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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.

24 Mar 2026 09:44:08
Could Liverpool be possibly holding off on sacking Slot and replacing him now with Alonso, as they in fact favour Luis Enrique who has yet to become available?

24 Mar 2026 10:36:38
If people haven't realised by now, there is no plan. We are crawling towards second rate European football and the ownership have frozen.

24 Mar 2026 10:43:44
FSG have turned a £300m club into a £3bn+ club and have appointed two managers who both won the League for us - something that hadn't happened in the previous 30 odd years. Show a bit of respect. I would expect the on-field issues to be addressed at the end of the season, and us to be contenders on all fronts next season.

24 Mar 2026 11:04:13
Hope so, Bergers.

24 Mar 2026 11:14:54
I can't think of any sane reason why Enrique would leave a club in the champions league, who have a settled squad, and has unlimited funds, for a side who are in a bit of a mess, in need an overhaul in midfield, defence and out wide, and who are unlikely to have the funds to adequately do it, as well as not being in the champions league (at the rate we're going).

For the record, I don't see this as being on FSG, this is squarely at the door of the circle jerkers Slot, Hughes & Edwards.

24 Mar 2026 11:39:42
Well said, WdW ...

24 Mar 2026 11:40:11
Name me how many players in the last 20 years have come from our academy to be regular first team players.

Not many is the answer. Yes, we love a young lad coming through, but am I going to get all pent up over some young kid chasing a quick buck over development. No im not.

Many kids leave, many more will do going forwards.

Thats life - chill out MK.

For every one that leaves, another arrives, poached from elsewhere. It happens all the time in football. We nicked Rio from Chelski!!

Calm down, and dont worry about kiddies, the stress will do you in pal.

Much love BK.

24 Mar 2026 12:09:19
BK, I've laid out all my points on the thread below. It serves nobody for me to re-post them again and again. Read them or don't, it's your choice.

Did you watch the League Cup final on the weekend, by the way? City won 2-0 if you missed it. Both goals from an academy graduate, Nico O'Reilly.

24 Mar 2026 13:34:48
Rio and Nyoni are both getting minutes in the PL and CL. It's not like Slot refuses to play youth, it's just that he won't take a chance on youth when he thinks that an experienced player can plug the gap. He gave Nallo a chance twice, and he got 2 red cards. He needs to be convinced before players get a chance on the pitch, and it is not just youth. It's the same with the likes of Endo and Chiesa.



It's also worth pointing out that he did play loads of youth players when throwing away the League Cup.

If you're good enough, you will get game time and I think that the problem lies more with the players available in the academy. The club seems to agree and has been actively trying to bring quality in over the last couple of years.

23 Mar 2026 21:21:44
Another tough one - Vincent Joseph (U18) has agreed to join Manchester United, which stings given we're already dealing with Abe's decision to move to Manchester City after being offered what I was told was "ridiculous wages". That said, the fight for Abe isn't over. The club is pushing hard to change his mind, and there's still genuine hope he stays.

Worth keeping in mind that everything is coming through player agencies at this stage, so take it all with a pinch of salt until something more concrete emerges.

On a brighter note, Luca Eden (U18) is being highlighted as the best young player to come through the academy since TAA.

23 Mar 2026 23:47:40
TAA's snake of a brother involved in any of these outgoings?

24 Mar 2026 05:58:34
Luca Eden is 15 years of age. That's a bold statement.
I've seen him at close quarters as he used to play against my lad and the team I coached (and still coach) in grassroots footy.
I'd love him to make it, but I fear he'll lack the natural speed, power and physicality to make it at the top level.

Great awareness and football brain though.
Last time I saw him play was in a schools cup final game a couple of years ago. Head and shoulders the best player, but again lacked speed and power.
I would love him to succeed despite those natural attributes, but calling him the next TAA feels premature.

