Liverpool banter 4

29 Apr 2026 18:11:45
Ed01, would you wait till Christmas. If it meant getting Hoeness over others mentioned?

I'm praying there still a semblance of a well run club there somewhere.

{Ed001's Note - why would we need to wait?}

29 Apr 2026 19:07:44
If Slot's gone, it has to be as soon after the season ends as possible. Where the duck has all this Xmas lark come from?

29 Apr 2026 19:11:37
This should be the last month of Slot. He is going back home. This is what I choose to believe. ?

June 1st, new man in.

Simple.

Hoeness for me... Alonso not happening... heart is sad... head is indifferent.

29 Apr 2026 19:14:17
I agree, FM, it makes no sense to start a new season with this uncertainty. Either commit to him properly, or part ways. I miss the times when not every discussion on this site was related to the managerial position.

29 Apr 2026 19:49:38
The last I've heard, the players have petitioned for Slot to stay until just after Xmas, because they've all booked their Xmas holidays, as well as their ones in September, October and November, and none of them have taken out holiday insurance.

{Ed025's Note - i think their holiday started last November JK..

29 Apr 2026 22:01:45
Florians defending Slot in one post and saying he needs to be gone by Summer in the next. ?

30 Apr 2026 09:32:36
Just give Flurryof Musings some crayons.

30 Apr 2026 11:04:54
If he's gone, he has to be gone soon as. What part of that can you not understand? Seriously, some characters (for want of a better word I wouldn't be allowed post) on here.

30 Apr 2026 13:31:52
Why would we be keeping a known lame duck manager till Christmas? That part makes no sense.

29 Apr 2026 18:10:36
Now that the club have said that they expect Salah to be back before the end of the season, what are the odds on him signing off by getting the winner against Brentford to confirm CL football for us next season?

29 Apr 2026 18:45:53
Hopefully it's tied up before then! It would be a great send off though, Kop End 90th minute.

29 Apr 2026 18:45:55
I hope CL is already sealed before that game.

29 Apr 2026 19:10:47
Already sewn up.

29 Apr 2026 19:12:14
Brentford??!!!

Hopefully, we don't need to wait that long for it to be confirmed!!!!

29 Apr 2026 22:27:48
As it stands, there's a very real possibility it will come down to the last day of the season. We have a tough run in, and as poor as Chelsea and Villa have been recently, you can bet your house they'll show up for us. Villa are level on points, and, although they've been hit or miss lately, they're more than capable of getting a couple of results.



Brighton are in excellent form, having dropped just 4 from 24 points, and are very likely to win their next 3; Newcastle, Wolves & Leeds. Their final game is against Utd, who they already beat at Old Trafford this season.

1 win and 2 draws guarantees 5th. Anything else will likely see us quietly rooting for Utd on the final matchday.

30 Apr 2026 01:50:21
The only thing going for us currently is that Aston Villa may still be in Europe by then, so they may have one eye on that game. That is, if they make it past Forest in the semis and make it to the finals, though.

30 Apr 2026 11:11:48
If Villa make it past Forest, they will have a European final 3 days after playing us. I doubt any of their normal 11 would be on the teamsheet.

29 Apr 2026 14:56:33
Tell you what, slot is getting as hard to remove as Starmer.

29 Apr 2026 15:17:39
Haha, you are not wrong, John - how he survived again is anyone's guess.

Major coverup.

Hopefully, Slot moves on end of the season.

29 Apr 2026 16:19:32
I believe that these are commonly referred to as a "non mover at number 2". A stubborn turd that takes several flushes to get rid of.

29 Apr 2026 16:34:33
Too much information, Viktor, and you spend too much time looking down when in there.

29 Apr 2026 16:48:47
Ah Victor, that didn't go down well!

29 Apr 2026 17:16:19
Hahaha, love it, Vv.

29 Apr 2026 17:42:20
Victor stuck in the u bend. If only it was a case of a few flushes!! I'm thinking we may need Dynorod to shift Mr Slot.

