The WaiBOP United Gazette
Squad12 Oct 2026
Reece Henderson breaks a bone — 94 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 94 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Words exchanged at WaiBOP United
Alberto Delgado 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.
Squad12 Oct 2026
A row about effort at WaiBOP United
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Chris Colvey was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad12 Oct 2026
The decline has begun for Bill Colvey
Everybody saw it before anybody said it. At 33 the numbers say 3 points down on what he was, and the question for WaiBOP United is how to handle a man they owe a great deal.
Loan watch12 Oct 2026
Callum Sutton wants to come home
“I did not go to Team Wellington to sit and watch. I want to come back to WaiBOP United and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 9 matches say the rest.
Market12 Oct 2026
Talks stall between WaiBOP United and Reece Henderson
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
In brief
- The dugout Jake Nelson asks for a word with the manager
- Looking ahead Looking ahead: the trip to Hawke's Bay United
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Chris Colvey