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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 09:46:40
Morning Gents,

I've been told we're going to hear some more information regarding slot soon.

Wish I had more but that's all I have.

Cheers.

23 Mar 2026 10:15:52
This has been going on for so long now I'd rather the so-called in the knows wouldn't post anything until it's concrete. Been getting our hopes up for months that we are getting rid and clearly not happening til summer by the look of it.

22 Mar 2026 23:30:38
There is still a split in opinion as there has been for months over Slot. The thing that annoys me the most is the lack of accountability. Trying to shirk liability in case we end up worse off (yes, that could happen, believe it or not!).

Anyway, big, big Summer ahead. Slot will be replaced. 1 or 2 high profile management changes in addition to Arne, but not Edwards.

5 potential first team players leaning towards the exit door.

We do really have a full scale rebuild on our hands. With regards to targets, I believe RB, LB (cover) have been discussed with agents of targets even since last summer. We have interest in 2 Atletico players but I have no names, could just be 1 player now.

The war in Iran has already begun to affect potential movements in the Summer which the club had discussed, but that's football.

Gk is a position we are actively targeting.

Cheers!

23 Mar 2026 06:58:05
What potential movements in the summer do you mean that are affected by the Iran war? What do you mean?

23 Mar 2026 08:04:20
I'd presume as the war continues and Iran targets Saudi Arabia amongst other nations in the region things will escalate both with targets being hit and one of those targets are the wallets of those in charge of said nations. The losses won't be flesh, they'll be cash.

23 Mar 2026 09:42:50
Yes, I take your point, perhaps it's less likely that SA will be throwing huge chunks of cash Liverpool's way for their aging stars.

23 Mar 2026 09:47:04
In an ideal world and with respect to these guys, I'd want this as a minimum:

OUT:
Slot
Konate
Salah
MacAllister
Gakpo
Endo
Gomez (Maybe)
Robbo (Maybe)

IN:
RB - 1st team contender vs Bradley
CB - 1st team with some exp to slowly bring in Jacquet/YLFP
LB - Backup for Kerkez
CM - 1st team replace MacAllister, someone who can actually run and get stuck in.

Anderson would be my #1.
CDM - Replacing Endo, but to also put pressure on Grav for #1 spot.
RW - Straight in, Olise or Diomande
LW - 1st team contender vs Rio.

If the hierarchy are not on the same wavelength as this, then I've lost complete faith in everything.

23 Mar 2026 09:58:37
With pressure mounting on Arne Slot, a respected Merseyside source has declared the idea of replacing him with an interim coach "a non-starter."

While the Anfield faithful might be reaching for the panic button, the club's hierarchy appears to have a much firmer grip on the steering wheel. Despite the noise, a major change doesn't seem to be on the March international break agenda.
- No "Stop-Gap": Liverpool Echo correspondent Paul Gorst has dismissed the idea of an interim manager as a "non-starter," insisting the club won't follow the "Michael Carrick path" seen at Manchester United.

- Meticulous Recruitment: The club's hierarchy remains wedded to the 60-page dossier that identified Slot as the ideal successor to Klopp; they aren't ready to throw away that long-term vision for a short-term fix.



- Steadfast Support: The Athletic's David Ornstein reports that the club remains "steadfastly behind" Slot, believing he is still the right profile to lead the team through this "disjointed" period.

- Judgment Day: While pressure is mounting, the internal consensus is that the time for a final judgment on Slot's tenure will come at the end of the season, not mid-campaign.

- The Shadow Candidates: Despite the official backing, names like Steven Gerrard (interim) and Xabi Alonso (permanent favorite) continue to dominate fan conversation as the "optimism" of the Galatasaray win fades.

22 Mar 2026 21:26:13
Tom Werner will come to Liverpool this coming week.

22 Mar 2026 23:45:41
Can he play centre half?

23 Mar 2026 00:52:04
Or coach.

23 Mar 2026 03:18:35
I'd be happy if he could play DM.

23 Mar 2026 07:38:11
I hope he can wield an axe because because heads need to roll.

23 Mar 2026 08:55:52
Good info, StanUA. Thanks. You might post the conclusions from that trip once you know, if you know.

23 Mar 2026 09:20:00
If he plans on talking to Slot at any point, somebody should tell him that it's easier to catch up with him in Ibiza or the Netherlands.

23 Mar 2026 09:30:03
You would expect the FSG bigwigs aren't particularly happy with what they read in the Athletic article, off the back of the multi-club model being put on ice. Not surprised that one of them is flying in with the big stick.

23 Mar 2026 09:33:47
Maybe he will be talking to Edwards and Hughes first... Older generation, so may not like doing things via Zoom. More of a... want to look the person in the eye when I sack them... kind of attitude...

Meeting, shaking hands with SG, getting media prepped...

Then you know... let the axe fall.

