Liverpool banter 10

21 Apr 2026 17:25:02
Someone is taking the piss.surely?

21 Apr 2026 18:09:33
With what, JLC?

21 Apr 2026 18:30:48
Yeah, Edwards & Hughes.

21 Apr 2026 18:48:46
Hopefully some sort of cup oli

21 Apr 2026 19:28:23
You must have heard the news by now Oli

Its like we're in the twilight zone

21 Apr 2026 14:07:25
Ed1 what is your opinion on all the "news" that Slot is now staying for next season.

Do you see this as what is going to happen or is this just the club posturing?

To me it looks like ego and the club saving face, they won't sack Slot as he was their man, but he clearly is not settled in England and his family won't move over, i assume at the end of the season it will be "Slots" decision to leave, on the basis he wants to return home.

The club "expect" him to stay, but again if that's the case why is there no talk of a contract extension, i know the club in recent times have allowed contracts to run down so it may signal further inept management in doing so, but to me it reflects the current situation, they won't sack Slot to save face.

I am not bothered who is right and who is wrong, things change in football, but as someone with ties to the club what's your opinion on what you have heard?

{Ed001's Note - I don't look at any of it as it is just propaganda nonsense these days.}

21 Apr 2026 14:46:13
Another year of the idiot clown in charge just to save face...??

It will cost yer.. ££££

Just trying to grab news headlines. When has Sly Sports known what it is talking about??
Look at the bookies odds...

21 Apr 2026 18:12:54
"The club "expect" him to stay, but again if that's the case why is there no talk of a contract extension".

@Kloppo, that is your cue to not pay attention to what anyone is saying as it is not backed by any actual actions like you know, a contract extension. If "they back Slot" so much then, where's that at?

Just ignore the propaganda rubbish and wai and see what actually happens at the end of the season where actions will actually happen. Then we will know. Not before.

21 Apr 2026 18:54:36
How do we know there hasn't been talks of an extension? Not as if things havnt happened this season at the club that came totally out of the blue on here.No mention of them at all beforehand.

21 Apr 2026 23:01:04
Flo, please try to read properly. I said at the end of the day, we will all be here to see what happens contract extension talks or not.

21 Apr 2026 10:15:24
Light hearted post for the day, who is your best LFC 11 you have seen in the flesh?

We will get some decent variates here with age differences.

For me

Ali
Robbo
VVD
Hyypia
Finnan
Hamann
Alonso
Gerrard
Mane
Salah
Suarez


Bench
Reina
Matip
Riise
Mascherano
Torres
Fowler
McManaman.

21 Apr 2026 11:37:08
Ali
Trent
Matip
VVD
Robbo
Fabinho
Gerrard
Coutinho
Salah
Suarez
Mane

While Firmino is probably my favourite player, Suarez gets ahead just on footballing ability.

Subs:
Kelleher
Henderson
Gini
Sturridge
Firmino
Sterling
Gomez

I only really regularly started watching from 2012 or so.

21 Apr 2026 11:50:12
Sydney Ross
Andrew Hannah
Duncan McLean
James Kelso
Joe McQue
James McBride
Thomas Wyllie
John Smith
John Miller
Marholm McVean
Andrew Kelvin.

21 Apr 2026 12:02:13
Love that Rome haha!

21 Apr 2026 12:14:20
I'm not wearing too bad, BeKind, considering I'm 140!

21 Apr 2026 12:34:57
Becker
Neal
Hansen
Van Dijk
Robertson
Salah
Gerrard
Souness
Barnes
Dalglish
Rush.

21 Apr 2026 12:36:46
Ali/Clemence
Neal
Hansen
VVD
A. Kennedy
McMahon
Souness
Gerrard
Salah
Rush
Suarez
Subs
Fowler
Torres
McDermott
R. Kennedy
Lawreson.

21 Apr 2026 12:41:19
If I judged them on how well they actually played in the games I've watched in the flesh then it would have to be:

Alisson (2023-26)
Trent (2023-25)
Skrtel (2012-16)
Virgil (2023-26)
Kerkez (2025-26)
Lallana (2015-16)
Henderson (2012-16)
Coutinho (2012-16)
Salah (2023-26)
Firmino (2015-16)
Sterling (2012-15)

I didn't manage to get to a game between 2017-2022 due to my inability to put on a condom in my early 20's.

