The Auckland FC Sentinel
Squad26 Oct 2026
Tempers go at Auckland FC
Oliver Sail 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.
Boardroom26 Oct 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Auckland FC
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.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Nando Pijnaker stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Nando Pijnaker and Auckland FC agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Words at Auckland FC training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jesse Randall 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.
Market26 Oct 2026
One of our own: Kai Walker joins the Auckland FC first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Kai Walker is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market26 Oct 2026
Peter Nelson steps up from the Auckland FC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Peter Nelson 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.
Market26 Oct 2026
One of our own: Gavin Davis joins the Auckland FC first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Gavin Davis is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market26 Oct 2026
Dean Harris steps up from the Auckland FC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Dean Harris 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.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Auckland FC pick somebody else ahead of Oliver Sail
There is no complaint available here and everybody involved knows it, which does not make the walk to the bench any shorter. Form is the only currency in football that cannot be borrowed against.
In brief
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Auckland FC
- Match No goals between Auckland FC and Perth Glory
- Player ratings Guillermo May runs at them all day