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Edition
The Waitakere United Sentinel
21 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent
Steady
Squad21 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Waitakere United
Chris Barbarouses 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.
Market21 Sep 2026
The shop window has Deklan Smith in it
Waitakere United have let the market know Deklan Smith can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.
The dugout21 Sep 2026
Noah Fenton 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 Waitakere United, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- Squad Oliver Kirwan is not doing himself any favours
- The dugout Cameron Rufer keeps his manager's vote
- Squad Sam Sutton is fit again