IT WAS doom and gloom at The Valley where Charlton suffered their biggest home defeat in six years against runaway leaders Brighton.

The boos and chants of “Parky out” stung the ears of Addicks manager Phil Parkinson.

And it was too much for some fans – when Matt Sparrow nodded in his injury-time goal one elderly man was arrested after hurdling the advertising hoarding and ranting at Parkinson.

The last time Charlton played so badly at The Valley was in November 2008 when they lost 5-2 to Sheffield United. That proved to be Alan Pardew’s last game in charge.

And you have to go back to November 2006 to find Charlton’s last 4-0 home loss – in the Premier League against Chelsea.

Six years later and two tiers lower, this defeat leaves Parkinson’s team 14th, four points off the drop zone.

But when asked if he would ­consider resigning, the former Colchester boss dismissed the question.

He said: “Every manager is under pressure, every Saturday, but I feel more pressure after losing 4-0.

“I can’t blame the fans for booing at the end – it was too easy for Brighton today. It’s not good when you hear fans saying ‘Parky out.’ To remedy that we have to work harder and make sure the next performance is better.”

The Seagulls opened the scoring on 25 minutes after Charlton failed to clear a corner. When Gary Dicker crossed again, right-back Inigo Calderon stole in at the far post to tap in his first goal of the season.

Perfection

Just after the hour mark the Addicks’ defence slipped up again and left-back Johnnie Jackson’s soft back-pass was neatly finished by Glenn Murray.

Substitute Kazenga LuaLua curled a 20-yarder inside Rob Elliot’s goal with nine minutes remaining before Sparrow’s header compounded Charlton’s misery.

Brighton boss Gus Poyet said his team’s performance was “close to perfection” and admitted his son Diego – an England Under-16international on the Addicks’ books – would need a ­shoulder around him.

Poyet said: “There is no better satisfaction thanseeing my team play the way I want them to. We are getting our identity and it is very pleasing.”