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Edition
The Southern United Herald
10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent
Steady
Market10 Aug 2026
Hawke's Bay United come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Southern United did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Kosta Van Hattum signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Kosta Van Hattum and Southern United agree another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Southern United
Kosta Van Hattum 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.
In brief
- Squad The manager makes an example of Deklan Kirwan
- Market James Sutton told to find a new club
- Squad Kosta Van Hattum knocks on the manager's door