Liverpool banter 10

05 Jan 2026 20:35:12
Is it true City are now pushing for Guehi because of a couple of long term injuries? We couldn't lose out to that lot for Guehi and Semenyo?

05 Jan 2026 20:52:06
I heard about this link a couple of weeks back. They may have intensified due to the injuries to City's CB's.

05 Jan 2026 21:02:38
Although he seems like a genuine guy even Guehi could have his head turned if they offer a lot more money. Apparently that is part of the Semenyo story, although it may well be that we backed off as well I don't know.

05 Jan 2026 21:04:50
I wonder if it'll force Dickie to pull his finger out and get the deal done.

05 Jan 2026 21:05:30
They have made contact and are pushing.

05 Jan 2026 21:21:19
Man Cheaty (still no verdict? ) have far more skilful squad players to offer Palace, just look at the state of our subs bench the last half dozen games, we have to select two reserve goalies to swell the subs bench, half a billion doesn't get ye much nowadays.

Said it before Harvey Elliot could come back and have a prolonged spell in MOs more advanced RW position, if no good bye bye in the summer? he had a good under 21s tournament last summer in the RW position sh! t or bust? if ye don't buy a ticket ye don't win a raffle!

05 Jan 2026 21:35:18
If we lose both transfers to City I'm afraid Dickie Hughes would need to go. Two signings of good value with huge Prem experience, in positions we desperately need to bolster, who'd walk into our team and we don't get them done? Unforgivable.

05 Jan 2026 21:57:55
Genuinely. Why would anyone want to play in this Liverpool team right now?

I can't see Guehi joining this bore fest. And could anybody blame him really?

05 Jan 2026 22:20:17
Might be coming true regardless Jimble.

05 Jan 2026 22:51:45
You have to laugh really. No doubt we'll end up not making a signing and both Konate and Gomez pick up long term injuries.

05 Jan 2026 23:03:08
Hughes needs to go. Again! Jeez, this is like a kid who has everything he wants for Xmas, then come New Years Day starts screaming because he hasn't had next Xmas's presents!

05 Jan 2026 23:07:04
There won't be any first team incomings this month for us.

05 Jan 2026 23:09:24
By all accounts Palace want £40 million for Guehi. Anyone paying £40 million for a player out of contract in 6 months needs their head examined.

06 Jan 2026 00:30:55
Or Risk not getting him at all thunderbird? but agree mate that's a huge amount for a player out of contract in 6 months!

My concern is the possibly of not getting him is becoming quite high and bearing in mind he is / was our primary target I'm not hearing much in the way of alternative incomings in a position were woefully short in!
Also Guehi giving his word last September is all well and good when we were the top dog but it's a bit different to now when we've a battle even for a CL spot?
My couple of £ is - he goes elsewhere - hope I'm wrong.

06 Jan 2026 01:53:42
Sounds like daft money, but what would an equivalent talent cost. The higher the fee the more realistic he'll need to be on wages.

06 Jan 2026 02:14:16
I agree, Thunderbird. If we do, it'll just be a continuation of the summer - overpaying for players when we really don't need to, especially considering some of them wanted to join us anyway. I get the impression Hughes isn't a very good negotiator.

Overpaying for players is bad business. If City go ahead and pay it, then fine - I'm glad we didn't.

The financial side of things has gotten ridiculous, and I don't want to see us getting dragged into that game. I'd much rather see us picking up bargains or unknowns and turning them into something special.

06 Jan 2026 01:00:58
Buying a player to cover injuries is a bit daft to me and I can't see city doing that. What happened after those players are back from their injuries though? Guehi would be wondering about that as well. City have bought so many players in recent years and they're all sitting on the bench now or getting loaned out.

Unless he has assurance from them that he has a decent chance at being a starter, I can't see him moving to City.

06 Jan 2026 09:41:46
TB2, I agree with you on the merits cos on paper, that deal makes no footballing or business sense at all. If any other club was doing this, I would be calling them incompetent.

Having said that, it depends on how desperate teams are. Are as desperate as City? That's the question, IMO.

06 Jan 2026 11:15:35
I wouldn't want Lfc to pay £40m, or even the £35m we were going to pay in the summer for Marc Guehi. Good player but let's be real if Konate was playing anything like in previous seasons Guehi'd be defensive cover and nothing more.

