Liverpool banter 10

11 Feb 2026 10:20:13
Can Frank crank the merry go round?

Slot to Spurs, Alonso to us?

11 Feb 2026 12:59:08
It will make his weekend trips to Holland a little shorter.

11 Feb 2026 13:04:50
Where's Frank going or did he just fall off the merry go round?

I guess for the merry go round, he is heading to real Madrid. Nice.

11 Feb 2026 13:11:03
The way slot has been losing leads lately he'd fit in well at Spuds!

11 Feb 2026 10:14:29
Thomas frank has now been sacked so maybe there's a way out for slot to go straight into another job ?.

11 Feb 2026 13:20:07
And who says they (Spurs) still want him?

11 Feb 2026 14:54:34
Slot could get a place to live right near to Heathrow.

11 Feb 2026 09:13:31
Imagine you had a massive leak in your roof and your landlord said, "Let's see if it gets any worse. " Would you take that? Edwards and Hughes have a lot to answer for. and whilst much will be laid at the feet of Slot those three have caused us many problems this season.

Slot's big problem is that he doesn't have the capacity or ability to stand up to them. BUT they are negligent in their management of a change if it is to happen.

11 Feb 2026 10:48:30
I'd call SG and ask him to place a bucket beneath the leak.

11 Feb 2026 11:04:04
Not that I'm sticking up for Hughes or Edwards but they couldn't have known Slot was going to sabotage this season.

11 Feb 2026 11:34:42
Did Slot take one too many in Ibiza and cook his brain? Or was it over exposure to the Balearic sun on his unprotected pate? Or just success going to his head?

I cannot believe what a contrast this season's managerial approach is to last season.

Take credit where it is due but own your mistakes.

11 Feb 2026 13:23:36
AAR91 but they did realise he was doing badly and would never change so what did they do? They relied on stats (Ed01's comment, not mine) and other nonsense to convince themselves to "Stick with the plan because we are still in the top 5 spots".

Now that the chickens have come home to roost, what did they do? They published a PR propaganda roundtable as some show of force whereas, many of us already new the emperor had lost all his clothes. Right now, Slot is no longer the issue. They are.

11 Feb 2026 13:56:51
I completely disagree Reynard. If a change of manager could guarantee success then yes, you'd have a point but it doesn't.

I fully understand why Hughes and Edwards would be reticent to sack Slot because his record previous to this season has been excellent. This season is an outlier and there are other circumstances which could've played a large part in it.

I think Slot has been awful this season but I also think 90% of the players have been awful too. Hughes and Edwards will be having face to face discussions with Slot, his coaching staff and the senior players so will have much more of an idea of the problems than we do. Do you honestly believe they are stupid? Do you believe they have got to the positions they are in by consistently making the wrong calls?

We just see the performances and results and automatically jump to the conclusion that the manager should be sacked but that is quite frequently not the best course of action.

They will be getting down to the reasons behind the slump in form of Virgil, Ali and Salah and the reasons why it's taking so long for players like Kerkez and Wirtz to settle.

There is so much more going on than we know about and this next move could send us spiralling down the league to Spurs levels if we get it wrong. They absolutely have to be sure that a change in manager will change the fortunes on the pitch and they are obviously not convinced that is the case which tells me they are being told there are other circumstances which have caused the drop off this season.

11 Feb 2026 17:02:14
Feels like Slot got found out around the Carabou final last season. He hasn't made any positive adaptations.

Last season was carried - to a large extent - by a fired up Salah who wanted a new contract.

11 Feb 2026 20:34:30
I think the correct analogy would be that the landlord has given the builder gold plated tools to get the job done, so get it done.

11 Feb 2026 08:30:40
Anyone else see Tyler Morton's comments essentially calling out Slot horrific man management. Basically said it wasn't due to ability why he got nowhere near the first team last season but due to a lack of trust.

Seeing him do so well albeit in Ligue 1 shows perhaps we could have used him multiple times last season as cover to rotate with Gravenberch rather than run him into the ground.

11 Feb 2026 09:01:56
Did he mention why Jurgen didn't pick him?

11 Feb 2026 09:15:01
I believe the lack of trust part, OP.


WDW, Klopp did pick Morton a few times when we were battling injuries in the 21/ 22 season, one of the 43 youngsters Klopp gave their debuts to in his time here. When we got players back, Morton went back to the reserves, which is how the process works.

