The Canterbury United Gazette
Squad22 Apr 2030
Owen Lockyer honoured for the season
The kind of year that ends with a name being read out in a hall. Canterbury United had the benefit of it every week and now have the problem of everybody else knowing.
Market22 Apr 2030
Michael McCowatt is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Canterbury United is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad22 Apr 2030
Matt Smith signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Matt Smith and Canterbury United agree another 3 years.
The dugout22 Apr 2030
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The dugout22 Apr 2030
No hiding place for Kosta Fenton
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Kosta Fenton, and the manager let it.
The dugout22 Apr 2030
Deklan Just gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Deklan Just is on it.
In brief
- The dugout Monty Kirwan knocks on the manager's door
- Squad Welcome back, Noah Bell