The Auckland City Post
Squad13 Sep 2027
Alfie Rogers breaks a bone — 120 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 120 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Squad13 Sep 2027
Jackson Manuel arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Jackson Manuel has, at Auckland City, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Market13 Sep 2027
As if he never left: Jackson Manuel returns
Some transfers need a press campaign. This one needed a shirt with the old number on it. Jackson Manuel is a Auckland City player again, and the town has its story of the summer.
Squad13 Sep 2027
A falling-out at Auckland City
Mario Maroto and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets13 Sep 2027
Door shut on James McGarry
Auckland City asked and Wellington Phoenix said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The dugout13 Sep 2027
Nathan Lobo back under a manager who knows him
The new man at Auckland City has worked with Nathan Lobo before and it went well. He arrives with a view of the player already formed, which is worth more than any pre-season.
Market13 Sep 2027
Jai Cacace steps up from the Auckland City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jai Cacace 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.
Market13 Sep 2027
One of our own: Dane Just joins the Auckland City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Dane Just is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market13 Sep 2027
One of our own: Stefan De Vries joins the Auckland City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Stefan De Vries is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of David Yoo
- Squad Nathan Lobo has outgrown this division
- The dugout Dylan Manickum gets picked when it counts