Football United vs Soccer City

Welcome everybody to episode 42 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. I would like to sincerely thank all the interviewees, listeners and the soccer public of the Illawarra/Australia who download this podcast. I must note that we do have some international listeners, so thank you for the people who download around the world. Additionally I would like to say thank you to the people who con...

Welcome everybody to episode 41 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. As always I would like to sincerely thank all the interviewees, listeners and the soccer public of the Illawarra/Australia who download this podcast. Additionally I would like to say thank you to the people who contribute, comment and reminisce on the social media pages. This episode’s interviewee started playing with F...

Welcome everybody to episode 40 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. As always I would like to sincerely thank all the interviewees, listeners and the soccer public of the Illawarra/Australia who download this podcast. Additionally I would like to say thank you to the people who contribute, comment and reminisce on the social media pages. This episode’s interviewee John Bingham was born...

Welcome everybody to episode 39 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. I would like to sincerely thank all the interviewees, listeners and the soccer public of the Illawarra and around Australia and the globe who download this podcast. Additionally I would like to say thank you to the people who contribute, comment and reminisce on the social media pages. It is appreciated. This episode’s...

Welcome everybody to episode 38 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. As always I would like to sincerely thank all the interviewees, listeners and the soccer public of the Illawarra/Australia who download this podcast. Additionally I would like to say thank you to the people who contribute, comment and reminisce on the social media pages. This episode’s interviewee was born in 1928 and h...

Welcome to part 2 of episode 37 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. In part 2, I continue to converse with John “Kraj” Krajnovic about his football journey. Sincere thanks to John for allowing me to speak with him for over 2 hours in his home, I sincerely respect his time. Please enjoy the second part to episode 37.

Welcome everybody to episode 37 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. As always I would like to sincerely thank all the interviewees, listeners and the soccer public of the Illawarra/Australia who download this podcast. Additionally I would like to say thank you to the people who contribute, comment and reminisce on the social media pages. This episode's interviewee grew up in Balgownie a...

Welcome everybody to episode 36 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. As I am putting together this introduction we are in the New Year and I wish all the listeners a Happy New Year and a safe 2020. As always I would like to sincerely thank all the interviewees, listeners and the soccer public of the Illawarra/Australia. This episode's interviewee although not originally from the Illawarr...

Welcome everybody to episode 35 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. As I am recording this introduction we are coming to the end of the year and I would like to sincerely thank all the interviewees, listeners, football public of the Illawarra/Australia and of course my family. Approximately 14 months into this podcast journey and it has been an absolute delight to meet and interview peo...

Welcome everybody to episode 34 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. Slowly but surely the catalogue of interviews is piling up and it is a credit to the soccer people of the Illawarra who have put their hand up to be recorded. The memories, journeys, stories and facts recorded will be a useful resource later down the track for their families, our soccer community and for others. For the...

Welcome everybody to episode 33 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. It is a pleasure to have you uploading this episode, whether you are a one-off listener or a frequent listener. I sincerely appreciate your support. This episode's interviewee had a varied football career here in Australia and in Italy. Dez Giraldi grew up in the Illawarra’s northern suburbs and played the majority of h...

Welcome to part 2 of episode 32 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. In part 2, I continue to converse with Gary “Gus” Masters about his soccer journey. Thanks again to Gus for allowing me the time to conduct this interview, my respect and thanks goes out to him. Please enjoy the second part to episode 32.

Welcome everyone to episode 32 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. The soccer public of the Illawarra should be proud of the women and men who have helped develop our game here. I hope these interviews give a little slice of our soccer history in the Illawarra across different eras and roles. This episode's interviewee has worn different hats over the years as a supporter, ball boy, pla...

Welcome to part 2 of episode 31 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. In part 2, I continue to converse with Jacob Timpano about his football journey. Thanks again to Jacob and his family for allowing me into their home, my respect and thanks goes out to them. Please enjoy the second part to episode 31. Music by Luke Nolan

Welcome everyone to episode 31 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. It is always a delight to upload an interview, so you the listener can enjoy the interviewee that I am interviewing. Hopefully my technique is incrementally improving and people are enjoying the people that are being recorded. Each person that is interviewed has multiple memories and thoughts on their journey and it is a...

Welcome everyone to episode 30 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. Thank you to everyone who downloads and supports this podcast, I sincerely appreciate the support. This episode's interviewee was born in Chile. He developed his footballing passion and skills playing amongst his friends informally in the community. After a period of time Jorge Alarcon was scouted and joined the professi...

Welcome to part 2 of episode 29 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. In part 2, I continue to converse with Barry Salisbury about his football journey. Thanks to Barry for allowing me to speak with him on the phone for over 2 hours, I sincerely respect his time. Please enjoy the second part to episode 29.

Welcome everyone to episode 29 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. Thank you to everyone who listens to this podcast and as always I say thank you to the interviewees who share their time and memories. This episode’s interviewee grew up in the 1930s and 1940s in Woonona, not far from Balls Paddock. During his childhood and teenage years he played football at school and at club level for...

Welcome everyone to episode 28 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. Thank you to everyone who listens to this podcast regularly and thanks to the one off listeners who are interested in a particular Illawarra footballing person. This episode’s interviewee grew up playing other sports and came to our great game later than most. However once introduced, she fully immersed herself in the ga...

Welcome to episode 27 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. Another journey recorded and it is always delightful to record a person's history in the game. Again I say thank you to the people who support this initiative in its various forms. The feedback both positive and constructive is always welcomed and I will endeavour to improve the finished product. In terms of the people nominating...

Welcome to part 2 of episode 26 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. In part 2 we continue to converse with Antony Welbourn about his soccer journey and where it took him. Thanks to Antony and his partner for allowing me into their home, I sincerely respect their time. Please enjoy the second part to episode 26 as Antony recalls his second year at the Australian Institute of Sport’s socc...

Welcome to part 1 of episode 26 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. This episode due to its length will be split into two parts. My sincere thanks goes out to you the listener who continues to support this initiative. And to the people who keep spreading the word about the podcast and social media platforms I say thank you. It is an honour to interview people who have had an impact in m...

Welcome to episode 25 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. Thank you to the listener for your continued support and thank you to the people of the Illawarra who allow me to interview them in their spare time, I sincerely appreciate the positivity this podcast creates. This episode’s interviewee has had an amazing journey as a player. Over the years I had seen this man play and I always u...

Welcome to part two of episode 24 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. This episode is the second part of Julio Miranda’s footballing journey, where we delve through his 1990s, 2000s and 2010s as a footballer and as a coach. Again it was a pleasure to spend time with him and hear his thoughts on different parts of his career, which is still ongoing. Please enjoy part two of this episode.

Welcome to episode 24 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. This episode has been split into two parts due to its length. Once again I would like to thank you the listener for the feedback on the podcasts thus far, both positive and constructive. I appreciate people's views and I will endeavour to improve on each episode in the various areas noted. In regards to the social media pages I c...