24 Mar 2026 07:52:57
Can you really blame these guys for jumping ship? Kone-Doherty has already gone. Josh Abe and Vincent Joseph will just be the next in a long line of departures from the academy for as long as Slot is in charge. Let's not forget that Elliott, Quansah and Morton all left last summer (although Elliott might not end up being permanent, as was planned) due to a lack of gametime.

Go back 5 years when Klopp was in charge and we were the place to be for a young footballer. The reason why was because Klopp had a proven track record of giving young players a chance. Under his tutelage we saw Kelleher, Trent, Bradley, Quansah, Elliott and Jones all become regular first team players. Not to mention the faith he put in academy players during an injury crisis (Phillips, N.Williams, R.Williams, Bajcetic, McConnell, Danns, Morton, Clark, Gordon, Doak, Koumas etc., none of whom became regulars but all of whom had the opportunity to do so).

If you were a young player at Liverpool 5 years ago, you literally could guarantee that if you did your part, the manager would see you and put his faith in you. We simply do not have that anymore. Rio, Nallo and Nyoni are effectively it, in terms of who's been given a chance. Even then though, Slot seems to prefer putting his favourite players out of position to cover injuries than actually give a youngster a start when it matters.

We may as well get used to this, because any new manager now has to rebuild that reputation we had as a club who gave young players opportunities. So I'd anticipate quite a few exciting young players will be poached from our academy. Man City and Man Utd actually play young academy players. So can you blame our young lads for thinking the grass is greener?

24 Mar 2026 08:01:11
Really wouldn't worry about what kiddies do.

Very few ever make first team football, and if they do move, we will be compensated for our time.

24 Mar 2026 08:17:26
FatSpanishWaiter, TAA's brother represents Abe unfortunately...

24 Mar 2026 08:42:44
BeKind, that's a very ignorant outlook in my opinion. I mean just on the very base requirements you seem to be forgetting that the Champions League has a rule of 4 club trained players in the 25 man squad. So effectively if our academy is not producing at least a handful of first team quality players, then we effectively have a 21 senior player squad cap in that competition.

But you're also not considering the little things. Like the lift the fans get when "one of our own" bursts through. Your comment shows a lack of understanding of Liverpool FC itself, and what the club historically stands for. This is a club who sing "the scouser in our team". During many bad seasons the fans have been able to hold on to hope by seeing young talent, that provides that optimism for the future.

As the fan of a club which has produced Mcmanaman, Fowler, Carragher, Owen, Gerrard and Trent at times when the club was struggling to compete financially, you should fully appreciate how important the academy is. We would never have been able to attract a player like Gerrard to the club with where we were in 1998-2004. He almost on his own at times, prevented this club from becoming irrelevant in the top club debate. Without Gerrard, there is probably no Klopp era.

Also, our ethos as a club is creating a togetherness, and that's the reason why Klopp pushed to have the academy and the first team training centres combined and moved to the same site. Merging Melwood and Kirkby was a massive step in rediscovering what our great club is about. If Klopp put that much weight of importance on the academy, why do you think you know better?

Baffling comment mate. I've been on here for 17 years and it's probably the worst take I've ever read here. Anybody not concerned by the damage the Slot regime is doing to the academy, just doesn't get what Liverpool FC stands for in my opinion. In my mind at least, It's no coincidence that our worst period on the pitch about 6 decades was 2009-2012 and it coincided with the 3 year period that our academy produced absolutely nothing of any quality. Even in 2013 when we had a run at the title, we had a huge boost from Flanagan and Sterling bursting onto the scene and becoming starters.

I'll bet you right now that this club has never won a trophy without an academy player/Scouser in the first team. If you still don't get why you are just simply wrong on every level, then maybe this is the wrong club for you. If you'd told Ronnie Moran, Tommy Smith, Ian Callaghan, Phil Thompson or Steven Gerrard not to worry about what's going on at the academy I think you'd have got a right earful.

24 Mar 2026 09:00:49
Can you blame these young players for wanting to leave? Unfortunately, Slot isn't offering them any opportunities. Leoni has been injured since September; it's almost April, and Slot hasn't been able to develop a single defender from the academy - he hasn't even brought them to training to serve as the fourth-choice center back on the roster. Isak has been injured since December; Figueroa had a fantastic season, yet he didn't get a single chance to even sit on the bench or play a few minutes against Barnsley.

