The Southern United Herald
Squad24 Aug 2026
A knee injury of the worst kind for Alex Cacace
145 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Southern United lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Market24 Aug 2026
Joe Fenton asks to leave Southern 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.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Toby Smith 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 Southern United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market24 Aug 2026
Team Wellington join the queue for Jai Boxall
Add another name to the list: Team Wellington have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Jai Boxall. The answer from Southern United has not changed — yet.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Deklan Reid signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Deklan Reid commits to Southern United for another 3 years.
Market24 Aug 2026
Still no ink between Southern United and Jake De Vries
“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Southern United, another week without a signature from Jake De Vries.
In brief
- Market Mason Wood's people are making calls
- The dugout Jake De Vries knocks on the manager’s door
- Squad The training reports on Oliver Singh are not good
- The dugout The manager comes out for Alex Cacace