Remember folks we were getting offered €20m this time last year for a world talent in Trent. Let Parish make some other team look silly.

05 Jan 2026 19:26:50
Ed's to get away from managers

How would any of you feel about adding a second referee to the field, like in Ice Hockey? They each work a half, can see what the other doesn't. I think it might standard go up. Hockey has improved for the most part, but there is still the human tendency to even calls out.

{Ed001's Note - it would just mean another useless get on the field.}

05 Jan 2026 20:30:34
they trialled it in Oz for league - from memory primarily because teams were cheating on getting back 10 yards from the ruck. It went pear-shaped to start with because each ref is different (so complaints about consistency) . They still have 2 but they look after different things.

I can see the same issue for football - each ref is different and as a player you want to know what their standard is so you can play within it. Having 2 would mess that up big time - not least because a lot of the EPL refs aren't consistent to start with.

05 Jan 2026 20:51:55
Don't blame the refs, blame the rules.

05 Jan 2026 20:53:28
Ed01, it would be the latest installment of Police Academy.

05 Jan 2026 22:03:14
It's not just the rules though, Eco. The refs run around like headless chickens 90% of the time and make stupid decisions over and over again.

05 Jan 2026 22:05:30
There would be less controversy if rules were simpler.
If the ball touches a hand its handball regardless of intent or body shape. A player is offside regardless of whether he is interfering with play or not.


Theres no doubt most the PL refs are pretty incompetent but they are not helped by having to spot so many nuances to each rule. Simpler interpretations of the rules should make it harder for VAR to screw up too.

05 Jan 2026 22:22:50
What if an issue happens on the half way line and they can't agree whose half it was in? They'll need a VAR ruling to decide which ref makes the decision. They could draw lines and take 5 minutes then have them both go and argue at the pitch side screen.

05 Jan 2026 19:01:09
I ve noticed a noticeable shift in the mainstream media after the Fulham game. Perhaps it's upped after the Leeds game and hammered home after the Fulham game.

I think the pressure is as high as it's ever been now for Slot and Management.

Fans are nigh on universal now for change. Up to now, I would read comments on the press conferences that Slot does and previously, there would be arguments pro and against Slot getting more time. Now it is comment after comment wanting him gone.

I don't want to name names of different media sites here but the usual club friendly medias have starting posting more articles about the boring style. Eg. One had an interview where John Aldridge said he feared for our manager now. Another one, who was very pro giving Slot time has almost done a 180 saying how boring the football is and that they all of sudden don't like where the direction of football the club is heading in.

I was wondering if the media was going to turn on him a little as that is a serious nail in the coffin. Not the final one but a nail all the same. And it has.

It's certainly a big headache for Slot now as chance creation and boredom are the questions he is going to get asked game after game until things improve.

I'm not sure if he is close to the end. I think the hierarchy will give him time. But barring a serious energy/ creativity change in the team, I think he will be gone by end of this season. I'm not even sure that top four will save him if he doesn't up the performances to that of a top side. Fans and media have turned and it will be very very hard to get them back onside.

05 Jan 2026 19:18:41
Now that Amorim has gone they need to find a new target.

05 Jan 2026 19:54:38
Some people here wanted Amorim. So maybe now is the time to strike.

05 Jan 2026 19:54:46
Outside of this site, I don't know a single Liverpool fan who wants him to stay after that Fulham game. I mean, I only knew one still defending him and that last game finally broke them.

05 Jan 2026 20:10:02
They're relentless on TV and phone ins. Without taking breath they annihilate one manager or coach after another. It's gone too far.

05 Jan 2026 20:57:25
MKS, I think this started after the second half dross served up by Slot in the Wolves game. Then, came the City game where we only created one big chance (according to the experts) with 71 poossession in 95 mins. And now, Fulham.

As a result, I think the media has caught up with the reality of Slot's baffling system (or lack thereof) and are starting to question him a lot more and the pressure will only ramp up with Chelsea and United sacking their managers if he doesn't fix up, which I think won't happen and frankly, it's too late cos Slot is dug in hard.

