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17 Apr 2026
17 Apr 2026 10:09:09
Completely agree Ed.
Perhaps Jones isn't happy with his bit part role though and wants more first team mins.
Id keep him.
Surprised Endo is not on that list.
{Ed001's Note - I assumed he was just forgotten about. Such a sad way to end his career with us after all he gave under Klopp. Slot is a horrible man manager and that is more of a problem even than his abysmal tactics imo. You can't expect to keep the players playing for you and giving their all when you treat their friends and colleagues the way he does.}
17 Apr 2026
17 Apr 2026 09:52:05
Konate Ed? Is he signing a new contract? I personally would let him go if he is asking crazy money as I don't think he is as good as most people say. Maybe look for an upgrade on RCB position and ease both Leoni and Jacquet after their long term injury.
{Ed001's Note - it looks likely he signs a new deal, though I would never have even offered him one, he was the weakest link last season and this. We should have replaced him and sold him last summer.}
17 Apr 2026
17 Apr 2026 08:03:09
Hi Ed,
What do you think of selling Jones?
Also, would you add Gakpo to that list?
Thanks
{Ed001's Note - I wouldn't sell Jones, we have space in the squad for homegrown and his wages are not high for a Premier League player. I would be looking to replace him though long term, but right now he is a useful squad player, if not reaching the level he should have.
No, I would not sell Gakpo at the moment. He was very good last season, the tactics are hindering him like so many others.}
17 Apr 2026 06:44:04
Eds or posters, I saw Redknapp (Jamie) doing some punditry rnd other day. I started watching football in the early 2000s, so I know he was captain and played for us. However, I have no recollection of him actually playing just him being injured.
I just wondered what was he like as a player?
{Ed001's Note - he was very good, but had a tendency to coast through games and did not work hard enough. Also had this annoying habit of dropping right back to stand on the toes of the centre-backs to take the ball off them. Why he couldn't just stand 5 or 10 yards further forward and let them pass it to them, where he would have been in a better position to create danger, I have no idea.}
17 Apr 2026 07:51:16
Redknapp was the best sideways passing midfielder in Liverpool's history. If you wanted a player to pick the ball off our defenders, drop the shoulder a few times, then pass it 10 yards sideways or back, he was your man. I think he had a doctor's note that said he wasn't allowed to pass forward more than twice a game on medical grounds.
17 Apr 2026 08:07:11
Bobby, Apparently Jordan Henderson had posters of Redknapp on his bedroom wall.
In fairness, so did I, but mine were Louise.
17 Apr 2026 08:14:55
Still a fine looking woman now, JK.
17 Apr 2026 08:40:28
I saw her playing Sally Bowles in a stage production of Caberet.... Old Chum..... One of the best things I've seen......
17 Apr 2026 10:36:19
Redknapp was one-paced but was a half-decent footballer, but, like his dad, he is a blagger on Sky TV football.
17 Apr 2026 02:55:01
Dominic king from The Telegraph reported six first team players leaving this summer Salah, Robertson, Gomez, MacAllister, Curtis Jones and Chiesa. Is that true Eds?
{Ed001's Note - it is certainly possible. Impossible to say for sure as no deals are completed as it stands, but those other four are all on the block for a sale.}
17 Apr 2026 07:27:27
I'd hope Konate was on the list for players leaving as well.
17 Apr 2026 07:41:59
He's a human clown car most of the time. I'd prefer Lacroix or Murillo.
17 Apr 2026 08:27:40
They should be on the block for sale. My opinion: I'm really unsure about Chiesa. It's very hard to judge him in the very minimal time he's given on the pitch, but perhaps he isn't good enough to get much more. I think we'd all like him to do well here. It seems like he's being treated as a bit of an unwanted individual by Slot. That's just my view of his situation. He certainly has desire, and in a more attack driven mindset, he could very well be successful.
It's right to sell Gomez given his injury record, which for me is a real shame. When he was fit and firing, unfortunately not often enough, he was a great partner for VVD. I think it was our CL winning season that he played consistently beside him, and he was excellent. Injury certainly curtailed his career. The other 2 can freely leave imo. Anyway, we'll see soon.
