Town end their pre-season friendly programme with a visit to League One play-off finalists Leyton Orient on Saturday afternoon (KO 3pm).

The Blues remain undefeated in their five games so far — four wins and the home draw with West Ham - and have conceded just the one goal, at Southend on Tuesday.

Manager Mick McCarthy is likely to field a side which will probably be very close to the team which will line up against Fulham at home in the opening Championship fixture of the season next Saturday (KO 5.15pm, Sky Sports 1/HD1).

At some stage fans are likely to have another chance to run the rule over Kevin Bru and Balint Bajner, who joined the club yesterday having been on trial since the start of last week.

Winger Stephen Hunt is the only member of the squad currently sidelined, the Irishman, who celebrates his 33rd birthday today, having been troubled with a calf problem throughout pre-season.

The current O's squad includes former Blues striker Kevin Lisbie, while ex-Reading skipper Jobi McAnuff and one-time Hull City striker Jay Simpson are recent additions to manager Russell Slade’s ranks.

The sides last met in a senior pre-season friendly at Brisbane Road in the summer of 2000 when the game ended 2-2 with David Johnson and Tony Mowbray scoring for the Blues. Admission is £15 for adults and £5 for concessions.

Meanwhile, Town’s U21s are in action away against Skrill South side Chelmsford City in a friendly this evening (KO 7.45pm), while this lunchtime’s U18s friendly at Huddersfield has been cancelled.

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charsfield added 12:50 - Aug 1 should be fun, i' make the short trip up from bethnal green....oh wait 15 quid for a friendly....
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Surco72 added 13:01 - Aug 1 I used to rate Jay simpson , will be interesting to see what standard he is now ?
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LiamCP123 added 13:50 - Aug 1 15 quid is too much. -facepalm-
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Marcus_Evans added 14:13 - Aug 1 £15 is very reasonable!
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fussysnake added 14:18 - Aug 1 £15 is a bit much £10 would have been more reasonable. But I'm going either way, can't put a price on the super blues in my eyes, and no, I'm not atall well off, just a loyal supporter
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charsfield added 15:08 - Aug 1 i know this has been done to death but £15 is terrible value. If i lived in Munich I could see Bayern vs Real in the Champions League for that much! I don't mind shelling out over the odds for town for the likes of Fulham, Norwich etc but leyton in a friendly....i refer you back to the gif
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JoeDickerson420 added 15:50 - Aug 1 £15.00 to watch a Friendly? im almsot sure that most clubs in league 1 dont even charge that for a league game?
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AinsleyBlue added 16:35 - Aug 1 I was a Town-supportin' O's turnstyle operator 8 & 9 years ago when they were in League 2 and their standard ticket price at the time was £16. They could have done with a Mr Clegg turnstyle paint job, has to be said.
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GerkensBeard added 16:36 - Aug 1 I know that you've got all the cliches of that its only pre season, but tomorrow I think we should be treating this as if its our first league game. With that I mean start the starting XI that are going to feature next week and go at it with that intensity. It's our last pre season game and its against Leyton Orient who I believe should be playing championship football this season, they will have a good side and they're the perfect team to play before the opening weekend. So let's go at it as if its a league and it will put us in good stead going into the Fulham game.

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KilburnBlue added 17:18 - Aug 1 Friendly against Orient £15 Cup game against Crawley £10 Both from same division. Going to both but feel the friendly should be cheaper.
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Flewitt85 added 18:29 - Aug 1 charsfield: that's funny!! Very much agree with you tho. £15 is too much for a friendly. Who cares? Roll on the new season! COYB!
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Moscow_Blue added 19:18 - Aug 1 £15 - about 4 pints of lager in London. Come on. And, er, Come on You Blues!! I shall be there.
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Sir_Geoff_of_Hammond added 00:06 - Aug 2 £15 for a pre season friendly looks like great value...after all it's 15 euros to watch Bayern Munich [standing] in the Bundesliga ..sheesh
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mrmorisato added 01:03 - Aug 2 I bought me Leyton Orient ticket last week...Looking forward to one last trip away for pre season. I know Town will play well like they have done in all of their pre season friendlies :) And no I don't think I should have to have as much as fifteen smegging quid!
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TrueBlueFerret added 06:36 - Aug 2 Travelling on Train with J Simpson& Noddy. Orient Express ;-)
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DurhamTownFan added 09:55 - Aug 2 Lucky if you get 4 pints for £15 in London!! On a footballing note: really hoping for a clean sheet, another goal for Bajner and a confidence building performance for everyone. Coyb!
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irishtim added 11:33 - Aug 2 Hopefully a good performance today. Also interesting to see what selection and tactics MM picks.
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