06 Jan 2026 14:30:13
Hi all,
Another update for you all.
This one is a bit unexpected to myself to learn considering everything else I've heard over the last number of weeks.
Firstly, I want to backtrack on a post I made some weeks ago. Liverpool never made contact with City regarding Marmoush. While we do retain an interest, what I heard was a result of his agent sniffing around and playing all angles to try and engineer a move. Marmoush does want to leave City but I'm not sure how that whole scenario is going to end up.
Secondly, Slot's relationship with senior figures at the club has started to rapidly deteriorate. Richard Hughes is said to continue backing the man, but to my understanding Michael Edwards has his gripes with both lads. I would not be shocked to see Hughes depart alongside Slot in the summer, although the situation has now opened the doors for that to be even sooner.
To my understanding this is in relationship to Slots approach to man management, the academy and power distribution. Similar to Enzo at Chelsea.
Lastly, I please ask that people on here be a bit more respectful to myself and others who are giving up their time and information to keep you all in the loop. Like the Eds have said time and time again, things change hard and fast in football and two things can often be true at once.
06 Jan 2026 14:36:00
cheers Vic.
06 Jan 2026 14:37:30
Thanks Victor.
I also demand respect for this reply. It's taken me 20 seconds of which I could have stood up and walked to another room in the house.
06 Jan 2026 14:45:36
Thanks VG, much appreciated!
06 Jan 2026 14:54:32
Cheers Victor!
Strange times for us at the minute, I think after winning the league and the summer window we had we all had optimism this manager would kick on again this season and take us to another level and unfortunately that hasn't happened.
In terms of our teamplay and our style it is pretty much non existent and we have become about as interesting to watch as paint drying. It obviously does not solely fall on the manager but he is a major part of our identity and what makes us tick so if results and performances continue the way they are we have no choice to move on.
Interesting now Hughes is being mentioned, was always dubious based on his credentials but trusted Edwards to pick someone he saw fit and after the summer it really seemed that way. But things always become clearer as time passes and the failure to obtain a centre back and get a proper option on the left wing has also hurt us.
Edwards is not one to escape criticism either as he is the one who makes the final decisions and is basically FSG's eyes and ears over the club so when things are going south with both a manager and sporting director he has a decision to make and has to take some form of the blame.
We all adored Jurgen but also probably realised he needed a break as he looked burnt out and I for one am guilty of questioning the transfer approach when Edwards left the club. Hindsight is a wonderful thing but it really does look like even though they maybe didn't always see eye to eye on everything Edwards needed Klopp and that ability to extract 150% out of every player is a very rare skill to have, one that we seem to be lacking massively right now.
It does seem to me like the club are holding off to the summer for a comprehensive review to make a decision but if the UCL places are slipping out of our hands before the end of the season a swift and calculate decision will have to be made.
Summer will be incredibly interesting as I would imagine apart from us you will have a number of clubs on the hunt for elite managers around europe, meanwhile we are currently in a bit of an awkward period were there are a ton of upcoming talents around europe as managers but most with very little experience at a club of our size. We thought we had secured ours with Slot but I have to say right now he is looking way out of his depth.
I do think we have amazing talents in the squad so all is not negative, it's as clear as day to me what talents we have in Wirtz and Hugo. Isak looked miles off it but was unfortunate with his injury and I am sure when he comes back he will be electric and firing as he was for 3 league seasons with the Geordies and in both Frimpong and Kerkez you have a rough diamond of a fullback in Kerkez that will eventually come into his own and IMO an electric rotation option in Frimpong on the right hand side.
It might be negative now and things might look messy but I suppose we have to try and scrape the positives for now and hope that the powers that be at the club make the right decisions to get us back on track again.
Cheers.
06 Jan 2026 15:02:36
Thanks Viktor, I just don't see the similarities with Enzo. There was interference from above regarding team selection and substitutions in game time, I don't see that at Liverpool
Cheers
Drogie.
06 Jan 2026 15:06:58
I personally am hugely appreciative of any genuine information that is passed on. The difficulty for many on here is that there are several posters who are trying to pass themselves off as ITK who clearly just blagging it and even sometimes attempting to tarnish the reputations of the genuine ITKs.
There are so many claiming insider knowledge now that it is genuinely difficult to keep track of those that have provided information that has turned out to be true. You only need to look at the post below to see that another claiming to be ITK is saying the opposite of what you are saying. Now I'm not saying that one of you is blagging it. For all I know you may both have genuine sources who happen to have heard opposite information but it can lead to frustration.
If only the Eds could come up with some kind of authenticated ITK badge for those who they deem to be worthy it would help cut down on the charlatans who have nothing better to do than to troll these pages.
