ellacott and David Tavener. Exciting it most certainly was not but St Albans City stormed to fifth place in National League South on Saturday (10th February 2024) with a 6-0 drubbing of troubled Taunton Town at Clarence Park. Shaun Jeffers claimed his sixth hat-trick for the Saints and took his recent tally to a quite...
A Podful of Saints S5#30: Gulls Roasted as Saints rout Torquay
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A Podful of Saints: S5#30: Torquay Torment as Saints Roast Gulls With Lee Wood, Jake Ellacott and David Tavener. From the calamity of manager David Noble walking out on the club, St Albans City have emerged as genuine National League South play-off contenders with three excellent results under the partnership of the interim management duo of Jon Meakes and Harry Wheeler. After holding runaway l...
A Podful of Saints S5#29: Saints Wheeler dealers Meakes a point
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A Podful of Saints S5#28: City High Five as Hawks Stumble
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A Podful of Saints S5#27: Nobby's Saints edging closer to play-offs
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A Podful of Saints S5#26: Shaun Jeffers - Simply Four-Midable
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A Podful of Saints S5#26: Shaun Jeffers - Simply Four-Midable
A Podful of Saints S5#25: Banton, Jeffers, Brown: City's New Year's Honours List
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A Podful of Saints S5#23: Saints savour a Clarets Double
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A Podful of Saints S5#22: Saints thwart the Rebels
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A Podful of Saints S5#17: City's rough spots Ironed out
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Podful of Saints S5#16: Sam Bentley in top gear but City crash
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Podful of Saints S5#15: City crocks and points lists grow
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Podful of Saints S5#14: City win sprint but lose marathon
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Podful of Saints S5#14: City win sprint but lose marathon

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @StuartTarpey
    @StuartTarpey 12 днів тому

    Good argument. Although Zane only played briefly under Noble this season having been injured in the opening game. The shackles on both Zane and Gio were released when David left and it seemed, most notably against Torquay, Maidstone etc that it worked. We got the best out of them in patches. John did seem to lose his way tactically and he paid for it with his job. David was far from flawless in his own tactical applications too. Only time will tell if they’ve both learnt from their mistakes.

  • @JeffreyBahmer
    @JeffreyBahmer 12 днів тому

    On zane and Rasulo both were brilliant under noble but disappeared under Meakes as Meakes made Rasulo play so deep and isolated Zane and forces him wider - Also on social media it was players parents who were the happiest about Nobles return - For me Meakes was tactically inept as he always tried to start all our attackers leaving one in midfield where we were overran! delighted Nobbys back

  • @GarethThomas-ui9cj
    @GarethThomas-ui9cj Місяць тому

    Not related to this podcast but.... I find the lack of information coming out of the club so frustrating, especially compared to other clubs in the league. David Noble is rehired(!) and there is no information. The season review, Part 2, makes no mention. Ryan Blackman leaves for Chelmsford....no mention of his destination. Who have we signed/retained? Who knows?

    • @childwick
      @childwick Місяць тому

      Completely agree Gareth, the lack of news from the club is both frustrating and unacceptable. Don't get me started on rehiring Noble.

  • @raymondbonington9355
    @raymondbonington9355 Місяць тому

    Mullery,Bobby Moore , marsh all the 75 cup final team ,he was in good company,, pity his strike partner Viv busby recently passed away .👍

  • @Trevelyan1971
    @Trevelyan1971 Місяць тому

    I watch these and just miss my Dad even more, He'd have given you a great interview had he been here still David. 🙂

  • @grahammcdougall1964
    @grahammcdougall1964 Місяць тому

    Bob looks good nice to listen to him

  • @wilffrith7768
    @wilffrith7768 Місяць тому

    Carshalton 3-5 Saints: ua-cam.com/video/FSc7_ZLpkSI/v-deo.html&pp=ygUmY2Fyc2hhbHRvbiBhdGhsZXRpYyAzLTUgU3QgYWxiYW5zIGNpdHk%3D

  • @Trevelyan1971
    @Trevelyan1971 Місяць тому

    Fascinating interview...I have to admit to not knowing much about John but can see just from this why he is held in such high regard.

  • @BigDickMcFlick
    @BigDickMcFlick 2 місяці тому

    13:45 I appreciate Lee always finding ways to give me a chuckle 😂

    • @BigDickMcFlick
      @BigDickMcFlick 2 місяці тому

      His reaction after David's response is simply perfect 😂

  • @wilffrith7768
    @wilffrith7768 2 місяці тому

    Wondering where the 3 of 4 relegated NL sides being southern will leave us regarding switching a team to the North. Not much in it geographically at all between Saints and Oxford City.

  • @youngjock1985
    @youngjock1985 2 місяці тому

    Too much tippy tappy and craft beer. Lets hope next season we focus on the football and not trivality.

