The Burton Albion Sentinel
Squad17 Aug 2026
Jordan Amissah keeps Burton Albion in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Burton Albion
Farès Bahlouli 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.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
4 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 Harvey Davies
Burton Albion asked and Liverpool said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market17 Aug 2026
Andrew Hunter steps up from the Burton Albion academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Andrew Hunter 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
Robert Grant steps up from the Burton Albion academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Robert Grant 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
Luke Jackson steps up from the Burton Albion academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Luke Jackson 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
Henry Graham steps up from the Burton Albion academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Henry Graham 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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Farès Bahlouli is a square peg at Burton Albion
The system has changed and his position has not. A footballer can improve his form; he cannot improve the manager’s formation, and that is the whole of the problem.
In brief
- Player ratings Charlie Webster runs at them all day
- Transfer targets A loan move for Lewis Thomas is in the works
- Transfer targets A loan move for Taye Ashby-Hammond is in the works