23 Mar 2026 09:46:30
"No thanks, he was terrible at Chelsea." - Victor, probably.

22 Mar 2026 22:49:54
Can anyone confirm what I’m hearing... that we only trained for a total of 20 minutes on the pitch leading up to the Brighton game?

22 Mar 2026 23:38:15
Seen that, and if it's true, it's a joke.

22 Mar 2026 23:41:38
Apparently true. But then we do have a part time manager.

22 Mar 2026 23:49:49
This is a quote about Chiesa from the pre-Tottenham presser: "I expect he feels better now because he felt unwell the day before the game and I think we're now three or four further ahead," said Slot. "So, I think he's able to train with us today again." So, in the 3 or 4 days, he hasn't asked about Chiesa. As you say, part-time manager.

23 Mar 2026 00:32:26
In the words of Florian, "What's the point of us training 20-minutes ahead of a game or even any minutes for that matter when we're about to play 90 minutes. You lot on here would slate the manager for doing more than 20 minutes, as they're always tired in the actual game".

23 Mar 2026 00:54:12
Frode, they're tired in games because they're so unfit, because they don't train enough. And the point of training is to improve, so they're actually good enough for the games.

23 Mar 2026 01:48:28
Yeah, Frode! Babbity Rabbity is spot on, you have to train to get better. Although Wirtz has a good point too.

23 Mar 2026 05:24:37
Between games with such a short gap between, I wouldn't be surprised if that is normal. The coaching would focus more on recovery and rest.

I agree with those with the sentiment that Slot is a part-time coach and not good enough, but I think you can't use every excuse just to bash him.

{Ed001's Note - but the moment there is a gap for him to do any coaching, he buggers off back to Holland and gives the players a couple of days off!}

23 Mar 2026 07:16:32
Fully get that Ed and agree it's not on, but this was specifically about the Brighton match and i think its unfair to crisitise him in this instance.

Heading off the Holland or mid season jollies to Ibiza then yes he deserves the criticism. Its clear the fitness of our players is one of the major issues the team is facing and his antics are detrimental to this.

{Ed001's Note - why is it unfair? They can easily do shape and tactical work at walking pace, so they can do it as part of their recovery work. George Graham used to walk his defence through shape work for hours, it is about teaching them distances between them and how to react to where the ball is etc. It does not require high intensity or effort.}

23 Mar 2026 07:57:08
Unfair Ed because the opening post is about 20 minutes training on the pitch and subsequent posts about fitness. I'm not a coach but I'm not sure many PL coaches would have them doing lengthy fitness training on the pitch with such a short turnaround.

"We don't have time to train. We recover, we prepare, we play." Jurgen Klopp, October 2020 after a midweek European game and an early Saturday kick off.

{Ed001's Note - I am not talking about fitness training, can you not read before you try and dismiss what I say? Klopp could do that because his team was playing well and knew what they were doing. Slot's team is like a bunch of schoolkids running around with no idea where they should be or what they should be doing. A bit of walking through positional training would do them the world of good.}

23 Mar 2026 08:46:21
I said the gist of the thread was about 20 minutes' pitch training, and subsequently posts about fitness, which was unfair. You've taken a different issue about going back to Holland, one I fully agree with, and, for some reason, merged it into this thread to join the Slot bashing.

But to answer you, yes I can read before dismissing what you say.

23 Mar 2026 09:04:21
These are not excuses to criticize Slot, threeps. He has the players, team, squad, club, supporters in a mess because of his inability to put in both the hard yards and just the basics. What we see on a Saturday is a direct reflection of what they do Mon-Fri. What we see in March is a direct reflection of what they do Aug-Mar.

He sets the tone and agenda for everything in-between, or at least he is meant to. It's not the first time I've said this and won't be the last: he's made a total balls of the entire season. There's no debate about that.

23 Mar 2026 09:45:02
Threeps I think your not getting Ed's point

{Ed001's Note - it's pointless, he clearly can't read and is wasting everyone's time by being unable to understand a simple concept.}

22 Mar 2026 18:56:43
New interesting story from @bayernspace on Twitter (for anyone not having Twitter, which includes me, you can google "twitter viewer", there are sites where you can watch a Twitter account without having one):

"Florian Wirtz has informed German national teammates and several of his former Leverkusen teammates, including Jonathan Tah, now at Bayern, that Sebastian Parrilla, Xabi Alonso’s long-time assistant at Leverkusen and most recently part of his staff in Madrid, has very recently reached out to him.

Jeremie Frimpong is also understood to be involved in these exchanges, with direct contact even with Xabi Alonso himself never having stopped, but what elevates this beyond routine contact is the depth and tone of the conversations, Parrilla is said to have asked highly specific and unusually concrete questions about life in Liverpool, the internal dressing room dynamic, the atmosphere around the club on and off the pitch, and even which structural or sporting aspects would require adjustment.