  • @andygolding6331
    @andygolding6331 2 місяці тому

    Hi, just to touch on the Noble to Wealdstone move, Prior to his hiring at Wealdstone they had a manager called Stuart Maynard who was subsequently hired by Notts County who fit into Notts County's philosophy of possession based football that Luke Williams left behind at Notts County, to me it made sense at the time for Wealdstone to Hire Noble for the same reason that they hoped he would continue Maynard's work.

  • @BigDickMcFlick
    @BigDickMcFlick 2 місяці тому

    Congrats on the cup win :)

  • @BigDickMcFlick
    @BigDickMcFlick 2 місяці тому

    46:10 😂

  • @BigDickMcFlick
    @BigDickMcFlick 2 місяці тому

    Great stuff as always. David always impresses me with his stats, his artifacts from historic moments, and his rants. Can't believe no one got him an Easter Egg. C'mon Saints

  • @BigDickMcFlick
    @BigDickMcFlick 3 місяці тому

    Yellow and Blue!.... Through & Through! 💪

  • @james-83
    @james-83 3 місяці тому

    The push on Sean was 100% a pen!

  • @Trevelyan1971
    @Trevelyan1971 3 місяці тому

    One things for sure…it will be another exciting run in.

  • @charliemarshall578
    @charliemarshall578 3 місяці тому

    crazy to think now he is playing for notts county

  • @BigDickMcFlick
    @BigDickMcFlick 4 місяці тому

    I know you guys do this out of passion but I just thought it was worth saying how much I enjoy these chats. The fact that you guys share a portion of your day to discuss your thoughts on the club is a sacrifice that I appreciate. Never would have imagined I would spend more time in my life following an English club in the 6th division MORE than I spend paying attention to my local Seattle Sounders MLS club. Had I never found the silly Football Manager club.. I wouldn't be getting excited to see another episode appear in my Recommended list. Up the Saints. It's been great listening in on Mix92.6... Keeping up on videos on the Saints UA-cam. If somehow I ever find myself visiting England.. A trip to Clarence Park is a must do.

    • @BigDickMcFlick
      @BigDickMcFlick 4 місяці тому

      40:50 I typed this out before I reached this point. Cheers Lee, Seen some of the stuff on your twitter account with your work on cleaning up the environment and I cannot applaud enough your compassion. Can't believe I was mentioned on here 😂 I told all my English friends I made through Football Manager that I learned about Wetherspoons. To be honest, I just wanted to tell them what Lee thought of the Torquay's Wetherspoon 😂😂😂

  • @BigDickMcFlick
    @BigDickMcFlick 4 місяці тому

    30:00 😂

  • @BigDickMcFlick
    @BigDickMcFlick 4 місяці тому

    20:38 American here who has never heard of Wetherspoons. I had to stop the video and do 10 minutes of internet research to learn about them before I could continue. Thanks to Lee for the great first impression with your vivid description 😂

  • @user-gf8em8io1c
    @user-gf8em8io1c 4 місяці тому

    Well well, researching Mitch for some pub bet or other and you popped out on a St Albans thing. I remember the Dreamflight event and Tarbuck upsetting The Kaiser at the raffle with a very funny gag about Rudolf Heiss. Brilliant fun. Enjoy Spain if you're still there. Best Mel (then Rediffusion)

    • @childwick
      @childwick 4 місяці тому

      Hello Mel, I forwarded your message to Bernard and he indeed remembers you fondly and recalls that you are big Fulham fan. All the best, David

  • @iltwlal
    @iltwlal 4 місяці тому

    What a lovely tribute to Lenny thanks boys!!❤

  • @simongreenway4743
    @simongreenway4743 5 місяців тому

    Hi guys, great reflections on a busy few days. Would be great to get Nobby on the pod when the dust settles. 🍻

  • @BigDickMcFlick
    @BigDickMcFlick 5 місяців тому

    I always love when Jacob and Lee are cracking up laughing at the start of the videos 😂

  • @childwick
    @childwick 5 місяців тому

    Think we got away with putting the incorrect score v Havant at the start.....

  • @louishannlouishann8629
    @louishannlouishann8629 5 місяців тому

    Scraping out these wins even when we aren’t playing at our best are for sure a sign of a good team

  • @youngjock1985
    @youngjock1985 5 місяців тому

    4 good goals by Jeffers, but what about his running data? Noble will probably start a headless chicken against Eastbourne, and leave Jeffers on the bench😂

    • @BigDickMcFlick
      @BigDickMcFlick 5 місяців тому

      I see stats saying Shaun Jeffers is tied in 11th place for most goals in the league this season with 7 goals. Clearly the biggest goal scorer for the club with Dylan Fage at 4. ...... So lets keep him on the bench and utilize him when the starting strikers struggle and the defense doesn't keep goals out????? Brilliant.

  • @youngjock1985
    @youngjock1985 6 місяців тому

    Akanbi is pub level.

    • @andygolding6331
      @andygolding6331 6 місяців тому

      I feared he wouldnt be up to the standards when we signed him, he was hardly prolific at Tonbridge, just a pace merchant at best but he lacks the necessity to be a decent forward.

