Liverpool banter 7

16 Mar 2026 16:33:17
Well, looks like Slot is definitely in charge for Galatasaray game because it’s too late now for a change.
Hope we can somehow get a result. They look worse than Spurs at the back but definitely have more going forward.
I think we win Wednesday but lose Saturday morning. Then, with the international break I think Slot will be gone, and even though he was manager for our 20th title he will go down as a manager with the likes of Roy and Brendan for me.

Roy came in when the club was a total mess and an awful squad, and was not a good match at all, but as a person I like Roy more than the other two.

16 Mar 2026 19:17:44
Even Brendan came close to a title, M8. Had he won it, I doubt it would have changed much, to be honest. He still dragged the club down after that 2nd place finish, much like Slot is (imo) doing now.
And, while I'm making comparisons, much like Slot, most of Rodgers' best performers were purchased prior to his arrival.

16 Mar 2026 20:29:17
Yeah, and let's be truthful: if Slot's Liverpool team was up against that City team, we would not be winning the league, and if Rodgers' team was playing last season, we would have walked the league.
Slot was very lucky, as the league was so poor.

16 Mar 2026 21:09:05
So poor, and still is. No way this Arsenal team would compete with Klopp's LFC or Pep's peak City. Not even close.

16 Mar 2026 21:26:37
Rodgers did bring in Coutinho and Sturridge, who were huge in that title push. Brought Sterling through too, so basically the whole 1st choice attack besides Suarez. Bought the likes of Mignolet, Cissokho, Toure and Sakho, who all played a fair part of that title charge as well, so did sort a fair few of his best performers that year himself.

And, Grino, if me Auntie had b***s she'd be my uncle. Arsenal wouldn't be winning it either this year if they came up against that City side, but they're not so they are.

16 Mar 2026 21:32:30
Rodgers dined out off Suarez.
Slot dined out (last season) on Salah.

Neither were great managers.

16 Mar 2026 22:25:42
Wenger dined off Henry, Kenny dined off Shearer, Fergie dined off Ronaldo, Rooney and Yorke. All title-winning managers had players that had great seasons that year. Even Leicester had Vardy and Mahrez. We can't say whether Slot'll go down as a great manager yet.

Whatever we may think of him, he's young, yet has already won leagues in two countries. If he goes on to win more in other countries, I'd imagine he will go down as a great manager.

16 Mar 2026 23:22:04
Florian is now comparing Slot to Ferguson, Wenger and Kenny. Your ability to use common sense has evaded you. Slot isn't in the same galaxy as those managers let alone a conversation. If you're not blaming the players you're now endorsing them. You'll still never hold Slot accountable.

17 Mar 2026 07:10:25
Could we recognise the scope of Slot's achievement last year while also castigating him for mistakes he's made this season? To retroactively say that he won a title because he was lucky is just nonsense to me. He was the right man at the right time. All this rubbish about anybody could have won with that team really irks me.

And, liking Roy more than Slot? Are you mad? Roy told us fans to be realistic and to accept that losing to midtable teams was our lot. Slot had to deal with the tragedy of losing Diogo and did an admirable job in the immediate aftermath of that loss. He has always spoken well, and even when facing immense pressure, not getting the support he might have wanted in the January window when we were up against it, he never flipped his lid like Amorim or Ange and started swinging at reporters and making it all about him.



You can be ardent about wanting him out of the club, but diminishing what he has achieved with us, even if it hasn't turned out in the end to be what we all hoped, by comparing him to folks who should never have been at the club in the first place is incomprehensible to me.

I too think that continuing with Slot is not the way to go anymore, but I would be pretty sad if a coach who won us the title is remembered as being in the same league as Brendan and Roy, I truly would. It feels baffling to me that I would even have to say that in the first place. I didn't think that we took success for granted in that way.

{Ed025's Note - good post that PB..

17 Mar 2026 07:43:54
Very well put, PatrikBurgher.

17 Mar 2026 09:14:07
Fully agree, PB. Trying to take away Slot's credit for winning the title at a canter in his first season (something some people slamming him now didn't think he could do to begin with) just cos he has been a disaster this season, is just weak minded nonsense and darn right petty.

