Liverpool banter 6

27 Apr 2026 17:21:46
It’s over fellas …

Awful awful football again and a misuse of talent in the squad.

I literally don’t even look forward to the games or even bother about next season now.

27 Apr 2026 18:03:02
I wouldn't say that personally. I can't help it, when it's Liverpool. Unlike some fans, though, I just concern myself less with the performance and hope for a result these days. At least we look good to get UCL football next season now.

As for next season, I strongly look forward to it cos I don't believe a thing these journos keep saying about Slot staying.

I'm a firm believer that the guys upstairs will not be that stupid to keep him or Hudges and Edward even. My fingers are crossed for a much needed change to take us forward. We don't want to return to where we dropped to for 30 odd yrs again, and I'm sure they're weary of that. Onwards.

27 Apr 2026 18:11:42
The club is apparently run by stat obsessed nerds. I'm having the hardest time believing that said stat obsessed nerds either can't see or put no pass on the fact that we've been outrun by nearly every team in the league. I imagine our chance creation and xG stats are pretty poor too.

I still think he'll go.

27 Apr 2026 18:23:29
Our chance creation is the highest in the league. Our xG is 1.75 per game, the third highest in the league.

27 Apr 2026 18:27:03
Something Red, the stat-obsessed nerds let the entire team slack off on training and become unfit even though they have decades' worth of elite physical performance data at their fingertips. They also managed to spend 450m without adding any depth to the squad. The stat-obsessed nerds also have a terrible track record of waiting for potential signings to amass even more stats to analyse before making a decision, inevitably leaving things way too late and letting the players value double or triple before making a feeble attempt to secure a signature and being beaten to the punch.



I'm not saying Slot's staying, but just cause you have stats doesn't guarantee you'll make the right call.

27 Apr 2026 19:10:14
If all three of them stay, I'm personally just done until something significant changes. Sometimes a break is the healthy thing to do, I guess.

27 Apr 2026 19:21:29
Can't be ArnieJ, we pass the ball backwards for 90 mins every week. You'll be saying LFC have the most Premier League goals scored since Slot arrived here next.

27 Apr 2026 19:28:20
Most important stat - position in the table.

As Hansen would say "First is first and second is nowhere."

Second place would require a bizarre set of results, so third is our realistic ceiling.

Statos need to focus on that stat.

27 Apr 2026 19:40:55
SR, if that is the case, then these nerds are defo being told to consider the main stat(s) in football or any sport i.e wins and losses.

Cos if that is the metric they were using, he would have been out of a job months ago esp. when we wen 9 losses in 12 games.

27 Apr 2026 19:58:31
No manager has won more Premier League games than Slot since he came to England, in fairness. No one has scored as many goals either. Two fairly big stats.

27 Apr 2026 20:50:17
No manager has probably been disliked after winning the prem as much as Slot is, too.

27 Apr 2026 21:19:42
Xg nerds can bore off. The thing that happens every week without fail is that our opponents can casually walk through our midfield as if no one is there.

27 Apr 2026 21:26:30
So we've been nowhere for much of the past 3 decades then.

27 Apr 2026 21:27:49
There's more hustle out of the kids when the cream van turns up than our lot in Champions League 1/4 final. Maybe we should reward them with 99er.

27 Apr 2026 22:12:36
Faith,
No, we haven't, but more importantly, we have been lately. No idea what point you're trying to make.

27 Apr 2026 22:33:38
Besides our title win last season, we've only been higher than 3rd on 1 occasion the last 5 years.

28 Apr 2026 00:08:43
I might be the only one, but I could care less how they do it, but the only stat I care about is my team having more points (goals) than the other at the end of each game.

28 Apr 2026 00:52:00
Irish Rover - RTP.

28 Apr 2026 03:38:23
Did I miss a game yesterday??

28 Apr 2026 04:49:24
I was thinking the same thing, Cafu. I'm guessing this is more in response to the increasing rumours that Slot is staying for next season.

28 Apr 2026 05:27:51
How many managers in the PL now that started at the same time as Slot? Seeing as you like stats.

28 Apr 2026 05:30:09
How many managers in the spent nearly half a billion pounds in the summer to struggle most of the season? Seeing as you like stats.

28 Apr 2026 06:20:41
WD40,
33 new managers including interims since Slot came in.
What's the angle?

Spending rarely guarantees anything, particularly short term.

28 Apr 2026 06:30:16
Pep, Arteta, and Slot have all won 42 league games since Slot's arrival.

Liverpool have scored 5 more goals than City and 10 more than Arsenal.

Liverpool have conceded 25 more goals than Arsenal and 12 more goals than City.



Liverpool collectively have won 5 points less than Arsenal and 1 more point than City.

Realistically all meaningless stats that will change by next weekend and even more by the end of the season.

28 Apr 2026 07:17:35
If you take away the 17 defeats, Slot's season looks brilliant, but the football is still assgas to watch. *sad trombone*.

28 Apr 2026 09:37:33
Let's give over on 1/2 a billion spent. We sold 2 and a half billion pounds worth of talent and that's not including the loss of Jota and Trent. If you are talking about Wirtz, Ekitiki and Isak, how many times have they started? And let's not forget Alison, most of our defeats have come when he hasn't been on the pitch.


