Liverpool Transfer Rumours

06 Mar 2026 09:44:50
Morning Gents

I've been told Konate has rejected his new deal offered by the club.

Happy Friday everyone.

06 Mar 2026 10:31:34
More time for Jacquet and Leoni. Possibly worth a bid for Schlotterbeck or Murillo?

06 Mar 2026 10:32:56
To be honest, I am slightly glad. He has been injury prone. In his first season, he completed over 30 games, and he then seemingly wanted out to Madrid. His head's not been in the game since. We need to move on, not reward mediocrity.

06 Mar 2026 10:37:07
Thanks, Robbo.

06 Mar 2026 10:39:02
Good! He's terrible. Go and find someone strong who can actually defend.

06 Mar 2026 11:08:17
Some good news at last! I hope to God that the club do not review this any further and let them both part ways.

06 Mar 2026 11:15:11
Jacquet and Leoni will both be coming off the back of long-term injuries at the start of pre-season. I'd like to give space in the squad, so these guys get adequate minutes, but Van Dijk is a year older, and Gomez's fitness can't be relied upon. Imagine we'll need to bring in someone like Schlotterbeck as well then if Konate leaves.

06 Mar 2026 12:02:34
Thx for update, Robbo.

Yeh, I think k best for all parties to go separate ways.

He did a job for us, no hard feelings, shake the man's hand and wish him well.

Think we can upgrade on that position.

06 Mar 2026 12:16:44
I'll be glad to see the back of him. If not solely for his half-arsed performances, then gladly because of his messing around, contract-wise, and making eyes at Real and PSG. He's not good enough for us. I don't think he'll be a Galactico anytime soon, either. Maybe a lesser league will make him look better. Good luck and good riddance.

06 Mar 2026 12:28:35
Why is the club still trying to persuade Konate?
Surely it's time to say thank you and goodbye, and move on!
Even if he re-signed, no one would pay good money for him, knowing he was available for free.

06 Mar 2026 13:28:28
If he doesn't want to be here, then he shouldn't be.

06 Mar 2026 14:00:47
He is not a loss at all, and replaceable.

06 Mar 2026 14:02:11
Other than a financial hit of letting a player leave on a free, I wouldn't be sorry to see him go. He's proved this season that he is a very average player.

06 Mar 2026 14:11:02
Schlotterbeck had a real stinker of a game vs Bayern Munchen. He lost the game for Dortmund. And, I've seen Bastoni in 4 games vs Norwegian teams. He was terrible in all four of them. They are not the second coming. I wonder if we are forgetting the slower leagues they play in.

06 Mar 2026 15:12:28
I'm made up if Konate goes.
I think he has been consistently poor, and we can easily replace him with a better defender.
I'm good with the Diomande kid joining too. He could be a belter if he keeps learning.


I think our two main priorities after that are a combative, ball-playing midfielder, (Stiller is good for me), and an RB cover. Denzel Dumfries could work as a relatively cheap option. ?

06 Mar 2026 15:17:24
Should have withdrawn from negotiations with him a long time ago. As usual, we're getting mugged off.

06 Mar 2026 15:27:23
Anyone seen much of this Ordonez kid? I remember the South American expert on Sky Sports (can't remember his name) raving about him a few months back, but I can't say I've ever seen him play.

06 Mar 2026 16:18:31
Thanks for the info, Robbo.
We need to start looking after ourselves a bit, I think. If a player doesn't want to sign a new contract, yes, negotiation should happen, but we seem to back down. LFC are bigger than any player out there, and always will be. YNWA.

06 Mar 2026 18:39:21
Should really have been told to go last summer when offered a deal, stalling for other interested parties. Let him go, he's a disaster mostly... the odd good game here and there.

05 Mar 2026 18:46:37
Hello ed1 hope u keeping well? 2 questions for u if u had time to answer please.
1.talk of klopp returning to the dugout seems to be gathering momentum in different circles. Have u heard anything recently to suggest he looking a return to management? I know u have said here several times in the past he and his wife where quite happy with his life now, just wondering would anything have changed.


2.elliot Anderson any chance we could get him in summer? We don't seem to have any links to him and I think last time u commented on him was that we had interest but didn't seem v concrete with us compared to other teams.

{Ed001's Note - 1. Nothing I am aware of.

2. He seems to be set for elsewhere.}

05 Mar 2026 20:21:30
92. Seems City have been monitoring him for months.
1. Klopp posted on Facebook in the last few days with Red Bull, and he's looking to get back into coaching, whether locally or globally. Looks to be well and truly rejuvenated. Liverpool or Madrid is my guess.

05 Mar 2026 21:01:08
Atletico apparently in for Jurgen.

05 Mar 2026 21:58:08
I always figured Klopp would manage a national team if he was to come back coaching. It's only part time, so he wouldn't burn out again and would still get his fix.

05 Mar 2026 22:26:50
This has the German national team all over it. At least that would free up Nagelsmann to throw his hat into the ring for Liverpool.

05 Mar 2026 22:48:32
Hope not, Stoneage. Wouldn't want Nagelsmann anywhere near the club.

06 Mar 2026 01:49:20
Pure waffle, more speculation based on a report that Red Bull wasn't happy with Klopp. He's not coming back. He was explicit on Stephen Bartlett's podcast last year. He doesn't miss coaching whatsoever. He loves his job at Red Bull; he loves the lifestyle. He works from home when he's not travelling, and spends a lot more time with his family in sunny Mallorca instead of getting pure stressed on the dreary Mersey.

Don't forget Klopp's leaving Liverpool was part of a long-term plan, set into motion at least 2 years prior to his departure. He had discussions with Red Bull and bought his current home in Mallorca back in 2022.

06 Mar 2026 07:32:04
Yes, but Chewy. The statement he's excited to get back into coaching, making new memories, etc., has come from him himself. So how can it be pure waffle? German national team maybe, but why would he mention that just yet with a World Cup still months away. Real Madrid will be a pull.

06 Mar 2026 08:18:18
Yeh, but the WC will still be over before next season starts, and I doubt he's on about the last few weeks of this season. Jurgen, unfortunately, is finished as far as Liverpool first team is concerned.

