That was a tough one to take. Regardless of what team you’re facing, and the quality (or lack thereof) that they possess, every team theoretically sets out to win matches when they take to the field. That would have been the case for Burton Albion manager Nigel Clough, whose side faced Manchester City in the […]

7 years ago

An utterly pointless game of football. Manchester City beat Burton Albion 9-0 on Wednesday night. That’s right. They scored nine goals against the League One team in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final. Kevin De Bruyne, Gabriel Jesus (4), Olexandr Zinchenko, Phil Foden, Kyle Walker and Riyad Mahrez got the goals at the Etihad Stadium. It was […]

7 years ago

There was one difference between Preston North End and Burton Albion on Saturday, and his name was Daryl Horgan. As soon as Daryl Horgan came off the bench at the Pirelli Stadium on Saturday evening, he changed the game. The former Dundalk star came on alongside Josh Harrop as part of a double substitution on […]

8 years ago

Nigel Clough has made a comment that won’t go down well with League of Ireland fans. The Burton Albion manager has just signed Ryan Delaney from Wexford Youths on a two-year deal, with the option of a further year, after a successful trial period. The 19-year-old defender has been playing for Wexford for the past […]

10 years ago

Hard to believe

11 years ago