The Hawke's Bay United Courier
The terraces29 Mar 2027
The mood at Hawke's Bay United has turned into something else
Supporters who sing when it goes badly are supporters. Supporters who gather afterwards are a problem, and everybody inside the building knows which of the two this now is.
Boardroom29 Mar 2027
Pressure builds in the Hawke's Bay United boardroom
The directors have stopped offering the manager public warmth. In football that is usually the stage before the short statement.
Squad29 Mar 2027
Liberato Tuiloma 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.
The dugout29 Mar 2027
The manager makes an example of Callum De Vries
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad29 Mar 2027
Words at Hawke's Bay United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Francis Just 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.
The dugout29 Mar 2027
A promise honoured at Hawke's Bay United
Something was said to Chris Cacace and then it happened. In this industry that passes for remarkable, and the dressing room noticed faster than any supporter could.
In brief
- Market Hawke's Bay United put Stefan Singh up for sale
- The dugout James Kirwan knocks on the manager’s door
- The dugout The manager comes out for Bill McCowatt
- Squad Dane Lockyer is out on the grass again