The Hawke's Bay United Courier
The terraces17 Aug 2026
Hawke's Bay United sell a favourite for $29.0K
The accountants will call it good business and they will be right, which is not the point anybody outside the boardroom is making. Francis Barbarouses was one of the reasons people came, and $29.0K does not replace that by itself.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Hawke's Bay United
Cameron Kirwan 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.
Market17 Aug 2026
Francis Barbarouses moves on
Southern United pay $29.0K, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words at Hawke's Bay United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Clayton Barbarouses 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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Aidan Hall gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Cameron De Vries signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Cameron De Vries and Hawke's Bay United agree another 3 years.
In brief
- Market James De Vries told to find a new club
- Market The shop window has Winston Waine in it