Liverpool banter 5

17 Apr 2026 06:44:04
Eds or posters, I saw Redknapp (Jamie) doing some punditry rnd other day. I started watching football in the early 2000s, so I know he was captain and played for us. However, I have no recollection of him actually playing just him being injured.

I just wondered what was he like as a player?

{Ed001's Note - he was very good, but had a tendency to coast through games and did not work hard enough. Also had this annoying habit of dropping right back to stand on the toes of the centre-backs to take the ball off them. Why he couldn't just stand 5 or 10 yards further forward and let them pass it to them, where he would have been in a better position to create danger, I have no idea.}

17 Apr 2026 07:51:16
Redknapp was the best sideways passing midfielder in Liverpool's history. If you wanted a player to pick the ball off our defenders, drop the shoulder a few times, then pass it 10 yards sideways or back, he was your man. I think he had a doctor's note that said he wasn't allowed to pass forward more than twice a game on medical grounds.

17 Apr 2026 08:07:11
Bobby, Apparently Jordan Henderson had posters of Redknapp on his bedroom wall.

In fairness, so did I, but mine were Louise.

17 Apr 2026 08:14:55
Still a fine looking woman now, JK.

17 Apr 2026 08:40:28
I saw her playing Sally Bowles in a stage production of Caberet.... Old Chum..... One of the best things I've seen......

17 Apr 2026 10:36:19
Redknapp was one-paced but was a half-decent footballer, but, like his dad, he is a blagger on Sky TV football.

17 Apr 2026 16:00:55
Some strike of a ball had Jamie. Was part of a great MF to watch alongside Barnes and McManaman. Not a DM in sight. 😁

17 Apr 2026 06:24:31
I'm not ITK but taking all the rumours together my take is Slot did offer to resign a few weeks ago as he wants to return home. The club have asked him to hold on till the end of the season as they don't want him to go, but if he still feels the same then they will come up with a mutually suitable package.

Like I said that just feels like what's happening. Not sure what others or the eds think.

17 Apr 2026 06:56:16
That would also fit with the sudden posts by the press stating the club's backing. They want him to see their public backing of him.

But, if he wants to be with his family, not sure it will work.

17 Apr 2026 07:01:59
Sounds plausible.

If he actually wanted to stay and wasn't homesick, I'd be more inclined to believe the owners giving him more time to refresh the squad.

Assuming what some of the ITW's have posted regarding him popping home at any given opportunity, it would make sense he goes in the summer.

I get that getting someone in sooner rather than later would be better given there's a World Cup round the corner and a new manager would need all the time they can get to assess the squad, but maybe this is how they want to deal with it....

and maybe he changes his mind.

Personally, I don't want a manager who's not "all in" for our club and dedicated to get the very best of our amazing players and any new ones coming in. That's why I think he'll go. Nice guy and everything but just not committed enough by the looks of things.

17 Apr 2026 07:36:06
I agree, 2shoes, you can't be a manager of a club like ours and not be all in. I don't think he realised the size of the club or the pressure that comes with it before he took the job.

This summer is going to be interesting.

17 Apr 2026 07:47:57
It was meant to say ITK's, by the way. Stupid fat fingers! 🙄

17 Apr 2026 08:09:15
Don't worry for that. 🤣

My concern is they convince him to stay. A few months in, things aren't going well and he decides he's off or we get rid, but at that time the managers we could have got are elsewhere and not moving.

17 Apr 2026 08:33:36
Very dangerous going with a manager that's in the last 12 months of his contract.

Personally, it looks like he's lost most of the dressing room, looking at players' body language and effort levels. Slot, trying to lead a team that knows he has less than 12 months to go on his contract, would be a no win battle in my eyes.

17 Apr 2026 10:12:48
I just can't believe we would let him go again when clearly his heart isn't in it.... Just doesn't feel like the right thing to do.... And the fact we could miss out on two potentially great options would be such a gamble!

17 Apr 2026 13:08:50
SA, that makes sense if this indeed is as you describe the situation to be. As I have always said, the public backing was all about posturing in public, and with the news you are sharing then, that's all it was.

If Slot wants to go home cos he hasn't settled here (which I can completely understand, having worked and lived abroad, away from my parents, bros.

and sis. for almost 3 decades) and misses his fam and his country, it may just have been that the club has written this season off completely and let him just finish the season, and we start over next term.