Absolute nonsense. Give to Caesar what is Caesar's.

17 Mar 2026 10:55:49
Frode you really need to get a grip.Your screaming mean girl vibes😆.Your probably right i'm sure there are managers out there who've won leagues in a few countries who aren't looked on as top class.No one was comparing anyone to anyone.This"look look everybody what Florian is saying"stuff is giving me the impression your not old enough to buy yourself a beer.

17 Mar 2026 20:03:04
Fair point on Cout's and Sturridge, Florian. I'd argue Sterling was there already, and Aly was not a major player for us. Let's be honest though, there was one real reason we did so well that year, and it certainly wasn't any of them! People can hate the little bugger for being awful (rightfully so), but Suarez, imo, was still one of the best strikers the game has ever seen, let alone wearing the red shirt.

17 Mar 2026 20:36:14
Suarez ovr a two-year period was probably the best ever in the Prem West. Sterling had hardly kicked a first team ball until Rodgers, and was still raw even that season. Certainly Suarez carried the team, but Sturridge, Sterling and Coutinho (all, for me, brought to the first team by Rodgers) contributed hugely that season.

It's all small margins. Who can forget the Sterling offside decision away to City that year that would have put us 2 up.

16 Mar 2026 16:28:01
Let's face facts here. If they've not sacked Slot by now, they won't before the end of the season. All this talk of meetings behind the scenes may well be true, but nothing ever happens.



In a couple of games our season will be effectively over anyway so there won't be anything really to save.

We are a shambles and have to just focus on rebuilding next season.

16 Mar 2026 16:49:46
I'm clinging onto hope that he'll be gone and an interim/new manager in place during the international break.
I will add an addendum to that, and to say that I am sorry that it hasn't worked out for Slot.


It's been a dreadful season. He hasn't learned anything, or changed anything, to rectify what is happening on the pitch.
So, thanks, Arne, but it's time to go.

16 Mar 2026 16:52:08
If Slot is on the bench for Wednesday's game I can't see a change happening until May.

16 Mar 2026 17:13:20
My worry is the powers that be don't fully see the types of players we need, and will go for lightweight types that just won't cut it.

16 Mar 2026 17:14:35
Could be after the Brighton game, as it coincides with the international break. But it makes hardly any difference, as only 7 games are left. It's not like we could beat City at the Etihad in the FA Cup anyway. So I have a bad feeling that they would stay with Slot till the end of the season.

16 Mar 2026 17:39:33
How do you know if it won't make a difference?

What's the harm of bringing in an interim? If all it does is simply get them fighting, then it's a good thing.

16 Mar 2026 17:57:05
I think if a change happens, it'll be during the international break.

16 Mar 2026 18:45:06
Florian, what would you write about if Slot went?

16 Mar 2026 19:12:31
Strom, was it really a big deal what I wrote? Seems pretty obvious, to be fair. If anything, I have stepped back from all the Slot discussions.

16 Mar 2026 22:14:24
Florian, not a big deal, just on repeat n then doubled down on the subject, but let's hope you have stepped away from the Slot discussions. Wasnt doing you any favours.

16 Mar 2026 22:27:36
Favours with who, Strom? It's a rumour site full of strangers.

16 Mar 2026 23:13:44
Controversial, I know, but if Slot is definitely leaving in the summer as rumoured, I think he deserves to stay while we are still in two cups. For better or for worse, it has been Slot's team selection and tactics that has got us this far, and he deserves the chance to add to his managerial trophy record.

17 Mar 2026 07:43:15
Florian, and yet you constantly say the same thing to a rumour site full of strangers. Look forward to your new posts next season about how the team is playing, etc.

17 Mar 2026 09:17:11
He was never getting sacked the moment he lost 9 in 12 and kept his job. Or the moment that Roundtable crap came out. It was already set in stone that his handlers were all in.

Nothing will change now, just cos things have come to a head this late in the season.

The window was there to sack him and the club bottled it, so it's all on them now. Slot can't sack himself, can he?

