The WaiBOP United Gazette
Market17 Aug 2026
Monty Fenton 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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at WaiBOP United
Kosta Kirwan 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 targets17 Aug 2026
Door shut on Jeremy Foo
WaiBOP United asked and Auckland City said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A row about effort at WaiBOP United
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Sam Garbett was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market17 Aug 2026
Hawke's Bay United watching Matt Smith
The interest is real enough to have reached print. WaiBOP United have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Sam Reid signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Sam Reid and WaiBOP United agree another 3 years.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Dane Kirwan
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Dane Kirwan, and the manager let it.
Market17 Aug 2026
The shop window has Ryan Sutton in it
WaiBOP United have let the market know Ryan Sutton can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
Sam Reid 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
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Liberato Waine
- Squad Matt Smith is out on the grass again