The Canterbury United Gazette
Market18 Oct 2027
Only the photograph left for Ben Waine
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Ben Waine will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Canterbury United the goodbyes have quietly begun.
The dugout18 Oct 2027
Dane Fenton frozen out at Canterbury United
This is not rotation. Dane Fenton has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Canterbury United is pretending otherwise.
Squad18 Oct 2027
Words exchanged at Canterbury United
Joe Rufer and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Boardroom18 Oct 2027
6 academy players handed senior numbers at Canterbury 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.
Market18 Oct 2027
One of our own: Jake Rufer joins the Canterbury United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jake 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
One of our own: Liberato Lewis joins the Canterbury United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Liberato Lewis 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: Jai Sutton joins the Canterbury United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Jai Sutton is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Boardroom18 Oct 2027
A promise the Canterbury United board did not keep
There was a commitment, there was a date, and the date went past. Trust at a football club takes years to build and one afternoon to spend.
Loan watch18 Oct 2027
Tim De Vries counts the days
“I watch every Canterbury United game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Team Wellington runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
In brief
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Canterbury United
- The dugout When it matters, Jai Tuiloma plays
- The dugout Bill Cacace asks for a word with the manager