The Southern United Herald
Market3 Aug 2026
Jai Barbarouses puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Southern United, and it is not being withdrawn.
Market3 Aug 2026
Southern United say no — this time
The offer from Hawke's Bay United for Alex De Vries 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.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Southern United
Will Marshall 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.
Market3 Aug 2026
Hawke's Bay United join the queue for Liberato Bell
Add another name to the list: Hawke's Bay United have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Liberato Bell. The answer from Southern United has not changed — yet.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Words at Southern United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Tim McCowatt 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.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Jai Barbarouses signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Jai Barbarouses commits to Southern United for another 2 years.
In brief
- Squad Tim McCowatt knocks on the manager’s door
- Market Kosta Bell told to find a new club