05 Jan 2026 21:15:58
MKS, im a season ticket holder in lower Main stand, I meet up with friends by the wall of fame who are season ticket holders in the Kop, before, during and after the Leeds game, which by the way was a cold, wet and horrible watch nobody was pulling the trigger with slot out.
As iv previously posted, I don't want to see us bouncing from manager to manager, 38 years a season ticket holder iv seen great players, great teams and great football, iv also seen the opposite.


Let's hope slot turns it around, still 4th, still champions league and FA Cup to go at, and if he does get sacked, let's hope the guy thst employed him gets the next appointment right!

05 Jan 2026 21:37:59
Think the pressure couldn't ramp any more than when we were down in 12th. At the moment were back up to 4th and looking ahead instead of behind us hopefully.

05 Jan 2026 21:52:08
Was it Dev, MK?

OliRed, we played City well before we played Wolves. I didn't think you listened to the media, anyway.

05 Jan 2026 22:24:07
Yep Davey, Sky calling BS on Slot's latest babble about how we've improved. Statistically giving up more big chances and creating less, contrary to his drivel.

06 Jan 2026 09:48:21
Leeds, is what I meant to say. Not City.

05 Jan 2026 16:47:47
Chelsea sack thier manager, United sack their manager. let's hope it comes in 3s .

05 Jan 2026 17:18:35
it has, Celtic sacked their manager.

05 Jan 2026 17:34:59
Aberdeen sacked theirs too.

05 Jan 2026 17:58:53
Maybe good things come in 5?

05 Jan 2026 19:14:02
Hypothetical, but imagine if Slot ended up being manager of Chelsea or United, do you think he'd be able to turn them into title contenders.

05 Jan 2026 19:29:10
Not a chance, it would only inflate his ego more.

05 Jan 2026 19:38:59
Na, has to be the same league, Scotland doesn't count .

05 Jan 2026 20:44:23
Arne Clot will never ever work again in the Premier League again, only a Ludicrous Owner or FSG would employ him.

Whoever comes in now has a major re-building job again, a new central defence, players/ staff who will want to leave etc

It's back to square one again for LFC, Amorim has magnified in the papers today what FSG/ Slot/ Edwards&Hughes will not accept, you cannot have a Head Coach in charge of any PL football club, as Amorim says today he wants to be the MANAGER of the Club and be responsible for everything, signing his players for one not one's recommended by people who have never played professional football aka Edwards, FSG?

Sir Bill Shankly emphasised what Amorim said today in 1951, when he first had an interview for the manager's job at LFC, he was grilled by the Board of Directors and the then Chairman said to Shanks right Mr Shankly you have got the LFC managers job just as he was about to leave the boardroom, the Chairman said we will "TELL YOU" what the team is for tomorrows match?

Shankly replied as he was leaving the Boardroom, then you don't need a Manager do you, and slammed the door in their faces!

He never returned back to Anfield till 1959, when he was appointed MANAGER of LiverpoolFootball Club, eight years utterly wasted because they wanted a "Yes" man, just what Clot is and Shankly/ Paisley/ Fagan/ Dalglish/ etc/ Klopp the complete opposite thank god men with backbones and more importantly footballing brains.

I take my hat off to Amorim Why? the man has "Guts" sadly something that LFC doesn't have now in any capacity!

05 Jan 2026 21:27:24
Amorim wouldn't willingly change his system, Slot won't change his - they are the same thing, talk about 'guts' is not really applicable, more ineptitude and stubbornness for both of them, if anything.

05 Jan 2026 21:39:45
Dont see how needing a new central defense is on Slot.

06 Jan 2026 09:47:38
What guts? More like arrogant stupidity than anything else. The guy's system does not work in the PL. Playing a 2 man midfield vs teams that play a 3 man midfield is just hubris of the highest order cos anyone that can count already can tell you that his midfield is being outnumbered hence, will always suffer.

Then, he inverts the wingbacks which leaves them short at the back cos their defenders as a unit are crap. That is not guts. that is stupidity, arrogance and being all up your own backside.

05 Jan 2026 16:30:26
I'm not Slot in or Slot out at the moment. Nor I am ITK in any way. A huge amount goes into the recruitment of players, managers and other staff. Those behind the scenes work to ensure the best for the club. Ed002 was the first to call Slot, I recall. He wasn't just a name plucked out of the sky and hope for the best.

