Liverpool Transfer Rumours

01 May 2026 21:28:40
Al Hilal are pushing hard to sign Richard Hughes this summer.

Liverpool want him to fulfil the final year of his contract to allow time for a proper replacement. The decision ultimately lies with Hughes, but it is expected that if he does not leave this summer, he will join Al Hilal next year.

Julian Ward is seen as a strong internal candidate to replace him should he go this summer. Michael Edwards has taken a more prominent role in recent contract negotiations (including for Konate and Szoboszlai), while Hughes has stepped back slightly.



No agreement has been reached yet, but talks between all parties are ongoing. If Hughes doesn’t leave this summer, there is a likely world where he pre-agrees to leave in and around January.

The feeling is that if Hughes is to leave next summer, Michael Edwards will go with him at the end of their contracts.

01 May 2026 22:48:04
Good riddance.

01 May 2026 23:09:35
Hopefully he takes Edwards and Slot with him.

02 May 2026 08:56:57
What's up with all the "want him to see out his contract" stuff?

It has the same feelings as the popular "if results take a nice dive" narrative with Slot this season

What's up with the waiting game?
If he is interested in the job, pull the trigger and let him go.

Why keep him when his head is most likely somewhere else?

It's like wanting to keep a player who doesn't want to be here.

01 May 2026 14:22:49
Adam Wharton done for the summer. I'd say 65m.

01 May 2026 14:32:11
I really hope not, he is not the kind of midfield profile that we need imo. 🙏

01 May 2026 14:56:11
Imo he is exactly what we need. Even if he's not quick enough around the park, he moves the ball quickly. We need legs around him, though.

01 May 2026 15:20:08
That's a good player there. But I don't know who he replaces.
Means Macca is leaving, and there is nothing close to 2024-2025 season Macca. He touched peaks and became my fav player. He is so far away from being that player, but I don't want to lose him.

01 May 2026 15:23:55
I really hope not as well.
Again, not very mobile, no physicality, and not the best at reading the game defensively.
To be at his best he needs a proper DM alongside him, as do all our current midfielders.

01 May 2026 15:33:18
As much as I like and rate him, I just cannot help feeling he's the last thing we need. Our midfield is porous enough as it is. We need a Mascherano type who is going to eat up the ground, bite at people's legs, and anticipate and fill the gaps as and when they arrive.



Wharton has plenty about him, but I cannot help feeling we will be a soft touch if he plays in a two with Gravenberch behind Wirtz.

01 May 2026 15:39:17
Play him with Dom then.

01 May 2026 15:40:48
Spot on, Goaldigger.

01 May 2026 15:42:12
Everyone of our midfielders gets improved playing alongside a physical, mobile DM.

01 May 2026 15:47:58
We do need a passer in midfield to replace Macca and Trent. I would hope that he's not the only midfielder we bring in, though.

01 May 2026 15:48:21
@Florian, Dom hardly inspires me in that department too, to be honest! For all his hard running and bluster, his defensive game is actually really frustrating, and I do not think he is the Mascherano type we need.

I've got a feeling Dom might well be moved out to the right to replace Salah next season, with the likes of Dumfries brought in to overlap him, while we deploy one of Barcola / Diomande or another on the left as the out and out pacey winger.

01 May 2026 15:51:17
Looks like Macca is off then.

We have never replaced Fabinho. That I cannot get my head around.

If Wharton is £65m, then Anderson is going to be £90m+.

Let's hope we can finally get a deal done with Crystal Palace. If we start now, it should be done by August.

01 May 2026 15:51:22
Looking at other options, Elliot Anderson would be a perfect fit, but I cannot for one minute see us paying the desired fee for him, and feel he's already well earmarked for City, sadly.



I like the look of Fernandez at West Ham, but not seen enough of him to have a reliable opinion.

Time for those stat bods to sift out someone suitable from all the data.

01 May 2026 15:57:14
What about Baleba, Goaldigger10?

01 May 2026 16:10:18
Fernandes is just another 8 who's mobile and good on the ball, though we already have Dom and Curtis in the team. I still think that if we don't want to sign a '6' necessarily but want some physicality and bite in the midfield without sacrificing footballing ability, Joao Gomes looks the most obvious candidate.

01 May 2026 16:19:47
@Kingkenny7 - Yeah, could be another possible option but reckon he's Utd bound. Has also gone right off the boil this past 12 months and obviously got his head turned last summer. I'd be weary he's only one that only turns up for the cameras.

@PatrikBurgher - Yeah, there are a couple of options at Wolves with Gomez and Andre both been watched in the past by all accounts.



There is also that Stiller lad at Stuttgart, again I wouldn't have seen enough of him myself to have an opinion.

There are plenty of players out there and I'm sure the club have a list. I've heard rave reviews about Ibrahim Sangare at Forest this season. These players are out there, we just need a plan and need to be targeting the right profiles.

01 May 2026 16:25:07
Stiller is a similar player to Wharton, but I'd imagine he would be cheaper and probably a bigger risk given he hasn't played in the Prem before. In my eyes, he is a similar level of quality in terms of his ability to pass the ball, and he seems to not have the same injury concerns as Wharton, but he has all the same weaknesses, lack of athleticism and mobility, and he needs a midfield partner with him to do the grunt work, so he can concentrate on orchestrating play and playing balls through the lines.

01 May 2026 16:27:19
When Macca lost all of his and his partner's friends in one summer, life in L4 became much less appealing.

Wharton is another Edwards purchase.

Does Alonso play with a proper DM? I can see Stiller coming in, should Alonso join.

01 May 2026 16:47:35
From day 1 we've been told that Slot doesn't play with a 6 and since he's arrived we haven't bought one. So, I'd imagine if he stays, we won't be buying one for next season either.
So, for all the bluster that Slot doesn't choose the new signings, it's weird that Hughes, who has form for buying 6's, and Edwards, who saw how great Fab was, haven't decided to buy a 6.

Or, maybe Slot has more say in signings than some would like to believe?

01 May 2026 16:56:19
Anderson and Diomande are two players we should be going all out to sign. They will improve us no end. If we actually stumped up the cash and bought Semenyo in January, we would have had a lot more points on the table than we do now. That's for sure.

01 May 2026 16:58:16
@PatrikBurgher, If Slot stays then I think Curtis goes. We need a DM anyway to add to what we've got, imo, so if Macca and Jones leave, we need three midfielders this summer.

