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Saturday, April 24, 2004

Wright to stay at Burton

Former Hereford United captain and fans favourite Ian Wright is expected to be offered another year long contract at Burton Albion.

Wright, now 32, moved to Burton on a one year deal from Edgar Street last summer but has made less than twenty starts because of injury problems.

Nigel Clough, the Burton manager, confirmed yesterday than Wright's name is on his retained list. He told the Burton Mail: "It's been a difficult and, injury-wise, a disappointing season for Ian but we think he still has plenty to offer.

"It's not as though he's 35 or 36 and coming to the end of his career. We haven't yet sat down and discussed terms with him, but we've let it be known to him that we would like him to stay because we're confident we'll get a good season out of him next time round.

"He just needs to do some work in the summer to build up his ankle and his general fitness, so that he's flying by the time we report back for training in July."