06 Mar 2026 09:42:17
Edwards will never sanction Klopp's return.

06 Mar 2026 08:19:53
Ed1, on Anderson, which club is that? Is it City again? Or United? Both would be a bummer.

{Ed001's Note - City it looks like.}

06 Mar 2026 10:25:07
Not that I expect it to happen, but it would be interesting to see what the view of FSG would be if it came to a choice between Klopp and Edwards.

06 Mar 2026 10:38:06
I would say it is very difficult to know what is in Klopp's heads these days. He is much more of a brand than he was when he joined us, and he is acutely aware of that.

While joining Red Bull seems to fit with the lifestyle he wanted (seeing parts of the world he had wanted to see, and getting involved in other sports), the organisation itself isn't exactly one with a rich history and values like the clubs he chose to coach.

This is a new version of Klopp - a commercial one. It is difficult to know what his next move would be.

I for one would be disappointed if he took the Real Madrid job. But equally I wouldn't be surprised based on what he's been up to since he left us.

In terms of Edwards vs Klopp, I would say that Klopp has probably learned an awful lot about the Red Bull multi-club model, something that Edwards has been tasked to replicate (at least on a small scale). Perhaps in 2026, they are possibly more aligned than they were in 2022 when Edwards announced his departure. Not the wildest scenario.

06 Mar 2026 13:45:15
How is everything at home, Ed1? I hope you and your family are safe and doing well. From the news, it seems like things are really messy in the Middle East right now.

{Ed001's Note - all fine here mate, just trying to get my parents home so I can have a bit of peace! If they weren't here I would just sleep through the air raids, but they keep bloody waking me!}

06 Mar 2026 15:32:03
They'd choose Edwards. The job had taken too much of a toll on Jurgen. Doubt he'll ever manage a club again. Germany after the WC, I reckon.

04 Mar 2026 13:09:10
Slot isn't going anywhere until the end of the season. The club are not willing to take a gamble while we remain in three competitions. And rightfully so.

In truth, Slot's agent has been in talks with both Ajax and Spurs for some time now. Both are clubs that were interested in him before a move to Liverpool and remain interested now.

04 Mar 2026 13:32:25
So, hypothetically, if we lose on Friday and against Gala, will the club still have the same view?

04 Mar 2026 13:38:32
Bit of a push to say we're in three competitions, because, with the best will in the world, we're not winning the Premier League. That ship sailed ages ago. Slot isn't going to win us the Champions League.

If we meet City or PSG, we're out. Similar with the FA Cup. Teams know how to play against us, and Slot has no answers. The season is a total write-off. Get rid of Slot now, as it's not getting better.

04 Mar 2026 13:52:47
I don't think you will find a single fan who wants this idiot to continue as manager.

04 Mar 2026 14:00:51
"The club are not willing to take a gamble while we remain in three competitions. And rightfully so."

That should actually read:

"The club have bottled it and are desperately trying to save face for not getting rid of Slot when it was clear that he was not up to the job 6 months ago.

They now feel that they have left it too late, so they are ripping up their transfer plans for the summer and preparing for life in the Europa League. They also know that a good cup run could potentially help them save a little bit of face."

04 Mar 2026 14:04:36
@LavishMctavish, many (including me) don't want Slot to continue as manager, but I strongly condemn you disrespecting him like this. He is a very good manager. While things haven't worked out well this season, he won us a league for God's sake.

Also, he showed remarkable poise and grace during the Jota tragedy. I will always respect him, and I wish the whole fanbase would do the same, irrespective of how this season has panned out.

04 Mar 2026 14:08:11
Fortunately, with Villa and Chelsea being so mediocre, there remains a decent chance of Champions League qualification. Even a draw tonight keeps us 5th. Introducing a new manager, in March, is far too late. Slot should have been gone after the PSV loss. It's now far too late in the season to introduce a new manager and new football.

04 Mar 2026 14:22:29
I agree, Victor.

Also, please, guys. The term idiot is uncalled for. Show respect, please. We are better than that.

The man is far from an idiot.

04 Mar 2026 14:27:02
I'm with you, Koparmy. I'm not the Archbishop of Canterbury, or a woke do-gooder, but you can want the Head Coach out without resorting to calling him an idiot, Dutch fraud etc. It's crossing the line, in my opinion.

04 Mar 2026 14:43:30
I think all we need is some new inspiration, fresh perspective, and to get the players running harder and moving the ball faster.

I don't think it's the time to hire someone like Alonso and bring in radical changes.

I actually think bringing in Gerrard until the end of the season on a "temporary" contract would be the play.



These players just need a kick up the arse and some minor tactical tweaks.

I don't think the players respect Slot any more.

Worst case, we bring in Gerrard and we finish outside of the top four and without a trophy. Well, if we're honest, that's the most likely situation if we stay under Slot as well. So nothing to lose!

04 Mar 2026 15:12:20
It's a bigger gamble keeping Slot in charge tbh.

04 Mar 2026 13:56:47
So, the reason why Hughes doesn't want to sack Slot is because he fears that, if we don't succeed in our remaining pursuits after sacking Slot, that he will be responsible for it. A case of fear to fail, instead of striving to succeed.

Nothing to do with form, results, performances, the current mood, and a number of different intangibles that are working against us currently. But, because Hughes is a coward who doesn't have the balls to make a decision. Instead, wait and hope everything works out.

How spineless can you be?

04 Mar 2026 15:50:39
@LFC-S MANGO, Hughes is not solely responsible for sacking Slot. It would likely be a combination of senior figures, i.e., Werner, Henry, Edwards, Hughes, and Hogan would have to agree together and then inform Slot in a consultation where his compensation package would be formally agreed.

04 Mar 2026 15:52:36
Nobody knows when they plan to sack Arne, or even if they plan to at all. It's all guesswork. One thing's for sure, though: he's here till season's end. People should just get their heads around it.

04 Mar 2026 16:12:42
"Slot isn't going anywhere until the end of the season. The club are not willing to take a gamble while we remain in three competitions. And rightfully so."

A couple of issues with that statement. We are not in three competitions, unless you're counting fighting for top 5 as a trophy.

The second issue is that we could easily be out of the FA Cup come Friday. And, let's be honest, it's highly unlikely we will win the Champions League. But hey, he should stay to the end of the season "rightfully so".

04 Mar 2026 16:20:36
With it being a World Cup year, now is the ideal time to replace him. At least the new manager has time to work with players.