Inside those circles, Florian is increasingly indicating that his preferred outcome would be Xabi Alonso taking over at Liverpool, and the reactivation of contact at assistant level, combined with the detail and intent behind these discussions, is not being interpreted as casual or nostalgic communication. It points far more towards something deliberate, coordinated and quietly progressing in the background, with strong indications that Alonso and his staff are at the very least seriously exploring, if not already preparing for, a potential move into that environment.".

22 Mar 2026 20:01:11
Yeah, I read that earlier.

22 Mar 2026 20:04:52
We can all live in hope.

22 Mar 2026 22:23:15
Sounds legit, hope upon hope it's true.

23 Mar 2026 10:03:57
Can't wait for structure, discipline, and proper training regimes to be implemented. The team spirit and sense of togetherness needs some work.

22 Mar 2026 15:57:30
As far as I'm aware nothing has changed since the Spurs game, people are still split on whether to let him go or not.

(IMO) I'm surprised nothing has happend because the stats are not stating and for people who love stats, not seeing that is a big concern.

22 Mar 2026 16:10:09
Absolute negligence.

We just drew at home against a team that is currently being trounced at their own ground by a team who started today in 17th place.

This club amazes me in the worst ways.

22 Mar 2026 16:12:43
When you say they are split on what to do, what do you mean specifically? Does that mean split on whether or not to make the change now, or split on making a change at all?

22 Mar 2026 16:17:32
If he doesn't go now, then I will not be supporting our club until he does. I understand this may upset the hard-core Slot fans (Florian), and some others who think loyalty should be permanent.

But he has been given ample opportunities, and still makes the same mistakes over and over. That is the sign of insanity, and I cannot take watching this dross any longer until changes are made!

22 Mar 2026 16:23:29
Thx, fields.

Maybe they forgot to press the refresh button. Or agent Arne has only gone and dropped last season's stats and overwritten this season, which begs the question: do they not watch games?!!!

Like I said, I'm resigned to it being end of the season...

but still like to get involved in all the messaging on here when there is a sniff that things may change...

22 Mar 2026 16:26:46
Looks as tho I picked a bad day to stop drinking.

22 Mar 2026 16:32:22
As93, I agree 100%. He should have been sacked after the PSV debacle, but at this point it is the very definition of negligence, in my view. How in the world can the board let this continue?

22 Mar 2026 16:36:31
That level of consistent indecision to me means he's here until the summer unfortunately, like it or not. Thanks Fields.

22 Mar 2026 16:45:55
A point against Wolves, Spurs and Brighton is simply not good enough. It was a blip, you could accept it. But it's a rot, 10 losses in a season and our form against the sides fighting relegation is abysmal.

I have no idea about him going home or anything else like that, so can only judge the results, and it just isn't good enough. We may scape 5th, because those around us are equally inept, but that would be more luck than substance.

If we want to salvage anything, we need to make a decision, get Gerrard in for the last few games only. They must not give it to him full time and get a boost until the summer.

Then we can restock, actually get the players fit and go from there.

I would say this is worse than Hodgson purely for the fact of the resources he was given. Hodgson was woeful and it is the lowest period for me as a red. But he had a pittance in comparison to Slot. We all thought we would dominate after the summer and instead we all just want the season to end sooner rather than later. And for any football fan, hope is the minimum I expect. Right now I'm not sure we could beat a U11 side.

22 Mar 2026 16:48:35
Simple solution - Slot goes, and whoever wanted to keep him goes as well.

22 Mar 2026 16:57:42
What Slot lacks this season is consistency. It's ruined the season. The board should be saying he's got the remaining games to save his job.

22 Mar 2026 17:01:44
If this is indeed true, I am not surprised one bit. I would go as far as saying that it's actually gone past negligence now. If we don't make Champions League next season (real possibility) and FSG have any sort of business acumen, they should not only sack Slot but Edwards and Hughes along with him.

22 Mar 2026 17:17:47
I don't even think he will go at the end of the season either, because even if you have never kicked a ball in your life, and your understanding of football only started when FSG took over, you still can't be dumb enough not to realise wasting a season, and then no Europe next season, is "ok" as part of a building phase. When just a simple, quick decision could have changed your fortunes!

Anyone else but Slot could have given a nice ten games left of a season boost, some energy, some fight, and we could
Have made 3rd.


But, as the posters say, pure negligence. What's the aim of this club, cos to me it's the board that, aka, show no fight. 9 out of 26, folks.
Embarrassing.
He's definitely staying.

22 Mar 2026 17:24:48
Looks like it's a bad day to stop sniffing glue.

22 Mar 2026 17:28:22
Don't waste your energy on Slot. He's not gonna get sacked before summer.

He's probably in a nightclub now, not thinking about Liverpool in the slightest.