So sadly I missed out on seeing the likes of Matip, Fabinho and Mane in the flesh. Every game I've been to where I've seen them play Robertson, Gerrard, Sturridge and Suarez were diabolical, so although I've seen them play in the flesh, it's very hard for me to include them in this team!

{Ed025's Note - im a big fan of your work MK but i have to say that is one of the worst Liverpool sides i have seen on paper mate..

21 Apr 2026 13:04:15
The interesting repeated name is Ali - going to be a big miss when he leaves, I remember some dark days of very poor goalkeepers, hopefully, Mama grows into the role.

21 Apr 2026 13:14:41
Alisson, Robertson, Van Dijk, Matip, Trent, Gerrard, Fabinho, Henderson, Mane, Firmino, Salah.

I saw Suarez live, and I've always thought he is incredibly talented but not breaking that front. Three that combined perfectly.

Xabi Alonso was one of my favourite Liverpool players and would definitely make my team but I never saw him live.



Carra, I thought about but I always thought Matip did well enough with VVD. I went with the tried and tested on that one.

That's my live list. I would change a few if I could include players I didn't see live.

21 Apr 2026 13:18:54
Oh, this is new. I wasn't aware condoms were required to attend games. I love this site. I learn new things almost every week. 😂

I have yet to (ever) attend a game at Anfield. But it's on my bucket list. And now I'll be suitably prepared. 😂

21 Apr 2026 13:28:29
Imagine the current midfield up against that midfield of Souness, McMahon and Gerrard?

21 Apr 2026 13:37:41
Souness and McMahon would have Mac Allister in a horizontal state, looking at the ref and asking for help, for the majority of the game. Gravenberch wouldn't do any better. Szoboszlai would resist a little bit.

21 Apr 2026 13:49:57
Mk, what have you been smoking, order me some plz... I know it's all about opinions, but Skrtel, Kerkez, Lallana is that the best you could come up with.

21 Apr 2026 13:59:30
That's one heck of a team there, Ron, my lord!

21 Apr 2026 14:02:59
Skrtel, my oh my. One of the most overrated defenders ever, I could not stand him, he was horrendous, he used to back off and back off and back off, terrible positioning sense and 90% of the time doing idiotic tackles to save him from his terrible positioning. Even Dejan Lovren was better for me! Lallana, without the injuries, is class though.

21 Apr 2026 14:48:43
Becker
Neal. Lawrenson, Hansen. Hughes, Captain
Gerrard. Souness
Suarez, Dalglish, Barnes
Rush.

21 Apr 2026 14:49:29
Away from my 1892 side, it's hard to disagree with Ron's, based on players we've seen. If we're allowed one sub, it would have to be the racist, cannibal. Vile human, but for a couple of seasons, absolutely unstoppable.

21 Apr 2026 15:10:35
Any 11 from:

Alisson Becker
Ray Clemence
Phil Neal
TAA
Alan Hansen
Mark Lawrenson
Ron Yeats
Virgil
Gerry Byrne
Alan Kennedy
Graeme Souness
Jimmy Case
Terry McDermott
Steven Gerrard
Mo Salah
Ian Rush
Kenny Dalglish
John Barnes
Steve McMahon
Peter Thompson
Ian Callaghan
Kevin Keegan
Sir Roger Hunt
Ian Rush

I'm in my 70's.

I had to stop there as this is taking too long and I might not have time on my side to finish the list!!! :-D

{Ed025's Note - there is nothing like going out on a limb Clay.,and that is nothing like going out on a limb mate.. :)

21 Apr 2026 15:49:53
Mate, none of my limbs work properly now. Two total hip replacements and a shoulder reconstruction. I'm not half 'armless.

{Ed025's Note - i feel for you Clay, im nearly 68 and falling to bits mate.. :)

21 Apr 2026 16:18:29
I never got to see Clem, he was before my time - I have heard/been told he played without gloves for a long time?

{Ed025's Note - a truly great keeper BK..

