Miscellaneous
Welcome everybody to episode 56 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, France, the United Kingdom and elsewhere around the World who download this podcast. Additionally I would like to say thank you to the great people who contribute, comment and reminisce on the social media pages.Micky White is our interviewee in episode 56. Born in the United Kingdom in 1959, Micky grew up with a love of the game, playing it from a young age and watching Nottingham Forest as a supporter at the City Ground. This watching and playing football in the United Kingdom stopped towards the end of 1973 as Micky and his Family came out to Australia. At the start of 1974 Illawarra football pre-season, Micky then began has association with Fairy Meadow when he joined the club as a 14 year old.Apart from a stint with Bellambi in 1979 after he had been overseas, Micky successfully stayed and played for Fairy Meadow until the end of 1986 and throughout the Illawarra people would vividly remember his career at this club in the local league and in the state league. Micky then went on to play for Bulli, Fernhill, Cawley Vale, Bellambi and Wollongong White Eagles in a very successful career. Additionally Micky has coached at Cawley Vale, Bellambi and Fernhill (seniors and juniors where he coached his kids) plus being involved on the committee side of things at Fairy Meadow and Bellambi. His football career has spanned over four decades and in this time Micky has energetically intertwined himself into the fabric of Illawarra football.After interviewing Micky, he sees himself as a Fairy Meadow player through and through as he gave 110% in every game and training session for the club. His knowledge of the game is second to none and it was fantastic spending time with someone who has clear recollections of the many people he interacted with during his time in the game.My sincere appreciation and respect go out to Micky and Linda for allowing me into their home to complete this interview. I learnt a lot and gained further insight into our local football history via Micky’s journey. So thank you Micky, it was an absolute pleasure to have interviewed you. Please enjoy episode 56!