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10 May 2026 13:31:37
Liverpool have directly called Real Madrid to ask about Xabi Alonso.

The English club wanted to know about Xabi’s work at Real Madrid, and what Real Madrid’s opinion about him is.

10 May 2026 14:23:41
Don't believe that at all.

10 May 2026 14:26:12
What a pointless phone call that would be. Only a complete and utter moron would bother looking for an opinion from that cesspool. Must be Edwards.

10 May 2026 14:29:44
Hilarious. 🤣

10 May 2026 14:35:13
Course they did... Hola RM, see that manager you binned off in double quick time coz your galactico babies sulked at having to run a bit... What did you think of him really? 🙄 Honestly, I give up.

10 May 2026 14:37:35
Why would anyone care for the opinion of Real Madrid.

10 May 2026 14:38:51
Tripe.

10 May 2026 14:41:17
This genuinely made me laugh. What do you think Real Madrid are likely to tell Liverpool about Xabi, which they already do not know?
Besides, unable to manage the dressing room politics, which I am not sure who could have. He didn't do anything wrong in a short period of time.

10 May 2026 12:15:48
Hi all,

Liverpool remain in talks with Bradley Barcola's agent. You can expect to start seeing a lot more journalist briefings over the next number of days.

10 May 2026 12:50:03
Why would he leave PSG for LFC? Arsenal and Barcelona also interested. Unless his bird is a scouser (not the liver bird), cannot see him choosing LFC over Barca, PSG and Arsenal.

10 May 2026 12:52:59
Thanks for the good information, Victor.

Is Barcola prior to Diomande?

Also, I'm wondering if Alonso is still valid.

10 May 2026 12:56:16
Thanks VG, is Yan Diomande not seen as an option?

10 May 2026 12:57:23
Not mad to sign Barcola, but are we a lesser destination than Arsenal now? And London is a kip before that auld chestnut comes up.

10 May 2026 13:07:03
We need pace on the wings so he would be a good signing.

10 May 2026 13:09:28
It is the manager and project which will attract players, as well as the wage. This rubbish season in isolation has not undermined the previous 10 years. LFC were the number 1 side in Europe for a number of years under Jurgen, and many of the players we are after were kids when that was happening.

This leaves an imprint.

Having said that, I believe Diomande has the higher ceiling.

10 May 2026 13:10:43
The first signing should be a new manager. Despite what Florian says, Slot is 100% to blame for our failures.

10 May 2026 13:29:43
I don't believe Barcola would be instead of Diomande, as Barcola plays predominantly on left & Diomande on right, so it could well be both.

10 May 2026 13:42:37
Not good enough, hope we move on. Thanks for info.

10 May 2026 14:25:04
Ah c'mon now, WD, it's not 100%. 😁

10 May 2026 14:21:07
London is not a kip FM. It's one of the greatest cities in the entire world. It's easy to see why people would be attracted to living there especially if you got loaaaaads o' moneeeey. Even if you don't it's fantastic.

10 May 2026 14:39:49
Did Florian just say, "Are we a lesser option than Arsenal?" They could very well win a double this season and they'll go again next season.

10 May 2026 14:49:26
Didier Deschamps (Slot's replacement) is driving this signing. Similarly, why Jacquet chose us after agreeing to go to Chelsea, and why we will also sign Kolo Muani.

10 May 2026 14:55:44
Arsenal might win a big double, but it doesn't mean they are suddenly an attractive sporting project to a player that has won big titles in style.

Does the potential player want to spend 95-100 minutes playing percentages, getting cheered for winning corners or diving for freekicks?

10 May 2026 11:18:09
Hearing Trippier on 1 year contract to fill the rightback void whilst Bradley recovers.

10 May 2026 12:19:08
Digging in the dregs.

10 May 2026 12:42:59
By the time Bradley recovers he'll be back to being the RB back up option. He's just not good enough or fit often enough, unfortunately.

10 May 2026 12:44:31
Mmm, no thank you.

10 May 2026 12:47:38
His injury record is just as bad.

10 May 2026 12:58:31
A top class robust RB would make such a difference.

10 May 2026 13:31:32
Who would be your ideal right back, I like Livramento & Kayode.

10 May 2026 13:40:48
Calling Bradley out for being injured, like the Spanish fella was never injured.

10 May 2026 13:26:01
He's also a scumbag in his personal life (one of my friends knows an agent who handles a few players at Newcastle)

10 May 2026 13:55:36
Barrell meet scrape

10 May 2026 14:21:35
Agreed FM.

10 May 2026 14:24:52
Regardless of what your or anybody else's opinion is about Trent's departure, SJ, he is, in football terms, absolutely light years ahead of Bradley, Frimpongadingdong and anyone else available for us at RB. He's a player.

10 May 2026 14:36:33
I'm hearing funny voices in my head too. 🤪

10 May 2026 00:12:35
Ed01, would it be possible that VVD could go in summer? I would like him to. I think whatever is going on, he is right bang in the middle of it. His performances all season have been lazy, arrogant and just simply not good enough. Not to mention he is on a massive salary and really old and really not very good anymore.

