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Sacked at Half-Time: The 14 Minutes That Ended a Coaching Career

He went into the sheds 24 points down. He did not come back out. Players say they learned about it from the bench coach.

Kieran Tapu · 8 September 2026 · 6 min read

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The Transfer Nobody Believed — Until the Photo Appeared at 6am

She said she would never play for them. Six weeks later, she's holding their jersey and the fanbase is at war with itself.

7 September 2026 · 5 min

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He Averaged 61 This Season. He's Not in the Squad. Nobody Will Explain Why

A selection call that has divided the dressing room, three former captains and a talkback audience that has not stopped calling since Tuesday.

6 September 2026 · 6 min

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The Club Sold Out Every Home Game and Still Can't Pay Its Players

Attendance is up 40 per cent. Wages are three weeks late. The two facts have the same explanation and it is not a happy one.

5 September 2026 · 6 min

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