14 Feb 2026 13:33:43
Seems to me some people think Slot has been told he is not in charge next season, and in my opinion this couldn't be right for a number of reasons, firstly why would Liverpool tell him that now when he could win the CL, unlikely but not impossible, and you are sacking a manager who won the PL and next season won the CL, how would the optics of that work out. Secondly suppose you meet Alonso and can't or won't meet his demands and you have told your existing manager he is out of a job.
Thirdly if you told him he will be sacked in the summer and another attractive job comes up that suits Slot what's to stop him walking away and leaving us in the lurch with no manager at all and having to look for an interim manager.
It may well be that Slot's agent has approached Liverpool to extend his contract and got a very lukewarm response and that has left Slot thinking I might be sacked in the summer if not sooner but rhat would be him putting 2 and 2 together.
14 Feb 2026 14:10:07
Who knows. Maybe it's nonsense, but maybe the club wants Alonso, and maybe Slot misses the Netherlands. Maybe an agreement has been reached to leave in the summer that suits all parties, and everybody involved is professional enough to get on with it.
14 Feb 2026 14:34:03
Do people really think that a young manager who has already won the Eredivisie and the Premier League is just going to toddle off home and see out the rest of his career in Rotterdam.
He probably won't ever manage in Holland again. He will have no shortage of big club job offers when he does leave LFC. So the returning to Holland thing doesn't really add up.
14 Feb 2026 15:31:48
Florian Gakpo, do you know his family situation? No. The fact he charts flights home at any chance he can get highlights his mindset, particularly when he should be showing a vested interest in our academy system.
14 Feb 2026 15:49:48
How do you know he doesn't, Frode? I'd imagine he's well aware of any kid that is even remotely near being ready for our first team. The likes of Nallo, Morrison, Nyoni, and Rio are training regularly with the first team, and the likes of 15 year old Josh Abe have been called up too.
What do you want, half the players in training to be u18s and u21's? The bloke goes home to see his family, what's strange? It still gives no indication he's willing to sacrifice his career; otherwise he would have never taken the job in the first place.
14 Feb 2026 15:59:34
Nobody seems to think that perhaps the parting of the ways in the summer is a mutual decision? Slot is 2 years into a 3 year contract. He doesn't have his family with him in this country by choice, and look what a long-term stint in charge did to Klopp; he looked on his last legs.
It's a World Cup year, which usually means a fair manager churn after the tournament. His stock is still pretty high everywhere, apart from within our fanbase. Maybe it's been mutually decided that 2 years is enough.
14 Feb 2026 16:08:14
Maybe LFC have incentivised Slot financially, depending on qualifying for CL. An agreement could be in place for Slot to leave, but if he manages CL qualification, there's an extra few million in his pocket. Surely not out of the realm of possibilities.
14 Feb 2026 16:19:22
Florian, do you walk around Anfield on home match days trying to force your opinion on everyone, or just on the internet?
14 Feb 2026 16:31:01
All I did was post a few facts, JK. ??
14 Feb 2026 16:37:49
@JK23, God forbid someone offers an opinion that's different from yours.
14 Feb 2026 16:39:38
I'll take that as a no then. ?
14 Feb 2026 16:52:44
Tbh, I can see both sides of the argument, but the fact is nobody really knows what the endgame is apart from Slot, Hughes & Edwards ( & the FSG big wigs ). For me, do I think Alonso is nailed on like a lot of people are saying - no way is he! If he was, there would be far more concrete evidence swirling around than just the limited rumours we are hearing & if he was that keen himself to come & manage us, like he's said, I think the change would have happened by now - we'd have made it worth his while financially to come now if the board were that adamant Slot wasn't their man. Not backing Slot in the January market could be seen as a sign they've made their mind up about him and that he'll go in the summer, but the doubt that Alonso won't come might make them hesitate about getting rid of Arne, as the pool of managerial talent isn't great elsewhere.
ATM we have a decent chance in the CL, a chance as good as anyone in the FA Cup, and I've a feeling we'll nick a top 4/5 spot! The situation won't change until we either get knocked out of the CL last 16 or mathematically cannot get CL qualification & that could be right up until the last couple of games. I'm not saying I want Slot to stay, in fact I feel a change is needed, but as of now I'm backing him because as of now he's the best we've got. I don't buy into this "going home to see his family all the time" either; it worked for him last season.
14 Feb 2026 16:53:58
Cheers, Boydy. ?
14 Feb 2026 16:58:43
Florian, I take that first comment back, mate. I've fired from the hip out of frustration whilst at my boy's football. Let personal feelings cloud my judgment on that one. ??♂️ ?
14 Feb 2026 17:24:07
Careful, Florian, don't be like Trump. The only facts were that Slot has won the league in both Holland and England, along with the youngsters' training. The rest is conjecture/opinion, which is OK; this is a banter site after all, but maybe it is better not to state rumour or opinion as fact.
14 Feb 2026 17:54:59
You're OK, JK. ?
14 Feb 2026 19:30:27
I read in the tea leaves that Slot is getting a fondue set, a telephone table, a cuddly toy, and a fun-sized Mars bar for every position he goes up with us. Win the Championship League, and it's a speedboat and a Blankety Blank chequebook and pen.
14 Feb 2026 19:58:23
Surely him not being in charge next season would become apparent when his agent pushes for a new contract and clubs are like, 'nah mate'? So, it's probably accepted in these circumstances that honesty is the best option, no?
14 Feb 2026 23:56:37
Can anyone provide any actual evidence that Slot flies home every week?
14 Feb 2026 23:58:53
Honestly, there is zero chance Slot has been told he won't be here next season. These guys have plenty of money. Any of them being told this would see them walk away immediately, imo. I get our latest set of ITKs have told us this, but that doesn't make it a fact.
15 Feb 2026 00:33:39
Why would he walk away? Do the clubs fire them when they hand in their notice? If his agent has approached the club regarding extending his contract, then he is more deluded than Slot.
15 Feb 2026 09:56:26
Slot will be Spurs manager next season.
15 Feb 2026 11:44:00
Reds, this is how big businesses do their recruiting and dismissing; it is called head hunting. The manager of one large business is failing, so the directors look around for a replacement. While they are looking, they bring in the manager and discuss with him that they want him to continue until the end of the tax year, and that he will be paid severance pay.
They then interview the new candidate, offer him the new position, and ask him to start work in the new tax year. As football is run as a business, I would suspect this is how LFC would deal with the situation; they have to keep shareholders and sponsors happy. YNWA.
15 Feb 2026 12:39:14
The dynamic of a dressing room falls apart, though, Albey, if they know a manager's leaving. Remember, even United fell off a bit when they thought Fergie was leaving back in the day, before he eventually ended up staying.