It's more of a fact our squad has been weaker this season.
I don't like the football we have played, but I also don't care for the style of football the Premier League has shown this season.

28 Apr 2026 10:40:00
Ah, the money brought in from players leaving like Kelleher, Trent, Quansah, Morton Diaz and Nunez brought in doesn't matter. Along with Jota too. It doesn't matter that we spent around the same net as Arsenal and City. LFC spend the most in a summer for what must be the 1st time in a generation and you never hear the end of it.

28 Apr 2026 11:07:44
Wow, the excuses for Slot seem to be coming from well underneath the barrel, atm, since the barrel is literally bone dry and empty.

Really sad how some can come up with worthless stats to defend the utter ridiculous and the pathetically indefensible. Sad, indeed.

28 Apr 2026 12:16:05
Slot was involved in spending nearly half a billion on players and having a dreadful season, no amount of spin will change that.

28 Apr 2026 12:59:00
And some other team will spend it this summer, WD40, and next year and the year after that, and the amount will go up and up. It's not a given the team that spends the most wins the league. Hasn't happened in nearly ten years, in fact.

28 Apr 2026 16:53:15
Manchester City did it in the last 10 years. Why do you feel the need to tell lies?

27 Apr 2026 17:10:45
Anyone see Pickford's challenge on the West Ham player, the guy is a wrong un. No card as usual. Nearly ended VVD's career and nearly caused a potential injury again.

27 Apr 2026 18:10:44
He's always been a world class p@#£k in my opinion. Sorry Ed025.

{Ed025's Note - he is a bit of a divi Westwood but still one of the best keepers in the league mate..

27 Apr 2026 18:41:42
What pisses me off is Moyes screaming like a stuck pig about a hand ball while not a mention or apology about prickfords tackle red card all day but like VVD tackle nothing done I think he has something missing in the head the prick is brain dead. YNWA

{Ed025's Note - there was nothing wrong with the challenge by Pickford Albey, he was cleared by the ref and VAR, its only bitter little divvies like you who look for a reason to hate Everton that it effects, my advice to you would be to grow up, calm yourself down and direct your vitriol and hatred towards people who deserve it like Trump or Netanyahu..

27 Apr 2026 19:29:20
In my opinion it's the officials' fault.

Where is the ref, his line people, and VAR?

Player safety is their responsibility.

27 Apr 2026 19:00:24
Eds25 spreads his legs better than my mrs

{Ed025's Note - hes a very agile and athletic athlete Ace, he spreads himself very well and if someone gets in his way then thats their look out mate, there are too many big tarts now who roll around if someone farts by them, these players need to man up imo..

27 Apr 2026 19:43:48
Ed25, I think there is no need to find any excuse to hate on Everton. Pickford alone provides enuff material for that.

{Ed025's Note - hes a character alright Oli and whether you like it or not a damn fine keeper mate, some people will have ulterior motives and because he plays for a rival will hate him anyway and look for excuses to confirm their narrative, Liverpool fans have very short memories and used to adore players like Souness, Jimmy Case and Tommy Smith who would think nothing of trying to break someones leg, throwing sly punches and grating their studs down someones shin, it was all part of the game then they proclaim..

27 Apr 2026 21:54:27
He's a dirty little b****** alright, sure he had every right to challenge for the ball but definitely led with his studs intentionally to catch Castellanos if he couldn't get to it. The worst part was the fact that Pickford stood over him afterwards shouting at him to get up when he knew full well he went right through him.

It's a clever bit of psychology from his perspective but scummy, none the less.

{Ed025's Note - its not scummy Chewy its gamesmanship, he sort of does a star jump to spread his body and if a player gets in his way then thats his fault..he may think twice the next time mate, he done nothing wrong as backed up by the officials and VAR, some people just look for things to bash him with but long may it continue i say..

27 Apr 2026 20:17:51
Yes ED25 then not now. If those challenges were made by a outfield player in todays game red card. Nothing to do with blues and reds just obvious. I agree there is too many pussys playing today but, by the rules Pickford should have had a card on more than one occasion.

{Ed025's Note - i dont know why a keeper should be treated any different to an outfield player myself Stevie, if its a foul its a foul mate..

27 Apr 2026 21:23:23
I can't lie Ed, I dislike Pickford immensely, he's a ginger bellend, but the caveat is that if we had a player with that kind of nasty edge in midfield kicking lumps out of people, I'd absolutely love it. Anyone saying differently is only lying to themselves.

{Ed025's Note - spot on VV..

27 Apr 2026 21:37:05
Ed025 you're right about all the hard men we had at Liverpool n i loved the game more then than i do now, I watch the football now with my younger nephews and the scream foul for shirt pulls n want booking for mis-timed tackles etc, different wimpy era now

{Ed025's Note - it is you know Strom and the game is poorer for it mate, i went to see my brothers grandson a month or 2 ago playing in U-10,s football final with all the family, the kids when they got tackled rolled around on the floor and i could not believe my eyes, the game is finished im afraid..