17 Apr 2026 09:13:30
Shankleys Ghost.
No need to be unsure about Chiesa. He should be nowhere near a Liverpool team. He wouldn't even get on the bench at any other top 6 side, and would not get a regular start at any other Premier League side, including bottom teams Burnley and Wolves.
17 Apr 2026 09:14:55
Konate should be the first on the block to be sold! Total and utter calamity imo. ???
17 Apr 2026 08:03:09
Hi Ed,
What do you think of selling Jones?
Also, would you add Gakpo to that list?
Thanks
{Ed001's Note - I wouldn't sell Jones, we have space in the squad for homegrown and his wages are not high for a Premier League player. I would be looking to replace him though long term, but right now he is a useful squad player, if not reaching the level he should have.
No, I would not sell Gakpo at the moment. He was very good last season, the tactics are hindering him like so many others.}
17 Apr 2026 10:01:05
Gakpo will be our second striker next season until Ekitike gets fit, so he should not be sold.
17 Apr 2026 09:52:05
Konate Ed? Is he signing a new contract? I personally would let him go if he is asking crazy money as I don't think he is as good as most people say. Maybe look for an upgrade on RCB position and ease both Leoni and Jacquet after their long term injury.
{Ed001's Note - it looks likely he signs a new deal, though I would never have even offered him one, he was the weakest link last season and this. We should have replaced him and sold him last summer.}
17 Apr 2026 10:09:09
Completely agree Ed.
Perhaps Jones isn't happy with his bit part role though and wants more first team mins.
Id keep him.
Surprised Endo is not on that list.
{Ed001's Note - I assumed he was just forgotten about. Such a sad way to end his career with us after all he gave under Klopp. Slot is a horrible man manager and that is more of a problem even than his abysmal tactics imo. You can't expect to keep the players playing for you and giving their all when you treat their friends and colleagues the way he does.}
17 Apr 2026 10:36:06
You're probably right, Kemlyn. I'm just more sentimental as I get older.... On Gakpo I'd have zero intentions of selling him. I like him. He's a good player.... I wouldn't stand in Jones' way if there was an offer on the table for him.
I'd keep Endo ahead of Jones. At least he's good at what he does once on the pitch. He has a definitive role. Everyone knows my view on Konate. No need to elaborate further.
17 Apr 2026 10:41:50
Jones is the only one I'd keep as well. Should have been in ahead of McAllister all season. For me, Endo should be added as well.
16 Apr 2026
16 Apr 2026 23:27:02
Fingers crossed Ed001. We need this lot gone
16 Apr 2026
16 Apr 2026 22:27:51
A truly magical response Ed001, thank you
{Ed001's Note - I am still hoping Edwards will walk away as well!}
16 Apr 2026
16 Apr 2026 22:27:51
A truly magical response Ed001, thank you
{Ed001's Note - I am still hoping Edwards will walk away as well!}
16 Apr 2026
16 Apr 2026 21:18:50
Ed, do you reckon all three—Edwards, Hughes, and Slot—will remain for another season? Surely someone needs to take responsibility after the kind of season we're having. They can't keep using the usual excuse of it being a "transition season" when we've spent half a billion on new players on top of being the defending champions.
{Ed001's Note - no, I expect Hughes to take the offer from Al Hilal and Slot to go home.}
16 Apr 2026
16 Apr 2026 20:57:20
Grav7, Ed001 said he believes they WANT him to stay, but if you read on in the same thread on Banter you'll see that Slot is still expected to leave as he has not settled in England (nor eve tried, according to Ed001).
On the one hand, as a parent with kids at school, I can see why he wouldn't want to a) uproot them or b) be apart from them for long periods of time.
However, this is the Premier League, and he accepted a role managing one of the Elite teams (THE elite team!) so I'm not sure what he expected.
