John Sheridan sensationally threatened to QUIT Carlisle United just minutes after the Blues enjoyed their biggest home league win for 13 years.

The manager, whose side smashed his former club Oldham 6-0, said he would “walk” if certain players could not cope with his “demanding” nature.

Sheridan did not name names in his post-match interviews or go into details about what incidents had provoked his outburst.

The boss appeared to have angry exchanges with players during the game but it is not clear whether he was referring to these or other issues.

He said, though, that he was “getting sick of a couple” of individuals.

After United's big Boxing Day win, Sheridan said: “It’s about wanting to achieve something. I don’t want people to be happy finishing 13th and 14th in the league. I want them thinking we can get out of the division.

“If any player doesn’t want to play for me, and doesn’t like me being demanding, they can come and knock on my door and leave. I’ll help them get away.

“I’m a demanding manager. I’ve managed in this league and I’ve done very well. I’ve managed players who’ve played in the Premiership. You have to accept the way I am. If you don’t, I won’t be here.

“I’m not going to have people looking at me as if I don’t know how to manage. If people don’t like it, I will leave.

“I give the players a lot of leeway, freedom, perks on the other side. They need to respect where I’m coming from, because I get sick and tired of it. If they don’t, they can go - or I’ll go.

“If I feel we’re doing things wrong even at 3-0 or 4-0 up I will shout and demand we do better. If you don’t like it, tough.

“One or two don’t respond, and think they’re getting shouted at. They need to grow up and get on with it. There’s a couple I’m getting sick and tired of, to tell you the truth.

“I demand. I was like that as a player. 95 per cent of players who’ve played under me have really enjoyed playing for me. You always get one or two who are uncomfortable, but if you’re going to play for me, I’m going to demand from you.

“If you don’t like it, knock on my door and I’ll get rid of you. Otherwise, if I see it going on too much, I’ll go.”

Asked if he was serious about the latter threat, he said: “One hundred per cent, all day long. Because I’ll feel I’m not doing my job properly. And if people don’t like it, I’ll walk.

“I’m definitely serious, all day long. I’m not messing about."

“I’m not making a big thing of it,” he later added. “I demand us to be good and successful and do things properly all the time.

“It can’t last. I’m not getting in[to] arguments in players.”

Some fans on social media said they had noticed Sheridan and captain Danny Grainger exchanging angry words during the game.

The remarkable Sheridan press conference followed United’s heaviest home league win since they beat Stockport by the same scoreline in October 2005. The previous time they scored six at home in all competitions was against Tipton in the FA Cup in November 2010.

Jerry Yates (two), Hallam Hope, Ashley Nadesan, Grainger and Gary Liddle all got on the scoresheet as Carlisle moved up to ninth, still three points outside the play-offs.

In-form Yates made it five goals in six games, captain Grainger has now scored in his last four league outings while Liddle notched his first Brunton Park goal on his 100th Blues appearance.

Sheridan said: “I wouldn’t say it was a fantastic performance. It was a fantastic result. We didn’t play great but we were clinical and on the counter we were very good.

“Oldham are a good footballing side and I knew they’d give us some problems. I was even unhappy at 2-0 – I thought possibly we shouldn’t have been 2-0 up and Oldham were coming back into the game, we were giving away silly free-kicks and weren’t organising and demanding of each other.

“I want us to be a good team and consistently. But to score six goals and keep a clean sheet, you can’t ask for much more.

“The front three are always lively and we’ve got players who can score goals. We are being clinical. We’ve played better and lost games but we weren’t half lively up front.”

He added: “It was a team performance. Adam [Collin] dealt with a couple of crosses well but they didn’t [create] too much. They’ve scored a lot of goals so to keep a clean sheet is good for us.”

Sheridan said Grainger was substituted late in the game as a precaution after feeling discomfort in his hamstring. The Cumbrian will be assessed ahead of Saturday’s clash with Macclesfield.