Time frame copied and pasted.
The first round of fixtures will take place across the weekend of 22 August 2026 - a week later than previous seasons.



The later start allows rest time for players - 89 clear days from the end of this season, and 33 days from the 2026 World Cup final.

04 Mar 2026 17:36:01
Slot is a fraud, and was found out back in November. The title win was with Klopp's team, which was conditioned over his tenure, coupled with the rest of the league having a poor season. You can see how unfit and poor the players have become after all this time under Slot. He needs to go. There is no fight in the players anymore.

04 Mar 2026 17:36:47
Agreed, Ashy, and that's why what some of the ITK's have said makes sense. Timewise, they want to replace him now, but "The next guy" isn't available till after the season.

Isn't Real still paying him to not have a job? Heck of a deal.

04 Mar 2026 17:43:14
I've always thought it would be at the end of the season or when we're no longer in a position to qualify for CL.

It's looking more and more like the end of the season, and I still think his replacement will be Iraola.



I don't think Slot is enjoying it anymore. I don't think he'll get an extension after this season, and I think he'll go back to Holland.

04 Mar 2026 18:17:26
@thekoparmy, Sorry but Slot is. ? He won the league with a fully settled Klopp team, who all knew how to play together. This season, he has been found out from day one. He is tactically inept and stubborn, which also shows his arrogance. The sooner he goes, the better, and if you find that disrespectful to Slot, good, because it's meant to be.

04 Mar 2026 18:53:13
3 trophies?

04 Mar 2026 19:11:45
@Chaosengine,

A fully settled Klopp team, which had finished 5th and 3rd, and won one Carabao Cup in the previous 2 seasons.

04 Mar 2026 19:13:39
How crap a manager was Klopp? It took the whole league to be rubbish last year for his team to win the league.

04 Mar 2026 20:30:56
Florian, let's be honest, it was just City in an early transition and Arsenal were rubbish and had their usual drop off when it came to it.
We were hardly great ourselves. As for United and Chelsea, pathetic.
And, to be fair, this season is equally, if not worse. How are we, Man United and Chelsea in contention for top 5? All have been absolute garbage at times.


So yeah, I agree we had an unchanged Klopp team who were left to play their game while everyone else altered. Not saying Slot didn't make the subs when needed, that worked sometimes. But, in general, he had it very, very easy taking over us. Now he's ruined it all.

04 Mar 2026 20:47:49
No, having none of that. Ridiculous. You win the league, it's a great achievement. Whatever the other teams were doing is their own business. City weren't their usual relentless self the year Jurgen won it. Does that cheapen his achievement? No way does it.

It's a bit sad when people tarnish No. 20 because the manager's not their favourite person. I can remember many leagues like last year: 2011, 2013, 2017, 2023. Do you think these teams' fans care? No way do they. Only Liverpool fans would carry on like that.

04 Mar 2026 20:55:24
Slot won the league with Klopp's players. He did make subtle changes to the playing style which meant we weren't so gung ho, hence our good defensive record in the first half of last season & the mix of Slot ball & Klopp's style was a good mix. Unfortunately, the longer Slot had with the players to get his ideas & philosophy across, the worse we became, so around February we had started a downward spiral & our play got steadily worse. This year that's continued & we are now totally unrecognisable from the team that started so well last season & we were great to watch under Klopp.

Slot should get plaudits for how he made small adjustments to the team that enabled a squad built by Klopp to succeed. He should also be held responsible for the total lack of style, tactics & identity that's occurring this season - we have mostly been horrendous & absolutely terrible to watch. Surely even loyal Slot supporters would agree with that. If some want to keep Slot on, I would like to know what they see that the rest of us can't see?
Are we improving - well, we are not losing as much but we ain't winning much either & the style is even worse.


The paying supporters deserve better entertainment than what's being served up.
It's blatantly obvious that Slot can't motivate the players & his style simply does not suit the PL or most of the players.

If he's missing his family, then I think a parting of the ways in summer is inevitable, because I can't believe those in charge can justify seeing this downward trend continue - the problem is, will their failure to act cost a Champions League place?

The players can't be totally absolved of blame, but they must be getting coached to play in this slow style - no way if you put Klopp back in charge that we'd play this way.
Thanks for last season, Arne. We will be eternally grateful, but I'm sorry, I think it's best we part company & go in a new direction.

04 Mar 2026 21:20:14
'Rightfully so' is not true at all, the man should have been gone in October. The longer he stays, the more damage is caused, let's not pretend otherwise.

{Ed025's Note - i think that ship has sailed Jerry.. :)

04 Mar 2026 23:05:47
Ron, you keep saying Iraola will be the choice. Do you think Richard Hughes will still be given that trust? I have a feeling he'll go with Slot.

05 Mar 2026 02:06:42
I don't think Hughes will go. He's Edwards' man.
After a hugely successful/popular manager, the next man in is usually a fall guy. Slot changed the narrative slightly by winning the league in year 1.

There's a reason they only gave Slot a 3 year contract.


I think Hughes will stay, and I think Iraola will be his choice. However, it is not guaranteed Iraola will choose us.
I think he'll have quite a few offers, perhaps Man City, and certainly Man U.

05 Mar 2026 04:08:59
@Nutter,

2024 / 2025 "Slot won the league with Klopp's players."
2023 / 2024 Klopp didn't win the league with Klopp's players.

Slot has done a poor job this season. A number of individual players haven't lived up to their capability - collectively we have been poor. There have been too many occasions when we have been poor - lacking structure, purpose or interest, and a general acceptance / lack of desire.

I have thought for a while that Slot should go.

That said, the last realistic target we have is to qualify for next season's CL and changing coaches now might not actually help. I am very keen to see him go at the end of the season.

What I don't like is anonymous people sitting behind a keyboard calling the man names. It's cheap and shows a distinct lack of class.

05 Mar 2026 04:55:11
@Ron Keague,

So clearly it shows the progression of the team. Any manager could have come in and managed that team and been successful, especially with how other teams were also performing in the league last season.

Slot is tactically inept, the players look unfit, there's hardly any press, our best players from last season look a shadow of themselves, and it's clear that the team doesn't buy into his football.

You can't go from winning the league to being that poor unless there's something behind it. Even Man Utd are playing better football than us! Whilst it may not be beneficial to sack Slot now, come the end of the season, he needs to go. Simple as that.