Any news on him going? I really think it should be the first bit of business we do this summer. Been a great player for us, until he got injured against Everton. Got back to somewhere near his best a few seasons ago. But he has to go in my opinion

{Ed001's Note - I have not heard of any interest in him moving for a fee, nor that we are looking to move him on.}

10 May 2026 08:12:03
Vvd is still one of the best but he ain't capt material n he ain't getting much protection from our mid.

10 May 2026 08:13:46
Thanks Ed. I've had a bit of time to calm down after yesterday but I am still really angry. It just can't go on like this

10 May 2026 08:37:08
On commentary yesterday, they said of any team in top 5 leagues in Europe, Vvd has played the most minutes. Brave achievement at 34-35 years old, imo Vvd least of our problems.

10 May 2026 09:02:12
Be brave, boys, rip the plaster off, let Vvd go, he's not going to get any better at this age.

(Not to say he hasn't been legendary).

10 May 2026 09:04:45
Do you not think we should be seeing more from him, in terms of leadership and even what he says post match? I'm sick of hearing that they are all hurting, then 10 minutes later posting a picture with their Louis Vuitton man bag.

10 May 2026 09:07:40
I am constantly being told that Slot is doing a fantastic job and the club are desperate to keep him, so I am just trying to find someone else to blame... starting with our captain. I don't think people can say he has been good this season.

10 May 2026 09:30:56
Who's telling you that Slot is doing a fantastic job & that they are willing to keep him because I can tell you it's all false & even Stevie Wonder can see that....

10 May 2026 09:43:55
We already need to bring in quite a few players this summer. Plus a new manager.
Replacing VVD would be low down on the priority list for me. He's got another year at the top for me.

10 May 2026 10:04:28
Some people just aren't natural leaders. VVD's character is, mostly, laid back and this natural attitude doesn't sit well when the captain needs to do the unpopular stuff, like getting into his team.

Hendo, Millie had / have it in practical terms - getting stuck into people when the need arises, and Mo does too, in a different way, by setting an example.

There's not really anybody in the current team like that, although I think Dom and Curtis could grow into the role if chosen as captain.



It also has to be remembered that Jurgen was the most messianic manager we've had since Shanks. He 'got' Liverpool, the place and its history and the people and their sense of humour. He had the air of the 'working class' about him - he was a rage manager and also a fan. Slot is a different personality - not his fault - but, in short, he doesn't 'get' it. You either do or you don't - Klopp did and it'll always stay with him. Slot doesn't and he never will.

10 May 2026 10:43:54
So, according to some folks on here this summer, we should get rid of Alisson and Virgil on top of losing Mo and Robbo? What's the sense of that?

10 May 2026 11:05:04
Alisson is one of my favourite all time LFC players. Would never want him to go. VVD has been great mostly, but is casual and sticks out like a sore thumb in a struggling team. Bit like Berbatov and Ozil.

Full of talent but just look casual. I want VVD to improve and be a better leader. I want him to be the so called Aura VVD but this version of him? I think it is completely fine that fans debate this.

10 May 2026 11:20:26
For Virgil to be aura VVD, he needs help. He's 35. He can't be consistently exposed in this way as though he were 28. Like any other player on the pitch, we need to create the conditions for him to do what he does best more, and not have to run around desperately trying to put out fires created by our shape and passive approach out of possession.



We can debate this all you want, but in a year where we are already losing two of our leaders and where there is even talk of Ali leaving, you want to make selling our captain a priority? I mean, I really don't see the sense in that. I'm sorry.

10 May 2026 11:32:23
New manager (get fitness to expected levels and hard work is rewarded, whilst allowing youth to be integrated).

2 pacey wingers (lw/rw) that can actually beat a man with skill and not just the ball in behind.

Another experienced centre half to add to VVD, Konate. Gomez to leave. Should not expect Leoni and Jaquet to be the saviours, they are both still very young and need to develop.

Michael Kayode at right back, the lad is perfect for us. Absolute athlete with great attitude, and doesn’t ever stop running with great positional sense.

If we are to lose Endo, Mac Allister and Jones, 2 quality more defensive minded midfielders. My pick would be Angelo Stiller. Left footer with a more natural defensive mindset, but will still venture forward if opportunity arises.

Happy with Kerkez at left back, but we need someone to give the lad a rest.

Whether that’s Tsimikas or another.

And finally we need another focal point. I would personally go for a false 9 type player if we do seek another. Gakpo isn’t the answer for me. So Salah, Chiesa and Gakpo to leave, with a left and right winger and false 9 to replace Gakpo. Allowing Danns and Wright the opportunity to go play football, maybe one stays to be 3rd choice number 9.

Not naive, I know this probably can’t all be done in one summer, but as a fan this is what I think the team needs going forward.


Another one is the keeper. I’m a big fan of Bart Verbruggen and his ability with his feet for a keeper. Can improve on other aspects of his keeping and I’m sure he will in time as he gets older, but he is brilliant with his distribution. For me he would be the Ali replacement.

That’s definitely 2 summers worth. 👍🏻

10 May 2026 11:37:11
Patrik, do you not think that the passive approach is down to him? I do.

Yesterday we started high up the pitch on the front foot and were well on top. Cucurella got in behind once and VVD dropped 15 yards, which meant we couldn't press anymore and Chelsea took control. At one point they went in behind because Virgil was 3 yards deeper than everyone else, playing everyone onside. That's happened regularly this season.

How many times do we see him making clearances inside our 6 yard box? It happens every game, because he drops so deep he's on top of the keeper.



