The people who want him to go need to step back and analyze the situation from a distance.
Forget all the ownership issues, beach balls, poor officiating for a second and look at one noticeable obstacle to our progression this season: injuries.
We've had an injury crisis of biblical proportions in which the likes of Torres, Gerrard, Benayoun, Riera, Aquilani and Johnson have been out for with injuries totalling months on the sidelines. They are probably our six best creative, attacking players gone, often two or more at the same time, for long stretches. Not a few games, not a couple of weeks, but months. When they have returned, the likes of Gerrard, Riera, Torres, Benayoun and Johnson have still had lingering injury or fitness woes. Add to that there have been injuries to Skrtel, Agger, Aurelio, El Zhar, Kelly and Mascherano.
To be five points away from fourth and still with a shot at gaining some European glory is pretty remarkable under the circumstances. Although I think this hasn't been a great season, I think Rafa has managed to keep us in a decent position given our injuries alone, let alone the grandiose levels of misfortune, poor form, lack of confidence etc.