The Hawke's Bay United Courier
Match10 May 2027
Hawke's Bay United refuse to drop out of the race
Position 2, 19 points, and the result everyone checks first is now theirs. The word is still not being said around the ground, which is how you know everyone is thinking it.
Squad10 May 2027
Liberato Tuiloma 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 Hawke's Bay United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The dugout10 May 2027
Deklan Kirwan 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.
Squad10 May 2027
Jake Tuiloma signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Jake Tuiloma and Hawke's Bay United agree another 3 years.
Market10 May 2027
The clock does Oliver Stamatelopoulos’s negotiating for him
7 months left, and both sides know what that means: every week without a signature, the fee Hawke's Bay United could ask drops and the wages Oliver Stamatelopoulos can ask rise.
Squad10 May 2027
James Tuiloma has had enough of the bench
“I did not come here to warm up in front of people.” He is out of contract eventually, he is old enough to count the weeks, and Hawke's Bay United will have to give him a reason to stay or an exit.
In brief
- The dugout Ben McCowatt knocks on the manager’s door
- Squad The penny has dropped for Adam Bell
- Boardroom The Hawke's Bay United board put their names to it