Also had Klopp not picked Morton, many of us would not have known who he was.

11 Feb 2026 09:16:06
He didn't essentially call out anything. He just said how he felt.

Were you on here clamouring for Morton to stay and play regularly? I think we have to be really careful when we revise history but also acknowledge that not every player is going to thrive in this environment and that isn't 100% down to the manager.

11 Feb 2026 09:28:11
TM plays in Ligue 1 for a reason.

11 Feb 2026 09:39:24
I think it's possibly because he was mostly out on loan when Klopp was our manager.

11 Feb 2026 09:44:17
WDW I would say Klopp never really played him in his last two seasons because he was on loan playing 87 games in two season.
But am sure having had them two successful seasons he would have had more of a chance under Klopp.


You only have to look at how poor Gakpo has been and he has hardly used young Rio who can't been any worse even if he did nothing.

11 Feb 2026 10:02:24
We won the league.

11 Feb 2026 10:42:48
SG, Jacquet plys his trade in Ligue 1& as did Ekitike.

11 Feb 2026 10:47:38
He should have replaced endo as our utility midfielder.

11 Feb 2026 11:42:52
Reiterating what has already been said, Morton always showed up when he played for us. Was always commended for his overall loan performances. Sometimes timing is key. Bajcetic was right place, right time. Morton was not.

Sometimes players don't work out, sometimes they are unlucky. Doesn't have to be rose-tinted revisionism but also doesn't necessarily make them a bad player or a poor solution.

If Ligue 1 is so bad, we should send back Jacquet and Ekitike.

11 Feb 2026 12:30:12
Can any of the Ed's confirm that Rome1977 is not Slot trolling the site.
Always seems there to back him up no matter how poor we are.

{Ed025's Note - just because he has different view does not make him a Troll Grino, he seems to think the players are complicit in this mess and i think he has a point mate..

11 Feb 2026 12:48:37
That was tongue in cheek comment ed025 I know he is not Slot Ed Slots to busy flying back to Holland to comment on here.

{Ed025's Note - good point Grino.. :)

11 Feb 2026 12:57:58
Morton getting a push now.

Football is a funny old game. If it was down to posters and their favourites over the years then our starting line up tonight would be

Kelleher, Ramsay, Phillips, Gomez, Chambers, Endo, Jones (c), Morton, Chiesa, Nunez and Rio.

11 Feb 2026 13:27:22
Morton is a decent young player, sometimes they have to leave to find themselves, he is doing very well in the French league, so it was a great opportunity for him to show what he can do without the pressure of being at a top club.

11 Feb 2026 14:13:54
SG. Is that reason because the current CL champions are from the farm. I mean Ligue 1?

11 Feb 2026 14:41:54
I think you have to take into account that we only see snippets of these players in preseason and Carabau cup games generally so we don't really know how good they are.

The manager sees them every day and gets updated from his coaches and the youth coaches regularly as to how they are progressing and whether they are ready to make the step up physically, mentally and technically.

They just have so much more information than we will ever have to make that call.

Rio for example is a child. There are not many players who make their debuts at 16 and are regulars at 17. He's getting experience of being in and around the first team and getting minutes here and there. In the long run that will serve him better than coming into the team regularly and getting hammered for every mistake he makes. Which there will be plenty.

11 Feb 2026 14:52:23
@JLC; They're obviously the standout team, but that wouldn't be hard in L1. The remainder don't fare too well in Europe. And @ Starseeker: Jaquet is leaving L1 for the PL. TM left the PL for L1. There's a difference! Onwards to Sunderland we roll!

11 Feb 2026 16:22:05
If the coach does not play a young player in the first team when the player is knocking on the door you do not know how good he is training and playing are different. Slot does not want to trust young players Rio is only in the squad because Slott has been told to put Rio in by the suits.
Morton was over looked after he tackled i think it was a Crystal palace player and he broke his leg by Klopp and the Slott and was sent out on loan.

11 Feb 2026 20:39:26
JK - finally something we agree on. that's a good one lol the feelings XI haha.

11 Feb 2026 07:11:13
I've seen us linked with another young midfielder who can do a bit of everything - Caleb Yirenkyi.
Two of Smit, Bouaddi or this lad would strengthen us.

11 Feb 2026 09:50:41
It would be nice to be linked with some British players for a change instead of turning into another Chelsea. Lack of scousers in the team as well.

