The WaiBOP United Gazette
Market24 Aug 2026
WaiBOP United sell their best player to Canterbury United
$5.0K is a serious amount of money and it does not play centre-forward. Everybody in the dressing room knows who used to be looked at when it went wrong.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Alex Lockyer breaks a bone — 32 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 32 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
The terraces24 Aug 2026
Supporters turn on the $5.0K sale of James Lockyer
He is going to Canterbury United, the club has $5.0K it did not have on Friday, and the phone-ins have already decided how they feel about that. Selling well and selling somebody they loved are not the same skill.
Market24 Aug 2026
Dane Payne asks to leave WaiBOP United
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at WaiBOP United
Michael De Vries 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.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Winston Sutton gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- Squad Words at WaiBOP United training over how hard people work
- Market Deklan Fenton leaves on loan