12 May 2026 22:13:01
Pretty arrogant and naive of Hughes + Edwards to expect Alonso to put his career on hold so LFC can attempt to save face!

LFC offered Xabi an incentive to hold fire on his next job in March but Liverpool have been indecisive since according to Chris Williams. Chris is journalist who posts mostly about German football but is a LFC supporter.

This isn’t ITK. He posted it on Twitter earlier.

With Cara’s update hopefully egos are being left at the door for the best of LFC but with Hughes and Edwards in tandem it is difficult to speak with confidence or certainty at this stage!

1.) 12 May 2026
12 May 2026 22:49:41
What "incentive" could they offer?
A pan of Scouse?

This is totally illogical speculation.

Chris Williams is talking BS there.

2.) 13 May 2026
13 May 2026 00:58:49
No, Ron, Chris is saying we told Alonso to take a job till the summer and offered an incentive to do so. Which would indicate we may have a job for him.

3.) 13 May 2026
13 May 2026 02:14:14
The "incentive" here is literally the promise of a job come June, but it's a poor word choice, it does make it sound like you're training a dog to give the paw.

4.) 13 May 2026
13 May 2026 07:08:50
This is nonsense!! It makes no sense at all.

5.) 13 May 2026
13 May 2026 08:29:42
FWIW, Chris is one of the best connected people when it comes to German footy specifically, so if he has been told that I would assume it carries weight. He also rarely ever bulls***s or says anything for clicks.

Ken.

6.) 13 May 2026
13 May 2026 09:52:09
Let's be honest here, Edwards lost his personal battle with Klopp, because the fans backed Jurgen. Does he really want another manager/coach that the fans will get behind over transfers.
We don't know what the email to Real Madrid was all about, but we can guess it would be about Alonso falling out with Vini Junior.

7.) 13 May 2026
13 May 2026 10:11:15
So they don't want to sack someone because they would look a bit silly and they also don't want to go down the road of hiring someone the fans like because they don't need that? I totally get everyone's want for the likes of Xabi but this is where it does get a bit silly for me.

8.) 13 May 2026
13 May 2026 12:03:05
When you use words like "silly" to undermine the gravity of the situation, it's easy to make it look unbelievable, Florian. The club didn't fire Slot because he had incredible credit in the bank. The only alternative was Gerrard, and yes, the possibility of Gerrard bringing the bounce and the fans demanding he get the role full time was absolutely a factor in the club's decision-making.

Similarly, with Xabi, he would absolutely gain fan favour over Edwards, almost immediately, making any possible future stand-off extremely difficult for him to win, especially if Xabi improves things, just like with the Klopp situation.

We know Edwards is overly controlling, we know he's not going to be happy to loosen the reins. If Xabi comes in, is successful, gets the fans behind him and down the line, ends up butting heads with Edwards, there's only one coming out on top. Edwards knows that.

Football is driven by egos; egos are concerned with power and image, and they clash on a regular basis. Call it silly all you want, but that's the way it is.

9.) 13 May 2026
13 May 2026 12:12:35
Ok Chewy, Don't agree with ye but ok.

10.) 13 May 2026
13 May 2026 13:09:02
I thought Hughes was supposed to be in charge of transfers and not Edwards? So basically you guys are saying Edwards and Hughes would rather we lose and fail to win the big prizes while the club gets devalued, rather than lose authority to a popular coach?

I get that a lot of us want Xabi to be the coach moving forward, but one cryptic comment by Carra about Edwards being the sticking point and him needing to swallow his pride has folks on the board calling him a narcissistic egomaniac obsessed with power and he needs to get out the way before he takes the club down etc., and then we have you saying stuff like 'we all know' that Edwards is xyz, actually I don't know anything besides what has been hinted at by ed001 over the years, which doesn't paint a vivid picture of Edwards character other than he might be out of his depth in the rather nebulous position that he presently occupies.

There's so much dissatisfaction with Hughes, Edwards and Slot that it's branched out into psychotherapy and psychopathology and commentary on the political intrigues of Liverpool FC.

11.) 13 May 2026
13 May 2026 15:03:44
Florian, 99% of what you've spouted this season has been silly and you're still not stopping.

12.) 13 May 2026
13 May 2026 16:04:07
Good man, Frode! Keep the insightful opinions coming. ?

13.) 14 May 2026
14 May 2026 00:06:21
Apparently the written reference came through from Real so we are all good to go.

14.) 14 May 2026
14 May 2026 01:33:42
Patrik, Hughes is in charge on paper, but Edwards has final say, and we all know Hughe is essentially Edwards sock puppet.

With Xabi, if he wants an element of control over transfers, and I imagine he does, an equal say maybe, which is completely valid, that means Edwards has to loosen the reins, something that history has taught us he won't be too keen on doing. Edwards wants a yes man, and if talks with Xabi reveal he may not be the yes man Edwards wants then he would have no issues at all venturing other options, including letting Slot continue. After all the man has massive credit in the bank.

No it's not just one comment from Carra and you know it, you're just fabricating nonsense to suit your melodramatic ways. I've been calling Edwards those names and far worse for years, so have many of the fanbase. Where there's smoke. Just ask Ed001 his opinion. We've heard plenty enough stories of Edwards over the years to get a fair idea of how he operates.

Funny, I used the word 'melodramatic' before I even read the part about "psychopathology" ??