The Milton Keynes Dons Herald
Match19 Aug 2028
The wait goes on for Milton Keynes Dons
25 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Match19 Aug 2028
A hiding for Milton Keynes Dons
Beaten 0‑5 by Birmingham, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Tempers go at Milton Keynes Dons
Djibril Sidibé 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.
Market21 Aug 2028
Luke Daley is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Milton Keynes Dons is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Boardroom21 Aug 2028
Milton Keynes Dons board go back on their word
Something was promised, a deadline passed, and it did not arrive. Trust inside a football club is built over years and spent in an afternoon.
Boardroom21 Aug 2028
Nobody left the Milton Keynes Dons dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Connal Trueman lets one through his hands
A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.
Market21 Aug 2028
A long bet from Milton Keynes Dons on Benjamin Foster
He is 16, and nobody at Milton Keynes Dons signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Market21 Aug 2028
Milton Keynes Dons buy the years ahead of Nicholas Wright
He is 16, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
In brief
- Market A long bet from Milton Keynes Dons on Nathan Wood
- Squad No hiding place for Jake Rooney
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Ben Wiles