The Southern United Herald
Squad17 Jan 2028
Owen Reid keeps Southern United in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad17 Jan 2028
Owen Reid says Southern United went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Match15 Jan 2028
4 matches without a win for Southern United
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Southern United are no longer polite ones.
Player ratings17 Jan 2028
Clayton Just runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 22. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Match15 Jan 2028
Southern United are shipping goals every week
Two or more conceded in each of the last 4 matches. It is not one mistake repeating itself, which would be the easier thing to fix; it is a different one every week.
Match15 Jan 2028
Waitakere United take the points off Southern United
Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad17 Jan 2028
Winston Rufer 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 Southern United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad17 Jan 2028
Jai Smith 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.
Market17 Jan 2028
Jake Waine leaves for nothing
Contract settled, hands shaken, no fee changing hands. Jake Waine leaves Southern United the quiet way, and the wage bill breathes a little easier.
In brief
- Market Chris Cacace leaves for nothing
- Market Still no signature from Oliver Van Hattum