05 Mar 2026 06:00:45
WDW, you seem to miss my point when mentioning that Slot won the league with Klopp's players - that was a compliment to him; he took a team that hadn't won the league to the title. He did that by subtle changes to the team as it morphed from Klopp to him.


My other point was that he's now changed that team's philosophy so much that Klopp's style is completely eradicated, and we are unrecognisable from that team he inherited and are a lot worse for the change - he has to own that.

05 Mar 2026 06:30:44
I was actually trying to reinforce your point that Slot did well in the 24/25 season. The general perception on here is now that Slot piggy-backed off Klopp's success. The comparison in Klopp's last season and Slot's first season doesn't support this season's general narrative.

04 Mar 2026 23:56:06
Sea what you did there Ed25. I doff my cap sir

05 Mar 2026 07:47:53
I seriously can't abide this nonsense about Slot winning the league with Jurgen's players and that 'any manager' could have done the same; it's just ridiculous and tremendously disrespectful. We can all be disappointed with this season and the manager's responsibility for underachievement, but surely that shouldn't diminish the magnitude of what we achieved last season.

All this revisionist stuff about how Slot wasn't found out because City and Arsenal dropped off and we had players who were trained to compete under Klopp is just absurd, in my opinion; it's just twisting a narrative to justify your intense dislike for the manager and create a scapegoat. I can't imagine that a coach could come in, win a title, and then have certain spiteful fans say that he never actually won it. They claim he just winged it and coasted on Klopp's hard work for a year while partying in Ibiza and chilling with his family in Holland every opportunity he got. I honestly can't imagine any other fans in the prem would think that about a coach who won their team a title.

In my eyes, Slot was absolutely the right appointment at the right time for this group of players.

We have to give credit to Hughes and Edwards for identifying him as a replacement for Klopp. They surely knew that he had the skill set to adapt and create continuity from what came before.

What went wrong this season? I don't think he bears all of the blame. Surely Edwards and Hughes have to take a massive amount of responsibility as well for the direction that recruitment took. I think all of the players we bought will be excellent, and are more or less proving to be great purchases (Isak aside, because of injury). But they did not exactly represent what we most needed at the time, given the players leaving, and they might not have been the optimal fit for the way Slot ideally wants to play. Most crucially, we haven't replaced Trent's role in the team, and we have always needed a deep midfielder who can tackle to play alongside, or rotate with, Grav. What made matters worse was not acting early in the January window, when the likes of Guehi and Semenyo were available and willing to come.

05 Mar 2026 08:15:21
Anyone with a brain cell knows he should be sacked. Slot rightfully got the accolades last season, and no one condemned him. We're not in last season, though; we're here and now, and it's garbage. Florian and co spin any old rubbish, but anyone with sight can see he's out of his depth.

I'm convinced the abundance of talent we've got has gotten him out of the holes this season. Most would be more forgiving if there was an ounce of passion and energy to the play, and Slot not talking garbage week in, week out. Should have been sacked after the PSV game.

05 Mar 2026 09:53:37
The 'just support the team' merchants like Florian and Keague are proving again that they're just Slot apologists. They are happy to throw players and a former legendary manager under the bus just to protect their man.

They completely miss the point about it being Klopp's team. The man was brilliant at recruitment and bringing through young players.

The team had got 82 points and won the League Cup in 23/24. That team then got 84 points and won the league. Then Slot ripped it up, and his recruitment has been garbage. £250m on luxury players while leaving the team short in defence, midfield, and on the wings.

05 Mar 2026 11:16:31
Happy to be a "just support the team merchant".

What's the alternative?

Glory hunters?

05 Mar 2026 11:32:21
Klopp was not brilliant at recruitment. He wanted Brandt and Gotze rather than Salah, for example. He wanted Naby Keita. How many young players did he actually bring through successfully other than Trent? I'm not slighting the man; he is an idol for all of us, myself included, but let's not make stuff up.

Also, suggesting that "Slot's recruitment is garbage" feels somewhat erroneous. You do know that we have a transfer team that decides those things? Where are the luxury players? Kerkez, Wirtz, Frimpong, Ekitike are hardly luxury players.

05 Mar 2026 12:13:18
@Jameslfc1984,
Klopp was certainly not brilliant at recruitment. If he'd had his way, we would've had Brandt instead of Salah. Keita was a signing he really pushed for, as was Nunez, which was particularly at odds with the computer nerds.



Also, Slot is very much not in charge of recruitment, so throwing the summer's business on him is absolutely ridiculous. The blame for the bizarre (I'm looking at you Isak) spending in the summer lies squarely at the door of Hughes & Edwards.

05 Mar 2026 12:31:12
@Frode, "Anyone who has a brain cell," eh? That's th3 way to start a reasoned, thought out discussion if ever I heard one. As I say, all these posts should start with 'In my opinion'.

Good to see you back, by the way. We missed you when we were winning matches.

05 Mar 2026 13:19:48
Not one person has thrown players, and certainly not Jurgen Klopp under a bus. Some people just think any blame for this season should be spread out, and not just thrown at one man's feet. People forget themselves and how this site went at times. In 2023 Jurgen was the same tactically inept, overly loyal to certain players idiot that Slot is now.

I, along with others, didn't agree with it then and don't seem to now either. It was "how can you go from being up for the quadruple till March/April or whatever it was to being out of the Champions League spots altogether the following season? He has to go".

05 Mar 2026 13:22:33
Frode and James, would you guys have wanted Klopp gone in that 2023 season, or would you have wanted him still at the club?

05 Mar 2026 17:01:33
I wouldn't say it's a general consensus that Slot won the league with Klopp's team. Yep, the teams were basically the same. But to deny Slot the plaudits for winning the league is flat out wrong. What was he supposed to do, turn the job down for fear of success?

He's not done well this season, but of all the supposed top teams, who is actually playing well and/or easy on the eye? If I was to go for team and manager of the season, it's hands-down Brentford and Keith Andrews.

The rest have all fallen flat and, frankly (no pun lol), been crap.

05 Mar 2026 17:15:28
Comical.
I'd love to hear you guys when we go on another winning streak, starting at Wolves in the cup, the one that actually matters.
Galatasaray is a walk in the park over two legs, now their fans are banned from Anfield.
Wirtz to come back shortly, followed by the return of Isak just in time! YNWA.

