Liverpool Banter 3

15 Apr 2026 13:56:18
7 games to go.

Sunday will be another terrible performance and our neighbours from the Wirral should be winning this one hands down.

Sooner this season is over the better and we get Slot out along with any other backroom crap.

JFT97

15 Apr 2026 14:19:48
Lucky for you the season will be over sooner than you expect as there are only 6 games to go!

15 Apr 2026 14:25:21
Never expect to lose to Everton.

{Ed025's Note - you might have to get used to it mate...we are on the up..

15 Apr 2026 14:27:23
Your username is BeKind and your club's mantra is YNWA.

Have a word with yourself.

15 Apr 2026 14:38:01
Florian, with your track record you should probably just not bother commenting on the possible outcome of games any more.

Pessimistic Dreamer, that's some useranme to be commenting on others.

15 Apr 2026 15:14:55
I thought he'd still be entranced by the shiny wrapping of his Easter egg, Chewy.

15 Apr 2026 15:15:19
Thought ... entranced.

15 Apr 2026 15:29:56
Thanks, Shipley, that does make life a little easier haha.

Pessimistic, you have yourself a great day, hope you are well!

15 Apr 2026 15:43:07
Ed025, passing out the Viagra are we? : ) Hope all is well. Good luck on the weekend.

{Ed025's Note - im good thanks KCD and hope you are too my friend..

15 Apr 2026 16:32:29
I said we'd get Champions League football when you were crying outa ye going on about relegation, Chewy 😁, said Arne would be here for the season. I'm Mystic Meg compared to you.

15 Apr 2026 17:57:33
Neighbours from the Wirral? Who, Tranmere?

{Ed025's Note - i think he was being pedantic Bigh..

15 Apr 2026 18:30:00
Don't be making things up now, Florian.

15 Apr 2026 19:11:56
Chewy, no point arguing with him, he's been as deluded as Slot this season.

15 Apr 2026 20:05:05
I was indeed Eddie25 but most of your lot do get the ferry to the game. 😁

{Ed025's Note - you will actually find that more scousers follow the blues in this city BK, twice as many Evertonians in the city have season tickets for the matches than Liverpool fans my old mate...FACT..

15 Apr 2026 19:45:37
You still talking Florian. You haven't been right once this season. It probably started with "In Slot We Trust" and "He's a good manager". You spouting we'll get into the champions league is hardly revealing, what you win for that a signed Slot picture?

15 Apr 2026 13:43:06
Thinking back to last summer, there was a fair bit of outrage at the outlay on two strikers and how both weren't needed. Now someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but have we had both fit at the same time since they signed? Ekitike's been played to death these last few months and now we have just Isak as a recognised 1st team striker till January, it looks like.

We definitely needed them both.

{Ed025's Note - you needed two strikers FM, now whether or not those were the right choices is another matter mate..

15 Apr 2026 14:01:44
If we only play one striker, how many do we need?

Only recently have we changed to two. We still have Gakpo and Chiesa in the squad, along with the kids.

15 Apr 2026 14:16:17
If you only play 1 beking you still need two over a 60 game season.Thats just an accepted given.We had two the season before for instance.On the choices Ed i didn't know much about Hugo before this season to be fair but he's come in and performed better than i expected.On Isak that was going and getting the best striker we could.An exceptional finisher.

15 Apr 2026 14:53:49
Nobody was outraged we brought in 2 strikers, people were questioning the fact that we brought in 2 that were very similar. We lost 2 strikers, we needed 2 strikers, but we didn't need 2 that were both similarly styled and injury prone.

Personally, I had zero interest in Isak, was an accident waiting to happen for me, and I said it from the get-go. Wasn't against Ekitike but wasn't massively keen either.

Didn't have a lengthy injury history, but he did have considerable time off with a hamstring tear, and at a young age that can be a bit of a warning sign.

What I was completely against was bringing in two absolute string beans. Given their height and build, they're both statistically more likely to suffer from injuries.

15 Apr 2026 15:02:49
I would hardly say Hugo has been played to death. He's played 2700 mins which is 90 minutes for 30 games. Mo, Virgil have about doubled that output for years.

But i do agree we needed two strikers. Ed makes a good point on whether or not they are the right two. W the way Slot plays, not so sure either of them are a good fit.