Will Wright returned to the U21s at the end of December and has played well for them since his return. Wouldn't it have been better to have him on the bench for the first-team matches rather than having two goalkeepers there? Wouldn't it have been better to be able to bring him on after Ekitike's injury and play with a striker?

24 Mar 2026 09:13:43
The kiddies will continue to go when the head coach hasn't visited them in his 2 years here and has no plans for them.

24 Mar 2026 09:35:13
If we are not going to get a second club, we will have to change the way we look at the academy once again. That will mean either improving our loan model or playing the kids in the first team more. I vote for the latter. But, we would need a coach who is brave enough.

24 Mar 2026 09:40:59
If they leave, it will be over the money cap for 1st yr scholars. Nothing to do with opportunities Slot will give them. He will not be here soon anyway.

24 Mar 2026 09:51:34
The money cap does not exist for the top players at the Academy. Rio was on more than publicised, Will Wright too, and quite a few others. Abe, if he stays, will be on the most ever given to an Academy player at Liverpool.

24 Mar 2026 09:52:22
Spot on, mTn. Great post.

24 Mar 2026 10:01:57
Sami, I don't even bother with the Slot apologists anymore. The mental gymnastics they will do to defend him is now just embarrassing. Excellent response though, mate. Think that's obliterated his point quite comprehensively.

24 Mar 2026 10:45:23
Didn't we just sign 4 young defenders who come with a big reputation? It's swings and roundabouts.

24 Mar 2026 11:24:47
WDW, in most businesses staff retention is considered the mark of good leadership, not staff turnover. It's much easier to sell your project to someone external, than it is to sell it to someone internal; as they will have seen that your actions don't match your words.

24 Mar 2026 11:28:22
Rio came to us from Chelsea.

It happens, don't worry about it.

24 Mar 2026 11:38:53
Slot doesn't even spend time with the first team squad. He's hardly likely to spend time with the youth team.

24 Mar 2026 14:45:03
The cap for 1st year scholars is in place for all the lads coming through the yr groups. They are given bonus if moved to the 23s and first team. But if they are injured or kept in the 18s throughout their 1st yr they are capped. End of discussion.
Have a nice day.

23 Mar 2026 21:01:17
I’ve seen this posted elsewhere. Can any of the ITKS confirm…

All coaches Liverpool have held discussions with have indicated they would only be available to take over this summer.

This could explain the club's reluctance to make an immediate change and their preference to retain Arne Slot until the end of the season minimum.



Liverpool do not want to go down the Interim Route.

Time will tell how the situation develops.

23 Mar 2026 23:52:43
Makes a lot of sense and something I just posted a query, Raceylfc.

Any talks held with Luis Enrique that you know of?

24 Mar 2026 05:33:29
Can you blame them? Makes far more sense to come in and have a full pre season without the pressure of having to make an immediate impact with a squad that is lacking fitness and confidence. Great if results go your way, immediate pressure if they don't.

We just need to support the team through to the rest of the season now.

24 Mar 2026 07:45:41
Let's just hope De Zerbi is not on the list !!!

23 Mar 2026 19:38:41
I can in fact confirm that there are plans to have talks in order to set up a meeting that will explore the possibility of forming a committee charged with holding a workshop to brainstorm ideas for how best to gauge everyone's position on the initiation of a conversation about the feasibility of considering further consultations on prior contemplations for future assessments.

No idea if it has anything to do with Slot though.

23 Mar 2026 20:44:23
Finally the process is starting.

23 Mar 2026 20:53:21
The game is a foot!!!!

23 Mar 2026 21:10:18
Reading in between the lines, Slots definitely maybe going then. 👍

23 Mar 2026 21:29:55
Lol, by the time they have all those discussions about discussing further discussions on discussing all that, Slot will have completed his 4 year term.