The defensive line for their goal was a joke. We were so close to the keeper, it didn't give him a chance.

There's no bravery at the back. It's reactive panic rather than holding a line and front foot defending, allowing us to control games.

I love Virgil, he's a legend, but he's been a huge part of our problem this season. Not sure if it's him or the tactics, but something needs to change.

10 May 2026 11:45:26
Utter crap. I'm sick of these internet making speculative comments about players who have been imperious for years, both on and off the pitch, are suddenly a problem.

10 May 2026 12:00:44
I think VVD is still a top defender which I think will be noticeable with a stable partner and better tactics.

If, as it looks, Alisson, Salah and Robertson are all leaving, only a Chelsea minded DOF who wants all kids would get rid of VVD too.



I'm with Frode on this one. VVD is a legend and we need him more than ever next season for, hopefully, a new manager.

10 May 2026 12:06:06
I was a bit angry at time of post and did follow it up with a post saying I had a bit of time to calm down. Look, bottom line is, everyone in the team is responsible for this mess. And don't be using words like "imperious", it just feeds his already massive ego and justifies these types of performances.



Klopp turned average players into world beaters.

Slot turning world class players into donkeys, and been given the most desired players in their positions last summer and turned them all into donkeys too. Not to mention our legacy players are all wanting to leave now too. I include Trent in that list.

10 May 2026 12:20:52
He has to stay, we need a real rb that can stay fit, then possibly a top keeper if Ali goes. We can't be looking to replace Virg, too. His experience will be vital to helping our young cbs develop.

10 May 2026 12:43:49
About to go 35 this summer, and has played more minutes than any other player in Europe. Admittedly, while it hasn't been his best season, he still tops the charts in numerous metrics this season, all while babysitting a liability next to him. Get rid of VVD? Give your head a wobble. Integral to us for the next few seasons.

10 May 2026 12:55:18
What VVD needs, and most of the team, is a better man manager. When Leoni recovers, hopefully he is good enough, so the new man can rest VVD from time to time.

10 May 2026 13:15:37
Vvd is not what he was and it's showing, his leadership and play is nowhere near what it was, he seems to blame everyone else for mistakes but takes no responsibility for his own.

10 May 2026 14:18:14
If Netherlands make it to the quarter final at the World Cup this season, Virgil will have played more than 7000 minutes this season - a career record. He turns 35 this summer.

We should really be halving his minutes to prolong his career into his late-30s like Thiago Silva rather than squeezing every bit of life left out of him.

09 May 2026 21:52:17
The feeling at Liverpool, I can confirm, is in that direction that they want to continue with Arne Slot. Liverpool have not made any contact with any other manager and it’s now May. They never made an approach to Xabi Alonso this year despite reports. (FabrizioRomano).

09 May 2026 22:26:01
Romano won't report on anything until it's actually happened these days.

We'll get the "here we go" for a new manager from him 20 minutes into the presser unveiling him.

09 May 2026 22:27:35
Depressing if they want to continue with him. It's not going to improve. It's just a repeat of Bodgers.

09 May 2026 22:33:21
The leaks have been plugged, now they are throwing out tonnes of mixed signals to confuse everyone.
Because you can't stop a target's entourage from talking, other tactics have to be employed.

09 May 2026 22:37:56
They haven't offered him a new contract, to me, that's a huge red flag for the board, pretty much saying they don't have any confidence in him.

If they were convinced he was the right man and wanted him to continue, surely they would be extending his contract as a show of backing him.

09 May 2026 22:26:07
You are posting that bs on here knowing his reputation?

09 May 2026 22:46:07
At this rate, Konate will get the manager contract and Slot will be our new Centre Back. I would give it a go and see what wild Ibou can do on the sidelines.

09 May 2026 23:00:29
I think Alonso is the man, I think people are starting to forget the scale of winning a team its first ever title unbeaten in your first full season. His results at Madrid were good too, on course for 92 points in the league, but I'm starting to gravitate towards Hoeness.

The style of football suits us more, and look at the numbers he gets out of his forwards.

Undav, 115 games, 85 G/A.
Demirovic, 85 games, 40 G/A.
Guirassy, 56 games, 47 G/A.
Woltemade, 36 games, 21 G/A.

Our strikers hardly touch the ball in the current setup.

09 May 2026 23:01:36
It took Gakpo 41 minutes to have a touch of the ball today.
The system is broken, and that is on the manager.

09 May 2026 23:10:38
Well, if this is true, John W. Henry is an absolute hypocrite, he recently emphasised that Fenway Sports Group (FSG) would not "settle for mediocrity" ... Well, John, you have done for the past six to ten months, and if you continue with Slot you will regress even further than you currently are!

Farcical, both on and off the pitch!

09 May 2026 23:22:33
In fairness to Romano, if he's posting it I'd say it's true as of now. And if it is true that they haven't contacted anyone by now, I don't think they will.

09 May 2026 23:31:55
It's my sense too that they will keep him.

Simply due to negligence.

And then next season, he will be sacked when the realization dawns that he is not up to it.

Unless Arne knows privately that
A. The fitness levels are a joke.
B. The intensity levels in getting the ball back are a joke.
C. The creativity is a joke.
D. The desire to attack and score goals is a joke.
E. The pace of the play is a joke.
F. The physicality of the team due to fitness levels is a joke.

