The Auckland FC Sentinel
Match23 Oct 2032
Jesse Randall leads the rout of Perth Glory
3‑0, and Jesse Randall took the headlines on an afternoon when everything Auckland FC tried came off. Days like this are retold all winter.
Player ratings25 Oct 2032
Both of them Jesse Randall's — 8.73
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.73, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
The dugout25 Oct 2032
Stefan Taylor: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Auckland FC have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Player ratings25 Oct 2032
Up for the corner, and Fin Conchie delivers — 7.91
Centre-halves are allowed forward twice a season and are judged on what they do when they get there. Fin Conchie scored, was marked 7.91, and got back before anybody noticed he had gone.
Boardroom25 Oct 2032
Graduation day at Auckland FC
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad25 Oct 2032
A falling-out at Auckland FC
Riley Dalziell and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market25 Oct 2032
Auckland FC promote Eli Wilson from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Eli Wilson 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.
Market25 Oct 2032
Aaron Ward steps up from the Auckland FC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Aaron Ward 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.
Market25 Oct 2032
Marcus Hamilton steps up from the Auckland FC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Marcus Hamilton 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.
In brief
- Market Auckland FC promote Callum Stewart from within
- Squad Words at Auckland FC training over how hard people work
- Squad Matt Cummings signs a new deal