Liverpool banter 5

14 Apr 2026 07:03:03
Truth be told. I'd keep Slot if we turn it around and we finish 3rd and semi final of CL.
I know he is the problem and his communication is baffling, but well that's how Dutch are - calling potato a potato.
All his teams have actually played good proper attacking football including us last year, and I really fail to understand why he chose this type of football this year.

Next year no Salah, no Robbo and perhaps no Jones and Macca so more a new team that can work. (All folks that talk too much out)

I am sceptical if we get a new manager and new players it just too much of new and will take a couple of years to get going.

With Slot I think we will be back to old ways quickly next season with 3 necessary signing - RW , DM and RB

Many reasons why this season didn't work but some of it because players have just not been there when we needed them.

Next season most of them won't be here so finally a fresh start for Slot and us.

I am not sold on Alonso for two reasons
1. There will be ex players interference if he joins. (Aka United and Ole and whole 92 class thinking they are managers now)
2. He didn't choose us after Klopp despite us being the better fit for him and publicly declaring him first choice.

14 Apr 2026 07:31:31
So you are saying he might look like a potato, but he knows his onions?
Nah, I was backing Slot even up to February, but there are no excuses for not getting a better tune out of this team this season.

I think he's a good manager, but has just found his limitations at Liverpool. The tide has turned against him now, and a new manager deserves to take over in May with a full preseason to prepare.

14 Apr 2026 07:32:01
After watching last night's game, I was over the moon to see Leeds winning against the Devil's 11, and one of the worst referees, Mr Tierney, sending off Martinez for a slight hair pull. Irrespective of what Carrick says, the law says a hair pull is a red card offence. Wasn't much of a pull, but was great to see. Ha ha. Utd. 😀 😉 👍

14 Apr 2026 07:32:05
How can you know there will be ex players interfering?
He didn't choose anyone when Klopp left. He stayed at Leverkusen to defend their title.

14 Apr 2026 08:18:05
With results going our way, we really need to kick on now and secure CL football next season. Slot has got to go.

1. He looks as though he doesn't want to be there.

2. His decision to try and build fitness throughout the season has been a huge error.

3. His non use of squad players has been detrimental to their morale, effectiveness and value.



4. Worst of all, his controlling football tactics haven't worked and his stubbornness to not adapt or change them has cost us a season of football.

Bring in Alonso, high intensity football, high level of fitness and squad players used to change games and help with overall squad fitness and morale.

14 Apr 2026 08:30:45
Keeping Slot would be the equivalent of keeping Hodgson. He's shown nothing this year to justify another year: fitness issues, boring football, no clue on subs, and a major lack of desire or leadership.

14 Apr 2026 08:31:49
Stop Cafu. There's zero redemption for Slot at Liverpool regardless of whatever happens between now and end of the season, plus he wants to return to The Netherlands himself. Time for change.

14 Apr 2026 09:25:11
I doubt he'll be staying, he's not getting a new contract and he'll be entering his last season.
He's not got the right personality in my opinion. It's a job for him, it needs to be more than that. I don't think he's got the passion. I remember the King was asked if Hansen would have made a good LFC manager.

He's said "Nah, not passionate enough."

That's where I see Slot, and even though the commuting was never a big issue for me, perhaps it reveals more about Slot. This is a job, a temporary job.

It's a reason I favour Iraola, he's got the passion to inspire the players, to demand more from them and to connect to the fans.

14 Apr 2026 09:53:07
I've read some rubbish on here over the years, but this is up there. 😂

14 Apr 2026 10:16:15
There is no chance Slot will be here next year. He was great the 1st season but absolutely terrible this season, so bad that fans are bored to tears with 90% of the football served up.

Fighting for 5th place with a poor United, Chelsea n Villa teams. Ppl who think he could stay must be the same people who think Klopp would come back. Never going to happen.

14 Apr 2026 10:27:18
Slot defo not staying for the reasons identified - his methods, which have been rolled out more in this season, are detrimental to our performances and the Board can clearly see that.

Alonso, Iraola or Hoeness for me, with Hoeness being the biggest risk given his age and lack of EPL experience.

A tough call, for me, between Alonso and Iraola. Iraola has the experience of managing in the EPL. Alonso has the experience of playing in the EPL.

