The WaiBOP United Gazette
Boardroom18 Oct 2027
Ryan Payne signs on for the long haul
WaiBOP United moved before anybody else could: a new deal for Ryan Payne, agreed quietly and announced loudly. Boards extend managers for many reasons; the good one is the one this looks like.
Match16 Oct 2027
No end in sight to WaiBOP United's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at WaiBOP United has to find a result from somewhere.
Boardroom18 Oct 2027
Graduation day at WaiBOP United
6 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.
Match16 Oct 2027
Owen Sutton’s goal not enough for WaiBOP United
Owen Sutton scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑3 to Hawke's Bay United, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Squad18 Oct 2027
Words at WaiBOP United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Ryan 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.
Market18 Oct 2027
WaiBOP United promote Callum Smith from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Callum Smith 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.
Market18 Oct 2027
Owen Rufer steps up from the WaiBOP United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Owen Rufer 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
Kosta Singh steps up from the WaiBOP United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Kosta Singh 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: Dane Nelson joins the WaiBOP United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Dane Nelson is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad No hiding place for Mauricio Felipe
- Squad Tempers go at WaiBOP United
- Loan watch Chris Lewis wants to come home