The WaiBOP United Gazette
Market3 Aug 2026
Cameron Van Hattum 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.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at WaiBOP United
Ben Just 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.
Market3 Aug 2026
James Just attracts admirers
The name of James Just has come up in conversations WaiBOP United were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
WaiBOP United rebuffed over Jordan Vale
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Auckland City have kept their man, and WaiBOP United go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Deklan Barbarouses falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Cameron Boxall signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Cameron Boxall and WaiBOP United agree another 2 years.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
A loan move for Jordan Vale is in the works
WaiBOP United have made the call to Auckland City. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
WaiBOP United ask about Alfie Rogers
A loan enquiry to Auckland City: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
The dugout3 Aug 2026
Rory Wood 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
- Market Chris Smith is free to find somewhere else
- Market Still no ink between WaiBOP United and Stefan Waine
- Squad Stefan Waine keeps his options open