The Waitakere United Sentinel
Squad3 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Waitakere United
Joe Kirwan and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market3 Aug 2026
Eyes on Callum Reid again
The phone has started ringing about Callum Reid again, and this time the name on the line is Team Wellington. Waitakere United are listening politely and promising nothing.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Newport County tell Waitakere United: Matt Smith is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Words at Waitakere United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Noah Reid 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.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Stefan Tuiloma signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Stefan Tuiloma commits to Waitakere United for another 1 years.
The dugout3 Aug 2026
Noah Reid knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Waitakere United, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- Squad The armband goes to Tim Smith
- Market Nobody at Waitakere United has picked up the phone to Stefan Tuiloma