The Canterbury United Gazette
Squad12 Jun 2028
Jake Sutton damages knee ligaments — 17 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 17 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Market12 Jun 2028
Tim Stamatelopoulos asks to leave Canterbury 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.
Squad12 Jun 2028
Tempers go at Canterbury United
Kye Shaw 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.
Squad12 Jun 2028
Kirill Rios gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Kirill Rios has just signed for Canterbury United, and for once the answer mattered.
Boardroom12 Jun 2028
Canterbury United beat the market to Winston Kirwan from WaiBOP United
WaiBOP United will keep picking him until June and will get nothing for him after it. Winston Kirwan has pre-agreed a move to Canterbury United, and the only people who lose in that arrangement are the ones who let the contract run down.
Market12 Jun 2028
Auckland City are about to pick up the phone
A conversation is coming this week. Canterbury United will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.
In brief
- Market Canterbury United sign Kirill Rios, one for the future
- Squad Michael Boxall falls out with a teammate over standards
- Market The Tommy Reid question follows Canterbury United around
- Boardroom Canterbury United keep producing them