The Canterbury United Gazette
Market7 Sep 2026
Marco Boxall 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 Canterbury United can pretend not to have heard.
Boardroom7 Sep 2026
Deadline passes with 1 signed and 3 gone
That is the business done at Canterbury United until the window opens again. Whether it was enough will be answered on Saturdays rather than in a column, and the first Saturday is close.
Market7 Sep 2026
So close: Oliver Boxall’s move dies late
The fee was agreed and the flight was looked at — and then the phone stopped ringing. Team Wellington moved on, Oliver Boxall reports back to Canterbury United, and everybody pretends Monday is just Monday.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Words exchanged at Canterbury United
Chris Colvey and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Transfer targets7 Sep 2026
No deal for Liberato Kirwan at that price
Canterbury United offered $63.0K; WaiBOP United said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Transfer targets7 Sep 2026
Canterbury United rebuffed over Joe Sutton
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Hawke's Bay United have kept their man, and Canterbury United go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad7 Sep 2026
A row about effort at Canterbury United
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Noah Bell was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Jake Sutton signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Jake Sutton commits to Canterbury United for another 3 years.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Canterbury United have started building around Adam Bell
He used to be one of the options. He is now one of the men the options are picked around, and the change happened quietly enough that only the dressing room noticed on the day.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Jake Sutton
- Market The window shut and Chris Colvey is still in the building
- The dugout Biel Vargas knocks on the manager's door