Liverpool rumours 2

08 Dec 2025 13:20:16
Not totally LFC related, but may be in future.

Heard whispers today out of Madrid that preliminary contact has been made with Zidane as a replacement for Xabi Alonso. Staff and players have lost faith in the coach. High chance he’s on the out.

However, after some nosing I also came to learn that if Xabi is to get the boot it’s also highly unlikely he will enter another job before the season ends. Take that as you will.

08 Dec 2025 13:39:56
Victor!

Was just about to post the question

You read my mind . I seen he will likely get sacked if they lose . player power gone mad!
Is it really down to a strict regime / not being allowed to do what they want


My next question (s) . klopp was on a sabbatical and got sweet talked into coming by FSG . do you think he will come?

Or do you think they will be willing to wait it out and let slot see out the season (assuming the common census that he will be gone at end of season if not before. ) . and of course if alonso wants it.

still not sure if heart is ruling my head in wanting him.

Cheers as always.

08 Dec 2025 13:40:43
I thought you might be alluding that he’s interested in the city job but they peps contract ends in 2027.

08 Dec 2025 13:44:43
I read that if Madrid lose to City he is out. I wonder if things are starting to fall into place?

08 Dec 2025 13:58:04
MightyReds, as of this current moment I see it absolutely terribly unlikely Klopp returns at all. If there were ever a chance, it’s likely too soon anyways. Of course, never say never, but I just don’t see it happening. Like the Eds also said a few weeks back, his wife would not be happy.

Me personally though, I’d throw the kitchen sink at him if it meant Gerrard wasn’t the interim.

08 Dec 2025 14:18:53
If that’s correct Jude then it feels like Xabi is seriously not interested in managing us. Odd given how popular a player he was here.

08 Dec 2025 15:06:45
Ah sorry VG

I meant. Alonso wanting a break if he got sacked from Madrid. could FSG talk him into coming like they did with Klopp.

Klopp is an Absolute legend but we need to move as he has.

08 Dec 2025 15:21:33
Nice one VG.

Ties in with what we have been hearing about the board sticking with Slot.

I was thinking the same MightyRed. Give Slot a bit of time, whilst Alonso takes a break. Then come calling in a couple of months. Similar to when Klopp took over from Brodgers, he was meant to be on a break.

08 Dec 2025 15:27:47
TheFields, I would be careful using your last sentence in the context of any relationship.

Just ask Ross.

{Ed025's Note - love it Zed..

08 Dec 2025 15:43:30
If Alonso is sacked threw a shed of money at him to join us. It's either that or stick with Slot, God Forbid or get an interim like Gerrard,
Most of those on the fence for sacking Slot say its because there's no sufficient replacement, Alonso is up thrre maybe just behind Enrique as one of the best currently out there.

08 Dec 2025 16:16:49
No way he would turn us down if sacked from RM.

08 Dec 2025 16:26:45
Johnnyr I meant that’s what I was worried he was alluding to but I checked pep’s contract and he’s got another season after this one. It’s more likely that alonso just would want some downtime to reflect and regroup before joining another club. Maybe he’d want preseason too. I’m not itk. just thinking out loud.

08 Dec 2025 16:58:44
I see where you're coming from Jude. However, the timing, if indeed he is sacked in the next few days, might be too tempting given he would be able to make a splash in Jan if required (and most people think it is) .

With Klopp I think Bodgers knew that he was a dead man walking from the time of the Stoke game at the end of the previous season and we were just waiting for the right replacement.

08 Dec 2025 17:08:43
Zed 😂.

08 Dec 2025 17:25:44
If RM put Xavi on gardening leave while a settlement figure is thrashed out by Lawyers, that could be part of the reasoning, or settlement package could include no job until the summer.

Could Xavi leave RM as pointed out above, instead of initially becoming Boss if he is not able to take the post until summer as my point above suggests, could he be “Consulted weekly” (it’s all about word play) .

08 Dec 2025 17:48:35
I said the same yesterday VG. Do whatever it takes to get Jurgen to oversee the next 5 months and if Alonso is indeed who they want then go get him in summer or whenever prior to then. À.

08 Dec 2025 17:53:14
Xabi, Kew.

08 Dec 2025 19:45:01
Thanks Rigsby

For a minute there I thought RM had sacked Xabi, appointed Xavi but were thinking about sacking him.

That would be crazy even for Madrid!

08 Dec 2025 10:43:11
Me again 😂.

Re Salah.