23 Mar 2026 21:51:14
We're beginning to seriously think about considering the potential of pondering the idea of wondering about sacking Arne Slot, maybe.

{Ed025's Note - good stuff LFC8

23 Mar 2026 22:17:08
Monitoring this one closely...

24 Mar 2026 00:57:53
Yeah. Finally looks like the real thing. It's happening.

24 Mar 2026 01:15:48
Do we have spies in Holland closely monitoring Arne, as we speak?

24 Mar 2026 04:15:32
Oh yeah, another round-table! I've heard they will open with a group rendition of Kumbayah.

Minutes will be recorded and disseminated by Fornax for our reading and viewing pleasure. Vik will provide our rebuttal.

24 Mar 2026 10:32:24
The tea lady is fed up having to make tea and crumpets for these secret meetings every day, sometimes several times a day. YNWA.

23 Mar 2026 17:19:50
Someone asked for a logical explanation for not sacking slot. So here is one:

We can't get Alonso right and fear if we get an interim is SG we might just win the CL and then you can't get rid of SG after that so there you go why bother and just not win anything as is a guarantee with slut.



As diabolical it may sound this sits perfectly with Edward and Hughes. Because there is absolutely no reason to stick with slot otherwise.

23 Mar 2026 18:20:10
Look, I know Slot's a bit of a flirt, but there's no need for the name calling.

23 Mar 2026 18:24:15
I'm not in the know, but if Liverpool have phoned Alonso and said, we need you now. We feel you are our man to save Champions League football this season and take us forward, and he said I'm waiting till the summer, then I would look elsewhere.



I like Alonso as a coach, but you need to be a strong character for this job, and he is needed now. Klopp took over mid season because he was needed and up for the challenge. I'm not sure Alonso is made of the right stuff if he insists on waiting.

23 Mar 2026 18:25:05
Oh no, the world might come crashing down on us if we win the biggest trophy in club football.

Do our board share a brain cell between them? I'm absolutely flabbergasted.

23 Mar 2026 18:34:04
Trying to come up with a logical explanation to why is just impossible. You've more chance with the illogical tin foil hat brigade who say football is fixed, the league positions are already decided and Liverpool know they've finished 5th or above, and there's nothing to gain by sacking him!
A nod and a wink to all the tin foil hatted conspiracy theorists out there!

23 Mar 2026 18:38:10
I said the other day that my theory is that the agreement with XA & RM is that he won't join another team whilst they are both still competing in the CL this season...

At least that makes the most sense to me anyways...

23 Mar 2026 18:39:45
Davey, Klopp came in around the same time of the season we should have been looking to Slot, late autumn, barring Klopp, who knows the vast majority of these players. Any new manager/coach would take until mid-late April to get things on track, and there's little hope that any new boss could get the fitness up when it's been 7 months of them being generally unfit.




Look how late Spurs left it to replace Frank, and they're sliding even further.

23 Mar 2026 18:53:38
Lofty, I'm guessing you haven't heard of a little team called Man U.

23 Mar 2026 18:58:02
The only logical reasons for me are:

1) that they strongly believe that Slot deserves the whole season after winning the league last season. If we were out of the cups and unable to qualify for the CL then I think he would have gone.

2) The preferred successor is not available yet. Be that Alonso, Iraola or someone else.

I think 2 makes a lot of sense because they have history of operating like this.

Most people thought Bren would be sacked in the summer of 2015, but he got the vote of confidence. Then, in early October, he was replaced by Klopp after Klopp had finished his self-imposed "break". Klopp was the preferred choice but wasn't available in the summer of 2015.

{Ed025's Note - i will buy into that theory as well Ron..

23 Mar 2026 19:11:43
To be honest, I think they are holding off due to the CL. If a new manager comes in and we lose to PSG, there will be fans and pundits having a go at the new manager and the club saying they should have let Slot take charge of the games. He got us that far and the new manager gets slated.

If we lose to PSG with Slot in charge, they could replace him without agro.

