Liverpool Banter

07 Apr 2026 10:24:18
Hi Ed's, I see a lot of posters speaking as if Alonso is done. I get that carra has already said that slot will go in summer, but is it premature to start considering Alonso as done? The club usually goes against the grain or trends, so I am fully expecting someone like Hoeness to come in.

Apologies if this has been done to death, just wanted your opinion. Thanks.

{Ed001's Note - he was first choice before Slot and I see no reason to believe that will have changed.}

07 Apr 2026 12:28:16
Thanks Ed. From a personal point of view, I would love Alonso to come in, but will support whoever they bring in, apart from Slot. Haha. In all seriousness though, I think it is fair to say his tenure is coming to an end.

07 Apr 2026 12:51:27
Ed, if all three — Slot, Hughes, and Edwards — leave at the end of the season, do you think the thought process for selecting a new manager will change? Will Alonso still be the first choice, or will a new DoF want to bring in his own guy? Also, if a new DoF is brought in, will the summer transfer plan change?

{Ed001's Note - I would still expect Alonso to be first choice.

How can I tell that? It would be down to the new guy to decide,}

07 Apr 2026 13:57:26
If Hughes is gone, my worry is they will give the job back to Ward. It's the easiest way. He's already at the club, so there's no need to interview new candidates. It seems like he was a bit out of his depth in the role before.

07 Apr 2026 15:16:29
You're not wrong there, mfahmee2. FSG have shown that they promote from within, which isn't bad. However, with their mates.

07 Apr 2026 15:20:02
Hoeness would probably be an acceptable third or fourth choice, but surely the club has to appoint the best available manager with the best underlying metrics? Xabi is heads and shoulders above any other candidate in the market, and he has ties to the club to boot, he surely has to be at the very top of the list, way ahead of somebody like Hoeness, who has no experience at the very top of European football.

Klopp was the same, the closest thing to being an absolute no-brainer of an appointment.

I'm just hoping we have been putting the feelers out and having some sort of agreement with him, lest we end up with somebody like Nagelsmann, who I really don't rate at all.

07 Apr 2026 15:48:58
Said it a few times.. can't get past the emotional tie to Alonso as first choice...

But if we end up with Hoeness.. then yes, would also be happy with that. Simply because of his all action style... can he manage big egos and big expectations..

who knows... surprised Spurs didn't go for him tbh.

Also... not sure if we can afford to get the next one wrong.. not gonna win every game.. but we need to compete on all fronts and play some youth now and then...

07 Apr 2026 14:27:46
I love Crystal Ball Tuesdays!

Ed001, If Salah, Konate, Gakpo and Mac Allister all leave in the summer how many less units of the letter 'A' will we sell in the club shop for shirt printing, and what will be the exact impact this has on the transfer budget?

{Ed001's Note - 5k and it will mean we have to sell lots more Zs to enable us to buy anyone at all, as the letters will be sold priced at their Scrabble scores from this summer.}

07 Apr 2026 17:02:43
Always happy to see more Zeds sold. 😊

07 Apr 2026 17:12:11
Patrik, don't they both come from a poor German league?

Might as well get someone from the Dog and Duck.

07 Apr 2026 17:20:47
I really don't know how to respond to your posts most of the time, JK. Is there some sort of veiled jibe in there to something I said previously or something?

07 Apr 2026 17:31:38
JK47 has you in his targets and he's taking pot shots. I'd run for the hills. d4.

07 Apr 2026 17:43:29
Oh, okay, please have mercy, JK, one lash of your razor sharp wit and I'll curl into a ball and die in the corner.

To return to the topic, if pressed, I think I'd take Iraola over Hoeness, but Xabi above everyone else.

07 Apr 2026 17:46:16
Pat, strange that mate, as you seem to respond to every one of my posts.

It's a banter site, mate. Say what you want, it's just a bit of tongue in cheek.

07 Apr 2026 17:59:37
Pat don't be triggered and offended mate.

Send your details to the Eds to
Forward to me and we'll organise a game next season.

At this rate it might not be Anfield or Liverpool but we'll get to a game

07 Apr 2026 18:04:21
Well, I think it's simply good manners to respond when I'm addressed. I see no reason to ignore you.

