Deklan Smith

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26 Jun 2027
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46 Edition

The WaiBOP United Gazette

14 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad14 Jun 2027

A knee injury of the worst kind for Sam Van Hattum

104 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. WaiBOP United lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.

Market14 Jun 2027

Michael Rufer asks to leave WaiBOP 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.

Squad14 Jun 2027

Deklan Smith is a better footballer than he was

Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 22 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.

In brief

Back issues
37 Edition

The WaiBOP United Gazette

12 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market12 Apr 2027

James Rufer 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 The request is on a desk at WaiBOP United, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad12 Apr 2027

Tempers go at WaiBOP United

Owen Boxall 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.

Squad12 Apr 2027

Words at WaiBOP United training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Oscar Gibson is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

In brief

9 Edition

The WaiBOP United Gazette

28 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market28 Sep 2026

James Colvey 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 WaiBOP United can pretend not to have heard.

Squad28 Sep 2026

Deklan Smith is a better footballer than he was

Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 21 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.

Squad28 Sep 2026

Tempers go at WaiBOP United

Owen Boxall 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.

In brief