Though, personally, I think we are waiting until the summer to replace Slot.

Also, if it is Alonso, and he has decided he needs a break from football, no matter if we need help now or not, wouldn't it be better to get a rested Alonso in the summer rather than not.

23 Mar 2026 19:14:34
You're spot on, Davey. I totally agree.

23 Mar 2026 19:16:08
Sorry, Ron, just properly read your message, pretty much said what you did, sorry mate.

23 Mar 2026 19:24:29
Great minds think alike, SA. 😂

I think you made a great post there mate.

23 Mar 2026 19:45:42
Cheers, mate. You too. Hope you are well.

23 Mar 2026 19:53:42
I doubt the fans are foolish enough to believe if we fluked a Champions League win under Stevie G that he'd be the best person for the job. Why would that be any different to Slot flunking it?

If it is to be Alonso, or whoever it may be, it should be now, it's a World Cup year and he needs as much time as possible with the squad.



What worries me is there is no plan, so we continue burying our heads as a club.

23 Mar 2026 19:55:12
Chewey, United's players are fitter than ours, that metric isn't going to magically get better.

23 Mar 2026 21:01:38
If I were Alonso, I'd be looking at the squad with no lack of depth all across the park and be politely saying 'I'll wait and see what the summer brings thank you.'

23 Mar 2026 21:04:46
Lofty1979, Man United should be fitter than us, they have been out of Europe, FA Cup and League Cup which meant they have played one game per week so have lots of time to train, we have played 3 games in a 7 day period for most of season. YNWA

23 Mar 2026 23:06:13
We've been unfit since the beginning of the season. Batting Dom and, arguably, Kerkez, the rest of the players look shot after 70 minutes. Lack of conditioning has led to more injuries. We saw that even more starkly with Isak not even being match fit until the Spurs game, where, of course, he gets injured.



United had the wrong manager doing the wrong things tactically, and playing players in the wrong areas. Carrick looks to have boosted them by playing to their strengths.

24 Mar 2026 06:30:13
The reasons make sense on paper. They will make decidedly less sense if we don't get CL football next year and summer plans take a hit as a result.

24 Mar 2026 10:34:33
We have depth though. The training isn't helping injuries.
2 good left backs, 2 good strikers, a plethora of midfielders, the wings are a little light, we will have 2 young CB joining the squad in the summer (Leonis return).

The depth isn't bad at all, can it be improved? Most definitely, but I think it's more of an excuse, just like the 'low block' crap we hear.



Klopp with this squad walks the league and I don't even doubt that at all.

Slot managing this side is handicapping us for no reason, the players we bought have energy, like to attack and press. Kerkez, Wirtz, and it seems even Ekitike lately, have caught flak at points this season, the reality is we haven't always been using them properly.

23 Mar 2026 15:33:53
So it would appear that Chiesa has been sent home from the Italy squad because he's not fit enough, not because he's carrying an injury. If this is the case, the club should sack slot on the spot, no pay off. The very least, they need to get someone independent in to assess the fitness of the rest of the players.

23 Mar 2026 16:46:29
What? Sack him on the spot because one older injury prone player is not fit?

Let's have some perspective.

23 Mar 2026 16:49:23
Whilst I don't agree with the excessiveness here, it's not just one player, Ron. The whole squad is clearly not as fit as it once was.

23 Mar 2026 16:50:33
Ron, none of the team are fit! That's why we have so many injuries and been outrun in 26 of 30 games!! Do you watch us with a blindfold on!

23 Mar 2026 16:52:17
I am not sure I recall a player being sent home from a spring international camp for not being fit enough. Bizarre.

23 Mar 2026 16:56:13
He has played a total of 536 minutes this season, I'm sure he's fitter than your average human, but not enough for what they want. Surprised he got called up at all times, to be honest.

23 Mar 2026 17:06:18
Ron, there's plenty of perspective, mate. The entire squad, bar Dom, has been unfit all season. It's blatantly obvious. We struggle beyond 70 minutes, we concede an insane amount of late winners, we get outrun in every game, even Slot himself admitted just a couple of weeks ago that:

"We are much fitter now than we were a couple of months ago."

