The Waitakere United Sentinel
Match16 Oct 2027
9 matches without a win for Waitakere United
The run now stands at 9, and the questions being asked around Waitakere United are no longer polite ones.
Squad18 Oct 2027
A one-man rearguard from Sebastián Ciganda
There were 6 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
Cameron Kirwan 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.
Match16 Oct 2027
A bad afternoon for Waitakere United against Team Wellington
2‑3 to Team Wellington, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Market18 Oct 2027
Jake Sutton steps up from the Waitakere United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jake Sutton 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.
Market18 Oct 2027
One of our own: Deklan Tuiloma joins the Waitakere United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Deklan Tuiloma is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market18 Oct 2027
One of our own: Bill Rufer joins the Waitakere United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Bill Rufer is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market18 Oct 2027
Waitakere United promote Monty Payne from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Monty Payne 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.
In brief
- Match Liberato Fenton answers Team Wellington immediately
- Loan watch Stefan Reid wants to come home
- Squad When it matters, Monty Tuiloma plays