The Burton Albion Sentinel
Market20 Jan 2031
Nicolò Moranduzzo puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Burton Albion, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad20 Jan 2031
Tempers go at Burton Albion
Esquerdinha 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.
Squad20 Jan 2031
Tomas Kalinauskas falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Match18 Jan 2031
Burton Albion see off Bristol Rovers
Three points for Burton Albion, 2‑1 the final word against Bristol Rovers in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Player ratings20 Jan 2031
Mohamed Touré in the eights
A performance of 8.49 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
Player ratings20 Jan 2031
One of those days for Harry Forster
There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.18, and no argument anywhere in the ground.
Squad20 Jan 2031
Mohamed Touré is in the form of his life
A season average of 7.31 with 7 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.
Squad20 Jan 2031
No hiding place for Bradley Grant
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Bradley Grant, and the manager let it.
Player ratings20 Jan 2031
Nobody could get near Tomas Kalinauskas
Successful dribbles: 7. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
In brief
- Market Nicolò Moranduzzo linked with a move away
- Market Kia Svarc leaves for nothing
- Market Jamal Williamson leaves for nothing