 In the summer of 1999, Burnley signed Mitchell Thomas, resulting in Brass playing only occasionally for the first team.He went on a one-month loan to Halifax Town in September 2000, with the first of his six league games being a win against Torquay.After the loan was up, Halifax could not afford to sign him and he returned to the Burnley reserves, before joining York City on a free transfer in March 2001.