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Edition
The Canterbury United Gazette
31 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent
Steady
Market31 Aug 2026
Chris Garbett 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 Canterbury United can pretend not to have heard.
Market31 Aug 2026
Waitakere United come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Canterbury United did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Canterbury United
Alex Nelson 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.
In brief
- Squad Sam Colvey signs a new deal
- Squad Sam Colvey knocks on the manager’s door
- Squad Questions about Jai Smith on the training pitch