The Burnley Sentinel
Match12 Sep 2026
A hiding for Burnley
Beaten 1‑5 by Leeds United, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Market14 Sep 2026
Josh Cullen 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 The request is on a desk at Burnley, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Armando Broja signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Armando Broja commits to Burnley for another 5 years.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Max Weiß is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 22 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Match12 Sep 2026
Armando Broja among the goals in a wild afternoon
6 goals in one match, Armando Broja on the scoresheet, and a scoreline that will look like a misprint. Neutrals could not have asked more of Burnley and Leeds United.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
The manager makes an example of Luiz Adriano
“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.
Boardroom14 Sep 2026
Doors closed at Burnley
The music was off and the showers ran late. What was said in that dressing room stays there, but Saturday will publish the minutes.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Burnley are still strangers to each other
12 new signings in one window. Every one may be an upgrade and the side can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild the verdicts never mention.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
The manager’s verdict
“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 1‑5 Michael Marshall left the room before anybody could ask which.
In brief
- Squad Beaten 5 times: a bad day for Václav Hladký
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Lucas Pires
- Looking ahead Armando Broja goes back to face Everton