This season is the absolute definition of anti football.

The main problem I have is some of the above are incredibly basic. It's utterly bizarre he has not been able to fix some of these mid season.

This season in particular is one of the worst managerial performances I can remember.

I take the personal pride issue with players where they should step up regardless. Ie. Szoboszlai.

In no way, shape or form do I agree that the issues are not tactical and stemming from training regimes.

These players are capable of far more intensity. The exact same midfield played with intensity in the early part of last season. Now all of a sudden they can't. Wirtz had some of the best pressing numbers in Germany as did Ekitike. Now incapable. Gakpo can press well. Truth is, they are not at their fitness peak and tactically, they are not pressing as a team because Slot has other ideas. The lack of intensity is all Slot.

He first needs to admit he got absolutely everything wrong this season.

Unless he thinks completely different to what he says in press conferences, we will be in a bad place next season under him regardless of who we buy.

I know managers don't give all their thoughts in media, but I mean his thought process needs to be 100 percent different to what comes out in press conferences.

I well and truly hope he gets sacked because in my book, it would only be delaying the inevitable to keep him.

09 May 2026 23:49:38
I wouldn't listen to anything now, while we still got a chance to qualify for Champs League, no decision will be made, or if it's already made we won't hear about it until the season is over.

09 May 2026 23:58:57
Seems to me he rode on the coattails of the physical resilience JK had built up over the years, with a twist of tactical moves that worked last year and reaped the benefits.

Once that resilience was lost (and this observation is based on interviews with James Milner amongst others, who relate the hamstring injuries suffered to begin with in JK's reign and subsequent focus on fitness vs the recent training Arne's tactical proficiency), it was exposed when the going was tough as a result of his move away from that physical capability.



In short, he's out of his league tactically and technically. It's not the Dutch league, it's several levels above.

09 May 2026 23:59:29
100 per cent, Davey. Also, Florian, I am starting to suspect you just say things on here to get a reaction, whether it is positive or not. You are entitled to your opinion, but it is strange how your opinion is always the polar opposite of whatever the topic is.

10 May 2026 00:36:41
Avitohyes, exactly this. Slot is going to be a pub quiz anomoly. He is a Dutch league level coach.

10 May 2026 00:49:14
Inbeta, I said what the truth is. Romano doesn't have to go out on a limb and so he doesn't. You don't like wat I said, so you tell yourself it's to get a reaction. That's life, you're not gonna like everything you hear.

10 May 2026 07:00:03
At the same time, Florian, not everything posted online is true... So, if you believe that twit, all the best to you.

10 May 2026 07:35:04
That's not even a Romano post, it's by Liverpool Lookout (who I've not even heard of).

It looks like a fan account tbh.

I think I'll listen to more trustworthy sources, thanks.

10 May 2026 07:44:41
Slot has been a lame duck for months, once the players knew that, this team never stood a chance. Elite sport means that even if the team is 1% off its game, you will struggle and this team is now ~20% off its game, and the players are now tarnished too. And this is why the higher ups should've dispensed with his services months ago and got a caretaker in, but FSG are s***-scared of people with a powerful connection with the fans (Dalglish, Gerrard & Klopp).

These cowardly choices should result in us finishing outside the UCL places, but it looks like we'll just sneak it.

10 May 2026 07:48:12
It's not that I don't like what you said Florian, I have just noticed you like to argue with everyone on the site. You've been "slot in" and probably still are. That's fine if you are but also a bit strange if you care about the club. I don't know, maybe you like watching terrible football, losing every week and fighting with other fans. If that is your thing, then I guess Slot should stay.

He's been terrible and no matter what anyone says on here, you will say the opposite to either start fight or get some attention

10 May 2026 08:18:16
I fully appreciate that it is a difficult choice when it comes to changing a manager, especially one who won the league last season. I certainly don’t want to become a club that changes the manager after a few poor results.
However, the simple fact is that the league was won by players that were already here, with a clear identity & pattern of play that Arne came in & tweaked slightly & it was very successfully done. But, the longer he’s been here, the more we moved away from that philosophy, the worse we’ve become. Now, ok, if you want to change styles, that’s fine, but the style we’ve morphed into is not something that any Liverpool fan should be happy with & the results have been just as bad. Thankfully clubs around us are poor too.

If we could see some green shoots of some kind of improvement, then maybe we’d say ok, progress being made, we’ll give him another season…..but there simply haven’t been anything to suggest it.
He’s not going to change, that’s clear, & his methods of training are having an adverse effect, & I have no idea what our identity is now.
By some fortunate occurrence, there’s a few good options out there & available this summer - if the club don’t move now, it will be too late by the time we get to November & then sack him after a poor start again.
Surely those in charge are not blind to what they are seeing on the pitch, the feedback that we’re getting from the established players & discontent from the fans.

10 May 2026 11:14:37
I become more convinced by the day that nobody knows what's going on.

For our own sanity, I think we should just wait and see, there's not long left to wait.

10 May 2026 12:50:59
Inbeta, I've probably been "caring" about the club since before you were a distant twinkle in your mother's eye. It's only certain posters I "fight" with, even though I do class as a discussion, what some would class as an argument. Most of the people on the site I'm fine having a conversation with, because they are open to other opinions apart from their own.

