The WaiBOP United Gazette
Match26 Dec 2026
A hiding for WaiBOP United
Beaten 1‑4 by Auckland City, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Match26 Dec 2026
No end in sight to WaiBOP United's wait for a win
6 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at WaiBOP United has to find a result from somewhere.
Market28 Dec 2026
Deklan Cacace puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at WaiBOP United, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad28 Dec 2026
A one-man rearguard from Ben Rufer
There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Player ratings28 Dec 2026
Nobody could get near Noah Stamatelopoulos
Successful dribbles: 24. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad28 Dec 2026
Joe Just 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 WaiBOP United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
In brief
- Squad George Kelly falls out with a teammate over standards
- Boardroom Nobody left the WaiBOP United dressing room in a hurry
- Squad The team sheet said everything about Callum Tuiloma
- Market The shop window has Tommy Lockyer in it