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CARLING CUP TICKET NEWS (23/06/09)
Ticket prices for the Carling Cup match away at Reading have been
announced with both clubs agreeing to reduced admission.
The
match will take place on Tuesday 11th August with a 8pm kick off and
Brewers fans can watch the game for just £10 for adults and £5 for
concessions.
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DEENEY DEPARTS (20/06/09)
Burton Albion manager Paul Peschisolido will be stepping up his
search for a new goalkeeper following the news that Saul Deeney has
rejected the new contract offer from the Brewers.
Deeney spent two spells with the Brewers, initially joining from
Notts County in October 2005. He earned himself cult status at the
club with his last minute save against Manchester United in the FA
Cup that set up the money spinning replay at Old Trafford.
Saul
turned down his contract offer at the end of his first season and
left the club, returning in October 2007 as understudy to Kevin
Poole.
Poole's excellent form restricted Deeney to only eight league starts
last season and with no guarantee of a starting place next season,
he has opted to leave.
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BREWERS START LEAGUE LIFE ON THE ROAD (17/06/09)
The
fixture list for the 2009/10 season has been released and Burton
Albion will start the league campaign away from home.
The
season kicks off on Saturday 8th August with the Brewers facing
Shrewsbury Town at the Prostar Stadium. The Shrews just missed out
on promotion to League 1 last season, losing in the play-off final
to Gillingham.
The
first league match at the Pirelli Stadium is on Saturday 15th August
when Morecambe are the visitors.
The
season ends on Saturday 8th May with the Brewers facing a home tie
against Grimsby Town.
Full
2009/10 fixture list
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CARLING
CUP FIRST ROUND DRAW (16/06/09)
The
Brewers have been handed the most difficult possible introduction to
the Football League Cup with the first round draw handing them a
trip to face Reading.
The
Royals reached the Coca Cola Championship play-off's last season,
losing at the semi-final stage to Burnley, and were a Premiership
side just two years ago.
No
date for the game has been set but the tie is scheduled to take
place during week commencing 10th August.
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SHROOT
TO SHOOT INTO BREWERS (12/06/09)
A
deal to bring Birmingham City midfielder Robin Shroot to the Pirelli
Stadium on a season long loan looks set to be confirmed next week.
21
year old Shroot joined the Blues in January from Harrow Borough and
made his full debut for the club in the FA Cup defeat to
Wolverhampton Wanderers. He spent a month on loan at Walsall, making
five substitute appearances, and now joins the Brewers to gain
league experience.
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DEADLINE FOR DITHERING DEENEY (10/06/09)
Goalkeeper Saul Deeney has been handed an ultimatum by manager Paul
Peschisolido, "Sign up or ship out!".
Deeney has so far stalled over accepting his new contract offer and
faces being shown the door as the Brewers put a squad together for
life in the Football League.
Deeney has a track record of dithering and nearly missed Albion's FA
Cup replay at Old Trafford due agreed to sign a new deal just days
before the game.
Saul
actually joined the Brewers after he allowed his contract at Notts
County to lapse and his failure to put pen to paper saw the Magpies
sign a new keeper leaving Deeney surplus to requirements.
With
the availability of Kevin Poole also uncertain due to his
commitments as a coach at Birmingham City, the Brewers could start
the new season with at least two new keepers at the club come the
start of the season.
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CARLING CUP DRAW NEWS (09/06/09)
Burton Albion will find out who they will face in their first ever
Carling Cup match when the draw for the first round is announced on
June 16th.
The
Brewers have been placed in the southern section of the draw,
therefore missing out on potential money spinning clashes with Derby
County, Nottingham Forest and Leicester City.
The
draw throws up some potentially interesting clashes such as a match
up against former manager Neil Warnock at Crystal Palace or the
opportunity to play foreign opposition in the form of Cardiff City
and Swansea.
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PESCH MAKES FIRST SIGNING (08/06/09)
Burton Albion manager Paul Peschisolido has made Paul Boertien his
first new signing as the Brewers prepare for life in the Football
League.
Boertien, 30, joins the club on a one year deal following his
release from Walsall. Paul started his career with Carlisle United
before moving to Derby County in a £250,000 deal. He made over 100
appearances for the Rams during an 8 year spell.
Paul
spent time on loan at Crewe, Notts County and Chesterfield before
joining the Saddlers in July 2007.
Although recognised mainly as a left back, Paul is a versatile
player that should be able to operate in a number of positions.
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WE ARE FOOTBALL
LEAGUE, WE ARE FOOTBALL LEAGUE!

Burton Albion have finally been crowned as
champions of the Blue Square Premier and next season will take their
place in the Football League for the first time in their history.
Despite losing 2-1 at Torquay, Cambridge's
draw at home to Altrincham meant that the Brewers could not be
caught.
Albion took an early lead when Marc
Goodfellow capitalised on a poor defensive clearance to fire the
ball into the net. The goal did little to calm the nerves though and
the home side were back on level terms just five minutes later.
Gulls skipper Chris Hargreaves smashed the
equaliser from the edge of the area and the home side started to
take control of the game.
Although Brewers fans were keeping their
eyes on the action on the pitch, all ears were listening out for the
latest score from the Trade Recruitment Stadium. With the U's being
held, a draw for Burton would be enough to take the title.
However the nerves of the 1000+ travelling
fans were shattered when Benyon headed Torquay into the lead just 60
seconds after the break.
Burton never looked as though they were
going to get back into the game, but as news filtered through from
Cambridge, the celebrations started and the pitch invasions started
as the final whistle blew.
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