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Episode 53 Bob YoungWelcome everybody to episode 53 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, Barcelona and around the World who download this podcast. Please note that this interview was conducted with mobile phones, so there are times when the audio drops in and out. I apologise for this audio issue.Bob Young is our interviewee in episode 53. Born in Scotland, Bob came out to Australia with his Family in 1961 and his Australian football journey began when he joined the Berkeley Hostel U14 and the Berkeley High School U15 football teams. From here he kept playing the game firstly with Oak Flats in the senior mens competition and then with a team named the CRM Rangers who were a football team within an intra-works competition for the company Lysaght.It was here at Lysaght, which was a steel processing company, where Bob began his four decades long relationship with the Lysaght Club, which was formed by the company and then joined the Illawarra District Soccer Association second division in the mid 1960s. Bob was a founding committee member and he was then part of a club for the next forty odd years.Mixed amongst his own wonderful journey, this interview is a brief history of Lysaght and it was an honour and pleasure to listen to someone who intimately spent the next four decades riding the highs and lows of a local football club. Lysaght’s core philosophy is family, along with football and Bob’s interview demonstrates why this was the case.Some of the anecdotes given by Bob are heartfelt and for me it was emotional at times, especially re-listening to the interview while editing. It must be pointed out that this two hour interview was all off the cuff by Bob and although there was more I could have asked him about and more he could have shared, the information and memories he opens up about are fantastic and for that I am truly indebted to him.My sincere thanks go out to Bob for giving up his time for this interview, it was an absolute pleasure and honour to listen to his memories. Please enjoy episode 53!