17 Mar 2026 10:58:43
Really not following you, Strom.

16 Mar 2026 16:24:35
From what I’ve read and listened to, a lot of people left immediately after Spurs equalised yesterday, and boos were from all parts of Anfield! Slot is done now.

Anfield has turned!

The atmosphere inside Anfield yesterday was rubbish! I could hear the players talking to each other!

It is the middle of March, so I had anticipated a handshake at the end of the season, but barely treading water is helping no one!

16 Mar 2026 16:51:15
There are those who, I heard, left even before Spurs equalised, like in the 85th min or around that.

16 Mar 2026 17:11:50
Why would you do that, Oli? Like, even if you think we're playing brutal, I just can't imagine leaving in that situation.

{Ed001's Note - I know of friends that always left early to avoid the traffic. They only lived in Bootle ffs! They could have just walked. I got a lift with them once to a game and never again as they made me promise to leave to get to the car early. I couldn't really say no as one of them gave me the ticket. It was the second 4-3 against Newcastle and they left with the score at 3-0 and had no idea what happened after until I got back to the car as I had ended up staying till the end anyway.}

16 Mar 2026 17:35:26
Folk always leave early, even during Jurgen's time. Since capacity went to 60k, it's a nightmare to get away from the ground. Personally, I never have. I always stay till the end to see the opposition nick an equaliser.

16 Mar 2026 17:37:19
Imagine missing that for the sake of a few mins. 😁

16 Mar 2026 22:16:33
Fans who leave the ground 5 mins from the end are the same fans who get a coffee n a pie 5 mins bfr half time. Never got my head around that.

17 Mar 2026 09:18:26
Florian, why would I do what, exactly?

17 Mar 2026 11:00:28
Why would people, Oli? People. Wasn't aiming anything at you.

16 Mar 2026 15:05:24
Can someone please explain to me how Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes' jobs differ in practice? I know Edwards is supposed to be overseeing "the group" of FSG's football clubs and Hughes is sporting director for Liverpool specifically but after two years there is no other club. Are they just getting in each other's way which is leading to a lack of decisiveness by the club?

16 Mar 2026 16:03:55
I know it's a very simplistic question, but when you weigh it all up, what on earth do these 2 people in positions of power do for 8 hours a day, week in, week out? I can understand short periods of intensity a few times a year.

16 Mar 2026 16:10:40
Edwards in particular can't be doing much as we don't have any affiliated clubs. Hughes is recruitment and contracts, for both his coaching and medical/fitness staff, and the players. In that sense, he should be busy continually, as there's so much to be done.

16 Mar 2026 16:11:41
Edwards gained a reputation on this site for being top notch. I recall the line "LFC are in good hands." There is nothing to be concerned about. It seems like he cannot make a decision. We went on a run of 7 or 8 losses out of 12, and only now do you want to make a change.

So late in the day for that. There are smaller clubs who sacked managers for less. It wasn't a difficult title to defend.

{Ed001's Note - with who? I know some people thought he was great I would say it was at best mixed his reputation.}

16 Mar 2026 15:57:14
The difference is the same as in a Vice President and a Senior Vice President. No one knows what different roles they play, nor anyone is able to explain why both roles cannot be played by the same person. Generally, it is one person getting promoted, and bringing in his mate to play the role he vacated.

16 Mar 2026 16:32:16
I think it's their names behind the scenes which separate them. Dumb and dumber.

16 Mar 2026 16:29:07
starseeker - Not everyone was all in on Edwards. Specifically Ed001 who never rated him and never wanted him back

{Ed001's Note - thanks Ron, I was thinking he was not all that highly rated on here in general. It was very mixed I thought. Especially after the Saudis had to come and rescue us from the financial hole he had dug us into.}

16 Mar 2026 16:41:27
Let's not forget lad's Ed001 never wanted Hughes either

16 Mar 2026 16:52:46
Indeed, Ron. Ed01 always said the Edwards was good at data analytics and stats, not being a capable DOF by any means. None of that last part was thing.

