The Hawke's Bay United Courier
Market5 Nov 2029
Teaveura Parker asks to leave Hawke's Bay 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.
Match3 Nov 2029
Still nobody has beaten Hawke's Bay United
The unbeaten run reaches 7. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.
Squad5 Nov 2029
Words exchanged at Hawke's Bay United
Joe Sutton 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.
Squad5 Nov 2029
A row about effort at Hawke's Bay United
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Mohammed Kabia was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Match3 Nov 2029
Hawke's Bay United see off Auckland City
Three points for Hawke's Bay United, 2‑1 the final word against Auckland City in a contest settled by the finer margins.
The terraces5 Nov 2029
Hawke's Bay United supporters have found a favourite in Callum Lockyer
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Callum Lockyer has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Squad5 Nov 2029
Hawke's Bay United lose Michael Bell
60 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad5 Nov 2029
A month that belonged to James Nelson
The young player of the month award goes to a 17-year-old at Hawke's Bay United who has looked like the finished article for four weekends running. The next four are the ones that decide whether he is.
The dugout5 Nov 2029
Teaveura Parker 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
- Player ratings Noah Kirwan stands above it all
- The dugout Clayton Barbarouses: “That is the standard”
- Market Makai Welch told to find a new club