Addicks look for reinforcements

And with the January transfer window now open, Pardew has pledged to splash the cash in a bid to break into the top two and ensure aquick return to the Premier League.
"We've been talking and we're looking to make some moves because the first 23 games have shown that we're not good enough," he said. "We're going to have to make a change."
Pardew's top priority is likely to be defensive reinforcements after his backline again revealed its softer side.
"Colchester had two strikers who looked a level above their playing ability, and that was through us not being good enough at the back," he said. "That's a worry for me."
In fairness to Charlton, the team was missing several key players and the manner in which the manager was forced to chop and change personnel over the busy Christmas period didn't help matters.
With four games in just 11 days, injuries at this stage of the season are unavoidable and the absence of creative players such as Andy Reid, Darren Ambrose and Lloyd Sam hit the side hard. Yet this Charlton squad is stronger than most in the league and should have been able to cope better than it did.
What proved more disruptive, however, were the entirely avoidable suspensions to experienced defenders Jonathan Fortune, Danny Mills and Sam Sodje.
"We've lost a lot of points," admitted Pardew. "We've missed Reidy - I think that's obvious - and Ithink we've missed Sodje as well.
"It's not just Reidy's playing ability; it's his leadership as well. I've heard his leadership qualities questioned, but he's important in the dressing room."
After Lisbie's brace, which included a superb overhead kick, Charlton substitute Luke Varney pulled a goal back on the stroke of half-time. But Charlton were unable to break down a side that has conceded more goals than any other in the league.
That lacklustre performance followed three battling displays when Charlton fought to secure points against Hull City, Norwich City and Leicester City. A last-minute equaliser from Paddy McCarthy ensured a share of the spoils away at Leicester, while the other games were notable for the way the Addicks held on when first Mills and then Sodje were dismissed.
A win on New Year's Day would have made for a reasonable Christmas. Both Watford and West Bromwich Albion have also dropped points during the fixture pile-up and with injuries clearing up there would still have been reason for optimism at The Valley.
But dropping three points at home against one of the Championship's poorer sides is unforgivable and suggests Pardew is spot-on with his assessment that his players are just not up to scratch.
"If we can just get the balance of the team right, get one or two back and bring in one during the window, then we can still go on a run that puts us in those promotion places," said Pardew. "But we are making it very tough for ourselves."
Pardew is right that automatic promotion is not out of the question yet. But it will take a sensational finish to the season if Charlton are to finish in the top two now.
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