29 Apr 2026 17:41:23
Scouse John, If you succeed in getting rid of Starmer, you might end up with Shabana Mahmood to replace him. So wish properly. :):)

I do feel for you lot in England. :)

29 Apr 2026 19:10:39
Yeah, in more ways than one, StarSeeker. ????

29 Apr 2026 21:09:47
Very good VV and Starseeker.

30 Apr 2026 13:33:29
Yeah, thanks, VV, for the "unsolicited" part of your comment regarding turds.

29 Apr 2026 14:47:52
Last night was an advert on how modern football should be played, it's an entertainment sport first and foremost, all the money comes from TV rights, fans want to watch the 'beautiful game', I'm guessing that tonight will be an advert for what's wrong with modern football, cheating dark art tactics to dive and cheat for set pieces. Dull, boring, and frustrating to watch.

29 Apr 2026 15:43:58
It's really shown the Premier League up. And, seen as we're the most Boring Team who play the most Boring football in the Prem, last night's amazing game couldn't have been worse for us, I hate our football even more now.

29 Apr 2026 16:16:32
I'm just glad I started supporting PSG after they won the CL last season and Bayern since the last round of the CL.

What a time to be a fan of both teams.

29 Apr 2026 16:24:35
So JK, old friend. I assume you have been attending some of the PSG and Bayern games, as you're a fan? (You should know you're being poked here ??).

29 Apr 2026 16:29:20
Hahaaha, love it, Ra. ?

29 Apr 2026 16:32:16
[Sorry, my old username is appearing (ra1969) when it should be the new one ArAy1969. Logged in on my laptop with the old name still. Now changed].

29 Apr 2026 16:38:56
Aray, I'll be honest, I didn't even notice, but knew it was you in my initial reply, mate.

29 Apr 2026 16:52:03
I agree, last night's game was a great spectacle. I bet there's a population on that, had we been PSG last night, would've moaned that we leaked too many goals instead of just enjoying the occasion and win.

29 Apr 2026 18:24:32
Always Ra, Ra. :)

29 Apr 2026 20:04:08
What a game!!! Honestly, one of the best games I have seen, ironically, since we played PSG last season at Anfield. Fully agree that game made a mockery of the current football being played in the Premier League.

I used to detest PSG in the years of Messi, Neymar and Mbappe but I'm a big fan now and that's down to Enrique and how he has them playing collectively as a team, surely up there with the transformation Klopp made at Liverpool?

29 Apr 2026 22:18:34
Salah, man, where have you been? Out searching in the woods for aoe since he's AWOL? ?

29 Apr 2026 14:38:15
Kjetil Knutsen name not in the mix?

He is clearly a very talented manager. Should get a bigger club soon I would imagine.

I too, am not convinced by JN. Hopefully he is not the option.

For nostalgia I hope it is XA.

I also think given he know JF and FW already he would get the best out of them.

Interesting ride ahead, lots of mixed things seem to be getting leaked to the press to confuse and deflect.

29 Apr 2026 14:59:34
Knutsen is a tremendous coach at Bodo, but it's a club he's got a strong link to, and he pretty much has free rein, so it would be a massive step up and adjustment for him. Good shout for a dark horse though.

29 Apr 2026 18:19:40
Hearing some good things about a coach in the Saudi Pro-League.
Bin Dan Al Rod Gers, I think his name is. Outstanding character by all accounts, and wouldn't need a dental plan as part of his package.

29 Apr 2026 11:52:44
Is anyone feeling optimistic about next season? Or has any thoughts on what you think Liverpool will achieve?

I say this … as slot as manager cos there’s no evidence he’s going anywhere.

And

That we know Salah and Robertson probably Chiesa will go too … possibly Allisson or Macca but that’s speculation

So as the current squad stands plus any new additions.

29 Apr 2026 12:33:41
I'll make a bold prediction that come August the quad will be on.

29 Apr 2026 12:35:26
Moderately optimistic, it's clear the squad balance needs addressing, training and tactics need tweaking.
With the right signings and right approach, we could be very good. Isak should be 100% ready, depending on what happens at the World Cup, Wirtz is looking better and settled.

Having said that, if nothing changes in our approach to games, that optimism disappears very quickly.

29 Apr 2026 12:38:47
Depends who the manager is, but I do know if it's Slot then we just have to get used to this boring passive style of play, imo I think we need two powerhouse midfielders n a replacement for Salah, that's the priority for next season.

