Welcome everybody to episode 46 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 and the World 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 one of these social media posts that allowed me to complete this interview, so please keep interacting online.

Stuart McLaren is our interviewee in episode 46. In this expansive interview Stuart talks about a wide range of subjects, which relate to his footballing journey across the world. Stuart has been involved in the game for over four decades and has tasted all aspects to the game as a player and as a coach at grassroots, representative and professional levels.

The interview is compelling as Stuart is honest and thinks about the game deeply. Australian and Scottish football are fortunate to have benefited from his immense contributions. Although not a complete story as he has so much more to give, I learnt a great deal from listening to the man and it is an absolute pleasure to have recorded this interview.

My sincere thanks go out to Stuart and his Family for giving up his time for this interview. And thank you to Daniel Hastings who originally linked Stuart to a Facebook post. This post allowed me to reach out to Stuart and for that I am grateful. Please note as this was recorded via a phone call the sound quality is not where I would like it to be, so for this infraction I apologise. Please enjoy this episode!