16 Mar 2026 18:39:28
Edwards was Sporting Director between 2016-2022 and oversaw the signings of Alisson, Robertson, VVD, Fabinho, Salah, Shaqiri, Jota and, for balance, Keita.

I don't have any posters of Michael Edwards on my bedroom wall - there's no room with all my Darwin Nunez pics - but I think he deserves a pinch of credit for what he did.

16 Mar 2026 18:58:02
In all honesty, I think Bill Oddie could have got those players signed, the lure of Liverpool, probably the best team on the planet at the time, and JK at the helm meant nearly every player wanted to play for them. I'd have got them sorted too.

16 Mar 2026 19:16:45
We weren't the best team on the planet at the time though, Scouse. We became the best team on the planet as a result of buying those players. If a Sporting Director gets slagged off for buying the wrong players, he should also get credit for overseeing the purchase of the right ones.



But I suppose once Slot's gone we will need someone else to have a pop at. We could do with Lijnders back, he was always fair game to slag off.

16 Mar 2026 19:16:50
Ah, c'mon. Edwards did a good job during that time. Did Real not want Alli? And just about all of the top 6 wanted Virg. And we had only just barely qualified for the top 4 on the final day of the previous season when we got him, so we were not the best team on the planet.

16 Mar 2026 19:48:32
Bill Oddie, Bill Oddie,
Put your hands all over my Bobby (F.).

16 Mar 2026 20:02:08
I'm not slagging him off, I'm saying JK was luring players left, right and centre. Any sporting director just had to cross the I's and dot the t's. Virg and Alli came to us because of Klopp and the trajectory the team was on, not because anyone else promised them anything else.

16 Mar 2026 21:26:00
Those were the successes, FM
But when he was with the club, we were saddled with average players on high wages that we couldn't get rid of. It was no surprise that we oversaw a lot of players leaving on a free under him. Heck, Williams is still at the club now, since he's on relatively high wages despite being a below average pro player.

He may be a good buyer, but he is extremely poor when it comes to selling players. And we are seeing more of the same too, with our players now asking for huge bumper contracts.

16 Mar 2026 21:28:33
Why do clubs bother having Sporting Directors then?

16 Mar 2026 14:37:29
So many aspects (in fact, pretty much all aspects) of our play are so frustrating at the moment, so I don’t know why I picked this one; I think it’s possibly because the contrast and the gulf between how good we used to be at it compared to what we’re like now is so stark.

We used to be electric on the break. It was almost like if we got a 4 on 3 or even a 3 on 3 break away from an opposition corner or a quick Alisson clearance, it was a near certainty we’d score. Salah and Mane were unstoppably quick, Firmino’s movement would be so clever and the likes of Robertson, Trent and Henderson had the engines to burst forward in support. But more to the point, the quality of the execution was impeccable. The choice of the pass, the timing of the distribution and the quality of the delivery were perfect. Right now I have no confidence at all that we’ll score when we break away. We still have a lot of breaks where we are 3 v 3 or even have an overload, but we always seem to mess it up.

The pass is made at the wrong time or to the wrong option and, most infuriatingly, a basic pass that just needs to be weighted correctly goes astray or goes behind the on-rushing attacker. There was a great example yesterday when Ekitike led the charge. I can’t remember who was coming up on his left shoulder, but all it needed was a simple 10 metre pass in-front of the runner and we’d have been in 1 on 1 with the keeper. But Ekitike managed to roll the pass just behind the team mate who then had to check, reset and pick a pass, by which time Tottenham had recovered behind the ball.

I don’t disagree that a lot of the problems at the moment seem to stem from Slot and how he wants to play, but this terrible execution of basics on the pitch can’t be the manager’s fault. It’s fundamental stuff – no excuse for it.

16 Mar 2026 14:53:37
I very much agree with you, RR.

16 Mar 2026 15:02:32
Genuinely, I don't think this group of players are trying for the manager.

Most of our shots (Gakpo, Salah, Rio, Ekitike, etc.) were closer to going for throw-ins yesterday than they were on target.

Zero effort and application.

But we all know where the buck stops!!!