06 Jan 2026 15:24:40
I'm with you on this Shipley, was just about to post myself about ITKs contradicting each other but you've covered it perfectly!
06 Jan 2026 15:41:04
Drogie. I think Victor could be right with Enzo comparison. It doesn't have to be exact, but are some of the injuries from overplaying and minimal squad rotation? Could that have the medical dept raise concerns. Is Hughes or someone questioning the lack of minutes for youth? Pushing for more time and appearances for Rio? Lucky? Nyoni? Chiesa? We have a kid in the Prem 2 squad bagging goals for fun, why not on the bench instead of a 2nd GK? When results are garbage people get involved.
06 Jan 2026 15:45:14
The thing with rumours is that they haven't usually been verified. That's why they are rumours.
I enjoy the stories, rumours and information but I don't come here to find out what might happen.
06 Jan 2026 16:14:23
Thanks VG
Appreciate the feedback mate.
PS, I think Jonny has found his "moles". its Akira and VG.
06 Jan 2026 16:24:58
Read about Slot and Edwards on instgram last night so it's widely reported now. This has some legs to it and not entirely surprising.
06 Jan 2026 17:27:50
Thanks VG much appreciated mate.
06 Jan 2026 17:38:47
I love all rumours even if they end up being wide of the mark. Thanks vic .
06 Jan 2026 17:47:58
Got it, be more respectful to the people who just guess what's going to happen and act like they know anything ??
Other than the Ed's, macca is the only poster who may have actually been passing genuine info.
06 Jan 2026 18:05:20
Thanks for the info.
06 Jan 2026 18:02:02
Nice one VG, kudos to for taking accountability.
I think we all know what's what with the ITK's. You already know the ones to trust. As for contradiction, you will tend to notice the genuine ones say pretty much the same thing, just in their own special way. There is a lot of imitators and regurgators but that adds to the fun of it. For me, I only take note of what Carra, VG, Ned, Robbo and Ed1 have to say. The rest are just noise.
06 Jan 2026 18:15:01
I remember yrs ago I got genuine information that Daniel Sturridge had said that is next club would be Liverpool. I posted it on here nr the August window. And I got slaughtered when he didn't sign. He signed in the January. I now don't pass on what I hear.
06 Jan 2026 18:28:14
Thanks VG, carra and thefields for there contribution, it's good to have info coming to the site
Good work fellas.
06 Jan 2026 18:32:28
Agreed with the fields their is a lot of imposters now claiming their in the know which is just BS.
06 Jan 2026 18:58:27
I'm with Shipley Kopite, whilst I think most of us appreciate the information, a lot of the so called ITK seem to be either regurgitating the same info given by the more genuine ITK's and just dressing it up differently (much like copying someone else's coursework but rewording it) or just grabbing reasonable sounding rumours from so called ITK's on twitter or other forms of social media and rewording that. I've even seen some actively go against the ITKs considered more credible, when they may have got something inaccurate and write something obvious that might have materialised as if to say 'see I told you so', when it was just circumstantial, for example slot not being sacked when a few intimated he would be soon.
I totally get this is a rumours site and I've enjoyed it for years, but there always seems to be one or two that are reputable and accurate consistently, and the obvious copy cat nature of the others turns a lot of people off. I agree things change quickly in football but I bet that's also a blanket for a lot of the fakes to use as an excuse. It's not that deep, it's just also not a good look.
I will continue to enjoy all types of rumours, gossip and opinions, and this is just me expressing mine, not a dig at anyone.
06 Jan 2026 17:03:21
Feels like it's months too late
The time to Sack Slot was absolutely Ages Ago, they've got to stick by their guns now regardless.
Just leave it till summer, seasons over anyway, just look at the state of us, we ain't fixing anything now it's gone way beyond.
06 Jan 2026 17:07:17
I rarely post but just wanted to share my thanks to yourself, The Fields, Robbo, Carra, Ned (and anyone else I may have forgotten) . I genuinely look forward to your posts and unlike some others, understand that what you post may not come to fruition. But it is in good faith and you post what you hear from your sources. Keep them coming. Thanks.
06 Jan 2026 22:28:00
Thanks Skezza 11, appreciate that.
07 Jan 2026 17:27:52
I occasionally come on this site to read comments for pure entertainment value. I've checked in for years and I have to say that only a small percentage of posters get things right. and those who brag about getting something right are just checking the same online sources as everyone else. I won't be popular for saying this but there are very few 'ITKs' - if any at all! Most of the rumours reported as coming from personal or secret sources just come from newsnow, twitter or instagram.
I find it odd that to see someone demanding respect for just regurgitating a spurious rumour they found elsewhere. Yes, it's a rumour site and we all get a kick out of it or we wouldn't be here. But can we please not be so precious? It's not a good look and a clear sign of desperation for attention.