This ain't me taking shots, he's a legend. In my top 5 LFC players of all time, nowhere near the top mind but that conversation is for another day.

I've previously stated he wanted to leave in the summer but signed a new contract anyway. I spoke to a mate who I respect and trust about it this morning. he's a top end financial expert and works with the club not for them.

He confirmed that Salah wanted to leave in the summer and had a move lined up, as I've previously stated. We couldn't find the right replacement and then ended up giving him what he wanted. Even tho the numbers didn't add up for those in charge of these things (Edwards, Hughes) . Salah knows this. A rift started to open up just after the season started between Salah and Slot because of it. Plus Slot had already been making plans for life without him. Resulting in what we have seen recently.

Semenyo is now seen as that replacement and Salah will be moved on.

My mate doesn't think much of Hughes, calls him a Silver Tongued Charlatan. As for Edwards, its not something I can't post on here but to say he doesn't rate him is an understatement.

{Ed025's Note - good info mate..cheers..

08 Dec 2025 10:59:32
Long time reader, first time blah blah

That silver tongued charlatan comment made me feel seen so I had to make an account. I think a lot has been said of our data nerds but Sans Klopp, they don't seem to have figured it out. Or at least that's my two cents on it.

Cheers for the updates folks, until the next well spoken insult to our club's management 👍.

08 Dec 2025 11:11:09
Thanks for the info Thefields. Seems like Klopp was right about Edward’s all along I even think ed001 doesn’t rate either so makes sense.

08 Dec 2025 11:20:05
Thanks Thefields, when you say about As for Edwards, do you mean your mate doesn't rate Edwards, or Edwards doesn't rate Hughes?

08 Dec 2025 11:33:06
Didn’t Brendan and Edwards fall out as well? Now that may be a good thing given some of our memories of Brendan, but equally you’re Chief Exec should us usually be in sync with your Head Coaches. If not that’s a recipe for disaster with your company or club culture.

08 Dec 2025 11:34:32
Slightly incorrect though Coulred. Ed001 rates Edwards but not in the current position he is in. I think Ed's words about him were something along the lines of him being way above his paygrade. He was excellent at spotting players but he wasn't suited to the role he was promoted to afterwards.

08 Dec 2025 11:36:20
Rubio, until next time 😂.

RR, my mate doesn't rate him.

08 Dec 2025 11:37:56
Thanks thefields. I believe Ed001 has said Mo never wanted to leave. I also find it hard to believe myself. He wanted to be a record breaker for Liverpool and had just enjoyed arguably his best season for the club. It makes no sense why he'd want to pull the plug on that.

08 Dec 2025 12:06:29
Red9, it was because he knew a contract was not forthcoming at the time. Hence his comments like more out than in and this could be my last time playing at x, y, z.

He had his best season in ages but did his usual thing in the new year and went missing for the rest of the season imo.

08 Dec 2025 12:50:16
Remember what Hetingas agent said about negotiations with Hughesless? Basically said he was a stony faced ****.

Silver tongued charlatan is a nice cuss.


Will he back Slot until CL/ Top 4 is out of the question?

Ill stand by what i said last season when we were winning most games - that side was not a shadow of peak Jurgen LFC and there is a long road ahead to get anywhere near as good as we wer then.
That side would be winning everything, europe wide.

08 Dec 2025 13:14:51
That's great info Fields. TBH, and although I'm in the change the manager camp, after reading the inside info and opinions of Fields, VG etc. I'm coming around in my head that Slots here for the foreseeable and they're sticking with it so perhaps I may just have to roll with it all too.

They'll buy in Jan and perhaps between the team and him they'll clear the air and sort it all out on the training pitch and subsequently in competitive games. Doesn't mean I like it but from the signals I read it's Slot in.

08 Dec 2025 14:10:28
Surely Semenyo will be looking at clubs like City, though he would likely be more guaranteed a start for us.

08 Dec 2025 15:22:43
He gets in our 1st 11 easily Dean.

08 Dec 2025 18:05:40
Why would Salah sign a new contract if he wanted to leave? He wouldn't be too concerned about us not being able to sign a replacement either, would he? We spent over £400m in the summer but we couldn't find a replacement for a player so we made him the highest paid player at the club?
Salah could have found another club as he was out of contract and he would have received a huge signing on fee.

He wanted to leave that much that he didn't do that and signed another contract?
Something doesn't add up to me.

