24 Mar 2026 10:10:36
I don't know if @Fields, @Robbo, @Carra, etc can confirm (the golfers will have better info than me, lol), but it does appear that Both Hughes and Edwards will be leaving at the end of the season. This is not based on Keys' useless reports, but a comment to me from a journalist friend who is usually Very reliable.
24 Mar 2026 10:25:45
The ITKs can neither confirm nor deny, however, they can confirm that something, or nothing, may happen at the end of the season.
24 Mar 2026 10:53:16
I'll put my neck on the line and say Hughes will leave for sure.
Edwards is upset at the owners for putting the breaks on buying a second club.
Nothing is confirmed at this point, but certainly, both could leave this summer.
Ta.
24 Mar 2026 11:07:27
Hopefully paving the way for Jurgen to return.
24 Mar 2026 11:45:52
I can't see JK returning as I believe he is holding out for the Germany job.
24 Mar 2026 11:53:17
Thanks, Carra.
Think a clean sweep is needed and Hughes, Edwards and Slot need to go.
It does look like Slot will be here until the end of the season (incredible as it sounds).
24 Mar 2026 12:10:26
Carra, any confirmation on Slot?
24 Mar 2026 12:24:49
Hi Diddly Ho,
Just on a personal-none ITK perspective but I don't think Jurgen will return to the club, I'm fairly certain he's extremely proud of what he achieved.
The only job I can see him taking in terms of coaching again in the future is the German NT.
That said, looking forward to him being back in the dugout for the Legends game, we should definitely abduct him for the remainder of the season, anyone got a decent cellar the club can use?
Diddly out
24 Mar 2026 12:52:51
Has Hughes' time been seen as a failure? I thought the owners wanted stability and long term appointments.
Edwards was the driving force behind Isak, who in my mind will undoubtedly be considered a flop when all is said and done.
I hope Edwards stays to work alongside Xabi.
24 Mar 2026 13:05:38
To be honest, you can't really blame FSG for taking a step back on multi club ownership given the economic situation. If Edwards has had a hissy fit over that, then maybe the role isn't for him.
24 Mar 2026 13:14:08
If the multi-club plan has been shelved, then surely Edwards will be made redundant?
24 Mar 2026 13:25:34
@FSW, just to confirm. You think that Isak is a flop and Edwards is responsible for it, but you want him to stay on and work with the next manager?
24 Mar 2026 13:28:00
Nothing will be decided until the summer.
Ta.
24 Mar 2026 13:36:17
Either way you look at it, we are clueless on the pitch with no ideas, no style of play, and most importantly, no intensity. Training methods have robbed players of fitness, we need a fresh start.
Off the field it doesn't get any better, dawdling on making decisions, no clear plan, just hit and hope. This summer is the biggest summer as a club in over a decade. If all 3 are gone ??, we need the right approach to personal who will bring the fire and fight back as Arne Slot is as boring as they come. How he can inspire you to play your best and try your hardest is beyond me.
The club must surely see this, the fans have given up on him now, so have the players. But there is still lots to play for, we need to go back to basics and just play quicker and run more and want it more, the fans will be all over that and we will surely finish season strong.
I'm afraid Arne Slot is on borrowed time, and if he doesn't go I seriously question the club and my ability to get fully behind the team with this soul destroying slow paced football we've become accustomed to.
24 Mar 2026 13:38:00
Does that include Slot too, Carra?
24 Mar 2026 13:39:56
Flipping heck, Carra, spoil my day, why don't yah? :-))
24 Mar 2026 13:50:20
Cheers, Carra. When you say nothing will be decided until summer, is that to do with Hughes and Edwards' future or Slot being sacked and a new manager being installed?
24 Mar 2026 13:59:47
They're waiting to see if we fluke the Champions League, that's it.
Coz let's face it, if he wins the Premier League and European Cup in his first two seasons, that's ridiculous, and he'd have to stay on, simple as that.
24 Mar 2026 14:50:45
I don't think I can stomach much more of Slot ball.
24 Mar 2026 15:20:15
Edwards could learn from the Isak deal and go back to finding rough diamonds like Bobby, Mane and Mo, and besides, Alonso is and was his first choice for manager, so I'd personally like to see how that combination works.
Hughes does not sound like a Liverpool man by all accounts - SA/Dubai will suit him better.
24 Mar 2026 15:41:28
LiverpoolFC8, Surely, even winning the Champions League can save Slot his job... If we win and he stays, I think a lot of fans will give up their tickets and support. Only a one way street now.
24 Mar 2026 16:22:30
That's it... Carra is now officially on Santa's naughty list.... Bloody hell, mate!!!
24 Mar 2026 16:44:05
LiverpoolFC8, why can't he be let go of if he wins the CL this season? I can think of many managers who won trophies then were sacked before the next season started, and at least one who has won the CL then been sacked.
If it's best for the club then it's the right decision. Slot ball is awful and dull, and the players look devoid of any fight. He has to go.
24 Mar 2026 17:44:01
It's been known for a while, Hughes will be leaving. I have mentioned exactly that on a few occasions.
I understand Edwards will not be leaving in the summer.
Slot is done, whether that is before the season finishes or not, he's done.
Gerrard has already agreed to take over as interim if needed, and the club decide to pull the plug before the end of the season.
24 Mar 2026 18:26:29
Thanks, Robbo.
If the decision is to let Slot go, then do it now.
Give the interim manager something to fight for.
Waiting until we are out of CL or can't any longer qualify for next season's CL is really unfair on the interim manager.
Yes, it should have been done earlier, but if it's to be done, then do it now.
If they decide not to sack him now in this international break, then stick with him to the end of the season. Not what I would go with, imo, as I'd want an interim to be able to fight for something.