16 Mar 2026 15:56:42
I agree, JK23, if you watch the Spurs goal, there are only 3 players back vs 3 Spurs players, with a lot of ball watching from midfield.

16 Mar 2026 15:59:10
Totally agree, RR. I remember the occasion from yesterday. It was Chiesa that Ekitike gave a horrible pass to. We are nowhere near what we used to be like on the break, when we had, in fairness, a world class front 3. I don't expect us to score from occasions like yesterday anymore, or even get angry at it.

If that had been Mo, Bob and Sadio I'd have been pulling my hair out at not getting the late winner. JK, you may be right on whether they are playing for the manager or not, but that shouldn't enter your head when four of you are running at two defenders in the last minute to get a winner.

16 Mar 2026 16:03:24
The fish rots from the head down, lads. That's the reality. Ask yourself how a really good bunch of players and PL champions can suddenly perform as they are? It starts on the training ground and the set of introductions they are asked to do. The players lack any sort of focus because the intensity has gone from this team, instead we are happy to "try" and play football in our own half and hold onto a 1-0 result.

More intensity equals more focus, and that starts on the training ground, but Slot is persistent on this mundane style of play, and it's costing us dearly.

16 Mar 2026 16:16:38
RR, that stuff didn't happen naturally, though it was coached. I'd agree that the raw materials were much, much better. Mane and Salah, and Trent and Robbo, for a few years, were as good as anyone in their respective positions.

The players we have in those positions now (including an over the hill Mo and Robbo) are half the players, and that's no exaggeration.

The balance in the team was almost perfect, with the basic graft and cover being done by the centre mids.

16 Mar 2026 16:21:51
But, Irish, it's just too easy to say the players lack any sort of focus. This is Liverpool FC; they represent one of the top handful of clubs on the planet, and we are in a s***storm. This is not West Ham or Leicester. Even if, in their heads, they are thinking "he's gone in the summer," unless they are planning on leaving with him, they should have some personal pride and drive and not want to be playing on a Thursday night next season.

This set of players can give anyone in that CL a game if they roll up their sleeves, mostly because there isn't any standout team in it this year. It shouldn't matter what they think of the manager, you're well paid, your team is struggling, so do your job. This is not a post in defence of Slot, before anyone starts. I just think there's a bare minimum of effort that should be put in for 90 mins twice a week.

{Ed001's Note - finally a post of yours I can 100% agree with you on. Just a shame that it doesn't work like that in reality. I think only Szobo has kept his levels.}

16 Mar 2026 16:41:12
I get it, we can't win everything, every year. Even no trophies, sometimes. But all I want to see is a progressive squad. A "Liverpool" team that never gives up, that tells home truths when needed to get the best out of each other.

Drive at the opposition, enjoy beating other teams, and enjoy the game for what it is. Enjoy the fans, Anfield, our culture, breathe Liverpool, and Liverpool will pay you back 10 fold. Is that too much to ask, Mr Slot????

16 Mar 2026 16:47:24
Fm, if they can be bothered, mate, then they can't be bothered regardless of the scenario they are in.

That's not me excusing the players. They are an embarrassment.

16 Mar 2026 16:50:45
Agree with JK, these players have given up n are not playing for the manager. There is no motivation, no fight, no clue really how to sort it, but Im afraid that is down to the manager. Would Klopp put up with it, or would he have found a solution? Look at the teams Rafa had, a sprinkling of very good players, but they fought tooth n nail for the manager. There is nothing from this team, but that is down to the training set up.

Do they train hard enough, do they agree with the manager's tactics, style of play etc, do they believe in each other as players? Yesterday was a prime example that they dont care, but just as bad as the whole set up is, the Hughes n Edwards are overseeing this n have done absolutely nothing when a blind man n his dog could see the change should have been made bfr xmas. All 3 need the axe.

16 Mar 2026 17:05:38
Overkill - I agree that effective break aways come through coaching and practicing movement and high-speed co-ordination between players. Hours on the training ground make it look easy on the pitch. But, when we're talking about failure to execute even the most basic of the fundamentals, a straight forward pass into the path of a player on the overlap to put them clean through on goal, that's not a coaching deficit surely.

