Nothing contrarian about regarding the deaths of large numbers of people who have gone to watch a football match as a terrible tragedy - and then that remark made by a man who was manager of the club who played in both of the relevant matches seems to cheapen the loss of life ( as I believe Shankly himself would have acknowledged had he been alive).

Shankly's quip should have been put to bed after what happened at Hillsborough and the Heysel.

I think he would get a PL job, but not one of the big six clubs. He has been the most successful England manager since Ramsey and a massive improvement on some of those who went before him - so those who want him gone need to think very carefully about who would succeed him.

Based on our position in the table relative to the other teams in the league the answer is that we will be in the play offs.

The only person jumping down people's throats is you. I'm here to give my opinions.

Unfortunately they are usually out of work because they ain't that great.

I think the owners have some other clubs in their portfolio.

You must have missed the post I was replying to.

A play off position less than 6 months in to his contract and you want him out ? Who on earth would want to come to a club that treated its manager like that ?

Given the extra revenue from being in the Premier League - around at least £150m- why would they think like that ?

Thanks. Unlike one or two others your post is courteous so thank you for that. I think it's more a case of me trying to present a more balanced view compared with some of the wilder arguments that appear on here. Given that I suspect that the decision makers at the club pay no notice at all to what appears on here it probably doesn't matter when what I think is dangerous nonsense is posted but I would hate to think that it might one day have some influence. It is the danger of social media. I remember long ago that in the first half of Howard Kendall's first season we lost 3-0 at home to Rotherham to have 7 points from 9 games in the third tier and go to the lowest league position in our history. There was no social media then, the directors kept faith with Kendall and he went on to be, with Dalglish, one of the two truly great managers we have had in living memory. People need to be patient whatever the hurt, although I know some won't be.

It's a forum, not an echo chamber - so whoever it is you are referring to can have their say.

He's won the Swedish title in his last two seasons as a manager so I think is entitled to a fair crack of the whip and certainly deserves better than to be labelled a "fraud".

You seemed to be advocating some kind of physical action by the "youth" so what did you mean ?

How is he a "fraud" ?

If Venkys are never in the town, how do you run them out ?

So are you saying his time is up , half way in to his first season and in a play off position ? I was responding to a poster who said it was.

It was always you that was on about Mols.

Ledson did, yeah.

If a manager who in the first half of his first season has the club in a play off position has "failed" and his time is up, then the club is unmanageable. People like you just have a massive sense of entitlement, are unable to accept that there will always be bad days, and would probably be best advised to take up something else in your life.

His "cracker" was going wide until it deflected off one of our players. He's not as good as Ledson.

Only if he chooses to. His job is safe with the FA.

He's always walked around the pitch because he finds space that way - then he puts on the turbo chargers with the ball at his feet. One of the 2 or 3 greatest players of all time.

The Burnley Messi has just scored a cracker.

Based on what happened at West Ham our players could teach Brazil something about taking penalties.