27 Apr 2026 23:41:49
Pickford would be a liability in a top team. He gets away with a lot at Everton. He was poor for both goals in the derby. For the first goal, he should have reached that ball before Salah if he had attempted to. For the second, the ball came into the centre of the goal, six yards out, and he was rooted to his line.

28 Apr 2026 01:55:34
Nah, he didn't do a star jump, he lunged forward, leading with his studs directly towards Castellanos. Gamesmanship can be very scummy. He knew exactly what he did, and that's why he immediately commenced with the gamesmanship afterwards.

Castellanos didn't get in his way, Castellanos hardly moved. Pickford ran and lunged, covering about 12 yards, entering Castellanos' space, and did so with dangerous intent. It's a red card literally anywhere else on the pitch.

{Ed025's Note - what in christs name is "dangerous intent", the intent part means he did not actually make contact Chewy...case proven i think my old friend.. :)

27 Apr 2026 22:38:10
Ed025, I remember Phil Neville playing for yous and the fans were a bit iffy with him at first, then in one game he done a proper hard but fair tackle, the crowd loved it, the atmosphere went up, fans took to him after that.now we have players falling over at the slightest touch but the worst thing is, they're not even embarrassed by it, n the kids look up to these players n copy what they do

{Ed025's Note - it does get the crowd up Strom and i love a good strong tackle myself mate, its going out of the game now as it becomes a basically non-contact sport and half the players dont train as much because they spend a lot of time at RADA taking acting lessons, its certainly not the game i grew up with..

28 Apr 2026 11:17:11
"Liverpool fans have very short memories and used to adore players like Souness, Jimmy Case and Tommy Smith who would think nothing of trying to break someone's leg."


If you have to go that far to defend your point, then you already lost the debate, cos LFC fans can do the same with Everton players from the past. You know why? Cos tons of players from "insert club here" were doing the same thing, cos that is the era they were in, fact.

Such challenges don't work now. But, by all means, you are free to remain in such an era, as it seems that is your only argument to deflect from the frequent reprehensible conduct of your player.

The fact remains that your "one of the best GK's around" is a reckless headcase and a grave danger (with a wrap sheet to prove it) to his colleagues on the pitch who tries to hurt players near every time he gets. He's your guy. He's your problem. Not arsed.

{Ed025's Note - can i ask you a question Oli..are you e vegetarian?, you seem to be one of the PC brigade mate who want all sports to become non-contact and ban the likes of heading or tackling, i see the game as a contact sport myself and thats why i think the game has gone soft..just my opinion of course..

28 Apr 2026 12:22:47
Hey Ed25 I admire your desire to defend your player.

I too think the game is a lot softer than it used to be for sure, to the detriment of the game.

That said I have a decent blend of red and blue chaps and ladies in my place and all bar one blue suggested it was a red card offence and you "got away with one".

We can put the usual banter to aside here in the workplace and discuss quite well the football rivalry aside.

We have however moved on we can only hope going forwards officials can make more correct decisions than wrong ones.

Have a great day.

{Ed025's Note - yeah Bobby i suppose it depends on what colour specs you wear at times mate, Pickford is not everybodys cup of tea and i get that but love him or hate him he is a character and thats one thing that is missing in the game these days i feel, you have great day as well my friend..

28 Apr 2026 14:51:11
Oh, for sure we are missing those, tech alone has run this into the ground.

One day we will arrive at football becoming non-contact if the current path is maintained.

The art of the slide tackle is one that is being lost, as will heading be in coming years, albeit for probably good cause. (The heading that is).

27 Apr 2026 16:54:10
Where's all this rumours of the club being sold come from? Over on the Chelsea page one of their knowledgeable posters said he has heard one of the big Prem sides is negotiating a sale of over 5bn, presumably it's us. Perhaps this is why Hughes et Al and Slot may stay for now.

27 Apr 2026 19:29:47
Maybe Slot's mum is buying us?

27 Apr 2026 19:45:29
Keegans, it's prolly a very slow news day as the club essentially has nothing to play for anymore, except, of course, to try to shut the Utd fans up come Sunday afternoon. Just my opinion.

27 Apr 2026 21:45:26
I think I posted the other week about could that be a reason as to why we haven’t sacked Slot, as it may affect the books pre sale. I am not an ITK and was clutching at straws as to why he could still be in a job.

I don’t think it’s a good time for may potential buyers to be buying a club now with the state of the world.

28 Apr 2026 00:11:12
I was wondering when the annual "club is being sold" rumour was going to come up. Unusually late this year.

28 Apr 2026 11:19:03
ArAy1969, Why would any of the Gulf States be interested in buying any club right now?

Pretty sure they have more pressing issues to deal with, as we speak.

27 Apr 2026 16:49:36
Slot should have been sacked after LFC lost twice at Anfield to Forest and PSV!

However, Arne is a Premier League winning Head Coach who, barring a collapse, LFC should qualify in a Champions League position in year 2 of 3!

Up to the data nerds to give Arne a more balanced squad next year!

Next season there will be no mitigating circumstances next season tho!

27 Apr 2026 16:43:38
With all this talk of Slot staying, does anyone think we keeping him around for another year and waiting for Enrique at the end of next season?

Maybe i'm clutching at straws, but we all need a little light at the end of the the tunnel.