{Ed001's Note - Salah 100% did not want to leave. He was trying desperately to get a new deal with all his interviews, almost begging for one. And I know for a fact that, despite advice to the contrary, he was only interested in staying at Liverpool and did not have any interest in a move. His family is his main motivation and they all want to stay. Like Rafa and his wife, they have become Scousers and want to stay there. Salah's hope, and that of his family, is that he would have retired at Liverpool and then settled down to life there.}

08 Dec 2025 21:53:34
That makes a lot more sense to me, Ed001.

08 Dec 2025 07:43:06
Hi eds

Don't suppose you can shed any light on VvD twitter comments .

Let him speak


Is that him teaming up with salah and taking on the club?

Surely if he teams up with salah . being the captain . then he will bring most if not all the dressing room with him?

Thanks for any insight/ opinion.

{Ed001's Note - I don't have twatter, I have no idea what comments you are on about sorry.}

08 Dec 2025 09:19:15
The onle persons side Virgil is on, is Virgils.

08 Dec 2025 10:26:55
I am pretty sure there have been no new comments. Probably some fake comments being dissed around on Twitter. Or the comments he made before Salah's interview, when he said he is still an important player and needed for leadership.

08 Dec 2025 10:48:23
Yep, agree with thekoparmy - no new comments, just clickbait sites dressing up and reporting old comments out of context.

I believe the "Let him speak" comment was VVD weighing in on the whole Harry Scousser shenanigans a few weeks ago ;-)

08 Dec 2025 11:25:53
Thx guys! Nothing to see here then.

Fricking click bait preying on my need to get an ounce of something that relates to what's happening.

08 Dec 2025 11:35:54
Tbf to Harry, he did correctly harp on us needing a Cdm and was crying out for one since last season. Don't like the dramatic way he left with the poll and all but he was right about us needing one.

08 Dec 2025 11:43:13
So fields you’re now having a go at VVD? I wish Salah had kept his mouth shut at this rate as it’s detracting from Slot actually getting out of the club.

08 Dec 2025 17:50:11
Virgil and Salah can go for me.
Well done YNWA, CYA later.

08 Dec 2025 05:40:30
Ed, I remember you being were expecting us to get Guehi over the line eventually and a lot of the ITK on here seems confident we'll get Semenyo. does this rubbishstorm affect those transfers or do you still expect Guehi to sign?

Thanks.

{Ed001's Note - I still expect Guehi to sign, he gave his word and he seems like a decent bloke who will stand by it.}

08 Dec 2025 07:19:32
Genuinely impressed with guehi every time he comes out in public to do interviews, he looks a genuine pro and takes everything in his stride, if only for his character I think he looks every bit a Liverpool player. Was never that convinced of him in seasons past but I can very much see why he is top of the list right now.

08 Dec 2025 07:33:42
Seems like a future captain material to me.

08 Dec 2025 07:42:32
Guehi being professional is something one or two from our current squad could learn a thing or two from!

If we could get him and Semenyo in January I'm hoping it'll have a similar effect to when Sturridge and Coutinho came in and we went on a great run.

Also hoping that Salah apologises and accepts that until the end of the season he'll play when required and suck it up. That's the only way I see him going on good terms.

Lets hope we can turn this rubbish show around guys.

08 Dec 2025 08:00:10
Lol, thanks for the edit Eds. I forget there's probably a few youngsters on here although "rubbish" show doesn't do it justice! 😂.

08 Dec 2025 08:09:09
Wonder will he get the captaincy.

07 Dec 2025 22:32:24
Hi all Eds if the rumours are true about us having an interim coach whilst we wait for our no1 target any ideas who. Thinking Alonso? Also losing tonight. All the best.

{Ed001's Note - if you are asking about interim, I haven't a clue but the long term target was Xabi Alonso. He was first choice before Slot.}

07 Dec 2025 23:56:59
I imagine we have one eye on the la liga results at the minute.
Might be why Slots lasted as long as he has, we are waiting for Alonso to get sacked first.

08 Dec 2025 03:08:18
I've no idea why people think Alonso's on the verge of losing his job, the reports of an ultimatum from Vini to Perez over Alonso were first published by Defensa Central, a site known for sensational headlines and fabricating stories. the claims were discredited by more reliable sources in Madrid.

08 Dec 2025 04:17:38
News of the vini Alonso fallout was published on the athletic, the most credible source of news that there is.