As Jurgen showed (and Rafa, Ged and Kenny before him amongst others, all of whom suffered for their love of Liverpool) being Liverpool Manager is a 150% job. You just can't combine it with commuting home all the time
16 Apr 2026
16 Apr 2026 20:15:26
Ed001 what I don't understand is the club see what standards where needed to challenge under Klopp and as good as we where most seasons it was still not good enough for the big prizes. Now look at us we are way off and falling behind more and more if they think last summer throwing money at it would work obviously not but if Klopp had been backed like that am sure we would have had a few more titles because hard work with quality brings success.
But we are starting to look like United after Fergy left and with the dressing room we had that should never have happened. I can see a bad result Sunday and lucky for us with the league being so bad hopefully if it does go bad Sunday against Everton that might be the tipping point to remove them 3 clowns.
{Ed001's Note - I don't understand either.}
16 Apr 2026
16 Apr 2026 20:15:26
Ed001 what I don't understand is the club see what standards where needed to challenge under Klopp and as good as we where most seasons it was still not good enough for the big prizes. Now look at us we are way off and falling behind more and more if they think last summer throwing money at it would work obviously not but if Klopp had been backed like that am sure we would have had a few more titles because hard work with quality brings success.
But we are starting to look like United after Fergy left and with the dressing room we had that should never have happened. I can see a bad result Sunday and lucky for us with the league being so bad hopefully if it does go bad Sunday against Everton that might be the tipping point to remove them 3 clowns.
{Ed001's Note - I don't understand either.}
16 Apr 2026 19:22:09
I don't want to keep bashing Slot but the players have apparently had another day off today. It's three days before a derby and Szoboszlai is walking around London shopping and Slot has been photographed enjoying a fancy meal in London as well.
Ed001, surely this isn't normal, the lack of time the team seems to spend in training is very worrying! Surely, with the way things are going, they should be spending every available minute at AXA figuring out how to turn it around!
{Ed001's Note - no it is not normal, they should be doing work on recovery. You don't recover walking round shopping in London. It really is a joke the lack of professionalism right now at the club. Fallen so far from the standards Klopp expected.}
16 Apr 2026 20:04:02
The season was just completely written off months ago, and nobody gives a flying fudge bar the fans. It's a real shame.
There's zero connection between Club and Fan. It can't be like this next season.
16 Apr 2026 20:15:26
Ed001 what I don't understand is the club see what standards where needed to challenge under Klopp and as good as we where most seasons it was still not good enough for the big prizes. Now look at us we are way off and falling behind more and more if they think last summer throwing money at it would work obviously not but if Klopp had been backed like that am sure we would have had a few more titles because hard work with quality brings success.
But we are starting to look like United after Fergy left and with the dressing room we had that should never have happened. I can see a bad result Sunday and lucky for us with the league being so bad hopefully if it does go bad Sunday against Everton that might be the tipping point to remove them 3 clowns.
{Ed001's Note - I don't understand either.}
16 Apr 2026 21:11:57
If Slot stays next season, I'll try (and probably fail) to stop watching us. Or, at a minimum, just watch the games & then detach myself mentally. It's disheartening seeing how badly everything has deteriorated & I don't think I could take another season of Slotball.
With Klopp, you genuinely believed anything was possible, with Slot, anything is still possible, but in the completely opposite (negative) way.
I don't even get angry when we lose badly anymore, like v City & PSG, cause I completely expected it. The only area of uncertainty was which not so smart decisions Slot would make this time around that would lead us to those outcomes.
16 Apr 2026 21:29:39
Not ignoring the fact Slot should be doing it - but would there actually be anything preventing the players doing additional training when given days off?
Just seems, in their situation, or to get to that level, would have an internal drive to be aware fitness levels aren't adequate and do something about it.
16 Apr 2026 21:37:50
I can't stop watching, my head will just not let me.
The problem is, when it's this bad I can't watch anymore football after we played, it destroys my weekend.
Even after losses under Klopp, I would rewatch on Match of the Day just to see the highlights and see where we went wrong, but under Slot there is no right.
I said to my wife, beginning of last season when we were winning, I still found most of the games underwhelming because even then we seemed very passive.
