The Burton Albion Sentinel
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Burton Albion go back to the board over Connor Barratt
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $70.1K — a club that wants Connor Barratt enough to be asked twice.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
An offer of $66.0K for Connor Barratt
Burton Albion have gone to Barnsley with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Door shut on Nehemiah Oriola
Burton Albion asked and Brighton said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Burton Albion
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Caylan Vickers was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 19. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Market17 Aug 2026
Harry Moore steps up from the Burton Albion academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Harry Moore has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
Edward Stewart steps up from the Burton Albion academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Edward Stewart has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
Mark Howard steps up from the Burton Albion academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Mark Howard has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
Christopher Ward steps up from the Burton Albion academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Christopher Ward has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Squad Tempers go at Burton Albion
- Transfer targets Burton Albion try to borrow Lewie Coyle
- The dugout The view from the dugout