Alan Pardew insists he is at Charlton for the long haul whether or not they achieve promotion back to the Premier League this season.The Addicks have slipped four points off the play-off pace ahead of Saturday's tricky trip to Plymouth but Pardew, who took two seasons to take previous club West Ham back up, is looking at the bigger picture.

"My view when I came here was not to stay for a year, get Charlton promoted and leave for another club," he told the Addicks' official website.

"I signed a four-year contract and I want to build something here, like I did at Reading and at West Ham.

"At West Ham in my first year I got accused of many similar things - signing players who were too young, not bringing in more experienced players.

"But it stood us in good stead and we got promoted the next year. My policy has always been to try and build up the younger players and that's what I'll try to do."

Pardew, meanwhile, is desperate for a victory at Plymouth on Saturday to maintain their slim play-off hopes and put a smile on the fans' faces.

Pardew takes the Addicks to Home Park on the back of six games without a win, form which compelled chairman Richard Murray to give the boss a vote of confidence this week.

"People are disappointed, none more so than myself, that we've had this recent run," he told the club's official website. "We've been in the top six for most of the season, but just recently we can't get a win and some of our performances haven't deserved that.

"Richard Murray has pledged his support to me and I thank him for that, but the most important people I have to answer to are the fans, and at the minute we're not delivering for them.

"In the short term the only answer really is to win on Saturday at Plymouth, because we've got some outstanding players here and some outstanding young players.

"So we're not in a terrible position, but we need to get a win because we want to try as hard as we can to get in the play-offs."

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