05 Apr 2026 17:03:17
So what exactly was Szobo having a go at the travelling fans for?
Those same fans who actually stayed until the end.
I've not actually looked at what transpired, nor what he said / did. So I'll reserve any judgement for now.
Yesterday was just the straw that broke the camel's back, I reckon.
Fans leaving with 30 mins remaining, VVD admitting that the players gave up, Szobo and the fans thing, fans singing Gerrard's name, the whole Hugo / Cherki shirt swap thing, our very ITKs saying that the board are not happy with the players after Szobo's incident.
This is just uncharted territory for us.
05 Apr 2026 17:22:47
Time for a change methinks.
05 Apr 2026 18:23:38
Expecting the fans to blindly support this nonsense ? Is he having a laugh? What an idiot.
05 Apr 2026 18:52:21
Defending people who he works with and considers friends, I would say LFC, and asking fans for more support.
I mentioned already my thoughts on the rumours page.
Not a fan of calling this guy an idiot. Or Slot for that manner while we're at it.
I have no problem with people saying an intern could do better right now, or the tactics are awful, or that he fails to motivate players, or that a player is too slow, legs have gone, someone is useless to the team, whatever.
Criticize performance to the max that you want.
But calling players or coaches things like idiot, clown etc., personally can't stand it. You do what you want, I guess, but to me, it's just toxic crap.
He shrugged his shoulders for goodness sake. Get over it.
05 Apr 2026 19:06:22
Davey, fans pay for the right to make comments about players and coach. They don't throw their arms up when the fans are cheering them, so the fans have the right to express their anger as long as it is not violent.
I respect where you're coming from, Davey, and your opinion, but you need to respect what the fans are paying for, plus they want to put up the tickets, mate.
05 Apr 2026 19:50:10
But that doesn't give the fans the right to slag off players who are trying their best. Sobo is one guy who gives 100% every game. Maybe it's the manager who is at fault, making players play out of position or using tactics the players don't agree with.
05 Apr 2026 19:44:34
I respect paying money albeyred. Trust me. It's a lot to watch what we are watching. And I respect LFC8 a lot. We agree on many things so perhaps I went a bit too hard there on a very valued poster so apologies for that.
Personally, I think we are at the point of booing and leaving early to make a point. It's almost all we got to make a point.
Paying money certainly gives right to criticize many things performance related. We do it all the time here. I do it almost daily.
But let's not go into name calling. They still represent us and Szobo has given a lot this season in a really tough season. Doesn't sit well with me to call him an idiot and I reacted
Slot deserves all the performance criticism he is getting. He is truly awful this season and can't wait till he leaves. But some stuff, mostly away from this site, is sickening. Should teach me to stick here with the intelligent folk.
He is a talented coach in a job that is too big for him and a league that is too fast for him. He is a family man and an intelligent person who is under massive pressure so making slip ups now and again in press conferences.
That is all that he is. He is a good man. Out of his depth but a good man.
Let's call it for what it is and avoid name calling. No need for it imo and paying money doesn't stretch to that right.
I'll leave it there because I feel bad for having a go at LFC8. Feel free to call me an idiot LFC8. Just one time though. It's all I can handle.
{Ed025's Note - good post that Davey..
05 Apr 2026 20:05:42
Some fans get way too close to football players they've never met. ?
Jog around, lose your match, pick up your wage, and f*** off home. Criticising fans after a 4-0 drumming is embarrassing.
05 Apr 2026 20:09:59
Good post, Davey.
05 Apr 2026 20:11:02
No need, Davey, it's all love between us Liverpool fans.
I'm just more for the fans rather than a player if you know what I mean. I'd back you over a player for instance. Coz we are what make Liverpool special, as Shanks believed.
05 Apr 2026 20:14:10
Slob has been our best player this season by a country mile, but if he can't read the room, if he's shrugging his shoulders at them, he can't expect the fans just to cheer endlessly.
But these players are not in touch with the fans like they used to be, they live in walled mansion n most don't even live in the Merseyside area, they only hear the noise when it's directed at them.
05 Apr 2026 20:20:02
I appreciate that, LFC8, because truth is I couldn't have handled it. Not even one time. ?
05 Apr 2026 20:28:20
Those players earn more in a year than the average fan will earn in a lifetime, if they can't deal with a bit of legitimate criticism, then tough. They need to pull themselves together and stop being such big girls blouses. It'll get worse than that if this carries on.
05 Apr 2026 20:28:49
Davey, multiple things can be correct at the same time and your points are more than valid. I have criticised Slot for everything that has to do with his actual work as a manager this season. Many of us have.
However, when people start taking the mick, stripping him of his credit and merit of actually dominating the PL last season (the numbers are off the charts, btw) is where I have always drawn the line.
We can criticise his work while at the same time giving him his due credit for dogwalking the whole league last season.
When I say he is feckless, arrogant etc., it is me addressing his attitude to his job. I have never attacked him personally cos I don't know the man. And if I have done so without me knowing it then, I fully apologise, as that was not my intention.
05 Apr 2026 20:57:12
What Dom did was wrong, no doubt about it, but what I will say is, he must be overwhelmingly frustrated. He's playing for a clueless fool who's been sticking him at RB for half the season. Dom's been playing out of his skin pretty much all season. He gives 110%, he's the only one out there who actually looks proper match fit, which means he's definitely doing extra conditioning work outside of team training.
Dom without doubt recognises that Arne is the issue, and I'm sure he feels like the fans can still support the players without having to back the manager. No, he shouldn't have done what he did, but put yourself in his shoes, and it's easy to understand why he's so frustrated.
05 Apr 2026 21:51:54
But Chewy, do you think that when the fans are leaving early after that performance yesterday that they are only frustrated with the manager? Dom has been good all season, but Jesus, I wudnt blame anyone who left that early yesterday.
05 Apr 2026 22:26:38
Davey, mate, I would never call you an idiot. I read your post and enjoy them, and 95% of the time I agree fully with what you have posted.
The point I was trying to highlight was the fans are frustrated. Having paid good money to watch their team they love and follow everywhere, and yes, they have kept their anger well, but Saturday was the straw that broke the camel's back, and the fans could not hold back any longer.
Sboz should of seen that and waved and just retired to the changing rooms. Sboz has been great all season, and I don't think the fans were having a go at him, but certain players, who let the side down not just on the day but for several months, also the head coach, who has deserved the fans' anger.
I did not mean any disrespect towards you, Davey, and hope you carry on posting your thoughts, mate.
06 Apr 2026 02:10:57
They're frustrated with the manager, the players, the execs, the owners, the whole lot, it's a complete joke. My point is that Dom is just as frustrated, he's 10x times more fed up than we are. As a footballer, there's few things more infuriating than playing for a moron who doesn't know what he's doing and whose managerial decisions are effectively sabotaging the team.