08 Dec 2025 06:02:51
Tell me you don’t know the history of Real Madrid without telling me you don’t know the history of Real Madrid.

08 Dec 2025 01:38:17
Well after me saying a few weeks ago about slot coming across as being sarcastic towards players is now coming out, im not surprised after watching him closely this season, i have just seen a cockyness about him, for sure needs to go now, lost the dressing room but how much longer and more damage needs to be done, so who next, 1 manager i haven't seen mentioned is Sebastian hoeneb, looks good to me and i like his style of play, very similar to klopps style, what's do you think Ed1.

{Ed001's Note - I do like him too, he is building a good name, but another who has not yet had to deal with adversity to really judge him. So far, he has been extremely impressive.}

08 Dec 2025 09:26:02
I wouldn't read too much into Slots sarcasm or cockyness klopp05.
It's just the confident dutch demeanour coming out. VvD can come across the same way in his interviews.

08 Dec 2025 12:34:44
Verdo1 These behaviors will make players feel undervalued and disrespected, after leeds scoring their final goal to draw the game, Slot clapped sarcastically, very unimpressive, respect is earned through humble behavior

Ed1 certainly one to keep an eye on.

08 Dec 2025 11:11:57
Ed001, you said in a post the other day you wouldn’t take Emery as manager. Can I ask why not and what your thoughts on him are exactly? Sorry if you already elaborated I can’t find the original post!

{Ed001's Note - because he couldn't cope with big egos when he had the chance to try. I like him, he seems a genuinely nice guy and he is an excellent coach, but he is perfectly suited to a team like Villa. The pressure is less and it allows him more freedom.}

08 Dec 2025 13:20:13
Gotcha, thanks Ed.

{Ed001's Note - very welcome mate.}

08 Dec 2025 13:54:15
Emery did well at seVILLA, VILLArreal, and Aston VILLA. I can't quite put my finger on it but there is a similarity between all three clubs ;)

07 Dec 2025 21:51:50
Supposedly breaking mo won’t be in the squad for inter or Brighton!

If true I think that’s him done and an awful end to his brilliant career with us and I’d be gutted it ends that way as he’s given us years of joy.

07 Dec 2025 22:55:19
I’ve not heard anything but this is devastating.

Regardless of the last couple of days, he’s a club legend.

I’d like to believe things will get resolved and a departure whilst likely at the end of the season, won’t be in bad blood.

The club does have to make a stand though, nobody is bigger than our club.

07 Dec 2025 23:51:35
The only place I can find anyone even suggesting this is unreliable sources on social media, and they're only suggesting it is a possibility, haven't seen anyone actually make the claim.

08 Dec 2025 00:44:03
What a mess this is, feels worse than the Bodgers era, we didn’t have our star players turning against the club in interviews back then, and let’s be honest the results are some of the worst in the clubs history.

08 Dec 2025 05:14:39
If the club wants to make a stand then they should start by sacking slot. He's the real problem.

08 Dec 2025 05:48:54
Mo has bought Slot more time with his outburst. The club can't do anything other than sideline Mo and side with Slot.

08 Dec 2025 06:53:03
Shughes no, but we had Suarez intentionally biting players to try and force a move. That's hardly preferable.

08 Dec 2025 07:40:39
Mo asking for the team to be built around him last season, with players he knew and in a set up that we knew worked for him is one thing, but since the changes, he also has to change and can't expect everyone to dance to his beat.


Jamie Carra's article about Salah only talking when its about him was spot on, and whilst i appreciate that elite sportspeople are required to be narcissistic to a point, the whole contract issue told us plemty about the man.

{Ed001's Note - Carragher is full of crap. Salah is not narcissistic, he just doesn't like talking to the media as things get twisted and he does not trust them. So he won't talk about other people, because he does not want to say the wrong thing and cause them an issue. He talks about himself only because he is then not adversely affecting someone else by mistake. People are making up nonsense in their head because they know nothing about him.}

08 Dec 2025 07:48:54
Exactly Ed001. He defends everyone in the team at various times. Love the guy.

{Ed001's Note - I think people are forgetting he is using his second language when he speaks as well. Some of the things in the interview I think he has meant it in a different way, but got his words mixed up. Or as me nan used to say, worms mixed up.}

08 Dec 2025 11:40:08
That's what I was thinking too Ed. Although it has to be said that he speaks excellent English. I still feel that he is referring to his position in the squad as a leader rather than as a winger and that he feels insulted Slot doesn't take him as a leader seriously.

