The WaiBOP United Gazette
Market24 Aug 2026
WaiBOP United turn down Team Wellington for Deklan Just
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market24 Aug 2026
Tim Bell 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.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Deklan Just 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 WaiBOP United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Sam Lockyer 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.
Market24 Aug 2026
WaiBOP United put Ben Reid up for sale
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Ben Reid may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Liberato Barbarouses 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 WaiBOP United, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- Market Francis Payne goes out on loan to play
- Squad The manager plants his flag on Deklan Just