Robert Banks

Welcome to Episode 21 of the Football United vs Soccer City podcast. Sincere thanks to the many people who have supported this endeavour. 21 episodes into this venture and each episode in my mind is teaching us about who has come before us and reminds us that some parts of the game repeat no matter what era the game is played in. Again it is a privilege to be recording people’s thoughts and it is a privilege to have people listening, thank you!

This episode's interviewee has been involved in the game for over 60 years and apart from a couple of seasons at Corrimal as a junior, this man is synonymous with Bellmabi Soccer Club. Robert Banks has vast experience and knowledge of the game in the Illawarra and is still involved to this day.

I have met the man many times, have read about him many times and have had people describe his exploits on and off the field. And with all of this in my mind I thought it would be a very good interview. However the 90 minutes I spent with him was far more impressive than what I had envisaged as it was a pleasure listening to his memories, thoughts and responses on his time in the game. Banksy is very humble man and as you will hear he has had a wonderful career (with many milestones) but the continual aspect of our conversation that warmed my heart was the regular occurrence that he meets up with his former club mates, team mates and their partners. So with that in mind let’s get into this interview, please enjoy.