01 May 2026 17:02:19
@Mcgoveb, I don't think it has anything to do with Slot having much of a say in transfers. Obviously, Slot gives his input and tells Hughes what he would like, but at the end of the day, it is Hughes' decision. Hughes knows, however, that if he signed a DM, then Slot probably wouldn't play him, so why bother wasting the money.

01 May 2026 17:04:19
If we do end up going for Wharton, I hope we also buy that ball winner profile player to play alongside him.

01 May 2026 17:11:24
Another Tortoise 🐢. How slow are we?

01 May 2026 17:53:05
Another dud, the club would have to move on when Slot gets sacked.

01 May 2026 18:13:06
If I remember rightly, Alonso is a massive fan of Wharton. If I had a choice between Wharton and Gravenberch, I would choose Wharton every single time. So, Wharton and Dom might be a decent pairing, definitely an upgrade on Gravenberch, who struggles to complete a 5 yard pass, pulls out of more challenges in a 1 game than most players do in a season.

01 May 2026 18:40:19
Slot played Mats Weifer as a holding midfielder at Feyenoord for 2 seasons and was a key player for him. Not sure where this 'Slot never played a defensive midfielder' comes from.

01 May 2026 19:59:25
Szoboszlai and Wharton will be just as soft and weak as what we have now. Not a bit of defensive nous between them. Same old crap incoming next season.

01 May 2026 20:32:49
I expect so, Vik, as soon as Gravenberch got his extension, I said forget about a DM, it won't be happening, not unless Endo goes and we bring in backup.

01 May 2026 21:21:08
Not for me. If we're going to persist with Wirtz in the 10, then we need a different profile of player in there with him and Gravenberch.

We've been too easy to play through this season.

01 May 2026 21:53:57
Interesting if Gordon could adapt to a deeper midfield role. I'm sure he was deeper at Everton. The lad has grit and proved in the derbies he can take the game by the scruff of the neck. I still reckon it's nailed on regardless and has been for a while.

02 May 2026 03:24:59
Only one player we need from Newcastle: Bruno.

02 May 2026 07:55:44
Kees Smitt is the one I'd like to see us go after. All rounder.

02 May 2026 08:52:55
Think Wharton would be a fantastic fit for us. Superb passer of the ball and would allow players like Wirtz to push further up the pitch. I reckon we will sign another more combative type midfielder with him anyway.

Ken.

01 May 2026 11:43:05
Hi all,

Slot is set to stay with Liverpool for the foreseeable future. Should his campaign begin well next season, I would not rule out a contract extension.

Edwards wanted Xabi, but since talks faltered, the board's re-evaluation of the situation is that stability is more important. Acquiring Champions League football has been crucial in this thought process.

Our transfer shortlist for the summer is compiled of a list of players Slot has approved and he himself is working behind the scenes to a certain degree in order to establish or maintain relations with these targets.

The cordiality from both the manager's camp and board has allowed this situation to be reached.

While it’s not a certainty that Slot will sign an extension if offered due to his unhappiness in England. Doors are now open.

While the club admires Hoeness, Nagelsmann etc. These are not names I imagine to take over any time soon. They are young and excited managers though and I can maybe see a timeline in the future where that may come to fruition.

My guess for our next manager? If Slot sees out his contract/an extension, I would go out on a whim and say Luis Enrique. He deeply admires Liverpool and has made it clear he wants to manage us at one stage or another.

01 May 2026 13:38:45
Hi, VG - thanks for the update. Would it be safe to say the Barcola news is pretty much true, as it was rumoured he was the main player Slot wanted last summer? Any other names been floated around other than Costa and Leao previously mentioned?

01 May 2026 13:50:47
Thx VG.

Think a few people have already said Rodgers mark 2. I think I may agree with them. Tactically inept. Spout rubbish before and after games. Blames everything but himself.

Slot will continue to stink the place out with this dull football, and that barely gets results. Let's face it. Worse Premier League in quality for quite some time.

If half the teams turn a corner with all the new managers coming in, we are back down to 9/10 mid table, writing off 2 or 3 seasons to get back into CL.

Wouldn't surprise me if he got a new contract and sacked before season end.

This decision is worse than the Suarez shirts, and signing Balotelli put together.

01 May 2026 14:19:37
VG, sorry, am not buying into all this. I do think people were getting info, but now I think the stuff coming out is just propaganda from the club, and a way to see if the leaks have been sorted out.
I think Slot has been checked out for a while, he has lost the fans and parts of the dressing room. Come June the 1st, he will go on a mutual agreement with some sort of pay off for his final year.
Players want to know what is going on long term, and if Slot was staying he would have been given a new deal by now, but there has been no talks.


Talks between the club and Alonso have been well documented, and that just undermines Slot as a manager.
This season has been just about over since Christmas, and his running of the squad has been truly awful, and we would have to be stupid to believe them above him and the owners don't know this, and he has had plenty of time to change this but hasn't.
When the owners see tickets available still on match days, they will not let that carry on.

01 May 2026 14:22:19
As I thought when I heard he was staying. His deal runs out in 2027 along with Edwards and Hughes. Enrique comes in as a freebie and full manager reigns. He would be a huge coup.

01 May 2026 14:29:05
I just don't know what to say to that news. Anyway, we'll see how this all plays out but, imo, way too many variables need to totally change course in order to make it work. My guesstimate is that it'll all end in tears.

Perhaps I'll be proven incorrect, but my money is on me. Thanks VG. Not what I wanted to hear, but much appreciated nonetheless. Think I'll have a few extra this evening.

01 May 2026 14:29:28
9th or 10th 🤣 Mighty Reds??? Our lowest finish in the last 40 years is 8th. And teams, we had some way worse teams than we have now. Not happy he's staying either. Need to get a grip here. Who is knocking us down to 9th or 10th. 🤣

01 May 2026 14:43:37
Everything does suggest Slot stays, especially with talk of backroom staff changing up.

It could be a help (be honest, it can't be worse, lol).

Who knows, but info like this on such a good site is always welcome, and tbf, as much as it's been a hard watch, in all honesty, it's difficult to pin it all on Slot.



Very few managers can call themselves Premier League winners, and anyone other than Klopp is a gamble.

01 May 2026 14:55:50
He'll be gone by October when we're in 15th place in the League. Inept management at all levels of the club.

01 May 2026 15:03:17
To the people saying Slot is better than Rodgers because Slot won the league, they both got the same number of points (84) and Slot had a significantly better squad.

At least there were a few positives with the performances under Rodgers which are entirely non-existent under Slot.

01 May 2026 15:12:54
Port red. Where did Man U and Spurs finish last season, with all their managers not playing the right tactics, players not responding.


