The Salford City Gazette
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Salford City
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Salford City rebuffed over Devante Cole
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Luton Town have kept their man, and Salford City go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Match15 Aug 2026
Salford City come up short against Newport County
Newport County left with the points after a 1‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Tennai Watson
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market17 Aug 2026
Richard Reid steps up from the Salford City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Richard Reid 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.
Market17 Aug 2026
Nicholas Pearson steps up from the Salford City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Nicholas Pearson 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.
Market17 Aug 2026
Henry Phillips steps up from the Salford City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Henry 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.
Market17 Aug 2026
Salford City promote James Hall from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. James Hall 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.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Kallum Cesay was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 17. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
In brief
- Squad Words exchanged at Salford City
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- Transfer targets A loan move for Luke Bolton is in the works