A couple of months ago we were 5/6 months into the league! How does a squad of elite professionals who've essentially been fit their entire careers need 7 months to get match fit? And how is the manager admitting it so non-chalant as if it's not an issue?! And no, he wasn't talking about injuries, he was very clearly speaking about conditioning.

It's unforgivable.

23 Mar 2026 17:17:06
Ron, you really need to wobble your head mate.
Players unfit for purpose is a cardinal sin.
They are supposed to be elite athletes but are more like donkeys and you are happy with this.


It makes our club look bad and a laughing stock.
Sack Slot today. He has not completed his remit to get the players to a level of fitness as Jurgen Klopp had the players.

23 Mar 2026 17:27:43
Just re-read the original post which said he should be sacked on the spot because Chiesa is not fit enough for Italy.

I know it's not one player, but just re-read the original post.

It specifically says if it's true Chiesa was sent back by Italy for not being fit enough, Slot should be sacked on the spot.

It's a ridiculous exaggeration.

23 Mar 2026 17:41:21
All members of the squad should have a minimum level of fitness, so if they are called upon, whether from the bench or as a starter, they can do a job for the team. That is the responsibility of the coach and his staff.

Match fitness from playing is more to do with sharpness and fine tuning fitness, etc. Having players that don't reach the basic level is negligence on the manager's part and gross misconduct.

23 Mar 2026 17:46:17
Could someone provide a credible source that says the reason Chiesa was sent back was because of his fitness?

Gattuso's statement doesn't seem to mention it.

23 Mar 2026 17:56:21
All of the squad should be independently tested for fitness levels, as I doubt Chiesa is the odd one out, as most of them seem to run out of steam even after walking about for 70mins.

23 Mar 2026 18:02:03
Mac Allister has withdrawn from the Argentina squad due to fitness issues too. Our squad is painfully unfit, and that's down to one man whose dedication to the job would embarrass the manager of a pub side.

23 Mar 2026 18:08:56
Lads, you're all going in two footed on Ron.

People are frustrated with Slot a the performances. That's understandable. We all are.

IMO Slot should be sacked. No question.

But I agree with Ron's comment.

I wouldn't be sacking him because Chiesa isn't fit.

This type of hyperbole just makes us supporters look like emotional wrecks that are knee jerking whereas actually we are a very tolerant fanbase.

23 Mar 2026 17:39:59
You're right Ron, about this one reason alone in situ, he should have been sacked way before this for a multitude of reasons, anyone and everyone on here who hasn't got their tongue in slots arse already know.

The man has destroyed us! I can't even out into words how infuriated I am by what he's done and continues to do! And running off back home or to Spain when the team can't get through 70 minutes without tiring or getting injured is not acceptable! He shows no interest in the youth teams! Starts gakpo over Rio, and infact over anyone! His excuses are reminding me of Rodger's! Playing players out of position! His tactics and substitutions are dire! I could go on and on! Yes he won the league and we thank him for that, but he has to go before he does anymore damage!! I'm absolutely sick to the teeth!

23 Mar 2026 18:19:58
No Ron is right he should be sacked because of Chiesa he should be sacked for his utter disrespect of our football club.
Slot is rat that is spreading a plague through our club.
Dishonest man that has no shame for what he is doing without a doubt the worst manager this great club has ever had Shankly Dalglish and Klopp all put the club first when they knew they could not give 100% to the club this man does not even give 50% but is still happy to take his wage.

23 Mar 2026 18:41:27
Arteta should be sacked as well... Looks like the entire A******* squad has pulled out of the international fixtures.

23 Mar 2026 18:43:38
Grino, he's not worse than Hodgson and Rodgers, that's just daft talk.

23 Mar 2026 18:46:52
Early during his time, Klopp was blamed for multiple injuries sustained by players during training and games?!
Can't blame the manager for this as there should be a team of professionals using scientific tools and knowledge to manage fitness and doses/types of exercises for each player.

