Liverpool Banter 2

04 May 2026 21:06:35
Hi Ed001

Is it fair to say that Edwards and Hughes are also part of the issue?

And maybe the best solution is for all 3 to leave together. Bring in a new manager and sporting director that share the same vision and philosophy.

Then let them build this team together.

{Ed001's Note - yes.}

04 May 2026 22:13:08
Well said, Ash10. We might as well deal with all 3 at once, rather than doing it individually.

Who is in charge of the football operation on behalf of FSG?

04 May 2026 21:55:52
Your pick for S.D Ed001 if you please and why. We already know your managerial preferences

{Ed001's Note - I think I would probably look at someone like Rangnick if it was up to me.}

04 May 2026 23:08:11
I would go for a DOF who is either the person they worked with before or similar, e.g. if Alonso comes in, hire his DOF from Leverkusen or someone with similar stylistic tactics/set up, as they could work towards a similar goal.



No point hiring someone with a different view of philosophy than coach/manager as, like we have already seen, buying players that don't fit the system.

04 May 2026 23:14:20
Ash, if I had any or the final say in this, I would simply ask all 3 bozos to clean out their desks at 9 AM the day after the season ends, period.

05 May 2026 00:32:21
They need to be in sync. Whoever it is. It's like thinking Alonso would be a dream match with Real Madrid and then it quickly falls apart as he isn't aligned with the players, the management isn't aligned with him and so forth.

04 May 2026 20:57:38
Just watching the Everton v Citeh game, Beto caught Khusanov a lil bit late, nothing major, n the theatrical Swan Lake dive afterwards was embarrassing, Rudolph Nureyev would have been proud of that move. I think the only way to cut this out is to embarrass them by giving an hour segment on Sky Sports etc to show what cheating baskets they all are.

04 May 2026 22:22:35
The only way to stop it, Strom, is retrospective action and start banning players for games if guilty of diving, etc?

Shame that process wasn't already in place this season, really. McAllister would've only played about 10 games for us.

04 May 2026 23:49:10
BR ..The cowards who run our league wouldn't have the balls to do it (they should though), but if they get shamed on TV then it's a start, McAllister could easily get a Golden Globe for some of his acting.

05 May 2026 09:51:27
Strom, don't get me started on Macca and his pathetic play-acting. It's just too painful.

04 May 2026 20:02:25
I'd personally go with Hoeness given what's available. Alonso chose Madrid and it derailed his managerial career. There's a question mark over Alonso.
Hoeness? He looks a bit like Klopp and is German. Football is similar. When you lose a great ex and a similar appears, the rest is history. 😉

04 May 2026 20:29:17
Moyes is Scottish, the same as Ferguson. That didn't work out.

04 May 2026 20:48:02
Xabi Alonso's management career derailed?

04 May 2026 21:11:45
I am leaning towards Iraola.

04 May 2026 21:19:55
Happy with any of the three that keep getting mentioned. Think they all offer something different... Iraola or Hoeness (not fussed which, but kinda want both!). Alonso 3rd.

04 May 2026 22:24:48
Alonso was stitched up by the toxic cretins in Madrid squad. He was appalled by their unprofessionalism. Those same toxic cretins were apparently so unhappy at being asked to train and get fit that they complained to Perez, repeatedly.

Unfortunately Perez listens to players and not common sense. I don't see how this puts any shade on Alonso, he comes out of this with his reputation in order, Vinicius, Mbappe, Camavinga, Bellingham, and the other usual suspects however, not so much.

04 May 2026 22:52:36
I have little sympathy for anyone that goes to Madrid. Alonso went there and he was chewed up and spat out.

04 May 2026 23:18:17
Ron, being chewed up and spat out by the RM dressing room, is not a dig when you look at what those players have done to managers levels above him in the past. Rafa, Jose, Jupp Heynekes, etc.

all suffered over the decades past, so not sure if you think this is some kind of slight on Xabi, imo.

Now, what I would ask is that what does that have to do with his actual managerial record while at RM?

05 May 2026 00:34:49
Xabi, Iraola and Hoeness would all be projects. Altho Xabi would come with a bit more pedigree given the titles and also his Real Madrid experience. Although it ultimately didn't work out, there is great learning in adversity, and he has that experience to bring with him into his next role.



Out of all three I'd rank them Iraola - Xabi - Honess, a distant distant Pluto kind of far away distant 3rd.

04 May 2026 19:48:36
Honest question, and I don’t want “it’s not the Liverpool way” but at which point do fans actively start protesting at games regarding Slot, Edwards and Hughes… One thing that is the Liverpool way is fans making themselves heard when it counts.

Everyone has witnessed Liverpool's slow slide to mediocrity this season and it’s like there’s nothing we can do. I know there was the walk out vs City, but do fans become more vocal or demonstrate so that the message is clear?

