by Peter Scherer
Pre-season comes to an end on Saturday with Mickleover hosting a Burton Albion XI in the annual KC Trust game for the Keith Calladine Trophy.
Mickleover will be trying to make it three in a row, having won the trophy 5-0 last season and 3-1 in ‘24/25.
It’s home fans last chance to see our new additions before it starts to get serious, with Winsford Utd away in the FA Cup on August 8th and then a visit to Nuneaton on the 11th, before we make our seasonal home league debut.
Kick off at Station Road on Saturday is 12.30, which still leaves time for both Derby and Burton fans to get over to the Pirelli Stadium where they contest the Bass Charity Vase at 3pm.
It’s worth fans arriving early as there will be pre-match announcements on the clubs future direction.