The Accrington Stanley Chronicle
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Too dear: Accrington Stanley walk away from Modou Faal
$1.6M was the most the club would pay and Wrexham were asking for more. Deals like this are revived in the last week of a window roughly half the time, and everybody involved knows it.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Farrend Rawson signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Farrend Rawson commits to Accrington Stanley for another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Accrington Stanley
Myles Roberts 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.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Gideon Kodua
Accrington Stanley asked and Luton Town said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Jason Carter steps up from the Accrington Stanley academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jason Carter 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Robert Simmons steps up from the Accrington Stanley academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Robert Simmons 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Paul Cook steps up from the Accrington Stanley academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Paul Cook 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Jack Jones steps up from the Accrington Stanley academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jack Jones 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Ryan Croasdale is a square peg at Accrington Stanley
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
- Transfer targets Accrington Stanley try to borrow Fin Back
- Transfer targets Accrington Stanley try to borrow Bruno Fernandes
- Squad Words at Accrington Stanley training over how hard people work