The Waitakere United Sentinel
Market17 Aug 2026
Noah Just turns Southern United down
“It was not right for me. I am not going to explain why to anybody except the people I owe an explanation to.” A deal agreed between two clubs, and a player who declined to be part of it.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
An offer of $290.0K for Nathan Garrow
Waitakere United have gone to Auckland City with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Ben Lockyer 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 Waitakere United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Hawke's Bay United tell Waitakere United: Monty Bell is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words at Waitakere United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Liberato Colvey 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.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Waitakere United ask about Matt Singh
A loan enquiry to WaiBOP United: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Clayton Sutton signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Clayton Sutton and Waitakere United agree another 3 years.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Noah Just
“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.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
Clayton Sutton 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 Waitakere United, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- Squad Questions about Deklan Colvey on the training pitch
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Liberato Fenton