23 Mar 2026 19:22:02
Loft, look at the squad Slot has compared to Rodgers and Hodgson, it's night and day.
If Rodgers' Liverpool that came second in the league that year was competing last season, they walk the league. We won the league last year because the league was so bad, same as Arsenal this year.


But more than anything, it's how Slot is treating the club from March last international break on, he clocked out and has not clocked in since.

23 Mar 2026 21:03:10
Being not fit could mean he has been carrying an injury and isn't 100%. Not that he can't run, complete a 10km time trial.

Some of the bloviating on here is mind blowing.

23 Mar 2026 21:10:25
JLC Arteta is using his loaf, keeping his squad away from their national sides. He has a lot to lose if players go and get injured, so don't blame him for one minute. His club comes first.

23 Mar 2026 23:19:49
Grino, that team barring the forward 4 playing out of their skins, Gerrard and Hendo, the rest of the squad wouldn't have been up to snuff tactically, I still shudder at the thought of 4CBs at home to Southampton (and further shudder that it seems we bought Lovren off the back of that game), how West Brom walked through the midfield to take a point off us and how we reverted to 2012/13 form in 2014/15, Suarez is the primary reason for how well we did that season, not how good Rodgers was as a manager, he's one of those who didn't really buy him into what the club is, hence him with his ridiculous veneers and messing around his wife.

23 Mar 2026 14:28:23
Rumours of a meeting are true, this meeting will not include Slot and the STC so I'm told. It's Werner, Gordon, Hogan, Edwards, who will be in attendance. This will be to discuss football operations. Not sure what that means, but I think it will become clearer over the next week if Slot is here till the summer or not.

23 Mar 2026 16:50:36
Is it possible that the meeting is concerning the multi-club model that FSG were planning to use? There were rumours that FSG were shelving these plans after initial discussions with a few teams didn't go anywhere, and Edwards was apparently frustrated by them dropping the model, as it was one of the main reasons he came back to work for FSG, after leaving during Klopp's tenure.



Hopefully it is concerning Liverpool, Slot, etc, as the predicament we find ourselves in can't last much longer, with top 5 chances dangling by a threas. However, when you mentioned football operations, I kind of got the feeling it was about something other than Liverpool.

23 Mar 2026 16:51:07
Just end it already, it's pathetic the wait. He is not up to the job and it's just becoming more and more toxic.

He is a human being at the end of the day and delivered a title which he will be forever thanked for, but he's not up to it so let's stop the messing, cut our losses and move on.

23 Mar 2026 16:52:14
PS, pretty sure STC has agreed to Saudi, so would make sense to leave out of future planning.

23 Mar 2026 16:56:24
As I mentioned earlier today, the Athletic article briefing Edwards' frustration about the lack of progress and apparently shelving of the second club purchase would have kicked the FSG bosses into action.

23 Mar 2026 17:00:06
Glad to hear that the indecisive committee are meeting up for their hundredth meeting in the space of 6 months to discuss the same topic of whether they should sack Slot. Outcome of this meeting, like the hundred meetings before it, will most likely be that, if results don't improve, they will schedule in another meeting to go through the same process, as the now hundred and one meetings on the very same topic, to discuss what they should do next.

23 Mar 2026 17:02:00
Mango, I'm not sure tbh but I would suspect it is to do with the club, finances, transfer plans etc. Which means Slot will most likely be discussed as well.

23 Mar 2026 17:52:38
I suspect they will discuss when to announce Slot's contract extension.

23 Mar 2026 18:43:34
And the next 450m for him to buy his players, Bobby...

23 Mar 2026 21:04:36
If they're talking transfer, for whoever is in charge, hopefully they buy players to suit that coach's style of play.
Hopefully they don't go and gut the first team squad of experienced first teamers.

