13 Feb 2026 22:19:30
Ed001 Carra fields Robbo, Any truths in Liverpool meeting Alonso on Wednesday.
13 Feb 2026 22:48:52
Can confirm this is true. Source: Trust me, bro.
13 Feb 2026 23:08:20
Blackpool?
14 Feb 2026 00:00:49
Yep, Varry, they're staying in my hotel, The Montclair in Blackpool. I'll let you know how it goes. ?
14 Feb 2026 03:01:02
Weren't we playing on Wednesday? Lol, incredibly bad form if true.
14 Feb 2026 09:30:55
Faith, apparently it was in Spain, but if what Carra, Fields and Robbo have been saying for the last few months is true, the Slot already knows what's coming in the summer, so it's probably just dotting some i's and crossing some t's.
14 Feb 2026 09:41:08
In my years of following football, I cannot recall a manager being told that he's going in six months' time. Forgive me, I don't buy into it. Happy Valentine's Day.
14 Feb 2026 09:49:49
Me neither, Rome, it's just nonsense. Basically, writing off the season if it was true, which is beyond stupid!
14 Feb 2026 10:08:42
Slot's going nowhere.
14 Feb 2026 10:12:55
Don't believe it either.
14 Feb 2026 10:21:45
Slot stays, Hughes leaves.
14 Feb 2026 10:23:06
I agree, Rome, no disrespect to anyone, but I cannot imagine Slot's been told he will be replaced in 6 months. If I was Slot, I'd be saying no way, pay me off. If Slot is going, he has said he will be leaving in the summer to return to the Netherlands, then fair enough.
But I wouldn't be surprised if he is staying for another season at least. If he stays, he will be backed in the transfer market again, buying wingers, midfielders, and defenders. I think his style relies a lot on skilful, fast wingers.
14 Feb 2026 10:54:33
My take: Slot has been told he is not going to be here next season. I think, imo, he has been given the chance, out of respect for his achievement last season, to minimise damage to his career by not being ditched part way through his/our defence of the title. The lack of Jan additions to the team, when we know what is needed, is an indicator to me that LFC have been talking about recruitment with whoever is going to be our next coach/manager.
Re Konate, anyone else think his dad may have been ill for a period of time? Some players, Gazza springs to mind, find the pitch is where it all went away from any problems they had. Others cannot concentrate as usual — this may be what happened: Konate did not get a mental escape from problems when playing.
14 Feb 2026 10:57:19
Haven't heard anything myself. Last info I've heard was Konate looks to be getting a new deal.
14 Feb 2026 11:08:22
You think, if the powers that be had made the decision that he's gone, they would care about minimising damage to Slot's career? These are ruthless billionaire businessmen. Hughes and Edwards, too, wouldn't care less.
14 Feb 2026 11:25:27
It's like any owner of a business, if the people running it are not doing a good job, they better turn it around, replace the manager, or they'll be the ones who are out.
14 Feb 2026 11:28:44
Well, I buy into The Fields, Carra and Robbos info. I believe that at the start of the season Slot was our manager for the foreseeable, but events since then have changed opinions. There can be, and more than likely is, an agreement whereby, by mutual consent, Slot leaves and has the remaining year of his contract paid off. They have been wanting Alonso since Klopp retired, and his current availability will not be passed over a second time. They will remove all obstacles to appoint him, as they want him, and he has indicated a willingness to join.
There's too much disharmony, developed with AS and his crew, between players, upper management, and supporters. He is out for sure. And, I for one, will not be sorry to see him go. There's no guarantee that Alonso will succeed, but one thing is for sure: he'll give it a good go! He has an understanding of the club, the supporters and the city. Those elements are sorely lacking in Slot, and his demeanor and playing style are a direct indicator of that.
14 Feb 2026 11:43:18
If Slot has been told he won't be coaching LFC next season, then surely his agent would already be speaking to clubs, and it would be known by many more people than Carra, The Fields, Robbo, etc. I guess Slot could just walk away if an opportunity for him should arise between now and the end of the season.
14 Feb 2026 12:07:20
Maybe Slot wants to leave at the end of the season too. He doesn't exactly seem happy in the role, and his family is in the Netherlands.
14 Feb 2026 12:08:15
It's a tough one. A guy that won the league last season, but now a great deal of the fan base wants him out - might seem odd. Many might point out that there was a large turnover in players in summer, but miss the fact that we were starting to look pretty awful from February, so you could say by that time Slot had started to drill his ideas & tactics more into the players and Klopp's style was diminishing. This season, we were very lucky to win the opening 5 games and have been terrible in many since - (less points per game than Hodgson, I believe). The football is pedestrian, has proved pretty ineffective, and has turned us from being one of the best teams to watch to being one of the most boring.
