The 28-year-old added that he had been taking prescribed and supplemental medications after being diagnosed with asevere gastro-intestinal infection at acompetition in Germany in July.
But the experience of private industry is that severe international competition tends to produce a few global winners, and a lot of global losers needing to be bailed out or left to fail.
Pardew, who replaced Les Reed as manager of Charlton on Christmas Eve, had thought there was a "good chance" he could win Pressley's signature but realised there was severecompetition.