The WaiBOP United Gazette
Market10 May 2027
Owen Kirwan 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.
Squad10 May 2027
A falling-out at WaiBOP United
Liberato Van Hattum and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad10 May 2027
A row about effort at WaiBOP United
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Tim Singh was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout10 May 2027
A promise honoured for Matt Van Hattum
It is not much of a headline and it is the reason players believe the next promise. WaiBOP United told Matt Van Hattum something would happen and then it happened, which in this industry passes for remarkable.
The dugout10 May 2027
Noah Bell is still being punished for one mistake
Nobody will confirm it and the team sheets confirm it every week. One error has bought him a spell as second choice that is already longer than the error deserved.
The dugout10 May 2027
Owen Kirwan 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.
In brief
- Market The Kosta Van Hattum story refuses to die
- Squad The training reports on Francis Bell are not good
- Squad Michael Rufer is starting to belong
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Josh Damevski