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114 Edition

The Hawke's Bay United Courier

2 Oct 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Market2 Oct 2028

Ben Stamatelopoulos 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 Hawke's Bay United can pretend not to have heard.

Market2 Oct 2028

Matt Garbett has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Hawke's Bay United they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Squad2 Oct 2028

Ítalo 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 Hawke's Bay United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad2 Oct 2028

Ben Wood stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Ben Wood and Hawke's Bay United agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Boardroom2 Oct 2028

$805.8K on the table at Hawke's Bay United

The board have answered with money instead of encouragement, which is the only answer a manager ever wants. Spending it well is now entirely his problem.

Loan watch2 Oct 2028

Ben Stamatelopoulos counts the days

“I watch every Hawke's Bay United game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Hapoel Haifa runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.

In brief

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The Hawke's Bay United Courier

4 Sep 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Market4 Sep 2028

Ben Stamatelopoulos 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 Hawke's Bay United can pretend not to have heard.

Market4 Sep 2028

Matt Garbett is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Hawke's Bay United is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad4 Sep 2028

Real improvement from Matt Garbett at Hawke's Bay United

Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Matt Garbett is 16, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.

Squad4 Sep 2028

Tempers go at Hawke's Bay United

Ítalo 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.

Boardroom4 Sep 2028

Hawke's Bay United release $805.8K for the manager

The board have put money on the table rather than an encouraging word. What happens to it now is somebody else's problem, and somebody else's job.

Loan watch4 Sep 2028

Ben Stamatelopoulos has seen enough of Hapoel Haifa

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Hawke's Bay United, and 0 appearances in 7 say he has earned the hearing.

In brief

103 Edition

The Hawke's Bay United Courier

17 Jul 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Match17 Jul 2028

Hawke's Bay United refuse to drop out of the race

Position 2, 21 points, and the result everyone checks first is now theirs. The word is still not being said around the ground, which is how you know everyone is thinking it.

Market17 Jul 2028

Kosta Tuiloma is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Hawke's Bay United is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad17 Jul 2028

Ítalo 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 Hawke's Bay United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Market17 Jul 2028

Southern United watching Matt Garbett

The interest is real enough to have reached print. Hawke's Bay United have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.

Market17 Jul 2028

A long bet from Hawke's Bay United on Bill Nelson

He is 20, and nobody at Hawke's Bay United signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.

Market17 Jul 2028

Jake McCowatt linked with a move away

The name of Jake McCowatt keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Hawke's Bay United say nothing, which says plenty.

In brief

99 Edition

The Hawke's Bay United Courier

19 Jun 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Match19 Jun 2028

Hawke's Bay United refuse to drop out of the race

Position 2, 21 points, and the result everyone checks first is now theirs. The word is still not being said around the ground, which is how you know everyone is thinking it.

Market19 Jun 2028

Kosta Tuiloma 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 Hawke's Bay United, and it is not being withdrawn.

Market19 Jun 2028

Hawke's Bay United turn down Auckland City for Ben Stamatelopoulos

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Squad19 Jun 2028

Real improvement from Matt Garbett at Hawke's Bay United

Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Matt Garbett is 15, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.

Squad19 Jun 2028

Ítalo 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 Hawke's Bay United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Market19 Jun 2028

WaiBOP United are about to pick up the phone

A conversation is coming this week. Hawke's Bay United will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.

In brief