05 Mar 2026 17:32:47
Love the enthusiasm, King, and I'm sure we all agree (vast majority of us anyway) that we'd love to go on a winning streak. I would disagree, though, that Wolves in the FA Cup is the one that matters.

Winning the FA Cup is worth 2m pounds to the club.

We'd have to win it 50 times to equal one season in the CL, making the semis. I would argue most on here would rather we win the league match and lose in the cup, given the choice.

05 Mar 2026 18:51:04
Florian, would I have wanted Klopp gone? Erm, absolutely not. The man had identity, played good football, and did what he could. If you can remove Slot from your brain and go back to that period, most on this page were condemning FSG for not giving him the proper support.

Comparing Slot to Klopp is like comparing rustic Roman pizza to a pound special out of Iceland.

05 Mar 2026 19:31:37
I notice that Iraola hasn't signed a new contract with Bournemouth, and that after selling 6 first team players - Semenyo, Zarbarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez, Ouattara and Anthony - Bournemouth are still only 8 points behind us. Iraola might not have the cache of Alonso, but I suspect he's a better coach.

05 Mar 2026 19:48:47
I suspect you're right, Barkadee.
As you say, he's had to deal with a lot of squad turnover, and some managers can't do that.
If he came to Anfield, he will have to deal with a lot of squad turnover as we continue to get younger.
He's also turned prospects into good first team players, which is what is needed here too.

05 Mar 2026 20:30:08
That's simply not true, Frode. Klopp took absolute pelters on here. I remember a 3-0 defeat away to Brighton, where I hated coming on here, because by then the great man was getting absolutely slaughtered, and had been for ages. Other people will remember what I'm on about. If what seemed like a large majority of the posters on here had had their way, Klopp wouldn't even have made it to the summer of 2023.

And, when you say you can't compare the two, it was for the exact same reason Klopp was getting stick as Slot has now. For having moved away from a style of football that the fans preferred. FSG had actually spent over a hundred million on players during that season, which for them was probably a large enough investment (even though we brought back in about half of that through sales).

05 Mar 2026 20:35:16
Yeah, well, Slot's not going anywhere soon. Whether we all like it or not. He's here till the end of the season.
It's not like we have nothing to play for?
We still have every chance of winning a trophy, be it the FA Cup or the Holy Grail, I dare not mention.

I know we have been disappointing in the league, but we still have the players to get wins and finish strong.

Top 3 is not far off even now, but the main thing is we get points.
Like previously said, we have Wirtz due back and then Isak at the end of this month, early April.
Things can only get better! Fingers crossed. :D

05 Mar 2026 20:37:11
I think it's interesting that Iraola grew up with and played youth football with both Alonso and Arteta (they are all Basques), and because Iraola's football career didn't reach their heights, he has arguably had to work harder to be better and to get to where he is compared to his childhood mates.

05 Mar 2026 20:37:57
I actually think that Iraola is the better fit for us too. Premier-proven, plays nice attacking football. Not convinced by Alonso going off his time only at Madrid and a couple of German league games.

However, Alonso should know what the fans and club expect from a Liverpool manager, and having worked with Frimpong and Wirtz before is a benefit.
Honestly, be happy with either. Need a character.

05 Mar 2026 21:16:43
While Alonso was here, his manager finished 5th, 3rd, 3rd, 4th and 2nd. That was probably OK with the fans then, but he has not reckoned with the new breed of Liverpool fans if he thinks that's OK, that's for sure.

04 Mar 2026 06:02:12
Have a question for Carra

A couple weeks back, tou mentioned that a academy players parents had a fallout with Slot and his team.

If I recall, everyone guessed that it was Nyoni who you were talking about.

May I ask if in fact you were talking about Rio?

My reasoning being, is that all of a sudden, Rio is getting a lot more game time, or at least that is what it seems like to me.

Last night, the lad came on in the 65th minute, with the score at 0-0.

Up until a couple weeks back, he was onky getting 5 minutes or so, and that's when he actually got some game time

It just feels he has been playing a lot more since that post of yours, hence my question.

Then again. maybe its just my mind playing tricks on me ?.

04 Mar 2026 06:24:07
I was guessing it must have been Trent Kone Doherty, no? Seen as he was highly rated one minute, then shipped off to Molde on a permanent deal quickly.

I could have assumed wrong, though.

04 Mar 2026 06:46:14
Where's Florian Musiana today? Gone a bit quiet, lad. Nothing to defend today. Last night was the epitome of the Slot era. It's what we've been watching for over 12 months, with the cracks being papered over by individual bits of skill.

If Slot is still in charge next season, I'm going to stop tuning in. As it stands, I spend most of the match scrolling to deflect the boredom.

04 Mar 2026 08:12:52
The Slot stans aren't up yet, Barry. They were out late celebrating that outstanding performance.

04 Mar 2026 08:47:26
So, do you reckon Slot will get the sack this week then?

04 Mar 2026 09:09:34
Probably not WDW.

04 Mar 2026 09:10:33
I must have been watching a different game yesterday. I'm not blaming Slot.

But where were Dominic Soblazai and McAllister? They were constantly failing, acting like Italians on the football pitch. A lot of them, plus Gakpo, were too slow to get to loose balls.
Add Gravenberch getting a yellow pretty early on, and he was borderline on getting another card.

Best sub to take him off.
Our midfield lost the game yesterday.
Was Frimgpong tired? We took him off for Gomez, then the game went rubbish.
Even Rio, our super sub, was losing a lot more of the ball.
Best players for me were Ekiteke and Salah, but they had so few passes.

04 Mar 2026 09:36:41
Absolute garbage. This is the worst Liverpool side since Roy Hodgson. So boring. Possession 70%, goal attempts 1, if we were lucky. 60 passes from back to front before passing all the way back to Allison. Set pieces? We must have had a dozen corners, and aside from the open goal where Ekitike headed on, we never got the ball beyond the near post.

He has to go now. He has no plan A, let alone B. No point keeping on until the end of the season. Get Alonso in and start building for next season now. Probably play the 'Plymouth Argyle' team Friday. It is embarrassing. Painful to watch as season ticket holder after driving the 400 round trip every home game.

04 Mar 2026 09:45:37
Fully agree, Barry. Though my patience has gone now. Every game is a bore fest, and it's obviously our game plan which comes from Baldielocks.
There's better things to do with 2 hours, I hear paint drying is pretty exciting by comparison.

