The Southern United Herald
Market24 Aug 2026
Alex Waine asks to leave Southern United
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market24 Aug 2026
Eyes on Marco Cacace again
The phone has started ringing about Marco Cacace again, and this time the name on the line is Western Sydney Wanderers. Southern United are listening politely and promising nothing.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
Southern United rebuffed over Tze Xuan Loke
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Wellington Phoenix have kept their man, and Southern United go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Southern United
Marco Cacace 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.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
Alex Wood 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.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
Southern United ask about Adam Bell
A loan enquiry to Auckland City: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Deklan Boxall stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Deklan Boxall and Southern United agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Market24 Aug 2026
Southern United bring in Cameron Colvey on loan
A season-long audition: Hawke's Bay United still own him, but the shirt and the minutes are Southern United's to give. A loan is a bet both clubs believe they are winning.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Cameron Colvey still has not settled
A year in and the language has not come, the city has not opened up, and he eats alone more often than anybody at Southern United would like to admit. It is showing on Saturdays.
In brief
- Squad Competition arrives for Noah Boxall
- The dugout Deklan Boxall knocks on the manager's door
- The dugout The manager comes out for Tim McCallum