About this episode

The episode features an interview with former Manchester United stadium announcer Alwyn Thompson, discussing his experiences and responsibilities during his tenure in the 60s and 70s.

For a special episode, we're chatting to a stadium announcer from days gone by at Manchester United. Alwyn Thompson was on the mic at Old Trafford between 1965 and 1973 and had a host of other duties that would seem completely alien to stadium announcers in the modern game. Our regular hosts Rich Hurst of West Brom and current voice of Old Trafford, Alan Keegan, quizzed Alwyn about how he got the job, what his responsibilities were and how he looks back now at what was a special moment in his...

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