Alonso has the experience of managing 'big names', albeit unsuccessfully at RM, but we don't have prima donnas at Liverpool and I would hope that the Board back him, unlike the folks at RM.

Also, he does have a successful relationship having managed some of our current players at Leverkusen. I would be especially excited to see him get the best tune out of Wirtz, who I think will be key in the next few years.

However, very few managers have experience of managing big names, before they actually manage big names! So I'm not saying Iraola can't do it, just that he hasn't so far, hence a risk.

14 Apr 2026 10:44:45
Well I'll blink and lift my head above the trench line... and agree with Cafu. If Slot brings home 3rd and CL s/f or better.

He's more than 50% the reason we've had a dud year but by no means the whole reason. If he never understood how he won the league last season, he sure as hell knows now.



It's a moot point anyway, if the itks are to be believed (and I do); he's off.

I know I'm dui but I'd go:
1. Iraola (Liverpool style)
2. Slot (better the devil...)
3. Alonso (...than the one you don't)

Oops. I think that was my head.

14 Apr 2026 11:55:49
With Man Utd defeat last night, it leaves the door ajar for Slot, a chance to push the lads into a possible third place finish and walk away with his head held high.
I would thank him for completing his remit and then send him on his way. YNWA.

14 Apr 2026 12:35:27
Even if we finish third, it doesn't change the fact that the head coach has been extremely poor this season. We are unfit, lacking motivation, and have been woefully underprepared in about 90% of the games this season. If we do end up qualifying for next season's CL, it is only because the standard in the PL has plummeted in the last 2 or 3 years.

14 Apr 2026 12:54:16
We need to move on from Slot, regardless of what happens. His heart is clearly not in Liverpool and his footballing idea of control and low event football does not vibe with what the Anfield crowd needs.

Anfield is our superpower and is a non-negotiable when it comes determining the coach (and Sporting Director's) football idea.



I hope he wins every remaining game and bows out in glory, but I still think a parting of ways is right for Liverpool's long term future.

14 Apr 2026 13:06:49
He's tactically inept, I don't care if he wins the Champions League, he needs to go. I couldn't give a toss about his communication skills. This is not some further education course. He can talk pure gibberish with his back to press for all I care so long as he shows he's tactically capable of producing on the pitch, but he's incapable of getting the best out of a team that won the League under Klopp's tactics.

He's managed to revert a squad of elite athletes to the fitness level of amateur pub ballers, gassed out after 90 minutes. That fact alone is completely unforgivable in my book. Slot and Peeters have gone against decades of sports science at the top level because they think they know better, that's pure arrogance, ignorance, and stupidity on a level I cannot forgive.

14 Apr 2026 13:24:27
We've won 26 from 49 games this year despite being woefully unprepared in 90% of those games. Some magic trick. 🤔

14 Apr 2026 15:17:59
WDW I never said anything about how the head coach performed. Yes, he did have a very poor season, but if we get third place he has completed his remit given at the start of the season, and, taking into consideration how our season has run its course, you would have to give the man some congratulations to send him on his way.
YNWA.

{Ed025's Note - so you think finishing third with a title winning side and after spending half a billion pound that that was his remit Albey?, i wish i had bosses like that when i was working mate..

14 Apr 2026 16:55:19
You guys are far too harsh on a manager that won the title. I did expect a dip, but I think Slot still has things to prove if given the chance. We just didn't pull a rabbit out of a hat and select Slot. It was a carefully calculated decision backed by data.
Yes, this season is on him, but if he redeems the season with top 3 and a semifinal/final/win CL, I think that is enough credit to him to show character, admit he got it wrong, and build once again.


If he shows the gall to change, and gets the team together and playing once again, gets it right, he has all my support. Obviously we won't get top 3 or move ahead in CL by playing like we have been. So, Slot will have to change a lot of what he has been doing, and if he can manage that, yes I am in for more of slotball from season1.

{Ed025's Note - all i can say is that there is nothing a queer as folk Cafu mate..

14 Apr 2026 17:18:26
Cafu, you're neglecting some incredibly important points there mate. His tactics are dogs***. The players have lost their passion because they don't respect his decision making. They're frustrated by his nonsense approach. He's not committed to the club, flying home or on holidays every chance he gets. The lack of fitness is completely unacceptable. Things are so bad that players have brought it upon themselves to do extra sessions.

