In the penultimate in a series of pre-season reports, HarryfromBath assesses the mood around the Championship clubs by delving into their forums. Today we head down to the south coast to see how Brighton are faring and we take our first trip into London to take a look at Charlton Athletic.
Boss Mick McCarthy takes the Blues to Charlton for Saturday’s live Sky game looking for a fourth successive win at The Valley (Sky Sports One, from noon, kick-off 12.30pm). Despite Town having conceded two poor goals in last week’s 2-2 home draw with Wolves, McCarthy has confirmed that he will stick with his regular back four against the Addicks.