Can I name 8 teams that could finish above us next season, as they are relatively close above us already.

Arsenal
Man C
Man U
A Villa
Chelsea
Everton
Bournemouth
Brighton
Fulham

That's not saying Newcastle, Spurs (if they stay up), Forest, Leeds, all big clubs that can easily push on.




If we don't change the way we play, we are easy to play against, and teams will no longer give us the respect and tentative approach that some still are doing.

01 May 2026 15:52:19
So all the games we managed to win this season are because the teams we were playing showed us too much respect? Does that mean that in your eyes we actually deserve to lose every single game and only have points on the board because of luck? I mean, we were bad this season, but other teams have struggles too.

We have problems, but we also aren't the worst team in the league.

01 May 2026 16:26:06
It beggars belief they are keeping him. If we take out the first five games, which we were lucky to win, we'd have 43 points, same as Palace in 13th, and that's without even mentioning how bad the football is, how the team crumbles after we concede, and the lack of fitness or intensity each game, and that all on the manager.

01 May 2026 16:42:11
But that's not the way it works, Gmil. The points you get for winning games actually count towards your total. Think they've been doing it that way since the game was invented.

01 May 2026 16:44:55
So Slot wanted to go, we wanted him to go, but Edwards couldn't get Alonso so now we are keeping Slot and giving him potentially a contract extension despite him not settling in England?

Yea, these posts are making complete sense...

01 May 2026 16:52:55
Florian, yes, and it shows how bad we have been since.

01 May 2026 16:57:30
Take away Crystal Palace's first 5 games and they would be in the relegation zone. What sort of nonsense logic is this? Your league position is the cumulative number of points you acquire over 38 games; they all count equally.

01 May 2026 17:06:41
I'm pointing out how bad we have been since those 5 wins, 43 points out of 29 games from a team that last season won the league and spent nearly a half a billion in the summer transfer window.

01 May 2026 18:10:14
Can we put up with this boring, pragmatic, soft, slow football for another season? I don't see any success coming from this way of playing.

01 May 2026 18:10:31
Was it not nearer to 400m than 500m?

01 May 2026 19:47:57
Cheers, Victor.

I hope you're wrong.

01 May 2026 20:38:47
Don't worry, FPF, almost all he has said is nonsense.

01 May 2026 22:35:09
@Retire, who said Slot wanted to go? Would it be people putting rumours on a rumours site?

01 May 2026 23:42:59
Forget About Common Knowledge

Aka: F.A.C.K

Apologies, Ed's but my feeling of this and possibly next season

02 May 2026 01:26:22
When has Luis Enrique made clear he wants to manage us at one stage or another?

Serious question, VG. Can't remember anything about that.

02 May 2026 05:45:55
I don't believe this simply because it makes no sense. No offence to VG; appreciate the rumor. I just can't fathom that a snake person would keep Slot.


I honestly think 9/10 will be our ceiling if Slot stays. We can't hope the rest of the league is as poor as they have been this year again and that's the only thing that has saved us this year.



I'll plan to take a year off if Slot stays, but I just can't believe this is true. Slot has to go. There's no way anyone working for a football club can justify keeping: he's produced terrible football, poor management, the loss of the players' fitness, and stubborn insistence on being right.

02 May 2026 07:13:39
Clearly looks like Slot will be in charge next season. The concern is that if we start slow again and do make the inevitable call, we will be left with less choice on who comes in.

There is a brave decision needed. Shame nobody has the balls to make that decision.

01 May 2026 09:28:21
Report from Paul Joyce confirming what we all know now, Slot will be manager next season. Unfortunately as a result seems like this was the catalyst to Salah leaving and more than likely Jones being sold aswell, which leaves us without any form of scouser in the team.

Diomande and Barcola both mentioned. Interestingly Elliot mentioned he could be part of the Diomande deal.

01 May 2026 09:46:24
This is Rodgers 2.0 all over again.

01 May 2026 09:50:42
Let's just hope that Slot really does want to go back home to be closer to his family & that Ajax push even harder to convince him to go.

01 May 2026 09:58:54
Until they extend his deal, I'm not 100% sure it makes no sense going into his last year backing him and giving him a biggish window, only for him to potentially leave and then have to build a team for the next manager.

So, although he probably does stay, I'm a little skeptical until they extend his deal.

01 May 2026 10:03:14
David Ornstein confirmed this weeks ago. People just didn't want to hear it, because they wanted to believe the vague/inconsistent rumours on here. Everyone's entitled to believe what they want, and it's a rumours site, so I'm glad people post what they hear regardless of the source, as it's really fun to talk about, but if you actually take away the emotion, the rumours never made any sense.

What kind of self-respecting bloke would work a 7-month notice period and pretend all the way through that he was part of the plan going into next season? I wanted him gone in November/December, but the longer it went on, the more I realised I just need to suck it up and back the club's decision to keep him.

01 May 2026 10:09:20
It was reported his family didn't move over here due to his children studying for and sitting important age grade exams.
Now, they have been concluded, is it possible his family are now moving over here?

01 May 2026 10:11:38
I'm afraid MK is probably right. Arne Slot na na na na na. Just practicing for next season.

01 May 2026 10:28:53
Whilst I was very much wanting Alonso to come in, outside of him and the unrealistic shouts of Enrique or Klopp, I don't know if any other target makes sense as Slot is a title-winning manager, albeit let standards slide a lot since that moment.

Hopefully, with a change in coaching staff and methods, as well as potentially 2 fast wingers and a fully fit Isak, we can build on the first season rather than a repeat of this one.

01 May 2026 10:31:57
Even if this is true, we all know that he will be gone by Xmas. He's simply not up to it. Decision-making at the club is utterly dysfunctional, and Edwards is only trying to protect his own position. Sunk cost fallacy.

So many absolutely idiotic decisions, some standouts for me:

£446 transfer outlay to go from 1st to 4th/5th, plus insipid football.

Gakpo (paid 5 times what Diaz was paid), and played despite form.

Isak costing more than Cherki, Guehi and Semenyo combined.

Gravenberch & Mac Allister leaving defence exposed over and over.


Embarrassing season, and potentially another one to come. FFS.

01 May 2026 10:34:56
The club is being gutted from the inside out and soon there will be nothing left to remind you that Klopp was ever here. I can't see anything but another sustained period of mediocrity with very little to build on.

01 May 2026 10:51:39
FSGenius75, This is what happens when you give a pair of power hungry, hype masters absolute power. That's not to say that they are not talented in many ways, only perhaps not in the all seeing way they might believe they are.

