By Nick Blackbourn
September 4 2009

Six games into the season and we are still talking of maintaining a 100% record. Who would have thought after last season and all the subsequent financial troubles that we would top the league at any point in 2009/10?

The squad has been strengthened this week; we now have adequate cover in all areas of the team. What can go wrong? Brentford will hope it will be Saturday's result, right in front of the Sky cameras.

Brentford are currently sixth in the table with nine points, having beaten Carlisle, Norwich and secured a trio of draws. Unbeaten in the league, Brentford will not enter the Valley full of fear. The incentive of ending the home side's winning streak will surely be further galvanized with television exposure.

There is a certain irony that days after Michael Turner's departure from Hull to Sunderland the two clubs that enjoy sell-on fee bonuses as a result will meet in the league. While both clubs will welcome the cash boost, for Charlton the bonus appears to have made our transfer day dealings possible, and perhaps maintain our ambitions as a table topping squad.

Of the new signings, both Sodje and McKenzie are judged to be some days away from full match fitness, and it appears unlikely that Luke Holden will dislodge Scott Wagstaff from the substitutes bench at this stage. The team, therefore, will most likely be unchanged again, depending on the last minute fitness of Richardson; Chris Solly is ready to deputize.

Brentford will offer stiff opposition; both sides will want to impress to a national audience. Maybe Charlton will display superior quality to Brentford, thanks to Shelvey and Bailey staying put, but I think Saturday's game will end in stalemate. A 2-2 draw, extending both team's unbeaten run.

Parky seems very stoic about the squad and its chances for the season, presumably a result of the financial issues and on-going take over distractions. A draw would equate to five wins and a draw and who would have said no to that at the beginning of August? Another win would surely be asking too much of the Addicks?