15 Apr 2026 15:16:58
The way Slot plays, we'd need peak R9.

15 Apr 2026 16:18:29
Forgive me if I have got the wrong end of the stick and misinterpreted the post.

Sounds like you're saying "told you we needed both, I was right, you were all wrong", but then completely failing to recognise we spent £200m on 2 st, at no point in season having both fit at the same time, now, at the most crucial point of season we don't have either fully fit?

15 Apr 2026 16:44:08
Think you explained the critical need for two strikers being signed well there, WestYorkshired. Thank you. Wasn't an "I'm right your wrong" post at all. It's just that it was a gripe for many over the season. One I could never understand or explain, apart from being a reason to have a go at the likes of Hughes or Edwards.

In Isak's case he's out because of a nasty tackle from behind by a desperate defender, so it's not as if his body let him down. Hugo's stayed fit but does be out on his feet by 70 because he's had to start nearly every game. Over 2800 mins is a lot of time for someone who obviously wasn't the fittest arriving at the club.

15 Apr 2026 18:52:19
Agreed WestYoirkshirered. Clearly an "I was right you were wrong" post.

Florian, Hugo is not unfit from playing too many matches, what an utter load of nonsense. He's started 34 of 51 games iac this season, he has played beyond the 80 minute mark in only 14 and played the full 90 minutes in just 9 of them. Do you not get tired of talking through your hat?

Ekitike, like everyone else, is unfit because of the coaching, Arne brought his Head of Physical Performance with him, Ruben Peeters. Their whole angle at Feyenoord was "increasing player availability" through reducing the volume and intensity of training sessions, that's not a rumour, it's a fact. This aligns with everything we've heard through the grapevine from rumours to a lack of intensity and frequency of training to players taking it upon themselves to do extra sessions to the blatantly obvious lack of fitness on the pitch.

They simply aren't training hard or often enough. Slot and Peeters have gone against decades of sport science at an elite level and the clubs own standards to implement their subpar nonsense.

15 Apr 2026 19:38:14
The magical grapevine. Ah yes, there's a lot been heard through that thing this season. And I've yet to see it anywhere that the players took it upon themselves to do extra sessions. Believe it was said they were doing it in the local park at one stage. 😆 Surely the national press would have been all over that.

15 Apr 2026 20:46:53
Florian, I noticed that in your response you've completely ignored 90% of my post which was full of factual information.

15 Apr 2026 21:05:37
He's a troll, Chewy. Might even be Harry.

15 Apr 2026 13:16:46
After watching the Reds all season I would describe them as a mixed jigsaw puzzle. Some of the pieces don't fit into the puzzle, other pieces are put in the wrong positions, some pieces are damaged and can't be used and the jigsaw has been too difficult to complete so it needs given to someone who knows what they are doing.
YNWA JFT97

{Ed025's Note - and you go to pieces in the box Albey.. :)

15 Apr 2026 13:34:20
Don't forget all the missing pieces.

15 Apr 2026 13:35:04
There is just no composure. It goes hand in hand with confidence. Once a new manager comes in who can set up a team, I expect confidence and composure to grow within the squad.

15 Apr 2026 13:50:43
Wasn't that your lots lad Stuart Barlow back in the day @Ed025? 😜

{Ed025's Note - we have had a few of them Jonbonone..including the ones we have now mate....that may change on Sunday though mate.. :)

15 Apr 2026 15:06:08
Lol, great analogy. Not sure it's too difficult to complete tho, Albeyred. It just maybe requires a Krypton Factor above 10.

15 Apr 2026 20:07:52
Krypton Factor going back a few years there, Red-Flyer, mate, lol.

{Ed025's Note - i used to watch that just before...George & Mildred Albey.. :)

15 Apr 2026 12:55:25
So if the nature of Hugo's injury is as reported, we won't really see him at his best again until the start of the 27/28 season.

That has just added more work to do this summer, unless Jayden Danns or Will Wright make huge strides between now and the new season.

As it stands we are going into the new season with: Marmadashvilli, Frimpong, Jacquet, Virgil, Leoni, Kerkez, Gravenberch, McConnell, Nyoni, Rio, Gakpo and Isak.

With uncertainty around: Alisson, Woodman, Ibou, Gomez, Macca, Szobo, Endo, Curtis, Elliott and Chiesa.

And long-term injury concerns for: Hugo, Bradley and Jaros.

