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Edition
The WaiBOP United Gazette
21 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent
Steady
Squad21 Sep 2026
A knee injury of the worst kind for a squad player
30 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. WaiBOP United lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Words exchanged at WaiBOP United
Bill Wood and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Loan watch21 Sep 2026
Alex Waine has seen enough of Melbourne Victory
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at WaiBOP United, and 0 appearances in 5 say he has earned the hearing.
In brief
- The dugout Bill Wood asks for a word with the manager
- Market The shop window has Francis Sutton in it
- The dugout Marco Fenton keeps his manager's vote
- Squad Welcome back, Sam Nelson