11 Feb 2026 10:55:45
Dont mind not targeting Brits to be honest. If they're not scouse i couldn't care where their from. there's always a panic every summer from people about homegrown quotas but were always grand.

11 Feb 2026 11:08:13
Chelsea's turnover of British players has been phenomenal @Bulk. It feels like every British player linked to us spent some time in their academy.

11 Feb 2026 11:55:41
How many scousers were in the great Liverpool teams of the past? Cally, Lawler, Melia, Moran, Tommy Smith, Phil Thompson, David Johnson, Sammy Lee, Terry Mac and Supersub . Over a 25 year period

Gerrard, Owen and Fowler were not really in great sides.

My point is having scousers is no indication of success but, and a big but, it is good for our identity to have at least one playing in the team.

11 Feb 2026 13:41:30
St Etienne, but just look how fondly you remember them all, there is enough players from Liverpool who could n should have made it. do the scouts still scout the Liverpool amateur leagues anymore or do they just use club networks, look at Vardy playing at Fleetwood till 23 or something, great player.

11 Feb 2026 14:57:18
I honestly don't know Stroms.

Would a player like Vardy even be picked up by scouts as he is not the in vogue player they are looking for?

11 Feb 2026 19:18:37
St Etienne, exactly, I don't think they're doing their job properly, some hidden gems still to be found playing non league.

{Ed001's Note - Mane at Wolves came from Rochdale.}

11 Feb 2026 20:40:26
agree bulk. where are the Brits coming through? maybe not good enough?
eds - any wraps on any of the local lads coming through the academy?

11 Feb 2026 07:39:01
{Ed's Note - BullysBoy II has posted a new article entitled, Wolves Selection Debates Need Better Perspective

11 Feb 2026 06:49:36
You can add De Zerbi to the end of season managers merry go round.

11 Feb 2026 07:50:31
Funny, everyone thought we were on the up too after beating a distinctly average Marseille side.

11 Feb 2026 08:06:27
Absolutely hopeless manager him. Don't want him anywhere near the job.

11 Feb 2026 09:16:01
Never rated him either, VV. Overrated is an understatement regarding DeZerbi.

11 Feb 2026 09:29:22
Maybe United will appoint him? Hopefully.

11 Feb 2026 10:16:52
Oh and Frank ?.

11 Feb 2026 10:42:40
De Zerbi to Spurs?

11 Feb 2026 11:09:15
Maybe the De Zerbi situation sped up the Frank sacking?

11 Feb 2026 11:58:32
De Zerbi would be a very Spursy appointment.

11 Feb 2026 06:44:53
Ed 1 I posted the other week asking whether LFC had anyone watching the game from the stands to pass on useful tactical info to Slot and coaches.

Watching the game at the weekend there was an obvious problem to fix that may have been easier to spot from my vantage point up high rather than where slot is.

From the 80th minute or so as a unit we started to sit deeper and trying to be more compact. However when doing so the players were far too slow to close down and even basic body positions weren't right with the majority of players appearing flat footed before moving rather than on their toes.

This led to crosses coming in and of course the equalising goal.

I thought maybe we were tired but the subs when they came on also seemed to be lethargic and flat footed when staying compact as a unit.

Very concerning that these two basic things were allowed. In my opinion we beat ourselves at the weekend through a lack of application of the basics and a rush of blood from Alisson at the end of course.

{Ed001's Note - he should have been able to spot that from the sidelines, if not then that is a real worry.}

11 Feb 2026 07:06:35
Thanks Ed. Strange to watch professional footballers being so obviously and collectively and flat footed.

{Ed001's Note - it reminds me of the Souness days.}

11 Feb 2026 07:12:31
What do you mean Ed? Team under performing or a manager missing obvious issues during a game?

{Ed001's Note - both.}

11 Feb 2026 08:02:29
Ed001 I've blocked the Souness time out of my head. Him coming in an selling some of my favourite players and replacing them with utter crap.

{Ed001's Note - I wish I could do that.}

11 Feb 2026 09:17:10
Easy to say, hard to do.
Even Klopp had many many many games where you scratch your head at how the team responded in certain situations

Overall, the team isn't a cohesive unit. So when there is adversity and needing leadership in the pitch, it goes missing and we become individuals or we revert to bad habits.

