The Milton Keynes Dons Herald
Player ratings27 Sep 2032
Andrei Coubiş goes up and wins it — 7.82
A defender on the scoresheet, which happens rarely enough that everybody in the ground remembers who took the corner. 1 for him, and a mark of 7.82 for the rest of it.
Player ratings27 Sep 2032
George Wynne pops up at the right end — 7.87
7.87, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
Match25 Sep 2032
Nobody wants to play Milton Keynes Dons right now
3 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Boardroom27 Sep 2032
Håkon Krogelien has agreed to leave Milton Keynes Dons for nothing
He will play here until the summer and then walk out of the door for free, having already signed elsewhere. Supporters will manage the first part of that sentence; it is the second they will struggle with.
Squad27 Sep 2032
Elvin İsmayılov gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Elvin İsmayılov has just signed for Milton Keynes Dons, and for once the answer mattered.
Squad27 Sep 2032
Håkon Krogelien falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
The terraces27 Sep 2032
Milton Keynes Dons supporters have found a favourite in Daniel Barnes
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 18-year-old it feels ownership of. Daniel Barnes has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Match25 Sep 2032
Milton Keynes Dons see off Tranmere Rovers
Three points for Milton Keynes Dons, 2‑0 the final word against Tranmere Rovers in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Match21 Sep 2032
Villads Birk the difference as Milton Keynes Dons beat Wigan Athletic
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Villads Birk. 2‑0 against Wigan Athletic, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
In brief
- Player ratings Jack Patterson was on a different afternoon to everybody else
- Player ratings Villads Birk in the eights
- Squad A falling-out at Milton Keynes Dons