Slot has gone from making tactical tweaks mid-game last season to seemingly being out of ideas mid-game now, and just throwing players on to try to salvage games at the end. If anyone can see any style of play they are doing well, please say. Our defence has been a shambles, our midfield is lacking energy, and our attack is stifled by the slow build-up play we seem to employ. If Slot stays, he's got to throw this philosophy in the bin and reassess, because I don't see any LFC fan, be that a Slot-in or Slot-out one, thinking that currently sitting 6th would be acceptable given the huge outlay in summer. If we end up outside CL places, I'd say the owners would agree - it's a business after all.
14 Feb 2026 12:10:03
My take on what Carra has said is that he was working a notice, per se. The club may not have communicated this to him directly, but that could well be their decision. I think Slot would have to be living on another planet if he thought his job was 100% safe. Let's see what happens in the coming months.
14 Feb 2026 12:19:55
You could choose to not respond or engage with a post if you are bored of the topic, WDW. But, I suspect you like it as much as the fresh air. :) On a serious note, though, FSG were flirting with Big Jurg for years while other managers were in seat. They weren't exactly shy about meeting Fabregas around the Inter game either.
14 Feb 2026 13:13:08
To those believing that Slot has been told he's gone in the summer, what happens if we go on and win the CL and FA Cup? Will the owners still sack him? I'll say it as it is: it's utter tosh to think that will happen. I couldn't care less where this info has supposedly come from, with respect.
14 Feb 2026 13:57:17
Rome1977, that would require an unlikely turn of events, i.e., winning games by showing guts and determination. We are soft and fold way too easily. So, it's a pointless argument as it cannot/won't happen.
14 Feb 2026 14:21:37
Rome1977!, ArneSlotsBarber, SA, I completely agree. It makes zero sense for the club to have already deemed him incapable, only to entrust him with securing the Champions League. Failure to do so could see the club lose out on anywhere up to 200 million in revenue. Not to mention, we would instantly become a far less attractive project for potential targets during a critical upcoming transfer window, a period in which we will need to do a lot of business.
There is no world in which any club would entrust that level of responsibility to somebody they deem unfit for purpose. No offence to ITK's, but it makes about as much sense as wiping your arse with your elbow. It's the equivalent of sending the Brinks boys out to pick up the bank cash in an Uber.
14 Feb 2026 14:50:17
Avitohyes, of course, discount for a LFC supporter. ?
14 Feb 2026 15:43:50
You're missing the point of my argument, FPF. Like Chewy says, why would the owners let the season play out if they didn't have faith in the Head Coach? I'm not saying Slot will be in charge next season. I'm saying the decision hasn't been made yet, and certainly not conveyed to Slot. To think otherwise is, as I've said, complete and utter tosh.
14 Feb 2026 16:24:24
I believe in the ITKs. Not just because of what they say, but because clubs change managers regularly, regardless of what they have achieved in the past. I believe that the club actually really wants Alonso and so will appoint him whether or not Slot wins the FA Cup, the CL, or both.
Perhaps I'll be proven completely incorrect, but I believe that it's happening. Anyway, enjoy the match tonight, all.
14 Feb 2026 16:26:28
Rome1977, you seem to be very confident that a graceful exit is not in the works. We often ask the owners why they do what they do. The answer usually is, they let their operators crack on until it is material to their asset value.
14 Feb 2026 17:10:10
More chance of Everton winning the Champions League than Arne tbf.
14 Feb 2026 17:53:54
So apparently, 6 months or so after winning the PL title, Arne Slot was told he would be replaced at the end of the season? What a load of nonsense. No way would Liverpool show that amount of disrespect, and Slot would have probably walked if it were true.
14 Feb 2026 17:59:20
If the powers that be have decided to move Slot, and I'm not saying they are or are not, and that's no disrespect to anyone, why would they not just get Alonso in now? The only thing I can think of is that if they want the Champions League, and they think we have a better chance with Slot in the competition than with Alonso, they'll hold on until we either win it or are knocked out to see.
14 Feb 2026 18:05:54
The only way I can see Arne Slot agreeing to see out the season, and not tell them to shove it, is if he already wanted to leave, the deal is mutual, and he wants to return to the Netherlands.
14 Feb 2026 18:35:00
Slot will have to see out the season if required by the club. Failure to do so would mean that he would be sacked for breach of contract, and he would wave goodbye to any future payment by the club, if, indeed, they do terminate his contract in the summer.
14 Feb 2026 18:35:47
Rome, we are not going to win the Champions League or the FA Cup. It's quite obvious, and even though it's obvious, you are giving Slot your full backing, but not just our performances under him, his whole running of the club is not good enough. The refusal to move his family here, his lack of management skills, his utter refusal to give youth a chance are all reasons for him to go. The run we were on after the first five games of the season, he should have gone then.
