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Edition
The Southern United Herald
31 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent
Steady
Market31 Aug 2026
Francis Stamatelopoulos hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Southern United can pretend not to have heard.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Real improvement from Francis Stamatelopoulos at Southern United
Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Francis Stamatelopoulos is 22, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Southern United
Kwenzakwenkosi Mbatha 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.
In brief
- Squad Jake Boxall falls out with a teammate over standards
- Squad Dane Sutton stays put