The Hawke's Bay United Courier
Squad8 Nov 2027
A knee injury of the worst kind for Deklan Lockyer
91 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Hawke's Bay United lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Squad8 Nov 2027
A fracture rules Taniela Baledrokadroka out for 49 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Hawke's Bay United will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Market8 Nov 2027
Christopher Edwards 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 Hawke's Bay United can pretend not to have heard.
Squad8 Nov 2027
Christopher Edwards signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Christopher Edwards commits to Hawke's Bay United for another 4 years.
Squad8 Nov 2027
Words exchanged at Hawke's Bay United
Deklan Lockyer 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.
The dugout8 Nov 2027
No hiding place for Luke Hawkins
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Luke Hawkins, and the manager let it.
Market8 Nov 2027
Ben Bell is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Hawke's Bay United has been clear about where Ben Bell stands, which is more than many ever get.
The dugout8 Nov 2027
Deklan Lockyer has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Hawke's Bay United will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
The dugout8 Nov 2027
Christopher Edwards knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Hawke's Bay United, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- Market Noah Singh linked with a move away
- Looking ahead Hawke's Bay United travel to Southern United