16 Apr 2026 21:41:58
The club is rotten to the core now and that blame can be laid firmly at the feet of Statto and Captain Flasheart (Edwards and Hughes).
They are in charge of running the club (on behalf of FSG) and they are running it into the ground in an unprecedented manner. And I remember the Chuckle Brothers (Moores and Parry).
16 Apr 2026 21:51:37
Absolutely ridiculous carry on from Slot and the management team, it's Derby week, we've just gone out of the Champions League with a whimper and they're not on the training ground recovering and working towards the weekend.
16 Apr 2026 22:11:22
I can't envisage watching this football for another 14 months.
A lot doesn't stack up - why hasn't his contract been renewed? Why hasn't he been backed in the transfer market? Why are FSG letting fan support and prize money implode?
16 Apr 2026 21:18:50
Ed, do you reckon all three—Edwards, Hughes, and Slot—will remain for another season? Surely someone needs to take responsibility after the kind of season we're having. They can't keep using the usual excuse of it being a "transition season" when we've spent half a billion on new players on top of being the defending champions.
{Ed001's Note - no, I expect Hughes to take the offer from Al Hilal and Slot to go home.}
16 Apr 2026 22:27:51
A truly magical response Ed001, thank you
{Ed001's Note - I am still hoping Edwards will walk away as well!}
16 Apr 2026 23:27:02
Fingers crossed Ed001. We need this lot gone
16 Apr 2026 19:22:09
I don't want to keep bashing Slot but the players have apparently had another day off today. It's three days before a derby and Szoboszlai is walking around London shopping and Slot has been photographed enjoying a fancy meal in London as well.
Ed001, surely this isn't normal, the lack of time the team seems to spend in training is very worrying! Surely, with the way things are going, they should be spending every available minute at AXA figuring out how to turn it around!
{Ed001's Note - no it is not normal, they should be doing work on recovery. You don't recover walking round shopping in London. It really is a joke the lack of professionalism right now at the club. Fallen so far from the standards Klopp expected.}
16 Apr 2026 20:04:02
The season was just completely written off months ago, and nobody gives a flying fudge bar the fans. It's a real shame.
There's zero connection between Club and Fan. It can't be like this next season.
16 Apr 2026 20:15:26
Ed001 what I don't understand is the club see what standards where needed to challenge under Klopp and as good as we where most seasons it was still not good enough for the big prizes. Now look at us we are way off and falling behind more and more if they think last summer throwing money at it would work obviously not but if Klopp had been backed like that am sure we would have had a few more titles because hard work with quality brings success.
But we are starting to look like United after Fergy left and with the dressing room we had that should never have happened. I can see a bad result Sunday and lucky for us with the league being so bad hopefully if it does go bad Sunday against Everton that might be the tipping point to remove them 3 clowns.
{Ed001's Note - I don't understand either.}
16 Apr 2026 21:11:57
If Slot stays next season, I'll try (and probably fail) to stop watching us. Or, at a minimum, just watch the games & then detach myself mentally. It's disheartening seeing how badly everything has deteriorated & I don't think I could take another season of Slotball.
With Klopp, you genuinely believed anything was possible, with Slot, anything is still possible, but in the completely opposite (negative) way.
I don't even get angry when we lose badly anymore, like v City & PSG, cause I completely expected it. The only area of uncertainty was which not so smart decisions Slot would make this time around that would lead us to those outcomes.
16 Apr 2026 21:29:39
Not ignoring the fact Slot should be doing it - but would there actually be anything preventing the players doing additional training when given days off?
Just seems, in their situation, or to get to that level, would have an internal drive to be aware fitness levels aren't adequate and do something about it.
16 Apr 2026 21:37:50
I can't stop watching, my head will just not let me.
The problem is, when it's this bad I can't watch anymore football after we played, it destroys my weekend.
Even after losses under Klopp, I would rewatch on Match of the Day just to see the highlights and see where we went wrong, but under Slot there is no right.
I said to my wife, beginning of last season when we were winning, I still found most of the games underwhelming because even then we seemed very passive.