27 Apr 2026 17:02:19
Maybe if Guardiola leaves Citeh, then we get Pep back as his no2... Seems to excel in that role.

27 Apr 2026 17:10:20
If he stays a year, then we will be in the same position as Spurs are now. But I suspect the club will sack him around October, which will put us further back regardless.

27 Apr 2026 17:13:47
You're definitely clutching.

27 Apr 2026 17:24:34
I won't believe anything until he signs a new contract.

27 Apr 2026 18:24:51
Enrique has a contract at PSG until 2030.

27 Apr 2026 18:40:41
Enrique's not coming to Liverpool. He essentially has free rein at PSG, a huge amount of control over transfers, a massive budget, and possibly 2 consecutive Champions League titles with arguably the best team in world football right now.



Why, in the name of Fowler, would he give all that up to come work under Michael The Puppetmaster Edwards, where he'll have no control over transfers and be forced to operate under a sell to buy model?

27 Apr 2026 18:45:21
Have Pep back, you are joking, Avitohyes!!!

27 Apr 2026 19:51:21
Exactly, WD40. So assuming they keep him and Slot starts the season poorly, they are definitely going to have to sack him then meaning, that is another season wasted from the off. Who thinks this is a good idea? That will be nobody with a functioning brain.

Even worse. If these suits know the scenario above is a very high possibility with a whole (this) season as incontrovertible evidence then, why not just sack him in the summer, clean house and start with a clean slate with a new manager, whoever it is? Again, makes no sense.

This is why Pelican is correct, IMO. No contract extension? He is a gonner and judging by some of the quotes people have posted here from his pressers of late, Slot sounds like he is outta here. We shall see.

27 Apr 2026 21:27:53
We've been around this scenario a few times in the past few days!

If this was an iron clad, definitely gonna happen scenario, then I'd opt for that.

27 Apr 2026 09:19:54
I disagree on Curtis Jones and don't lean into latest relevancy. There's a lot of midfielders out there, better than Curtis Jones.
My main issue with Jones is that there's a few performances here and there where he looks like he has an attitude and couldn't be bothered. That's the type of player I don't want at the club. I don't care if he's a local lad. No player has loyalty to anyone but themselves.

The alleged wage increase he's seeking is also insane for what he is.
We've a very weak midfield. Macca looks out grav has a lot to prove under another manager. He's been appalling this season. Tactics don't forgive not tracking back and winning tackles. Jones doesn't improve what we have to why would we hand him a nice big wage increase like the others?
Let him go to Italy.

27 Apr 2026 10:08:23
Fully agree, Ron Funk. 👍

27 Apr 2026 11:17:17
My issue with Jones is end product. He can't score, assist 10 goals a season, and therefore we can surely improve on him.

27 Apr 2026 11:24:28
With a year left we'd get pittance for him.

27 Apr 2026 11:33:21
Are there better midfielders out there than Curtis Jones? Most definitely.

Is he ever going to be a first team fixture for LFC? Probably not.

Has he deserved more starts this season? Absolutely.

Does the fact that Slot has not given him starts while his midfield team mates have been stinking the place out give him an excuse to sulk or not give his all? Absolutely not.



Does he hold on to the ball too long? Yes.

Does he have a history of picking up injuries? Yes, although he's been pretty available this season.

Do we know what salary he is asking for or if he has asked for first team guarantees? I don't think there's any reliable information out there.

27 Apr 2026 12:31:26
It would genuinely cost you at least double what Curtis is currently worth to bring in homegrown talent of equal calibre and versatility. I have many a gripe with Curtis, but I don't think it makes sense to replace him when there's so much work needed elsewhere. Also, really can't stand the thought of not having a scouser in the team.

27 Apr 2026 12:48:40
Couldn't have said it better, Ron.

27 Apr 2026 13:18:02
Ron's post could have been directed at almost all our players this season wrt attitude.

For me, Jones is just that type of player that every team needs. An excellent squad player.

Whether he wants to be a starter or is happy to be a squad player is probably anyone's guess.



If he accepts a new contract, which includes higher wages and a squad role, then we should keep him. Will probably take some serious negotiating skills.

I also don't see us selling him for more than 20m...and to replace him for 20m or less, I doubt that will be possible.

27 Apr 2026 13:42:37
JLC, I agree. No way we are selling a player (squad player of whatever) who has the type of CV and trophy cabinet CJ possesses.

27 Apr 2026 14:24:44
I never understood the amount of hate Curtis Jones gets on here, he is not world class, but you can't have 25 world class players in a squad either.

27 Apr 2026 14:31:03
He looks like he has an attitude and couldn't be bothered.

27 Apr 2026 14:31:41
When Grav and Macca are not performing, and we need to make a change, and you cast your eye toward the bench, who do you see, who can come on and make a difference, who can threaten Grav and Macca's place in the team, who can provide competition?

27 Apr 2026 14:33:17
"He looks like he has an attitude and couldn't be bothered."
What does that look like? I certainly don't know.

27 Apr 2026 14:35:12
I personally would ask 30 million for Jones and that's fair. I think we could give Trey the chance to play more. He has been a squad player for 7 yrs and has always lacked humility, to improve.

