The Waitakere United Sentinel
Squad30 Nov 2026
Words exchanged at Waitakere United
Matt Garbett 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.
Squad30 Nov 2026
Stefan Reid signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Stefan Reid commits to Waitakere United for another 3 years.
Squad30 Nov 2026
A row about effort at Waitakere United
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Callum Singh was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout30 Nov 2026
No hiding place for Deklan Bell
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Deklan Bell, and the manager let it.
The dugout30 Nov 2026
Matt Garbett has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Waitakere 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.
Squad30 Nov 2026
Alex Just is the weekend's best young player
At 17 he is being measured against the rest of the division's kids and coming out in front. The senior version of this award is where the club would like this to lead.
In brief
- The dugout Francis Waine knocks on the manager's door
- Market Dane Singh placed on the list
- Looking ahead Waitakere United host Southern United
- The dugout The manager comes out for Dane Singh