21 Apr 2026 16:47:46
Clemence only let 16 goals in a 42 game season. That's how good he was.

21 Apr 2026 17:03:19
Alli
Aurelio
Vvd
Carra
Babbel
Barnes
Gerrard
Alonso
Salah
Suarez
Torres
Subs...
Reina
Hypia
Macharano
Firmino
Couts
Finnan
McManaman
Fowler.

21 Apr 2026 17:23:29
Ali

Trent
Hyypia
VVD
Robbo

Mascherano
Alonso
Gerrard
Coutinho

Suarez
Salah

Not an ideal formation but the best I've seen in the flesh.

21 Apr 2026 17:03:17
Ed025 I think we should send someone round for a welfare check on MK after listing that team, pretty sure that post qualifies as a symptom of head trauma.

{Ed025's Note - hes a great poster Chewy but i think there may have been a brain fart somewhere mate.. :)

21 Apr 2026 17:44:46
Fair play to MK, at least he stuck to best 11 😂

21 Apr 2026 17:46:16
Great choice Ron, that's some line-up!

21 Apr 2026 18:13:36
Like I said lads, not the team I'd pick normally but the post said "in the flesh" and those are the players who've stood out in games where I was at the ground! In a normal world where I can include what I've seen on TV, Skrtel, Kerkez and Lallana aren't getting anywhere near the team! But my LB choices were basically a washed Robertson, Enrique or Moreno. My CB choices were Konate, Lovren, Sakho, Toure or Skrtel. In midfield I could've gone with Dom or Gerrard over Lallana but honestly in the games where I was at the ground Lallana was just better than they were. Gerrard was about 34 the one time I saw him play and he got bullied bad. Dom I've seen a few times but he had a shocker all 3 times! I just tried to stay true to the OP's criteria!

We're not all blessed with watching Liverpool 30 times a season haha! But it's a fair comment that if I picked that team as our best XI since 2012, I'd need my head checked. Alisson, Virgil, Trent, Salah, Firmino and Hendo are probably fair but the rest get nowhere near a best XI since then if I ignore the criteria!

21 Apr 2026 18:49:16
Same as Ron. That's the 11 no doubt about it.

22 Apr 2026 01:07:01
Dudek, Carragher, Henchoz, Hyypia, Riise, Hamman, Stevie G, Gary Mac, Owen, Heskey, Anelka. Only been once so pool of players was fairly limited lol

21 Apr 2026
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21 Apr 2026 10:21:45
How are we 5th!?

21 Apr 2026 10:34:27
Not sure, but I think we may have collected more points than 15 other teams since Carrick was appointed.

21 Apr 2026 10:44:49
Lol Fornax.

21 Apr 2026 10:55:03
West Ham are 6th.
It's a pretty meaningless stat until it includes at least 38 games.

21 Apr 2026 11:00:47
It does show you that nobody is in sparkling form at this point in the season though. If we were to win our extra game over them, we'd have taken the same amount of points as Arsenal and only one less than Bournemouth who are on a 13 match unbeaten run.



Not claiming we're doing well btw, just shows the toll of the season on every team, apart from Man Utd who only started their season when Carrick took over!

21 Apr 2026 11:16:54
Just shows changing the manager at the right time can make a big difference. Well, apart from Spurs of course haha.

21 Apr 2026 11:18:45
And who have played one game a week in that time.

21 Apr 2026 12:36:39
AAR91

And Chelsea ...

21 Apr 2026 13:12:46
And Forest.

21 Apr 2026 13:17:00
You're right there, Ron. Chelsea too. They were right to change the manager, but appointing Rosenior just seemed to be the same mistake they made with Potter. A very strangely run club, but it kind of works for them.

21 Apr 2026 14:04:48
One of the 4 points Spuds got in those 12 games was at Anfield, imagine that!

21 Apr 2026 09:34:56
Morning folks,

I understand it has been done to death but question to Ed's, Carra, Robbo or Fields.

If Arne and LFC have agreed to part ways in the Summer why is the "Slot to see out his contract" narrative from Ornstein and co being but out there? It seems adamant! Has something changed?

21 Apr 2026 09:54:27
Questions have been asked about the manager's future due to poor results. The club and the journos close to it are going to spin a positive attitude. They are hardly going to say we are parting ways and name the manager.

