Liverpool banter 7

28 Apr 2026 19:31:20
I agree with the poster — comedy gold!

The level of toxicity against Slot is unwarranted!

Of course this season has been disappointing, but there are genuine mitigating consequences. Individually, the recruitment was impressive but left Slot with an unbalanced squad that lacked depth. Personally, assuming LFC finish top 5, I think Slot deserves another season, and if it’s bad then fine — shake hands and part ways!

Slot is lucky to remain in post after the losing run before Christmas, but as supporters, unhappy or not, the hiring and firing is beyond our control!

If Alisson leaves the only signing LFC should make is Kelleher.

I don’t think that would sit well with the big Geogian?!

As alluded to on here, I am pretty sure there was a brief saying Mama was preferred to Costa, etc., because he was deemed the best keeper in the age range.

Roefs looks decent, but having Mama, it’s a difficult sell to both him and potentially any incoming keeper should Ali leave.

28 Apr 2026 20:12:51
I cannot support this dross being served up under the guise of football.

The excuses being made for Slot, in a role he is being remunerated beyond measure for, to eff off home at every given opportunity and delegate responsibility to people not qualified to do his job.

Finally, Kelleher? Seriously?!

28 Apr 2026 20:39:41
Just watch this game, PSG vs Bayern, both attacking. The quality is exceptional.

We deliberately got knocked out of the cup at home for absolutely no reason, for no benefit to the season whatsoever. That's the difference.

28 Apr 2026 20:41:16
Did you see Kelleher on both Utd goals yesterday? A great guy and a great back up but nowhere near good enough for our aspirations.

28 Apr 2026 20:46:51
Slot is the antichrist of not only
football but Dutch football philosophy too.

28 Apr 2026 21:20:29
Liverpool won the league last year, right folks? I am not happy with how this season has gone, but bitching and moaning about the current title winning Coach over and over again only turns this great page into an echo chamber!

In terms of ability and 1 on 1 saves, anyone you replace Ali with will be a downgrade!

In terms of his availability, that is a concern tho! Unless Hughes is going to immediately flip big Mama, how do you convince a top quality keeper to sign for Liverpool without upsetting the big Geogian?

Kelleher would not resign to compete, but he was the heir apparent whilst with LFC!

Generally Kelleher has been excellent for both Brentford and Ireland this year!

29 Apr 2026 00:22:38
It may be that Slot leaving is the right call in the end.

But I tend to agree that the discourse around him and his coaching is way over the top.

There are factors that have hampered this season, as well as there have been decisions Slot has made that have made an impact as well.

But it seems like if you mention any of the factors, then the Slot out brigade get all fired up about it as if we're trying to make a campaign to save the world from Slot-ball warming.

Slot can lose his job and be 60% culpable. He is not 100%, no way. And making it all about him, imo, is shallow.

29 Apr 2026 02:52:02
Totally agree @Faithinworks! If Slot had this season last year, but won the league this season, we would all be delighted!

I suspect Edwards and Hughes are using Slot as a fall guy to oversee club legends leaving! I would be surprised if Slot stays more than 3 years, but by then LFC should have a new squad at the start of a cycle to hand over to a new coach.

28 Apr 2026 18:59:46
Utd up next at Old Trafford. Personally I'd happily take a draw.

28 Apr 2026 20:09:23
Be a tough one. Not having Mo at his favourite ground makes it harder. Still think we can leave with the points.

29 Apr 2026 00:24:58
Be interesting to see what line-up we put out.

I really liked what we got out of Dom and Macca as a midfield pair, but can see Grav coming back in.

With no Mo, maybe Frimpong comes in with Jones at RB again.

My line-up would be:

Woodman/Alli (pending Alli health ofc)
Jones
Konate
VVD
Robbo
Dom
Grav
Macca
Wirtz
Gakpo
Isak
4-4-2 diamond.

28 Apr 2026 18:53:07
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Liverpool v Crystal Palace - A Quick Liverpool Perspective

28 Apr 2026 19:20:24
Great review. ? agree on the Palace goal. Also, it seems to me that Slot plays not to lose too many times, and, to me, that shows a lack of confidence. Not sure if it is a lack of confidence in himself or his players, but it is awful to watch. If he does that Sunday, it could be a long day.