Does anyone remember when, under B-rod, there was a period of a year or more where the line-ups would be leaked, sometimes even the day before matches? The leaks were plugged using various strategies. It is not safe to be an ITK, that is, if maintaining good relations with seniors at the club is important.

We have already been informed that Edwards and Hughes will not be renewing beyond the 3 years, and I'd be surprised if Hughes leaves now.

He has had some of his power taken away though. He has a style that isn't in keeping with our ethos - you'll never walk alone.

Take all reports with a pinch of salt. Alonso is Edwards' top pick, and is unlikely to take a year out to wait, so this may be the most realistic chance to getting him. The issue is, getting him involves admitting to having made mistakes.

Could anyone with a strong knowledge of Alonso's style of play have a good guess at which players may not fit into his plans?
How may this have a knock on effect to the master plan?

01 May 2026 11:09:46
All this back and forth is giving me a headache.

If Slot stays, I'll back him like I would any manager in my 40 years of supporting the club. If he leaves, I will thank him for number 20 and support the next manager.

Whether we take Ornstein's report as fact, or a club narrative, I think I'm going to wait and see what happens after the last game of the season.

That is no offense intended to Carra, The Fields, FSW, Ned, my friend the Hughes waxer, or anyone else who posts on here.

01 May 2026 11:16:06
FSGenius75, what is this Christmas thing I'm seeing? Why would they be working on bringing in his former assistant (Etienne Reijnen) if he still had 7 months left on his notice period, taking him to Christmas? Why would Slot be sat in pressers saying he's part of the discussions for the transfer targets and staff changes?

If Slot starts the season next year, then at that stage the plan will be for him to complete the season. Results might take another even worse downturn and force the club into action, nobody has a crystal ball, but there is absolutely not going to be some mental pre-plan to give him until Christmas and then make a change, when whoever the manager we allegedly want is ready. What would they do if at Christmas we're top of the League and Champions League, as well as through to the semi finals in the League Cup?

I've said my piece on Slot. I think he has been stubborn tactically, and I've called him a clown more than once because of his obsessive interviews about xG and PSG.

Ultimately, though, the club backed him through a very rocky period and he's still here. So what can I do? Carry on complaining? I'm choosing to wipe the slate clean for the start of next season and give him the chance to prove me wrong. This carry on from the fans is just not helping anyone. Added to that, if we finish 3rd or 4th this season (looks likely) after winning the league last season and then hound the manager out of the club, what does that say about us as a fanbase?

It has been an embarrassing season overall. All of your points are fair. The wasted £450m, Gakpo never being dropped, Isak being a huge flop, the midfield weakness/lack of balance etc. However, the decision is made. Slot's staying as per Ornstein and now Joyce. They've both put their reputations on the line and are saying he will stay as though it is a fact, so some notion they're just putting out lies on behalf of the club is frankly almost as mental as Slot working a 14 month notice period.

01 May 2026 11:18:14
Then why not back him in January and bring back Heitinga. Same predicament for Hughes then, as one moment he's going, the next he's staying.

01 May 2026 11:19:30
This will end in tears.

01 May 2026 11:21:24
As I pointed out in January, after a conversation I had with a good journalist friend. On top of this, I've been told that if Edwards & Hughes depart, it'll only be at the end of next season.

I (for one) am very unconvinced that the "colour by numbers" approach to team affairs & management shown by Slot, Edwards & Hughes is anything more than a shallow misunderstanding of how football works.

My greatest fear is that they will have dismantled all the good work previously done at the club and knocked the 'Scouse' out of LFC.

01 May 2026 11:22:03
Trying to be positive... Next season we've got Jacquet and Leoni, and hopefully a fully fit Isak, Wirtz even better, Bradley fit enough to play a lot more games, and maybe a few more good signings.
Surely we've got too many good players to be mediocre again next season?

01 May 2026 11:28:29
I cannot fathom the lack of fitness in the squad this season and lack of intensity.

If he stays on, he better address this massive issue.

Scary stuff. I can only hope he acknowledges there is an issue and fixes it with an Almighty preseason.



I'm not sure he is overly concerned with it and thinks the issues are elsewhere, to be honest, and I very much suspect he will be sacked next season if he survives the summer.

I hope for the best, but very hard not to be deflated by him staying on.

01 May 2026 11:33:17
I still think he's gone. If he were staying, he would just come out and confirm it, instead of coming out with cryptic quotes like "I'm here for the short to mid long term" etc. Why not say things like I'm looking forward to next season?

So if he's staying, is he still going to jet back to Holland/Ibiza every 10 minutes? Do you think FSG are happy with that arrangement while the performances on the pitch are clearly not up to scratch?

He's gone. I don't care what the journos say.

01 May 2026 11:38:33
Still think he will go and I stand by this.

01 May 2026 11:58:02
MK, I'd argue Ornstein's information has been more inconsistent and vague over the last few years than the information we've received on this site.

If you don't appreciate the information people are sharing, I don't see why you bother visiting the site.

01 May 2026 11:59:54
As incompetent as Hughes and Edwards may be, I refuse to believe they are flat out brain dead. There are egos there, of course, but not stupidity.

Even most of the stats they orgasm over or showing massive underperformance. They have given Slot 450million pounds and he's used it unbelievably poorly. They did nothing in January to back him, and still no word on a new deal.
He will be sacked.

I outright cannot believe he will be here next season. It is genuinely unfathomable. All the reports are coming out now I think are to show respect to Slot having won a league but more so plug leaks.

I also think, what will happen, to protect the reputation or certain journalists, is that Slot will "leave". Mutual agreement will be made public. However, Joyce and Ornstein, following Edwards orders of course, will come out and say, "Liverpool wanted to keep Slot, but the Dutchman was unsettled and having family issues and wanted to go back home." Something along those lines.

There is literally no way Slot stays. I refuse to believe such a depressing unrealistic sickening idea.

01 May 2026 12:02:08
Two things stand out for me as regards to Joyce's statement.

1) No talk of a new contract, his current deal ends in 2027.

2) FSG trust the manager, but expect that faith to be justified.

This just feels like a sequel to the Brendan Rodgers days, it's got Godfather 3 vibes, a good idea in theory, but a disaster in reality.

01 May 2026 12:24:47
I think Hughes and Edwards are more to blame for how the 450m was spent than Slot.

01 May 2026 12:25:02
ToonRed, I'll reiterate what I said right from the start; "Everyone's entitled to believe what they want, and it's a rumours site, so I'm glad people post what they hear regardless of the source, as it's really fun to talk about".

