Houllier faces chop as stakes get higher

WITH great dignity Gerard Houllier pledges to fight on to restore Liverpool to their former glories.

There is no doubt the Frenchman will work equally as hard as Arsene Wenger and Alex Ferguson, using the iron fist with which he rules Anfield because he believes he can turn around a season which is dying on its feet.

The signs are, however, that no-one believes in Houllier.