10 Dec 2025 22:15:00
Hello all,
Certainly the strangest times since Brendan leaving.
The talks continue with other coaches, Slot is aware and happy to fulfill his commitment as Head Coach.
Cesc was spoken to, I believe there is little chance of that going ahead. A very data driven conversion.
Truth be known, it’s Alonso.
If not then Gerrard may step in, conversations have been good.
Will stick my neck on the line though.
Xabi is the next LFC manager with no interim.
Ta.
{Ed025's Note - nice one Carra..
10 Dec 2025 22:37:44
Dario reporting he won’t be sacked tonight! (Alonso) .
10 Dec 2025 22:43:11
Just seems a bit weird, what if Slot wins all his remaining games this season?
What if Alonso stays at Madrid?
Thanks for the info Carra we’ll see what comes of it all.
Either way I hope a new manager tells Hughes he’s not coming unless he has final say on ALL signings.
This last transfer window had all the hallmarks of Hughes acting like a ‘kid in a candy store’ so to speak.
10 Dec 2025 22:46:46
Thank you too Eds for making me feel welcome on here, the great job you all do is respected.
Ta.
{Ed025's Note - cheers mate..
10 Dec 2025 22:50:02
Carra if your right great, if your wrong it’s no reflection on you as you have been very accurate and things move fast in football. Much respect!
10 Dec 2025 22:55:55
Thanks Carra. Great infor as usual. Maybe I'm in the minority but I really had hope that Slot would work through this and figure it out.
10 Dec 2025 23:00:01
Hello Ron,
I agree, it’s very weird and being dealt with terribly.
Ta.
10 Dec 2025 23:00:27
Thanks Carra.
When it says fulfill his commitment I wonder if that means he’ll just hang about until an appointment is made, and if we don’t find one then he’ll just see out his contract. If so that’s a really strange position for him to be in, but if he accepts that then I guess that’s really big of him to do so.
While it’s routine for a club to have contingency plans to replace their coach, if it’s so obvious that we were actively searching and it undermines his authority you’d think it may be better for him to walk away with a settlement from the club.
Strange times indeed, maybe hastened by this evenings RM result.
10 Dec 2025 23:01:12
Cheers, Carra.
Xabi, if we can get him, would be ideal.
10 Dec 2025 23:01:30
Thanks for the info Carra.
Always look forward to your posts.
Very much appreciated.
10 Dec 2025 23:06:14
Thanks Carra,
Truly grateful with your information, whether it comes to fruition or not? I still very much enjoy the updates.
10 Dec 2025 23:10:03
I Look forward to Carra’s posts.
10 Dec 2025 23:15:09
Great news to round up my birthday! Thanks Carra. Job.
10 Dec 2025 23:20:06
Thanks as always, Carra!
10 Dec 2025 23:21:37
Carra, will Xabi Alonso would be willing to take another job straight away? I think he's probably exhausted after managing Vini Jr and the rest of the divas at RM. Will probably need to self evaluate too.
10 Dec 2025 23:23:24
Carra, do I need to get in the car and drive to Madrid to pick Xavi up, as I will if needed. F**k I’m going anyway just in case.
{Ed078's Note - I'll go halves on the petrol.
10 Dec 2025 23:29:17
Good stuff Carra - Alonso should be the next manager for a decade. The thing is, he has said he is where he wants to be and where he is supposed to be right now and he may be there for years to come, so what then?
10 Dec 2025 23:37:31
Gonna play devils advocate here and stick my neck on the line to say Slot will not be going anywhere anytime soon.
I have a lot of respect for yourself Carra for what you got spot on in the summer but this is just not how I know our board to operate and certainly not what I’ve been hearing.
I suppose we will see how it all unfolds. Never annoyed about being proven wrong, I just don’t see it.
10 Dec 2025 23:53:13
Cheers Carra.
Have we spoken to Alonso? And if so, has he indicated he would join us straight away if he is indeed sacked at Madrid?
10 Dec 2025 23:59:25
You can buy the snacks at the services ed87.
{Ed078's Note - I'll take my own thanks. Happy to pack for you, but you'll have to eat my delicious vegan fare :)
11 Dec 2025 00:06:14
Thanks for keeping us updated, Carra. Much appreciated mate!
11 Dec 2025 00:14:47
Ron Keague What part of looking at other options when the current manager is responsible for the worst run of form in nearly 75 years is strange?
I'll tell you what actually is strange, is suggesting the current manager who's responsible for the worst run of form in nearly 75 years might win every single one of the 23 reminding games. That's beyond strange.
11 Dec 2025 00:40:08
Likewise after the first 3 years of Arteta who would have thought Arsenal would be where they are now?
11 Dec 2025 01:04:37
Strange but not impossible chewy.
Alonso is manager of Madrid. He’s turned us down once, unless Madrid sack him (for crap results) he will stay at Madrid. So we only get him if he gets crap results at Madrid - wonderful.
If we’ve told Slot “you’re leaving” then why would he put any effort in to the job? He could easily just sabotage the team, get sacked, take a nice hefty payout and a long holiday.
11 Dec 2025 01:12:55
Thing is, Arsenal are often where they are now and they get all “Spursy” in the run in ?.
11 Dec 2025 01:23:04
Interestingly xabi in his pre match conference specifically mentioned that he would be open to coming back to us some day when asked about managing in the premier league. At no point was Liverpool mentioned, he brought it up himself. It's the first time he has specifically said anything about managing Liverpool.
11 Dec 2025 01:38:16
Arne Slot isn’t the manager, he’s the Head Coach, a title he agreed to. Letting the manager decide which players to buy is part of the reason Manchester United have been a mess for over a decade.
11 Dec 2025 05:01:08
Thanks for the post Carra, appreciated as always.
11 Dec 2025 06:44:26
Thanks Carra love your posts but this is my favourite one so far.
Hopefully it happens sooner rather than later. It feels like Alonso could be our manager for years to come if all goes well.
11 Dec 2025 06:54:56
Ron are you seriously telling me that any manager in his right mind would’ve said they don’t want to sign Wirtz, Isak and Ekitike in the summer?
Hughes was tasked with replacing the players we’d lost in the summer and he did an incredible job of it. Just because they haven’t all hit the ground running doesn’t mean he suddenly did a bad job.
His job is to persuade and sign the best players available for the club and he did exactly that.
11 Dec 2025 07:07:28
Thanks again carra a living legend.
11 Dec 2025 07:23:47
If you listen to Slot’s pre and post match interviews, he in no way comes across as someone who was told in late November that he’s now a stand in coach. Either he”s a very good actor and has no dignity or this is rubbish.
11 Dec 2025 07:27:47
Well Sean, somebody on here called our transfer window the worst transfer window in premier league history the other day if you can believe it.
11 Dec 2025 08:10:53
Yeh this re-writing of history to suggest that everyone on these boards and indeed tbe whole football world didn't think our summer window was unbelievable at the time is just sad and ridiculous.