ANDY HYSLOP looks at the rise of Burton Albion and suggests some shrewd managerial appointments have played a big part in their success…

BURTON Albion sit top of League One at the time of writing and look set for promotion to the second tier of English football having only been a Football League side since 2009. That’s remarkable progress, but then again the Brewers, under the canny stewardship of chairman Ben Robinson, have had some pretty decent managers in recent times.Nigel Clough, son of Brian, joined the club in October 1998 as player-manager when Burton we...