28 Apr 2026 19:59:14
Nice one, Ed. Same ol' stuff. Different game. We move.

28 Apr 2026 20:53:54
Great post ed, what I don't understand is why the people making the decisions at the club can not see how awful the team plays, yet it seems that Slot will still be here next season.

I can't remember watching us play and thinking we are playing really well today.

28 Apr 2026 14:41:10
Through an ITK that I know.

He who acted like he was shot by Beckham wants the passion of Anfield despite not being popular with LFC fans.

Passionate and demands players actually put in work for their megabucks.

Has an option to stay one more year in Madrid but if he takes them to the CL Final against Bayern or PSG this is where he will bow out gracefully. Hope he does and crushes the little git Arteta.



Klopp has set the footprint for the style of manager we want and this guy gives us that in abundance - not calm or relaxed but passionate and intense in a more grown up way than Arteta the bottom lip trembler.

For me I’d be chuffed.

Slot is gone and has exit bonuses in addition to settling his contract. These bonuses are for getting CL football and 3rd 4th and 5th are ratcheted. He had one for winning CL but hey go.

28 Apr 2026 14:53:12
He is good at what he does, but he is a very defensive-minded manager.

I'm not sure he would suit our DNA, Shak. Each to their own, however. Good day, my friend!

28 Apr 2026 15:06:50
Oh God, absolutely no Shak.

28 Apr 2026 15:14:28
I'll guess and join you two's party and say Simeone? ? No thanks. He manages a winning football, but it's all "too dark" for me. Not my idea of what LFC stands for, although I like winning as much as anyone else.

28 Apr 2026 15:30:55
He's an absolute fraud of a coach on top dollar, and terrible at what he does, other than playing constantly on the counter... People here, complaining about legohead negativity? This guy is far worse...

On top of that, the man doesn't speak a lick of English, so not so sure how he would motivate the players or teach them every little dirty trick he's got...

28 Apr 2026 15:39:38
The list of English words in that man's vocabulary is shorter than Budgie's pecker. Not to mention, he's not a yes man. No chance Edwards is interested in working with anyone he can't operate like a sock puppet.

28 Apr 2026 15:52:28
Swerve Simeone.

28 Apr 2026 16:12:02
Hard pass on Simeone.

28 Apr 2026 16:24:35
Nope. Literally everything about him is the opposite of what Liverpool is about. He would be a horrendous appointment.

28 Apr 2026 16:46:44
I love an old school BS rumour with a person who knows a person in the know who's clearly not in the know...

28 Apr 2026 16:58:37
Simone would be worse than Slot. His style is anti football... We need to play on th front foot like th champions we are!

28 Apr 2026 20:01:27
Simeone? Sorry, but for me, no way. He can keep that Haram ball he is so good at well away from Anfield.

28 Apr 2026 20:34:56
In fairness, Chewy, as limited as Simeone's English is, he still probably has a better and wider vocabulary than Wayne Rooney.

28 Apr 2026 12:25:14.
Couple of easy of games to come then on to Villa which could be a big one.

I can see 6 points in the next two. I was close on my last one with both Isak and Wirtz on the scoresheet.

Peace - have a great day all!

28 Apr 2026 13:27:43
Hate seeing posts like these labeling any games as "easy", especially after the season we've had.

28 Apr 2026 13:54:00
Man Utd away an easy game.... Heard it all now!

28 Apr 2026 14:09:26
If we play like we did in our last 2 games, we'll lose both, I promise you that. ?

28 Apr 2026 14:14:20
I'm guessing you were in the 'when Slot wins the Champions League, will you apologise then' camp.

28 Apr 2026 14:28:47
In fairness we were only 4 goals away from taking PSG to extra time.

{Ed025's Note - fair point JK.. :)

28 Apr 2026 14:47:38
Gentlemen, you clearly missed my humour.......

28 Apr 2026 15:17:38
We will win all of them. ? I don't say that apologetically either. I don't watch football to stay level-headed. I've got enough of that with the rest of daily life.

28 Apr 2026 16:30:04
I said we'd win our last 6 matches. ?

But then I also said we'd beat PSG at Anfield. ?