11 Feb 2026 09:32:48
Maybe they were just tired and need a break, damn this midweek football ?.

11 Feb 2026 09:34:21
We've certainly had better days than under GS but these aren't part of them. The sooner Slot leaves the better. It has become toxic with zero redeeming factors.

11 Feb 2026 00:16:05
Is this written for Isak returning and earning his price tag by scoring the winners against Chelsea/ United and Villa to drag us into the champs league in the last few weeks of the season? Or are we going to lose again today and go back to calling Slot a fraudulent egg. ?.

11 Feb 2026 02:10:01
I have doubts about seeing Isak play before next season. He had surgery, which is strange for a break, and considering the location, it would usually be associated with ankle ligament damage. I'm suspicious that this is what the surgery was for.

He should be out of the boot any day now, and how quick he returns to full training will give us pretty clear indicator of what's going on. Hopefully I'm wrong.

11 Feb 2026 02:32:57
It's funny how qualifying for next season's Champions League is some people's holy grail, I more interested in winning it this year, I hope he comes back and scores the goals that wins us the Champions League.

11 Feb 2026 07:21:26
TB the odds of qualifying are much higher than winning it. Of course the latter is preferable but less likely judging the season thus far.

11 Feb 2026 08:02:33
I've cleared my diary on Thursday nights in preparation for next season. Isak is going to absolutely terrorise Drogheda United and Spartak Trnava!

11 Feb 2026 08:23:26
Anyone thinking that this squad managed by Slot is remotely capable of winning the champions league is living in cloud cuckoo land. Even if by some miracle we make it to the semis we'd likely have to face one of Man City, PSG. or Chelsea who would see us off comfortably. We're too weak in midfield and too weak in defence to win the trophy.

11 Feb 2026 09:06:11
Won't be the Drogs, MK. He'll terrorise Rovers.

11 Feb 2026 09:23:54
Thunderbird2, not for me. CL spot or not, Slot should be sacked. CL trophy? Diff. matter, of course.

11 Feb 2026 09:37:18
MK Scouser, I hope you are not belittling Drogheda Utd, the Drogs are my home town club.

11 Feb 2026 09:40:56
Agree Viktor. We can't beat Burnley, Leeds and Nottingham at Anfield and people still think we have a remote chance of winning the Champions League ?.

11 Feb 2026 12:00:43
Stranger things have happened.

11 Feb 2026 16:06:08
I rather be an optimist and get let down than live my life as an absolute misery guts.

10 Feb 2026 22:43:25
Chelsea n Man united both dropped 2pts today, that gives us an opening, we got to be on the front foot tomorrow from the off to have any chance of catching those in front of us, come on Slot let us off the leash.

10 Feb 2026 23:21:50
Exactly my thoughts. No excuses now. If the players want to play in the champions league then they must focus as well and get us there. No more errors of not putting chances away.

11 Feb 2026 00:17:05
Slot will find a way to contrive to mess it up.

11 Feb 2026 00:22:57
All I've been hearing lately is how we've got no chance of top 5 now but tonight just proves that nothing is certain.

Anyone can take points off anyone in this league.

11 Feb 2026 01:17:37
13 games = 39 points to play for.
Remaining fixtures don't look too bad. Not many hard away games although it's hard to tell.
Players still to return like Frimpong, Joe Gomez.
Isak back April fingers crossed.

11 Feb 2026 05:11:03
We know Varry. Everyone has taken points off us this season.

11 Feb 2026 06:40:31
Chelsea have horrendous fixtures remaining. I can see them dropping down the table.

11 Feb 2026 08:08:50
It's not that I don't think United and Chelsea will drop points until the end of the season.

I think they will.

It's that I think Liverpool will drop even more points.

We don't seem capable of going on a run of wins. And to that end, won't finish top 5.

11 Feb 2026 08:28:16
We've won 6 games out of the last 20 league games and only 1 game out of the last 6. How anyone thinks Slot is suddenly going to turn things around and we go on a miraculous run, when we concede cheap goals regularly and are second best all over the pitch is not in touch with reality.

11 Feb 2026 08:37:02
Navy you could be right but my point is anything can happen so why has everyone given up?

It's almost like some people don't want to finish top 5 just to make sure Slot gets sacked.

Just support the bloody team.

11 Feb 2026 08:44:03
To be honest I can't see us winning tonight, it's that bad.

11 Feb 2026 09:26:16
Fatwallet, with the shambles we are seeing this team serve up under this manager, I don't see that either esp. vs a Sun. team that runs, outworks and outfights their opponents at home.