Doesn't matter if he wins the Champions League, Britain's Got Talent, a Nobel Prize and a Knighthood, there's way too many hurdles that he's run into, face first. He should have been sacked in November and the only reason he wasn't is because there was nobody suitable available.

We're not beating PSG by 3 goals, even if by some miracle we scraped through to extra time (which we won't), our entire squad bar Dom will be gassed after 70 minutes.

{Ed025's Note - i have to agree Chewy..

14 Apr 2026 17:33:43
At be keep him if he wins the FIFA Peace Prize.

14 Apr 2026 16:45:34
I agree, Ed25. That was not Slot's remit, at all with 450m worth of dough spent. The guy didn't even give this team a chance to actually defend the title to determine if going back to back was even remotely possible. Not a sniff of any kind.

And it's not like he had all the bad luck and injuries that befell the team and Klopp in 20/21 esp. in a lock down season. Slot failed miserably on this point on his own merit and for me CL, 3rd place or not, he should be gone. Shoot, he sould have been gone in Nov. already.

14 Apr 2026 20:02:25
Ed25 yes the remit was to win the Premier League but the last part of the remit would of been make sure if we can not win the league make sure of champions league qualification
Which as i said the season has been very poor to achieve third place would be a good end to the season taking in to account how poor we have been and Slot could leave with his head held high.

{Ed025's Note - really??..

13 Apr 2026 23:52:08
Apparently we are front runners for Traore and Hoffenheim want £37m. Both him and Diomande would solve our winger situation for years.

14 Apr 2026 05:52:14
Last player we signed from Hoffenheim for a bit less than 37 million did decent for us. 😂😂

14 Apr 2026 09:03:08
As long as he isn't the second coming of Djimi Traore. 😅

14 Apr 2026 09:57:14
Bobby the Legend. ❤️

14 Apr 2026 10:30:16
Decent price, but I would rather get someone more established rather than another youngster. I really do think that Rio has something special, so getting someone in their mid-20s, who already knows their craft, may be a better dovetail.

Annoys me even more that we didn't go for Semenyo, who has the perfect profile based on those criteria.

14 Apr 2026 13:04:00
They both look excellent prospects and slightly different in style. Yann Diomande is the better player as he's technically brilliant with both feet, but Bazoumana Toure has that really direct raw speed in behind.

I know he's struggled with injury this year, but I would still keep my eye out on a bargain deal for Malick Fofana.

13 Apr 2026 23:27:53
C'mon Slotty. Third place up for grabs. Let's stuff PSG tomorrow and go out on a high!

14 Apr 2026 09:25:49
We're not going out.
We're going through and we'll win our last 6 league matches too.

{Ed025's Note - hmmmmm..

14 Apr 2026 11:00:35
Indeed, Ed25. Let the The Force be with us, I guess.

14 Apr 2026 14:40:29
I'll have a half ounce of whatever Ron's smoking, please, Doctor!

14 Apr 2026 16:46:26
Indeed, Chewy. Make mine a double, btw.

13 Apr 2026 20:23:26
Thanks all for your input and your welcoming comments. It's still a bit of time away, but I'm already looking forward to it - especially after reading the responses.

Oh. and I do call it football - frustrates some of the locals here.

13 Apr 2026 18:38:35
Wow, Slot just gave a great pre match interview, wow!
Ghosts of Anfield let's gooooo.

13 Apr 2026 19:37:23
Just went and watched based on your comment, Cafu, and completely agree.

Slot has woken up. Seems like there's fire and belief there. Szobo was really good too.

Come on. I would love nothing more than to light an absolute fire tomorrow into our season.

Unlikely, very. Failure, almost certain. Impossible - would be - if this wasn't Anfield under the lights.

1% chance is enough for me to not give up on this. Let's go boys.

13 Apr 2026 19:53:06
We are going to do them 4-1. I can feel it in my bones. It'll be a classic to end all classics. And Mo will be the star.

Believe.

{Ed025's Note - oh look...its a flying pig.. :)

13 Apr 2026 20:30:01
Fellas, ... PSG will score a couple of goals I'm afraid. I think the game will be a draw at best. A good effort, but too little, too late.