28 Apr 2026 16:54:44
Joe Gomez will finish as the league top scorer.

It's fun, this! I can see why Fridge Monkey gets off on repeat-posting dogegg

28 Apr 2026 20:03:07
@Bobby, and which "easy" game have you seen us play in the PL this season?

28 Apr 2026 21:15:38
I've got a ton on us to win the Six Nations.

28 Apr 2026 12:10:22
Question for the Ed.whatever happened to Oyvind Leonhardsen?he seemed to just disappear.does he do any punditry abroad ??

{Ed001's Note - I have no idea, he did go into coaching but I don't know if he still does that.}

28 Apr 2026 13:23:38
He has been assistant manager at a club in Norway for many years.

28 Apr 2026 13:25:36
Wow. that is the most random post of an ex player ever!

Any context to it. or just getting ed1 grey matter going.

28 Apr 2026 16:30:46
One of the worst players I've seen.

28 Apr 2026 18:10:38
Robby is caught in a time warp.

28 Apr 2026 18:41:43
Aye, he wasn't great, Ron, right enough. Heggem would've been v good player, I reckon, if he could've stayed fit.

28 Apr 2026 20:03:55
Digger, I actually liked Heggem.

28 Apr 2026 08:42:58
Diomande's numbers this season so far, all while playing 99% at RW.
Played 33.
Goals 13.
Assists 9.
That's his first season in one of Europe's top 5 leagues at 19.
For me, he is a must even at the £85m quoted.

28 Apr 2026 10:22:50
Some numbers, alright, and looks the part, definitely. Only concern can be how some players have looked outstanding in Germany and been a fraction of the player in England. Nkunku, Werner, Sancho, Voltemade and even our own Flo. But every signing's a risk, I suppose, and does look top notch so far.

28 Apr 2026 10:29:58
It is a huge risk, Florian, especially for us, after Keita. I'd rather spend the extra on him rather than on Minteh.

28 Apr 2026 10:48:28
Never seen the Diomande play a full game. However, I have seen him score some goals and my golly, the kid has a cannon in both feet regardless of the wing he plays on.

Play on the left, score.

Play on the right, score, both with either foot comfortably. I like what I see. Still need to catch one of his games, tho, so I can get some idea about him, overall.

28 Apr 2026 10:54:54
If we're paying 85m for Diomande, the entire Liverpool academy coaching staff and our worldwide scouts should be sacked on the spot.

28 Apr 2026 12:49:03
Really, Lowe? What's it you don't like?

28 Apr 2026 12:53:10
I expect it will be about £65m. I think RB Leipzig are playing the game as they would like him to extend with them, and stay for another season. Is it too much given the number of minutes he has under his belt? Probably? Do we have a huge number of winger options available to us this summer? Not really.

The market is the market.

Getting in the pricey Diomande and balancing the budget with an opportunistic winger signing like Fatawu, Kudus, M.Diaby, or M.Fofana might be the right play.

28 Apr 2026 13:15:38
Florian, it's not the player. I think there is a serious player in Diomande.
However, if Liverpool's scouting network is so lazy and incompetent that they can't identify unknown talents such that we aren't required to spend 85m on a 19-year-old, then they are c**p at their jobs.
Further, Liverpool, the city, is one of the biggest talent pools in the country, the club shouldn't need to a) sign any unproven players, and b) sign kids from outside the city area (they shouldn't be moving at all).


Top clubs should be signing one or two proven elite players to upgrade the first team each season, and any gaps are opportunities for academy prospects.

28 Apr 2026 13:24:15
Looking forward to this young man on one wing and Rio the other.

Should have many a full back worried!

28 Apr 2026 16:55:02
Lowe, unfortunately, the EPL has much more stringent rules on work permits than Europe.

That's why so many of these talents are snapped up by continental clubs at £10m or so and then sold on for vastly more.

Sad but true - nothing to do with our youth scouting team.

28 Apr 2026 17:14:34
Lowe, to make it at LFC you have to be in the small 2/3% of players who have the ability and mentality for it. Trying to unearth these gems when hundreds of other clubs are doing the same is incredibly challenging. There are so many factors that go into whether someone makes it or not.

For me, I wish we had a manager who would give our academy players a chance, we have some good players come through such as Jones and Trent. So they must be doing something right.