29 Apr 2026 12:47:44
Let's face it, it could go either way. On the one hand, Man U are at home. Having said that, Leeds got a result there the other week, so it's not impossible. Then again, they (Leeds) also beat us at home.

With Salah finally finding some form but getting injured, we are down on firepower. I think a draw would be the best we could hope for to be honest.

29 Apr 2026 13:10:13
@Stromsgodset, Thanks for not ignoring the 300kg elephant in the room. If the manager is still here then, people should not be surprised with the amount of negativity or frustration going into next season. That's just what it is.

Why? Cos that is exactly the way I felt when BR was maintained in his position despite the blatant evidence that he was well and truly out of his depth from the season before.



As for players coming in, we need the midfield and the wide areas strengthened. In the CF position, we either sign a new CF? Or we convert Gakpo into a CF and sign another left winger to bolster that position along with Rio.

29 Apr 2026 13:26:02
Did we lose to Leeds?

29 Apr 2026 13:38:19
Not at all, I think we have the 3rd best squad in the league currently and once the aforementioned leave, with the replacements we're being linked with, we could have the 4th or 5th best squad.

I think we're currently a Champions League chasing side.

We really need a new manager and some clever additions, neither of which I'm confident will happen.

I've not felt this detached for a long time to be honest, we've been worse, obviously, but I just don't feel the connection to Slot or these players.

29 Apr 2026 13:58:23
I feel like next season, if things stay the same, we'll essentially be the new Arsenal, battling for 3rd place but falling well short of the leaders.

29 Apr 2026 14:00:58
With the club's PR department continuously telling us we are in transition and that the current coach will continue in the role, what data/evidence should we use to be positive?

Will we be fitter? Will Ruben Peeters change his fitness regime?
Will we play/press with more intensity? Will Slot compromise on the +1 he leaves at the back, leaving us with the hollow press we have?
Will we move the ball faster? Will we sign players that will inject speed into the passing?
Who will be our leaders? Robbo, Mo, and possibly Alisson leaving - who will step up?
Will we fix the holes in the squad? Previous seasons suggest we will gamble on leaving a couple of positions in the lap of the gods.

Don't see that changing.

Honestly, unless there's a change in the dugout, I expect 3rd to 5th place again next season.

29 Apr 2026 14:01:10
LFC supporters will be feeling the effects of last summer's Hughes generated madness for the next ten years.

29 Apr 2026 14:35:58
Good to see some posters are optimistic. Wish I could share the same sentiments.

Personally, I believe if Slot stays, it’ll be very much the same as this season.

Really hope I’m proven wrong, but I wouldn’t bet against it.

29 Apr 2026 14:38:49
It doesn't matter what players we sign, with Mr boring FC Slott as a tactician, we can't get excited about a game for another year.

8th next season for me, with a massive tinge of more injuries as an excuse and "rebuilding" as a cover up for the quote of being able to compete on all fronts for years to come.



It's just like the world at the moment, nobody cares what the average joe thinks as long as the billionaires get what they want.

Yes the fans hate the football we play, the fans hate that players want to leave suddenly and that we hate the ticket prices are going up but hey we get their money.

29 Apr 2026 14:59:52
Florian, we might as well have in both games. We bottled a 2-goal and then a one-goal lead to draw 3-3. What do you call that? A well-earned draw? Or did it feel like a loss under the above circumstances? With the way you have been shamelessly defending this manager, it is more the former than the latter, I reckon.

Then, we put out one of the most insipid displays this season vs them at Anfield where we were absolutely dreadful, scared out of our pants to lose and to crown it all, had Calvert-Lewin not been half a boot offside, we would have lost.

Another well-earned draw to add to the "greatest unbeaten run in history" that you were shamelessly bigging up during that period, btw.

29 Apr 2026 14:59:52
Don't Arsenal always come 2nd?

29 Apr 2026 15:34:18
Leeds have been on some form since about then, Oli. Play some lovely football. Think some1 was saying it's four defeats from their last 25 on the telly the other day.

29 Apr 2026 15:40:52
Surely there is a difference between feeling like a loss and actually losing? Or are we going to say that the team are so crap that the facts don't actually matter anymore? We've lost 17 games in all comps this season, how about I start stretching the truth and start slowly adding to the tally in acrimonious posts about the manager, tomorrow I'll start by throwing 18 out there, and I'll get to 21 by the end of the week.