Just wait until May. If he's still in the job, then we as fans must suck it up and have fingers crossed. Main thing is getting Champions League secured.

21 Apr 2026 09:55:18
Without wanting to disrespect either of those guys, as they have provided excellent information, I am becoming increasingly convinced that Slot will be here next season.

There were heavy leaks in the summer. Isak was called on this site before anywhere else, but I personally believe those leaks have been plugged.



Either that, or Slot is the best actor of all time. He is not speaking or behaving like a man who has been told he is out of a job in a month.

Just my opinion, would be happy to be wrong at this point as I am bored to death of the football at the moment.

21 Apr 2026 10:04:14
Any manager trying to instill their ideas and philosophy into any club when those players know he's into the last 12 months of his contract is facing an uphill battle.

If Slot does stay, then surely putting him in that position is just asking for trouble.



There again, Palace and Bournemouth aren't doing too badly, and their players know their manager is off.

Only difference is, I suppose, that those teams' players seem to play for their manager, whereas ours look like they can't be bothered most weeks since October.

21 Apr 2026 10:22:37
The priority for the remainder of the season for the club is Champions League qualification.
Until that is hopefully achieved, a united front is going to be portrayed to the media.
They're not going to have anything coming out from the club in any official capacity to state that the manager's job is to be reviewed or that a replacement is lined up.


I do believe Carra in saying that there will be a parting of the ways come the summer, and it could be very much a case of a mutually agreeable end to Slot's time at Anfield.
Until then, please stop reacting to every bit of "leaked" info from Journos as most don't know or are being told what to say.

21 Apr 2026 11:59:35
Nothing has changed. Slot was never leaving. We were misled.

21 Apr 2026 12:09:22
In any scenario, Ornstien is acting as a mouthpiece for the club to quiet the noise amongst the fans in an effort to unite and rally the troops behind Slot for the run in to help secure Champions League qualification. That's 100%, no doubt about it. Outside of that, there's 2-ish possibilities:

1. Xabi is/isn't nailed on and Slot is definitely leaving.

2. We can't get the Alonso deal done and Slot is staying/leaving/awaiting official review at the end of the season.



In any case, if Slot does leave and Xabi's not done, we will likely pursue Nagelsmann or Hoeness. Personally, I do feel talks with Xabi have stalled. I have said all along that I felt it was never a sure thing, and the potential power struggle with Hughes/Edwards could be an issue in securing him. I really hope I'm dead wrong.

21 Apr 2026 12:41:25
I'm not an ITK... I'm an IK... and I know that we couldn't possibly continue with this manager, otherwise we'll be further down the table next season with a full more season of this tiresome football. No brainer really. I wouldn't be worried about him staying.

21 Apr 2026 13:14:23
I don't remember any of the ITKs suggesting it's a done deal.

I remember one of them putting their neck on the line to make a prediction, but that's different to a source telling you he is gone.

21 Apr 2026 13:31:23
Nothing has changed. As stated before, this is all about saving face for the trio, none want to admit they are wrong - Slot goes at the end of the season, it's all about getting him sympathy now for leaving.

21 Apr 2026 18:23:01
Indeed, @Strom. i'm an IK on that topic, as well. This manager is no longer fit for purpose and as long as no contact extension is signed, I don't see where he is kept, end of. What other evidence do these people need to see except of course, they live in a bubble where mates are telling each other the same things.

In all days of watching sports, I have never seen a manager or head coach being kept into the very last year of his contract with no extention forthcoming in any sport I follow as in, Football, NFL, NBA and at a lesser level MLB.

This is why I think Ornstien is being a spoofer here even tho, I agree that he is putting out what the club want to be out.

21 Apr 2026 19:49:12
Oli these reporters are definitely on some payroll, they all say the same things at the same time, Carragher now saying it n he hasn't got any inside knowledge, he slags the players off one minute n the praises them, the players wouldn't tell him anything

21 Apr 2026 07:39:02
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Everton v Liverpool - A Quick Liverpool Perspective

21 Apr 2026 08:05:16
Hard reading unfortunately. What a mess. Thanks ED01.

{Ed001's Note - but at least we don't have to worry about the Bluenoses giving us grief for a while!}

21 Apr 2026 09:32:17
Great review 01. Thanks, as always.

{Ed001's Note - thank you so much del!}

21 Apr 2026 09:31:32
Ed01, the way you described the LFC performance, anyone who didn't watch the game did not miss a damn thing. Your description is enuff because it is what we have all been seeing for the whole season, roughly.

