WHIPPETS WHOOPED BY BREWERS BLITZ (31/07/07)

Gresley Rovers were made to pay for daring to take the lead in this Bass Vase clash as they were hit by a five goal salvo from Daryl Clare and Shaun Harrad.

After Martin Taylor's early mistake had gifted the opening goal to Tom Groves, it was all one way traffic towards the home goal. A combination of poor finishing and excellent goalkeeping meant there was only one goal in it at half time but three more Albion goals in the second half set up the final against Nottingham Forest on Thursday.

MORE FIXTURE MISERY THANKS TO SETANTA (31/07/07)

The shopping centres of Burton will be filled with bored football fans on Saturday 29th September after the scheduled game at Halifax Town is moved to a Tuesday night.

Although the Brewers match will not be broadcast, Halifax's previous game against York has been moved to a Thursday night for live coverage and so the Shaymen have requested the change of date to allow them to rest before meeting Burton Albion.

BREWERS SHOW CHARITY AT GRESLEY (31/07/07)

Burton Albion's players will be doing their bit for charity when they face Gresley Rovers in the Bass Vase.

Nigel Clough has kindly volunteered to take his players to the South Derbyshire enclave to give a football demonstration to a group of poor and disadvantaged people.

The locals, known as Whippets, have been without any recognisable football for a decade and the visit of a Blue Square Premier club will hopefully bring some much needed excitement to the village.

A visitors guide to Gresley can be found HERE.

2007/08 SQUAD NUMBERS ANNOUNCED (30/07/07)

The squad numbers for the new season have been released today with only a couple of changes from the previous campaign.

Andy Corbett has taken over the number 2 shirt with his previous squad number 4 being allocated to John McGrath. Daryl Clare moves from number 9 to number 10 and whilst Danny Holmes moves up to number 12, Ryan Austin moves down to number 15.

The full list of squad numbers can be found on the SQUAD PAGE.

BURTON ALBION 3 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 2 (29/07/07)

The Brewers made it two wins in as many days as they booked themselves a place in the Bass Vase Final.

After beating a young Birmingham City side at the Pirelli Stadium on Saturday, Nigel Clough's side faced a Forest U21 side at Rocester this afternoon.

Burton went two up with goals from Chris Archer and Sam Hall and looked to be coasting to victory before a flurry of goals in the last 15 minutes. Shaun Harrad added the third goal for the Brewers.

BURTON ALBION 0 ROTHERHAM UNITED 0 (25/07/07)

Kevin Poole rolled back the years to produce a string of saves which earned a draw against League Two Rotherham United.

The visitors were on top for most of the game and created all of the opportunities in front of goal.

The rare highlights for the Brewers were a couple of mazy runs from Keith Gilroy and a shot from the Irishman that rippled the side netting.

A Birmingham City reserve side are the next visitors to the Pirelli Stadium on Saturday. The Premier League side are also playing a friendly at Walsall on the same day, and Steve Bruce's new signings are all likely to be on show at the Bescot Stadium.

BUXTON 1 BURTON ALBION 3 (24/07/07)

Shaun Harrad continued his pre-season scoring spree as he bagged a brace in an entertaining game at Silverlands.

Aaron Webster scored from the penalty spot in between Harrad's strikes.

The home side missed a penalty and also saw another effort hit the woodwork. Michael Towey scored a late consolation for The Bucks.

ROBINS RETURNS TO BREWERS (24/07/07)

Albion Oldboy Mark Robins makes a return to Burton tomorrow night when he brings his Rotherham United team to the Pirelli Stadium.

Robins joined the Brewers at the start of the 2004/05 season but made only 13 appearances in an injury blighted spell. He joined the Millers as assistant manager but was promoted following the sacking of Allan Knill in February 2007.

Also making a return to the Pirelli Stadium will be former Albion midfielder Andy Todd. Todd is the 'one that got away' after he failed to make an impact with the Brewers but whose career soared after winning promotion to the Football League with Accrington Stanley.

The game kicks off at 7.45pm with admission prices set at £6 for adults and £4 for concessions in the main stand. Terrace admissions are £5 for adults and £3 for concessions.

NEW AWAY KIT UNVEILED (23/07/07)

The new Burton Albion away kit has been unveiled and with it news that Roger Bullivant have taken over as the sole main sponsor of the Brewers.

The away kit, in a very nice light blue design, is now available in the club shop with prices ranging from £37.99 to £39.99.

BURTON ALBION 0 DERBY COUNTY 3 (23/07/07)

The Brewers put up a spirited performance against a second string Derby County side and will feel hard by to have been bitter by such a large margin.

Robert Earnshaw was the only one of the Ram's new signings on show as Billy Davies split his squad between the Pirelli Stadium and a second game at Macclesfield.

Nigel Clough gave home fans a first look at new signings Mark Greaves and David Farrell as well as handing a trial to former Chelsea goalkeeper James Russell. MATCH REPORT

BREWERS ON THE BOX (15/07/07)

The Blue Square Premier match at home to Torquay United has been moved to Monday 10th September and will be shown live on the Setanta Sports channel.

The away fixtures at Weymouth and Stevenage Borough have also been moved to Thursday evenings on 23rd August and 18th October respectively.