The Hawke's Bay United Courier
Squad1 Feb 2027
A fracture rules Oliver Waine out for 27 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Hawke's Bay United will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
The terraces1 Feb 2027
The mood at Hawke's Bay United has turned into something else
Supporters who sing when it goes badly are supporters. Supporters who gather afterwards are a problem, and everybody inside the building knows which of the two this now is.
Market1 Feb 2027
Nkonzenhle Hlongwa asks to leave Hawke's Bay 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.
Squad1 Feb 2027
Tempers go at Hawke's Bay United
Winston Tuiloma 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.
Squad1 Feb 2027
Jai McCowatt falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Loan watch1 Feb 2027
Tommy Bell has seen enough of Newcastle Jets
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Hawke's Bay United, and 1 appearances in 25 say he has earned the hearing.
In brief
- Market A year gone for Dane Bell
- Squad Nkonzenhle Hlongwa gets it from the manager
- Market The market said no: Tim McCowatt stays put