Complex sentence: Following the Middlesborough defeat, Les Reed has now left Charlton as from the 24 December and Alan Pardew will take over on a three-and-a-half-year deal.
Split into simpler sentences: Following the Middlesborough defeat, Les Reed has now left Charlton as from the 24 December. It is now speculated that Alan Pardew will take over on a three-and-a-half-year deal.