22 Mar 2026 17:28:32
Slot has been consistent, I'll give him that.

22 Mar 2026 17:41:51
It's been a whole calendar year this Slot slump; he's not turning anything around ever.

22 Mar 2026 18:03:05
That's the best description I've heard for this season... Slot Slump.

Brilliant Kopcat. 👏

22 Mar 2026 18:07:13
We're 24 points worse off than this time last season.
'Big' teams that have changed their manager - Man Utd are much better off, Spurs 7 points worse, Chelsea 5 points worse.

22 Mar 2026 18:16:45
It's way beyond negligence, and is now self-sabotage. 1 point out of Wolves, Spurs & Brighton is unacceptable. Slot should have been sacked last year. The fact we slumped to another pathetic, insipid defeat with him still in charge is nothing less than a disgrace.

22 Mar 2026 18:19:54
1 point from 9 against struggling teams should scream of no European football, but it looks like he's here till the bitter end of the season.

22 Mar 2026 18:33:11
Is it me or does it seem that everyone at the top has just shut up shop and is watching us sink?

22 Mar 2026 18:49:23
If we don't make CL football, will Alonso, or other top managers, be interested?

Apparently Alonso and his assistant have been sounding out Wirtz and Frimpong about the club.

22 Mar 2026 19:40:26
The whole situation is messed up. It sounds like Hughes and Edwards may well be going in the summer too, so why would they worry about Slot's failure?

FSG need to step in and get rid of all 3 now, or this situation is just going to get harder and harder to recover from.

22 Mar 2026 20:08:27
I don't mind losing. If you have had a go, put your best efforts in, but you lose, either because the other team was better or due to just not being your day, I can live with that.

It's the way we are losing that's bothering me, and has shifted me from supporting Slot to going, ok, time for a change.

22 Mar 2026 20:22:16
Shipley, my thoughts exactly. If they sack Slot, then they've made a mistake. If they stick with him, and he scrapes CL next season, it will be seen as some level of redemption. They seem to have their eyes closed, and their fingers firmly in their ears.

22 Mar 2026 21:23:40
Red-Flyer, I do not care if he wins the Champions League (which he won't) or the FA Cup (which he won't). He still has to go; his time is up.
There is no confidence in his ability to coach the team, as results have clearly shown he is out of his depth.

Liverpool FC is too big for him, so the sooner he goes the better for the club.

22 Mar 2026 22:34:59
I don't understand why FSG haven't stepped in and sacked all 3 culprits. Everyone can see the issues from a mile away, even other teams' fans I talk with. Just sack all 3 Stooges, please!

23 Mar 2026 08:45:19
They can't just sack all 3 immediately. Unfortunately, it's not a good look. It makes the club look very unstable, especially to potential new hires/transfers.

22 Mar 2026 08:18:43
Hi all, any updates on Slot getting the boot?
Saw he’s popped back to Holland so not got a meeting with the powers that be.

22 Mar 2026 08:41:50
How the actual f*** can he go back to Holland when we are so bad, and there is so much to work on! What is this crap.

22 Mar 2026 08:47:29
Who's he meant to work on it with?

22 Mar 2026 08:48:12
The fact he decided to go back to the Netherlands after another humiliating defeat, rather than demand the players come in and make the players train on a Sunday, says as much as I need to know.

It's unprofessional and shows he isn't bothered by it. That attitude comes out in the insipid half arsed performances we see week in, week out, the team are a reflection of the coach.

22 Mar 2026 08:57:38
What players? International break?

22 Mar 2026 08:58:10
Victor,
Players leave for international duty, so it is pointless for them to come in.
That is one thing I noticed about the press conference on Friday. When he talked about the international break he was laughing and joking, then as soon as the talk turned to the game on Saturday, he was already making excuses up.


So, from Thursday I bet his head was already on going home.

22 Mar 2026 09:01:49
Rumours lately that he's been jetting off home to Holland midweek when we don't have games all throughout the season, giving the players 3 days off at a time.

That's why we're so unfit and have no patterns of play, etc. He should have been sacked months ago, and the neglect goes above him. I want Slot, Hughes and Edwards removed.

22 Mar 2026 09:03:53
He should be at Anfield and work on himself.

22 Mar 2026 09:03:54
Florian Musiala. Well, he could work on something at least with Jones, Gomez, Rio, Isak, Woodman, Morrison, Nyoni, etc. Salah and Ekitike might even stay behind given their recent injuries.

Maybe he could even work with some of the academy players, you know, like Klopp used to?

I wish I'd stuck a bet on that 2-1 defeat to Brighton that I predicted on Thursday! Just as we all expected, another false dawn.

Straight back to the miserable slow build up and non-existent press.

22 Mar 2026 09:04:22
Victor, come on now, don't embarrass yourself.

Take a breath. Slot can't hurt you unless you let him.

