STANLEY chairman Eric Whalley has given manager John Coleman his full backing.

But the Reds supremo has warned he wouldn't be afraid to make changes if he thought the club was heading for trouble.

Coleman and his assistant Jimmy Bell have come under fire from irate supporters following the midweek humiliation by Peterborough.

However, Whalley, who admitted the 8-2 defeat at London Road left him "depressed", refused to bow to fan's pressure.

He said: "There's no problem at all. At the end of the day, he's been here for eight years and he's never had a contract, not many people would give up their job to work without a contract.

"The Bury manager went because the fans were upset and I would be upset too if I was a fan and we kept on losing.

"But the bad thing is, if managers change every time somebody put something on a messageboard, then we'd have a new manager every week."

Coleman has dragged Stanley from the UniBond League back into Football League and has enjoyed a meteoric rise during his tenure at Accrington.

And although he has enjoyed a good working relationship with his chairman, Whalley revealed he would not shirk from his responsibilities when it came to securing a successful future for the club.

He added: "If I thought there was a problem then I would do what I had to do. There would be no sentiment there. It's the same as running my own business.

"I spend more time than most people here and if there's something wrong with the club then I'll see to it that it's put right."