Albion chairman Dick Knight today revealed the future of manager Mark McGhee is not on the agenda.

Knight is not about to bow to pressure from a vocal minority of fans who think McGhee should lose his job with the Seagulls on course for relegation from the Championship.

He says the only thing that matters at the moment are the nine remaining games with McGhee in charge which will decide Albion's fate, starting with Saturday's visit of Preston.

Six defeats on the trot have caused some supporters to call for McGhee's head on radio phone-ins and fan websites.

In an exclusive interview with The Argus last Friday, McGhee claimed it would be outrageous if relegation was accompanied by the axe.

Knight said: "I gather there was a poll that said X percent want Mark to stay and X percent want Mark to be fired. We are not going to discuss that, because it's not an issue.

"Right now, it would completely de-stabilise the club, it would be totally unnecessary.

"Of course, people are concerned. They pay their money, they have a right to their say, but this is not a public issue right now, it's not for debate at the moment, it's not on the agenda.

"What is on the agenda is trying to stay in this league. Mark has got a contract through to the end of next season, he has got his security.

"Every manager is judged on their results ultimately, that's normal in football. We've got nine more matches and we are going to be battling away, with Mark at the helm, to stay in this league. That is the only issue right now.

"If I gave Mark the 'dreaded' chairman's vote of confidence, half of the people would say 'we know what that means'. I'm not going to do it. His job is to keep this team in this league. We will discuss the future when we know what league we are in."

Meanwhile, Albion have been invited by Arsenal to play a friendly behind closed doors next Tuesday morning in which the Gunners are expected to give run-outs to some of their high-profile injury casualties, such as Sol Campbell and Ashley Cole.