TBH I'm past arguing anyway, this season it's been a long one. I'm going to enjoy our last two games and look forward to what the club do in the summer.

10 May 2026 12:53:53
Agree 100%, Fornax. We will know what the club are doing when they announce it. No point worrying about it till then.

09 May 2026 18:43:59.
Right just had a catch-up with Hughes waxer. I told him before I didn't want anymore info off him, as I was worried he was feeding me bull and the last thing I wanted to do was lie to anyone or get abuse if wrong. But as many of you said, it's a rumours site whether it's right or wrong.

Anyway, we had a long conversation and after some apologising from me, the Waxer still believes Alonso will be joining, but maybe not already signed as previously believed.

He admits he thinks Alonso has had conversations with Chelsea, but these were just testing the waters rather than full agreements, as he wanted to see what was happening at Liverpool as that's where he wants to be.



He wasn't willing to sign anything until the end of the season.

But news is now negotiations are full throttle.

The club have sounded out a couple of other managers as well as TheFields said Hoeness; Xavi is another.

Again, not sure where he gets his info; he won't tell me. But he's starting to lean into the Hughes's waxer persona, but just passing it on.

09 May 2026 18:58:29
Xavi Hernandez? No thanks.

09 May 2026 19:06:56
Xavi could probably do a better job in our midfield, playing let alone managing.

Extreme nonsense for sure, but that's where I am.

09 May 2026 19:59:07
Not really MightyR3d, I would happily replace MacA with a cardboard but out and replace Wirtz with present day Jan Molby.

09 May 2026 22:11:50
Slot has made pretty much every player worse.

09 May 2026 22:51:29
Slots football has been dreadful since the turn of last year, when the Klopp effect had worn off. We were lucky we were so far ahead and everyone else was so bad.

This season has been painful to watch! The sooner the bald fraud is gone the better.

09 May 2026 17:39:45
I’ve read some calls here.

But,
I’m very tight with friend who work at Chelsea and the conversations are that they have Alonso in the bag !!

09 May 2026 17:59:57
Did he sign him, did he?

09 May 2026 18:00:54
One phone call and Alonso will be out of that bag soon enough.

We're in a mess, but Chelsea is a whole other kettle of fish.

Having said that, if it meant we got Iraola, I can deal with it. Still think he is the better of the two.

09 May 2026 18:18:07
If we let Alonso go to Chelsea when he's available and we're in the mess we're in, that is unforgivable negligence.

09 May 2026 18:26:25
Agreed, VV. But it'll be in common with the other choices made this season.

09 May 2026 18:26:53
Sounds like Semenyo and Guehi all over again VV...

09 May 2026 18:27:11
The sooner this season is over and posts like this stop the better, in my opinion. Of course, if you like these needy posts then enjoy.

09 May 2026 18:27:48
Alonso will not choose Chelsea after the RM experience.

09 May 2026 18:35:27
It's odd that the people responsible for replacing Slot also need replacing. Richard Hughes has been a massive failure and I would not trust him to get a single thing correct.
And it would be just like him to get so close to making a deal happen, to then have it inexplicably fall apart in the last hour and our target heads somewhere else.

It's almost his signature move.

09 May 2026 20:16:38
I am hearing Iraola to Chelsea, Alonso to Chelsea. Both of them to Liverpool. Iraola to Madrid, Iraola to Palace, Hoeness to Liverpool. Slot to stay and get a statue made for fifth place and 18 losses. Truth is, no one knows what is going on.

Hearing Edwards is going, hearing he is staying, hearing Hughes is going, then hearing both are going. Hearing none of them are going and the big computer thing they use is bust, and is spouting skewed data, saying Slot is the best manager ever, and on course to win everything and give him an extension.



I think the club will look at Alonso, but I also think they will look at other managers, but I also think they might leave it too late and some might go to Chelsea or Madrid or, indeed, Palace or United, if they are desperate. For me, my heart says Alonso, but I like Gerrard, I would hate for a spell on the sidelines at Liverpool to ruin his legacy because he was one of my favourite all time reds.

If anyone knows what is actually going on, please feel free to update the page please. Can we all agree now though that Slot is a goner?

09 May 2026 21:01:56
I know a couple of longtime Palace season ticket holders, one knows Glasner a little bit, and he tells me that Iraola signing for Palace is closer than I think, especially if they qualify for Europa League. His family will be happier in London, is the belief.

09 May 2026 22:34:10
No way Alonso goes to Chelsea. No way any decent manager in their right mind goes to Chelsea. They are a bin fire of a club, it would be career suicide.

10 May 2026 07:49:53
I'm fed up getting my hopes up, only to read later is false info. If it's the club's intention to stop leaks by dropping Rubish info, they are doing a great job. I can not believe XA would join Chelsea!! Basket case club run by people that really don't know football. Wait!!!? Think I just accidentally described us.

09 May 2026 16:41:01
Moves are being made behind the scenes, I don't know the specifics but I do know it's the end of Slot.

I believe it will be Alonso or Hoeness.

09 May 2026 16:53:32
Is this today or in the summer, I'm confused?

09 May 2026 16:53:37
Sack all 3 of them. They're driving our Club off a cliff.

Disgrace, it's taken this long, absolutely disgusting.