To that point, I was watching an LFC-related podcast and one of the guys was having a go at Wirtz for, "Not grabbing the game by the scruff of the neck" and all that jazz. The other guy response was that, "As a team, We are good at nothing".

So I ask you (cos I agree with the guy's response), what do you we have been good at this season under Slot's tactics? because I can't tell ya, mate.

{Ed001's Note - we have been good at slowly rolling the ball across the backline.}

21 Apr 2026 12:09:22
Love it Ed. Thanks again for doing these reviews

{Ed001's Note - very welcome.}

21 Apr 2026 18:24:01
{Ed001's Note - we have been good at slowly rolling the ball across the backline.}.

I stand corrected. Cheers, man.

21 Apr 2026 05:51:18
A lot of back and forth on socials.

Just wanted to say nice one to Ed025. Becoming quite rare to have someone like you to interact with reds lad. A good example to all and good humour with it.

Just wanted to say nice one lad.

{Ed025's Note - cheers mate..appreciated..

21 Apr 2026 09:25:10
Absolutely concur. Inspired me to jog to Hill Dickinson when I flew over for the first derby of the season. Kept my kit covered, of course.
Lovely stadium, great location. Good luck for the rest of the season, 25.

{Ed025's Note - cheers Delvecs...you too mate..

21 Apr 2026 12:08:52
Eddie 25 is one of my fav Blues, mostly fair, with an added fishing rod when needed/desired.

{Ed025's Note - i have been known to thow the odd hand grenade BK but only in jest mate.. :)

21 Apr 2026 13:31:34
We all know Ed025 is a closet Red. But for reasons unknown he persists with his misdirection. Thankfully his family memebers are on the right path. 😂

{Ed025's Note - my two lads are mad reds ArAy and even my bird is one, what i done wrong in a previous life i dont know mate?.. :)

21 Apr 2026 18:25:10
Ed25, don't criticise your partner's choices too much.

Remember, you're one of them.

{Ed025's Note - yeah but she got the best out of the deal Oli, she,s 70 now mate and im still a stud muffin..i feel like Wayne Rooney.. :)

21 Apr 2026 04:31:23
Liverpool are exploring potential deals for Yan Diomande, Archie Gray, Adam Wharton, Bradley Barcola, and Denzel Dumfries according to various outlets.

I really hope all apart from Dumfries happen. Some young exciting players, to add some dynamism to our play.
Dumfries is a decent player, but is 30 yrs and has had injury issues recently.


We would be better pursuing someone like Kayode or Mukiele.
The thought of Diomande on the right and Barcola on the left would be something to get excited about next season.
Would like to see Endo replaced with a decent DM too.
Carra or any of the ITKs, is there any formal talks or contact with these players' agents already in progress?

21 Apr 2026 07:02:08
Sadiki should be in the conversation instead of Dumfries.

Sadly, I had dinner with a famous football writer recently, and he's convinced me that Slot will see out his contract, come what may, so I doubt any DM will be coming.

21 Apr 2026 08:19:43
I can't see why Barcola would leave PSG. He gets good minutes there, he's a French player winning trophies in France every season, and also PSG would probably want well over £100m for him as he's 23 years old with 2 years still on his contract. I think it's pure fantasy linking us to the likes of Barcola and Olise. They're both settled at clubs where they are guaranteed success and gametime.

Excellent players, mind you, I just don't see it happening. Diomande (Leipzig), B. Toure (Hoffenheim), Minteh (Brighton), M.

Mane (Wolves) etc all feel like much more plausible signings. Also they're all the kinds of mid-range signings we've historically done very well with (S. Mane, Salah, Firmino, Jota, Diaz, Torres, Suarez etc). We don't tend to shop well at the other European super powers (J. Cole, Morientes, Thiago, Litmanen etc). The two exceptions in semi-recent memory were probably Sturridge and Coutinho, but they were low risk and not getting a look in at Chelsea/Inter so we got them cheap.