07 Apr 2026 18:19:23
Happy days mate.

07 Apr 2026 07:42:47
Can’t wait till slots pre match conference. See how many of you can guess what dross he spouts?
Play a slot bingo. I’ll start: we are creating loads of chances.
Fire away.

07 Apr 2026 08:36:00
Is there a point sticking it to Slot anymore? What purpose does it serve? Surely, the animus has to be directed at the people above, Slot looks a bit lost and shellshocked at the moment, the people above just look like cowards hanging him out to dry and then having him take the brunt of anger from the fans if results go badly in this City-PSG-PSG run, if things get so toxic that they have no choice but to pull the trigger, he becomes a scapegoat and they have an excuse in the fact that the fans have turned, but these people are paid big money to make important decisions at decisive times, not be passive wasters using the manager as a sponge for spiralling negativity.

07 Apr 2026 08:52:43
Poor multimillionaire Slot. He received the bouquets last season and now is receiving the brickbats. Tant pis, to use your flowery language.

07 Apr 2026 08:55:38
If they've agreed transfers or contract renewals jointly (Arne and Hughes), then it seems reasonable that Arne gets the blame for this terrible season, as it's more due to tactics and fitness.

If Hughes has decided on transfers or contract decisions which weren't wanted by Arne, then the dynamics change in terms of accountability.

One thing I've never liked with the workings of the model, though, is the silence from Hughes, when it's been clear the squad is short in key areas despite the massive outlay.

I didn't expect to hear from him frequently, but he and others are basically invisible.

It does smack of him not taking any accountability when the structure on paper makes it look like he has a lot of power and influence.

07 Apr 2026 09:02:53
Slot has said he was also behind the summer transfer window.

07 Apr 2026 09:20:58
If Slot ever needs a new agent or defence attorney then I know just the men for the job.

07 Apr 2026 09:24:40
It's been said he wanted Diaz to stay, didn't want Mo or VVD renewed, wanted a CB last close season, and didn't want Kerkez. All rumours though, and he did publicly say he was happy with the transfer business, so who knows the real workings behind the scenes.

07 Apr 2026 09:25:59
Nobody's defending him, we need a change, even I can concede that having my reservations for longer than most on here, but mocking, insulting or making fun of him feels rather beside the point to me now.

07 Apr 2026 09:45:20
PB, I agree. I have been saying it for weeks now. Slot is no longer the issue as his portion of the blame is vast and well-documented so sticking it to him now is prolly good for banter but nothing more, in my view.

Now, Edwards and Hughes assumed blame the moment they came out to back him and essentially telling the rest of us to suck it up and eat our vegetables like good boys and girls and not make a fuss, despite the continuous ship show of a performance from their guy over and over again with no end in sight.

It's all them now. Slot is just taking the heat for them at this point.

07 Apr 2026 10:07:46
Didn't you hear? It's all the Fans fault.

07 Apr 2026 10:02:10
When did Hughes and Edwards come out and back him? Serious question, I can't remember them ever doing so.

My opinion is, Hughes will go to Saudi, or wherever, but Edwards will stay, despite multi club being binned. I know Ed01 is no big fan of either of them, I'm indifferent to the pair of them. Ultimately we are a superbly well run club, off the pitch, and if FSG think that things can be improved upon by getting rid of the 2 of them, they will do. Why wouldn't they?

07 Apr 2026 10:21:45
Come on, lads, it's a Slot bingo, who can guess his press conference.

07 Apr 2026 10:46:46
PatrickBurgher, check title at the top of the page, mate, Liverpool Banter. If you want to start a Therapeutic Slot Support Group, I suggest creating a subreddit.

07 Apr 2026 10:54:19
Fatwallet, he will no doubt say that PSG are "very, very good", that they are an "amazing, amazing team", he'll call them "unbelievable" and "incredible", and he'll do it through a s*** eating grin because he goes to bed every night wearing PSG pajamas.

07 Apr 2026 11:10:29
He'll keep harping on about xG and set pieces! That's all he ever does: how All teams outscore their xG against us!

07 Apr 2026 11:54:07
Reading these pages, most people's bingo card for reasons why this season is playing out the way is just a grid with every square that says "Slot's fault".

07 Apr 2026 12:13:42
XG, what the hell is all that about? They are trying to make football into a statistics game. Football is to enjoy and hope your team scores more than the other team. Football was great to watch until the 2000s. Now it is all forecast how many goals a team should score, how many offsides they will be caught from, how many corners. They have ruined the game of football, and this is all without talking about VAR.