Either way, we will see what happens when the season ends.

17 Apr 2026 03:26:07
Another sad news. Ex Arsenal and LFC goalkeeper passing away in freak accident.

RIP Alex Manninger.

17 Apr 2026 01:36:13
FYI
FSG do not remove managers before the end of season. Last time was with Rodgers. They do not do it at the Red Sox. They have had a few terrible seasons and waited till the end to fire the manager. I personally feel that Slot will be gone. FSG haven't all the sudden forgotten how to run winning sports franchises.



I also feel this is a one off blip of a year. Between injuries, waiting on Isak, Palace canceling Guehi, Salah and VVD's loss of form and finally Jota, there was a lot that went wrong this year. I'm not buying all the doom and gloom. Changes will be made. The team will compete for trophies again.

17 Apr 2026 06:30:43
2 weeks ago, anyone who moaned was told we would still win the CL & FA Cup. Look how that turned out.

There's a hell of a lot of work to be done in the summer on and off the pitch to get us back on track.

17 Apr 2026 06:47:27
Why do fans give credit to FSG, "oh they know what they're doing". They've got a tonne of money and people assume they're competent. They've been called out many times by Red Sox fans for their approach and Liverpool fans. Liverpool fans give them a free pass because they "saved us", despite the fact there was another deal to buy us during those tumultuous days.

The fact they've written off another season, and they did this under Klopp, shows how negligent they are. I wouldn't trust them to do anything if they think the three amigos are suitable.

17 Apr 2026 08:42:57
FSG are good owners, Frode. There's no doubt about that. They've improved the club no end since the beginning of their tenure.

17 Apr 2026 00:26:23
There’s still hope as things stand, Arsenal are still on for the Quadrubottle.

17 Apr 2026 06:48:04
Why are you bothered about Arsenal? They're currently light years ahead of us.

17 Apr 2026 07:03:15
They're not light years ahead of us at all.

17 Apr 2026 08:09:00
Arsenal have quality depth in several positions, and have a clear way of playing, however uninspired that way of playing may be, and the depth gives them a way of varying that system slightly in accordance with the opposition or state of the game (though not drastically). Liverpool, on the other hand, don't appear to have any discernible shape or style (even though the 4-2-2-2 seems the best fit right now), partly due to disruptions because of injury or fitness. In terms of chance creation and ball progression though, Arsenal are hardly better than us and I would say actually substantially worse in open play, our biggest problem this year is that we consistently get in dangerous situations and positions but almost always fluff the final ball or make terrible decisions in the final third.



Both teams suffer greatly from risk averse managers, though they are risk averse in different ways - Arteta refuses to have his players play dangerous passes for fear of being done on the counter, and Slot refuses to have his players press aggressively in a committed and coordinated way most of the time, leading to a weak front press and huge gaps between the front line and the next line of defense.

17 Apr 2026 08:19:48
2shoes, they are miles better than us at the minute, I wish I was in denial to be fair. It's 18 points, at what point do you admit they are way way better than us?

17 Apr 2026 08:45:50
PB hits the nail on the head. We both suffer from risk-averse managers. Precisely, PB!! Arsenal should have the PL wrapped up in a bow by now! Should have.

17 Apr 2026 09:41:51
It's banter! Seriously, chill out and see it as it is... jeez!

17 Apr 2026 13:21:32
PB, which depth do they have, exactly? The ones Arteta himself refuses to use? For me, their "depth" is in "name only", imo. You got Arteta despite all that depth playing guys like Gabriel, Timber, Saliba and even Madueke and Eze and most importantly Dec. Rice while being injured/carrying injuries for weeks now, and it is hurting them badly with the way they play, and their fans are howling at Arteta for it. He did the same last season with Timber, Ben White and Rice as well, btw.



This as well as his dreadful, risk-averse tactics are what has led Arsenal to the brink of a Quadrubottle, as the OP said. Or do you think them having 11 players out of int'l duty last season was a stunt? It wasn't. This is what Arteta has done to Arsenal, all by himself and it will be all on him should they lose to City cos that CL ain't happening for them.

17 Apr 2026 13:21:42
Oh, and @2shoes is correct. This Arsenal team are nowhere near being light years of us by any stretch of the imagination, imo. They couldn't even score a goal against us this season and we're a complete trainwreck of a team. Had we had our ship together, we are in a title race.

