The Team Wellington Gazette
Market10 Aug 2026
Michael Smith hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Team Wellington can pretend not to have heard.
Squad10 Aug 2026
James Lockyer signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” James Lockyer and Team Wellington agree another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Team Wellington
Willem Ebbinge 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Team Wellington training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Mandala Konté 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
This league is too small for Mandala Konté
He is doing things on a Saturday afternoon that nobody around him can answer, which is flattering for about one season and a problem after that. Team Wellington will not keep him by pretending otherwise.
Market10 Aug 2026
The Clayton Singh conversation is coming
Everyone has stopped pretending: Hawke's Bay United will make the call about Clayton Singh this week. Team Wellington have a number in mind, and the number is not shy.
In brief
- Market Jai Lewis is free to find somewhere else
- Market Team Wellington pick up Mandala Konté for nothing