Don't start me on that bloody mess. I dislike the so called elite football today, it is boring to watch. I watched West Ham v Leeds FA Cup game end to end like the old days, this is how football was supposed to be played, not fifty passes forward, 70 passes backwards. YNWA.

07 Apr 2026 12:18:02
That's because it's a fact, Faith. Anybody who can't see it has a serious lack of understanding for the technical side of the game.

07 Apr 2026 13:13:31
Pb, he is the manager / head coach, it obviously lands on his doorstep, as for the other 2, we want them all gone but they can hide behind the scenes, but Slot has to face the public.

07 Apr 2026 13:22:15
Albeydered, im with you on this XG nonsense.

07 Apr 2026 13:23:14
No, it isn't fact. He has his share of the blame, of course,

If your mind is made up that all the responsibility and blame for every single decision and outcome lies at the feet of the manager, then I really don't think you should be making comments about understanding anything technical to do with the game.

07 Apr 2026 13:51:13
Slot and the players have been embarrassing this season.

I don't care what Hughes and Edwards do off the field, as it should have zero effect on the field when the game kicks off, like they had zero influence on it last season when we won the league.

You can't sack the players but some will definitely be moved on in the summer, be it on frees or sold.

Slot should pay the ultimate price with his job as it's his role as manager (head coach) to get this team playing, and it's been nothing short of pathetic.

Last season I loved Slot's pressers but this season he's become a bluffer so he could likely come out with anything.

07 Apr 2026 15:20:35
ArneSlotsBarber, Albeydered & Strom, I agree, the whole XG stuff. Keep that whole nonsensical rubbish well away from me.

07 Apr 2026 15:22:34
Chewysuarez7, you wanna know something? "Du gachis" is a Bordeaux fan (he played there) who played at OM, both clubs are PSG's eternal rivals.

Hence, I doubt he wears a PSG top as his pyjamas every night.

Just saying.

07 Apr 2026 15:05:03
To be fair what happens off the field has a huge impact on what happens off the field, if Slot was given his papers after PSV and Forest I think all of us could have accepted that decision and he couldn't really have any complaints, but they made the choice to stick with their man, and to be honest he did make things better in the short term without really showing that he had a long term vision.

Given that Edwards and Hughes are responsible for the long term vision, once they began looking at the numbers, shouldn't they have made a decision to go with somebody who could get us playing winning football in the long haul rather than just trying to scrap results game to game? I think we can all take losing games if we can see what we are trying to do game to game, but it seems like there's been so many different shapes and lineups- some have been forced by injury and fitness, sure- and then Slot starts inevitably playing midfielders as center halves and right backs etc. Some games we press and some games we don't, some games we try to play more direct and some games we don't, we've seen fleeting glimpses of our best formation and style with the 4-2-2-2 and the high press but we've played that way probably less than 5 games this season, so none of us can actually say what our style of play is.

Yes that is Slot's fault but if there are no signs that it is going to change any time soon, shouldn't Hughes and Edwards either have backed him in January by getting us some players that can give us more options to play the formation that Slot wants, or got rid of him after that disastrous run of results?

Another point about off the field stuff, it still bothers me that when Conor was being dragged off the field by Martinelli against Arsenal so few of his team mates came to his defense, I remember only Ibou came to give Martinelli a shove and a bollocking. Robbo, Hendo, Millie, these players would make sure standards were kept on and off the field and that we weren't taking any nonsense from the other team.

I'm not somebody advocating for tough guy 'get some balls' type stuff, but our team is meek, reserved, gets bullied and wilts under pressure, that starts from the culture in the dressing room. I'd like to have seen what happened if Ekitike did that shirt stunt that got him a red card in that Klopp team. (Incidentally, it was Fede who came out and said Ekitike was naive, let everybody down and had to improve after the game, it was also Fede who stopped Dom from haranguing the fans against City. Limited player maybe, but he is probably the most professional player in the entire squad).

07 Apr 2026 17:15:00
To be fair what happens off the field has a huge impact on what happens off the field.

Cheers for that insight, Pat.

