The Hawke's Bay United Courier
Boardroom26 Jul 2027
Pressure builds in the Hawke's Bay United boardroom
The directors have stopped offering the manager public warmth. In football that is usually the stage before the short statement.
Market26 Jul 2027
Chris Kirwan has said yes to Auckland City
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Hawke's Bay United have lost him in all but the paperwork.
Transfer targets26 Jul 2027
Hawke's Bay United bid $7.0K for Deklan Tuiloma
The offer went to WaiBOP United this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Squad26 Jul 2027
Words at Hawke's Bay United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Kosta Lockyer 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.
Squad26 Jul 2027
Words exchanged at Hawke's Bay United
Chris Kirwan 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 targets26 Jul 2027
A loan move for Michael Bell is in the works
Hawke's Bay United have made the call to Canterbury United. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.
The dugout26 Jul 2027
Kosta Lockyer knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Hawke's Bay United, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market26 Jul 2027
Michael Bell placed on the list
Hawke's Bay United have made Michael Bell available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
Squad26 Jul 2027
Lessons booked for Saúl at Hawke's Bay United
Nobody writes a headline about a tutor. Nobody has to be told, either, what happens to a signing who spends two years being the man nobody can talk to at lunch.
In brief
- The dugout The manager comes out for Ryan Lewis
- Squad Michael Boxall is fit again