29 Jan 2026 09:09:23
Hello all.
Sadly, there's been a monumental fallout at the club between Slot and his superiors.
He strongly feels that he hasn't been backed enough in the summer and isn't being backed in this market to turn it round
It's definitely sinking in that he can't save his job.
Spike Hulshoff and Ruben Peeters not helping matters behind the scenes.
Worst kept secret in football, Alonso will be the next Liverpool manager AND there could be a very interesting additional appointment when he joins.
Can't give a time frame as it's like a ticking time bomb.
No news of any incomings transfer wise.
Ta.
{Ed025's Note - cheers Carra..
29 Jan 2026 09:51:12
Carra without a full stop again?
29 Jan 2026 09:51:50
On a different subject completely, I wonder what Gerrard's plans are for the next few years. ?
Not fishing for an answer Carra, appreciate your posts always. Thank you sir.
29 Jan 2026 09:55:35
Thanks as always Carra.
I feel like the bad guy in a movie eagerly waiting for the bomb to go off and kill all the people.
6-0 win.
Darn. Foiled again at the last second.
29 Jan 2026 09:55:57
Thanks for the update Carra!
29 Jan 2026 09:58:47
Thanks for info Carra.
Went to the match last night and he looked fed up at the end and annoyed in the press conference even after such a great win. So seems a shame but best thing. Just seems strange to keep him in there but clearly loads going on behind the scenes. Any clues as tobthe additional appointment?
29 Jan 2026 10:03:10
Surprised he feels he wasn't backed in the summer. But after injuries, I feel for him that he's had support in the market in January.
Intrigued who the additional appointment would be. Possibly a new sporting director would be my guess.
29 Jan 2026 10:03:19
Well he has a fair point, the purchases didn't completely correspond to what we needed and instead represented the best purchases on the market that we could have made. Now that we have no defensive depth whatsoever the team isn't moving summer targets forward to help us, we desperately need at least one center half who can also play on the right, if not two center halves.
Combine that with the fact that robbo might still leave if Kostas comes back. It all simply doesn't make sense.
29 Jan 2026 10:03:45
Cheers Carra. Sounds like a total mess. I kinda feel for Slot in a way but he does need to go. He's lost his way. BUT I'll always maintain that someone who doesn't get the city and move in permanently and put down roots will ultimately fail. Clop came in and embraced the city the people the rivalry and his family came too.
Im led to believe Slots family stayed in Holland and he visits them and they visit him. Never seen out in town ever. It's a weird way to take on this role at this club. If Xabi comes in we already know he loves the city and the people. It's a no brainer. Give him what he needs to succeed with players and staff etc Im sure he'll be great.
29 Jan 2026 10:04:03
Cheers Carra. Im in the miniority that kinda agrees with Slot here. anyway we most likely do need a fresh start. Alonso would be great and would love a milner character as the surprise appointment.
As much as i love Xabi he can still be "cold (ish) ". I think a Milner could come in and be one of the lads while still demanding high standards. If he's ready to step into coaching that is. let's see!
29 Jan 2026 10:05:08
Stevie G, the additional appointment?
29 Jan 2026 10:08:29
Not what I expected after the game last night but cheers for the update Carra.
29 Jan 2026 10:10:33
Cheers Carra for any information you tell us. what has happened to our club. It seems to have gone tits up since Edwards has come back.
29 Jan 2026 10:12:46
Stevie G to be assistant to Alonso. Bringing the golden bootroom back in full effect.
Slot whines far too much, but fails to admit that his rigid ideas re fitness and tactics plus his endless waffle about PSG and low blocks smell of weakness and limp leadership.
Slot is an egotist, still clinging on to the title win, which is well in the past.
29 Jan 2026 10:15:33
Thanks Carra, I'm going to take a guess at the surprise appointment.
Either - Stevie Gerrard or James Milner as part of the management/ coaching set up.
And/ Or - Klopp as DoF.
29 Jan 2026 10:15:37
Thanks Carra. Just from the outside looking in, things don't appear to be right. Let's hope things right themselves over the summer. I'd hope we could bring in players before February arrives, but I know I might as well be asking for oceans to dry up.
29 Jan 2026 10:16:03
Great update. Thanks as always Carra. ??.
29 Jan 2026 10:16:35
Any chance Jurgen would come in as Director of Football to work with Xabi?
29 Jan 2026 10:17:22
While I think he should go, he's right that the club haven't backed him we can all see how short we are in defence and even if xabi comes in we'll still be short.