07 Apr 2026 17:32:59
Lol, @JK23. See above.

07 Apr 2026 17:38:32
You're more than welcome.

07 Apr 2026 05:11:44
Why do the Spirit of Shankly guys choose now to stage a protest?

What absolute BS of a timing and not reading the situation. The team is down, the bloody captain is begging for some form of support, and acknowledges team is at its most fragile moment and it's practically the biggest game of the season in 2 days and you decide to protest against ticket prices now next week at Anfield?

I agree prices are way to high and we have to care for ourselves and front this corporate greed and let our concerns known but to announce it now is a bit like not caring at all for the club.

Cud have waited out the PSG result and then gone all in.

Now the manager and players will get another excuse.

07 Apr 2026 09:09:52
It feels like a distraction when they should be protesting as much about the poor leadership at the club and lack of entertainment and value. If they lumped the things together, cost and lack of leadership and value, it would make more sense right now.

07 Apr 2026 09:22:18
You're having a pop at a group, who are doing all they can to protest against rising ticket prices. All the other stuff you mention will take care of itself. Ticket prices will still go up unless people take a stance.

07 Apr 2026 10:24:24
Maybe those fans who engage with them are mainly concerned with tickets, so fair enough if they want to focus on that. I thought we'd generally not been putting our prices up every year despite high inflation and wage costs going up. Players' wages are a big issue when average players are wanting and getting over £100k per week. It's a problem.

07 Apr 2026 11:08:00
When do you want them to do it? In a month's time, when the season's over, there's nobody at the stadium and people have forgotten about the price hikes? Obviously, the best time for them to do it is now. You really think a few placards over ticket pricing is going to bother anybody on the pitch? There's far bigger issues at hand.

07 Apr 2026 12:41:54
See, if Hughes/Edwards weren't handing out bumper pay deals to average players, then maybe they wouldn't have to think about raising the prices. That said, who wants to pay more to watch that s****?

07 Apr 2026 13:42:58
I can't remember a season where ticket prices went down regardless of whether we signed players, handed out new contracts or sold players.

07 Apr 2026 14:44:35
It says online prices have been frozen for 8 out of the last 10 seasons. If that's true, I don't think it's unreasonable to increase by inflation for a couple of seasons.

07 Apr 2026 18:22:44
It also says online that politicians have people's best interests at heart.

Since 2016 my tickets have only increased twice. 🤥

Overkill, what difference do you pay to go to games in the last 10 years?

06 Apr 2026 22:03:38
This is a contentious post, but if we go out against PSG I would rather lose badly than lose by a single goal. Reason, I want slot to have nowhere to hide, he has to go. If he's in charge next season, this supporter since 1974 cup final will find something else to do with his time every week.

06 Apr 2026 22:19:48
I point blank haven't got it in me to wish defeats of any type on my own club. Even if there's a concept of 'greater good' that can be argued.

As far as I'm concerned, Slot has nowhere to hide *as is*, and unless by some miracle we win the Champions League - and we won't btw. I know we won it in 2005 with a far worse team, but at least those players who believed in their manager and were coached to put in a shift.

At the moment, we have a manager who's been encouraging the players to 'conserve their energy', and has now lost them cos that doesn't bloody work - he won't have anywhere to hide.

06 Apr 2026 22:21:43
When we lose, you mean.

06 Apr 2026 22:28:00
Personally, I would rather we go through to the semi final.

06 Apr 2026 22:33:37
Same, but as I said, If we lose.

06 Apr 2026 23:17:02
I want us to win.

06 Apr 2026 23:32:13
I think it is fair to say most LFC fans will want LFC to win.

07 Apr 2026 00:23:41
It astounds me how often this season posters have stated they want us to lose, or take a beating, to achieve some other outcome.
I wouldn't want us to lose even if it prevented Utd from winning the league. Slot is highly unlikely to be here much longer. Why on earth would you invite a humiliating defeat on the club and supporters?

It amazes me how often this season posters have said they will stop watching Liverpool play games (and then pipe up some more negative comments after the next match).

Try being a supporter of some lower league clubs who stand in the sleet and rain, watch dire football week after week. The term 'fair-weather fan' comes to mind.

We are poor, the football is boring for the most part and Slot needs to be replaced. However, the club and team still need its support through tough times and good. The club and supporters will be here long after Slot, Hughes and co have left the building.