This is not normal is it?

15 Apr 2026 13:43:38
Danns has been plagued by injury this season. Wrights not on the level at the moment. No doubt, the forward line will need to be strengthened. It's going to have to be a busy transfer window whether FSG like it or not, otherwise scrapping for 5th will become a regular occurrence.

15 Apr 2026 17:47:12
Just give Wright a chance, can't be any worse.

{Ed025's Note - or as John & Yoko said..."give peace a chance".. :)

15 Apr 2026 12:37:49
April 15th 1989…
What started as a beautiful spring day, with excitement and nervousness - The FA Cup Semi Final!!
Sadly, later turning into horror & carnage.
Myself and friends were lucky, we got home to see and hug our loved ones that evening.

Unfortunately 97 brothers and sisters never had that opportunity again.
God Bless them all. x
Never forgotten, always in our hearts.
JFT 97. ❤️

15 Apr 2026 14:01:57
Well said MBR
I was lucky too, got pulled up to the upper tier off a small wall I managed to climb on. Unfortunately, I lost my good friend's little brother on the day, and the thoughts of that day are still with me 37 years later.
God bless all of the families, love to you all xx.

15 Apr 2026 14:20:48
sh55..
Much love to your good friend & God bless his little brother. Simply awful..
We were in 'that' pen, but managed to clamber over into the right side at about 245.
Much love to you, my friend.

15 Apr 2026 14:58:42
God bless you, shughes55.

15 Apr 2026 12:34:56
Our thoughts, prayers and alofa (love) to the lives lost, the families and friends who lost loved ones and whose lives were and remain impacted and to all those who continue to fight for justice for the 97.

Our eldest was born 2:35am, April 16 2014 New Zealand time. 25 years after, almost to the minute, the tragic events at Hillsborough started to unfold.

Our son carries the middle name Justice.

Over here, Justice is one of those banned names.

I wrote to the Department of Internal Affairs to get approval to use Justice as a middle name.

Our rationale included the importance of Justice in our family, particularly in the work my wife and I have chosen in our respective fields to advocate for those without a voice, the most vulnerable in our community.

And how that linked with our passion for Liverpool FC and the story of the people of Liverpool who fought and continued to fight for Justice for their loved ones who lost their voice along with the lives on that tragic day.



DIA approved our request and so then our eldest was legally allowed to carry Justice as a middle name. And boy is he a Justice warrior.

Altho at the minute his justice is mainly for himself and seeking fair rewards and consequences for compared to his younger siblings lol.

Anyways, I share this story every year and have done since his birth. Not to pat ourselves on the back or to proclaim that we are doing anything amazing over here.

But rather to send a message to those of the city of Liverpool, that you and your story has resonated halfway across the world and that we are with you in thought, spirit and prayer as you continue to fight for JFT97.

Alofaaga tele i le aiga ma uō pele o le 97.
(Deepest love and condolences to the family and dear friends of the 97).

faith

{Ed025's Note - great post Faith, i really enjoyed reading that mate..

15 Apr 2026 17:50:10
Fantastic post, Faith. 👏👏👏👏👏

15 Apr 2026 19:25:51
Post of the year that, mate. Without a shadow of a doubt.

15 Apr 2026 19:39:32
Pure class that.

15 Apr 2026 12:27:42
Gratitude has its place in football, but it cannot be allowed to cloud judgement. Arne Slot had his moment, and he had his backing, but this season has stripped away any illusion of progress.

This talk of transition feels like a convenient shield. Transition to what, exactly? There is no clear identity here, no discernible pattern, no attacking thrust, no defensive assurance. Liverpool meander through games without purpose, a side neither evolving nor responding, simply existing in a fog of uncertainty.

The spin has already begun, both mainstream and patch journalists alike now softening the failure, dressing it up as part of a longer journey or a grand master plan.

But this isn’t growth, it’s regression. Calling it anything else insults the evidence laid bare week after week.

This isn’t a club built to accept mediocrity. The standards demand more, the history demands more, and the present reality falls well short.

Ahead of the Merseyside Derby, a decision should be made, a decision we already know won’t be. Why is sentiment still being allowed to linger?

Slot should go, and he should go now.

{Ed025's Note - good post that PK..