Just as they can post whatever they want, though, I'm entitled to believe what I want and give an honest opinion on those rumours. If I was getting personal, I'd understand your reply, but nowhere have I insulted any of the alleged ITK's or even come close to demanding they stop posting.

I've simply said that in some specific cases their rumours don't make logical sense, and have been vague and inconsistent. That's no different to somebody having an opinion about my posts about players or tactics. It's an open forum, ultimately. Anything you post here (opinions, rumours, banter, etc) has to be open to scrutiny, else you might as well remove the "Reply" function.

01 May 2026 12:37:19
I'm not a big fan of Slot, but I do find it annoying the lack of respect he receives from some fans. He is not Brendan Rodgers. He is still regarded as one of the best coaches in Europe. His style of football is not to my taste, but I do accept that he has had to deal with injuries to 5 out of the 7 new signings, the sale of Diaz against his best judgement, the loss of form of Salah, Maca and Konate, injuries to Alison, and the death of Jota.

He has managed Rio's minutes well when it must have been tempting to over play him. Oh, and he won the league and no one called him Rodgers then. If there was a clear alternative of the calibre of Enrique, then I get the scramble. I don't buy into the romance of Alonso because there is no evidence he is an outstanding coach. He may become one, but he isn't one just yet. Iraola, maybe.

01 May 2026 12:39:14
Personally, I think there is great potential for growth out of adversity.

I look forward to Slot's redemption arc.

01 May 2026 12:43:48
I agree, Joey.

01 May 2026 12:48:17
I still think he will go too fat wallet. With you on this.

I just think a man, he knows he is close to the edge, but getting another season would use the time he has to improve things instead of holidaying before a key game against Man United.

I know things are looking good for CL qualification, but we are not there yet, and this is the business end of the title. In my eyes, only a man out the door makes that decision.



Hoping all this talk of him staying is that he can leave on his own terms, and the resignation comes from the man himself to return to Holland and be with his family.

If that happens, then I give the club some dues for honouring a title winning coach with dignity. It was an Almighty gamble to keep him this long, but it might work out nicely for them and him if he leaves this way.

Let's see.

01 May 2026 12:53:16
Agree with MK. If Slot starts the season, the plan is for him to finish it. This notion of something happening at Xmas is ridiculous. Also, agree with him on his views of people not wanting to listen to the likes of Joyce and Ornstein simply because it's not what they wanted to hear.

01 May 2026 12:54:13
Jari, Rodgers came 2nd and missed out on a title by only 3 points in what was a far more competitive season with a genuine 4-horse race. Slot won because Cty and Arsenal had a massive drop-off. Had they played as well as the season prior, Slot would have finished 3rd. He's very much in Rodgers territory.

01 May 2026 13:18:16
Literally the worst argument - "if they played better, then they would have won".

Yeah, if we played better this season we'd be winning the league.

01 May 2026 14:15:00
Brilliant, isn't it, Faith. 😆 Love the Chewy logic.

01 May 2026 14:26:35
So you're saying that Rodgers could have won the title if he had the job instead of Slot, then, because City and Arsenal just rolled the red carpet for Liverpool and whoever was lucky enough to be in the hot seat at the time?

Also, according to most posters on here, we should have won the title at a trot with the squad we have now (which many claimed was stronger than the one we won the title with), so doesn't that mean that we let Arsenal or City win it?

Not sure which narrative to believe anymore.

01 May 2026 15:36:29
Faith, Florian, Patrick, the level of waffle you 3 talk to defend Slot warrants medical investigation.

01 May 2026 16:44:00
Oh someone needs meds alright Chewy😆

01 May 2026 17:57:45
Florian these are your words..I think Hughes and Edwards are more to blame for how the 450m was spent than Slot..The mental gymnastics you go through to defend Slot is laughable. You were praising Slot last summer. You're on the wind up.

01 May 2026 18:58:08
I think they all have a say on signings, don't think Slot gets the final call. Where's the gymnastics? We all know there's things Slot wanted to happen last year that didn't happen. That being said, the weaknesses in our squad after the money spent paint none of the three in a good light.

01 May 2026 19:39:15
Florian you are a troll, you do everything but criticise the manager. I guarantee Klopp would do better with these signings. That's the bottom line this fraud can't get the best out of them. That's before any of his frailties have been listed.

01 May 2026 20:39:36
I'm sure he would, Frode, but sure Klopp is on a different level to every manager bar Pep.

01 May 2026 20:53:40
I wish I could be so utterly crap at my job and still not get fired.

01 May 2026 22:44:25
@Frode, rhetorical question, why is somebody a troll simply because they have a different opinion to you?

I see we have shifted the date of Slot's departure to Christmas now? Maybe he'll leave a bit earlier in December for Sinterklaas? I see a bit of momentum for Slot being the new Rodgers - won't be long til we start calling him Blot.

02 May 2026 07:14:43
I don't think I have defended Slot once in this thread? I'm simply asking that you substantiate the arguments that you've made. How convenient of you to rally the Slot Out brigade when it's entirely besides the point.

02 May 2026 08:52:29
This gets funnier by the day.

01 May 2026 07:30:25
Have we shown any interest in Mukiele or Kayode Ed001?
Think RB is a top priority myself.
I have seen interest in Palestra recently but these two should be high up on our list of targets.

{Ed001's Note - not recently, but I am sure they must be looked at for the summer.}

01 May 2026 08:42:36
I think we need 2.

Frimpong is a winger, and Bradley (unfortunately) cannot be relied upon to stay fit for any length of time.

I'd be looking at a specialist RB like Kayode, and someone like Ben White who can cover RB; RCB and CB.

01 May 2026 08:46:11
Kayode would be ideal imo.
Looks a good player who could be great!

Doubt it'll happen though as he's gonna cost around 50mil.

01 May 2026 08:55:20
Kayode and Oscar Mingueza on a free (from Celta Vigo, can play RB, CB) would be good.

Even just Mingueza would be fine imo, so funds can be spent elsewhere.

{Ed001's Note - or just Kayode as he covers left-back as well.}

01 May 2026 09:42:01
I understand where you are coming from, DJTuzza, re: Bradley and his fitness worries, although this most recent injury was a freak one which may have been down to player conditioning by the coaching staff.

Bradley, if he puts in the work, should come out of this a bigger, stronger player. I think a lot of his injuries were growing pains as his body was changing rapidly. He basically went from being a skinny kid to becoming a strong competitor in our senior squad.

He even lifts the national team up a level when he plays, and was a big miss in the playoff against Italy.

