Liverpool Discussion posts 2

09 Feb 2026 09:02:34
Eds, Carra, TheFields and anyone else ITK - it really feels like this week should be a make or break week for Slot, do you feel like there's a chance he can still go mid-season with all the public backing recently?

Can dress up the City game as much as he likes but the game was there for the taking and yet again we didn't push on and win. If we lose to Sunderland we are potentially 8 points off top 4 behind United who took the chance in changing the manager, and if Brighton come at us in the cup won't be a surprise if we are out of that to. I would have loved Slot to turn it round but it just feels like we're sleepwalking into finishing outside of Champions League, letting our original number one target join a key rival and end up stuck with a man who it feels like doesn't have the answers when the going gets tough.

{Ed025's Note - i think Slot is in last chance saloon myself Alex, the next few games will decide his fate i expect because if he cant turn this around im sure FSG will get someone who can mate, well thats my opinion anyway..

09 Feb 2026 09:49:40
I'm with you on that. Hopefully Billy Hogan takes charge should Edwards or Hughes not be willing to begin questioning the process as he seemed very in tune with the requirement of trophies being a necessity at the club, which looks very unlikely this season along with not even getting into Europes top tier.

09 Feb 2026 10:52:15
Ed025, but don't you think we have passed the last chance scenario, as has been posted numerous times, our form after the initial few wins of the season is quite atrocious, Played - 21, Won - 6, Drawn - 7 and Lost - 8.
The form guide for the last 6 matches has is in 15th place with 6 points, that's shocking.


We are limping to the end of the season.
From the reigning champions, who had an excellent transfer window this, in my opinion, is grounds to sack the man. I'm not sure how bad Edward's, Hughes etc want it to get before they say this is not acceptable, we need a change.

{Ed025's Note - they seem to be giving Slot every chance to turn things around McGoveb but its just not happening, do they not want to admit that he was the wrong appointment?...i dont really know mate..

09 Feb 2026 10:56:39
I believe the club approached Xabi to float the idea of coming in asap, Xabi said that he'd rather wait until the summer (to see what other options are on the table really) and so the club decided sticking with Slot was better than bringing in Gerrard or another caretaker, unless things go completely tits up.

Which is moronic to be honest because if they wait for things to go tits up it will be too late for a caretaker to do anything. I think Hughes and Edwards believe that sacking Slot before the end of the season reflects extremely poorly on both of them, especially considering the huge sum spent in the Summer, and so they are likely of the opinion that bringing in a caretaker too early and loosing out on Champions League qualification anyway, would result in their heads on the chopping block.

So I would wager that they think continuing to support Slot and praying for 5th is their best hope for avoiding the p45.

09 Feb 2026 11:07:54
Hughes and Edwards have the luxury of working in the shadows. They never have to come out and face us.

So this idea that sacking their guy would suddenly damage their legend is kinda pointless.

Hey Nerds, the data says it is not working and there is no sign that it will. Trust the data!

09 Feb 2026 11:37:28
obviously i'm not itk, but I believe a loss Wednesday will be the end. A draw may not even save him.

09 Feb 2026 11:27:41
Howdy Ed25.
Trust you're well Mate.

Please save them words somewhere, so in a coiole of weeks you can simply copy and paste them again. cause that's where we are

"Next few games will decide his fate". been hearing that since he lost 9 in 12 earlier this season.

{Ed025's Note - hi JLC, yeah mate i know what you mean, it does seem we are copy and pasting that every week but he still seems to be hanging on by the skin of his teeth, i cant tell you when or even if they will push the button but the fans are getting very frustrated i must say, are they pinning their hopes on the cups?, if they do its a very short sighted for me as anything can happen in one off games..

09 Feb 2026 16:33:30
FlyPelicanFly - I don't know about operating in the shadows, thir names crop up here on a daily basis. and it's not for singing their praises. It's not about facing us, we can't sack them, they don't fear the commonfolk. But they are the 2 foremost responsible for what's going on at the club. They will have to answer for this absolute joke of a season. Slot needs to go, he should have been sent packing in November, but sacking him mid-season only puts more pressure on the other 2 muppets. If a caretaker comes in and fails, the blame very quickly gets shifted from the manager to the club. No good for the gruesome twosome.

