The Team Wellington Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Team Wellington
Steven Lustica and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Team Wellington rebuffed over Joe Kirwan
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. WaiBOP United have kept their man, and Team Wellington go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Deklan De Vries steps up from the Team Wellington academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Deklan De Vries 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Owen Garbett joins the Team Wellington first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Owen Garbett is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Tim Smith steps up from the Team Wellington academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Tim Smith 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Oliver Lewis joins the Team Wellington first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Oliver Lewis is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad Steven Lustica needs a bigger stage
- Squad Team Wellington are still strangers to each other
- Squad The formation has left Christian Bracco behind
- The dugout Dan Edwards keeps his manager's vote