21 Feb 2026 08:55:29
Hello all,
Been a big kick off with an academy player and said players parents with Arne Slot and his team.
Cant divulge much further, he's one of the ones we have huge hopes for though.
Ta.
21 Feb 2026 09:08:45
Oh, how can you have a bust up with a child. What's next. ??♂️
21 Feb 2026 09:12:08
Is it unusual for academy players' parents to be unhappy with the club's management team? I suspect it happens at every club, every season. It's the reason so many good young prospects move on from the top clubs.
21 Feb 2026 09:25:44
From the outside, this is a difficult one. It would depend on what happened to cause the argument. If it's a case of pushy parents and a young player demanding game time etc, I've got to say I'd back the Manager.
Unfortunately, it also appears that Slot's man-management style seems to be bloody awful as well (i.e. Calvin Ramsay comments). It's not a good situation to be allowed to happen at any football club.
21 Feb 2026 09:39:15
I reckon Slot logged into the academy player's Minecraft account and torched his house. Pure evil.
21 Feb 2026 09:44:33
Cheers Carra, it constantly gets worse with Slot. A change is starting. Or already is. He leaves at the end of the season.
21 Feb 2026 09:45:55
It's ok, Carra. Rome said it can't be Slot's fault. ;)
21 Feb 2026 10:00:18
Think of all the parents on this bright Saturday morning, who are annoyed that their little star wasn't picked for the game, and give the coach an earful. This is a non-story. It happens at every club.
21 Feb 2026 10:00:24
My money is on Morrison or Nyoni over lack of opportunity.
21 Feb 2026 10:04:41
How would an academy player's parents even get to the stage of having a fallout with Klopp and his staff? Surely, if they have grievances, they'd have some kind of liaison to deal with.
Can't imagine Slot being willing to deal with every academy parent's gripe over their little angel. Really can't see why the player can't be named. Just more vagueness out of the ITKs for me.
21 Feb 2026 10:44:58
I wonder if it's Josh Abe. He's wanted by loads of clubs. His dad is an Arsenal fan, I think.
21 Feb 2026 10:49:09
Probably over a lack of promised gametime and favouritism by the bald clown. The usual apologists are here to blame everyone else, as usual. One moron even tried to blame Jurgen!
21 Feb 2026 10:54:06
Gotta be the end for Slot soon, surely to God.
21 Feb 2026 11:00:49
No doubt promises were made and not honoured. I can't wait to see the back of Slot, even if he wins the CL.
21 Feb 2026 11:07:27
There was talk of Trey Nyoni wanting to leave across social media yesterday.
21 Feb 2026 11:12:22
Arne Slot would not have promised any kids' parents gametime. If someone else at the club did, to encourage them to sign, well, that's nothing to do with the 1st team manager. Would Jurgen, Pep, Arteta, Fergie deal with trivial things like this? No, so why would you assume Arne does? Maybe the kid hasn't progressed as expected. Also, what kid at the club now is not getting time in the first team of one of the best sides in Europe due to favouritism, as was put forward above? ? Are we for real here.
Josh Abe was mentioned above. He's 15 and has already played u21 football for the club. I'm pretty sure, if he made his debut this season, he would be the youngest player ever at the club, so I don't think his parents would have much to moan about.
21 Feb 2026 11:16:48
Also, as Carra would know, this is the kind of situation you get when a manager has been told he is "working his notice" to the summer, is it not? ? Why would he be concerned with the future of the club?
21 Feb 2026 11:30:24
You're talking about a top academy at one of the biggest clubs in world football. Playing in this setup is an opportunity, not a guarantee. Every year there are elite prospects and only a tiny number make the jump - that's the reality at every top club, not just ours. Parents being frustrated about minutes or pathways isn't news. It happens everywhere. But suggesting this somehow proves mismanagement from Arne Slot or the club is a massive reach. First-team selection at the highest level is about performance and results, not promises or pressure from families.
Also, perspective matters. Multiple titles - the most successful record in English football history. Standards are sky-high for a reason. If a young player breaks through, it's because they've earned it against world-class competition. Support the kids, trust the process, and let the football people do their jobs. Drama around academy parents isn't a crisis - it's football.
21 Feb 2026 11:31:22
Posted about (what I believe to be) this a while back. Trey Nyoni is very unhappy.
21 Feb 2026 11:33:16
It's Nyoni. But I don't know who promised his parents he'd get more playing time this season. I highly doubt it was Slot. And I doubt he'll be tintacked in summer.
21 Feb 2026 11:33:49
What promises were made? How many academy players are such promises made to, and by whom, Endo3? My son is a star. Why isn't he playing? We're off! Hold the front page.
