The WaiBOP United Gazette
Boardroom16 Oct 2028
WaiBOP United part company with Monty Garbett
The statement thanked him for his efforts and wished him well, in that order and in about that many words. The search begins immediately.
Boardroom16 Oct 2028
Tommy Tuiloma steps up at WaiBOP United for now
“Somebody picks the team on Saturday. This week it is me, and that is as far as I have thought.” No promises were made in either direction, which is how these usually begin.
Squad16 Oct 2028
Noah Singh out for 32 days
The medical room confirms 32 days on the sidelines for Noah Singh, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad16 Oct 2028
A falling-out at WaiBOP United
James Waine and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom16 Oct 2028
6 academy graduates step up at WaiBOP United
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Market16 Oct 2028
WaiBOP United promote Alex Lewis from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Alex Lewis has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market16 Oct 2028
WaiBOP United promote James Stamatelopoulos from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. James Stamatelopoulos has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market16 Oct 2028
WaiBOP United promote Tommy Smith from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Tommy Smith has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market16 Oct 2028
One of our own: James Singh joins the WaiBOP United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. James Singh is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Boardroom WaiBOP United pay $9.3K to end Monty Garbett's contract
- Squad Words at WaiBOP United training over how hard people work
- The dugout Ramón Arcas is playing like a man with something to prove