Maybe I am a bit biased due to being from Northern Ireland, but I do think he is being written off too early by supporters.

I mean, he put Mbappe in his back pocket the night we played Madrid. There was no quarter given.

01 May 2026 10:28:19
No doubt Bradley is good enough to be our starting rb, but he can't string 5 games in a row together, which I think leaves us with no option but to buy a starting rb this summer. Frimpong is good cover player for whole right side, but not good enough for us as a 1st choice rb imo.

01 May 2026 10:56:39
Bradley's well good enough, Mbwell, and I get where you're coming from with the growing pains. Just a shame, but can we go into another season relying on him to stay fit?

01 May 2026 11:13:54
Frimpong is not a winger, he is not enough of a goal threat to play on the wing. He is a marauding fb/wfb. He was an odd buy, but in certain games his pace and overlapping can be very useful.

01 May 2026 13:44:52
You know a major point that everyone, including FSG, are missing with Slot is, we all know Liverpool won the league in his 1st season, that it was due to Man City and Arsenal drop off, etc, but there’s something that can’t be discounted. You remember when Chelsea won the CL and FA Cup under Di Matteo or got to another CL final under Grant. Terry did an interview a few years ago talking about that team.

He said it didn’t matter who was in charge, the players ran the changing room and the team. The same could’ve been said for our team last year, Slot just let it run and it worked. Now he’s trying to take control, and it doesn’t work. I hope FSG understand the dynamic of the changing room, rather than just pinning all the success on Slot, because they would be f****** idiots if they did.

01 May 2026 14:17:12
Can they pin some of it on him?

02 May 2026 07:22:36
Pretty tragic (and flabbergasting) that a year on some of us could believe that Slot had nothing to do with winning the title last year. I'd like to know if there's a single team in the prem that would feel that way about their title winning coach and retrospectively deny that he had anything to do with anything good the club managed to achieve.

For the record, I think we probably need to move on from Slot, but I will always have tremendous fondness for him because of the fact that he won us the title. Whatever he does from here on out, he will always be a part of Liverpool history in my eyes.



Calling him a fraud, a fool, a knob, a low life, a rat, some folks on here won't and can't do that. Does that make us 'better fans'? No, but it also doesn't mean that there's something wrong with us either. I'm not sure why me saying that I'll always remember Slot fondly deserves abuse and mockery, but that's just me, I'm not asking that you feel the same, even if I find it sad that you would delight in heaping abuse on the manager and wishing him the worst.

30 Apr 2026 15:11:50
Is Lamine Camara of any serious interest? Seems a good player.

30 Apr 2026 15:48:54
The scouts seem to like him and he's had another good season.

He's not a DM. He does love to stick a foot in though. More of a box-to-box like Joao Gomes. Could be good foil for Wharton if we go for him.

30 Apr 2026 17:15:02
Thanks, Fly.

30 Apr 2026 14:37:15
Reports in the Liverpool Echo today, Liverpool are trying to get Feyenoords assistant manager.

30 Apr 2026 15:07:44
I think he's the guy that was meant to join us when Slot did but he couldn't get a work permit.

30 Apr 2026 15:21:36
If Slot is getting his backroom staff, that's him definitely staying...

Vile. Putrid. Self sabotage. Garbage. Bore fest.

30 Apr 2026 15:57:34
Not sure what the eds or anyone else think but as I understood it the Echo is not exactly a fountain of reliable info.

30 Apr 2026 16:36:33
Just what we need - more Dutch coaches.

30 Apr 2026 17:35:42
We've had our fill of Feyenoord Frauds, thanks very much.

30 Apr 2026 18:39:48
I really cannot support the team if Slot remains in charge. The players are so unfit, play boring, close passing football and don't battle. That is Slot's doing!

30 Apr 2026 18:48:49
Silver lining...maybe if Slot stays, and gets the players that he wants, maybe they'll surprise us....

30 Apr 2026 19:16:44
No, JLC, the silver lining is if Slot stays, he continues to struggle, and FSG eventually move on all 3 muppets, Slot, Edwards and Hughes.

30 Apr 2026 19:22:00
Why would you want the manager to start a season struggling? This is where it all becomes a bit ridiculous for me.

30 Apr 2026 20:02:00
I have said before that Slot has lost his momentum. Our performances this season have been awful. Does that mean he deserves the personal abuse this season? No.
I think he and the club need to move on, but if he stays - then I am 100% behind the team.

30 Apr 2026 20:26:42
Agreed, Florian, it's a boring Slot slag off fest. Just draining reading it.

30 Apr 2026 20:37:20
The Liverpool Echo is a rag, never got a good word to say about the City, wouldn't listen to what they ever say.

30 Apr 2026 20:40:15
Hesslered, what do you want us to do? Boss his arse for this season he has given us.

30 Apr 2026 20:57:11
It is draining though day after day.

30 Apr 2026 22:00:49
It's draining listening to you defending him relentlessly.

30 Apr 2026 22:10:54
I'm not even defending him here. I find it ridiculous that a supposed LFC fan actually WANTS the manager to struggle next season if he's here. If you can't see the stupidity of that, that's on you, Strom, not me.

01 May 2026 00:33:56
Same as FM, I know that if Slot stays and form picks up next season everyone will be relieved and trying to reason out why this season was so poor.
Unfortunately we do not get to decide on our managers or players, it's not Football Manager as much as we wished it to be.


So, whoever is in charge, we can just hope it comes right and we get back to playing with some better form and consistency.

01 May 2026 03:28:51
Just gonna say it, the football we've played under Slot is less vile and putrid than what I've been reading on here day after day.

#justmyopinion.

:)

01 May 2026 05:58:39
I'm sure there's a Beatrix Potter fan site you can join.

01 May 2026 01:15:53
I have hated this season, it started with the trama of losing a player in such tragic circumstances and we haven't looked tight since. But we have to remain united. We had a couple of awful seasons under Klopp, and we came back stronger. Whatever happens this summer, whoever the manager is, we must try keep the faith. I'm currently not a massive fan of slot, there are plenty of sticks that we can use to beat the man.

But he is a league winner, he did handle Jota's passing with grace, and we should support him next season. YNWA should mean something, lots of fans and contributors on here do come across like United fans of old; spoilt, oppinionated, and full of vitriol. Please remember we are supposed to be the best fans in the world. Respect to Carra, Robbo, Fields, Ned and the other ITKs plus the window cleaner and the Eds (RIP Ed 2). Peace

01 May 2026 06:41:16
Florian button it, at no point has any Liverpool fan on this page said or suggested they want us to struggle next season because Slot is in charge. Utter rubbish. People want him sacked because we are woeful to watch, lost 17 games, look unfit, made players worse and crashed out every tournament fairly convincingly.