13 Apr 2026 20:50:47
I don't care if we lose. Never really have done. All I care about is the team trying their best, 100% effort in a practical and tactically astute way that suits the skills of the players and the context of the game. If we lose despite that, I'm fine with being beaten by a better team.

13 Apr 2026 20:56:59
If we guna go down let's go down swinging. 💪

13 Apr 2026 20:29:25
Ed025 am still not fully sold on PSG because I actually don't know how good they are.
Are they a top team Ed or is it everyone else is so bad I mean Chelsea destroyed them in the club World Cup and Chelsea are not very good at all.


Last season when we lost to them we was awful could not pass 5 yards but even so the home leg Salah had great chances to end the tie.
Then I thought Villa should have gone through at Villa park.

{Ed025's Note - they are very good Grino, believe me mate..

13 Apr 2026 21:51:42
This. Is. Anfield.

13 Apr 2026 20:46:16
Ha ha Ed25. That made me chuckle.

{Ed025's Note - I might be eating humble pie tomorrow Davey.. :)

13 Apr 2026 21:06:19
Price of bacon has gone up then Ed025

{Ed025's Note - love it Gazza..

13 Apr 2026 22:26:25
Some people choose to say "it is the hope that kills you".
But, that is exactly what being a football fan is all about.
PSG are a fantastic team and alongside Bayern, for me, the best in Europe.
Am I confident that Liverpool will make the semi finals? Not really.
Can Liverpool beat them, 2-0 at home in a Champions League game at Anfield? Of course they can.


How many of you thought Liverpool were out after losing 3-0 to Barcelona at Camp Nou?
How many of you thought Liverpool were done, 3-0 at half-time to Milan?
We won't know until this time tomorrow night, but the main thing is, between now and then, hopefully there's a cracking game of football to be had.

14 Apr 2026 05:54:49
25, sometimes pigs fly as bacon in my frying pan. And PSG will get fried in the oven called Anfield.

{Ed025's Note - i admire your optimism Cafu, you were very lucky not to be 6 behind going into tonight mate so lady luck is certainly smiling on you..

14 Apr 2026 08:34:35
Sem, in all fairness we had a team of fighters who wouldn't give up. Where do you see it in this team?

14 Apr 2026 10:51:29
Comparing what occurred in Istanbul or the second leg against Barca with tonight is false equivalence. In Istanbul, we had Gerrard leading by example and sheer bloody mindedness. Against Barcelona, Klopp inspired the team to go out and leave nothing on the pitch, and the team had some fight in it. This team has no Gerrard to lead from the front, and Slot is a charisma vacuum, and the team is mentally & physically weak, so the chances of him miraculously inspiring a turnaround are very unlikely.



The result against Fulham changes nothing as far as I'm concerned. The wider context is that we gave them far too much possession and allowed far too many chances (they had more shots than we did and almost as many on target). We were still woeful in midfield, and Fulham were able to stroll through midfield without so much as being pressed, let alone tackled. If we allow PSG that much freedom, they're not likely to be so profligate.

14 Apr 2026 13:14:20
It's about belief @Vik. Fans being fans.

"You've got to have a dream,
If you don't have a dream
How're you gonna make you dream come true?"

14 Apr 2026 13:52:30
Congratulations, you fell for the bs, he can't tell you what he really thinks, that was a PR move, not a press conference.

13 Apr 2026 18:32:19
Call me crazy but I feel a slight wave of optimism for tomorrow night. An early goal would really light a spark and get Anfield rocking.
I'd be starting Robbo and Salah as it's potentially their last Champions League game for us and go hell for leather.

13 Apr 2026 19:24:25
We gonna go through tomorrow... the lads are saving everything for the CL...

Like Aray would say... We will win!

Now say that whilst Eminem's "Lose Yourself" plays in the background... game on peeps. 💪

13 Apr 2026 19:25:26
No.8, we shouldn't be starting players because it might be their last game in Europe. No time for sentiment.

13 Apr 2026 19:25:59
Welcome to the light. 👏 🙂

We win this tie, PSG are going out.

13 Apr 2026 19:44:52
Predict we start off well, but struggle to score.
PSG will hit us on the break around the 55-60 min mark.
We will rally and get one back, but then flatter to deceive.
1-1 on the night, 1-3 on aggregate.

{Ed025's Note - i will buy that mate..

