The Canterbury United Gazette
Match18 Feb 2030
Canterbury United are in real trouble now
Position 5, 15 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.
The dugout18 Feb 2030
Jake McCowatt: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Canterbury United have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Market18 Feb 2030
Monty Nelson is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Canterbury United is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad18 Feb 2030
Tempers go at Canterbury United
Dane Colvey was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Loan watch18 Feb 2030
Sam Payne wants to come home
“I did not go to PSM to sit and watch. I want to come back to Canterbury United and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 5 matches say the rest.
The dugout18 Feb 2030
Joe Colvey gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Joe Colvey is on it.
In brief
- The dugout Michael McCowatt asks for a word with the manager
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Dane Colvey
- Squad Welcome back, a squad player