16 Apr 2026 21:41:58
The club is rotten to the core now and that blame can be laid firmly at the feet of Statto and Captain Flasheart (Edwards and Hughes).
They are in charge of running the club (on behalf of FSG) and they are running it into the ground in an unprecedented manner. And I remember the Chuckle Brothers (Moores and Parry).
16 Apr 2026 21:51:37
Absolutely ridiculous carry on from Slot and the management team, it's Derby week, we've just gone out of the Champions League with a whimper and they're not on the training ground recovering and working towards the weekend.
16 Apr 2026 22:11:22
I can't envisage watching this football for another 14 months.
A lot doesn't stack up - why hasn't his contract been renewed? Why hasn't he been backed in the transfer market? Why are FSG letting fan support and prize money implode?
16 Apr 2026 21:18:50
Ed, do you reckon all three—Edwards, Hughes, and Slot—will remain for another season? Surely someone needs to take responsibility after the kind of season we're having. They can't keep using the usual excuse of it being a "transition season" when we've spent half a billion on new players on top of being the defending champions.
{Ed001's Note - no, I expect Hughes to take the offer from Al Hilal and Slot to go home.}
16 Apr 2026 22:27:51
A truly magical response Ed001, thank you
{Ed001's Note - I am still hoping Edwards will walk away as well!}
16 Apr 2026 23:27:02
Fingers crossed Ed001. We need this lot gone
16 Apr 2026 17:07:41
Afternoon eds'n'reds
ed1, there seem to be a lot of ITK's on here at the mo. They are reorting things that are the complete opposite of other ITK's.
After the loss of Ed2, we had a few who seemed quite believeable. we all have the 2 or 3 we look out for. Carra etc etc. but what is your take on what is happening if anything.
I cam't believe that the board think our petformances and attitude on the pitch are good enough.
Surely there comes a point where stats come into play. The amount of games lost, the constant never ending injuries, no trophies, the list goes on.
Thanks. Moan over
{Ed001's Note - I believe they are standing by Slot, they see it as similar to Klopp's down years and that Slot will turn it around given time.}
16 Apr 2026 18:38:54
Stevie G was right on the Overlap a couple of weeks ago. Managers don't recover from this point.
16 Apr 2026 18:44:21
Ta ed
Not what i wanted to hear.
16 Apr 2026 18:49:59
That's so messed up... Klopp had us playing wonderful football whilst competing for trophies.
Slot had us playing decent controlling football for 6 months, and won a title, much thanks to an insane 6 months by Salah. They really are clueless if they compare the two situations.
16 Apr 2026 18:56:06
Are they aware that Slot is the only manager in football history to believe that the key to success is to work significantly less hard than your opponents?
16 Apr 2026 19:05:33
My bet is they'll ride this wave into next season. The rot will continue until things reach a breaking point, like they did with Rodgers, and Slot will be gone by Christmas.
Shame, as that would likely rule out Alonso. Iraola will be back in Spain.
16 Apr 2026 20:56:45
I think it's important to point out that there were many on here saying Klopp's football was too reckless, ran our players off their feet, caused all the muscle strain injuries, and wasn't built for the PL until we started to seriously challenge.
Yes, that was on here. It wasn't all roses with Klopp, especially at the beginning, and certainly during the down years of his tenure.
16 Apr 2026 20:57:59
Slot isn't turning this around. Next season will be worse than this. We're heading back to the banter era lads.
16 Apr 2026 21:45:24
We can't continue under this manager, he's had plenty of time to turn it round, and he hasn't done. Surely he is going after the season ends!
16 Apr 2026 22:42:44
Faith, the key difference is Klopp took over a bang average squad and had to reshape it. Slot took over a very strong squad from a position of power. Yes, there were downsides to Klopp's reign, but he also came up against arguably the greatest ever Prem team, unfortunately, and was very unlucky in 2 Champs League finals, particularly the one Courtois decided to become unbeatable!
17 Apr 2026 08:43:09
After the news of players and the manager having time off again, szob and 2 Slot toaster swanning around London is beyond belief.
The fans now at the ground need to let the club know they aren't happy with this, be it booing or walking out, it really is a joke now I'm being kind.
