The WaiBOP United Gazette
Squad26 Oct 2026
Joe Fenton keeps WaiBOP United in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 8 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad26 Oct 2026
A day Noah Nelson will not forget
3 goals in one game. The first was taken well, the second was taken greedily, and by the third the crowd were simply waiting for him to get the ball.
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
No sign of nerves from Tommy Singh at 21 — 7.95
The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Tommy Singh did not need any: 7.95, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Market26 Oct 2026
Kosta Smith 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 The request is on a desk at WaiBOP United, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Kosta Barbarouses 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.
Match24 Oct 2026
6 goals as WaiBOP United and Canterbury United go for it
Defending was optional and nobody took up the option. 6 goals between WaiBOP United and Canterbury United, and not one of the people who paid to be there will ask for the money back.
Match24 Oct 2026
WaiBOP United see off Canterbury United
Three points for WaiBOP United, 4‑2 the final word against Canterbury United in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Kosta Barbarouses runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 21. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Ninety minutes of Noah Nelson at his very best
Marked 9.38. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at WaiBOP United.
In brief
- Squad Tommy McCowatt stays put
- The terraces The crowd has taken to Ben Nelson
- Player ratings Off the bench and decisive: Monty De Vries