The Hawke's Bay United Courier
Market11 Jan 2027
Chris Reid puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Hawke's Bay United, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Jarrod Martin 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 Hawke's Bay United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match9 Jan 2027
Michael Barbarouses’s goal not enough for Hawke's Bay United
Michael Barbarouses scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Team Wellington, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Words at Hawke's Bay United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Liberato Smith is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Player ratings11 Jan 2027
Michael Payne gives it away
There was no pressure on him and nowhere he had to be. Hawke's Bay United lost a goal to a decision that took half a second and will be discussed all week.
Player ratings11 Jan 2027
Nobody could get near Michael Barbarouses
Successful dribbles: 14. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
In brief
- Squad The manager has not finished forgetting Michael Payne's mistake
- Squad Michael Barbarouses named player of the week
- Player ratings The pass was always on for Sam Sutton
- Player ratings Ben De Vries spends the afternoon fouling