Hopefully next season I can watch again if we get someone in who plays football.



For a good few years we were a lot of folks' second team because we were attacking games and producing entertaining football.
This year I'd rather watch Stoke reruns from the 90's.

04 Mar 2026 09:55:12
Slot picks the side. Slot plays with no wingers (using Gakpo and Salah, and not to their strengths). Slot picks the midfield that doesn't work.

04 Mar 2026 10:04:17
Gorzee123, I can highly recommend the paint drying alternative, my friend.

04 Mar 2026 10:04:24
Same rubbish week in, week out. We have a gaping hole in midfield that opponents can run through at will. That's on Slot. He has repeatedly played this, frankly bizarre, tactic week in, week out, with some, quite frankly, appalling results. He is completely incapable of resolving this.

He has to go. None of the apologists can remotely give one good reason for him to stay, nor can they show there's been improvement. As for winning the Champions League, playing like that wouldn't win the Johnstones Paint Trophy, and we're on the hard side of the draw.

04 Mar 2026 10:42:54
Prances with Wolves. Not a very good watch.

04 Mar 2026 11:06:59
Slot's glacial persistence with things that simply aren't working interests me on a psychological level.

For the first part of the season, before all the injuries, Konate was the team's Achilles heel, and he picked him week in, week out.

Of late, Salah and Gakpo have been absolutely rancid, and yet he plays them over and over again. There are many examples.

What message does this send to the team?

Where's the meritocracy to thrive upon?

His lack of imagination and flexibility is now showing itself in our dull playing style.



There are other players in the squad, other options, and during the window the option to bring other players in, but no, let's just keep trying the same thing over and over. Insanity.

Champagne corks would pop if the management showed some bravery and brought in a caretaker for the run-in.

04 Mar 2026 11:15:41
Where have yous two been in general, Barryw33 and Dirtymic? Haven't been posting much. We must have been winning. Dont worry, your not alone. This place goes from a ghost town to being chockablock when we lose a game.

04 Mar 2026 11:27:19
The subs bench before kick off didn't fill me with confidence. There were no game changers to come on.
I thought it was shocking to watch our players on more than one occasion lying on the ground, feigning injury, on the halfway line as Wolves attacked in waves.


Gakpo putting his boot in to take a certain goal away from Jones didn't help our situation, either.
Credit, though, to Jose Sa for a top-class save from Rios's shot. Had he cut his nails before the game, the ball would have been in the back of the net.

04 Mar 2026 13:18:00
I think Slot will see the season out. Then there will be a parting of the ways in the summer.

Florian is right about the amount of traffic on here when we lose. I said after our win, the weekend, that that would be the case if we slipped up this week. I think it's a reflection of how society is.

04 Mar 2026 13:54:56
Rio was losing the ball because he actually tried to beat his man every time he got the ball, something Gakpo can't be bothered to do.

04 Mar 2026 15:36:39
From my perspective, I don't post that often. I just read and regularly laugh. But there are some diehard Slot lovers on here. You, Florian, are peak Slot; there are a few others, but you are the most vocal. I saw nothing from you until I called you out, so now please give me something to cling on to. Why should I tune in at 9pm (my time) on Friday and ruin my Friday night? Please give me something.

What would you call a success this season? And what would the outcome have to be before you thought a replacement was required? Honestly, I would just like to know your perspective, and maybe convince a few of us to get back behind the team, because right now it's awful tactics, and it looks like most of the players have checked out, and I'm close to checking out myself.

04 Mar 2026 16:01:38
You're an LFC fan, so you should tune in. Champions League now is imperative, and hopefully a cup. If we don't get Champions League football, it doesn't matter what I think; he will be replaced. If he does get it, he could still be replaced. He gets it and wins a trophy, I think it'd look silly sacking him. When you say it looks like players have checked out, is that, in your opinion, all on Slot, or do you actually think the players have some responsibility in this? Depending on which way you look at this, it will determine whether you and I would agree, which is fine.

Some think it's all on Slot. I don't; I think that's quite silly, and some players should be embarrassed by their season. But in the end it's all opinions. They're like a*******, we all have one.

04 Mar 2026 16:36:51
Yeah, totally agree. That's why I was asking your opinion. I agree the players take some responsibility, but like any person in a job with a bad boss, no matter what you are paid, morale and enthusiasm can slip very quickly, especially if your previous boss was a cracker.

04 Mar 2026 17:10:47
True. But for us, putting food on the table and clothes on backs means we suck it up and get on with it. Footballers could learn from that, if they weren't totally detached from reality.

04 Mar 2026 18:04:57
I'm fortunate enough to be in-between putting food on the table and being detached from reality. I work for one of the most famous companies in the world currently, and things are good and I'm motivated, but in my previous role I had an absolute bell end for a boss. I lost interest, checked out, and eventually just walked. Money only has so much impact; if you don't need it, then you need motivation, and a good boss motivates you to put your full effort in. Klopp is the kind of boss I mean; you'd run through a wall for him. Slot is like my previous boss, didn't really know what he's doing, blames and deflects his shortcomings, and claims the glory from the work his staff do (anyone last season would have won the league with Salah).

From reports of ITKs, Slot is a toxic boss; the players have turned. Salah, Robbo, Jones apparently have all spoken out. McAllister and others have checked out. I desperately want a change, not just for my entertaining purposes, but for the fact FSG have heavily invested, and if we get no CL this could have long term impacts on our PSR etc and stop us being able to update the squad in the coming seasons when we will require it most (Salah, VVD, Robbo, Allison all getting on). That's my opinion, and as you have said, we all have one.

04 Mar 2026 19:19:03
Wouldn't be taking too much heed of what you hear about the team dressing room on here. Not one word of it has been proven or been reported by any top journalists. Out of curiosity, Barry, the way you describe Klopp, who would you class in the Premier League as being like that, or indeed across Europe?

04 Mar 2026 19:40:51
I think Arteta and Guardiola have the players putting the most effort in, but I hate the football they both orchestrate. I don't watch other leagues because Liverpool are not in them. So I don't have an answer.

I think football is desperately short of high class managers. All I want is to be entertained, so whoever can bring that back is good enough for me (along with CL qualification).