14 Apr 2026 01:20:35
025, We are saving ourselves for the HDS on Sunday.

{Ed025's Note - you have 2 massive games coming up Hughesy, tonight under the lights at Anfield which will be very tough against a very strong side, and then at the theatre of dreams on the Dock rd at the weekend where your poor relations will try to put a dent in this Liverpool juggernaut, im saying you will win one and lose one mate...im not going to tell you which.. :)

14 Apr 2026 11:06:30
"Comparing what occurred in Istanbul or the second leg against Barca with tonight is false equivalence."

VV, and this is where notalgia plays tricks on people, sadly.

Not saying we cannot go thru BUT let us stop with these out-of-context comparisons that mean nothing when context is added.

13 Apr 2026 18:06:17
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new video entitled, C U Next Time - The Bouffant Edition}

14 Apr 2026 06:21:42
Great to have these back lads, cheers. 👍

{Ed001's Note - thanks mate, it is good to be back.}

14 Apr 2026 11:07:31
Im on it, Ed.

Thanks for bringing the pod back.

13 Apr 2026 14:20:45
I am a Liverpool fan from the States - since the mid-80s. I retire from school teaching after next year, and my family has already gifted me a trip to see Anfield and the Reds in 2027. However, I have read several posts on LFC fan forums, including this one, bemoaning the sight of "plastic" fans and "non-locals" at matches.

Simple question. As a Reds fan from afar, will I even be welcome at Anfield?

13 Apr 2026 15:08:28
Yes, my friend. You will be welcome, and you will have a great time. (Hopefully the team will be playing well again next year).

13 Apr 2026 15:21:06
All Reds are welcome at Anfield, mate. Apart from Michael Owen. 😂

13 Apr 2026 15:26:21
What FC8 said. Once a Red always a Red. Enjoy the match YNWA.

13 Apr 2026 15:43:56
Everyone is welcome at Anfield, mate.

There are frustrations from some ST holders and regular match-going fans. Some believe locals are being priced out of games and there is an overabundance of 'day trippers' who don't really support the club and don't contribute to the atmosphere.

It is the same up and down the country.

Turn up, show your support and get behind the team. That's all anyone asks for, mate. Do that and you deserve to be there as much as any other local!

13 Apr 2026 15:58:10
Wouldn't worry at all about it, mate, you're a red.

You'll have a belter time. Get into some of the boozers around the ground beforehand and soak up all the atmosphere you can!

🔴👍🏻

Ken.

13 Apr 2026 16:11:00
@Beauty, mate, don't listen to anyone or anything. You have a chance of a lifetime to watch LFC at Anfield. Why are you allowing other people to take your fun away?

Go have the time of your life at the ground and drink it all in, man. Have a pint for those of us who aren't so lucky, btw.

Enjoy!!

13 Apr 2026 15:22:39
Mate, I'm originally South African and still come with the accent. I've been attending games since 2007 and I can tell you, you'll definitely feel welcome and the locals are genuinely friendly and accommodating people. Love every minute and cannot stress what a brilliant city Liverpool is.

That being said, and I don't know the numbers off hand but, I do believe the game in general is being pulled away from local supporters and becoming more commercial. Season ticket holders represent a small portion of the seats on show which obviously means the authenticity/atmosphere of local lads is being limited within anfield. That's obviously being plugged by foreign supporters across the world, who some can't speak English let alone club songs. So that may be considered plastic to some. I think the main issue from the people I speak to is the distribution of tickets from season ticket holders to the wider public.

That's my opinion, and I'm happy to be corrected. I'm not local, nor do I live in the city. Just what I've seen and heard while living in the UK.

I'm sure the Ed's and local lads have a better read on it that I have.

13 Apr 2026 16:16:47
Ignore them, mate. Essentially, you have a group of supporters driven by Spirit of Shankley who believe it's their god given right to hoard season tickets forever for the club.

They want a certain amount of tickets for locals at lower prices, no tickets to be sold ideally above 15 miles from the ground, the right to pass on their tickets to children etc etc.

They will never be happy until only their families' descendants can go to games.

Ignore em, pal.

13 Apr 2026 16:52:48
Same boat, mate, had my first Anfield experience in 2010. We were down to the bones back then, but it was an experience I will never forget. Made two friends at the pub after the game, and was best man at one's wedding. Been a few times at Anfield and every time is a moment cemented in stone for me.

