The Hawke's Bay United Courier
Market18 Jan 2027
Hawke's Bay United turn down Southern United for Jake Lockyer
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market18 Jan 2027
Joe Fenton asks to leave Hawke's Bay United
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Match18 Jan 2027
Hawke's Bay United refuse to drop out of the race
Position 3, 18 points, and the result everyone checks first is now theirs. The word is still not being said around the ground, which is how you know everyone is thinking it.
Player ratings18 Jan 2027
Liberato Tuiloma runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 24. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad18 Jan 2027
Words exchanged at Hawke's Bay United
Jake Lockyer 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.
Market18 Jan 2027
Hawke's Bay United sell Clayton Nelson for $460.0K
Clayton Nelson has left for Auckland City in a $460.0K deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.
Squad18 Jan 2027
A row about effort at Hawke's Bay United
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Moisés was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets18 Jan 2027
Hawke's Bay United try to borrow Sebastián Ciganda
Auckland City have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.
Squad18 Jan 2027
Joe Tuiloma stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Joe Tuiloma and Hawke's Bay United agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
In brief
- Market A loan that did nothing for Ben McCowatt
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Squad A ban for Jake Lockyer