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| Charlton head coach Les Reed has left the club by mutual consent to be replaced by recently sacked West Ham United manager Alan Pardew. | Charlton head coach Les Reed has left the club by mutual consent to be replaced by recently sacked West Ham United manager Alan Pardew. |
| Pardew has signed a three-and-a-half year deal at the Valley and becomes the team's third manager this season. | Pardew has signed a three-and-a-half year deal at the Valley and becomes the team's third manager this season. |
| Reed was originally drafted in to replace Iain Dowie but has failed to turn the club's fortunes around. | Reed was originally drafted in to replace Iain Dowie but has failed to turn the club's fortunes around. |
| He managed just one win at the helm and lost to League Two side Wycombe in the Carling Cup quarter-finals. | He managed just one win at the helm and lost to League Two side Wycombe in the Carling Cup quarter-finals. |
| We have moved very, very quickly to secure Pardew's services Richard MurrayCharlton chairman | We have moved very, very quickly to secure Pardew's services Richard MurrayCharlton chairman |
| Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Middlesbrough left Charlton seven points adrift of Premiership safety and in increasing danger of losing their top-flight status for the first time in seven years. | Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Middlesbrough left Charlton seven points adrift of Premiership safety and in increasing danger of losing their top-flight status for the first time in seven years. |
| And club chairman Richard Murray explained that Pardew's availability prompted the surprise Christmas Eve swoop, which was announced at 1900 GMT. | And club chairman Richard Murray explained that Pardew's availability prompted the surprise Christmas Eve swoop, which was announced at 1900 GMT. |
| "We are very fortunate a manager of Alan Pardew's calibre is available and we have moved very, very quickly to secure his services," Murray said in a statement. | "We are very fortunate a manager of Alan Pardew's calibre is available and we have moved very, very quickly to secure his services," Murray said in a statement. |
| Reed was promoted from his job as assistant manager after Charlton parted company with Dowie 12 games into the Premiership season in the middle of November. | Reed was promoted from his job as assistant manager after Charlton parted company with Dowie 12 games into the Premiership season in the middle of November. |
| But Reed lasted just 41 days in charge - one of the shortest ever Premiership reigns - even though chief executive Peter Varney said his job was not under threat last week. | But Reed lasted just 41 days in charge - one of the shortest ever Premiership reigns - even though chief executive Peter Varney said his job was not under threat last week. |
| Alan Pardew guided West Ham to the FA Cup final | Alan Pardew guided West Ham to the FA Cup final |
| Dowie himself had only been appointed in the close-season to replace the long-serving Alan Curbishley, who has now taken over from Pardew at Upton Park. | |
| Charlton's next match is not until Wednesday night when they entertain Fulham, but the club will hold a press conference at 1330 GMT on Boxing Day. | Charlton's next match is not until Wednesday night when they entertain Fulham, but the club will hold a press conference at 1330 GMT on Boxing Day. |
| Pardew was sacked by West Ham two weeks ago, after just over three years in charge, less than a month after Eggert Magnusson's £85m takeover of the club. | Pardew was sacked by West Ham two weeks ago, after just over three years in charge, less than a month after Eggert Magnusson's £85m takeover of the club. |
| In that time, he led them into the Premiership via the play-offs and then took them to the 2006 FA Cup final, where they were seconds away from lifting the trophy against Liverpool. | In that time, he led them into the Premiership via the play-offs and then took them to the 2006 FA Cup final, where they were seconds away from lifting the trophy against Liverpool. |
| Pardew was previously in charge at Reading and, while there, led them into the League's second tier in 2001/02. | Pardew was previously in charge at Reading and, while there, led them into the League's second tier in 2001/02. |
| They reached the play-offs for promotion to the Premiership the following season but failed to go up and early on in the next campaign he moved to Upton Park. | They reached the play-offs for promotion to the Premiership the following season but failed to go up and early on in the next campaign he moved to Upton Park. |