The Burton Albion Sentinel
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
$590.0K settles it between the clubs for Alex Murphy
Newcastle United have accepted the money. What Burton Albion do not yet have is the man, and between here and the photograph is a conversation about wages that both sides are dreading.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Burton Albion make their move for Oliver Dovin
$2.9M on the table at Coventry City. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Burton Albion go back to the board over Róbert Boženík
The number the board signed off was not enough. It has been asked again and raised its own offer to $8.3M — a club that wants Róbert Boženík enough to be asked twice.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Burton Albion
3 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
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: David Martin joins the Burton Albion first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. David Martin is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
Burton Albion promote Thomas Lawrence from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Thomas Lawrence has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market17 Aug 2026
Burton Albion promote Christopher Evans from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Christopher Evans has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Squad Jon Russell is a square peg at Burton Albion
- Market Burton Albion and Jon Russell are talking past each other
- The dugout Joshua Dixon: “No excuses”