22 Mar 2026 09:21:37
Simple question, and no need for ifs, buts and maybes in your responses:

If Slot wins one of the remaining cups and obtains Champions League football next season (whether finishing Top 5 or winning the CL itself), and then goes on to win the Premier League next season, will you all who have been moaning about him put your hands up and admit you were wrong?

Just a question.

22 Mar 2026 09:30:17
Jonny, can you actually see Slot, with this team, his coaching methods & his playing style, winning another prem title?

No chance!

22 Mar 2026 09:36:11
Jonny No6, please can I get your dealer's number, cos those are some strong drugs and a few of us could do with those rn.

22 Mar 2026 09:41:39
Jonny, if Slot grows an elephant's trunk and uses it to cosh opposing players into a coma before each game so that we win the league, Cup and CL, would you be surprised? I wouldn't even if Jogo is top scorer in the league by May. Stranger things have happened. 🐷 🪽

22 Mar 2026 09:43:32
Mk, three out of the 7 you named, Rio, Trey and Morrison, have also been called up to international duty, so unless we're gonna have Jones, Gomez and Isak practicing their freekicks on Woodman a couple of days off with our next match two weeks away, it's hardly a crime.

22 Mar 2026 09:45:32
"Petethepool", another rose-tinted optimist, are you? What was VV on?

22 Mar 2026 09:55:09
I agree with many. While our spiralling EPL season still has a chance to get something (Champions League spot), I don't think the optics Mr Slot is portraying are appropriate.

Intl break, yes. Should he stay behind with the coaching team and those not travelled to work through things...

Hell yeah!


It's negligence and demonstrates unprofessional behaviour. When things are challenging, you roll your sleeves up and push through it.

22 Mar 2026 09:58:16
If what the Inks have said is true, and he’s leaving in the summer, then he’s going to see his family any chance he can get - his head won’t be in it 100%.

More trips back home and more days off for the players.

Edwards and Hughes are to blame for allowing this to happen.

Keeping him till the summer has resulted in a drop in standards from both the manager and the players.

We have been sleepwalking the last few months, and a change is needed.

22 Mar 2026 10:01:45
We do have coaches who take the training sessions though, don't we?
It's not just Slot running all the training sessions, is it?

I only ask because it seems that some people think the club hibernates when the head coach is not there.



I agree it's a poor look. Don't get me wrong, I'm not satisfied with it, and I'm very angry about yesterday, but the players don't need the head coach present to be training.

22 Mar 2026 10:24:34
Understand what you're saying, Ron, but it's like any job.

If you're required to be in the office working 5 days a week and your boss only comes in for 3, you'll start questioning why you don't get to do the same.

The extra days off this season look to have had an effect, and the standard of fitness has dropped.

The manager leads by example.

22 Mar 2026 10:27:19
It would help if the head coach is around, you know, to help coach. In a crisis, there's all hands on deck, not shooting off when he feels like.

22 Mar 2026 10:47:40
The club should fire him by text and post him any possessions left at Melwood/Anfield.

22 Mar 2026 10:52:05
No, you won't, Bobcat, because he's the boss. You just get on with your job. Seriously, lads, there's 3 senior outfield players and a 3rd choice goalie at Kirkby. Moan when there's a reason. This is not a reason.

{Ed001's Note - so he shouldn't be taking some time to work on other things? Such as having a look at the youth teams, as he has managed to ignore them since arriving, about time he bothered. Your defence of him is becoming embarrassing and just shows how little you understand of the job he is meant to do but can't be arsed because the lazy shite is always pissing off back to Holland. Get rid now.}

22 Mar 2026 10:59:51
No excuses just bin him he is become a monkey on our back save him traveling back from Holland.

22 Mar 2026 11:25:23
Surprised he doesn't just WFH (work from Holland) and manage the games remotely.

22 Mar 2026 11:31:15
The club would have known his situation when they hired him. They hired him anyway. Also, he's gone in the summer, isn't he? Would you be concerned about the youth teams when you're leaving a club in two months? Also, most of the better prospects, like Rio, Trey and Morrison, are away on international duty.

My defense is not embarrassing. I couldn't really give a toss at this stage, I only care about 5th. It's everyone's hunger to slate the guy that is embarrassing, has been for months.

{Ed001's Note - no it is not, he is being paid millions and failing miserably to do his job. The only thing that is embarrassing is some people are too intractable to understand that they are backing a man destroying the club they support. Slot has brought all the slating on himself with his inability to do the job, his arrogance and his lack of work ethic. There are expectations that come with a job like this - putting in time and effort is the first and foremost one and he is not even doing that. If you can't see that, then you are the most blinkered person on earth.}

22 Mar 2026 11:40:37
Maybe he hasn't gone back to Holland. One poster mentioned he was spotted in Manchester airport... plenty of baldies in Manchester... just saying.

