The Waitakere United Sentinel
Squad18 Oct 2027
A one-man rearguard from Michael Just
There were 14 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Squad18 Oct 2027
A fracture rules Liberato Colvey out for 15 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Waitakere United will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Match16 Oct 2027
A hiding for Waitakere United
Beaten 2‑6 by Team Wellington, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Match16 Oct 2027
No end in sight to Waitakere United's wait for a win
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Waitakere United has to find a result from somewhere.
Match16 Oct 2027
No clean sheets in sight for Waitakere United
5 games now with at least two against. The back line has been rearranged, the goalkeeper has been backed publicly, and the goals keep going in anyway.
Match16 Oct 2027
Nobody could stop scoring
8 goals. Both benches spent the second half looking at each other rather than at the pitch. Purists will complain about Waitakere United and Team Wellington in equal measure; everybody else had a wonderful time.
Squad18 Oct 2027
Liberato Colvey 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.
Boardroom18 Oct 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Waitakere United
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market18 Oct 2027
Alex Colvey steps up from the Waitakere United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Alex Colvey 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.
In brief
- Market Waitakere United promote Joe Reid from within
- Market Joe Boxall steps up from the Waitakere United academy
- Market Waitakere United promote Cameron Nelson from within