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Edition
The Canterbury United Gazette
17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent
Steady
Market17 Aug 2026
Waitakere United come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Canterbury United did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Canterbury United
Kwenzakwenkosi Mbatha 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 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Stefan Sutton
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Stefan Sutton, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Squad Tommy Bell signs on for more
- Market Bill Colvey is free to find somewhere else
- Market Canterbury United put Liberato Cacace up for sale
- Squad Tommy Bell asks for a word with the manager