The Burton Albion Sentinel
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Burton Albion bid $4.6M for Oscar Schwartau
The offer went to Norwich City this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Burton Albion bid $3.0M for Alex Robertson
The offer went to Cardiff City this week and it is theirs to answer. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loud the door closes.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Burton Albion go back to the board over Alex Robertson
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $3.4M — a club that wants Alex Robertson enough to be asked twice.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Harry Anderson 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.
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.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Door shut on Sean Steur
Burton Albion asked and Newcastle United said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Match15 Aug 2026
Blackpool take the points off Burton Albion
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
Caylan Vickers gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Liam Roberts joins the Burton Albion first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Liam Roberts is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Burton Albion promote Steven Allen from within
- Market One of our own: Anthony Jackson joins the Burton Albion first team
- Market Burton Albion promote James Harris from within