05 Mar 2026 10:46:20
Florian, you have backed Slot all season, fair play to you for sticking by him btw. But if Slot isn't the problem, who or what is? Slot is the man making decisions, who plays, tactics, all that stuff! It was Slot that decided to play Dom at rb even when we had our 2 rbs both fit. It's Slot who continually plays Gakpo when it's clear he's struggling for form and confidence! Grav scored at the start of the season, and after the game he said it's because the manager wants him to get forward more.

These are all Slot's decisions, and they are not working. The football we play is terrible to watch, even when we do win. We have no style, no energy, no intensity. If you want to stick by Slot, do you want to just sign a whole new team?

05 Mar 2026 14:21:05
No, DW2, but whether it's Slot or a new guy at the helm, I think even Slot's biggest critic can see we need to be fairly busy in the transfer market this summer.

03 Mar 2026 22:13:58
Carra, fields, macca anyone please tell me Slot is gone?
I can't handle performances like this anymore.

03 Mar 2026 22:30:21
He'll get until at least the end of the season.

03 Mar 2026 22:30:58
Jesus, even the Slot In supporters are starting to turn on him. Not saying you are, mate, but I think this may have been the final straw for some. Slot won't be dismissed, though, because Edwards and Hughes don't have the balls to do the right thing, as it will reflect on them. He should have been sacked after PSV, but we persisted, and now Slot may have dragged the team down as far as it can go.

It's going to take a mammoth effort to get everything back on track, from player performance, fitness, style of play, and fan engagement. Everything has been completely and utterly ruined.

03 Mar 2026 22:31:54
Very poor performance, no incisive forward play, possession is not killing any opposition, 6 purposeless corners to the near post, clearly as per instructions of someone.
This cannot be allowed to continue.

03 Mar 2026 22:29:18
No chance Hughes, Edwards and Hogan. not got the balls to act and all 4 need to go in the summer.

03 Mar 2026 22:34:39
Sadly I can't see him going anytime soon. Beyond me how he still has a job, but clearly someone likes him!!

03 Mar 2026 22:36:35
The style of football and energy in the team is absolutely horrendous.

But we are stuck with this for this season.

We love to throw away time. Today, 45 minutes of absolute nothing. Not caring. A friendly.

You can tell we are champions, as we have played terrible all season and are still in the top five.



No Champions League. He is gone.

Champions League qualification alone should not save his job.

Given the terrible football we had to endure this season, it must be a trophy and top four.

We won't win a trophy this season though.

03 Mar 2026 22:57:40
Absolute rubbish tonight, only put in effort after going behind. Why can't we play like that from the 1st minute? Either instructed to, or poor attitude.
Hopefully will play kids or fringe players on Friday who will show a bit of passion and intensity.

03 Mar 2026 23:16:57
Honestly can't believe anyone genuinely believes we can win the Champions League playing like this.

03 Mar 2026 23:47:58
Hey friends - I was working during the game, so I haven't seen it (I now live in the clusterfudge that is the USA). Was it as bad as I am reading it was?

04 Mar 2026 03:37:07
Today's display. How is it even Slot's fault?
We have some utterly useless players, and some players whose age is catching up.

{Ed001's Note - is this the most idiotic and pointless post ever? You do realise he is the manager who picks those "utterly useless players", as you put it. He also sets the tactics, which don't suit any of the players. This is all on Slot.}

04 Mar 2026 06:24:01
That was dire. I've been arguing that whether Slot should stay or go is a complex subject. But, Omg, that game last night. I live in Europe, and wake very early, so to watch till 11.10pm is sadly now way past my bedtime, but I hung on.

Salah, bar his goal, was awful. Gapko, similar. Corners? Terrible. No pace. No invention. No excitement until they scored. Then, and only then, did it look like we wanted to win.

04 Mar 2026 06:51:50
Cafu, if this was an isolated performance, fair enough. Every team has a bad day at the office. This isn't just one, it's been all season. We've been saved by individual brilliance. But this is atrocious and the common denominator is Slot.

04 Mar 2026 08:33:58
He should have gone after the PSV / Forest debacles.

Failure to show some balls and do their jobs means the people above him are equally as culpable for this situation.

04 Mar 2026 09:02:13
Champions League qualification wasn't enough for Houllier in 03/04. It shouldn't be here, that's despite the trophies/trophy won by both. We have to be looking for someone to take us back up a level.

04 Mar 2026 09:57:50
Even when we've won, we've looked vulnerable. Even the West Ham game, we looked too easy to get at. It's Slot, it's his system. The time to leave was October. Even United look better, and they have Carrick, for Christ's sake.

04 Mar 2026 10:08:19
Every man and their dogs said the rice incident was a penalty except the referee and VAR last night the wolves lad did exactly the same thing like rice he brought his arm towards the ball no penalty var check no penalty.

Seven sets of eyes of officials and still did not come to the right decision.
I am now so fed up with football that starting to turn it off don't know about other football fans but no one football match is refereed the same and it frustrating to watch.

05 Mar 2026 04:14:42
What I find genuinely astonishing is that we are just 3 points off 3rd place. The Liverpool of 2019 would wipe the floor with the current squad playing the way it is. I'd add, I don't think being in the mix for 3rd is anything we can feel happy or proud about. It just means the quality of the league is p.poor.

03 Mar 2026 19:42:25
Ed001 Carra Fields Robbo or any ITK'S Any truth in us looking at michael kayode from Brentford.
Right back been a massive problem for us this season.
Frimpong might have just been unlucky with injuries this season as he get into the swing of the league but it seems to have been every season so far for Bradley.

{Ed001's Note - yes, he is of interest.}

03 Mar 2026 22:20:23
Good, because Frimpong isn't a full back in this league. He is also made of crisps.

03 Mar 2026 20:18:34
You seen much of him Ed I've only watched Brentford twice this season obviously against us when I was far too angry with our performance to take notice.
Then the other week against Arsenal and was not really taking too much notice if truth be told.

{Ed001's Note - I wanted us to sign him last summer, can play right and left and is very good, plus has a good long throw.}

03 Mar 2026 20:21:23
Good to hear Ed.
Really rate him!
Intense, aggressive Brentford side and he's shining in it. Exactly what we need.

03 Mar 2026 22:22:52
Slot is incompetent. Shock.

03 Mar 2026 22:40:26
Kayode has been a known upcoming player for a few years. I was shocked Brentford got a free run at him.