If they can ride out the storm until the Summer, then the brunt of the blame will fall at Slot's feet, giving tweedledum and tweedledee a much better chance at avoiding the chopping block.

09 Feb 2026 15:12:38
It worked out well for United last year Ed25
They kept all their eggs in the Europa League basket, as winning that would secure CL this season. OH wait.

Anyway, we going to break Sunderlands unbeaten home record on Wednesday and celebrate like we won the World Cup.

And then we can focus on the Europa League position. which is 6th, correct? Or maybe we focus on 7th, Conference league.

Wonder which one people would go for, 6 / 7 ?‍♂️.

{Ed025's Note - none i would suspect JLC..

09 Feb 2026 16:39:11
Ed25, biggest issue we have mate are Hughes and Edwards - those who are meant to make important decisions yet it seems they are unable to do so.

Slot should've been sacked long before now but because he is their man, they're sat doing bugger all about it. I don't see that changing to be honest mate and find it ridiculous. It's amateur hour at the minute with these three.

Makes me wonder you know. If Hughes and Edwards even watch the games, I doubt they do, honestly I'd be surprised if they did, sat on whatever wages they're on without a care in the world comes to mind. Both absolutely useless.

Remember during the summer some people acting so smug on here saying people should admit they got it wrong about Hughes? Wanting everyone who doubted him to be apologetic? That worked out well. I wasn't apologetic then and I'm not now. Tons acted like the sun shined out of his backside! That aged well.

{Ed025's Note - in the end Salah it will cost them their jobs mate, FSG are no mugs and they know that if the side fail to reach targets then heads will roll, as it works out it might be a good idea if you win nothing to get rid of these three stooges..

08 Feb 2026 23:20:55
Do we think letting Luis Diaz go to Bayern Munich was big mistake of Liverpool/ Arne Slot.
20 games 13 goals and 8 assist and in champions league 6 games 3 goals and 1 assist so far for BM.

08 Feb 2026 23:40:09
If rumours are to be true Slot didn't want to lose him but the bid was to big for his age and remaining contract to turn down.

09 Feb 2026 00:58:17
He also wanted to leave. He and his family have been fluttering their eyebrows and made "come get me" statements to Barcelona for the previous two seasons. Then he immediately jumped ship to Bayern when they offered more money than Barca.

09 Feb 2026 07:14:37
The problem wasn't letting him go, the problem was not replacing him and having zero competition for Gakpo.

09 Feb 2026 09:35:50
There is competition for Gakpo, it's just that Slot won't play him.

Even yesterday, I thought that we would take Gakpo off for Rio to give us some real pace on the counter once we started sitting back but instead he brought on Jones who should have been playing instead of Macca.

09 Feb 2026 11:00:03
Absolutely, huge loss. Although I find it very difficult to get behind a player who's loyalty can be bought. I think once his father made the Barcelona comments, everyone knew it was only going to be a matter of time.

08 Feb 2026 23:05:44
Whats the score with Pep spitting all the time?
Manky bar steward.

{Ed025's Note - good golly.. :)

09 Feb 2026 08:02:13
Some of them.

09 Feb 2026 09:38:27
Lenny its is a disgusting habit but because it's Pep nobody will say anything.
On par with that ex German National boss playing with his Hampton and barn door and then smelling his hands. Dirty dogs.

08 Feb 2026 22:44:18

{Ed025's Note - listen guys i cant be posting stuff that is mocking one of your former managers speech impediment im afraid..

08 Feb 2026 23:29:16
Thanks Ed. I find that disgusting personally.

{Ed025's Note - i know hes not held in high regard by the supporters Stone but he still deserves a modicum of respect mate, as do all people who may not be 100% perfect..