07 Apr 2026 01:33:06
Nobody actually wants us to lose, but sometimes it's better for the long run. A few weeks back I said the best thing that could happen for us is dropping to 8th and FSG cleaning house.

I'm sure plenty of people didn't like it, but look where we are now. I hate losing, I'm fiercely competitive, but not for the sake of ignorance. Sometimes you have to cut off a limb to save the body.

07 Apr 2026 03:04:34
Darwin, watching a lower league club would be a hell of a lot more entertaining than what we've seen this season. The lower leagues are way more founded on passion and hard work, which has been lacking all season, which is the main reason the posters who remind you of fair weather fans have been so upset this season.

07 Apr 2026 05:17:44
You are crazy. I def would accept losing by one goal. That gives us everything to play for at Anfield.
We can 100% get through in Anfield if we support the team.

07 Apr 2026 07:54:15
We just got stuffed 4-0 by ManCity - Slots still here.

I hope we win every game. Presumably then you'd want to keep the manager in charge?

07 Apr 2026 08:09:41
I just hope the away travelling fans don't let me down again.

I'm not spending 3 minutes of my life looking for a stream for them to travel all the way to Paris and leave early.

07 Apr 2026 09:05:48
They're no better supporters than we are, JK. The sacrifice we make. I don't know about you, but I sometimes get a bit stiff (make your own jokes up) sat on the sofa for 2 hours.

Those that have to take time off work, spending hundreds of pounds to watch us in one game. They're still no more of a fan than we are. People on here say so.

07 Apr 2026 09:13:50
I can understand some frustrations. Slot should have been gone after Christmas with a caretaker in.

This was poor from the heads.

It does feel like Slot / LFC needs an absolute pasting and to lose several games before we get rid.

Why he was kept on after Jan, I can't fathom.

Especially after City this weekend; some conversations should have resulted in him leaving. We can still finish in Champs League places, and it feels like we need this pelting for any change to happen.

This is, for me, on management though, who should have read the room and acted long ago.

07 Apr 2026 09:20:20
To be fair, JK, I live in Asia and I have to wake up in the middle of the night to watch these games, try to get some sleep afterwards (which is difficult when we lose, because try as I might to calm myself down through meditation or whatever, I do feel sad/angry when we play badly) and then go to work, sleep-deprived, later in the morning (sleep deprivation was fine when I was in my teens and twenties, but it's not so fun when you get older and have other responsibilities on life on top of it).

So spending 3 minutes looking for a stream isn't always a walk in the park, though, of course, nobody is taking anything away from fans who pay their hard-earned money and trek through the country waiting hours on highways or public transport stations back and forth. We all try and support the team in whatever form is available to us.

07 Apr 2026 09:57:26
I'm with you, Patrik. They really let us and Slot down, mate.

Just hope any fan going tomorrow night has taken Becker the Pecker's advice and learnt the true meaning of YNWA.

07 Apr 2026 11:10:00
@barryw33, I think he has had nowhere to hide since October, based on his own body of work this season. It is his handlers that have protected him, so even if we lose, he is still protected.

07 Apr 2026 12:01:10
Champions League kick-off times are typically kind to us Downunder :)
Now with daylight savings ended, it's a 7am kick-off.

And it's the school holidays.

And I am on leave.

And I am going to watch with my boys, win, lose, or draw.



We will celebrate, or yell at Mo, or hang our heads in disgust.

And we will do that together all in the excitement of another Liverpool match and in hope that the lads put in a performance they and us can be proud of.

07 Apr 2026 12:50:13
"I know we won it in 2005 with a far worse team, but at least those players who believed in their manager and were coached to put in a shift".

SR, I get, but let's not act like that 2005 team were full of scrubs cos a lot of them weren't. The team had experienced winners who had won in England and Europe (Hyppia, Hammann, Gerrard), Finnan, in addition to promising young bucks like Gerrard (again), Xabi, Luis Garcia, Rise and even young Sinama Pongolle & Mellor chumping at the bit to make their name etc.



Some of those guys could ball esp. and were well-coached by a manager who knew how to win in Europe, as well where two legged ties were his speciality. Just making a small distinction, man.

07 Apr 2026 15:08:52
Lucky you, Faith, I'd love for the games to be at 7am, much more manageable than 3 or 4 am. :(