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118 Edition

The Waitakere United Sentinel

30 Oct 2028
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad30 Oct 2028

The knee: Bill Rufer out for 18 days

18 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Waitakere United lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.

Squad30 Oct 2028

99 days out for Deklan Colvey after a fracture

A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Waitakere United will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.

The dugout30 Oct 2028

Saúl says Waitakere United went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Market30 Oct 2028

Only the photograph left for Raúl Chirveches

Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Raúl Chirveches will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Waitakere United the goodbyes have quietly begun.

Match28 Oct 2028

Waitakere United see off Hawke's Bay United

Three points for Waitakere United, 2‑1 the final word against Hawke's Bay United in a contest settled by the finer margins.

The terraces30 Oct 2028

One of their own: Daniel Watson

He is 18 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.

Squad30 Oct 2028

Tempers go at Waitakere United

Angus Kilkolly 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.

Squad30 Oct 2028

A muscle injury and 16 days out for Tommy Waine

The most common injury in the game and the most rushed back from. Waitakere United will quote 16 days and will be careful with it, because the second one is always worse than the first.

The dugout30 Oct 2028

The view from the dugout

“We controlled it. There were spells I did not like and we will look at them, but the group showed me something.” Bill Just, on a 2‑1 win that he was already picking apart on the walk to the press room.

In brief

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117 Edition

The Waitakere United Sentinel

23 Oct 2028
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad23 Oct 2028

Bill Rufer damages knee ligaments — 25 days out

The words a physio says slowly. 25 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.

Squad23 Oct 2028

106 days out for Deklan Colvey after a fracture

A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Waitakere United will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.

The dugout23 Oct 2028

Raúl Chirveches says Waitakere United went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Boardroom23 Oct 2028

Still no name above the door at Waitakere United

Day 8 of the vacancy. Candidates have been priced, sounded out and quietly ruled out — and the caretaker’s win ratio is becoming an argument all by itself.

Squad23 Oct 2028

Kurai Musanhi in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Waitakere United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Match21 Oct 2028

Waitakere United get the job done against Team Wellington

A 1‑0 win over Team Wellington, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Squad23 Oct 2028

Jonathan Kappen signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Jonathan Kappen and Waitakere United agree another 3 years.

Player ratings23 Oct 2028

Nobody on the pitch touched Ryan Van Hattum

7.90, and no serious argument from anybody who was there. Waitakere United had eleven men on the pitch and one of them decided how it went.

The dugout23 Oct 2028

The manager’s verdict

“I am not going to get carried away and I will not let them either. It was a good day. There will be harder ones.” Bill Just kept it short after the 1‑0 win, which is what managers do when they are happy.

In brief

106 Edition

The Waitakere United Sentinel

7 Aug 2028
From our football correspondent Crisis

Boardroom7 Aug 2028

Waitakere United spell it out for Ryan Reid

The board’s statement ran to three sentences and one of them mentioned results. Ryan Reid has managed long enough to translate: win soon, or the next statement is shorter.

Market7 Aug 2028

Saúl agrees terms with Team Wellington

The clubs have settled the fee and he has settled his wages. What remains is a medical and a photograph, and around Waitakere United people have started saying his name in the past tense.

Transfer targets7 Aug 2028

Fee done, terms next for Deklan Stamatelopoulos

Waitakere United and Team Wellington have settled on $140.0K. The rest belongs to the player and his agent, and a supporter who has watched one of these before knows not to buy the shirt yet.

Market7 Aug 2028

Waitakere United turn down Auckland City for Noah Kirwan

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Market7 Aug 2028

Raúl Chirveches has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Waitakere United they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Squad7 Aug 2028

Words exchanged at Waitakere United

Kurai Musanhi 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.

Squad7 Aug 2028

Words at Waitakere United training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Alex Waine 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.

The dugout7 Aug 2028

Jackson Manuel is still paying for one afternoon at Waitakere United

Nobody will confirm this and nothing else explains the last month of selections. A costly error buys a player a period of being second choice that is always longer than the error was.

Transfer targets7 Aug 2028

Waitakere United ask about Clayton Boxall

A loan enquiry to Canterbury United: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.

In brief