Eric Thompson (Part 1)

Episode 67 Eric Thompson (Part 1)

Welcome to episode 67 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast, proudly brought to you by H. Parsons Funeral Directors, an Australian family owned and operated funeral director, serving the Illawarra since 1893.

Firstly I would like to sincerely thank all of the interviewees, listeners and the football community of the Illawarra, Australia and the World who download this podcast. Additionally I would like to say thank you to the brilliant people who contribute, comment and reminisce on the social media pages.

Episode 67 will be split into multiple parts and will delve into a wonderful servant of Illawarra football, Eric Thompson.

From the late 1960s through to his passing in 2015 Eric Thompson has played alongside, coached, mentored, supported and encouraged hundreds of people in the Illawarra football community.

The width and depth of Eric’s football career is immense. I have tried to place the interviews I have collected in date order but there are times where people interact with Eric multiple times so it is not always possible. However it is clear that we have only touched the surface with people’s memories of Eric but I truly believe what is presented gives an honest reflection of the man and his football personality. And please note this podcast is dynamic and can be added to in the future so please contact me if you want to record your memories of Eric.

It was a privilege to organise and record people’s memories of Eric. I am truly indebted to the many people who have given up their time, memories and emotions by being part of this podcast.

Please note as this episode was recorded over mobile phones there are some slight issues at times with audio quality and for that I apologise. Please enjoy part 1 of episode 67!

Episode 67 - Part 1 - Interviewees

Gary Masters

Neil McKinley

Paul Cavallari

Andy Mullan

Phil Scott

David Curley

Greg Waters

Mark Sweeney

Ross Emerton

Andrew Christie