The Hawke's Bay United Courier
Squad21 Oct 2041
Liberato Garbett damages knee ligaments — 72 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 72 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Player ratings21 Oct 2041
A defender's afternoon for Bill Just
Defensive actions: 25. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.
Boardroom21 Oct 2041
A new deal for Ryan Waine
The board have signed the man in the dugout to a longer contract, which says more than any statement of support. Stability is easy to promise and costly to keep.
Boardroom21 Oct 2041
12 academy players handed senior numbers at Hawke's Bay 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.
Player ratings21 Oct 2041
A defender's afternoon for Alex Waine
Defensive actions: 21. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.
Player ratings21 Oct 2041
Both jobs done by Tim Garbett — 6.65
A midfielder is measured on whether the team functions when he is on the pitch, which is nearly impossible to see and completely obvious in retrospect. 12 actions, 6.65, and a manager who will not be substituting him again in a hurry.
Market21 Oct 2041
Ryan Smith steps up from the Hawke's Bay United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ryan Smith 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.
Market21 Oct 2041
Tim Sutton steps up from the Hawke's Bay United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Tim Sutton 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.
Market21 Oct 2041
Hawke's Bay United promote Dane Kirwan from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Dane Kirwan 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.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Jake Singh joins the Hawke's Bay United first team
- Match Alex Waine sends Hawke's Bay United past WaiBOP United
- Boardroom Hawke's Bay United board go back on their word