Michael Singh

Defensive Midfielder - Waitakere United
30 Nov 2027
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Marked for Michael Singh

6 Edition

The Waitakere United Sentinel

7 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market7 Sep 2026

Marco Nelson 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 Waitakere United can pretend not to have heard.

Market7 Sep 2026

Waitakere United turn down Auckland City for Alex Cacace

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

Boardroom7 Sep 2026

Deadline passes with 1 signed and 3 gone

That is the business done at Waitakere United until the window opens again. Whether it was enough will be answered on Saturdays rather than in a column, and the first Saturday is close.

Squad7 Sep 2026

Real improvement from Deklan Lewis at Waitakere United

Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Deklan Lewis is 23, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.

Squad7 Sep 2026

Francis Bell falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

Squad7 Sep 2026

Tempers go at Waitakere United

Deklan Van Hattum 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.

Squad7 Sep 2026

Matt Sutton slips down the pecking order

The demotion a club never announces and a dressing room always notices. Matt Sutton is further from the side than he was, and the reason will not be given until he asks.

The dugout7 Sep 2026

Michael Singh 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.

Market7 Sep 2026

Waitakere United put Alex Cacace up for sale

The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Alex Cacace may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.

In brief

  • Market The Kosta Just talk will not go away
  • The dugout The manager plants his flag on Ben Singh
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5 Edition

The Waitakere United Sentinel

31 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market31 Aug 2026

Alex Cacace 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.

Market31 Aug 2026

Joe Van Hattum attracts admirers

The name of Joe Van Hattum has come up in conversations Waitakere United were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.

Squad31 Aug 2026

Alex Cacace falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

The dugout31 Aug 2026

Alex Cacace 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.

Transfer targets31 Aug 2026

Waitakere United try to borrow Adam Bell

Auckland City have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.

Squad31 Aug 2026

Michael Singh stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Michael Singh and Waitakere United agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad31 Aug 2026

Words exchanged at Waitakere United

Tommy Cacace and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

The dugout31 Aug 2026

Michael Singh asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Squad31 Aug 2026

Joe Smith is not doing himself any favours

A manager forgives a bad Saturday far more readily than a bad Tuesday, because one of them he can explain and the other one he chose. The reports this week have not been good.

In brief

4 Edition

The Waitakere United Sentinel

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad24 Aug 2026

17 days out for Michael Singh after a fracture

A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Waitakere United will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.

Market24 Aug 2026

Liberato Kirwan 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 Waitakere United, and it is not being withdrawn.

Transfer targets24 Aug 2026

Adam Bell 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.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Francis Bell falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

Squad24 Aug 2026

A falling-out at Waitakere United

Deklan Van Hattum and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Waitakere United count the cost of losing James Van Hattum

24 days, the scan says, and scans are kinder than reality. The fixtures in that window have just become somebody else’s job.

Transfer targets24 Aug 2026

Waitakere United ask about Adam Bell

A loan enquiry to Auckland City: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.

Market24 Aug 2026

Team Wellington expected to open talks for Jake Van Hattum

Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Waitakere United will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.

The dugout24 Aug 2026

Joe Reid 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.

In brief

3 Edition

The Waitakere United Sentinel

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad17 Aug 2026

Michael Singh breaks a bone — 24 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 24 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

Market17 Aug 2026

Kosta Just says no to Hawke's Bay United

“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Kosta Just had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.

Market17 Aug 2026

Sam Wood 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 Waitakere United, and it is not being withdrawn.

Transfer targets17 Aug 2026

Alfie Rogers 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.

Squad17 Aug 2026

Words exchanged at Waitakere United

Bill Colvey and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Squad17 Aug 2026

Francis Bell falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

The dugout17 Aug 2026

The manager makes an example of Winston Colvey

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Squad17 Aug 2026

Kosta Stamatelopoulos signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Kosta Stamatelopoulos commits to Waitakere United for another 3 years.

Market17 Aug 2026

Liberato Kirwan placed on the list

Waitakere United have made Liberato Kirwan available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.

In brief

2 Edition

The Waitakere United Sentinel

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

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