The Milton Keynes Dons Herald
Match1 May 2028
Milton Keynes Dons finish in position 20
47 points, and the season has a number on it. Whatever it felt like from the inside, this is what it will look like in a book.
Market1 May 2028
Julián Rodríguez Seguer hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Milton Keynes Dons can pretend not to have heard.
Player ratings1 May 2028
No sign of nerves from Mikey Moore at 20 — 7.94
The hardest thing about being 20 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Mikey Moore did not need any: 7.94, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
The dugout1 May 2028
Julián Rodríguez Seguer: 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.” Milton Keynes Dons have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Player ratings1 May 2028
A goal and an assist for Sam Nombe — 7.92
Involvement in 2 goals, from a player who spent the ninety minutes doing the thing a manager actually wants: being where the ball was going to end up. 7.92 beside his name.
Squad1 May 2028
Words exchanged at Milton Keynes Dons
Will Dennis and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
The dugout1 May 2028
No hiding place for Ollie Tanner
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Ollie Tanner, and the manager let it.
Market1 May 2028
One of our own: Peter Cunningham joins the Milton Keynes Dons first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Peter Cunningham is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market1 May 2028
Anthony Phillips steps up from the Milton Keynes Dons academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Anthony Phillips 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.
In brief
- Market Milton Keynes Dons promote Simon Turner from within
- Squad Appearance number 200 for Randell Williams
- Squad Words at Milton Keynes Dons training over how hard people work