The WaiBOP United Gazette
Market31 Aug 2026
James Reid 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 The request is on a desk at WaiBOP United, and it is not being withdrawn.
The dugout31 Aug 2026
Joe Fenton 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.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Alex Lewis 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.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Tempers go at WaiBOP United
Tim Smith 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.
Market31 Aug 2026
Deklan Barbarouses placed on the list
WaiBOP United have made Deklan Barbarouses available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
Squad31 Aug 2026
The training reports on Marco Barbarouses are not good
A bad Saturday is forgiven; a bad Tuesday is chosen. Standards have slipped and in a building where everybody watches everybody, it has been noticed.
In brief
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Sam Singh
- Squad Welcome back, James Stamatelopoulos