The Burton Albion Sentinel
The dugout17 May 2027
Pharrell Brown keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Burton Albion may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market17 May 2027
Only the photograph left for Finn Delap
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Finn Delap will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Burton Albion the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Squad17 May 2027
Jorge Mora 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 Burton Albion this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market17 May 2027
James Jones told to find a new club
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” James Jones has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Burton Albion.
The dugout17 May 2027
The manager makes an example of Harvey Araujo
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
The dugout17 May 2027
When it matters, Udoka Godwin-Malife plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
The dugout17 May 2027
Charlie Webster knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Charlie Webster trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Market17 May 2027
The Caylan Vickers story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Caylan Vickers signs something — a contract at Burton Albion or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
Squad17 May 2027
Emeka Adiele has settled at Burton Albion
The shrug has gone, the language is coming, and he now argues in training like somebody who expects to be here next year. Half a signing's value is this and none of it appears on a fee.
In brief
- Squad Lewie Coyle is out on the grass again
- Loan watch Jack Cooper-Love's loan at Roda nearly up