The Hawke's Bay United Courier
Squad10 Mar 2036
33 days out for Bill Smith after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Hawke's Bay United will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Market10 Mar 2036
Jai Kirwan has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Hawke's Bay United they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
The dugout10 Mar 2036
Monty Smith frozen out at Hawke's Bay United
This is not rotation. Monty Smith has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Hawke's Bay United is pretending otherwise.
Squad10 Mar 2036
Words exchanged at Hawke's Bay United
Joe Sutton 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.
Squad10 Mar 2036
Cameron Garbett stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Cameron Garbett and Hawke's Bay United agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
The dugout10 Mar 2036
When it matters, Jake Najdovski plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
Squad10 Mar 2036
A row about effort at Hawke's Bay United
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Stefan Sutton was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout10 Mar 2036
No hiding place for Ignacio Méndez
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Ignacio Méndez, and the manager let it.
The dugout10 Mar 2036
Nolhann Alebate 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 The Noah Colvey story refuses to die
- Market The shop window has Jake Mitchell in it
- Market Felix Oloye leaves for nothing