05 Apr 2026 14:16:56
Worst case scenario this season is we are eliminated from CL by PSG and we don't finish 5th. I am in the Slot out camp simply because of the turgid performances and tactics.
We have been in worst situations than above. Does no one remember Roy Hodgson's era with the club days away from administration?
I have supported LFC since 1981. Like everyone else I have seen highs and lows.
Highs. Too many to mention.
Lows: Souness era, Evans era of Spice Boys, Houllier era (last 2 years of it 1-9-1 tactics), Hodgson era, Rodgers era (Luis Suarez dragged us nearly to the league title).
We won the league last season when we had no right to. Most agreed that finishing top 4 and a good cup run would be a good result from Slot's first season.
Next season will be a fresh slate with new manager, few new players and a stronger LFC.
Let us put things into perspective.
Arne Slot will be gone and we will rise again.
05 Apr 2026 14:44:05
Good post, CL qualification is important but not vital.
05 Apr 2026 14:56:31
I think CL qualification is pretty vital myself. How much revenue does it generate? Massive loss in my opinion.
05 Apr 2026 14:57:47
So one year after winning the league and signing players worth a fortune, and watching the drop off under Slot, and the loss of faith from a fans' perspective, it's not vital we get Champions League? Of course it is, for the money, the pull of the club when it comes to signings, the whole mood of the fanbase.
If we don't qualify after one season of winning the league, then the negligence from FSG in not stopping the rot before Xmas is beyond huge.
I still cannot get my head around us not changing things earlier on, when it was clear things weren't working, and if any of this is down to the arrogance of Edwards and Hughes wanting to prorect their man, then the lot need to be outed.
This is Liverpool Football Club, not a project club or a club to keep putting back in transition, a club that should expect the highest order every season.
I'm sorry, but the Europa League isn't somewhere we need to be one season after walking the Premier League.
YNWA.
05 Apr 2026 15:05:17
For one season it's not vital, otherwise we would have sacked Klopp when he didn't qualify.
"Vital" to me means the club will take years to recover. It's simply not true that one season out of CL will cause that. Several seasons would, which is why lack of CL will lead to changes.
05 Apr 2026 15:18:08
Heavily disagree, Ron, it's absolutely vital. Not qualifying will see us lose £100+ million in revenue, meaning a reduced transfer budget and making us a far less attractive project to any potential transfer prospects. It will also leave us with our own players more likely to consider moves elsewhere.
05 Apr 2026 15:28:44
I also remember how long it took for us to recover from those bad periods, AYB. It was years of football being miserable.
I don't want the trio of frauds Edwards, Hughes and Slot blowing Klopp's legacy with their incompetence. We've been too patient watching the club catch up on the pitch and financially to allow these fools to come in and ruin it.
05 Apr 2026 16:28:58
I think you guys are forgetting we will still be in Europa League, which still is 30mill in revenue and another 20mill if we win it. So, yea it's not absolutely vital, but does not mean we should be giving it our everything.
05 Apr 2026 17:05:34
Cafu, I really hope you're joking mate.
05 Apr 2026 17:15:16
Europa League is massively disruptive to a league campaign. The absolute maximum a team can earn, including winning the final, is substantially less than what you're saying, Cafu. If a team had a perfect run this season, this is how the prize money would work out.
League Phase Participation Fee £3.74m
8 League Wins (EUR450k per win) £3.13m
1st Place Ranking Bonus (36 shares) £2.35m
Top 8 Finish Bonus £521k
Round of 16 Qualification £1.52m
Quarter-final Qualification £2.17m
Semi-final Qualification £3.65m
Finalist Bonus £6.08m
Champion's Bonus £5.21m
TOTAL £28.37m
Compare that with what we've already got from the year's Champions League, which is around £83m.
That's a £50m+ black hole in the budget. And that's without discussing the hugely disruptive impact Thursday night football has on the bread and butter of the league campaign. Don't sit there and paint it as being ok. It's nothing but toxic positivity.
05 Apr 2026 17:38:57
What was it when Klopp didn't qualify for the CL?
Presumably, the club folded and we sold all our first team players...
Or, maybe it wasn't the death knell it's being painted as. Maybe it turned out "OK"?
05 Apr 2026 17:56:40
Ron, the club survived it because it was the only time in eight full seasons that Klopp didn't achieve Champions League qualification. Everyone knew what the issue was (the midfield), Klopp said "mea culpa", but everyone still trusted Klopp to put us right again and players still wanted to come and play for Klopp. He had earned that.
Financially, we invested okay that summer. We let go of some big earners that summer (Firmino, Henderson, Milner, Fabinho).
Could we have invested more if we had qualified for the Champions League? Probably.
I'm not so certain that failure to qualify for the Champions League will be interpreted as a blip as much as it was last time. We will be left to convince players of the validity of the project again. Urgent course correction is needed at the club, preferably before the end of the season.
05 Apr 2026 20:34:52
Spot on, Babbity. And btw, many of us hated watching us play EL that season and couldn't wait for us to get back to CL footie the season after.
Is CL vital? It depends on what you think a lack of CL footie would impact us, esp.
when it comes to being able to attract the actual players we need of a higher quality. Pretty subjective, imo.
05 Apr 2026 20:51:52
From vital to death knell? Upping the ante, Ron? I don't think anyone has suggested it would be the end of the club.