The Southern United Herald
Market9 Nov 2026
Jackson Bailey 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 The request is on a desk at Southern United, and it is not being withdrawn.
The dugout9 Nov 2026
Jordan Vale keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Southern United may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad9 Nov 2026
Jackson Bailey stands alone
7 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Squad9 Nov 2026
Words exchanged at Southern United
Winston Kirwan and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad9 Nov 2026
A row about effort at Southern United
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Stefan Lockyer was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Match7 Nov 2026
Southern United come up short against Team Wellington
Team Wellington left with the points after a 0‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
The dugout9 Nov 2026
Deklan Singh gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
The dugout9 Nov 2026
Dane Singh: “No excuses”
“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑2, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.
The dugout9 Nov 2026
Somebody else is better right now than Clayton Lewis
The team sheet says it in public every week until it changes. The only version of being dropped a footballer cannot argue with, and the one he takes hardest.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Stefan Lockyer
- Player ratings Ben Nelson on a tightrope all afternoon
- Squad The penny has dropped for Adam Bell