27 Apr 2026 15:07:28
Well, Jones does have his bad points, but when his head is on, he's a decent player. But I've watched Adam Wharton a few times this season n I can't see what all the fuss is about. He will cost £70mil n treble Jones' wages as well.

I know he wouldn't be a direct replacement for him, that would be for Macallister, who has been absolutely dreadful this season n still plays 90% of the games. No wonder Jones thinks he should play more.

27 Apr 2026 15:22:26
Jones has been our best midfielder this past month. Szobo has fallen off a cliff compared to his usual standard. Macca is basically playing with 10 men. I don't understand the crap Jones gets.

27 Apr 2026 15:27:15
He's just a squad player. If he wasn't scouse, nobody would bother debating him.

27 Apr 2026 19:53:37
Just to clarify. What I meant to say was that I do not see the club selling a player with the type of CV and trophy hall that CJ possesses for 20m. Just wanted to make that part clearer.

27 Apr 2026 20:10:19
Agree, Ron. He switches off too much, his awareness is non-existent, the casual passes to teammates who are being marked/pressed or across the 18-yard box aren't good, holds on to the ball too long when he should get rid, by all accounts he wants £200k a week and a starting role, the cognitive dissonance is off the scale if that's true.

27 Apr 2026 09:05:23
Gerrard on TNT maybe a little annoyed with our missed opportunities in the January transfer window regarding Guehi and Semenyo.
"They should be playing for Liverpool, so that hurts even more.
"We were linked with two of those players and that would have made a big difference to Liverpool.
"But I've said it before on record. Two top, top players.

And for the price that they got them in as well. One on a free. One was, you know, £60million.
"In today's market, they're two bargains. They're two bargains.
"Quality players, experienced, ready to go into the prime years of their career. International-level players.
"And what they've done is they've just helped kick City on at the right time."

27 Apr 2026 09:37:41
Could have sworn City paid 25 million £ to Palace. 🤟

27 Apr 2026 09:43:29
Lol, yeah I heard him say one was on a free, and didn't think that sounded right.

It wasn't.

But yeah, wish we signed them both. I'm not a huge fan of Guehi as a defender, but he would have ticked a couple boxes for us that may have made a difference for us - leadership and ability on the ball.



Semenyo was a no-brainer. My read on it is that we've been hesitant with RWs mainly because we had the ageing, like fine wine, Mo Salah out there. So perhaps we were less inclined to bring in a player as a succession. But we should have.

27 Apr 2026 10:29:18
Agree, Faith -

Guehi's no Bobby Moore but he improves our squad, & apart from a few games he's been decent for City in their run in.

Semenyo was a no brainer and a real missed opportunity. Works hard, versatile & can finish, plus him & Guehi stay fit & don't miss a lot of games.

27 Apr 2026 11:05:11
Semenyo and Guehi are solid Premier League players, but they aren't world beaters, so I don't really understand why people obsess about them.

27 Apr 2026 11:35:37
I have noticed Stevie has been a lot more pointed/cutting in his interviews lately when talking about Liverpool. He's probably able to be a little more honest now the opportunity to be called up as an interim is gone.

27 Apr 2026 11:41:09
Babbity, I rated Semenyo very highly and thought we should have gotten him esp. since he was open to coming to us. We didn't do it for reason X or Y hence, not too bothered about it cos as you say, he's not the one who would transform our team right now.

As for Guehi, he is a good player and a good defender and would have taken him cos we had only 2 fit CBs in Jan at the time.

Now from there to making him this unicorn of a CB? Let's pump the brakes cos he wouldn't get a game had he been here when Matip, VVD and Gomez (in his pomp) were still around, imo.

27 Apr 2026 13:11:06
You don't actually need a team of world beaters.

Just the right players for your squad.

Both would have slotted straight in and helped immediately.

Well, I guess they would have had the anchor known as Slot to navigate, but I think they would have been fine.

27 Apr 2026 13:49:36
Faith, I fully agree with all you have said esp. with your point about Slot hanging around the neck of both players.

However, imo, some people have reacted to missing out on Guehi and Semenyo the same way City fans were crying after missing out on a top, top talent like Wirtz, and that is what I find a bit cringe and over the top.

27 Apr 2026 14:12:10
It was a betrayal to the club not signing Guehi. He would have been such a good replacement for either Konate and VVD.

27 Apr 2026 14:12:10
It was a betrayal to the club not signing Guehi. He would have been such a good replacement for either Konate and Vvd.

27 Apr 2026 14:35:40
Gerrard is right and it doesn't matter if City paid £25, it's still extremely cheap.

27 Apr 2026 14:39:18
Guehi & Semenyo would have brought in qualities we are in dire need of.
Guehi is physical, quick, and a leader. Semenyo has physicality and pace as well. Semenyo can play on both wings. Guehi, although he plays predominately on the left, is naturally right footed. Far better players than Gakpo and Konate, and both are homegrown.

27 Apr 2026 14:58:17
I'm no doubt going to get a few pelters for this, but Gakpo gets a lot of unwarranted stick on here imo. Yes, he's had a really poor season, but not one player apart from Szob & perhaps Hug gets more than 5/10 for their performances?

