Sam Bell

Central Midfielder - Hawke's Bay United
14 Oct 2026
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Marked for Sam Bell

4 Edition

The Hawke's Bay United Courier

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market24 Aug 2026

Sam Bell 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 The request is on a desk at Hawke's Bay United, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Francis Barbarouses 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 Hawke's Bay United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad24 Aug 2026

The manager makes an example of Jai Garbett

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Too much change too quickly at Hawke's Bay United

7 signings in three months. Every one of them may be an upgrade and the team can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild that never appears in the transfer-window verdicts.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Liberato Smith stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Liberato Smith and Hawke's Bay United agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Market24 Aug 2026

Winston Waine placed on the list

Hawke's Bay United have made Winston Waine available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.

In brief

Back issues
1 Edition

The Hawke's Bay United Courier

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad3 Aug 2026

Francis Barbarouses 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 Hawke's Bay United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Abongwe Newman signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Abongwe Newman commits to Hawke's Bay United for another 3 years.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Words at Hawke's Bay United training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Alex McCowatt 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.

Market3 Aug 2026

Talks stall between Hawke's Bay United and Liberato McCowatt

“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.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Francis Barbarouses knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Francis Barbarouses trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

Market3 Aug 2026

Sam Bell is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Hawke's Bay United has been clear about where Sam Bell stands, which is more than many ever get.

In brief