So, if it's not to be Slot - and things aren't great I know although a huge amount of change happened over the summer and not all within the club's control - who would take over? Who would we want to take over? I know a lot about Alonso has been mooted but the others?

05 Jan 2026 17:33:47
If we can't get Alonso, I'd take Iraola. At the very least I want to be able to enjoy watching my team. I haven't watched a game since late October or November now and it doesn't seem like there's anything to suggest I should turn on the television since the style of play is still dire.

Full disclaimer I watched every game under Hodgson, so you know this is bad!

05 Jan 2026 18:56:13
We are in Souness / Hodge levels of poor football and have been for a while, give or take the odd game.

Slot seems egocentric and self-focused, unable to lead during difficult times.

He and Hughes are as one, as I understand it .

05 Jan 2026 19:20:14
We are nowhere near end of Benitez, end of Houllier, end of Rodger's or Hodgson days. That's complete nonsense.

05 Jan 2026 20:04:10
At last, some actual sense. Thanks WM73. There's a few in here been at the Xmas sherry or worse. Get a grip.

05 Jan 2026 20:23:11
I liked Arne last season. He seemed quite understated, apart from occasionally over explaining tactics. And we won the league.

If he has grown a bit more of a front, or a defensive streak even, that's perhaps understandable when you're threatened. Let's be fair no one minds an ego or idiosyncrasies when you're winning.

05 Jan 2026 20:39:03
Actually, getting spanked 3-0 at home by Forest, several rancid draws sprinkled with a few fairly fortunate wins is very reminiscent of Bodgers final stretch.

05 Jan 2026 21:02:41
VV, we got smoked by Forrest 3-0 and 4 days later or so, got battered by the mighty PSV 4-1 and Slot still kept his job. If that didn't tell you that he isn't getting hooked till next season then, nothing will.

As for who I would want, I'll take Alonso cos he played and won here. Won as a manager at Leverkusen and will have the maestro he created in Flo Wirtz to work with. Alonso knows what it's like to win when no one thinks you can. That's a very big thing for me.

06 Jan 2026 01:02:09
Oli no-one thought Slot would win the league last season.
Alonso has proved nothing, one season wonder in a farmers league and struggling at Madrid.
I don't think he's a head coach, I don't think he'd work with Hughes.

06 Jan 2026 01:49:49
Well slot also won with feyenoord and nearly with az of all teams when no one thought he could. What's your point?

And Alonso hardly 'made' wirtz, he merely recognised what an incredible talent he was and built his team around him. Wirtz at koln was already the talk of the town. He started and scored his first goal for Leverkusen two years before Alonso even showed up.

06 Jan 2026 09:58:12
What are you people talking about? I have repeated on here that I wanted Slot cos he knew how to win. I said that already repeatedly hence, the exact same reason I want Alonso. Cos both know what it is like to win a title when no one thought they could so relax. Literally, that is my point and you are just repeating it. I don't want an Iraola for this exact same reason.

And yes, Alonso did put Wirtz on the map as the best 10 on the market cos he played two years under him and blew up, fact. Why? Wirtz was already playing in the first team and Alonso took over in the middle of the 22/ 23 season after Wirtz returned from a nasty injury. Within 2 years or so, Alonso turned Wirtz into a the best no. 10 on the market. Someone we would later sign for a king's ransom.

05 Jan 2026 16:27:05
I think Arne Slot is effectively an Interim Coach at LFC. Good chance there will be a handshake and thanks for number 20 in the Summer. When FSG sacked Rodgers Jurgen and Carlo were plausible candidates.

If LFC sacked Arne tomorrow the pool of suitable replacements is simply is not there!

05 Jan 2026 17:11:34
Any coach, with half a brain, should be queuing up to work with this squad, being cheered on by an amazing fanbase too (mostly haha) . I don't know who any of these coaches are, I'm not ITK. But they should be telling their agents, "Get me involved in that! ".

05 Jan 2026 17:43:48
Amazing fanbase, not sure anymore Ritchie. Slot was getting slated and called ridiculous things after his first defeat this season to Palace.

