The Accrington Stanley Chronicle
Squad12 Jul 2027
The knee: Ivan Inzoudine out for 103 days
103 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Accrington Stanley lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Squad12 Jul 2027
71 days out for Federico Mazur after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Accrington Stanley will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Market12 Jul 2027
Federico Mazur puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Accrington Stanley, and it is not being withdrawn.
Transfer targets12 Jul 2027
The paperwork begins on Xavier Simons
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Accrington Stanley have done the hard part with Bolton Wanderers, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Squad12 Jul 2027
Moses Sesay 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 Accrington Stanley this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market12 Jul 2027
Eyes on Alex Henderson again
The phone has started ringing about Alex Henderson again, and this time the name on the line is Notts County. Accrington Stanley are listening politely and promising nothing.
Squad12 Jul 2027
Stephen Thompson out for 33 days
The medical room confirms 33 days on the sidelines for Stephen Thompson, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Transfer targets12 Jul 2027
A loan move for Danilo Orsi is in the works
Accrington Stanley have made the call to Crawley Town. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.
The dugout12 Jul 2027
Finn Ashworth 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.
In brief
- The dugout Farrend Rawson knocks on the manager's door
- Market The Myles Roberts story refuses to die
- Market Still no ink between Accrington Stanley and Devon Matthews