And 'he won the league last season so he deserves more time' is nonsense. We won the league last season by December because the league was so poor, and he stuck to Klopp's tactics. Then he changed to his own tactics, and it's been downhill ever since. You blame the players, but they are following his tactics, and it's making them worse. Even on the non-losing run, it was totally dreadful, dropping points at home to relegation-struggling teams.
14 Feb 2026 18:41:18
That, SA, is not a ridiculous notion.
14 Feb 2026 19:00:27
Grino, I'm not giving Slot my full backing. If we are not playing CL football next season, he should be gone. This thread is about the notion that Slot has been told he's gone in the summer, regardless. I, like I said hours ago, don't believe that is the case. In fact, like I've said, I believe it to be utter tosh.
14 Feb 2026 19:13:33
@FPF, it's summer in Oz, I sit outside with a lovely view of the Blue Mountains quite often when I add my opinions to the forum ?.
14 Feb 2026 19:23:49
Rome, if we are playing Champions League football and we make it, it will be by the skin of our teeth. And, for all the other reasons I've given, he should be gone. He should have gone after the PSV game. The way he talks in interviews and press conferences is not good, and it is not the Liverpool way. He, Hughes and Edwards all need to go.
Hughes and Edwards for letting this go on for so long. Slot could have changed things, but he has stayed totally pigheaded with his style, even though it is not working. As a fan base, we have all laughed at United under Amorim, and yet Slot is doing exactly the same with a group of players far better than that United one.
14 Feb 2026 19:52:28
I am not saying Slot should stay or go. Yeah, he probably should be sacked at the end of the season if we don't get CL football. But talking as if people have crystal balls, that if we do this or this it will be by the skin of our teeth, or if we win this it's because the players ignored Slot's instructions, is ridiculous.
When Edwards returned to the club, people were talking about him like he was the second coming.
14 Feb 2026 20:47:23
Crabbyfool, I imagine your name is quite accurate if you're saying "source: trust me bro" about a rumour. That's what this entire site is, and everyone on it reads and posts Rumours. Why people always feel the need to be condescending is beyond me.
14 Feb 2026 21:31:11
VictorGoddamn, it's a bit of banter, pal. No need to get your nickers in a twist.
15 Feb 2026 07:04:00
Didn't one of or both of Carra and The Fields clarify that it's not that Slot has been told this directly? My.
15 Feb 2026 09:37:25
Why would they tell anyone of this decision if it had already been made? They have nothing to gain by telling Slot. Why would they make this decision when they don't have to? Why not let the season play out and review it then? Why would Slot mutually agree to leave his contract "at the end of the season" but announce it now? Wait until the end of the season and then tell the board.
There are so many questions associated with this notion that Slot has been told he won't be managing LFC next season and he's just accepted that and told his agent not to look for another role.
15 Feb 2026 11:26:44
I was talking to a couple of Dutch lads in Liverpool city center last night. I was asking about Slott and if there are any Dutch teams after him. They said Ajax are watching his situation at LFC, and they will move for him if he leaves us.
Also, Van Pearcy is being considered as a future manager of Man United. YNWA. PS, don't shoot the messenger, just what they told me.
15 Feb 2026 14:29:03
All the ITKs are for clout only. You have to be naive to believe the club told Slot he's going to leave at the end of the season, and he just sucks it up. No negotiations with other clubs, no digs at the decision-makers of the club.
Nothing! And no one picked it up. Not Joyce, Ornstein, Pearce, or even Romano. It's absolute nonsense. It's a long-term project, and Slot is a crucial part of it. If you open your eyes, you'll see everything points to that.
15 Feb 2026 15:24:26
Faith is spot on. He will not know about discussions he ain't privy to. The way FSG move shows they like to have their ducks in a row before doing anything. People who think he will have been told "you're going at the end of the season" are fools, tbh.
Boghead, give it a rest, lad. None of us do it for clout, we post what we hear because we think its worth letting other fans know about it. If you don't like it, don't comment on it. Simple as that.
15 Feb 2026 16:26:58
They did meet in Blackpool, in the very opulent Tower Ball Room. Excellent view across the bay, but with the weather being bad, the meeting had a tinge of sadness. Hughes fancied himself as an Argentine Tango type, but turned an ankle early doors and had to sit out the rest. Edwards is a Waltz type dancer, and very, very good.
He put Hughes to shame, really, and came out the top dancer. Slot's "big fish, little fish" was laughed off the dance floor, so he just stood at the bar and chatted up the barmaid, telling her he is the real Big Dipper. They all went for fish and chips, then a ride on a tram. Home about 21.30.