09 May 2026 16:53:54
Slot now making excuses about the booing too. It's so funny. Like a really bad soap opera. Can he not just admit the team were awful.

09 May 2026 16:57:46
Thank you, Fields, do you mean he's gone at the end of the season or could we possibly expect someone else in the dugout against Villa Friday?

09 May 2026 17:00:05
Cheers, TheFields.

09 May 2026 17:01:09
Thx Fields.

Glad to hear from you.

Surely they can't risk the last game at Anfield being anything other than positive?! They can't risk a potential toxic atmosphere.

Mo and Robbos last game before a send off ...
I assume suits will all be attending too ...

Just seems unnecessary if he was going at end of season anyway.

09 May 2026 17:04:31
Let's hope it's immediate, we need 1 win.

09 May 2026 17:07:52
Please tell me it will be sooner rather than later...

09 May 2026 17:07:55
Thanks be to God.

09 May 2026 17:19:40
Amen to that, SG. 🙏 Thanks a million, Thefields, hopefully we will all be put out of our misery really soon. The Town not doing well at all, SG, but we will keep the faith, brother. 🫡

09 May 2026 17:22:48
Edwards has a face to save, since he has been running the show. The title bought them all a lot of credit, whilst this season has diminished some of that, largely because not one signing has proven themselves worthy as yet and Isak looks like a misfit.



The next phase is as important as it was when Jurgen joined. FSG: who is chosen as manager (longer term tenure in mind), which players are signed and who follows Edwards and Hughes when they leave.

09 May 2026 17:34:11
Cheers, worried the replacements will be more of the same though.

Alonso plays more like Slot and both are new to the Premier League.

09 May 2026 17:35:16
Keep the faith is right, Bazza! It's only a blip!!!!. 💥🥳

09 May 2026 17:36:02
You're on the money, FSW.

09 May 2026 17:50:43
The more I think about it, the more I am leaning towards Hoeness. It's hard cause I love Alonso, and it would be like a homecoming. But my head is saying Hoeness, as from what I have heard, he is more like Klopp, and we need to return to the chaos football.

09 May 2026 17:56:21
Ron, Alonso in no way plays like Slot. The only argument you can make is that both strive to play possession-based football. Alonso plays high pressing, tactical driven, and overloading on the wide. I'm not saying Alonso will be the second coming, but don't talk crap.

09 May 2026 18:08:25
By the time we start next season, who in the squad would have ever even played Klopp-like chaos football, though? Does it even suit these players?

09 May 2026 18:15:18
Cheers, Thefields. Long overdue.

09 May 2026 18:20:56
It'll suit them alright, FM. Professional players want to play at the highest levels, the biggest games, they want the trophies. To get that, they need to be fit and firing and in a cohesive team and club. They'll welcome it with open arms. Just look at the statement Salah made recently. He no more wants this rubbish than any of the rest of us.

09 May 2026 18:27:41
Ron, I think the fact that Alonso was actually one of the top midfielders in the Premier League for 5 years might just count towards experience. Claiming he's "new to the league" is pretty wild.

09 May 2026 18:30:07
Good owners would look at the entire leadership of LFC. Is this just a Slot problem, or should more be given their marching orders?

09 May 2026 18:34:14
Threw away a whole season for nothing. He should have been gone after the United loss at Anfield. Salah will go score 25 for someone else next season.

09 May 2026 18:35:32
17 years out of the Premier League counts as new to me, especially as he has never coached or managed in the Premier League.
Even Slot's Liverpool outplayed his Madrid.

09 May 2026 18:39:42
They are playing at the highest level, Shanks, in the biggest games. The point is, I've heard it said multiple times here about the style and the players suiting styles. Are we just assuming Klopp-like chaos football suits these because we love Jurgen and his football, and it worked for him here.

Just saying, nearly everyone that played it under Jurgen will be gone from this summer, and some, like Gravenberch, it didn't seem to suit at all. I think we will have to bring in players suited to that style because Wirtz, Hugo, Isak, etc. certainly aren't.

09 May 2026 18:48:12
If I had to choose, I'd go for Hoeness, but both are a gamble lad's.

09 May 2026 18:48:13
Iraola gets given players and he coaches them to fit his system (of aggressive attacking football).

09 May 2026 19:02:53
Alonso is strict on professionalism, diet, body fat levels, preventative gym work, recovery routines, he demands full intensity in training drills. He demands at a minimum peak fitness, recovery and strength. (As with Klopp, missing with Slot. We haven’t seen the full potential of an Alonso team, but we know at BL they bought into it, and won the league unbeaten. As the RM egos threw their toys out the pram for being asked to be professional and work hard on and off the pitch, Alonso had no chance, that's RM's loss.

Alonso played in the prem for 5 years, has had 6 months watching the current prem, he loves the club, the city, he understands the club, the fans, the city, he will give and demand 100%………as a CV for the next a Liverpool manager? It has to be.

09 May 2026 19:13:59
I'd go for Alonso every day myself, Eddie. I'm led to believe Hoeness plays early Jurgen style of football. We haven't played that since the 21-22 season, so it's of no advantage in terms of him getting the job with this current squad as far as I'm concerned.

Xabi has the much better managerial career, so for me, if it's a choice of the 2, it's Xabi all day long.