He was instrumental last season in a title winning team and has suffered from a lack of confidence & poor coaching - different man in charge next season and he's a great squad asset.

27 Apr 2026 15:49:02
They both received massive signing on fees, and are on enormous wages. £350m the deals will cost, for good players, but there are better players available this summer.

27 Apr 2026 16:13:58
They're not "top top players", they're only "top players" in my opinion.

Both could go on to be "top, top players" if they play enough, Semenyo could even become "a top, top, top player", but I think Guehi's ceiling is to be a "top, top player".

27 Apr 2026 17:01:00
We don't go into bidding wars with City as there is only one winner and that's not us.

27 Apr 2026 19:58:25
I actually agree with your comment, Bristol_Red. Gakpo has been poor this season, but who has this manager improved from last season to this one? I'll wait.

On the other hand, in the last 2 years, Cody has been very good for us overall and was esp. very good last season when this same manager played to his strengths.

Suddenly, he has been poor (just like everyone else overall) and seems to not be able to get out of his own way even tho he has been good in the last few games.

Again, if players are regressing in comparison to the recent past, it's the structure and setup, something only the manager deals with.

26 Apr 2026 17:29:14
29 is relatively "old" in EPL football but I would like to see LFC sign Jarrod Bowen, especially if West Ham get relegated.

26 Apr 2026 18:12:45
He's too old, and we'd be signing the poor lads divorce papers too.

26 Apr 2026 18:16:45
I would second that, whether or not he would move north is another question. Tottenham are going down anyway, so it really doesn't matter. 🙂

26 Apr 2026 18:54:28
Is 29 too old though?

If you sign him and get 2 really good years out of him (of which I think he's fully capable), then I don't see him being too old.

Was Thiago Silva too old when he joined Chelsea? He was fantastic.



Everyone talks about RVP joining United from Arsenal.

Those are just off the top of my head, but I'm sure there are lots of other examples.

Not sure we'd go for him anyway, but I think we could do a lot worse!

26 Apr 2026 19:12:29
It's not the age but the fee that worries me. 10-15m then sure go for it.

26 Apr 2026 20:42:20
His wages will be problem no1. After that, will be his affiliations and lifestyle down south.

26 Apr 2026 21:01:03
We could do with a good 28/29 year old or two in our side for leadership provided they are good enough and I would not mind at all having Bowen in our squad at a decent price.

Not buying this 29 is too old.

Bunch of Chelsea minded DOFs on this site. A squad needs men as well as young talent.

26 Apr 2026 21:11:21
The Robin Van Persie thing is a myth. He had one really good season and the other two were hit by injury, and was then sold at an £18m loss to Fenerbahce.

29 is too old, specially when you're talking about spending big money, West Ham won't be letting him go cheap as he has a contract until 2030.



Just remember, United spunking big money on Varane & Casemiro, who were both at the wrong end of their careers and how badly that worked out. Let's not be Man United.

26 Apr 2026 21:17:47
@Diogo, isn't he 30 already?

26 Apr 2026 21:18:02
He's never leaving London so not happening.

26 Apr 2026 23:08:25
Absolutely would go for Bowen.

We don't need a 25-man squad of 23-25yr old players in or entering their prime years.

He'd be great in the squad and assuming he'd take that kind of Shaqiri-type role then 100%.

27 Apr 2026 00:14:32
We are already losing Salah and Ekitike is out for a while and will likely take time to get up to speed.

Then we have Gakpo and hopefully a fit Isak as forward options.

Ngumoha is very talented and exciting future prospect but still a little hit and miss attacking and literally does not do a lick defensively. Has got everything to learn from defensive point of view.

Then I'm sure we'll get someone young like Diomande who is also incredibly talented on the ball but coming to a new league and question marks defensively.

We need high intensity around Isak because he will get better with fitness but he won't all of a sudden become a pressing machine.

We need 10 men busting a gut around him and him playing the Salah role of becoming a numbers machine.



So yes. We need someone reliable up top who knows the league and we can almost bank on a certain level of play and can also provide leadership to what is becoming a young group.

Bowen fits that bill. If we go full on 15 and under only, then likelihood is we become a Chelsea like team and a bit soft. We are already soft this season.

We need men out there. You say Van Persie Victor, I give you Milner.

Trust me, we need leaders. I'm actually dreading a fully youth transfer season this one. Think we'll be in big trouble if we go down that route. Very much following the Chelsea lead.

27 Apr 2026 02:12:22
Bowen would be an excellent addition to the squad.

Keys - transfer fee, wages, what does Bowen expect in terms of starts?

27 Apr 2026 04:30:10
Bowen is all right, but I'd want us to look at Said El Mala.

27 Apr 2026 07:37:35
Van Persie was the example cited by someone else, Davey, I merely pointed out that he was effective for one season and the perception that United had more than one good year out of him is false.

I could equally point out Joe Cole, Fernando Morientes & Paul Ince as examples of players at 28/29 who had nothing left in the tank.

Milner is an outlier because of how dedicated he was to his own fitness.

27 Apr 2026 08:17:38
I understand Victor, but Bayern bought a 29-year-old Harry Kane and could win the Champions League off it.