04 May 2026 20:09:04
I think we're miles off that sort of carry on.
We have no divine right to win things. We're 12 months post winning the ultimate - the league title and we're strong candidates to qualify for the Champions League.

If we were battling a relegation fight, which we almost were with Hodgson, then that is the point when people would protest.

04 May 2026 20:45:36
I said something similar to Ron earlier in the day. The last game of the season will be all about Robbo and Salah. It looks likely that we've got CL qualification, so any dissent against Slot, Hughes, Edwards, whoever, is highly unlikely. I know posters don't like hearing this, but it's the way it is. Yes, the football's been dire, yes, we spent 430 million, but, in my opinion, we would have to be in the bottom half, continuing to play dire football, into next season, before there's dissent in the stands.



That said, the Kop may unfurl a 50ft "Slot F*** off back to Feyenoord" banner the weekend, but I'd be a tad surprised if they did.

04 May 2026 20:52:55
Given the club are constantly surveying engagement across all of their channels/platforms, they will know what the supporter sentiment is and whether it's heading toward toxicity pretty quickly, I would think.

04 May 2026 20:59:19
Not gonna happen.

04 May 2026 21:03:33
FPF, if they monitored this site they'd have detected toxicity as far back as September!

04 May 2026 21:05:00
Can't compare Slot n Hodgson, Hodgson had one of the worst teams ever at Liverpool and was brought in because he was good at organising players who weren't the best, with a very limited budget. Slot had one of the best squads ever n doesn't know how to utilise it, last season was last season bfr anyone pipes in with but he won the league.

04 May 2026 21:15:46
Who says we have the divine right to win things? No one, but we all expect a lot better than the tripe we've endured this season. I've seen worse Liverpool sides narrowly miss out on CL football, and I've complained less, as we'd shown heart, fight and passion.

Importantly, the manager had ideas how to play, which this fool doesn't. So yes, I'll complain all I want.

04 May 2026 21:34:56
We're all complaining, Frode. The question was, when will fans start protesting at games? I think Ron's reference to Hodgson was merely highlighting the last time there was any dissent against a manager. I'm sure Ron can speak for himself, though.

There obviously is no comparison between this side and Hodgson's.

04 May 2026 23:19:47
That's not gonna happen, sadly.

04 May 2026 18:52:37
Onto a totally different topic, does anyone have a good article that describes the current financial situation at Chelsea?

I always thought that those long contracts of 8 years plus would somehow come back to bite them, and given the new financial rules from next year, would be an interesting read to understand the full impact, and what options they have going forward.



Maybe I have misunderstood the whole situation that side, but they could be in some serious trouble in the next couple of years.

04 May 2026 20:32:21
I don't think they will be on trouble, Jlc. They should be but people with money always find a way to get away with it.
You only have to look at City, who have been found guilty on multiple counts but have not received any punishment versus the likes of Forest, Everton, etc, and lost way less (and even grassed themselves up).


There will always be ways around getting caught and punished if you have the money to fight it.

04 May 2026 19:55:21
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new video entitled, C U Next Time - Seamus Gloats}

04 May 2026 18:36:06
Didn't Carra say Iraola wanted to go back home as the family can't settle in England. So that would leave Xabi Alonso or Sebastian Hoeness if Slot stands down at the end of the season.
I know things change quickly in the world of football... So who knows, but one thing is inevitable, Slot must go!!!!

{Ed001's Note - Iraola has said that he wants to continue to manage in the Premier League, the family are unsettled but they will support him.}

04 May 2026 19:05:54
Let's give them a big scouse welcome then.

04 May 2026 19:46:05
Great, that's what we need another manager who doesn't want to be in the country.

04 May 2026 19:04:39
Maybe his family could go back to Spain and Iraola could visit 😜

04 May 2026 19:36:47
Thanks Ed001, all roads point to Iraola atm. maybe nothing has came out as he's still the manager somewhere else. unless its a smokescreen for Xabi.

interesting times over the next month.

04 May 2026 20:38:43
I'd be quite happy with Iraola, Hoeness or Alonso to be honest. 3 decent managers and the first 2 are known to have super energetic teams who attack and players who play above themselves.
And I'd be more worried about getting Slot out than being able to attract 1 of the above. Slot hasn't made us an unattractive proposition, yet.

04 May 2026 21:07:23
Can't our team just train n live in Holland or Spain, n fly in for games.

04 May 2026 18:36:10
{Ed's Note - Eddie74 has posted a new article entitled, What Liverpool Need to Restore Their Standards

04 May 2026 17:18:20
Chelsea cannot buy a win at the moment! Don't worry they play LFC at Anfield on Saturday lunchtime who are the easiest, softest touch in the league this season unfortunately!

04 May 2026 17:47:37
We will bore them into submission.

04 May 2026 18:48:54
That's probably what is wrong with us, we bore ourselves into mistakes and incompetence.

04 May 2026 23:06:12
Eeyore.