17 Mar 2026 07:43:14
Hello all,
Richard Hughes will also leave LFC this summer along with Arne Slot.
Ta.
{Ed025's Note - cheers Carra, not before time imo mate..
17 Mar 2026 08:21:28
Great news, neither are up to the task. Does it look like Alonso, and any ideas on the dof position? Carra, any names touted?
17 Mar 2026 08:22:01
Exactly that, has been on the cards for a long time.
17 Mar 2026 08:22:05
Things are looking up....Here's to the future. ?
17 Mar 2026 08:23:55
Cheers, Carra.
17 Mar 2026 08:28:42
Too good to be true. I'll believe it when I see it.
They need to get moving, as we need a whole raft of players, with no management who's going to be starting talks.
17 Mar 2026 08:44:36
Carra, so does that mean Slot is safe until the summer?
Surely not.
17 Mar 2026 08:51:10
Not before time. In my view, there should be one leading contender to act as sporting director and set the direction of the club. His middle name is Norbert.
17 Mar 2026 08:51:36
Cheers, Carra, hoping we get the next appointments right.
17 Mar 2026 08:54:20
Summer?
17 Mar 2026 09:03:46
It makes sense. It was Hughes who called the shots on who we sold and bought last season. We need to go back to a manager/coach, not a head coach.
17 Mar 2026 09:36:19
I don't get why people are so into Klopp being our new DOF. Tbh I think he isn't suited to the role at all, or, at the very least, hasn't shown anything to suggest that he is. His choice of players to buy, such as Brandt, Keita, and Nunez, has also been questionable.
He has been our best manager I've seen in my lifetime, but I'd rather we go for DOFs who are also proven in their respective field. People like Txiki or Rangnick.
17 Mar 2026 09:41:20
Excellent news. Cheers, Carra. Hopefully we can get Gerrard in after Wednesday.
17 Mar 2026 09:54:41
This is not great news. There is no incentive for Hughes to sack Slot, then, so they both will continue till summer.
The damage by then could be irreparable for 2-3 seasons.
17 Mar 2026 10:10:37
Cafu, it'll be okay. The damage will last only as long as Slot is still here because, despite our poor performances, we still have an excellent squad.
17 Mar 2026 10:14:00
Great news ...
Fields will be doing back flips ...
Out of interest, anyone know if a replacement inbound .. or we going down the manager route? ...
17 Mar 2026 10:17:59
Very annoying, we have Hughes as a lame duck director after completely destroying our season. He then pushes off to a better paid job in Saudi. Where else can you get such rewards for being a failure?
Edwards should take a more direct role in LFC or move on too imo. This new model hasn't worked at all.
And the less said about Slot the better.
17 Mar 2026 10:21:24
I still think Edwards is an issue too. He is the one that should have pulled the pull on this s*** show many many months ago. I also believe that he is the catalyst that caused Klopp to leave.
17 Mar 2026 10:27:45
Go and get Paul Mitchell as a Hughes replacement if we need one.
I would prefer "manager" over "Head Coach/Sporting Director".
17 Mar 2026 10:38:34
If the rumours are true that Xabi would want to be a manager, not a head coach, then perhaps the easiest solution for sporting director is an internal one, ie Julian Ward. This would give us continuity, especially as this is the important period for summer transfer planning.
17 Mar 2026 10:38:36
Apparently he's not sacked; he's agreed a nice deal with a Saudi club.
17 Mar 2026 11:00:34
Hughes has potentially been off since last November, when he was contacted about the move. Chelsea's sporting director was a backup. Perhaps that's why we didn't really delve into the market come January.
17 Mar 2026 11:03:41
The slippery fork tongued **** has jumped ship to saudi before getting sacked
17 Mar 2026 11:13:07
I think people have got Hughes leaving wrong. The Richard Hughes going to Saudi is a Scot, so Richard Hughes at LFC will be staying for the long haul. YNWA.
17 Mar 2026 12:00:36
@Albeydered, our DOF is a Scot.
17 Mar 2026 12:03:54
2 down, 1 to go.
17 Mar 2026 12:47:54
He's leaving to take up a new role, so I'm not sure whether that's jump before being pushed, or whether he was ever going to be pushed out. We've done poor business since he arrived, so hopefully a change in direction.
Apparently, if Xabi comes in, he wants Wharton and Bastoni. I think both are too slow and lack the mobility we need in those positions, although they are good passers of the ball if we have pace in the wide areas.
17 Mar 2026 13:18:06
Great news, Carra - thank you.
17 Mar 2026 16:32:30
Hopefully he buys Macca, Gakpo and Isak for big money.
17 Mar 2026 16:55:45
Nice one, Carra. I've been hearing stuff about the STC potentially leaving, but now I'm glad it's confirmed. ?
No back flips, in case I put my back out, Mighty. ?
17 Mar 2026 19:16:39
Racy, mate, and Reds. My apologies, I misread an article and I gave wrong information out. YNWA.
18 Mar 2026 17:24:05
Can I ask then, what does Edwards actually do in his day-to-day role?