29 Jan 2026 10:19:49
Thanks for the updates, we most definitely need a couple of defenders in, Slot or not so I agree that he has been left to rot along with our season!
29 Jan 2026 10:20:00
Oh go on Carra. At least give us a hint!
29 Jan 2026 10:22:55
If Calsberg did clear outs and dream appointments it would be thank you and good bye to Edwards, Hughes, and Slot - Hello to Mr Klopp, Mr Alonso with Mr Gerrard as assistant. Just because it's a dream I would throw Adam Wharton in there as well just because he is good now, imagine him working daily with Xabi and Steve G.
Cheers Carra, when I tell myself it's not going to happen I get caught once again like the gullible fish I am ?.
29 Jan 2026 10:24:09
Peeters is the physical performance coach so am not surprised he's involved here since our physical performance has been beyond rubbish.
29 Jan 2026 10:24:41
No thanks! ……. but I'd love Milner to join Alonso.
29 Jan 2026 10:25:01
I had more been thinking of a replacement for Hughes. Perhaps Klopp could come to the club in some capacity?! Wishful thinking.
29 Jan 2026 10:26:40
Feels like time is running down, it's not if and certainly when.
Also feels like there are some reasons, but also quite a few excuses from Slot - not really seen Slot take responsibility for anything, but may have missed it if he has.
His position is untenable now.
29 Jan 2026 10:32:59
Klopp in as Sporting Director, Gerrard as assistant to Alonso and Milner as fitness coach then its tissue time again.
All very unlikely I know.
29 Jan 2026 10:33:06
Don't think it's sadly at this point. His style of football is awful - more players wouldn't solve that. We would just have won more games playing boring football.
29 Jan 2026 10:34:54
Thanks for the info carra. Would love to see milner and thiago in coaching roles. Especially milner.
29 Jan 2026 10:37:56
He played alongside some good players during his time with us, so the connection could be any of them if that's the angle. Perhaps Hyypia to bring some defensive coaching. I would have thought that most of his back room would come from Spain.
29 Jan 2026 10:39:54
Hughes has already ruffled a few feathers the wrong way.
What was said about Richard Hughes that could be influencing Mohamed Salah talks?
Experienced agent Rob Jansen brokered a deal for John Heitinga to join Arne Slot's coaching staff at Anfield over the summer
He negotiated directly with Richard Hughes to ensure his client could make the switch from West Ham to Liverpool FC – and believes the former Bournemouth director is a cold individual:
"One thing Richard Hughes doesn't have is any sense of empathy, " Jansen said on the Kieft Jansen Egmond Gijp podcast as relayed by Sport Witness.
"Zero. He's a robot. I know that because I negotiated with him, for Heitinga, " he explained.
29 Jan 2026 10:44:28
Much appreciated as ever Carra, it sounds a complete mess.
29 Jan 2026 10:54:53
Just a thought really.
How about Thiago as Alonso's no.2? Team mates at Bayern under Pep and Ancelotti.
29 Jan 2026 11:04:22
Ernest Millar
That's the dream team.
29 Jan 2026 11:04:32
Thanks, Carra. To be fair to Slot, he hasn't been backed. We spent a lot in the summer but majority of the signings were replacements for outgoings and not like for likes. Why no wingers brought in if Slot has always played with true wide players with 1v1 ability? I get he is head coach (a lot of disparity about head coach vs manager these days) but you need the full team and hierarchy to work within the head coach's preferences surely. Briggs being appointed set piece coach when he actually was brought in as academy / first team type advisor also indicates misalignment in that wider club management structure. The xG difference between us and Arsenal can be made up of set piece goal difference alone.
So let's hope the surprise additional appointment is either replacing or adding to the DoF / CEO level that can support the manager and coaching staff going forward.
29 Jan 2026 11:07:26
Klopp as sporting director would be very unlikely given his history with Edwards. However it would be a smart appointment by Edwards due to Klopp's charisma and pulling power and could prove to be vital in convincing players to join. I think it could work as he would have a full data team behind him giving him the players to approach but of course he would have his own input too.
I think it's more likely to be Gerrard as assistant coach to Alonso. They both have a huge amount of respect for one another and Gerrard as an assistant coach and go between rather than head coach would mean we have two highly respected figures at the club, further strengthening our pull in attracting players but also our position with the squad. Now if it's Klopp as sporting director, Alonso as head coach and Gerrard as assistant coach…. Well, you can't blame a guy for dreaming! ?.
