Robert Hall

Left Midfielder - Accrington Stanley U18
6 May 2029
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Marked for Robert Hall

133 Edition

The Accrington Stanley Chronicle

12 Feb 2029
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad12 Feb 2029

A knee injury of the worst kind for Robert Hall

20 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Accrington Stanley lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.

Market12 Feb 2029

John Moore 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 The request is on a desk at Accrington Stanley, and it is not being withdrawn.

Market12 Feb 2029

Only the photograph left for Ilmari Niskanen

Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Ilmari Niskanen will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Accrington Stanley the goodbyes have quietly begun.

Player ratings12 Feb 2029

No sign of nerves from John Moore at 16 — 7.60

The hardest thing about being 16 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. John Moore did not need any: 7.60, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.

Transfer targets12 Feb 2029

Owen Asemota turns down Accrington Stanley

The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: Aston Villa keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.

Transfer targets12 Feb 2029

Accrington Stanley rebuffed over Sai Sachdev

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Sheffield United have kept their man, and Accrington Stanley go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

Transfer targets12 Feb 2029

Deadline beats Accrington Stanley to Toby Savin

The clock did what Newport County would not, and ended it. Supporters who watched the countdown will spend the next window doing it again.

The terraces12 Feb 2029

One of their own: John Moore

He is 16 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.

The dugout12 Feb 2029

No hiding place for Cruz Ibeh

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Cruz Ibeh, and the manager let it.

In brief

Back issues
132 Edition

The Accrington Stanley Chronicle

5 Feb 2029
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad5 Feb 2029

The knee: Robert Hall out for 28 days

28 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.

Match30 Jan 2029

Accrington Stanley run riot against Shrewsbury Town

4‑0, and the margin flattered nobody — it could have carried another goal or two without complaint. Afternoons like this are why people keep coming.

Transfer targets5 Feb 2029

Accrington Stanley agree $2.3M for Kyle Joseph

The clubs have shaken hands with Middlesbrough; the player has not yet. Personal terms are next, and personal terms are where more deals die than anybody prints.

Market5 Feb 2029

Connor O'Brien has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Accrington Stanley they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Market5 Feb 2029

Freddie Sass asks to leave Accrington Stanley

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Transfer targets5 Feb 2029

No deal for Ibrahim Fullah at that price

Accrington Stanley offered $2.5M; Charlton Athletic said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.

Player ratings5 Feb 2029

Liam Coyle pops up at the right end — 7.75

7.75, 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.

Boardroom5 Feb 2029

Deadline passes with 2 signed and 2 gone

That is the business done at Accrington Stanley until the window opens again. Whether it was enough will be answered on Saturdays rather than in a column, and the first Saturday is close.

Transfer targets5 Feb 2029

Josh Sonni-Lambie will not be coming to Accrington Stanley

Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Liverpool is saying, and nobody at Accrington Stanley is enjoying the guessing.

In brief

131 Edition

The Accrington Stanley Chronicle

29 Jan 2029
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad29 Jan 2029

The knee: Robert Hall out for 35 days

35 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.

Market29 Jan 2029

Cruz Ibeh 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 Accrington Stanley can pretend not to have heard.

Transfer targets29 Jan 2029

Kyle Joseph will not be coming to Accrington Stanley

Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Middlesbrough is saying, and nobody at Accrington Stanley is enjoying the guessing.

Squad29 Jan 2029

A one-man rearguard from Joel Coleman

There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Transfer targets29 Jan 2029

An offer of $2.5M for Ibrahim Fullah

Accrington Stanley have gone to Charlton Athletic with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.

Transfer targets29 Jan 2029

Angus Lloyd is a medical away from Accrington Stanley

The deal with Stoke City is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.

Match27 Jan 2029

No end in sight to Accrington Stanley's wait for a win

4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Accrington Stanley has to find a result from somewhere.

Match27 Jan 2029

Accrington Stanley cannot find the net

4 games without scoring. Strikers stop looking up, midfielders take the extra touch, and every shot that clears the bar is followed by a groan that has been building since the last goal.

Transfer targets29 Jan 2029

Accrington Stanley baulk at the price for Sai Sachdev

Sheffield United wanted more than $95.0K and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.

In brief