Matthew Ellul

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61 Edition

The Southern United Herald

27 Sep 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad27 Sep 2027

Tempers go at Southern United

Owen Van Hattum 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.

Squad27 Sep 2027

Words at Southern United training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. James Tuiloma 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.

Market27 Sep 2027

The Jake Payne story refuses to die

It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Jake Payne signs something — a contract at Southern United or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.

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58 Edition

The Southern United Herald

6 Sep 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Boardroom6 Sep 2027

Window shuts: 11 in, 9 out at Southern United

The deadline has passed and the squad is the squad. 11 arrived, 9 left, and everything else printed about this club last month was a rumour that stayed one.

Squad6 Sep 2027

Michael Rufer signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Michael Rufer and Southern United agree another 3 years.

Squad6 Sep 2027

Owen Van Hattum in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Southern United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Transfer targets6 Sep 2027

A loan move for Joe Boxall is in the works

Southern United have made the call to Hawke's Bay United. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.

Squad6 Sep 2027

A row about effort at Southern United

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and James Tuiloma was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Squad6 Sep 2027

The formation has left Matthew Ellul behind

Every shape has positions in it and this one does not have his. Southern United will either change the shape, change his job, or change his club, and he is waiting to hear which.

Market6 Sep 2027

Southern United pick up Matthew Ellul for nothing

The best deals are the ones the accountants never notice. Matthew Ellul arrives at Southern United with his wages the only cost and something to prove the only clause.

Market6 Sep 2027

Southern United pick up Jakub Kruszynski for nothing

The best deals are the ones the accountants never notice. Jakub Kruszynski arrives at Southern United with his wages the only cost and something to prove the only clause.

Market6 Sep 2027

Southern United pick up Zeng Junhao for nothing

The best deals are the ones the accountants never notice. Zeng Junhao arrives at Southern United with his wages the only cost and something to prove the only clause.

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