05 Jan 2026 17:55:25
I hear ya FM.

05 Jan 2026 18:17:43
It's a terrific fanbase and as a season ticket holder I've never once heard fans say Slot Out or generally disrespect him. The fans however are rightly disgruntled because we haven't had one convincing league win this season. You're utterly delusional and I'll reiterate this moral stance you're taking doesn't make you a better fan it just reaffirms that.

05 Jan 2026 18:40:55
Every manager in the world, with the exception of Arteta and (probably) Pep would be interested in the Liverpool job, period.
There is no "He's not available, mate" with the Liverpool job any longer.

05 Jan 2026 19:08:14
Kipper, you've never heard fans say Slot out or disrespect him?
Not even on this forum?

05 Jan 2026 19:15:20
We have had convincing wins. didn't say im a better fan, there's no such thing as a better fan. People that go to games are no better fans than people who watch every game abroad and try get to a game or two a year. We're all the same. But im not utterly delusional and i'll tell you who the WORSE fans are, the ones who like i said to Ritchie above slated and called Slot every name under the sun since he lost his very 1st game of the season vs Palace. People who were only waiting on a negative result. its a recent thing, don't know whether its the social media age because it certainly would not have happened in years gone by.

We could be talking about what tea bags are used in the club canteen and someone would tie it to a way to criticise the man. I support LFC not Slot and i mentioned earlier today he could've easily been sacked during that nightmare run but this site in the last few months has just became pathetic in my eyes the amount of hatred supposedly grown men are throwing at the man. All while just refusing to acknowledge any small positive we might be having along the way.

05 Jan 2026 19:17:16
Think our fanbase is too good at times, iv been a few games this season n the manager hasn't been called out . plenty of moans n groans lately but we are still supportive even though we are playing this poorly.

05 Jan 2026 19:27:39
Frode, I go to most of the homes games. Would you agree with me, that if the attending support were to show dissent towards the manager, the powers that be would have to sit up and take notice? The problem there is, that that rarely happens.

I think you have to go back to Hodgson when some on the Kop sang Hodgson for England. I don't think we are there yet, I don't know about you.

05 Jan 2026 19:35:56
Lowe1FC - You trying to tell me, Enrique would leave PSG, Flick and Alonso would walk away from Barcelona and Real, to set up shop on the Mersey?! Come off it, Alonso already turned us down once before. We're not luring anyone out of a job unless they're at a lower ranked club.

05 Jan 2026 20:05:04
Florian, I have to disagree regards to all fans being equal. Those that follow us home and away, spending thousands, are more of a supporter than those that can't even bother to watch us on TV, because they don't like the way we play, but still come on here and slag the manager off.

05 Jan 2026 20:14:51
We've had a few convincing win, a fair few unconvincing wins and way to many defeats and now becoming draw specialists against teams we should be beating. 😏. It's not great from the PL Champions by any stretch.

05 Jan 2026 20:24:53
I'd love to be local Rome, nd get to go to more games. Even to get across from Ireland now has become so expensive. But i never miss a game on tv no matter how bad we are, i simply can't not watch them.

05 Jan 2026 21:00:57
Florian, being local won't get you into games easier . the tickets seem easier to get if your out of the area . never ever used to be like that.

05 Jan 2026 21:04:55
Saying Slot out is an opinion based on actual facts and evidence that can be measured. Not disrespect. Good grief.

05 Jan 2026 21:20:45
Don't worry, Strom. According to some, give it a few weeks and nobody will want to watch us.

05 Jan 2026 21:41:53
The measure of a good team points wise is averaging two points a game I'd say.

At that level you're worthy of top 4. Arsenal are worthy leaders right now, 48 points in 20 games is good going by most seasons standards.

We're quite a lot below the two point average which shows the consistency gap outside of the top three.

In terms of performances most fans prefer quicker intense pass and move football, with a few goals each game. Again we're nowhere near that level of play or goals, only Arsenal and City are near or at that level.

05 Jan 2026 21:43:15
Helps with the plane tickets and hotel stays though Strom.

05 Jan 2026 21:55:57
Rigsby, sorry I should have been more clear there. At Anfield, I've never heard fans saying Slot out or booing him directly in the stadium. They're disgruntled, me included but never booing him. Florian is waving some sort of invisible flag of moral bravery by now condemning fans because our current football is garbage.