28 Apr 2026 18:22:07
Lowe, I don't think our scouts were watching Leganes when Leipzig brought him for 16m in the summer last year. He's had an amazing season, looks like he will be a star, and he's got a long contract. The selling club dictates the price.

Even one of their directors said it may have to be over £100m as they have no intention of selling. Perhaps they still have interest in Elliot and we can shave some of the price off.

28 Apr 2026 20:05:59
"The market is the market".


Ain't that the truth, Pelican. If we want Diomande, we need to pay the fee and keep it moving.

28 Apr 2026 06:36:11.
5 more points from our last 4 games guarantees Champions League and continuation of the rebuild. I think we’ll do it and this season can be consigned to history following a full review and lessons learned.

Brighton look to have 4 winnable games but it’s still highly unlikely they’ll reach 62 points.



On another note a friend works in marketing and has been doing an ongoing project with LFC to commemorate the title win. Launch plans were shelved following Diogo and he says they’ve been postponed again due to impending management changes…

28 Apr 2026 07:35:59
Cheers for the rumour, Pompey.

CL qualification is bare minimum requirement for a club of Liverpool size. If the owners are happy with the club achieving bare minimum and believe Slot deserves another shot, then it's on them.

If signing a number of players means it's a rebuild or transition season, then I think every club bar Villa are in the same boat as us.

Quite a few of them have even had more than 1 manager this season, so their rebuilds and transitions could be argued harder than ours.

Anyways, on a more positive note, looking forward to spending more on tickets next season and more again the season after and season after. Every cloud and that.

28 Apr 2026 08:31:46
Thank God the price of streaming stays fixed.

{Ed025's Note - love it Flash..

28 Apr 2026 09:21:25
I really don't get the hate and disrespect for Slot. Yes, everyone seems to want the team to play better football, but sometimes circumstances play a part in the outcome of the season. But the Venom is uncalled for.
I honestly thought a top 4 finish was what we would get this season.

With the changes and untimely loss of Jota, I thought we would need luck in winning the league.
I think you can count on one hand the times our best 11 was played in succession, and that's if we could agree on our best 11.
I think we do need a fresh start, but with a manager, not a coach.

28 Apr 2026 09:42:29
Can we stop using the loss of Jota as an excuse to defend Slot and what has been a subpar season? I keep seeing people, and even some journalists, using it to defend him. I don't know about others, but for me, it's kind of disrespectful to his family to use his death as a distraction from what has been a poor performance from Slot and everyone at the club this season.

28 Apr 2026 09:48:24
As I read the other day this season is what we expected last, yet Slot helped the team get number 20.
We have a lot of aging players to move on and also some are shot after years of pushing.
Remember also reading Klopp teams went in cycles as does Pep's due to the demands they put on the players' bodies.

28 Apr 2026 09:53:38
The venom and anger and frustration is watching the misuse of a squad - turning up to games bored as hell, watching drab football, getting opened up each week by the opposition and outrun and out fought - and seeing the lack of fitness, the complete degradation, and he's getting highly paid and can't see it!!! So that's why the fans are not happy!! Hopefully that clears it up.

28 Apr 2026 10:50:55
"I really don't get the hate and disrespect for Slot."


Really? You don't get it? And you thought after all that money we spent in the summer, top 4 was the best we would get? Cool story, mate.

28 Apr 2026 11:21:52
I agree about the unnecessary venom directed towards Slot, he seems a good guy who sadly has had his best ideas quashed. The team, though, have been dreadful this season and are only saved by the fact that every other team has been too.

The Premier League has become dull, predictable and joyless to watch this year. Hopefully it's just a blip and not a trend. The end of the season can't come quick enough.

28 Apr 2026 12:58:08
I don't condone any personal digs at Arne or his team.

I think the growing frustration comes from the gaslighting by the club's PR department, and Arne Slot ride or die fans who constantly challenge and even deny what we see with our own eyes on a weekly basis.

This is what happens when you keep gaslighting the fans.

28 Apr 2026 13:12:53
It's basically Slot's own doing, and the fact that he has come right after the larger than life personality of Jurgen Klopp.

Everything about Slot just comes as "bland" to me. Bland football, bland tactics, bland strategies, bland training, bland commitment, bland press conferences and bland talks.