You need to do your research on these signings, but I think we need players of this age group too to keep experience within our squad.



The right characters that can still play 3 years at the top and provide leadership to the next wave.

We only really have Van Dijk and Ali left as proper leaders after this season. Maybe Dom. A far cry when we had 6-7 captains in the side.

27 Apr 2026 09:15:14
Buying older world class players to get 2 or 3 good years out of them is not a bad idea, but Bowen is a good player - not a world class player. If he was cheap and happy to sit on the bench, then I'd take him for a few years, but I can't imagine either of those things would be the case.

He's missed his chance to move to a big club. If they go down, I wouldn't be surprised to see him stay there. Failing that, I can see him moving to a mid-table PL team where he can still make a difference.

27 Apr 2026 09:16:25
It depends on what you want to get out of them.

RVP to United was a good purchase in the sense that he helped them win a Prem. but across his career they were a bad purchase and you could say he was indicative of their downfall, and 1 last hurrah for SAF.

Silva was a great player, I don't think he was that great at Chelsea. He often hamstrung how they could play. A lot of which was sitting deep and countering when a team full of that much youth and flair should have been pressing and attacking.

Again though, getting him for free, you can argue he was a decent pick up.

I think we got Gary Mac at 35 winning the treble? I think he was also a free.

Much of the value in getting Bowen would be on any fee paid. For a player who was CF/winger who relies a lot on pace, paying a premium for an English lad for HG status, anything over £30m is a waste. I think I could live with depreciating that value with no resale over 4 years. Anything over £30 and West Ham have seen the suitor coming a mile off.

27 Apr 2026 09:22:23
Actually quite surprised by Bowen's stats.

He has 44 goals and 31 assists in his last 3 seasons.

27 Apr 2026 09:45:14
Regards Kane, Van Persie and others. It's a bit like saying "we must sign a marquee player" or "we must spend 'x' amount to compete".

The truth is more nuanced than that, and the recruitment needs to fit the needs of the club at the time, and the direction we are headed in.

27 Apr 2026 11:03:17
75 goals in last 5 years for Bowen. Outscoring the likes of Saka and Mbuemo in that time. Cracking little player. Should be all over him if the Hammers go down.

27 Apr 2026 11:39:34
While I don't think Bowen is the answer, I do share some of the posters' concerns about only buying young while shedding all of the experienced players.

Chelsea are a good example of what happens when you have no senior players to call on.

They are not easy to find these days. James Milners don't grow on trees.

27 Apr 2026 11:47:18
Flo, I don't want Saka nor Mbeumo here (either), so that comparison is irrelevant. Bowen is too old for us to sign with the fee WH would want (they don't need to sell) and wages he would want. There is no business/football sense in doing that, imo.

There was a time within those 5 years that Bowen would have been a very good option, but sorry, we were stacked up top and he wasn't at the level at that time either, so what's this deal of getting him now when he is much older and with his legs nearly going?

We may be looking light up top right now, but we're not that desperate to the point of pining for some 29/30 year old (not arsed, really) to come in and jump start us, all of a sudden.

Just my take.

27 Apr 2026 12:14:01
Not saying he's the answer to our problems, Oli, and age is an issue, but at the right price it's a signing that would make sense. No one replaces prime Mo, but with 75 goals in the last 5 years I'd imagine he's probably the next highest scorer in the top flight in that position to Salah over that time.

He's tenacious, unselfish and knows where the goal is and is proven at this level.

27 Apr 2026 12:56:54
What about Lewandowski as a stop gap? Could be a great addition while Hugo is out.

27 Apr 2026 13:21:21
I like the idea of Bowen.
Gives us flexibility as well.
Can play wide, with a 2nd striker and even as a ST if needed.

Proven in the Prem, and with those scoring stats at WHU, he could defo contribute at a club like LFC.

27 Apr 2026 15:39:01
Flo, I never said you said he would solve our problems. Please, read the comment properly. I literally used this phrase, "To come in and jump start us, all of a sudden" for a reason. And I never mentioned Salah either. Good heavens.

As for Bowen being one of the top scorers during those five years, that is also irrelevant. Why? Cos he is not at the age where he can really impact us cos we would need him as a full time starter (cos that is what he would want as he has been a full time starter in those 5 years), something we should not be doing.



IMO, Bowen's time has passed and we aren't starving for players of his ilk either even tho your boy Slot done a bang up job of turning us into a laughing stock and a meme in the PL this season.

27 Apr 2026 17:06:32
Oli, are you ok, pal? Relax yourself. Salah was mentioned because it's his position he'd be taking, not rocket science. Some meme finishing 3rd. More like miraculous saying, as very few gave us a chance of achieving Champs League football. Maybe we should just buy a loada kiddies and become the next Chelsea. It's working well for them.

27 Apr 2026 20:05:59
Flo, i'm totally fine. Thanks for asking. You must think finishing 3rd in ship show of a PL season is some kind of achievement with the money he was given. You are low maintenance as hell, mate. Not all of us are that "easily satified", mate.

Slot is a failure this season (CL or not) and like you know, I want him gone regardless so i'm consistent. And shamelessly making CL in such a dreadful PL season, is not the flex you think it is and NO amount of bigging up such a barest of "achievements" is going to change that.

