Alex Nelson

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Marked for Alex Nelson

31 Edition

The Waitakere United Sentinel

1 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad1 Mar 2027

94 days out for Kosta Van Hattum after a fracture

A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Waitakere United will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.

Squad1 Mar 2027

Words exchanged at Waitakere United

Liberato 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.

Squad1 Mar 2027

Words at Waitakere United training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Aitor Morcillo 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.

In brief

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30 Edition

The Waitakere United Sentinel

22 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match22 Feb 2027

Waitakere United are top

24 points and nobody above them. The word is not being said around the ground yet, and it is being thought in every seat.

Squad22 Feb 2027

Words exchanged at Waitakere United

Aitor Morcillo 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.

Squad22 Feb 2027

A row about effort at Waitakere United

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Ilisoni Lolaivalu was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Loan watch22 Feb 2027

Marco Just wants to come home

“I did not go to Hawke's Bay United to sit and watch. I want to come back to Waitakere United and fight for my place.” 6 appearances in 26 matches say the rest.

Squad22 Feb 2027

Ben Van Hattum signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Ben Van Hattum commits to Waitakere United for another 3 years.

The dugout22 Feb 2027

When it matters, Max Wilson plays

It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.

The dugout22 Feb 2027

Alex Garbett gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Market22 Feb 2027

The shop window has Alex Nelson in it

Waitakere United have let the market know Alex Nelson can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.

The dugout22 Feb 2027

Ben Van Hattum asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

In brief

11 Edition

The Waitakere United Sentinel

12 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad12 Oct 2026

Ilisoni Lolaivalu 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 Waitakere United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad12 Oct 2026

Kosta Van Hattum has improved at 24, which nobody expected

Careers are supposed to plateau and then decline, and the players who ignore that are always the ones who were listening on the training ground. 3 points of it, over months, at an age where the direction normally only goes one way.

Loan watch12 Oct 2026

Cameron Boxall counts the days

“I watch every Waitakere United game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Team Wellington runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.

The dugout12 Oct 2026

Kosta Colvey gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Market12 Oct 2026

Talks stall between Waitakere United and Alex Nelson

“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.

The dugout12 Oct 2026

Tommy Just asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

In brief