05 Jan 2026 22:17:12
Rome . iv been offered a few corporate tickets lately, mainly on the day of the match though cheaper obviously but that's usually the 1st sign but when we get to semis n that . no chance.

05 Jan 2026 22:37:14
OliRed, who said saying 'Slot out' was disrespectful?
Calling him 'clueless' and accusing him of 'literal insanity' is disrespectful, I would say.
That would be you, btw, my guy.
A similar disrespect you also showed Klopp when describing his 'footie' as 'nonsense'.

05 Jan 2026 23:48:45
Fair enough, Kippers.
I think everyone is disgruntled and that includes Florian. I think some are far more disgruntled than others though.
We all react to bad results and performances but I do think some overreact.

I can understand fans wanting a change of coach but when I read some of the names to replace Slot it leaves me bewildered. And some fans will even ignore facts and rewrite history to suit their agenda.

05 Jan 2026 16:26:59
19 points in our last 15 games and the manager gets to continue. Last time this happened was when Hodgson was in charge.

05 Jan 2026 17:47:03
16 in our last 8 too, know its still not upto scratch but it looks a darn sight better.

05 Jan 2026 18:12:04
In our so called unbeaten run that some are proud of only 1 team finished in the top 10 last season.

05 Jan 2026 18:36:50
I've never seen an unbeaten run as scrutinised in my life😆😆. Normally you'd just hear someone on the telly remark"such nd such a team are on a 7,8,9,15,20 game run". With us under Slot its where they were in the table, where they finished last year, do any of them play in yellow and what did they have for lunch before playing us.

Reminds me of last season when everybodys fans were saying"yeh but Liverpool havnt played anyone yet"except its our own fans doing it now😆. Ridiculous.

05 Jan 2026 19:23:49
Florian . you know yourself this run has been sketchy at times . some bad luck n some good luck . we have never been confident about any of the games, but the fact is the run before that was horrendous, we were 5pts ahead of Arsenal without playing well now we are now 14pts behind ( i think ) .

I think by the end of the season it will be more .

05 Jan 2026 20:31:48
Of course its been sketchy at times Strom im not blind. But we've HAD the torment of that terrible run on here when we were going through it. Why act as if were still in it and look for every negative even when results have improved. It could well be (pts behind Arsenal) but it could also be less.

I personally prefer to hope performances get better as we go and we get top 4 and have a good go at the tournaments we can still win this year. I'd rather do that as a fan than moan about everything, ye'd swear we were all brought up on guaranteed trophies every season.

05 Jan 2026 21:05:44
Florian . if we were playing well n being unlucky i could take that . fact is even in this unbeaten run we've not been good, your positives isn't like mine, while we are a shadow of ourselves, it doesn't instill confidence in me that we've turned it round .

we've had quite a generous fixture list lately as well . top 4 is the bare minimum before the season started now its a hope.

05 Jan 2026 21:06:49
5 wins in 15 games.

8th in the form table over this 9 game "unbeaten run" mirage.

No wins vs newly promoted teams over the last 4 games against them.

Green shoots, for sure.

05 Jan 2026 22:21:26
Why do people keep rolling out the stat of 19 points in 15 games? We've played 20 games not 15 and we won the deliberately-omitted 5 games.
Its disingenuous to start statistical analysis at the beginning of Liverpool's bad streak rather than the beginning of the season.

05 Jan 2026 22:43:36
How is the nine game unbeaten run a 'mirage', OliRed?
It happened, lad; I saw it. It wasn't an optical illusion. You need to stop watching games with your eyes closed. And you talk about facts and actual evidence.

05 Jan 2026 16:21:29
Being reported now City have made a move for Guehi, will be some turnaround if they get both Semenyo and Guehi in this window after all the chats that we almost had them done dusted before the window opened.

05 Jan 2026 17:48:30
If they do they do, onto the other targets on the list if so.

05 Jan 2026 17:50:17
Our offer is still on the table from the summer Mcgoveb. CP will want Citeh to match that at least.

05 Jan 2026 18:00:59
Thanks for the info fields - do you think we will still go for him bud? Especially with city now showing interest?

