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04 Apr 2026 19:41:31
When can the demise of a club become a significant concern?

I’m looking at us now through the brilliant moments of last seasons title win and a club it seemed in total harmony. Players and staff alike all seemed to be on the same page and it wouldn’t have been an exaggeration to see the scenario as Slot being a modern day Paisley to Klopp's Shankley?

A transfer window that got everyone thinking we could extend our title win to a good few seasons of domination and the hope that the players could take their grief from Dioga’s passing into a real mentality and win more trophies in his memory - something that would of been so much more fitting to what we’ve eventually witnessed!

The drop off and demise this season has been extraordinary! Players' fitness totally and disgracefully neglected, their winning mindset cultivated by Klopp totally wiped out and now we have not just a starting 11 but a squad on a gigantic spiral of decline.

Good players going south, New players stifled and attitudes questionable?

I’ve a mate through my work who’s a mad keen Spurs fan - under Poch they were convinced they were on the cusp of winning something but regardless of that they had a squad togetherness, a style of play that was in keeping with their attacking beliefs and a young squad that played for him! Their demise is sad but not surprising given how badly they were and have been run on and off the pitch. The cancer in that club had taken over and now they’re relegation fodder!

In my opinion (and it’s my opinion) I just hope we make and get the next call right for the club in whoever takes us into next season. A clear out is needed of a number of players and good recruitment imperative in positions that have been terribly neglected.

Just hope we’re not another Spurs?!

04 Apr 2026 19:29:06
Edwards and Hughes would rather see Liverpool faul spectacularly this season, rather than sack Arne Slot before then. Absolute pair of cowards.

04 Apr 2026 19:04:06
I've been a long-time reader but rarely post. After today, though, I wanted to share my perspective.

The club seems to have failed to create a joined-up vision for how we want to play. The summer signings are good players, but they don't appear suited to how Slot wants his team to play.

Personally, I don't understand why a side that was performing so well needed such a significant overhaul in either players or tactics. It felt like it only needed a couple of additions and a couple of departures.

Instead, Slot has been left with a poorly balanced squad that is lacking in key areas.

The Jota tragedy will have been difficult for both the players and the club, and that shouldn't be overlooked.

Ultimately, though, people have to be judged on their specific responsibilities.

Slot needs to motivate the players and find a system that works with what he has. I also believe he should help shape the club's overarching strategy — and in that regard, he has fallen short.

Hughes was brought in to sign top players who fit that strategy, but instead it feels like recruitment has been handled like a game of Football Manager.

Edwards has allowed all of this to happen.

So, in my view, all three have fallen short.

I don't have the answers — and that's always harder than pointing out the problems. As a fan, though, all I really want is a cohesive club, with players who are playing for the shirt. At the moment, we're getting neither.

It may be time for Slot to go, but there's little point in making that change unless the wider structural issues are addressed as well.

04 Apr 2026 19:25:36
Good post.
Seems to be a disconnect between what we put on the pitch and our overall "strategy".

That, for me, is why getting rid of Slot only is not a fix. Because all those involved are culpable.

04 Apr 2026 19:32:17
Slot drained all our bench and youth players of all confidence, and us as fans confident in them by refusing to play them. What a s****y thing to do, he needs to leave now.

04 Apr 2026 19:37:51
A good starting point would be someone ringing Slot tonight and telling him to do one.

04 Apr 2026 19:39:31
Didn't see the game as I had a family occasion to attend and there was no way I was gonna forgo that to waste 2 hours on an LFC game under this feckless manager, for I knew from jump, I was never getting back.

Edwars and Huges allowed this to happen cos they made it about themselves, pure and simple. The manager has been failing from the off this season, but they literally came out to support this manager while he was struggling and failing cos again, they made it about themselves.

Screw the club, the fans and our ambitions.


They told us to, "Suck it up. We back this manager and all his nonsense and we ain't changing. Do your worst". That was it for me. I guess, this is what you get when you have mates running the show. No accountability nor consequences. Instead, they continuously rewarded bad behavior till this day. Slot ain't the issue no mere. Those two enabling clown are.

04 Apr 2026 19:51:29
Winning the league their first season in charge was the worst thing that could happen. All 3 got way too cocky and decided that they knew what was best individually, forgetting that Liverpool is a team effort. The situation's untenable, all 3 need to go as soon as the season's over, otherwise the players will start looking for a move, Macca and Konate have 1 foot out the door, Dom and Ekitike must be on everyone's radar, plenty of clubs would love to pick up Isak on the cheap.

We're heading for disaster if this doesn't get sorted asap.

04 Apr 2026 20:02:10
Oli, you miss every week, mate.

Supporting a super successful club on the TV from thousands of miles away is a choice not a lifestyle.

04 Apr 2026 18:51:00.
First game in years I chose to skip because I didn't think it'd be worth getting up at 430am to watch slotball lead to another loss.

Still fuming at our club after seeing the result. Embarrassing. How is slot still here? I've been saying it since December, but he's now doing long term damage to the fitness and mentality of our players. Why let him dig such a deep hole for our next manager to have to pull the team out of? It's disgusting and unforgivable.



I'm really at a loss for words with how angry I am that this entire season is being wasted and our trajectory is now downward. Even if we get a new manager this summer, with the wasted time on the WC, it's going to be a miracle to get this team fit and ready for next season now.

04 Apr 2026 19:12:23
Snuggle, you must be West Coast US/Can like me. Same, I used to never miss an early match. Apathy has been my dominant emotion since November.



If we compare this to the 7 stages of an empire, I think it's fair to say that this season began in stage 5 w Arne's "Age of Intellect." We quickly moved on to the "Age of Decadence" and the last few months firmly into the "Age of Decline and Collapse."

Hopefully August will see yet another "Age of Pioneers and Conquest."

04 Apr 2026 19:15:44
I gotta wonder how many of our players would jump at a move in the summer if wages were matched elsewhere.

04 Apr 2026 19:42:05
@Snuggle, like you, I could have watched the game, but I had a get together with ly fam and other friends and I chose that over going to my local (it wasn't on BBC) and have absolutely no regrets.

04 Apr 2026 19:53:12
Jimjim, if Slot stays I'd bet all of them.