29 Jan 2026 11:09:03
Taffarel back to Liverpool as het can combine it with the role at the Brazil team like in the past.
29 Jan 2026 11:21:10
How can anyone say he wasn't backed in the summer? He did lose some important players but they were replaced with best in class.
The defensive issue is unfortunate but we won a title with 4 CBs last season and we have 4 CBs this season. It's just that Quansah's replacement got a long term injury in his first game and Konate has decided to play like Djimi Traore's less talented Grandad. In fact I can't ever remember Klopp having more than 4 CBs either.
The fact is the poor form of the players who are playing is down to him and his coaching staff. He can moan about not having enough players but how about you get the players you have got playing some kind of consistent, effective football? If I was our DOF I'd be hesitant to give him more players too because he seems to have broken the players he already has!
I've got nothing against Slot he exceeded all our expectations last season and was brilliant. However, he started this season with a better squad than he had last season and has just failed to make the most of it.
There are mitigating factors but I just think a change is needed now. Regardless of what signings we do or don't make in this window the team should be performing a lot better than it is and that's on Slot.
29 Jan 2026 11:41:36
LikeAVirgil. Great shout!
Would probably be a good coach.
Certainly would get on with all the players too!
29 Jan 2026 11:42:38
Slot has lost all perspective and is in crisis mode spouting any old nonsense out to deflect, starting to sound a lot like ETH before the chop. All this talk of how many titles have been won in 30 years, who we went out to in the Europa league and his obsession with loosing to PSG is all frankly DESPERATE but deliberate as he has repeated the statements on multiple occassions.
Now we are starting to hear that he feels he hasn't been backed when most people when the summer window closed were heralding our business as possibly the greatest window ever whilst bemoaning not getting Guehi. We brought in some excellent talent and were the envy of many, yes we have injuries and now seem unbalanced but Slot should be getting more from this squad!
29 Jan 2026 10:49:32
Ed033 is this the real Carra because he changed his name to have a full stop when he lost his login details.
{Ed033's Note - This is the original [real] Carra it seems.
29 Jan 2026 11:26:15
Am i right in being suspicious that there is a 'Carra. ' and a 'Carra'?
{Ed033's Note - Carra would ideally state whether Carra. is the same as Carra
29 Jan 2026 11:51:57
Hello Reds is this the correct Carra (there is no full stop? )
{Ed033's Note - This appears to be the correct Carra
29 Jan 2026 12:08:46
Thanks Carra, it can't come quick enough mate!
29 Jan 2026 12:12:11
Personally, I think Slot has been shafted. I'd like to think he hasn't been backed with the players he wanted to sign. We should have got Semenyo and Guehi. Is Slot responsible for Salah's legs going? I'm not saying that I'm pleased with the current style of play. Wirtz is up and down and the other signings are either injured or not at the races we are in a race for 4th and we need to act quickly and react to the current situation presenting itself.
Forget long term solutions and focus on the here and now. Get in a CB, and a versatile CB/ RB. The rest can be done over the summer.
Would I take Xabi, of course I would. But I doubt he'd do much better with our current squad. Sadly, I think that some four players are no longer playing for Arne and for that I blame Salah and potentially a few others. The club will always be bigger than any player and any manager.
29 Jan 2026 12:17:18
Wow. got to be honest needed a little safety wipe.
Come on. klopp as DoF. and Alonso as coach.
I know carra didn't say that. someone else did. but not going to lie. the old romantic in me is LOVING that idea
So Ed1. put that on my xmas list pls. well late list
Would love your thoughts on that idea tho if you get chance. not likely it happening. as in donyou think that could work? Or would Klopps shadow be too much?
{Ed001's Note - I see two problems with it. Firstly Klopp has a job and I doubt he would want to leave his easy relaxing lifestyle that comes with it. Secondly, if he did he is not the type to be able to step back and let others run things.}
29 Jan 2026 12:26:55
Carra mentioned that he'll be posting as both Carra and Carra. (with a full stop)
29 Jan 2026 12:45:25
Thiago Alcântara in as part of the backroom staff.
29 Jan 2026 12:49:51
Seems contradictory from Slot. Happy to stand corrected but didn't he say last year the squad was too big for him to juggle and keep them all happy hence Elliott Tsimikas Quansah Nunez and Diaz all being moved on? To now say his squad is too thin is a bit rich.