16 Apr 2026 22:34:33
I hope the lads are up for Sunday because the blue fans I know are expecting us to get a good battering. They think we are scared to play them
My problem: we do not know what team will turn up and Slots tactics.
Ynwa.

16 Apr 2026 23:21:25
It's going to be a bloodbath for us. Slot took time off this week to go fannying about in London rather than prepare for the game:.

16 Apr 2026 23:36:49
I think we'll win.

16 Apr 2026 23:40:41
That is just unbelievable, before a Merseyside derby and we still need to secure Champions League Football. We lack fitness, a fighting mentality, work rate. There is so much too work on.

Slot is not a competitor, there is no fire in his belly. He is a soft c@#k.It seems like losing doesn't hurt him. He doesn't feel it like the supporters do.

17 Apr 2026 00:58:46
We'll win all our remaining games.

17 Apr 2026 01:18:15
Ron is spot on, not only will we win all our remaining games and easily qualify for Champions League, we will then go on to win the World Cup this summer, Slot will prove everyone wrong, he'll grow his hair out in the style of Ruud Gullit circa 1988, Florian Musiala will assume his rightful role as Editor in Chief of this very site, and all will be right with the word.

17 Apr 2026 03:27:32
It is becoming more evident that Slot's head is not in the game anymore, especially if reports that he wants to be with his family are true. Jetting home at each opportunity, or going for family outings whenever he can, shows that he is prioritising his family over the club.

Which is no fault in itself, but it is affecting the club's results and players, and he needs to go.

17 Apr 2026 04:23:21
Getting away from Slot for a second, I'm not sure if it's been mentioned but top, top praise to Everton and the unveiling of the plaque to the 97 at their new ground.

Genuine respect to the club and their fans - not only a permanent reminder of a horrible day but a nice show of respect between the clubs and fans that used to be commonplace back in the day.

17 Apr 2026 06:49:13
Watch when we beat Everton, Florian will tell everyone how he's been right all season.

17 Apr 2026 07:17:11
Frode, there are things that Florian says that I don't agree with, but I'm not sure why you are giving him stick just because he posted how he is supporting us winning our next game.

17 Apr 2026 07:42:51
Chewy, I'm not overly concerned about the club winning the World Cup. However, I'm all in on us winning the Eurovision Song Contest though.

17 Apr 2026 08:10:41
Incredible that thinking that the club you support will beat Everton or win any game from here on out is now enough to have folks dubbing you a superfan and a Slot groupie.

17 Apr 2026 08:28:50
We are nailed on to win the FIFA Peace Prize as we are so toothless.

{Ed025's Note - and dont forget...McAllister is up for an Oscar FW.. :)

17 Apr 2026 08:38:25
Great shout WDW, it was a lovely thing for Everton to do.
Onto the match, I don't fancy our chances. We lack the intensity, passion and fitness for derby matches. Toothless up front, weak & slow in midfield, and a shambles at the back. I'm unsure of Everton's form of late, but I think we'll come back with a 'L'.

17 Apr 2026 12:34:04
JK23, haha, how did I forget?! World Cup should be a doddle, but the Eurovision will be tough, apparently Lordi, Dustin the Turkey and Conchita Wurst are all returning this year, some very stiff competition indeed.

Phil_LFC, Florian predicts we'll win every game.



PatrikBurgher, you know well, it's not just for thinking we'll beat Everton, it's for the relentless toxic positivity, claiming we will win every game, and you know it, so don't try and twist it.

17 Apr 2026 16:12:16
I don't predict we'll win every game. For instance, after everyone was on a high after the 4-0 Gala game, I said Brighton away would be much harder. I thought we'd go out the other night, among other examples.

You and Frode seem obsessed with me for some reason. I apologise if I don't sit around all day doom and gloom and actually think my team can win matches.

16 Apr 2026 22:28:06
Hi guys, love the site. I'm a really long time reader and haven't posted in years.

Just a question or something i was wondering really. With the clear lack of fitness in the players this season and the apparent lack of training. Probably leading to many of the injuries. Is this really all on Slot?

Surely with all of the money in the game. The fitness coaches, the sports science, the medical staff etc have clear solid data on the fitness levels of the players? Would they not have an input on training intensity, days off, recovery, rehab from injuries for example?

Would all of that really be overruled by Slot giving everyone another day off to go shopping? Or while he heads back home to Holland? That appears to be the case, but it just boggles the mind. Anyone with more info or opinions on this would be much appreciated.

