The WaiBOP United Gazette
Market28 Sep 2026
Stefan Stamatelopoulos asks to leave WaiBOP United
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad28 Sep 2026
The step up is real for Oliver Wood
At 18 he is doing things this season that he could not do last season, and doing them every week. Form comes and goes; this has stayed long enough to be called something else.
Squad28 Sep 2026
Tempers go at WaiBOP United
Francis Kirwan 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.
Squad28 Sep 2026
Stefan Stamatelopoulos has improved at 28, which nobody expected
Careers are supposed to plateau and then decline, and the players who ignore that are always the ones who were listening on the training ground. 3 points of it, over months, at an age where the direction normally only goes one way.
Loan watch28 Sep 2026
Liberato Lewis wants to come home
“I did not go to Team Wellington to sit and watch. I want to come back to WaiBOP United and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 5 matches say the rest.
The dugout28 Sep 2026
Stefan Stamatelopoulos asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Chris Lockyer
- Market Matt Singh placed on the list
- The dugout Tommy Tuiloma keeps his manager's vote
- Squad Joe Cacace is fit again