21 Feb 2026 12:00:10
If it's Nyoni, for me I'd let Endo go in the summer and have Trey replace his place in the squad. But, at the same time, if he doesn't understand that at 18 he has to bide his time, then let him move on.
21 Feb 2026 12:02:52
Some young players get too big for their boots - look at Tom Ince and Gerrard's cousin. Where are they now?
21 Feb 2026 12:17:15
Obviously we are only guessing who it is, but if it is Nyoni, he does look good in the limited bits I have seen of him. However, I don't think he is what we need in midfield at the minute, as he is very similar to what we have: neat and tidy but lacking power and aggression.
If it's Morrison, I doubt he has the speed needed for a winger.
21 Feb 2026 12:33:58
These are my favourite rumours - no details at all, but more than enough to convince people that it's all Slot's fault, lol.
21 Feb 2026 12:48:15
If it's Nyoni, then he and his parents need to accept he's pretty much behind at least 5 other midfield players if everyone's fit. He's been on the bench for pretty much every game this season, hasn't pulled up trees when he's been given a game, and he's 18 at the current champions of England.
There's maybe a handful of teams in the EPL where he would be a regular starter this season, if that, so I don't see how Slot can be blamed for this one. And it's pretty clear that anyone who is outraged by this, and is using it to have another rant about getting Slot out of the club, simply has an agenda.
21 Feb 2026 12:50:59
Like 90% of the ITK posts, Faith.
21 Feb 2026 13:09:44
It happens at every club and we have benefited from it in the past - Rio. If you're good enough, you'll get game time.
21 Feb 2026 13:33:21
I don't care about what you think, Florian Musula, but a promise was broken, in my opinion. Liverpool Football Club should not operate like that.
21 Feb 2026 13:42:57
Fm sorry to break it to you, mate, but Klopp left the club almost 2 years ago. How would an academy player's parents even get to the stage of having a fallout with Klopp and his staff?
21 Feb 2026 13:46:57
@Rugby Trey, Nyoni is 1000% better than Jones.
21 Feb 2026 13:54:20
There have been way too many grumblings coming out of the squad this season. The club needs to sort it!
21 Feb 2026 14:02:35
You keep going on about a promise, undoubtedly made, Endo3. What promise, by who?
21 Feb 2026 14:02:49
LFC1312, there is simply no credible evidence to make such a claim. You can say, in your opinion, he has greater potential. But your statement in its current form makes no logical sense whatsoever.
21 Feb 2026 14:05:56
Pipe down, Nyoni better than Jones, my backside!
21 Feb 2026 14:35:20
Endo3, In your opinion, who made the promise that was broken, and to whom? You seem quite ITK on this subject.
21 Feb 2026 14:44:58
In fairness, FM, the ITKs know stuff. Way more than you or I. That's why they're ITKs. I, for one, am appreciative of their contributions here, and I tend to believe in them. I actively scroll to read posts from Carra, VG, Robbo, The Fields, etc. All other posts are just opinions or speculative.
21 Feb 2026 14:57:25
Wasn't aware that you were allowed to have an opinion, Endo.
21 Feb 2026 15:05:46
That's your prerogative, Shanks. My opinion is that they are chancers who get the very odd thing right (usually around the time it's appearing online anyway), and hide behind the "things change quickly" lark when most of their predictions come to nothing. Endo, wat promise? And, JK, ur joking yeh?
21 Feb 2026 15:21:04
Fm, read your 10:04 comment back, mate. I know it's a mistake. I'm bantering with you.
21 Feb 2026 15:37:03
Oh right, the joys of a baby affecting night's sleep, pal. ?
21 Feb 2026 15:40:38
Can any player be guaranteed game time? I think the Premier League is too brutal for kids still developing physically. Nyoni is no doubt a terrific prospect, but the lad is still growing. He's certainly got taller, but he needs to fill out more. Strength and power are essential now in the Premier League.
How many young players have we had down the years who've had serious injuries because they've played too much before fully developing physically? Bajcetic, Danns, Ramsey, Brewster, Kaide Gordon. Sometimes players need to be held back for their own good.
21 Feb 2026 15:42:18
Fm, Slot woke the baby?
21 Feb 2026 16:16:19
Nyoni is better than Jones?! That has to be among the very dumbest posts on this board.
21 Feb 2026 16:41:28
Tbf. He didn't say what Nyoni was better at though!
21 Feb 2026 16:44:08
Reading between the lines, and this season, I would be shocked if it was Nyoni. I think he was promised a ton more game time than he is getting now. But whoever it is, this will prove an issue and could have potential implications for any of the other lads coming through.
21 Feb 2026 15:49:48
Lfc1312, that is a truly ridiculous claim.