04 Mar 2026 10:13:19
Do we really want to go down the Arsenal road of throw inns, corner kicks, dead ball kicks instead of playing football. It may be the new fad in football but it will kill the game mark my words edd1 people are sick of it and will turn away football as there is no entertainment in it. YNWA

03 Mar 2026 14:20:30
Patrick Berger, Transfer Reporter for Sky Germany (Hosts a show with Florian Plettenberg which is a bit more know internationally), reported we might be in for a return of Quansah as he has impressed at Leverkusen. Apparently on a 80m € Buy back which is valid till May.

03 Mar 2026 15:08:04
To be fair, he was brilliant in his 1st season under Klopp. Then Slot ruined him and his confidence in 45 minutes. He shouldn't have been sold, not when you have Gomez flitting around the place. Nice guy and all, and I wish him the best, but Gomez should have been sold long before Quansah went.

03 Mar 2026 15:23:21
I think he was getting caught in some off the field drama last season. A move away made sense to get out of the fishbowl.

I am not sure whether we will look to bring him back unless he shows he has that aggressive side in his locker.

03 Mar 2026 15:24:20
I agree Gomez should have gone before Quansah. But no one was moaning last year when he was sold either. I think Leoni is the better prospect. Don't think Quansah could ever be accused of being short of confidence.

03 Mar 2026 15:24:37
Re-signing Quansah for circa £40m more than we sold him for less than 12 months ago is very hard to see happening. You have to think about the optics of this. It basically would say that Slot was either a) totally wrong about the player's ability or b) that Slot is not a good enough coach to develop academy players in house. It would also reflect equally, if not more, poorly on Hughes if he has indeed negotiated a buyback clause at over double what JQ was sold for, just 12 months later.



These are two people with a lot of pressure on their jobs right now, and I just can't see them admitting they both failed to do their jobs adequately at a cost of a poor season on the pitch, partly due to a CB shortage, coupled with a poor performance off the pitch resulting in a massive financial loss. All to end up with the same player we already had! That's not a good look in my opinion.

03 Mar 2026 15:28:29
There's a reason why we sold him in the first place. That reason hasn't changed.

03 Mar 2026 15:28:55
Contrasting reports on this one, with some saying it doesn't come into effect until next year. I personally don't see that a season in the Bundesliga doubles his value.

03 Mar 2026 15:33:54
Not for me. Double the dish we sold him for and personally don't think he was particularly good.

I think Leoni could be one of the future cb stars. I'm just not really one for getting someone back after they've been sold. You just move on. Same with ex's.

03 Mar 2026 16:05:01
80 million?! Is that a typo? Why would we pay double what we sold him for? Especially when we decided he wasn't good enough. Makes absolutely no sense. I'd genuinely consider asking Hyppia to dust off his boots before buying Quansah back for 80 million. That's absolutely insane, and if true, whoever negotiated that clause should be immediately sacked.

03 Mar 2026 16:59:40
Glad he's doing well, but he wasn't good enough for us. He's certainly not an £80m player.

03 Mar 2026 17:09:58
I can see us going back in Summer 2027, as we will have another cb vacancy if Virg doesn't sign an extension.

Then, the buyback will be EUR60m (£52m), which would mean we paid £17m for 2 years of regular football and development, which would make more sense.



Jacquet, Leoni, possibly Schlotterbeck and a couple of the promising kids from the academy that we bought/agreed to buy recently will do the job alongside Konate and Virgil.

03 Mar 2026 17:20:18
Can see Virg staying past 2027.

03 Mar 2026 17:29:48
Quansah was a liability at times, and I wasn't unhappy to see him go. I am convinced he started the rot when we were going for the quadruple, and he gave that horrendous pass to Bruno Fernandez. He will have to have improved massively if we are to bring him back.

03 Mar 2026 17:39:14
There's no way we should be paying that to buy Quansah back.
He is a liability, and I think his attitude was all wrong. Might as well resign Phil Babb.

03 Mar 2026 18:20:12
You watch the same game as me, Magico1234. Quansah was awful. I would have taken him off after 5 mins. Slot ruined him, really? He was very poor the rest of the season. Never good enough for Liverpool.

03 Mar 2026 18:37:59
Quansah was never brilliant at any stage under any manager. He is a complete liability and super overrated because he looks ok on the ball. Avoid him like the plague!

03 Mar 2026 18:57:01
Quasah is no Nat Phillips who lots thought should be starting for us week in week out.

It just seems that every manager he's worked under at any level doesn't share that opinion.

03 Mar 2026 19:18:00
I like Quansah. He was inexperienced playing for us, and I'd well imagine he's improved playing week in, week out in Germany. Just don't think I'd be into spending silly money to get him back.

03 Mar 2026 22:26:47
Imagine selling Quansah for £40m with the intention of signing Guehi, only to not sign Guehi, then sign Quansah back for £80m.

03 Mar 2026 22:27:53
I wouldn't spend any money in bringing him back. He isn't that good a defender after all.

04 Mar 2026 08:55:11
We are well stocked for CBs. If the club want to spend money, there are other areas to be addressed first.

05 Mar 2026 07:50:50
Quansah will not be coming back under those terms. It's utter garbage.

03 Mar 2026 13:08:43
There's been talk of Quansah's buyback and price - quoted at €80m do we know if that's accurate?

02 Mar 2026 20:18:00
Looks like we will miss Wirtz for both games against Wolves. Hope he is back for Galatasary.

03 Mar 2026 10:39:54
Should be beating Wolves without Wirtz.

03 Mar 2026 10:55:34
Back injuries are always difficult to put a timeline on. We shouldn't rush him.

03 Mar 2026 10:59:26
It hardly seems worthwhile Wolves showing up, to be honest.

03 Mar 2026 11:27:39
Villa play Chelsea, so one or both are going to drop points. We just need to beat Wolves to gain ground.

03 Mar 2026 12:21:50
Wolves have been playing better recently. It'd be a tough game.

03 Mar 2026 12:56:29
Make no mistake, tonight's game will be tough to watch and tough to play in. It's a must-win game for us, but given Wolves' recent form, it will not be easy by any means. A narrow victory would be perfect.

03 Mar 2026 21:16:12
It'd help if we would pass the ball forward.