People want what's best for the club and anyone with a modicum of a brain cell know that's without him. Fortunately many fans don't blindly follow a manager and rightly call out mediocrity.

01 May 2026 07:56:46
Another reason for Slot to go, having decided the fan base to such an extent.
Anyway, if Slot stays, I am sure all LFC fans would want him to prove the doubters wrong, get the players he wants and perform well. The only issue with that mindset is the performances this season and increasingly poor performances do not evidence that he is capable of building a team able to do that.

Hence the worry, hence the want for a change. It's that simple, really. I have nothing against Slot personally, seems a nice chap, I just don't think he's LFC material.

01 May 2026 07:43:15
You struggle reading Frode? its said in this very thread.The birds are tweeting put down the gargle and go to bed.

01 May 2026 08:39:41
I have said loads of times that everyone who doesn't like the football we've produced this season, that I am in 100% agreement with you, it has been s*** at times, and when the season ends the owners will make a decision on the future direction they will take.
Now, where I differ to some, if they decide to stick with the manager and let him see out his contract till the end of season 26/27 and give him the opportunity to improve our performances by buying players to give him a more balanced squad, a decision to keep Slot would not stop me supporting the team. I will never stop supporting them.
If you say you will stop paying to watch them, because you hate to see a Liverpool team play like that, then that's fine, but stop supporting them, that's crazy.


I remember the days when live games on the telly was the FA Cup final, England v Scotland home international and World Cup finals. So I spent loads of matches sitting in the kitchen, listening to the 1 radio we owned, praying Keegan, Toshack or Johnson would score a winner. And going crazy when we listen to how Super Sub David Fairclough is going one on one with the keeper and slotting it home.
To say you will stop supporting them because somebody you don't like is coaching them. You need to give your head wobble. What is our motto, YNWA.

01 May 2026 08:38:51
He's likely in a different time zone and you're definitely on a different planet to the rest of us

01 May 2026 08:59:16
Besides a couple of people, I definitely take that as a good thing, Slit.

01 May 2026 09:31:35
Kdls, seeing as you "know" what is going to happen next season, can I have tonight's Euromillions numbers please?

30 Apr 2026 10:28:51
Apparently Richard Hughes 1 step away from leaving at the end of the season to join Al-Hilal. Nicolo Schira on X (normally fairly reliable).

30 Apr 2026 10:53:14
Sounds like he's hovering in the doorway.

Is this why we can't get rid of Slot? Hughes is blocking the exit door!

30 Apr 2026 11:07:40
"This is Sparta" comes to mind, that's the help he needs through the door.

30 Apr 2026 10:51:32
1 step? Someone shove him

30 Apr 2026 11:40:02
Hughes has a way of doing things, which is divisive, to say the least. He is Edwards' man, though, and he does have a contract.

Isak's agents were complicit in the mess surrounding his transfer, but they would have done whatever they were told to do.
The chaos around that move rests with Edwards and Hughes, who were the driving force.



Edwards has taken some of the responsibilities upon himself, for obvious reasons.

It could be an ideal time to sell, once this rebuild and new new manager are in place. The ME is on shakey ground, so stick or twist? FSG are in that headspace.

30 Apr 2026 11:52:14
No smoke without fire. Hughes has been linked to Saudi jobs since he took the role.

30 Apr 2026 11:53:45
Sell who? Isak!? Surely not!!?

30 Apr 2026 11:57:54
I wouldn't be shocked if FSG sell us in the next 3 years.

Ken.

30 Apr 2026 12:15:52
No-one's going to be buying Ken.

{Ed001's Note - Barbie might do.}

30 Apr 2026 12:26:51
Sell Isak?! .. That's insane ...

There is a 25-30 goal-a-season striker there.

Wirtz and Isak .. that should be the next 5 years .. feed him the ball .. get others to do the running .. stick him in the box and tell him to stay there .. he isn't Bobby .. he is just a pure goal scoring predator ...

30 Apr 2026 12:39:05
Agreed, MightyR - Jacob Murphy did exactly that, just getting crosses in, and Isak scored shed loads! He's a proper No.9, so play him as one, get 2 wingers along with Wirtz and that's a 25-30 goal season.

30 Apr 2026 12:39:09
I may be wrong, but I assumed that he meant FSG sell the club rather than the club sell Isak.

30 Apr 2026 12:40:03
Not Isak - the club values can't really grow in the current state of the world.

Edwards has taken some of Hughes' responsibilities on.

30 Apr 2026 13:43:08
Just 1 step? Quick - somebody push him!

30 Apr 2026 14:11:20
Seems like Alonso to Chelsea could be happening, if it does, good luck to him.

30 Apr 2026 14:21:19
I hope not Koptie.

30 Apr 2026 14:39:34
I can't see Alonso going to Chelsea. Their transfer strategy isn't exactly going to appeal to him, and I can't imagine he'd have much say on their transfers. I may be wrong though.

30 Apr 2026 15:32:01
It shouldn't surprise anyone that Isak has had the season he has had, because we know from (very) recent experience that a player with an inactive pre-season usually results in him having a bad season. Even if you put all injuries aside. Remember Chiesa? No pre-season, and he spent half the season getting fit. And when he was played unfit, he got injured and that delayed fitness also.

Edwards and Hughes have enough brain cells between them to know this.

Newcastle and Isak's agents were responsible? Fine, step away. Go back the next season. Isn't it better than committing to an outlay of 150 Million (or whatever it was) and paying a salary for a full year without much of a return on that expenditure? How about putting all this on the statistical and data-driven analysis, and seeing what you get?

30 Apr 2026 15:35:29
Chelsea are a tram smash and potential career enders right now. It is not the place for any up and coming manager. They need a has-been manager with nothing to lose looking for one last big payday (like hiring Mourinho yet again).

30 Apr 2026 16:01:11
There's talent to work with though. Likes of James, Fofana, Enzo, Cucurella, Caicedo, Palmer, Estevao. Only a good summer window away from having a top 11 there, in fairness. Maybe they just need the right guy to get them going.

30 Apr 2026 17:43:19
SA, Rumours doing the rounds that Chelsea are willing to give Alonso control over transfers to secure him. No idea of the original source or credibility, but it could certainly be the decisive factor. Although, like I've been saying since January, he won't be taking a job this side of the summer.

