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Edition
The Canterbury United Gazette
5 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent
Steady
Squad5 Oct 2026
Tempers go at Canterbury United
James De Vries 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.
Squad5 Oct 2026
A row about effort at Canterbury United
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Owen Smith was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad5 Oct 2026
Marco Tuiloma is no longer first choice
The manager has re-ordered his thinking and Marco Tuiloma has come out of it lower. He will be told it is temporary, and the players who have heard that before will avoid his eye.
In brief
- Loan watch Chris Smith has seen enough of Team Wellington
- Market Talks stall between Canterbury United and Winston McCowatt
- The dugout Cameron Smith asks for a word with the manager
- Squad The penny has dropped for Owen Sutton