The Southern United Herald
Market31 Aug 2026
Kosta Reid hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Southern United can pretend not to have heard.
Market31 Aug 2026
Oliver Waine is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Southern United is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Southern United
Nicholas Scott 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.
Squad31 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Southern United
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Cameron Nelson was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market31 Aug 2026
Luke Crawford told to find a new club
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Luke Crawford has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Southern United.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Noah Payne stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Noah Payne and Southern United agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for James Bell
- The dugout Noah Payne knocks on the manager's door
- Squad The training reports on Francis Lockyer are not good
- The dugout Francis Smith keeps his manager's vote