The Southern United Herald
Squad15 Feb 2027
50 days out for Bill Van Hattum after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Southern United will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Alexander Thompson 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 Southern United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad15 Feb 2027
A row about effort at Southern United
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Joe Sutton was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Noah Rufer signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Noah Rufer and Southern United agree another 3 years.
The dugout15 Feb 2027
Alexander Thompson 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 Southern United, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The dugout15 Feb 2027
a squad player gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say a squad player is on it.
In brief
- Market Still no ink between Southern United and Veljko Tasić
- Market The market said no: Tommy Nelson stays put
- The dugout The manager comes out for Michael Just