08 Feb 2026 23:55:37
Could not agree more.

09 Feb 2026 16:50:02
Good on you, Ed. It's a pathetic way to talk about someone. People do it all the time when mentioning Roy, I've even heard it on a radio station in Ireland.

{Ed025's Note - i think its just nasty Ritchie and there is no need for it mate..

08 Feb 2026 22:33:35
Carra, we need you.

08 Feb 2026 21:58:02
A defeat to Sunderland and Slot will be sacked surely?! That will effectively end top 5 hopes when Chelsea and United both win.

09 Feb 2026 23:04:42
We have said this for months. he's still here!

08 Feb 2026 21:34:32
After our blistering start to the season in the first five games our form since is the following;

Played: 21
Won: 6
Drawn: 7
Lost: 8

Sack him tonight.

08 Feb 2026 21:42:19
You can add the following to your list.

CL qualification: Nein.

08 Feb 2026 21:29:55
What are everyone's thoughts about Alisson at the moment? Don't think we've activated his extension yet so he could leave in the summer, and frankly his performances this season have been a huge decline from previous ones, added to more injury problems as per usual.

I'd be tempted to let him go along with Robbo, give Mamardashvilli and Jaros a chance to prove either could be the long term replacement next year, when we're no doubt going to be in another "transition" season. Would help with our Home Grown issues as well having Jaros back in the squad, and I'd personally like to see if Mama has it in him to step up.

09 Feb 2026 09:49:31
I don't think that any of the longer serving starters are safe this summer.

Ali: Making really poor decisions and kicking is woeful
Virg: Not playing bad but the wrong side of 30 and not leading the team as he should
Konate: Has been awful up until now and contract is due to expire
Bradley: Far too injury prone
Gravenberch: Huge drop-off from last season (although I do think that tactics are a big case of this)
Macca: Spends more time on the floor than working for the team. He will fit in nicely at Madrid.
Szobo: Probably been our most consistent player but if it is true that he wants £300k to sign a new contract then we should cash in. He's good but he's not that good.
Gakpo: Been really poor and really predictable all season.
Mo: It's time and he needs to go whilst Saudi will still give us some money for him.

Our performance this season will make it much easier for the club to complete the refresh of the squad without fans being up in arms about who is being sold so I think that we may have a similar turnover to last summer (number of players rather than money spent).

08 Feb 2026 15:59:54
Ed025 I don't want to scroll down looking for you reply to me from a post earlier so I've started a new one.
Your view on rice doing everything better than Szoboszlai I think Rice is a good player but I see people talking about him winning the ballon d'Or for me he is massively overrated he definitely does not have a better shot than Szoboszlai or passing range he is definitely better defensively but he is in a team that is definitely more organised and is part of that cog but if you put Szoboszlai in there midfield he would create more for his teammates than Rice.

Szoboszlai Has been very good for us playing all over the place this season and that is even with Slots very poor tactics all season. Rice for me is another Barry Milner type player very reliable consistent but massively overhyped because he is English.

{Ed025's Note - i really like Rice Grino i think hes one of the best in the world, Slob scored a great goal tonight but the rest of his game is mediocre imo mate, you should use him like the kicker in American football...bring him on for free kicks then drag him off so a real player can come on.. :)

08 Feb 2026 23:38:43
Rice is class. Szob is brilliant When played in his natural position. Shame our manager is daft. Rice ever play rb?

08 Feb 2026 23:49:17
Have to (respectfully) disagree Ed025 mate.
For me, Dom this season is Gerrard's career in microcosm. In that the old Gerrard/ Lampard/ Scholes debate, the rival fans argument is always how he never won a league title, so the other 2 must have been better.
If Dom had been putting the exact same performances in and we were strolling the league, he'd be in the conversation for one of the best midfielders in the world.

As it is, he's in a team playing like sh#te, so gets overlooked.
Forget the worldie free kicks, his all round game, passing, pressing, tracking back is excellent, honestly think we'd be bottom half without him this season.