Florian getting pelters and accused of being a tiresome Slot apologist for asking if we actually lost to Leeds this season, wow.

29 Apr 2026 16:21:14
To be fair to Florian, numbers aren't his strong point. He'll tell you Liverpool didn't spend £446 million last summer. So it wouldn't be hard to add a bit on.

29 Apr 2026 16:26:59
If Slot is still here, there's no reason to think the season will be any different.

He hasn't shown that he has the answers this season, and our purported targets in midfield aren't going to change anything.

It'll be the same dross as now. We'll still be unfit, we'll still be second best all over the pitch, we'll still be a soft touch in midfield, and we'll still be defensively all over the place, and Slot will still blame it on everything bar his insipid tactics.

He'll be sacked by November like Bodgers.

29 Apr 2026 16:34:10
Always optimistic.

Work to do, to get squad balance right and replace the experience we are about to lose.

29 Apr 2026 16:53:57
Always approach with optimism, otherwise what's the point? Although the current brand of football has been thoroughly depressing to watch.

29 Apr 2026 17:48:37
We all know what Liverpool spent last year, WD. What's your point though?

29 Apr 2026 17:55:49
Oli, if you remember, Rodgers' team lost 6-1 to Stoke, should have been sacked then but the owners/ppl in charge prolonged the agony for a few more months. Slot's team lost 3-0 Forest n 4-1 to that European powerhouse PSV n he should have been sacked then but again owners/ppl in charge prolonged the agony again, deja vu.

29 Apr 2026 18:01:53
You clearly don't, going by previous posts.

29 Apr 2026 18:36:11
Explain, WD.

29 Apr 2026 19:04:09
Florian, I always come second too.

29 Apr 2026 08:42:42
Morning ed's and fellow Reds.

Whats people's view for Sunday, I'd happily take a draw but feel we are going to loose by the odd goal in 3, hope I'm wrong and we move a step closer to CL football for next season.
We need the glamour of the CL to have any chance of enticing the right type of player to bring us forward in the area's that need improving and we all know that there's a few of them.
It remains to be seen if a proper rebuild can be delivered by messers Hughes and Edwards and depending on who's at the helm for 26/27 could either push us back to the dark ages of the 90's or push us on closer to what we become accustomed to under prime Klopp.
I have a bad feeling that we are going to have a couple of poor years as I personally have no confidence in Edwards, Hughes, Slot and his coaching staff and I don't see any changes coming for the 26/27 season.
I really, really hope I'm wrong but can't see major changes in the hierarchy for the foreseeable future which is a worry if they decide to waste more money on players in the wrong area's of the Team/squad that need to be addressed asap.

All the best eds and fellow Reds.

Notsozippy

JFT97 YNWA

29 Apr 2026 12:41:14
It's looking like we are United cpl of seasons back when they were petrified of playing us because we hammered them. Not confident at all from this game, hope we scrape a win but take a draw all day.

29 Apr 2026 13:13:13
@NotSoZippy, With the way we play and have been playing, I'd suggest we hold hands and pray cos I literally do not know which LFC will show up.

Even tho, based on what I saw from Utd vs Brentford, they are terrible.

Brentford should have beaten them if only Igor Thiago could figure out which foot he should have used when 1 v 1 with the goalie twice.

29 Apr 2026 13:27:31
Anyone petrified of playing Utd needs to give their head a wobble.

29 Apr 2026 14:06:07
As is always the case at Old Trafford, how we start dictates how we do. Every iteration of United starts fast with the crowd behind them whenever Liverpool come to town.

We should be easily beating the United team but quite frankly, we are crap, so anything could happen.

29 Apr 2026 14:40:00
Since that 7 nil drubbing of Utd, our record against them hasn't been the best.

Played 6, lost 2, drawn 3 and won 1.

They will be well up for this on Sunday, and I'm not sure if we will be as up for it.

29 Apr 2026 15:06:42
And anyone still shamelessly defending this manager who is on track to potentially eat 20 losses this season despite being pampered to the tune of 400m plus in transfers needs their whole cranium examined.

