Tim Nelson

Goalkeeper - Canterbury United
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29 Edition

The Canterbury United Gazette

15 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad15 Feb 2027

Ben Just damages knee ligaments — 44 days out

The words a physio says slowly. 44 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.

Squad15 Feb 2027

Tempers go at Canterbury United

Alex De Vries 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.

Squad15 Feb 2027

Words at Canterbury United training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Corey Hollman 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.

In brief

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26 Edition

The Canterbury United Gazette

25 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match25 Jan 2027

Canterbury United up to position 3

24 points on the board and a place in the leading group. Nobody at the ground is saying the word out loud yet.

Boardroom25 Jan 2027

Hands off: Atvidaberg circle James Cacace

Canterbury United have received the call every well-run club eventually receives — somebody bigger has noticed James Cacace. Saying no is easy; keeping him convinced is the actual work.

Market25 Jan 2027

Tim Nelson asks to leave Canterbury United

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

In brief

25 Edition

The Canterbury United Gazette

18 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad18 Jan 2027

6 goals for Deklan Just

The match ball belongs to Deklan Just, whose 6 goals turned a difficult afternoon into a procession.

Squad18 Jan 2027

Deklan Just is carrying Canterbury United

28 goals and a season average of 7.62. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.

Match16 Jan 2027

Hawke's Bay United take the points off Canterbury United

Beaten 7‑8, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Player ratings18 Jan 2027

A masterclass from Deklan Just

Marked 9.95 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.

Match16 Jan 2027

15 goals as Canterbury United and Hawke's Bay United go for it

Defending was optional and nobody took up the option. 15 goals between Canterbury United and Hawke's Bay United, and not one of the people who paid to be there will ask for the money back.

Player ratings18 Jan 2027

Owen Ross was on a different afternoon to everybody else

9.53. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.

Squad18 Jan 2027

Words at Canterbury United training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Corey Hollman 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.

Squad18 Jan 2027

Bailey Gibson 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 Canterbury United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Loan watch18 Jan 2027

Marco De Vries has seen enough of Team Wellington

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Canterbury United, and 0 appearances in 23 say he has earned the hearing.

In brief

  • Player ratings Matt Wood runs at them all day
  • Market The shop window has Tim Nelson in it
  • The terraces The press have found their man in Owen Ross
23 Edition

The Canterbury United Gazette

4 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad4 Jan 2027

3 goals for Owen Ross

The match ball belongs to Owen Ross, whose 3 goals turned a difficult afternoon into a procession.

Squad4 Jan 2027

The season belongs to Deklan Just

An individual honour is a strange thing in a team game, and the best of them are never argued with. He has had the sort of year that ends with his name being read out, and Canterbury United have had the benefit of it.

Squad4 Jan 2027

Ryan Reid keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Canterbury United may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Squad4 Jan 2027

Owen Ross is carrying Canterbury United

15 goals and a season average of 7.36. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.

Match2 Jan 2027

Team Wellington take the points off Canterbury United

Beaten 4‑6, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Market4 Jan 2027

Callum Boxall has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Canterbury United they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Match2 Jan 2027

10 goals as Canterbury United and Team Wellington go for it

Defending was optional and nobody took up the option. 10 goals between Canterbury United and Team Wellington, and not one of the people who paid to be there will ask for the money back.

Player ratings4 Jan 2027

Owen Ross was on a different afternoon to everybody else

9.24. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.

Loan watch4 Jan 2027

Marco Boxall counts the days

“I watch every Canterbury United game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Team Wellington runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.

In brief