Morgan Schneiderlin and Jay Rodriguez are understood to be close to linking-up with former manager Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham as Southampton’s summer sale continues.

Newly-appointed head coach Mauricio Pochettino has promised to bring attacking football to Tottenham after agreeing a five-year deal that leaves Southampton needing a new manager.

Newly-appointed head coach Mauricio Pochettino has promised to bring attacking football to Tottenham after agreeing a five-year deal that leaves Southampton needing a new manager.

Jay Rodriguez faces six months on the sidelines after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament, extinguishing the Southampton attacker’s hopes of going to the World Cup.

For Andy Reid, it must have been just like old times. Five years ago he earned his 25th international cap in an end-of-campaign knockabout against Wales under interim gaffer Don Givens.

The Football Association are to appoint a technical director, it was announced today – after a gap of 10 years.

Charlton 0 Tottenham 2

Darren Ambrose hailed manager Alan Pardew for helping put the feel-good factor back into Charlton this season.

IT is too early to talk of Chelsea’s renaissance, but on a day warm enough to suggest that spring is stirring the green shoots of recovery are beginning to peep through for Jose Mourinho.

New signing Djimi Traore is set to go straight into the Portsmouth side for Saturday’s Barclays Premiership match at Sheffield United.

Alan Pardew intends to leave no stone unturned as his search for new Charlton players goes “worldwide” this month.

Arsenal 4 Charlton 0

Charlton have signed China captain Zheng Zhi on loan from Shandong Luneng with a view to a permanent deal.

Alan Pardew has called on Charlton’s fans to give them “everything they have” as he attempts to mastermind an unlikely escape act at The Valley.

“MERRY Christmas, Les. You’re sacked.”

Alan Pardew will be officially unveiled as Charlton boss this afternoon barely a fortnight after being dismissed by West Ham.

Harry Redknapp believes new manager Alan Pardew can revive Charlton’s season and save the Addicks from relegation.

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate insists he is set to open talks with Mark Viduka over a new contract after praising his performance in today's 2-0 win over Charlton.

Julio Arca saved Middlesbrough from the grisly prospect of spending Christmas Day in the Barclays Premiership drop zone as his second-half strike sunk Charlton at the Riverside Stadium.

Liverpool brought in Danish defender Daniel Agger and midfielder Luis Garcia in place of Sami Hyypia and Mark Gonzalez from the side that won 3-0 at Charlton last weekend.

CHIEF executive Peter Varney admits Charlton’s Carling Cup defeat by Wycombe at The Valley was unsatisfactory.

Chief executive Peter Varney admits Charlton’s Carling Cup defeat by Wycombe last night at The Valley was unacceptable.

Wycombe striker Jermaine Easter admitted he had expected Charlton to put up more of a fight after knocking the Barclays Premiership side out of the Carling Cup last night.

Charlton 0 Wycombe 1

Charlton’s season went from bad to worse tonight as the Barclays Premiership strugglers crashed out of the Carling Cup against Wycombe, who booked a deserved place in the semi-finals.

Charlton will welcome back on-loan goalkeeper Scott Carson for tomorrow’s Carling Cup quarter-final against Wycombe after he was ineligible for the Barclays Premiership defeat to Liverpool.

PROVIDED the proposed €670m Maktoum takeover goes through, Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez should have the pick of the world’s available players in next month’s transfer window.

Charlton 0 Liverpool 3

Charlton boss Les Reed insists striker Darren Bent is not for sale and warned old friend Alan Curbishley not to raid his former club.

ANDY REID’S charisma has been missed in Tottenham’s dressing room this season but Martin Jol insists he could not stand in the way of the guitar-playing midfielder’s move to Charlton.

MOROCCAN defender Talal El Karkouri crashed home a dramatic stoppage-time winner as Charlton celebrated 14 years back at The Valley by climbing off the foot of the Barclays Premiership and giving new manager Les Reed his first win.

Charlton 1 Blackburn 0

Matt Holland has called on Charlton to show the strength of character needed to drag themselves out of a relegation “dogfight”.

CHARLTON goalkeeper Stephan Andersen will join Danish side Brondby in January.

Charlton boss Les Reed feels football should embrace modern technology and allow video replays to help referees make the right decision.

Charlton manager Les Reed is to hold crisis talks with each of his players to convince them they can still beat the drop.

Les Reed’s managerial debut ended in disappointing defeat after his Charlton side were out-played at Reading.

Les Reed took charge of Charlton for the first time since succeeding Iain Dowie, who was sacked earlier in the week, with the former Football Association technical drector looking for the result which would lift the Addicks off the bottom of the Premiership table.

NEW Charlton boss Les Reed has denied stabbing predecessor Iain Dowie in the back by plotting a players’ revolt.

CHARLTON chief executive Peter Varney yesterday admitted the club had made a mistake appointing Iain Dowie as head coach and confessed the promotion of Les Reed to replace him is a “gamble”.

Charlton has confirmed they have terminated the contract of Iain Dowie following a review of the management team’s performance so far this season.

ASSISTANT boss Les Reed insists Charlton’s board will give Iain Dowie the time he needs to lead the club out of trouble.

The 22-year-old was the leading English scorer in the Barclays Premiership last season with 18 goals in the league and 22 in total following his move from Coca-Cola Championship club Ipswich.