The Waitakere United Sentinel
Squad10 Aug 2026
Michael Singh breaks a bone — 31 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 31 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Market10 Aug 2026
Marco Nelson asks to leave Waitakere 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Waitakere United say no — this time
The offer from Hawke's Bay United for Callum Boxall was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Alfie Rogers is a medical away from Waitakere United
The deal with Auckland City is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Jeremy Foo turns down Waitakere United
The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: Auckland City keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Winston Colvey stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Winston Colvey and Waitakere United agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Deklan Payne
Waitakere United asked and WaiBOP United said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Waitakere United
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Joe Smith was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Waitakere United
Francis Just and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
In brief
- The dugout Winston Colvey knocks on the manager’s door
- Market Waitakere United borrow Deklan Van Hattum
- Market Owen Bell goes looking for football