16 Apr 2026
16 Apr 2026 16:51:42
Losing?
Debatable as to who the lovers are in this scenario.
Ed001 must be crying his eyes out!
16 Apr 2026
16 Apr 2026 10:45:28
So do they try to talk him around Ed? or be kinda happy that they're been given a way out?
{Ed001's Note - I think they would prefer him to stay.}
16 Apr 2026
16 Apr 2026 10:09:27
Hi ed001,
Just on your comment regarding the owners seeing the slot situation as a blip, do you really think Slot will stay?
Cheers
Drogie
{Ed001's Note - I believe he is unhappy in England and wants to go home.}
16 Apr 2026
16 Apr 2026 10:09:27
Hi ed001,
Just on your comment regarding the owners seeing the slot situation as a blip, do you really think Slot will stay?
Cheers
Drogie
{Ed001's Note - I believe he is unhappy in England and wants to go home.}
16 Apr 2026 09:53:33
Hey Ed's is Gordon an option in the summer?
{Ed001's Note - what do you mean by option?}
16 Apr 2026 10:50:57
That's all we need, another player who likes to fiddle with his hair mid game.
16 Apr 2026 10:57:53
He uses Silvikrin...because he's worth it...
16 Apr 2026 11:08:35
Come on @Bobby. Everybody knows that was L'Oreal.
16 Apr 2026 13:00:10
I never thought I'd say this, but I actually like the idea of Gordon more and more as time passes. Stylistically, he's exactly what we've been missing: a lightning-quick, battling left winger who presses and presses. Add to that English or Scouse, and his Champions League output, I think it'd be a decent signing.
16 Apr 2026 13:22:41
Michael Gordon back in his old role?
Speaking of Gordon's, anyone remember Dean Gordon from the 90s? He used to score some real crackers from left back.
16 Apr 2026 14:05:28
At the end of the day, it comes down to value.
Could Gordon do a job and be a good signing for us? - Absolutely.
Is he worth the money and effort it could take to get him out of Newcastle? - Probably not.
Unless Newcastle are forced to sell players due to missing out on Europe, I can't see us getting him for any kind of good value, and even then I suspect they would offload the likes of Tonail first to balance the books.
16 Apr 2026 14:18:20
Gordon is a terrible player with zero end product, stick with Rio.
16 Apr 2026 14:18:46
Dean Gordon????... Never heard of him, FPF, or certainly cannot remember anyway.
16 Apr 2026 14:26:40
I do think he could improve with us, he did have a great season in 22 or 23? He did do very well in CL this season. He's definitely not my first choice, but apparently FSG are going to be tight with the money this summer, so if a deal could be done quickly at a fair price, I think he could be worth giving a shot.
Having said that, Newcastle would probably charge us a fortune and drag it out as long as they could, it would be Isak 2.0, so no thanks.
16 Apr 2026 15:01:43
RR, I think it's actually Slot who uses Silvikrin but rumours are that he's about to switch to Wash 'n' Go, which is also rumoured to be getting a name change to "Just Rinse and F*** off."
16 Apr 2026 16:56:06
I think he played for Palace in the 90s, Shanklys Ghost. An average player that I only remember because he would smash pile drivers into the top corner from miles out.
16 Apr 2026 17:20:26
Pelican, I remember Dean Gordon very well while at Middlesbrough. Scored some bangers, indeed.
As for Anthony Gordon, Newcastle can go fleece someone else with such a limited player as I don't want him here. Never have.
16 Apr 2026
16 Apr 2026 09:01:23
Thanks ed001 - I think what worries me if he is staying, that his style of football is so turgid and he doesn't seem to be able adapt.
The couple of games we have looked good, when we played the old style against villa and Madrid earlier in the season, you would have thought he would say to himself "ok, that works".
But he seems fixated and unwilling to adapt and this fawning over PSG is nauseating. Just excuses all the time. Heavy metal football to primary school recorder class (where everything is out of tune) in the space of 14 months.
{Ed001's Note - that made me laugh that analogy. Such a good one.}