21 Apr 2026 08:45:21
Barcola is stalling on signing a contract, MK, he doesn't start regularly and it's rumoured that PSG are looking at Diomande to replace him anyway.

21 Apr 2026 09:27:41
PB, he may be stalling, but he still has two years left so he won't come cheap either way. We see this a lot where players posture and stall. It's all part of negotiations. He's also started for PSG in 57% of their Ligue 1 games and 86% of their Champions League games. So I wouldn't say he doesn't start regularly. He's started 30 games for them this season in all competitions. It's not like the Gravenberch at Bayern situation where he was actually only playing a few hundred minutes a season.

Barcola is still a key player for them. They just rotate their starting frontline in the Ligue 1 to keep them fresh for the Champions League.

Like I say, great player, would love him at Liverpool and hopefully the relationship he has at PSG really is deteriorating so we have a show at signing him, but I'll believe it when I see it.

21 Apr 2026 09:39:25
Nah, not Mane for me, MKS. He reminds me of Baj when he was doing well in a dead LFC team and was getting good reviews (and rightfully so). When stuff got tough, he faded. Don't be fooled, my friend. These "midrange" signings aren't the players we need.

The comparison with getting such players (10 years ago) no longer applies here, and, to crown it all, those players then were levels above the ones you are mentioning now.

Mane was levels above Minteh, Mane (Wolves) and Barcola at the time we signed him, for ex. While Gray was nowhere near Gini nor Shaquiri either when we signed them. We need a lot better than these, IMO.

Just my opinion.

21 Apr 2026 12:44:54
Gray is a very decent player, great attitude/very coachable, willing to play several positions and still incredibly young, so naturally there'd be a big financial upside to signing him. I don't think he's a generational talent or anything, but it's plain to see why he'd be an attractive option on the transfer market.

21 Apr 2026 13:17:30
Gray has over 50 Prem games under his belt, having only recently turned 20. At the same age none of us knew who Wharton, for example, was. Think Gray will go on to be a very good player.

21 Apr 2026 18:34:21
Flo & PB, I don't care how many games Gray or whoever has played because clearly, they ain't done much because I don't rate any of them in the games I have actually seen him and the others play. gray can go on to be a good player but let him go do that somewhere else because he ain't at the level, IMO.

The bottom line for me is that those aren't the players we need moving forward. And they (Gray, Minteh, Mane etc.) are nowhere near the levels of Mane, Gini, Shaq, even Salah were when we actually signed them as "midrange" players 10 years ago, a lifetime in football btw.

The level these players were when we signed them, are the level of players we need to be going for now. They may cost more but as midfrange players, that is the standard for me, ability-wise. These lot are low level scrubs compared to them. Just my opinion and I'm sticking with it. Cheers, lads.

That's my opinion.

20 Apr 2026 22:40:41
With Wolves officially gone, I can think of one or two players I wouldn't mind getting my hands on if going cheap. Would be interested to know others' thoughts?

20 Apr 2026 23:07:57
Only at the right price. I wasn't even that impressed with Gomes and Andre in the last few games I watched. They looked like they gave up.

I mean, going down was inevitable, but still.

I wouldn't pay huge amounts for them. I'd be interested in Gomes around 30-35 mill as I think he has just given up recently, and there's a good player there.

If 50 mill plus, as has been mooted, is too high for me.

Mane has potential, but the price again would need to reflect potential and not what he could become.

I think they will end up too expensive for what they are worth at this moment in time. Gomes is the pick of the bunch if price is reasonable.

21 Apr 2026 09:18:30
Is that Mane any good? He looked young and raw against us, but I could potential.

21 Apr 2026 09:40:10
The midfielder Gomez is the only one I would take. Mane? Sorry, he ain't the one for what we are trying to do next season potentially.

21 Apr 2026 13:45:34
I'd take Joao Gomes from them. A tough defensive Brazilian with ball playing ability should please Slot also (if he's still there next season). Andre is too close to Gravenberch in footballing ability and only offers a rotational option, nothing really different.