15 Apr 2026 14:23:08
100% agree PK. 👍

15 Apr 2026 07:26:15
Just my thoughts having been at Anfield last night, I don't want to come accross as negative however sitting there last night cold and soaked reality does really hit home with regards to our team.From 180 minutes of football we probably had a 20 minute spell of sustained pressure, but always with that knowledge that PSG could move up a gear or 2 if needed.
The gulf between the teams was huge, we are short of world class players (And i'm not being disrespectful to those who were world class in their prime) the team is not fit enough, good enough or managed/coached well enough.
The game is all about opinions, at the moment i'm not sure what our best team is as players seem to pick and choose when they want to put a shift in and show up and have a bit of a go, one positive is young Rio, a really talented and hungry kid that makes a difference every time he gets on the pitch.


For Ed25, you must be licking your lips ahead of the weekend, because forgetting form and recent results or even talent, based on the togetherness of the squad, players putting in a shift, fighting for each other, playing in correct positions and at least having some form of a system and playing for the manager, you should batter us!
Maybe I'm wrong but just my thoughts.

{Ed025's Note - i expect Sunday to be a very close one BB, i fancy a draw myself but one mistake from either team might produce a winner mate, none of us will want to lose this one and i think there will be quite a few yellow cards..

15 Apr 2026 12:29:44
I think Everton will stroll it. Mentally, Slot has destroyed the team and after last night I expect a couple of games of slow, sloppy buildup and panic at the back. CL qualification will come down to how bad Chelsea are over the final 6 games, we certainly won't be earning it on merit.

{Ed025's Note - the fans will demand you have a go on Sunday SK, both teams will be up for this one i can assure you mate..

15 Apr 2026 12:42:13
Good post, Boofs. It was a foul night in every way possible.

Shipley, wherever we finish, it will be on merit, be it 3rd down to 12th.

15 Apr 2026 12:49:25
Table doesn't lie at the end of the season. I really don't get the point Shipley is making.

15 Apr 2026 13:10:02
Faithinworks, Shipley's point is clear as day. If we make 5th, it will be because the teams around us have massively underperformed, not because we've battled it out and earned our stripes.

15 Apr 2026 12:19:31
I think it'd be an Everton win Ed025. First derby in the new stadium, the fans and the players would be well up for it. Plus Moyes would fire the players up even more. He knows what the derby means to the fans and I'd expect him to use it to make sure the players give their 110% throughout the entire game.

And I just can't see Slot doing the same. He'd set the players up to play slow side to side football as he usually does and we'd get blown away. That's how I see it playing out tbh.

{Ed025's Note - both teams will be up for this one Drac, its basically last chance saloon for them mate and i expect it to be quite feisty..

15 Apr 2026 13:21:07
Chewy, we've underperformed as well. It will just mean we haven't underperformed as much as them; whoever "them" may be.

I repeat, wherever you finish is where you deserve to be.

15 Apr 2026 13:51:50
Thanks for the newsflash, Rome. Something about a record not working...

But I'd completely disagree. The table is not always an accurate representation of how well a team has performed. We deserve to be mid table; we were extremely lucky with those first 5 wins and we didn't deserve them at all.

If it wasn't for a few individual player moments, in spite of absolutely woeful team performances, we wouldn't be within touching distance of 5th.

15 Apr 2026 14:12:40
Us and quite a few other teams are lucky that the model UEFA clearly doesn't ever believe enough is enough, and will continue to grow the CL to grow their bank balance.

In about 10 years' time, teams 18th in the PL will be getting relegated but still qualifying for the CL league phase the way it's going.

15 Apr 2026 14:31:58
I enjoy reading your posts, Chewy, but we disagree on this. All about opinion, mate.

15 Apr 2026 15:28:40
Adding a caveat, there aren't many good teams around us. I'd argue City are starting to look like a good side lately. As for merit, I don't agree that 1/4 of the PL qualifies for the CL.

15 Apr 2026 18:11:24
"If we finish below 5th, it's because we've underachieved all season. If we finish 5th or above, it's because every other team has underachieved, but we're still worse than them" is an odd opinion.

Nobody is thrilled with this season, but let's not throw out common sense and reasoning because you're angry.

15 Apr 2026 11:03:55
{Ed's Note - Navy Keith has posted a new article entitled, Slot's Approach Leaves Liverpool Looking Unclear

15 Apr 2026 13:11:34
Thank you Eds for posting and refining the grammar! 👍🏼