john carver insists he would leave the club if they had not backed him .
` if i was sitting here and i thought they were giving me lip service i would say `` thanks very much , i 'm off - i 'm walking away from this '' , ' carver said .
fans are threatening to boycott the next home match against tottenham hotspur in protest at mike ashley 's running of the club .
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