The Canterbury United Gazette
Squad2 Nov 2026
James Cacace damages knee ligaments — 53 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 53 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Player ratings2 Nov 2026
Nobody could get near Ryan Sutton
Successful dribbles: 40. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Michael Boxall breaks a bone — 47 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 47 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Tim Lewis falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Match31 Oct 2026
Michael Reid the difference as Canterbury United beat Southern United
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Michael Reid. 2‑1 against Southern United, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
The terraces2 Nov 2026
Canterbury United supporters have found a favourite in Tim Lewis
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Tim Lewis has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
In brief
- Player ratings Tim Lewis in the eights
- Squad Sam Sutton out for 39 days
- Loan watch Stefan Stamatelopoulos counts the days
- Player ratings The pass was always on for Dane Waine