The Hawke's Bay United Courier
The dugout22 Oct 2029
James Nelson: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Hawke's Bay United have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Boardroom22 Oct 2029
10 academy graduates step up at Hawke's Bay United
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Player ratings22 Oct 2029
James Nelson runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 20. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Market22 Oct 2029
Hawke's Bay United promote Bill Tuiloma from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Bill Tuiloma has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market22 Oct 2029
One of our own: Alex Reid joins the Hawke's Bay United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Alex Reid is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market22 Oct 2029
Hawke's Bay United promote Tim Tuiloma from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Tim Tuiloma has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market22 Oct 2029
Bill Payne steps up from the Hawke's Bay United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Bill Payne has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Match20 Oct 2029
Hawke's Bay United find a way past WaiBOP United
WaiBOP United made Hawke's Bay United work for it, but the scoreboard read 1‑0 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Squad22 Oct 2029
Words at Hawke's Bay United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Mohammed Kabia is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody on the pitch touched Joe Sutton
- Squad Mohammed Rasasa in a row with a teammate
- The dugout The view from the dugout