Moreover, Slot failed miserably to even mount the most barest of title defences, another "feather you can add to his cap. No matter how you want to sugar coat it, this is his report card for this season.

Read it and weep, mate.

26 Apr 2026 12:15:32
Romano, whatever you think of him, saying there will be an end-of-season review before decisions are made, Slot has not yet been told he'll be let go and that Liverpool have not had any talks with Alonso.

I don't agree with that last part whatsoever, but I thought it was an interesting take.

How would you feel if it turned out we never actually made a move for Alonso and the club was genuinely backing Slot for next season the whole time? Would it change your view on FSG and their ownership?

26 Apr 2026 12:35:11
Chewy, Romano is not worth any serious person's time, tbh.

26 Apr 2026 12:52:31
FSG touched lucky getting Klopp, the club value went from about 600 million to reports of 4 billion£. Doesn't matter how you play it another 12 months of this ( crap unsuccessful bland football ) will devalue that. We need the right manager one who improves players and the team and that's not Slot.

26 Apr 2026 12:56:58
Hence why I said "whatever you think of him". Personally, I don't think much of him myself, and he certainly isn't a source for insider information regarding Liverpool, like I said, I don't agree with it at all, but I just thought it was an interesting take.

26 Apr 2026 13:17:55
I could accept the "transition" season if there were any signs of us getting better or the fact that we were awful for last few months of last season.
FSG can't be blind, if they have seen us play for majority of this season they must have seen how poor we have been & that Slot has failed to address the issue.
Many rival fans might look and say a title & CL football next is great return, but I'd say the title was won after the ground work had been laid & after the huge outlay in the summer, the slow build up play clearly does not suit most of them.

Especially Isak, who needs the ball in behind or from the flanks.
Is Slot the right man to get the best out of this squad & the man who's going to take the club forward. To me the answer to that is no.

26 Apr 2026 13:24:22
Probably a mixture of half truths and guesswork. What I will say is that Slot looks like a weight has been lifted these last few press conferences. It could be that there is relief about our league position or there is already clarity on his future.


If he does end up staying, then let's hope he has learnt a lot from this season and gets us playing properly again.

26 Apr 2026 13:33:15
This is Michael Edwards' world, and all of the journos are living in it. The price of access and genuine exclusives.

I remain stable in my delusion that Slot leaves by mutual consent at the end of the season and becomes the Ajax coach next season.

26 Apr 2026 14:01:09
Romano, by and large, plays safe these days and doesn't post any of his juicy insider info until it's basically public knowledge.

So, we can expect a "Here we go!" from him on our new manager about 20 minutes into the press conference where the club formally unveils him.

26 Apr 2026 14:01:31
Am I missing something? I'm not sure what influence Edwards has on the running of the club. I will stand corrected. Personally, I couldn't care less about him. I never heard his name mentioned once, yesterday.

26 Apr 2026 14:13:17
Rome1977 - "The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist" - Usual Suspects regarding Keyser Soze.

26 Apr 2026 14:42:18
Nice one, FPF!

26 Apr 2026 17:56:52
I've always been of the opinion that the decisions will be made at the end of the season.

However, I don't believe the comment about not talking to other managers.

They probably don't talk directly with managers, that's now how things work, but they will definitely be talking to agents.

26 Apr 2026 20:41:09
We've just won three games in a row and had improved performances. Far too many people on here criticising wins, in what is a tough league.

26 Apr 2026 21:19:52
Which improved performances are you talking about, @Hessle?

26 Apr 2026 22:44:34
Wouldn't change my perspective regarding football matters because FSG don't run the football operations.

Whatever happens, I am sure there will be loads of finger pointing and accusations based on pure speculation that people here will use as iron clad evidence to base their argument.

27 Apr 2026 01:26:26
We've played without our starting goalkeeper (and at the weekend without our second choice keeper), our starting right back (Bradley), most of the season without our starting striker, and, latterly, our second choice starting CF, and we've won our last three games, which has seen us move into joint 3rd, 4th and 5th, whilst under intense scrutiny and pressure. It's not all bad.

27 Apr 2026 06:13:41
I'll kick it off, Oli.

Undefeated in 3.
The streak resumes.

27 Apr 2026 06:38:27
Four more years! Each win gets Slot an extra season to his contract.

27 Apr 2026 03:25:41
Liverpool to finish 4th
Good win against Palace and deserved.
Ed 025 I'm liking your predictions mate you were close on Saturday too
What the score for the weekend against the Mancs then?

{Ed025's Note - it will be the 3rd place play off for me Hughesy, im torn between a draw and a very narrow win for Liverpool mate, if i put my neck on the line though im going for 2-1 to the pool and Gakpo to either score or assist..

27 Apr 2026 11:18:19
@JLC, It's won 3, and as a fan, I'm thinking it's a lot better than lost the last 3. Wouldn't you agree?

27 Apr 2026 15:16:23
Keeping slot will have a detrimental effect on the value of fsg prized asset especially as results continue to deteriorate as fitness levels drop further and they plan on increasing prices while quality on the pitch is poor