Addicks central midfielder Bradley Pritchard spoke to the South London Press ahead of his side's League One match against Carlisle at Brunton Park tomorrow afternoon, Pritchard looking at Charlton's promotion prospects :
“Any team getting 91 points in a season and not going up is extremely unlucky. But then again they don't have two teams in such good form chasing them. Maybe another win, or four points, will hopefully cement it. It is frustrating seeing that they are constantly winning but in the same breath they must be looking at all our results and seeing that we're not dropping any points, even when we were down to nine men at Oldham."
Unlike most clubs that come to Brunton Park, Charlton have flown up for tomorrow’s game after being sponsored at what was initially advertised as £2,500 a seat by PHB Construction's Mark Humphreys and a guest, Cannon Glass and Glazing's Stewart Gray and John Gray, and BreamTeam's Dan Bream, while everyone’s favourite cockney comedian Jim Davidson also contributed to the flight cost. The 31-seater chartered aircraft flying from Stansted to Newcastle airport this afternoon.
The sponsors then this evening dining with the team before having a special meeting with manager Chris Powell and his coaching staff. On Saturday, the supporters then travelling by coach to the ground before having a pre-match meal on arrival at the ground, where they will watch the match from the directors’ box. Finally, after the match, the team and sponsors will take a coach journey back to Newcastle, and then the plane trip back to Stansted.
Charlton’s team news itself tomorrow being that they have just two players unavailable, both of them central midfielders through suspension. Vice-captain Danny Hollands serving the second match of a three game ban after being red carded at Oldham on Good Friday for a foul on Kieran Lee, while Preston-loanee Darel Russell is on the third rung of a four match ladder having been sent off for the second time this season in late March for kicking out at Huddersfield’s Antony Kay.
In better news for Addicks boss Chris Powell though he does have Scott Wagstaff available once more after the right-sided midfielder was also sent off at Oldham by referee Trevor Kettle who issued a remarkable eleven yellow cards and one straight red in the match, although Wagstaff only had to serve one a match ban after picking up two yellow cards in the match. Finally, left-winger Danny Green also returns to the Charlton squad having missed Athletic’s last two matches through illness.
The referee for tomorrow's match is David Webb from Stanley in County Durham and he will be assisted down the lines by Philip Dermott from Warrington and Darren Handley from Bolton. Meanwhile the fourth official is Lee Metcalfe from Preston.