{Ed025's Note - i think hes a good player RC but not anywhere near those 3 you mentioned mate, its not really hard to stand out in this Liverpool side at the moment but he does put the hard yards in i will give you that..

09 Feb 2026 08:59:18
Now that was laugh out loud funny Ed025, you cheered me up with that zinger after being depressed reading about last nites calamity, cheers mate.

{Ed025's Note - i have to try and lighten things up McGoveb because it reads like an obituary column on here lately mate..

09 Feb 2026 11:42:58
Szobo and Rice sounds like a delicious meal one would have when out on the town.

08 Feb 2026 18:58:08
I genuinely think I hate this team right now.

From mentality monsters to the complete antithesis of that very same statement.

From Champions one season, spending lavishly (finally) to the point we now find ourselves in. In 6th place, joint on points with Brentford, and only 2 ahead of Everton. Embarrassing, absolutely embarrassing. Chelsea and United will create both momentum and distance from us, partly born from the fact they sacked their manager's who were underperforming, while we maintained with ours. And, look at the results.

Slot should have gone after PSV, the fact he didn't puts a light on Edwards and Hughes. Poor management has led us to this point, and it needs to be rectified now in order to salvage something, anything. This has to be done now, not next week, not at the end of the season, now.

The players are not absolved from blame either, from the leadership group, highest earners, every member of the group has been shocking. Szobo and Eki are the only two that can raise their heads and be recognized for their positive contribution. The rest can not.

Honestly done with this group, we came into this season all wrong. Wrong squad make up, wrong system, wrong attitude (The hundred parties after the title win set an incredibly bad precedent, and the lethargy has sunken in well and truly now). There are mitigating circumstances, the death of Jota being the main one. However, and this may be crass, but I honestly expected this moment to galvanize and push the players to fight and perform in his memory.

Death is difficult, we have all experienced it in one way or another, but sooner or later you have to push on and not let it impact your life. I also do not believe for a second that, in the 90 or so minutes of match time, the players are thinking about Jota. Jota's death can not be used as an excuse, so many people have used Jota as a stick to beat detractors with, not realising that by doing so they are doing him a disservice.

I would like to say we could salvage something from this season, alas, I think it is too late. Things may not get worse, but the stagnation and lethargy will remain.

08 Feb 2026 20:03:48
100% Mango. We can't be any worse right now so it's worth a chance letting someone else have a pop at getting top 4 then reassess in the summer. Our chances of getting someone like Alonso decrease massively if we don't get CL which is looking increasingly unlikely.

Likewise I also don't buy the whole Jota excuse thing. Everyone deals with things differently but if we were top right now the commentary would be "doing it for Diogo".

Now we're falling apart it seems a convenient excuse IMO.
I lost my Mom last year, way before her time (59 yo). I haven't stopped or crumbled, not so much as had a day off work in that year during which time one of those players or the manager would have earn't more than I will in my entire life. Utterly pathetic effort and worse, managerial capability at all levels.

08 Feb 2026 18:57:03
Craig Pawson.

08 Feb 2026 21:45:08
Im naming my next puppy Craig Pawson.

08 Feb 2026 14:46:23
It's still very early days but looks like Bournemouth have found another player in Rayan who could go onto bigger and better things eventually. I assume our scouts are looking at these type of players but I guess its more difficult to integrate a player like this into a team like ours than a Bournemouth but would like to see us go for a few more of these type players with high potential and get them into the squad so they can push players like Salah etc who really has no competition right now for his place and hasn't had for years.

08 Feb 2026 18:06:22
That's why we brought in their DOF.

08 Feb 2026 18:54:18
As you said mate, it is very early to judge. Has looked exciting in the two appearances though.
On the Salah point, there was no point in having a back up before this season as the guy plays every minute and is brilliant.

No one would come in to play 5 games a season. However, his career for us is on the last legs, and I am sure we will be looking for replacements in the summer.

08 Feb 2026 19:30:46
Well they are out there just need big clubs to take a chance as we have with the lad from France.