23 Mar 2026 21:36:49
Maybe they are discussing if we should keep playing.
Gakpo ahead of Rio.
Szob at RB.
Frimpong at RW.
Ekiteke and Salah on the bench, so Writz and Szob can't pass to their preferred team mates, and can then make way at 60mins for Chiesa and Rio.
But we should keep playing Macalister and Gravenberch so they justify being on the team.

23 Mar 2026 09:55:07
I'm clutching at straws now but I saw a story this morning saying that the reason for Slot still being here was because people are not convinced that Gerrard is the solution even on a temporary basis.

It went on to say that because of this the club are in active discussions with Alonso and his coaching team to cut their break short and step in before the end of the season and thus avoiding the need for an interim manager.



I very much doubt that it is true but we can all hope.

23 Mar 2026 10:09:43
At the minute no coach would be better than retaining the part-timer.

23 Mar 2026 10:34:37
I don't think that's straws-clutching. If Alonso is the man the club want, then the only reason Alonso won't have signed already is if he's said he doesn't want to join until the summer.

As others have implied, perhaps the club have reached out again, imploring him to reconsider.



For some time, I would have agreed with the club that there was just as much risk in sacking Slot and bringing Gerrard in as there is in holding onto him until the summer. Now I'm not so sure.

23 Mar 2026 11:18:42
SG does not want to be a stop gap head coach. He wants it full time.

23 Mar 2026 12:19:56
I just want this season to be over and to get all of our injured players back. Hopefully we recruit a manager that trains our players to last for 90+ minutes and creates a method of play that helps us dominate teams again.
If we can't finish in the Champions League, I want to finish outside European places, which should give us a big advantage in the league next season.


Well done to Slot for winning number 20, but we need to make sure that we win number 21 before them lot down the M62.
From what I have seen this season, we are further away than we have been for some years.

23 Mar 2026 12:52:14
Quarter finals of the Champions League and the FA Cup and you just want the season to be over, Langland?

23 Mar 2026 12:53:46
I'd rather us be in a lower European comp than not at all. Perfect opportunity to give the likes of Rio, Leoni, Jacquet, Nyoni some valuable experience.

23 Mar 2026 12:59:42
Yeh I would prefer to be in Europe.

Granted, Thursday/Sunday is horrible, but that's the price we pay for being so rubbish.

Better squad rotation would be needed, but I don't want us to forget how to manage 2 games a week.

23 Mar 2026 13:12:26
As if we're going to beat PSG or Man City playing the way we are playing. They'll both batter us. We're all over the place in midfield, we can't defend for s*** and we have a part time manager who's checked out.

You're welcome to delude yourself as much as you want, Darwin, but the season is over.

23 Mar 2026 13:46:01
One thing's for certain, Liverpool are not in active discussions with Alonso, or any other manager for that matter, right now. As has been mentioned many times by numerous reliable journalists, Liverpool will only review this season and Slot's position at the end of this season.



So, all this nonsense speculation about Alonso needs to stop. And if a change in coach does occur this summer (wouldn't bet on it), there will be many other candidates not called Alonso.

23 Mar 2026 15:14:50
No, if we miss out on Top 5, we should still aim to be in the Europa League. We don't know how next season will pan out, and the Europa League is always another opportunity to add a major trophy to the cabinet and another route back into the Champions League.

But, tbf I would have zero interest in the Conference League.

23 Mar 2026 15:41:24
We are still in the Champions League. As much as I hate to say it, anything can happen from here on in.

We may get battered, we may not.

Lord knows what I will do if we actually make it past PSG, but what a beautiful dilemma.

23 Mar 2026 16:32:22
And the meek shall not inherit the Champions League.
We are a wilted form of what Jurgen created.

23 Mar 2026 14:09:27
Wirtz you don't have a clue so stop pretending you do

23 Mar 2026 21:06:24
I think this is the most likely scenario. FSG have pulled the trigger early in the past (Klopp), but he was prepared to come early.

Is Xabi? No one ITK is saying yes or no, but my read on it is that he isn't.



And to be fair, if I were him, I'd be looking at the current squad and wanting to steer clear of the mess that it is.