The Auckland FC Sentinel
Squad11 Oct 2032
Tempers go at Auckland FC
Riley Dalziell 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.
Market11 Oct 2032
Jordan Craig steps up from the Auckland FC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jordan Craig 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.
Market11 Oct 2032
Jamie Bennett steps up from the Auckland FC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jamie Bennett 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.
Market11 Oct 2032
One of our own: Peter Watson joins the Auckland FC first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Peter Watson is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market11 Oct 2032
Auckland FC promote Matt Cummings from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Matt Cummings 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.
Squad11 Oct 2032
Callum Nelson stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Callum Nelson and Auckland FC agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
In brief
- Squad Words at Auckland FC training over how hard people work
- The dugout Isaac Evans knocks on the manager's door
- Squad Word from the training ground: Jordan Miller