22 Mar 2026 12:00:34
Red Reaper - The chap who spotted him took a photo with Slot and uploaded it to Facebook, wsn't a case of mistaken identity.

Florian - Your defence is not just embarrassing, it's moronic. At the very least he should be in with the rest of the coaching staff doing video analysis, trying to figure out what's going on, what's not working, how it could be combated and trying to find a solution to this mess. That's what Klopp would be doing, that's what Ferguson or Mourinho would be doing, that's what any top manager in this situation would be doing. We're teetering on the edge of CL qualification with rivals in better form hot on our heels and the "man in charge" has decided to take yet another week off. He can't even give us his full attention during the single most critical period of the season.

22 Mar 2026 12:08:10
If he isn't sacked during the break, I think it is safe to say we are stuck with him until the end of the season. This is surely the last chance where they will actually make the move that may have some sort of impact and keep us in CL / Top 5.

22 Mar 2026 12:08:54
Ed01 👏 👏 👏

We need a player review type thingy on slot and don't hold back.

Much love

{Ed001's Note - ok, I am trying to do the match review but the sites are too busy to get much done!}

22 Mar 2026 12:32:05
Florian, as one of the biggest pro Slot posters on the site, what makes you think that he is the right guy & should be afforded more time?
Have we seen any signs of improvement in the style of play or results except sporadically?
Yes we've brought in new players, but we were poor from February last year - Sunderland brought in 13 new players & their manager got them up to speed quickly.


Genuinely, I'm interested in what you're seeing that most don't.

22 Mar 2026 12:52:48
If Slot isn't gone this week, then it shows where the club is at in terms of accepting mediocrity.

We are only in the race for a CL place because everyone else is awful, but instead of competing with 2 or 3 teams, we have now allowed Brentford and Everton a look in.

Even Arsenal being 21 points in front of us, they haven't been phenomenal, and have lost 3 times and drawn 7.



Adding together, we've played Palace 3 times and lost 3 times.

We took 1 point from Wolves, Spurs and Brighton.

This doesn't get better with Slot in charge; it simply doesn't. The worst thing for our season was beating Gala, as it's an excuse to give him more time.

22 Mar 2026 12:54:33
Typo: VV is spot on.

22 Mar 2026 13:14:59
I heard a rumour that Florian Musiala is Arne Slot's travel agent.

22 Mar 2026 13:17:45
In the words of Fun Boy 3 and Bananarama 'It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it'. Winning a cup or two is fine, but it won't be achieved in the way we want to see it done. Slot's days are numbered.

22 Mar 2026 13:46:13
As expected, everyone flinging abuse, not one person is prepared to admit, if, and yes a very Big if, but if Slot was somehow able to turn this around and came back with the squad he deserves next season and won the title, not one person has said they would put their hands up and admit they were wrong.

Just goes to show the mindset.

The thing that I think is most worrying is the pure lack of empathy and this blind obnoxious behaviour from some of our own fanbase. Like we have a divine right to win everything.

Klopp wasn't given half the abuse Slot has had and as much as I love Klopp, he made some terrible decisions early on, was woeful the season after winning the league and yes his passion was there, but Slot shouldn't be chastised because of it.

Give him his squad of players and summer of no heartbreak and agony and let's see what he can do. By October, no improvement, then fair enough. But he deserves more respect than he is getting. It is actually a disgrace how quickly people have turned on him. I think if I was in his position, I would jump on a plane and see my family. He is a human being!!!!

{Ed001's Note - when has that idiotic nonsense ever even came up to be admitted? What a ridiculous post, making up complete turdwash to have a dig because you have not got a single solitary good point to make in defence of Slot.}

22 Mar 2026 13:54:34
ED01. A question for you to delay you having to watch the Brighton game again. Do you think a temporary, or new permanent, coach now will have time to regain some dignity for the rest of the season? Or has the damage been done and we should get rid of on principle?

{Ed001's Note - I am writing the review after one watch, I can't sit and watch that again!

There is plenty of time for a temporary coach to give us hope. It doesn't take that long to lift morale and get effort out of players, which is the main issue we face.}

22 Mar 2026 15:02:19
"Would you be concerned about the youth teams when you're leaving a club in two months?"

Yes, I absolutely would be concerned about the youth teams, whether I had a year or a day left on my contract. It's his job. He is being paid. Therefore, he should be giving it his all until the day he leaves.

By giving his all, he should be invested in every facet of the club to eke out anything he can that may give his team the edge.

You are enduring a part-time attitude. The club has had a diabolical season, and that is on the manager.

