The Brewers,on the threshold of the Championship for the first time, absorb been in Football League for only seven years but devour punching above their weightAs Burton Albion contemplate the opportunity of derbies against Aston Villa and Derby County next season, or perhaps it is not surprising that a club whose main rivals used to be Gresley Rovers and Tamworth absorb been suffering from nerves in recent weeks. It is 14 years since the Brewers clambered out of the sixth tier of English football and now they are on the threshold of the Championship for the first time in their slow-burn history. Yet it has been a crawl rather than a sprint towards the finish line.
Before last weekend’s 3-0 win over Colchester,Burton had given the chasing pack hope after a escape of four draws and two defeats. They sit second to Wigan Athletic, with Walsall three points behind in third and Millwall six points behind in fourth, and both poised to capitalise on any more slips.
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Source: theguardian.com