16 Mar 2026 16:55:36
Jesus, only took 15 odd years Ed😆

{Ed001's Note - might be another 50 before it happens again!}

16 Mar 2026 17:23:20
Agree, some of the passing and link up play is well off. Mo is often very poor as well. I can't explain it. They're all very good footballers. Ekitike looks too laid back at times, maybe he lacks mental sharpness and drive rather than it being an ability thing.

16 Mar 2026 17:23:42
I don't think it's a case of not being bothered, more a case of having the confidence knocked out of them. They are trying to play the way they are asked, and it's not working; it's having an effect. That's the way I see it. 🤷‍♂️

16 Mar 2026 17:46:55
Fair enough, Irish, but a lot of the time it's not working because of basic errors. They may be struggling to play the way they are being asked to, as you say, but there are other times where it's through lack of concentration and an inability to carry out even the simplest tasks.

Slot will pay, that much is clear, and he is not blameless. I just hope these players raise their games for whoever takes over next year.

16 Mar 2026 13:26:01
For all of Jones’ spiel about performances not being good enough etc, I’ve never actually seen him take a game by the scruff of the neck. In fact every time he comes on, we look weaker, slower and about 20 yards back on the pitch. The amount of times I’ve seen him jog, pull out of tackles and lose the ball or spend 7-21 business days before passing it straight to the opposition. His inner Gerrard apparently only comes out in interviews. I’d be happy for him to leave for £30+ mill. He’s not even a good squad player. Kerkez seems to be the only one with any kind of fight in him.



The summer's going to be fascinating transfer wise. Barring VVD, Allison, Kerkez, Szlob, Isak and Ngumoa, wouldn’t care about anyone leaving. Ekitike appears to have the attitude of I’m occasionally scoring, so I don’t have to work as hard in any other aspects.

Yes Slot doesn’t inspire any confidence or drive, but you’re still being payed ludicrous amounts to be a professional. Gerrard wasn’t just Gerrard when the team were playing well, he was playing out of his boots even if we were 10 nil down. We don’t have the new Spice boys, we have the ‘Big girls blouses’.

16 Mar 2026 14:26:19
I think Curtis just feels he is the only local voice, and speaks up now and again in that capacity. Despite his shortcomings as a player, he does seem like a good guy, and is probably more connected than anyone else to the fan sentiment.

16 Mar 2026 14:51:56
I don't think Jones is the problem, but at the same time, he isn't the solution.

A good squad player, in my opinion.

I watched him and Ekitike closely yesterday, and despite not being a body language expert, both looked like they didn't want to be on that pitch.



If either of them had gone down, it could likely have been them tripping over their bottom lip than a foul.

16 Mar 2026 14:52:36
I agree, Over. Also, remember that CJ came up under Klopp, has two league titles to his name, and knows what things were like under a manager who essentially created him. He is also a true LFC fan from the community.



He is devastated by what has happened to the team and the club he plays and supports with all his heart. I would feel the same way he feels, as well tbh.

16 Mar 2026 15:23:01
They're probably talking behind the scenes too, maybe that's why they're talking of getting rid of him. I keep saying he gotta be made vice captain, let him know you're the scouser, it's your club. I think he'd be better than Virg as captain. He's got fight in him, give him some responsibility where he can't hide behind others.

16 Mar 2026 16:11:21
Love that sentence about Gerrard, Bob. If only we had a few like him now.

16 Mar 2026 16:13:42
Under Klopp he had multiple leaders on the pitch and all over the pitch. From Hendo, Milner, Robbo, Trent, even Salah. But in this current squad I am struggling to find leaders, even Robbo is now not one of them. Virgil is the captain, but I don't see others.

Dom has had a fantastic season, but I don't see him as captain material, so when the going gets tough, as it is right now, there is no one on the pitch to kick them up the arse. Who does anyone else see as a future captain?

16 Mar 2026 16:58:32
That team was full of real men. Even players like Gini, who at the time probably wasn't everybody's favourite, I'd have in a heartbeat over Macca or Gravenberch now.

