The Hawke's Bay United Courier
Squad17 May 2027
Tempers go at Hawke's Bay United
Liberato Tuiloma 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.
Squad17 May 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 Guti was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market17 May 2027
Hawke's Bay United buy the years ahead of Jack Mihailidis
He is 20, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
The dugout17 May 2027
Tim Just has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Hawke's Bay United will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
Squad17 May 2027
Somebody is after Ben Payne’s shirt
A new face in his position, and Ben Payne suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Hawke's Bay United have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
Market17 May 2027
Joe Fenton runs his contract down
3 months remain and no agreement is close. Every week without a signature costs Hawke's Bay United money.
In brief
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Jake Stamatelopoulos
- Squad Francis Smith back in training