13 Apr 2026 17:23:44
OP, just don't call it "soccer" and you'll be great! Learn a few songs and get into the boozer.

13 Apr 2026 17:53:23
What website do they use to get tickets for the 27/28 season?

13 Apr 2026 18:03:43
It's all our club, my friend. YNWA.

13 Apr 2026 17:59:28
I'm irish and I've always felt welcome at Anfield.

And not just Anfield, Liverpool as a city is so welcoming.

Even the blue noses, ain't that right ed25?

{Ed025's Note - its a very welcoming city MLG, the people are nice, the city is great and we also have 2 very good football teams...Everton and Tranmere.. :)

13 Apr 2026 18:22:25
Ed0025 and a great one

{Ed025's Note - certainly used to be JK.. :)

13 Apr 2026 18:46:20
I am from the US and attended a match at Anfield in September. My wife and I felt very welcome. Spoke to a lot of locals and other supporters from out of the area. It was one of the best experiences of my life.

13 Apr 2026 19:32:36
Congratulations on your retirement and thanks for your efforts in educating the youngsters. 👏

Of course you'll be welcome at Anfield, there's no question about it.
Definitely learn some songs and join in, that's very important.
Definitely have a scarf held aloft as you sing YNWA before kickoff.
You'll have a great time. Let's hope the team performs.

{Ed025's Note - spot on Ron..

13 Apr 2026 18:41:49
Yes edd 25 your right you do have two good teams Everton and Tranmere ladies teams in the city.

13 Apr 2026 20:59:42
Cheer us on no matter what, sing as loud as you can! That's all we ask. Enjoy it, mate. YNWA.

14 Apr 2026 02:52:45
Also a LFC fan from the States and had a work trip to London in Oct. Took advantage to spend my entire retirement account (ok, not quite, but ouch) in an attempt to experience the dream. Saw us lose to Man U. Yet...... It. Was. The. Dream. Look forward to it as much as you can, overset expectations as much as you like, set the experience up for failure to the nth degree.......... you still will not be disappointed. American sports are awesome in person, this is another level and you get nothing of it from tv.

The people were all awesome and I have a very American accent (southern drawl, despite never living there....... never figured out how that happened). Like others have said, go early. Hell, go very early, stupid early. So much to see, so much to experience, so many friendly people to talk to. I was alone in a city of strangers and felt at home. Kind of like a Grateful Dead concert if that means anything to you.

13 Apr 2026 14:14:26
{Ed's Note - MK Scouser has posted a new article entitled, Slot, backing, and a big summer rebuild

13 Apr 2026 14:27:46
I believe he will leave, regardless of winning CL or not.

13 Apr 2026 14:50:04
Nice one, MK.

They will definitely have to get creative this summer as there is a lot to do - arguably as many as 8 signings depending on what happens with Alisson, Curtis, Macca and Ibou.

Lots of interesting names being linked.

The concern is going to be replacing the leadership qualities and personalities that have/are leaving. The risk is we sign loads of promising young players like Chelsea and end up looking rudderless.

13 Apr 2026 14:50:16
Maybe they do think they would back him if he stayed... The point that he actually wants to leave the project means that our top brass might've backed him and can happily say that to Ornstein etc without the media realising he's already set his sights on leaving regardless.

So, Ornstein probably doesn't have all the facts...

13 Apr 2026 14:54:48
Red Jones, I really want us to start a new chapter. I just can't get my head around why he's not already been sacked if he is going to go. Or if it is Slot's decision to step down at the end of the season, why wouldn't he come out like Klopp did and say he is resigning at the end of the season? Surely, no self-respecting man sits in interview after interview and just pretends he's still in charge long term when he's asked about next season and the summer transfer window? Feels off to me.

Ornstein is rarely wrong, but hopefully he's being fed misinformation when in reality, Alonso or Iraola are on the cards.

13 Apr 2026 16:21:15
MKS, like you and many others, I have no idea why this failure of a manager this season should be kept. What has he done to warrant whatever credit (which is none, IMO) he should get for the absolute shambles of a season he has had?

Frankly, if Slot is kept (I'll believe it when I see it), I have no idea what I'm gonna be looking forward to for next season, esp. with Salah leaving cos I don't trust this guy with whatever money we have to spend. Also, like you, if he is being backed, then where's the contract extension? Has Ornstein mentioned any of this? Cos I ain't seen it.



