The Milton Keynes Dons Herald
Match23 Sep 2028
No end in sight to Milton Keynes Dons's wait for a win
13 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Milton Keynes Dons has to find a result from somewhere.
Squad25 Sep 2028
A knee injury of the worst kind for Curtis Nelson
150 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Milton Keynes Dons lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Match23 Sep 2028
A hiding for Milton Keynes Dons
Beaten 0‑5 by Hull City, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Match20 Sep 2028
Milton Keynes Dons bow out of the cup
Sheffield go through and Milton Keynes Dons go home, 2‑3 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.
Squad25 Sep 2028
Zakaria Bengueddoudj keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Milton Keynes Dons may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Player ratings25 Sep 2028
Up for the corner, and Marvin Ekpiteta delivers — 7.68
Centre-halves are allowed forward twice a season and are judged on what they do when they get there. Marvin Ekpiteta scored, was marked 7.68, and got back before anybody noticed he had gone.
Player ratings25 Sep 2028
A chastening introduction for Mark Shaw — 5.65
It is a hard way to meet a crowd. Marked 5.65 on the day he was handed the shirt, and the important thing now is what the next one looks like.
Squad25 Sep 2028
Tempers go at Milton Keynes Dons
Aaron Collins 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.
Squad25 Sep 2028
Jay Matete 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
- Boardroom Inquest at Milton Keynes Dons
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Jeremiah Berkeley-Agyepong
- Player ratings Off the pace: Reece Welch