The Waitakere United Sentinel
Squad21 Sep 2026
The knee: Marco Sutton out for 17 days
17 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Waitakere United lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Market21 Sep 2026
Only the photograph left for Kane Young
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Kane Young will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Waitakere United the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Ben Van Hattum is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 23 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Boardroom21 Sep 2026
Waitakere United to lose Kane Young for free
There is no worse way to lose a footballer. Kane Young has pre-agreed a move away, which means every appearance between now and June is made by a man the club can no longer sell, and somebody upstairs will be asked why the contract was allowed to get here.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Words exchanged at Waitakere United
Noah Singh 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.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Late improvement for Noah Singh
At 25 the improving is meant to be over, and it is not: 3 points better than a year ago. It happens to the ones who take the boring parts seriously.
In brief
- Loan watch Deklan Stamatelopoulos has seen enough of Team Wellington
- The dugout Clayton Cacace knocks on the manager's door
- Market Michael Payne placed on the list
- Market The Clayton Cacace story refuses to die