29 Jan 2026 12:56:56
Alonso in and Gerrard next to him at CB. Is Phil Neal still about for RB?
I only want what's best for LFC but Slot has been severely let down with defensive signings. Frimpong isn't a premier league full back. Needs sorting.
29 Jan 2026 13:07:02
Sure it is something to do with losing his log in, however, the original Carra (no full stop) is saved and always logged in on his work computer.
So when out and about it is Carra.
When at work Carra
29 Jan 2026 13:12:20
I'm not surprised he feels he wasn't backed in the summer. Hughes sold Diaz against Slots wishes, failed to buy a replacement, failed to get centre back, failed to get a 6. Let too many players leave, brought too few in and those he got some we didn't need.
29 Jan 2026 13:18:05
I agree fully with Sean Dundee above. I don't see how it can be said that the manager has not been supported here. The team put together for this season was much more talented than the team put out there last season.
29 Jan 2026 13:29:08
I wonder if the surprise appointment in backroom would be jamie carragher.
29 Jan 2026 13:31:42
This is a genuine question, not a rhetorical one. To the people calling for Edwards to go, how do you go about replacing him? There are so few people in his role and the role of sporting directors who you can be confident would do a good job at the highest level. I think Hughes needs to go but with Edwards at least he was a part of our success when we were arguably the best run club in the world so he has seen what that looks like. Who could come in to replace him in his abstract job?
When I look at other sporting directors to replace Hughes, I think there are slim pickings too. Sporting directors seem to do a good job at one club but stink out the next. Like I haven't been impressed with Viana's work at City. It's easy to spend money but I don't think he's been bringing in the level of player they were signing in the 10s.
29 Jan 2026 13:32:31
Those wanting Gerrard as part of the backroom staff have got to be the same ones wanting Chiesa and Endo as starters, right? Clueless!
29 Jan 2026 13:48:13
If true, it sucks they're leaving it so late. new coach won't be able to get a CB in.
29 Jan 2026 13:57:26
Firstly, nice one Carra.
Secondly, stop living in cloud cuckoo land. There is no way Klopp is coming back to the club, so stop pining over an ex-lover ?.
Lastly, I know the reps of both Gerrard and Tiago. From conversations with them, I think Tiago is more likely to come in alongside Alonso than Gerrard. As Gerrard wants a managerial role more. Still it could happen.
29 Jan 2026 14:07:16
I did confirm the other day that Carra. was me.
I've manage to get back onto the original account now.
Ta.
29 Jan 2026 14:21:03
When did Carra mention this @dracred? And did Carra with a full stop say that or Carra without? Carra without the full stop seems to write and speak diffent to Carra without the full stop.
29 Jan 2026 14:32:26
For Ed001 and others, Carra (. ) did say that he is the same person. He forgot his password for the account as he was travelling abroad and the password was saved on his PC at home, so he set up Carra. until he got back when he reverted back to Carra
Both posts are somewhere on the Discussions page (IIRC)
Could be some hoaxes there, but I believe it is the same poster.
29 Jan 2026 14:32:57
Oooof just catching up now!
Thanks for sharing, Carra.
29 Jan 2026 13:25:57
Thx for reply Ed1.
{Ed001's Note - very welcome MR.}
29 Jan 2026 13:39:56
I'd love James Milner back as a coach/ assistant too but I don't think him and Xabi ever crossed paths, maybe as opponents, so it seems unlikely.
Thiago is a good shout "Like a Virgil" but he struggled to adapt to the premier league and he was leading the way with Bajcetic's development - didn't turn out too promising.
I'd give Thiago a wide berth but it's a good shout as a possibility.
Gerrard I feel is a bit too much of the Roy Keane / Glenn Hoddle type. Expects/ demands players to be able to do what he could do without explaining how.
{Ed001's Note - Leighton Clarkson tells a different story regarding Gerrard's coaching when he was working with him in the youth teams Ron. He credits Gerrard with teaching him how to take deadballs, Clarkson used to stay behind after training and work with Gerrard.}
29 Jan 2026 14:45:20
Diaz wanted to leave and was pushing for a move for the past two seasons. Did everyone forget the comments his father made about Barcelona being Diaz's dream club and how much he wanted to move to them almost immediately after he was rescued from the kidnappers? Diaz spat in the face of the club that stood by him during one of the most difficult periods anyone can go through so good riddance to him.
29 Jan 2026 16:43:09
Exactly, Drac. I was absolutely delighted to see the back of him.