I've seen pretty much every minute of Nyoni's senior career, and there is quite literally no evidence that he's even going to be on a par with Jones, let alone 1000% better.
Did Curtis Jones sleep with your wife or something?
21 Feb 2026 16:54:35
Who was our youth player who torched his career by forcing a move? I think a cousin of Gerrard. Not saying he would have made it with us, but I vaguely remember a downward spiral afterwards. Blaming Slot for the club's relationship with a youth team player is quite the stretch. The dearly departed Ed2 used to rail about Klopp's broken promises to young players.
Eg. Klopp's first signing (whose name escapes me). But, at any club, a reserve team player or youth player has little interaction with the first team coach. Even back in the 80s, those LFC players only had contact with Roy Evans, sometimes with Ronnie Moran, but never Paisley.
21 Feb 2026 17:12:51
Grujic, who was a lot more 1st team ready than Nyoni.
21 Feb 2026 17:05:21
The apologists slag off everyone, the players, Jurgen, the owners, just to defend their hero the Bald Clown. Pathetic.
21 Feb 2026 17:35:02
Who slagged off Jurgen? And, have a bit of respect for the manager, will ye?
21 Feb 2026 17:37:16
The irony of your post may be lost on you, Jameslfc1984. There isn't much that has gone wrong this year which hasn't been laid at the feet of Arne Slot. Now it's an unhappy academy player.
21 Feb 2026 17:42:15
Whoever it is, bin them off.
21 Feb 2026 17:58:01
I wonder why they're liaising directly with Arne rather than the academy director. Strange one this.
21 Feb 2026 18:30:05
Not being funny, but even if it is Nyoni, we are a Liverpool club. He's an academy player, so he has to earn more game time by making himself an option over the players ahead of him. I'm sure the lad could be that, and probably deserves more time, but just look at the season; it's been a real struggle at times.
Is that really when you bring an academy player into the firing line? I'm not so sure. Play your best team when you can, when you're fighting to regain consistency and confidence. Definitely not all on Slot, imo
21 Feb 2026 19:01:44
There was an article today about how most managers these days are Ancelotti-like - 3 years, and then they move on. I fear this may be true. Let's judge Slot over 3 years? Apart from Pep, I think he is the only manager in the Premiership to have won a title? I am not sure what any of this means, but I reckon our club did well when hiring him.
21 Feb 2026 19:12:09
When is a 'rumour' just 'gossip'? No details, just a whisper about something. My first thought was it's just keeping the pot boiling about Slot. I don't think Slot would be the person to deal with a 'promising academy player' getting upset. I wouldn't have thought it was part of the head coach's remit. Like I say, just another unsubstantiated dig.
21 Feb 2026 19:36:48
Bobby Duncan retired at 23 and has gone into property development.
21 Feb 2026 19:56:10
As you scroll down to read Carrra and the ITKs, I scroll down to read Florian Musiala. I don't have to scroll down far, which is a bonus, due to my enormous thumbs. He is Sir Postsalot and a walking continent of common sense. Love the guy. Love him.
22 Feb 2026 00:19:18
I thought similarly, WDW. There always seems to be negative Arne stuff coming from various sources, who knows the motivations. This one seems like a complete nothing.
22 Feb 2026 07:18:23
He may get caught in possession more than Amy Winehouse, but Jones is a better footballer than Nyoni.
22 Feb 2026 07:45:31
Is it Groundhog Day again?
22 Feb 2026 08:36:41
Bit of a hand grenade thrown into the chat here from Carra. Haha. The meme of the dog sitting casually in a burning room saying "This is fine" springs to mind. Anyone saying Nyoni is currently better than Jones should probably go live as a monk in Tibet for a year to have a long, hard word with themselves.
22 Feb 2026 09:16:57
@JLC, @Endo didn't offer an opinion - he stated that a promise had been broken as a fact. If he can provide the proof of a specific broken promise, I, for one, would be really interested to hear what it was. I suspect, though, that I might never know.
22 Feb 2026 10:50:45
Who is the Bald Fraud? It's as confusing as YLFP and Palindrome.
22 Feb 2026 12:04:56
I think it's the guy who is one of two managers to lead LFC to a league title in the last 35 years, Barnesy. Fraud indeed.
22 Feb 2026 12:22:07
Unsurprising given he has the motivation skills of a dead donkey.
22 Feb 2026 12:35:36
Dead Donkey? He motivated the players over a season to win the club's second league title in the PL era. Have a guess how many managers have had that skill set, Frode. You might be surprised.
22 Feb 2026 13:15:06
Well, Morrison, Nyoni and Rio are all on the bench for the Forest game, which suggests it wasn't any of them.