22 Mar 2026 14:39:03
Ed001 I think you are wasting your time with Florian I don't think he is a Liverpool fan how he backs Slot is like how I backed ten Hag to United fans because I wanted him to stay.
Week after week my feelings have changed for Slot from when he first came and now I don't care about he was the manager for number 20 he has now over taken Rodger's for me as my most hated manager ever to manger the club I could not stand Rodger's but at least he put the effort in Slot is just stealing a living at Liverpool and has no principles what's so ever otherwise he would walk but he just wants that £6m a year without doing the work.


He is a scumbag and only Hughes and Edwards are worse for letting this go on for over a year. In the press conference the other week when he once more gave the players days off so he could fly back home and he admitted last march he was struggling with the job and needed a break to be with his family and he has been on holiday ever since.

{Ed001's Note - scumbag is too far.}

22 Mar 2026 14:39:04
JonnyNo6, wheres the abuse pal? Seriously?? You can share your opinion no problem but when other people respond it's abuse! You sound like somebody's deranged ex-girlfriend mate.

First you demanded everybody respond to your question with "no ifs ands buts or maybes" which was hilariously moronic because your entire question was made up of nothing but ifs ands buts and maybes. How you expected anything other than the responses you got is beyond me.

Now you're saying that from the point at which his position came under question, we'll say November, he should be given 11 months and whatever squad he want's to turn it around?! He was given £450 million worth of top top talent and he's made a complete balls of it. Exactly what part of that says he deserves more time and another half a billion pound to invest? Genuinely interested to know.

And another question for you, what do we do when come October he still fails to prove himself? After we invest a billion quid over 2 years in new players? How exactly do you justify doubling down on a losing hand?

22 Mar 2026 14:42:18
@JonnyNo6,

Like you, I held back from criticizing Slot and felt we should do more to get behind him. However, for several weeks now I've just wanted him gone. The dire football alone is reason enough to want him gone. It's like Hodgson is back in charge. So even if he does win the Champions league, I still don't want him in charge next season, so I'm not going to admit I was wrong if he wins it. I probably was wrong to think we should give him more support.

How about you admit that perhaps you are wrong?

@Ed01, Don't blame you, I wouldn't want to watch half our matches again either!

22 Mar 2026 15:11:36
Jonny No6 sees no-one gave his unhinged hypothetical post a thumbs-up, so gives it another go.

22 Mar 2026 15:15:23
The training ground won't be empty. There'd be some players around, and he could use opportunities to have a closer look at players from the younger groups, like the u23 squad, and work with them.

There are analysts there he could be breaking down match tape with, to work on what went wrong and what needs improvement.

There are coaching staff that he could be making plans with.

No. Our part-time manager gets on the first plane out.

If the team was top of the table and firing on all fronts, then it's not a big deal.

But when the s*** has hit the fan and it's all going wrong, the optics of it are not at all good, and it's that of a coach who couldn't care less.

He should have been sacked straight after the Brighton game, and no amount of handwringing from the usual suspects will change that.

22 Mar 2026 15:04:40
No6 stop talking no2 Klopp did not have much control over the season after we won the league when he was not backed in that summer and we did not add another cb then we lost all are main cb for the season when we was looking like winning the league again till that Everton game.

Then Henderson and Fabinho went out injured. Yet with no cb we still got top 4 that season. If Pickford had not made that horrendous challenge on Virgil we would have still won the league that year because he was that good then he could have carried anyone by his side.

22 Mar 2026 15:27:06
If Slot remains next season, it's more likely the drop off in performance will continue. That's why the only people I know that want Slot to remain at LFC are Utd fans.

22 Mar 2026 15:35:18
I know LFC have been bad and Slot needs to go, but I don't agree with calling him or any future or past manager names.

Also, no offence to the ITKs, I can't see LFC sacking Slot with only 7 League games and with the next rounds of the Cup and CL to play.

22 Mar 2026 15:37:55
Florian, I completely respect you and your opinion - not here to challenge it at all, my only thought is I would not mind Mr Slot slipping off to Holland, as he does, if Liverpool played good football and was having a good season - but the optics are not good, and I really think he and the coaches should be hunkering down together in the intl break to figure this out.



Also, if he knows he's gone, he should still care about results and team performance. Our situation does not reflect well for his career, nor does his ignorance towards our youth players.

I know when things get challenging and extra work is needed in my job, I put in the extra hours to get things done, and done properly.

22 Mar 2026 16:04:07
Are you Arne in disguise, Johnny?

22 Mar 2026 16:15:27
The first team coach coming in to watch the youth teams practice and/or play would give those boys a huge shot of confidence and almost undoubtedly aid in their development. Astounding comment.



I can't imagine much hope is filtering down to them, knowing their peers in the first team squad hardly get a look in. The mental swing from him not giving a toss to actually giving one is huge.

22 Mar 2026 17:30:28
Personally, seeing what damage he's caused to the first team, it's probably for the best he stays away from the youth players.

