The Southern United Herald
Market31 Aug 2026
Winston Boxall hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Southern United can pretend not to have heard.
Transfer targets31 Aug 2026
Kosta Boxall due for a Southern United medical
Everything agreed with Canterbury United, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Transfer targets31 Aug 2026
No deal for Alfie Rogers at that price
Southern United offered $63.0K; Auckland City said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Transfer targets31 Aug 2026
Door shut on Noah McCowatt
Southern 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.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Southern United
Noah Just and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Callum Payne is a square peg at Southern United
The system has changed and his position has not. A footballer can improve his form; he cannot improve the manager’s formation, and that is the whole of the problem.
Squad31 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Southern United
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Sam Colvey was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout31 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Deklan Lockyer
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market31 Aug 2026
Alex Van Hattum placed on the list
Southern United have made Alex Van Hattum available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
In brief
- Market Southern United borrow Callum Payne
- Squad Competition arrives for Tommy Reid
- The dugout Winston Boxall keeps his manager's vote