05 Jan 2026 18:37:42
Can't see Liverpool still offering £35 million for a player with a few months left on his contract. Seems a lot 🤷‍♂️.

05 Jan 2026 19:02:11
It does Rover but it's what we need, and £35m for a defender of Gushi's quality is good value mate
Cheers
Drogie.

05 Jan 2026 18:56:31
If I was Guehi . id stay at Palace until the end of the season . everything will be better for him then.

05 Jan 2026 19:00:54
Drogie, from what I'm told nothing has changed. We want him but are willing to wait till the summer, just a case of seeing if CP are going to cave. By the sounds of it, they are getting itchy feet. Hence the rumours of Citeh being interested.

IR, all part of a bigger plan. Keep CP sweet, so its easier to negotiate for a potential Wharton move in the summer.

05 Jan 2026 19:16:06
Do we leave the offer on the table until the January window closes, then?
That seems strange to me.

05 Jan 2026 21:07:55
Ed said Guehi has given us his word that he would join us so let's wait and see.

05 Jan 2026 16:02:44
Ed001, I hope you were just blowing off some steam on the discussion page? I know the vast majority on here would really hate for you to leave the site. It is a refuge and getaway for almost everyone who visits and that's down to you and what you've built and run here.

{Ed001's Note - oh god, I was kidding mate, I was just going for a nap!}

05 Jan 2026 19:23:50
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣, no worries so mate.

05 Jan 2026 14:32:38
Do you think the fact that Chelsea and Man United are looking for new managers will have any bearing on our decision regarding the timing of Slots (possible/ probable) departure?

05 Jan 2026 16:39:15
I would say absolutely not. The ITKs have said if the right targets become available the club would move. Other than that Slot is here until summer unless results slide sufficiently to threaten a top 4 finish.

05 Jan 2026 17:32:47
Let's hope Chelsea and United leave our managerial targets alone.

05 Jan 2026 19:18:43
The problem is, no one knows who 'the right man' is.
I don't think anyone deliberately targets the wrong man.

02 Jan 2026 17:38:12
Ed077, do you have the weekly leaderboard for this weeks fantasy football?

{Ed077's Note - Hold on. I've actually been busy for a while and not had a chance to update them after every GW specially with the fixtures coming so thick and fast

05 Jan 2026 15:59:05
Yeah.
My team, Plunge In Cider, is currently 199th.

05 Jan 2026 14:03:48
So taking everything into account and with Chelsea and United in the market for a new manager where do you think we finish come season end?

That's also with the scenario of Slot keeping his role until the end of the season and no incoming first team ready transfers as that's gone worryingly quiet atm.

I'm going 4th in prem, CL elimination round of 32 and moderate FA cup run (4th / 5th round )

05 Jan 2026 14:28:23
I've said on chat that I think we'll finish above Villa, so 3rd. I know I'm deluded and off my rocker!

FA Cup depends on how serious Slot takes it, and obviously luck of the draw. I'll go last 8.

Regards to CL, I think we'll get through to knock out and, again, luck of the draw. I'll go last 8 again.

05 Jan 2026 14:29:26
I don't think we'll get CL football if Slot stays but it's a crazy season, anything can happen. All we can do is hope we do but I just can't see it.

05 Jan 2026 15:00:14
Just about right, Bristol.

05 Jan 2026 15:02:23
Personally think Slot will panic after the Arsenal game and field a largely u23 against Barnsley, which won't end well.

05 Jan 2026 15:24:37
Extremely lucky to finish 4th, if we do it's only due to other being so poor.

05 Jan 2026 15:27:12
I think we'll stumble to 4th. I think we're as likely to scam a run of wins together as any team below us is to put a run together.

05 Jan 2026 15:46:48
And now Celtic too as they've just sacked Nancy after 8 matches.

05 Jan 2026 15:48:39
I think the real question should be, based on to date performance and position, what would be an acceptable end to the season bearing in mind current performances and the fact it is likely Slot will be here until the end of the season.

Normally I'd also say any January incomings would impact this, but based on information being shared here, looks as though no players will be incoming, so question would be based on current squad.