The Hawke's Bay United Courier
Market3 Aug 2026
Michael Smith puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Hawke's Bay United, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Monty Nelson in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Hawke's Bay United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market3 Aug 2026
Waitakere United join the queue for Deklan Van Hattum
Add another name to the list: Waitakere United have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Deklan Van Hattum. The answer from Hawke's Bay United has not changed — yet.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Alex Sutton signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Alex Sutton and Hawke's Bay United agree another 2 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Winston McCowatt 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.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Hawke's Bay United ask about Callum Boxall
A loan enquiry to Waitakere United: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
In brief
- Transfer targets Hawke's Bay United try to borrow Kosta Just
- The dugout Joe McCowatt asks for a word with the manager
- Market Marco Waine told to find a new club
- Squad Alex Sutton keeps his options open