    • @youngjock1985
      @youngjock1985 6 місяців тому

      @@andygolding6331 Tonbridge wanted to get rid of him. Speaks volumes.

  • @childwick
    @childwick 6 місяців тому

    The first game was in the Herts Charity Cup, this one is in the Herts Senior Cup.

  • @louishannlouishann8629
    @louishannlouishann8629 6 місяців тому

    Why are we playing hitchin again

  • @louishannlouishann8629
    @louishannlouishann8629 6 місяців тому

    What I didn’t understand is that I’m not sure if you saw it but there were police at the Chelmsford game for some reason but not the Hemel game?

  • @youngjock1985
    @youngjock1985 6 місяців тому

    Keep up the good work fellas. Merry Xmas🎅

  • @louishannlouishann8629
    @louishannlouishann8629 6 місяців тому

    What a win!!

  • @louishannlouishann8629
    @louishannlouishann8629 6 місяців тому

    Only watching this after the Chelmsford win so im feeling much happier, agree totally with hoddle needing to be a regular, I personally don’t think we should even think about sacking Noble yet, this year the league is very competitive and I think we haven’t been anywhere near our best. But on the positive side I genuinely see us going on a run and having a push for playoffs towards the end of the season ( only 5 points off the playoffs at this stage)

  • @youngjock1985
    @youngjock1985 6 місяців тому

    Noble way out of his depth. Needs to get the boot.

  • @childwick
    @childwick 6 місяців тому

    Good to see you on Saturday Cameron, all the best to the White Tigers for the rest of the season.

  • @BigDickMcFlick
    @BigDickMcFlick 7 місяців тому

    Appreciated the story about the tree. I love iconic pieces of history or things with a rich story behind them. I checked around google to see stories about the tree, learned about it's history and the fury behind it's removal. Found a black and white aerial photo before it was modernized. Really special stuff. Thanks again for sharing a piece of history. 👍

  • @BigDickMcFlick
    @BigDickMcFlick 7 місяців тому

    23:43 Makes me laugh to hear this as learned about this club through the Football Manager game and it's nice to take the club to the Premier League in 10 years time 😎 Love how they made Jeffers a great striker and the style of play we saw in the Maidstone game is exactly the tactics I enjoy. Glad to see the Saints making progress. Some very exciting prospects for sure. Great win. Up the Saints from your Seattle, Washington supporter. 👼

  • @Trevelyan1971
    @Trevelyan1971 7 місяців тому

    Looked like a cracking game well done the Saints 👍

  • @cash3806
    @cash3806 7 місяців тому

    'Promo SM' 🤘

  • @wilffrith7768
    @wilffrith7768 7 місяців тому

    Hamid Harun's half-volley from the edge of the box for Pakistan. ua-cam.com/video/jkZMC1UajBY/v-deo.html

  • @BigDickMcFlick
    @BigDickMcFlick 7 місяців тому

    3:43 Watching the past few Post Match interviews really shows based on Noble's body language. The first 30 seconds of the weston-super-mare interview, Noble's messing with his face, itching, fixing his collar. Now, sure it's unfair to assume when he could have been itchy... But watching his body language really really spoke loudly to me rather than the words he was saying.

  • @youngjock1985
    @youngjock1985 7 місяців тому

    Stop the tippy tappy football. Need a new manager. Make St Albans City FC great again.

  • @wilffrith7768
    @wilffrith7768 7 місяців тому

    I think I remember that postponement at Bromley in 77, was it? Pulling up in the coach at the ground, the heavens opened and the roof was battered by a brute of a downpour. I think there was an xmas home fixture that I'd gone along to, only to also find off. Would've been 70s or early 80s, a big clash at the time, maybe against Wembley but the pitch was frozen and looked colder than Bejams.

  • @youngjock1985
    @youngjock1985 7 місяців тому

    Keep up the good work fellas. Providing more entertainment than our team.

    • @childwick
      @childwick 7 місяців тому

      Cheers Rookie

  • @youngjock1985
    @youngjock1985 7 місяців тому

    Too much tippy tappy football😂

  • @saintandblade
    @saintandblade 7 місяців тому

    first time watch really enjoyed it and will be avid follower. went to the braintree game and agree with all Lees thoughts i dont like singling out individual players but this lack of fight you talked about , for me , comes from the captain and i dont see it in Bowery. I accept ryan is off at the minute but he does have the desire to kick some ass if the chips are down. Bowery dont even come to thank fans at the end of games?? any way,, great show

    • @andygolding6331
      @andygolding6331 7 місяців тому

      To think we got rid of Adebiyi and replaced him with freaking Bowery who has been utterly criminal, I mean he's an international player ffs and with that other clown Partington at the back... its a comedy duo at the back.... God bring back Big Dave Diedhou from Hendon, that guy at least knew how to put in a tackle.

  • @youngjock1985
    @youngjock1985 8 місяців тому

    Start Jeffers, drop the cart house that is Akanbi.