The Hawke's Bay United Courier
Market7 Jul 2031
Hawke's Bay United turn down WaiBOP United for Matt Sutton
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market7 Jul 2031
Eyes on Dane Garbett again
The phone has started ringing about Dane Garbett again, and this time the name on the line is Team Wellington. Hawke's Bay United are listening politely and promising nothing.
Squad7 Jul 2031
Isaiah David 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.
Squad7 Jul 2031
Hawke's Bay United lose Francis Boxall
16 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Boardroom7 Jul 2031
Hawke's Bay United release $629.7K for the manager
The board have put money on the table rather than an encouraging word. What happens to it now is somebody else's problem, and somebody else's job.
Boardroom7 Jul 2031
Intake day at the Hawke's Bay United academy
7 arrivals, an average age nobody would call a squad, and a set of parents being shown around a building their sons will spend more time in than at home. The scouting has already happened; today is only the paperwork.
In brief
- Market WaiBOP United are about to pick up the phone
- Squad Isaiah David has become a man the manager trusts
- Squad No hiding place for Oliver Reid
- Market James Sutton leaves for nothing