The Burton Albion Sentinel
Match12 Sep 2026
Cruel end for Reading as Burton Albion pounce
There is no crueller way to lose a football match. Burton Albion scored in the 92th minute, the restart barely happened, and the away end was still standing when the whistle went.
Market14 Sep 2026
Alex Bannon hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Burton Albion can pretend not to have heard.
The terraces14 Sep 2026
One of their own: Charlie Webster
He is 22 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Transfer targets14 Sep 2026
The window shuts on the Connor Barratt deal
Burton Albion ran out of time with Barnsley. The paperwork was open when the deadline passed, and a transfer that was almost done is now a transfer that never happened.
Match12 Sep 2026
Charlie Webster sends Burton Albion past Reading
It finished 1‑0, and it was Charlie Webster’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Burton Albion.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Charlie Webster in the eights
A performance of 8.04 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
Squad14 Sep 2026
A falling-out at Burton Albion
Kamarni Ryan and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Nothing got past Will Collar
16 defensive actions and a clean sheet at the end of them. A defender's afternoon can only be told by what did not happen, which is why nobody makes a highlights package out of one and every manager in the division would take it.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
The manager’s verdict
“I am not going to get carried away and I will not let them either. It was a good day. There will be harder ones.” Robert Watson kept it short after the 1‑0 win, which is what managers do when they are happy.
In brief
- Player ratings Armando Shashoua was unplayable
- The dugout The plan did not have a place for Ciaran Gilligan
- Squad The shirt belongs to Will Collar now