The Canterbury United Gazette
Market14 Sep 2026
Monty Boxall asks to leave Canterbury 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.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Noah Colvey is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 21 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Late improvement for Matt Nelson
At 25 the improving is meant to be over, and it is not: 3 points better than a year ago. It happens to the ones who take the boring parts seriously.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Words at Canterbury United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Marco De Vries 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 dugout14 Sep 2026
The manager makes an example of Noah Lewis
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market14 Sep 2026
Joe Wood runs his contract down
6 months remain and no agreement is close. Every week without a signature costs Canterbury United money.
In brief
- Market Window shut, Deklan Just still here
- Market The shop window has Alex McCowatt in it
- Squad Questions about Joe Wood on the training pitch
- The dugout Chris Barbarouses keeps his manager's vote