Check their match vs City. Non stop action from both teams. With the slow rubbish this teams serves up, it's going to be a tough one tonight.

11 Feb 2026 09:42:38
We still have to play United and Chelsea, I wouldn't be confident in winning those 2.

11 Feb 2026 09:44:34
I don't think it's people not wanting to support the team Varry. It's more like people don't support Slot due to what he hasn't achieved and what he has presided over during the previous 9 odd months. People have lost confidence in achieving any results and progression under his watch. It's not going to change either until he leaves and people are frustrated with that fact.

11 Feb 2026 09:51:30
Varry, half the players already gave up, season written off. Why should we fans hope for anything better than Europa League?

Sunderland are a very good team, especially at home. We can't beat Burnley, Leeds and Nottingham at home. I struggle to have any hope we can beat Sunderland away.

Slot has no idea what he's doing tactically. He uses players in the wrong positions. He doesn't trust anyone who's not in the starting 11. He makes substitutions too late. He's clearly lost the players and the fans. I have zero hope for the rest of the season if Slot is still in charge.

11 Feb 2026 09:52:16
We had big back-to-back wins prior to the City game. It was 3 wins in 4 games. If not for imploding in the last 10 mins against City we could have easily (and should have) made it 4 wins in 5.

I'm not saying that we will go on a good run but to say that we can't is ridiculous. We could quite easily go on a good run and United, Chelsea and even Villa will be watching over their shoulders with interest because they won't have written us off like many on here have.

Also, before people start accusing me of being a Slot sympathiser, I am not. I want him out (and I have said so since November) but I support Liverpool and I want the team to do well. This season is far from good enough but it is not inconceivable that we could still finish as high as 3rd or as low as 10th. Whilst it's still a realistic goal I'm going to aim for the best outcome possible.

11 Feb 2026 10:13:11
Its exactly that Varry.

10 Feb 2026 21:54:21
Was asked a question at work today. Either win the CL and Slot stays another season or get eliminated next round and he's sacked. I genuinely had to think about it! Of course the answer was after fighting the urge to say the other answer, win a 7th European Cup. But my word i thought about to longer than I should have.

10 Feb 2026 22:16:58
I want Slot gone. But I'd take the 7th any day of the week. Shame it won't happen.

10 Feb 2026 22:28:06
Wouldnt take me a second. trophies r everything.

10 Feb 2026 22:45:10
The European Cup is 71 years old and we've won it 6 times. I'd bite your hand off for a 7th.

10 Feb 2026 22:46:33
Take number 7 without hesitation.

11 Feb 2026 00:18:50
Realistically it's not going to happen. Slots limitations and lot weak midfield will be easily picked apart if we face any organised half decent side.

11 Feb 2026 00:35:37
Win number 7 and let Slott leave on good terms.
We need to be ready for next season . No more slip ups.
Xabi is the best chance we have of getting us back to somewhere close to the Klopp era.

11 Feb 2026 05:15:15
Tricky. would love number 7, but then we'd have another season like this season.

He won us the CL last season, he deserves time to to turn things around, he deserves time to show he's up for the fight, can't sack a CL winning manager, blah blah blah blah.

11 Feb 2026 07:51:41
VV I didn't say it would happen and it won't happen, but it was a hypothetical question with an easy answer.

11 Feb 2026 08:29:59
I'd argue that if u followed up the league with a Champions League that would be prime Klopp era.

11 Feb 2026 09:27:03
Of course, I take the CL trophy and we keep Slot. This is not even debatable, IMO.

10 Feb 2026 20:55:34
I've heard Dominic Szoboszlai is close to agreeing a new contract with Liverpool.

10 Feb 2026 21:37:10
Cheers Robbo
Any updates beyond Carra about Slot and potentially leaving in the summer or beforehand?

10 Feb 2026 21:48:05
Wasn't he close about a month ago and then came out and said that nothing is decided yet?

11 Feb 2026 01:08:39
That would be good Robbo. Give us some more good news on the Slot front too if you would. ?.

11 Feb 2026 08:31:15
Nothing has changed regarding slot really, he knows where the club stands, he knows this will be his last season, hopefully he can keep us in the champions league, and then I'm aware he will leave at the end of the summer, not be " sacked " as such, more of a mutual parting of ways, and then the club will bring in Alonso for next summer.