Thanks to all of the Eds for all of your hard work, for so many years. I can't imagine how many hours I've passed on the site over the years. Keep up the great work

{Ed025's Note - some very interesting points there RD..

16 Apr 2026 23:16:53
I think Red Dogg, when we say we want Slot sacked, we mean him and his entire team.

They are all responsible. Certainly not just Slot. But he leads his team.

16 Apr 2026 23:41:31
They were saying on TV Isak could only do 45mins according to the sports science guys. Maresca had disagreements with them at Chelsea earlier on in the season too I seem to remember. They seem to be getting a bigger say in things each season.

17 Apr 2026 00:40:16
Red Dog, Slot brought in his own Lead Physical Performance, Ruben Peeters. His whole angle at Feyenoord was increasing player availability through a reduction in the volume and intensity of training sessions. It's not a rumour. It was proudly reported by the club because, apparently, they reduced injuries. Might have worked in a second rate league like Eredivisie, clearly it's well below Premier League standards.

Yes, the club has years of data on players regarding performance.

Dr. Conall Murtagh has been Head of Physical Performance since before Klopp even arrived. Whilst he is the "head honcho" when it comes to performance, he doesn't make the on field decisions in terms of training; that's Peeters' role. And, of course, Peeters is a lot closer to Slot in terms of personal relationship and physical presence on a daily basis. I bet Murtagh has some very interesting stats and opinions on Peeters' programming.

17 Apr 2026 00:43:34
Ruben Peeters is Slot's man. One of the things the journos cited about Slot after he joined us was the positive injury record. Peeters was part of the Slot package.

These excuses are getting worse by the day.

17 Apr 2026 01:05:53
I think the real truth is that we don't really know enough to be able to apportion blame.

But Slot is at the head of the machine, so will face the ultimate consequence.

17 Apr 2026 01:15:15
Thing is, last season it worked as the graph I've seen online showed the drop off in intensity compared to Klopp and we didn't pick up many injuries. Now, this season it's dropped off even further, which is the issue for me.

Bradley, Alisson, Isak, Gomez all injury prone. Frimpong probably struggling to adapt to intensity of the league, so injured. Leoni done his ACL, so can't blame Slot and now the same with Ekitike.

17 Apr 2026 04:43:50
Common sense is probably completely absent from today's fitness programming, where every minute detail is over-scientized and made into a new area of research by people who have spent 37 years in some sort of education and don't know any other way, and need an overcomplicated way to justify their paycheck.


You run further and harder, you get fitter. You eat a highly nutritious diet and sleep 8-9 hours a night after intense training. You become a machine. It really isn't much more complicated than that (really).

17 Apr 2026 06:52:09
@FPF, I disagree, nobody is making excuses - certainly not the club, they aren't saying anything in public.

16 Apr 2026 22:09:14
Great night for the English sides in Europe. Premier League now has 4 of the 12 semi-finalists across the 3 comps. Next best are Germany, Spain and France with two each. For all the stick the league was getting earlier on in the season, with the results in Europe it's still the strongest league overall by a distance. Could have a finalist in every competition.

17 Apr 2026 01:06:35
Definitely the deepest. The financial power of the mid-lower table teams in the Premier League dwarfs other European clubs.

16 Apr 2026 20:24:01
Genuine question, are there any readers/posters out there who want to see Slot still in charge next season and why?

16 Apr 2026 20:33:06
I've just watched tumbleweed pass by.

16 Apr 2026 20:47:35
Maybe all both of the people who got a shirt with Slot on the back won't need to update it?

Beyond that, I'm struggling.

16 Apr 2026 21:11:48
Mrs. Slot, Mad Billy Piechucker, Slot's cutthroat barber charging £200 for the dome.

16 Apr 2026 22:13:13
I think Gody Cakpo is one of them.

17 Apr 2026 00:45:37
No8. We had a poll on here a few weeks back n it was over 70% (I think) didn't want him here, think that % might be even more now.

17 Apr 2026 06:34:53
It doesn't seem to matter what the fans (certainly the ones on this forum) want.

17 Apr 2026 07:17:46
Fans from all the other clubs want Slot to stay... Does that count?

17 Apr 2026 13:24:24
Jlc, it depends on how desperate the "Slot-inners" are, imo.