09 May 2026 19:16:49
Well said, Eddie74. 100% facts.

Florian, I agree, I've been making that point for a while. Currently Dom and Kerkez are the only 2 really capable of that intense style of football. That could change if we move for the right targets this summer, but for now I have concerns.



Ron, tell me, how is anybody going to get the likes of Isak, Ekitike or Frimpong to play heavy metal football when they can't even stay fit playing reggaeball?

09 May 2026 19:41:25
I'd add Bradley to that, Chewy (if he could ever stay fit) Virg maybe, but he wouldnt be able to hold a line on the halfway line anymore like he could when he was an absolute flyer.

We dont know yet about Leoni/Jaquet, but everyone else? Not so sure. Klopp came into people like Hendo, Millie, Lallana, Firmino, Moreno, Clyne. People way more suited to that style.

09 May 2026 20:19:52
Well, Alonso's teams play a similar style to Slotball.

I'm hoping for a more entertaining style than more Slotball with fitter players.

09 May 2026 20:48:17
By your logic, Ron, we should look at PSV manager then. They completely demolished and outplayed us at Anfield. Or pretty much most of the PL clubs' managers, as we've been outplayed a lot of times this season.

09 May 2026 21:13:48
That's not my logic. My logic is I want a change of football style.
I don't want slow ponderous tippy-tappy football.
I want entertaining attacking football.

Which is why I have no enthusiasm for Alonso as manager. He's more of the same and most fans are fed up of it.

09 May 2026 21:44:39
Leverkeusen did not play tips tappy football. That comment is a pile of steaming horseSlot.

09 May 2026 21:54:00
For those asking, I've not got a scooby about when it's going to happen. I can't see it being before Villa tho.

09 May 2026 21:58:52
We need to stop pining after Klopp and preferring a potential manager because he's more like Klopp.

Klopp is gone. Get over it. Klopp football is gone. Get over it.

Whoever joins next, they will not be Klopp. They will not be anything like Klopp and the team won't play like Klopp's teams did.

Klopp is a unicorn, he's unique. We will never have another manager like him, but that doesn't mean we can't be successful.

I think a lot of the angst I'm seeing is just because people miss Klopp. He's gone, guys, and he's not coming back. You'd better get used to it.

09 May 2026 22:27:22
StEtienneAmen, believe what you want mate, but Alonso does not play aggressive attacking football. He plays slow, patient build-up football - like Slot.

Plus, the Bundesliga is not quite as intense as the Premier League.

There is more time on the ball and more space.
This suits slow build-up technical football, but the Premier League is not like that. Wirtz has struggled to get the pace of the Premier League, it's physically intense.

09 May 2026 22:35:41
Agreed, SAaJ.

09 May 2026 15:01:29
Liverpool will sack Slot as planned. A replacement is actively being sourced.

Ta.

09 May 2026 15:10:30
Slowest, most boring football of all time. Never seen anything like it.

09 May 2026 15:10:42
Fantastic, I'm sure most LFC fans will happily contribute if a go fund me page was opened up to help pay compensation & flight back to Holland.

09 May 2026 15:11:27
Hooray - today we were utter toilet. We made a terrible Chelsea team look good. He's So out of his depth. We are a misery to watch nowadays. So so sad to see...

09 May 2026 15:12:24
I so hope you are right, Carra. I really really hope you are right. I can't watch this slow nonsense again next season.

09 May 2026 15:13:00
Cheers Carra, good to hear from you mate. Any ideas of likely replacements?

09 May 2026 15:14:50
Thanks, Carra.
All the boos again today make it abundantly clear that there is just no way this man can continue at the club.
It's getting really really toxic.

Fingers crossed for Alonso, with Hughes and Edwards f****** off too.

09 May 2026 15:14:53
Can I ask a question?
Which player did we utilise today at right back.
Cucerella looked like prime Ronaldo.

09 May 2026 15:15:45
Cheers Carra,
It can't come soon enough!! To be honest, it was silly keeping him this long, it's absolutely shocking!! Big summer again, a fair few leaving, and will need replacing, that's another worry!! I don't think they'll have the funds to do it.

You could possibly be looking at a need for 5-7 players to improve that team/squad. People leaving the game really handy today... Cheers Carra.

09 May 2026 15:16:07
Lovely.

09 May 2026 15:17:29
Thanks, Carra. Really hope you're right. Booing at the final whistle has got to be the final straw. There is no way he can be Liverpool Manager next season.

09 May 2026 15:17:43
Cheers, Carra. This has to end now.

09 May 2026 15:18:40
Thank goodness.
This is disgraceful and simply cannot continue.

09 May 2026 15:19:09
Hope you're right, Carra.

Can't come soon enough!

09 May 2026 15:19:41
Can't they just get Mickey Mouse for the last two games of the season, so the Roland Rat does not mess up our Champions League qualification.

09 May 2026 15:21:03
Say tonight please...

Thx Carra.

Got to say... Boos at Anfield were telling.

Fight has even been sucked from the fans, as I think there was more noise during an empty COVID game... How can someone take the most daunting place to come in the league and flip it to... if you need a result... come help yourself...

09 May 2026 15:21:32
Best news I'll hear all weekend. Has the fan reaction today had an impact? I think, once our fans start booing, it is not a good sign for the manager.

09 May 2026 15:21:51
Thank God, because Anfield is a playground, that no matter how crap you're doing, you'll get points.

