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Edition
The WaiBOP United Gazette
10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent
Steady
Market10 Aug 2026
Kosta Rufer 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 WaiBOP United can pretend not to have heard.
Market10 Aug 2026
WaiBOP United say no — this time
The offer from Auckland City for Clayton Barbarouses was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Daniel Pearson signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Daniel Pearson commits to WaiBOP United for another 4 years.
In brief
- Squad Deklan Just in a row with a teammate
- Squad Words at WaiBOP United training over how hard people work
- Squad Sam De Vries pulls a muscle — 15 days out
- Market Marco Boxall told to find a new club