The Canterbury United Gazette
Market23 Aug 2027
Terms done: Ben Waine is going
Fee agreed, wages agreed, and Waitakere United waiting with a shirt. Nobody at Canterbury United is pretending otherwise, and the supporters have stopped asking whether and started asking when.
Market23 Aug 2027
Oliver Wood asks to leave Canterbury United
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
The dugout23 Aug 2027
Dane Fenton frozen out at Canterbury United
This is not rotation. Dane Fenton has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Canterbury United is pretending otherwise.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Ronaldo Barrett in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Canterbury United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Taine Anderson arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Taine Anderson has, at Canterbury United, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
Door shut on Bill Just
Canterbury United asked and WaiBOP United said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market23 Aug 2027
Eyes on Michael Bell again
The phone has started ringing about Michael Bell again, and this time the name on the line is Team Wellington. Canterbury United are listening politely and promising nothing.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
A loan move for Dane Lockyer is in the works
Canterbury United have made the call to Waitakere United. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Taine Anderson stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Taine Anderson and Canterbury United agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Ziggy Kozluk
- The dugout When it matters, Jai Nelson plays
- Squad Joe Rufer has company in his position