29 Apr 2026 16:28:37
Arne isn't bothered about it as he appears to have given everyone a few days off again, he's probably busying himself by larging it up in Ibiza as we speak.

29 Apr 2026 16:36:28
We'll sign me up for the cranium examination.

Although, I sit more in the middle. And just like politics, us pragmatic folks on the center left seem like far left extremists to everyone else these days. :p

29 Apr 2026 17:55:11
You expect us to lose 3 outa the last 4, Oli? Love how the money's getting mentioned more and more. ? What happened to it'll be a miracle if this team gets Champions League? We spent the most of any club for probably the first time since Roy or Kenny, I'd say.

Get over it, the shiny toys didn't deliver. There'll be a different team spending the most this year and we can go back to being good little pawpers. We're more comfortable that way, being able to moan about how much those dastardly Oil clubs spend.

29 Apr 2026 18:02:23
Florian, you of all people need to give your head a wobble

29 Apr 2026 10:21:45
Ed's manager changes aside who are we actually looking at for summer incoming/ outgoings? Some huge players leaving are we expecting and big signings?

{Ed001's Note - we have to replace Salah, so there will be some spending for sure.}

29 Apr 2026 13:13:37
Gotta fix that midfield, as well Ed.

29 Apr 2026 10:03:38
Saw earlier pictures of Macca & Szoboszlai having a vacation in Roma. ? After the wonderful performance vs Palace, the team got 3 days off as a reward. ? Great Manager, should get a 5 year extension. ?

29 Apr 2026 10:19:34
It can't be true they got 3 days off at this stage of the season.

If true, I'm adding this to the list that's convincing me Slot is off in the summer. Could care less about getting his coaching ideas across.

29 Apr 2026 10:42:09
Macca posted pictures from Rome on Sunday, Monday, and yesterday, which implies at least 3 days off mate.

29 Apr 2026 11:01:49
Big game coming up against that lot down the road at the weekend, and Slot has decided that fanning around is more important than preparing for it. This kind of dereliction of duty and amateurism is why we're in such a mess this year.

29 Apr 2026 11:05:29
It's still 4 days training, lads, at the end of a long season.

29 Apr 2026 11:17:21
If we beat United, what will we be complaining about the day after?

29 Apr 2026 11:20:00
Chelsea players at the tennis in Madrid. So what.

29 Apr 2026 11:48:32
Seriously Florian, that's your reasoning? The players and Slot are paid more than what an ordinary person earns in a year. They should be training more than 4 times a week, especially as this is their full-time job and it is still the business end of the season with CL qualification not even confirmed for us yet. I could forgive them last season for doing this at the same point in the season since they had already wrapped up the title by then.

But they have achieved absolutely nothing this season to warrant a three day holiday. Long season my arse.

It's obvious that the players are given time off because Slot wants to return home to his family for a few days. We need someone more committed at the helm of our club, not someone who jets off for a few days each week.

29 Apr 2026 12:00:55
City players are having days off and are being allowed to go wherever they want, and they are chasing the title. I'd guess this is the case with most clubs.

I would like to see a change in Head Coach, so I'm not a Slot apologist, however, I'm not out to slag him off regards to every single occurrence, like some folk on here.



Out of interest, if he is still with us at the start of next season and we start well, playing the sort of football we'd all like to see, are we all 100% behind him, or will we still be slating him for jetting off to the Netherlands?

29 Apr 2026 12:59:37
Rome n Florian..If we was playing well, fighting for titles then the manager/players can have days off without us all moaning, but its the complete opposite isn't it, we look so unfit, still no real cohesion in the team, if anything we need to be training more for fitness n style of play, if Slot is staying (I hope not) then the extra training n working on our plays would be more than beneficial to everyone, its a no trainer really.

29 Apr 2026 13:20:12
"But they have achieved absolutely nothing this season to warrant a three day holiday. Long season my arse.

It's obvious that the players are given time off because Slot wants to return home to his family for a few days. We need someone more committed at the helm of our club, not someone who jets off for a few days each week."


Spot on, Drac.

Strom, the comparison to City is what I find bonkers and disingenuous. Apples to pineapples comes to mind here. City can do whatever they want, cos they are on for a treble, so not arsed.

