The Salford City Gazette
The dugout23 Aug 2027
Ra'ees Bangura-Williams: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Salford City have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Market23 Aug 2027
Chesterfield come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Salford City did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Player ratings23 Aug 2027
No sign of nerves from Baylee Dipepa at 20 — 7.68
The hardest thing about being 20 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Baylee Dipepa did not need any: 7.68, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Squad23 Aug 2027
A falling-out at Salford City
Kallum Cesay and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
Graduation day at Salford City
5 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.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
Middlesbrough tell Salford City: Mamadou Doumbia is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Match21 Aug 2027
Baylee Dipepa the difference as Salford City beat Stockport County
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Baylee Dipepa. 2‑1 against Stockport County, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
The dugout23 Aug 2027
Corey Addai 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.
Market23 Aug 2027
Salford City promote Alexander Bailey from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Alexander Bailey 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
- Market Mark White steps up from the Salford City academy
- Market Salford City promote Andrew Wright from within
- Player ratings Ra'ees Bangura-Williams in the eights