The Southern United Herald
Market10 Aug 2026
Southern United turn down Hawke's Bay United for Alex Payne
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market10 Aug 2026
Noah De Vries 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 The request is on a desk at Southern United, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Stefan Singh signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Stefan Singh and Southern United agree another 2 years.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
An offer of $59.0K for Alfie Rogers
Southern United have gone to Auckland City with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Southern United
Dane Nelson 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.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Ben Colvey
Southern United asked and WaiBOP United said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Southern United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jake Stamatelopoulos is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Southern United lose Joe Barbarouses
43 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Sam De Vries
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
In brief
- Transfer targets A loan move for Noah Just is in the works
- The dugout Dane Nelson knocks on the manager's door
- Market The Bill De Vries story refuses to die