He'll be the most sought-after manager on the market come June, and there's likely to be a lot of movement; he'd be a fool to commit to anything with only 4 weeks to go.

30 Apr 2026 19:20:32
If the STC leaves in the summer, I can see Edwards just taking that role and no one else coming in.

30 Apr 2026 20:07:36
Come on Ed001, be realistic, we both know Barbie has been cashing Ken's cheques for 40 odd years now.

{Ed001's Note - good point well made Ron.}

30 Apr 2026 00:25:44
Late evening update Gents.

Liverpool are very interested in Bazoumana Toure.

I've been told talks will be taking place in the summer.

Cheers.

{Ed078's Note - cheers Robbo

30 Apr 2026 04:28:43
Thanks, Robbo, for update.

30 Apr 2026 06:52:53
This guy sounds like the guy I want the team to buy, but I need to watch a full few games to get full picture.

I read a scouting report that says he is a tenacious presser and up and down winger. Lightning quick and high volume crosser/creator.

We absolutely need someone like this in our squad.

Sounds like Isak's dream player. I would like to see if the end product is very erratic or fairly consistent standard, and how good that defensive effort really is. Intrigued though.

Anyone here watch a full game of him? If so, how would you rate him?

30 Apr 2026 07:43:59
Watched him and Diomande play for the Ivory Coast a few times, and they both have the required pace to press high and cause problems. We have missed the pace to hurt teams this season, as the opposition can go man for man with our front 4 knowing they can deal with the balls played in behind.

I think Toure and Diomande should be our targets to replace Salah and Gakpo, but I am not sure some of our fan base has the patience to watch us start with a young squad and see them evolve. I also think we should try and get Gray from Spurs if they go down.

30 Apr 2026 08:34:57
Toure and Diomande, from the Ivory Coast, I think, will be a problem when the AFCON is on. We always seemed really short when Salah and Mane left for it.

30 Apr 2026 08:43:16
Agree with Grino, lose both wingers for AFCON. Stuffed for a month. Love international football, especially when it hits during a club season.

30 Apr 2026 08:58:46
Toure is a very good player from the little I have seen of him. So fast, so direct, hard working and exactly the sort of winger Isak needs. He'll just go at the full back and get the ball into the box early.

30 Apr 2026 09:07:35
AFCON is a summer tournament next time around, plus it's switching to a four-year cycle, so it will be far less of an issue for teams with African players going forward.

30 Apr 2026 10:22:27
Surely it's one of Toure or Diomonde. Would be silly to buy two players in the position who will go to AFCON. Then again it's Edwards and Hughes in charge.

{Ed001's Note - what does AFCON matter any more? It is every 4 years in the summer now.}

30 Apr 2026 10:33:25
AFCON less of a problem going forward. Agree with itstrue on not being sure of young players like him and Diomande getting the patience required if it takes time for them to hit the heights. Also agree with him on Gray, a non brainer for me.

30 Apr 2026 11:25:55
I must've missed the memo on the AFCON changing.

I thought they tried to move it to summer recently, but the heat was too much for many officials and players?

Any chance Mane and Salah can de-age 10 years and sign again???

30 Apr 2026 11:57:02
I don't remember ever thinking that the AFCON cost us in the league when we used to lose Mane and Salah for a few games.

Also, as others have said, the tournament has been moved now.

30 Apr 2026 12:26:04
Whilst it is great to be linked with fast direct wingers, they will be no use at all playing in the current set up.

The Premier League is there for the taking with the right man in charge. Fast and furious football that we once played would reap its rewards, no doubt in my mind about that.



If we are in for more of the same, slow ponderous, boring football that clearly does not work, we could sign prime Maradona and it would not make a blind bit of difference.

We don't just need new players, we need a new way of playing.

30 Apr 2026 12:42:18
We can say that then about any player we're linked to, Kingkenny, all summer. Why does a downer have to be put on every thread? Everyone likes talking about probable signings this time of year. Does negativity have to come into every conversation? Me personally, I think fast direct wingers who can go past people would make a huge difference to us.

{Ed025's Note - but your bald lover does not like that type of player FM.. :)

30 Apr 2026 12:58:54
I agree, Florian, and I think as much as I'd like a new manager, myself and others need to get used to the idea Slot might stay as it looks increasingly likely.

With that in mind, we need to look back to what brought us success last season and that was Nunez, Jota, and Diaz all being willing runners in behind or into the channels. Gakpo, Ekitike, Salah, etc., all prefer to come short for the ball more often than not. Also, none of them are then particularly adept at beating a man. Isak and Chiesa are the only willing runners in behind that we have, and one's been injured all season, and the other couldn't buy a start.



Singing guys like Toure and Diomande who will run beyond the defence and can also beat a man, would help any manager out. Slot's system is ponderous, but the personnel isn't helping. Unless you have attackers who can beat their man and draw others towards them, it's just too easy to defend against. I do think Slot should've made more use out of Rio and Frimpong as wingers, but there is no point dwelling on what is done now if the decision is made that Slot stays.

30 Apr 2026 13:22:11
Im not an expert on his time at Feyenoord Ed but did he not have the kind of wingers i'm talking about there?

30 Apr 2026 14:11:32
You are right FM. His first signing was Chiesa because he requested more pace out wide. Unfortunately, Chiesa lost his blistering pace through injury. That's why he was so cheap.

30 Apr 2026 14:14:41
I don't think I am being negative at all Florian, there is a big difference in being negative and being realistic.

We signed some exciting players last summer, and can we truly say the style of football we have produced has been to their advantage?

This football Slot is serving up, does not pass the eye test, imo.

30 Apr 2026 14:37:32
The problem is the players out wide can't beat a man this season and don't have the pace to get in behind. Teams are quite happy to lift the ball over whoever is pressing and then go man to man with them.
We deffo need pace in the wide areas.

30 Apr 2026 16:10:43
Agree totally on the wide players this season, Comedy Gold. They have had numerous chances in each match to go at their fullback, but have failed. I would say in that aspect we've been one of the worse sides in the league.

And runs in behind have been non-existent, and when they do happen, our wingers just don't have the pace. Salah vs Palace last week's a good example. A few times, the kid they had at the back outpaced him, even when Salah had a start.

30 Apr 2026 13:51:47
I agree Kingkenny, fast direct wingers are useless in a team that intentionally plays slow, indirect football. If Slot is staying, he will have to change his foolish ways in order to get the best out of these kinds of players.

"But your bald lover." 🤣🤣 you have me in stitches, Ed.

{Ed025's Note - i cant help myself at times Chewy.. :)