22 Mar 2026 18:46:46
Johnny No6,
Slot will be in his last season next season.
If he doesn’t get an extension this summer (and it would be negligent to give him one), then I can’t see him staying next season.
Even if he does, he won’t get a big transfer kitty, so there won’t be big squad investment.

I think the writing is on the wall for him.

The players seem to sense it too, as they’re not putting in the required effort.

Mike Gordon needs to sort the situation out. We need a manager, not a head coach, and the manager sets out the targets and the player profile for the recruitment team to work on. Then the manager makes the final call.

We have to get recruitment right.

22 Mar 2026 19:13:17
There is literally no point discussing Slot as an issue with FM chaps. He's entrenched himself so much on the making excuses side of the fence that she can't back away from it. Just don't bother.
And, for whomever it was that said it, nonsense to suggest people wouldn't admit they were wrong. Everyone here supports the club and wanted Slot to do well and turn this round.

But, as the evidence mounted and mounted, it became very clear he either couldn't or wouldn't, hence the opposition to him staying. We don't want him out because we hate him (other than scumbag comment above, that's too far), we want him out to limit the damage we can all see is being done week by week.

22 Mar 2026 21:10:45
Why aren't WDW, Florian, Johnny No6 banned? Even the Eds are saying they're toxic? Looks like Thunderbird2 was cancelled. Thank god. So tired of these trolls. Clearly not LFC fans

22 Mar 2026 23:47:05
What would be the worst that could happen, bringing in an interim now? We lose out on top 4/5, we're heading there already, so why not go for it now?

23 Mar 2026 01:54:59
Pickfordsaurus, starting to think tehy're trolls myself, particularly Florian and Johnny, their posts and comments make absolutely no sense and seem specifically geared towards riling people up, especially FM.

Even people who don't think Slot deserves the sack don;t act like FM on here, they at least admit to shortcomings and are willing to discuss, but FM is so far beyond ignorant that heres just no way he's a LFC fan, you can't actually be that delusional and still be allowed wander the streets.

21 Mar 2026 21:43:56
Bayernspace posted that in the case Bayern do not go through to at least Champions League semis, they might have to sell Olise, "with Liverpool positioned as the clear priority".

And they also want to buy Gakpo, regardless of what happens with Olise, which would be so awesome to have him gone.

21 Mar 2026 22:15:32
Why would Olise want to play for a club not in the Champions League?

21 Mar 2026 22:18:14
I doubt Olise would want to join a team without CL football.

21 Mar 2026 23:17:10
I love how people are assuming we will finish top five and win the CL and the Cup. We won't do any of those things. Madness. That performance today was abject. We now have Neverton, Brighton and Brentford around us. And we have a horror list of fixtures. Good luck with that. Here we go.

22 Mar 2026 01:02:53
I agree that it's a very improbable scenario (actually pure dream material) that we win the CL or the FA Cup, but in spite of how crap we currently are we might finish in the top 5. Not because of anything we will do, but because everyone else around us is a big steaming pile of s*** as well.

Talk about results continuously being favourable for us, just for us to not take advantage, time and time again.

22 Mar 2026 07:10:00
Posting for likes.

22 Mar 2026 07:12:41
We'll get top 5, barely.

22 Mar 2026 08:15:26
We will get top 5, but purely because everyone else pushing for it is also utter trash.

22 Mar 2026 08:20:45
Florian, you're dreaming, mate. Even if we do finish 5th, EPL clubs won't get 5 places this year.

22 Mar 2026 08:39:26
Premier League is almost guaranteed to get 5 Champions League places, Chrisy. Spain are behind us, and their teams are 20 wins or so behind English teams. Not going to happen.

22 Mar 2026 08:48:30
English clubs will get 5 places.

22 Mar 2026 09:03:35
English clubs are nailed on for 5 places.

22 Mar 2026 10:04:06
Why would we want Olise?
He was a lazy player. I doubt he's changed much since he left the Premier League.
He has quality, but he's not a grafter.

We need players with a winning mentality who want to win every battle, not shirkers who look good on Match of the Day.

{Ed025's Note - Semenyo would have been perfect Ron..

22 Mar 2026 12:02:56
Why would progressing to the semis even be the measure by which he makes such a decision?

22 Mar 2026 13:05:11
It's in the tweet, Chewy:
"Internally at Sabener Strasse, a clear and definitive decision has now been reached, and the implications are significant. Failure to reach at least the Champions League semifinals will push Bayern into a financial loss for the current business year, a scenario that, for a club still positioning itself among Europe's elite, crosses into outright reputational damage.

The response has already been mapped out at board level, with the club prepared to correct this through the sale of a marquee asset, and Michael Olise has been identified, internally and without ambiguity, as the centerpiece of that strategy."

22 Mar 2026 14:41:00
Thanks, wzrd. Much appreciated. Not on twatter myself.