16 Mar 2026 17:54:32
Vvd is nowhere near a good captain, this has shown all year, and I expect more from Robbo as well. Salah just looks disinterested.
A s*** show at the minute.

16 Mar 2026 18:08:05
For all the noise that Jones made about going round smashing into people, he's about as effective as a traffic cone on the pitch. Unfortunately, we have a very lightweight group of midfielders who have no physicality and very little defensive ability.

We're easily dominated and offer not much going forward, and even less defensively. I don't see that really being resolved in the summer either given our purported targets.

16 Mar 2026 13:06:09
Eds, Carra, Fields and co - if the club is set that Alonso is the next manager, Alonso is set on us and there is clearly some backing to sack Slot now, what is the reason we would need Gerrard as interim? If Alonso is truly committed and wanting to come then why would he not give himself the two months extra, in a World Cup year to start on his methods etc.

16 Mar 2026 14:06:06
It's a good question, Alex. It could be contractual in terms of how he left RM, or it could be personal in terms of wanting time to recharge. If it's the latter, that's a red flag at this level as the pressure is relentless whenever you start.



I think it's more likely he hasn't committed to anything and is waiting to see what's available. It's quite possible Bayern, City, Utd, PSG and us will all be looking for new coaches in the summer, and I could see him going elsewhere.

16 Mar 2026 14:14:36
Overkill, you'd like to think anything contractually could be ironed out financially with Madrid, which then leads to the latter, that he's waiting it out for someone else.

16 Mar 2026 14:24:05
Agreed, Alex.

I can see Iraola ending up at Utd, Kompany at City, Alonso at Bayern. If Pep stays at City, then Xabi probably ends up with us.

16 Mar 2026 14:33:13
I've said all along, I'm not overly convinced that Alonso is set on coming to us - my bet is he's looking at what a total balls up we've made of a fine squad & set up, & thought it's not for me!

16 Mar 2026 16:31:57
Yeh, but Bristol, ye get top 5 and Champions League, and the other way of looking at that is that we're a global powerhouse of a club at the top table. City and Pep sneaked into the Champions League on the last day of the season once. It can happen. They still attracted players like Gundogan, Stones, Sane and Jesus that summer.

16 Mar 2026 13:53:25
Alex, i'll have a go at this. So per Ed01, Gerrard wants the job permanently so him being an interim is outta the question (for me, personally) and for the club if Carra is correct with what you have relayed from him in your comment.

Now the above clashes with the fact that Hughes and Edwards have shown by the Roundtable crap as well as the rubbish Ornstien put out last week (ironically right after the Gala debacle) stating how much the club (Hughes and Edwards here, IMO) back Slot and that they are not looking to let him go.

Hence in my mind, it has led to Alonso just holding fire and will be the next manager BUT only after Slot leaves at the end of the season. Or prolly, so they thought up until last night and BOOM went the dynamite. What say you, sir?

{Ed001's Note - I didn't say out of the question, just difficult as they don't want him winning every game and making it impossible to shift him.}

16 Mar 2026 16:47:08
Imagine worrying about a temp manager coming in and winning all of his games. They need to grow some stones.

16 Mar 2026 17:00:37
Exactly, Berger. If you have no intention of giving someone the job, it shouldn't matter how well he does. You thank him for the job he's done and go get the man you want.

16 Mar 2026 16:55:23
Ed, that was for me on a personal level hence the "for me, personally" I added in my comment.

{Ed001's Note - ah ok sorry.}

16 Mar 2026 17:28:21
Be a nice problem to have, wouldn't it. Look at Man Utd, floundering for most of the season and now they have CL almost guaranteed. They can decide in the summer whether to stick or twist with the coach.

Chelsea are a shambles of a club, we're giving them a chance when we should be out of sight. Villa are now closer to their true level, and they, unlike the others, actually have a good coach.