As Drac said, we did that last season with a title in the bag and like him, I didn't care.

As for this season, we, on the other hand, are near the end of a brutally disastrous season under this manager, but clearly what we are being used to now. Comparing winners to losers just to make the manager look like he knows what he is doing, whereas the emperor has no clothes, and this, since the start of the season.

29 Apr 2026 13:33:24
Give it a rest, will yis. If we played Sunday then Saturday, we would only have four days training anyway. Slot took advantage of an eight day turnaround to give the players a couple of days off. The bloke probably had a family do back home he had to DJ at. ?

29 Apr 2026 14:25:50
Florian, it's not 4 days' proper training, you need rest days between training sessions too, and post-match active recovery days. Training should be spread out through the week, for balance, but Slot would rather give them off consecutively to better suit himself. This is a big part of the reason the squad's lacking in physical conditioning, the only consistency here is the inconsistency.

You can't get fit if you're condensing your training into a 3/4 day window, even your local gymbro knows that. And that's assuming you're only playing one game a week, so for most of the season they're doing even less.

Rome, you don't have to be behind a manager to be behind a club, so give over that nonsense.

29 Apr 2026 14:35:34
They've played 34 league games and have 4 games left. They aren't training to get fit at this stage. Training will be more about tactics. A couple of days off to relax if there's no midweek match might do more good than harm.

29 Apr 2026 14:44:40
Giving players time off is fine. However, when the fans are constantly shown the running, fitness, pressing stats being the 2nd worst in the league, and seeing players on the pitch gassed after 65 mins, you can see why the optics of seeing social media posts of them gadding about the world receive criticism. Optics, eh?

29 Apr 2026 15:11:23
FPF, Oli, Drac, whoever, the players weren't "gassed" on 65 mins on Saturday from what I could see. We looked the fitter side.

Oli, I used City as an example. Like I say, I'm sure other sides have gone on a break, if they have no games mid-week.

I couldn't care less. If we get beat on Sunday, and we might, it won't be down to players having done time.

Chewy, I posed a genuine question, having said I'd like a change in Head Coach. Will folk get behind Slot if he turns things around? I know I will.

29 Apr 2026 15:18:46
That should read "downtime" not done time. Although, how crap some of the players have been, they should do time!

29 Apr 2026 16:31:45
I'd like to see all the players get a pay rise.

These holidays are not cheap.

Should we start a GoFundMe page?

29 Apr 2026 16:43:30
Rome, people have backed themselves so far into the anti-Slot corner. It will take an invincible season and quadruple to bring them out

Luckily for them that is unlikely whoever is in charge so their position can remain firmly in that corner.

But it's still a wild place to be.

29 Apr 2026 16:47:57
For me, Florian, it shows he is not using the time he has to work on issues the team has.

A coach that is fighting to improve his flailing side performances will be using this time the team rarely has available to improve where he can.

Clearest sign yet that he is a goner.

I'm pretty convinced he is out the door now.

Which is good.

29 Apr 2026 21:24:19
I'm sorry FM, and Rome, and anyone else who thinks that having time off or downtime or any kind of time, other than training time, at this point of the season, with the schedule of opponents we face, is somewhat ok. It's not. They should be putting it all, everything they have, on the very expensive training pitches our owners built, to try and achieve some sort of pride in salvaging a Champions League place for next season.

It's the very least us supporters and the owners should expect. The manager and players have zero integrity if they think otherwise. It's not complicated to see this. It really isn't.

29 Apr 2026 21:46:56
You argue the case well, Shanklys Ghost. Personally, I'm not bothered. I'm probably in the minority holding this view, but that never stops me expressing my opinion on things.

I'm more interested in posters' views on whether they will get behind Slot if he turns things around next season, or are they not for turning?

29 Apr 2026 23:28:32
I know you don't hold back, Rome, and you're absolutely right not to! Nor should you! That's why I like your posts. They've got real substance! Never be a sheep, I say!!!! ??? Baa baa.

30 Apr 2026 04:03:37
The irony of all of this, of course, is that we've climbed up the table to be where we are now.

Not where we ultimately want to be, nor playing at the best version of what we want to see, but it's an upwards trajectory nonetheless.