09 May 2026 15:26:16
Should have happened in November, but better late than never.

09 May 2026 15:27:41
If the manager is being changed, surely it has to be Alonso.

09 May 2026 15:28:23
Thanks Carra,

To be honest I'm struggling to keep up.
Maybe we need a summary post of the latest ITK posts.

09 May 2026 15:30:56
That's the stuff, Carra!

09 May 2026 15:31:59
Would be great if it was tonight, can't watch this crap anymore. So fed up of seeing us play this way.

09 May 2026 15:32:49
Made my day.

09 May 2026 15:36:41
Tbf, it takes some doing to make that Chelsea side look decent. And Slot did a great job of it today. Sack him immediately!!

09 May 2026 15:39:42
Cheers, Carra

With all the data analysis and forward planning we seem to be so proud of doing, I can't believe they haven't sounded out a replacement yet.

09 May 2026 15:42:24
Hopefully do it today.

09 May 2026 15:44:21
Cheers, Carra.

09 May 2026 15:53:45
Thanks, Carra. Much needed information after that display.

09 May 2026 15:57:41
Thank Fowler for that.

09 May 2026 16:06:04
The best managers and coaches stamp their mark upon a squad, regardless of availability. Everyone knows the plan and everyone pulls in the same direction.

09 May 2026 16:09:55
Is right, Carra.

09 May 2026 16:12:44
Carra, is this because of today's game or, as you stated, decision was made before Xmas?

09 May 2026 16:13:39
Mrs Slot is moving out, Mrs Enrique is moving into Mrs Slot's home, her husband, Luis Enrique, has a gentleman's agreement with Man Utd to be ratified after the UCL final win to be their next "Manager".

Luis's decision was that LFC are no longer a big club, going downhill rapidly and their stingy owners FSG have no ambition or interest in the team.

He also, like Amorim, will not work "under" any director of football, or anyone who chooses his players, particularly Edwards who has never played Professional Future in his life.

That is an absolute must to be the Manager of the Club, he is in his opinion not a Head Coach, he regards that as an insult, he will not become a "Yes" man under any circumstances, he runs the whole show from top to bottom just like Shankly, Paisley and Fagan.



Fancy winning the UCL again with PSG and going to a club who are now winning the race to the bottom quite handsomely!

Amorim and Iraola are the only two he fears the most. Either of them, for me, particularly Amorim. Just look at what he did to Man Utd; they would have gone down last year with anyone else. He cleared all the dross out in only 14 months, his team has overtaken us quite easily.

Enrique now inherits a club, as Amorim has paved the way! Such like Shankly did for Paisley, Fagan etc., you sort the "Club" out first, the actual playing team is the icing on the cake!

Shankly, Clough, Ferguson all sorted the mess in the Club out first. The glory days are after this has been done, firstly.

Liverpool Football Club is in complete disarray!

09 May 2026 16:34:48
At the game today. Woeful. Good start then bang!!! Slot takes Rio off, but brings Isak on??? Can't follow anything he is doing. Has to go. Booing at the subs, booing at the end. Terrible.

09 May 2026 16:36:06
Ron, from recent memory, Carra, ViktorGoddamn, Cafu and RobboLFC have all said Slot is out or such and such replacement is being considered (which amounts to the same thing).

09 May 2026 16:38:53
Unless Carra is actually John Henery, why's everyone getting so excited??

09 May 2026 16:39:30
007, Mrs Slot's house has always been in the Netherlands.

09 May 2026 16:44:05
Arne said after the game, he's convinced next season will be better, and he strongly inferred he'll be part of it and is planning our summer business. Something is not right here. No indication at all that he's homesick etc and close to giving up.

09 May 2026 17:02:10
Cheers, Carra, I hope you're right. I'm glad I skipped the game today to nip out.

09 May 2026 17:08:40
Thanks be to God 2.0.

09 May 2026 17:17:11
Just read that's the first league game this season that Chelsea gave out-ran their opponents. That's how poor we've become.

09 May 2026 17:25:43
I would support removing him now, but can't see it happening until after the season, if at all. I respect the ITKs and certainly believe they relay the information they get from their sources when they get it, but we've been hearing this all season. I don't see the point of removing Slot with 2 matches left.

I suppose we shall see.

09 May 2026 17:38:39
Lesson: stay off Dutch managers!

I hope this clown is the last. He makes me pluck my hairs and I'm clean bald🤣

09 May 2026 18:07:04
Anfield is always quiet with the exception of the derby, Utd, Champions League etc, so nothing new there. Day trippers need to go, and local kids should be given the tickets.

09 May 2026 18:16:32
Cheers, Carra.

09 May 2026 19:03:13
Thanks Carra, appreciate your views, but Liverpool aren't sacking Slot, but luckily he wants to leave and Liverpool will pay him off.

09 May 2026 20:18:20
He brought us no 20 and we told him to f*** off. 🤭 🤭 🤭

09 May 2026 23:00:46
Fingers and everything else crossed, this clown is sacked ASAP.

I can't see any benefit in keeping the idiot for another day. He is clearly massively out of his depth and has no idea what he is doing or what to do.

I'd sack him immediately and get Woy or Brenda until the end of the season we are that bad!!

09 May 2026 23:49:57
I really hope so. Thanks Carra.