16 Mar 2026 18:36:36
I think Gerrard would accept any terms put in front of him, as realistically this could be his only chance at the job, and based on his current CV, rightly so. If Alonso was the first choice pre Slot, and if they are obviously getting rid, I am not sure why they are not moving heaven and earth to get him now, similar to Klopp replacing Rodgers, unless Alonso is waiting to see what is available come May/June, which would be very disappointing.

A real shame how it has transpired, as this time last year it looked like we had moved seamlessly into our next long term manager, but if the rumours regarding training are true, the stubbornness that is evident in the way Slot is, and the general inability to maintain the standards to push on and challenge on all fronts again, looks like it is back to the drawing board once again.

16 Mar 2026 13:04:58
I don't like calling for he manager to be sacked, and every week I live in hope that this will be the week that it turns around BUT, this Slot-ball . sorry Sloth-ball is a hard sell!

Clearly he's basing his tactics on the Ray Wilkins passing textbook!

There is no urgency, no direction, no speed, no style and his continuation to play our best midfielder, Sobo at RB, when we have Frimpong and Ramsey (who he continues to ignore), is just criminal. Hell could even play Curtis there!

Salah, been a great player and will always be held in great esteem by the club and fans, but he's a shadow of his former self, has lost his pace and offers nothing. People questions Gakpo always cutting in on his right-foot, but that's all Salah does on the opposite flank just cuts in on his left-foot the majority of the time.

Mac was never blessed with blistering pace, but geezz he's adopted to the Sloth-ball model well this season.

IMO, we should look to offload at least Salah, Mac and Konate this summer.
If we get a decent offer for Gomez and Gakpo, then I'd consider selling them too, but if they stay, then they're good squad players.

We need younger players, with energy, hunger and drive, alongside a new manager with the right footballing principles that suit this great club. If Carra's right (and I have no reason to doubt him), then looks like Alonso will be in place come the summer. At least, we'll start playing an attacking style and will get the best out of Wirtz!

Unfortunately, Slot looks a lost, clueless man with no idea how to change tactics to turn this around.
Shame, but I think CL spot is in serious doubt under Slot, and I would consider getting Gerrard in for the last few games, because style wise nothing will change. At least Gerrard would get some urgency and fight into the team and make those players realise what it means to play for Liverpool!

16 Mar 2026 14:01:04
He needs to be sacked. Nearly half a billion spent, even though Florian tries to distort the numbers. Liverpool are worse.

16 Mar 2026 16:33:27
Taalaav2.

16 Mar 2026 16:41:52
Hasnt even spent half a billion since he arrived nearly two years ago, but sure go ahead Endo.

16 Mar 2026 12:43:11
Hi Ed,

What could be the reason Alonso does not want to join mid-season? Is it because he would lose on to the money Madrid are paying him, which would stop once he gets a new job?

Do you think getting Gerard for the remainder of the season is a good idea? I think if nothing it would at least get the fans behind him and the players and could give the team the new manager boost. If it lasts 8 games, so be it.

Cheers!

{Ed001's Note - it could also be the terms of his release from Madrid might prevent him from taking a job this season.

Gerrard would be better than sticking with Slot, I think.}

16 Mar 2026 15:57:12
At least in the interim Gerrard would reinstall that fan connection with the club and provide some more passion.

Slot just doesn't know what to do; the players know it and are not responding to him. The sooner he goes, the better!

16 Mar 2026 13:56:10
Ed01, but that is not a high bar re: Gerrard for Slot BUT I get your point. For, I thought Gerrard would be able to do a job as interim, just to get the boys motivated to play their best would have been a nice change on it's own.

Sadly as you said, he wants the job permanently and so i'm sorry as a permanent hire, not for me.

16 Mar 2026 14:36:54
You've just answered the question I was gong to ask Ed!

I know your not keen on Stevie but we've surely nothing to lose now - It's torture watching this unfold & puts every tone involved at the club in a pretty poor light

Thanks in advance mate

{Ed001's Note - very welcome mate.}

16 Mar 2026 17:41:33
You are all assuming that the players will respond to Gerrard's methods. Maybe 7/8 games? Players will know he will also be leaving if Alonso arrives. Some players' attitudes are very disappointing at the moment. Will they change for Stevie?

Ngin.