For me, Slot being kept is a way of rewarding reprehensible professional behaviour "just cos he won us the title" and that could be a case of Slot (and this is my fear) feeling vindicated that his system was never the problem. That it was more about "mitigating circumstances" (my foot & arse) that led to his "system" not working, hence he will feel he bears no blame at all if any of his reprehensible comments are anything to go by.

Now, I hope Slot goes and we just start over BUT if he doesn't then, look out.

13 Apr 2026 17:06:18
Completely get what you're saying, MK, but I just don't see him there next season.

13 Apr 2026 17:04:52
MK, I think it's pretty obvious that the club considered other options back in Dec/Jan, reports of talks with Stevie, phone calls with Alonso etc. but with Stevie being the only real alternative, the club decided sticking with a Premier League winner was the best option, which, in all fairness, is a good call on paper, and as you know Edwards is an out-and-out stat man.

Whatever goes down on official record, I can assure you Slot is not really stepping down, but the club will obviously have no issue with painting it that way for the sake of his career, as a professional courtesy, seen as how he did bring home number 20. Totally normal in a situation where things aren't working but there is still a great mutual respect.

In terms of club/manager/media relations, nobody ever comes out and says one of their colleagues is not the right man for the job or admits they themselves are the wrong man for the job, not unless they're looking for the sack. No matter how bad things get, a club will always back a manager right up until the very second they sack him, it's standard procedure. And vice versa, no manager is going to turn around and admit to the likelihood of being sacked, or answer questions in such a way that might suggest as much. So there's nothing abnormal about him discussing the future of the club, especially when it's obvious the club is trying to kill the noise amongst the fan base.

They want to steady the ship, and that's all the likes of Ornstein are doing when they say Slot will be here next season. These reporters get thrown a few bones throughout the year, but it's not for nothing, the club expects something in return, and it's times like these when they call in those favours. The club sees fans booing, leaving games early, talk of Slot being sacked and the first thing they do is attempt to kill the noise in an effort to try and unify the fan base a little and get them behind the team for the remainder of the season. It's damage control, nothing more.

Having said that, I've always been of the opinion that unless something drastic happens, like a huge dip in form and some heavy petting with the bottom half of the table, the club would wait until the season was over to assess and make official decisions. ITK's claim Slot was essentially sacked back in November and simply working a notice, which in my opinion is absolute nonsense, who in their right mind would put the fate of the season and hundreds of millions of pounds in revenue in the hands of not just someone they deem incapable, but someone who you just sacked and now has no motivation to impress whatsoever, with 6 months left to play.

13 Apr 2026 17:12:21
FPF, If Ornstein is correct and there will be 3-4 star signings, I'd be hoping for Jacquet, Gomes, Gordon and Diomande as my personal picks of everyone linked who I think is realistic.

Jacquet is already agreed, but Diomande I'd pick because like Jacquet, he is a top young talent. Gordon and Gomes I'd pick because they're mid-20's and both happy to engage in a physical battle and a bit of 'housery'. I think as a quartet to come in and give us a blend of youthful exuberance and Premier League grit/experience that would be a very good summer. All 4 of them are also hyper mobile players willing to contribute defensively, and we need to get in the faces of the opposition more next year.

I think Alisson will stay, otherwise the extension makes little sense. I also don't think Jones will want to leave, and Ibou just hasn't had the options come forward that I think he was expecting (Madrid, PSG) so I reckon he'll end up meeting us halfway on wage demands too.

2shoes, other than the ITK's on this site, there is nothing out in the general media that Slot wants to leave. If he were genuinely talking to the KNVB or Ajax, do you not think at least one outlet would've ran with the story? There's leaks everywhere in football, but no major journalists are running with the story that Slot wants to leave and is in talks over a new job. It's all a bit suspect to me. It's not adding up. It's also funny how all these ITK's cropped up once Ed002 was no longer here with all of his legit contacts, to call people out on BS. I hate being cynical, but I've grown tired of the pantomime on here of "oh yes he will, oh no he won't".

Ornstein has been the most reliable source of football rumours in the last 5 years and he's adamant Slot stays. As is Slot himself in his interviews. We'll see soon enough I guess mate!