We've been 3rd or 4th under Klopp quite a few times. During the season or at the end. But the feeling was different; I always felt far better with Klopp, because the possibility of moving up and still winning something was stronger than it is now.

I look at the season and it's just an overall "bleh", which shouldn't be the case considering we won last year, and hopefully we'll still see LFC in UCL next year. I clearly remember Guardiola saying, "He was always motivated by Klopp and he's responsible for the success he's had." Show me one coach/manager who feels fearful or threatened by Slot and his skills.

28 Apr 2026 14:45:21
Longlivethe, care to share some of these "best ideas" Slot had??

28 Apr 2026 16:08:18
I personally only challenge when people are re-writing history or passing off the own opinions, hopes or wants as facts. Making a man with 2 league titles in the previous 3 out to be an idiot or imbecile also seems ridiculous to me.

Apart from that, I (and I can only talk for myself) couldn't give the slightest toss what people think of the manager of our club.

28 Apr 2026 17:03:10
Florian, you don't give a toss about what others think of your opinion and others don't give a toss about your opinion, either. So, all's good in the neighbourhood. ?

28 Apr 2026 17:51:56
You're half right, Ra. ?

28 Apr 2026 23:58:07
Man, you never give up. ?

28 Apr 2026 06:04:44
Just thinking about the recent suggestion that Slot might be staying and wondering if this has credibility.

Slot continues to defend performances with match data. Xg being his favourite.

We know FSG love data and I do wonder if this has led to their decision to back Slot if indeed it’s true they are going to back him.

As fans that have been watching and in many cases playing or even coaching the game for years, we can see the problems, but Slot’s hiding behind data each game. Often quoting how unlucky we’ve been. We’ve missed big chances, oppo have scored from their one chance, set pieces etc etc.

I personally still think he’s gone.

I can’t believe FSG wouldn’t be getting feedback that performances have been consistently below what’s expected and that the intensity has dropped off.

There are also good managers available at no cost. Alonso and Iraola for example.

The playing personnel we’ll have next season suit Alonso’s style. Frimpong, Kerkez, buying two centre backs and keeping Konate, Wirtz, Ekitike and Isak.

I’m not sure how wide players like Rio or a Diomande (if we buy him) would fit in to an Alonso system though…

The only other reason for him staying would be if we had someone like Enrique lined up for the following season but that feels like a long shot.

28 Apr 2026 07:22:54
If it's data based and say we finished 4th this season on top of 1st last season I've no doubt FSG would want the manager to continue. After Klopp left if we were offered 1st+ 4th in following 2 seasons we would've snapped their arm off for it.
If it's based on your eyes watching the team, there's something v badly wrong this season and only league so poor this season we wouldn't be finishing as high as we are going to.


My guess is Slot wants to head home to Holland to be with his family who I presume have no intention of moving over. It has been a problem for him which has resulted in him taking his eye off the ball and letting it slip. Coupled with winning the league handy last season, maybe he thought he could do the job not fully immersed in it. It will be put out as a mutual separation, which it probably is, and we move on.

28 Apr 2026 08:39:07
Alonso did 3421 at Leverkusen but 4231/433 at Madrid.

28 Apr 2026 10:33:07
Surely it's not about a manager and his preferred system, but a manager who can implement a successful system that incorporates the players he's got and can change or alter that system over time and opposition, as he gets his desired players?

28 Apr 2026 10:57:06
I don't need some hapless stat like XG to know the manager is and has been all at sea all season long with his pathetic tactics that he improved no soul in the squad. Is there a stat for that?

Also, Slot using XG is very convenient, btw. If you simply use your eyes, you will see we have been a shambles all reason re: actual level of performances, something he is fully aware of and responsible for. Yet, he picks a nothing stat like XG to prove that the sky is blue despite us seeing dark clouds circling when we use our eyes and for some of us, all 4 of them.

I bet you the away crowd signing Xabi and Stevie songs was also a stat Slot conveniently missed.

Hey, maybe the press can ask him that based on the most important stat in football as in wins & losses, where would he rate LFC this season esp. after losing 9 in 12 in Oct./Nov. and still kept a job.

28 Apr 2026 11:27:11
Boy, I miss the days when a coach's job was to get a tune out of the players they have rather than players executing a coach's preferred structural formation.

I want the music back.