What I believe happened is that the senior players confronted Slot again after the loss to PSV to revert tactics to what worked during the AV and RM game but he dismissed them, leading to a fall out between them, and Salah being benched. That's the only thing that makes sense to me now and I am slowly convincing myself that it's true.

07 Dec 2025 18:51:40
Hi everyone I’ve seen a report saying after today’s meeting that our board are sticking with slot for the time being but results have to improve from now until the end of the season, can the Eds or any of the ITK confirm if this is true?

07 Dec 2025 19:35:48
It is true yes as myself and Fields stated earlier today. If anything, the Salah situation has hardened their stance of backing Slot but it does not mean they don’t have contingency plans.

07 Dec 2025 19:37:08
I think they ll delay the inevitable at this stage until they find an appropriate replacement. Slot won't come back from this.

The Aston Villa/ Real Madrid game needed to be a turning point. The Man City result was survivable if he went on a run starting at Nottingham Forrest. Realistically he needs to win every game for a length of time to survive and he won't. It's over. The Leeds game will ultimately be where he lost his job whether it be tomorrow or a month from now. It's inevitable that this is the end of Slot.

He still won us a title and I'll remember him pretty fondly given some time. But I do look forward to watching better football again.

07 Dec 2025 19:38:18
If that where to happen, I fear for our club - let’s hope it’s a false report or fake.

07 Dec 2025 19:52:45
Ok victor well if your ITK don’t be changing your story when slot goes in next few weeks. ‘…. Just saying.

07 Dec 2025 19:54:47
I honestly have no idea what to believe anymore. Most people online and on social media — including the majority of Liverpool journalists — are saying that Slot has the full backing of the club over Salah and is likely to stay until the summer.

But then there’s Macca, who’s usually the most accurate guy on this website when it comes to Liverpool rumors and news, and he’s saying that Slot will be sacked next week or by the end of the month.

So at this point it’s basically Macca vs. everyone else.

Let’s see who turns out to be right.

07 Dec 2025 18:56:23
Davey, I read all this crap about the fans backing Slot, but everyone I sit with is happy to sell their seat tickets for home games rather than sit through the rubbish we are serving up. We have won only 44 percent of our games.

And the people and former LFC players I’ve worked with tell me that the dressing room has gone and Salah stuck his neck out to force a change.

07 Dec 2025 19:56:27
I totally agree Who. It would be detrimental.

07 Dec 2025 19:58:48
Sounds as tho Mo is gone. Slot needs to be gone too. All the players need to have a long hard look at themselves too.

07 Dec 2025 20:00:45
There won’t be a decision made until a decision is made.
Most managers these days are 3-4 bad results away from the tin-tack.
They all know it and they all know another opportunity is only a month away or so.

07 Dec 2025 20:13:39
If that's true, hughes needs sacking aswell.

07 Dec 2025 20:26:47
What do you expect the club to say. Of course they are going to publicly say they support Slot. I don't get the controversy here. Just reading through everything it seems to me the club are going back and forth trying to decide wheter to appoint an interim manager or just wait until the end of the season and get their preferred choice. The owners are certainly not going to publicly tell any of us what is going on behind the scenes.

Appreciate what the itk posters are reporting. I'm sure they are sticking their necks out at the risk of losing their sources, so please stop with the abuse and instead thank them for the information they are sharing. I trust what I read here more than anywhere else and they have proven to be more accurate. Of course they won't get everything correct but information changes sometimes minute by minute.

07 Dec 2025 20:38:07
So maybe my earlier prediction still stands.

Time to put a bet down.

Where's Paqueta when you need him!

07 Dec 2025 20:43:50
Regarding previus post i meant Carra not Macca 😂.

07 Dec 2025 20:51:00
Stone if sticking w Slot is true, then my guess is that losing Slot and Salah at the same time might be too much too quickly. Maybe the thinking is to give Slot more time minus the "distraction" of having an unhappy Salah in the dressing room.

Playing devil's advocate, Mo is having an unsettling influence therefore give Slot more time to try to fix the mess that we are right now both on and off the pitch. Fools errand for me sounds as tho the problem is much deeper than just Mo.

07 Dec 2025 21:08:54
There is absolutely no way the board can be backing Slot to " turn this around". They can see how awful the football is, how unfit the players are, how terrible the tactics are and how divided and fed up the dress room is . Its been going on since Feburary. This isn't a blip that can be turned around, its how this team plays under the stubborn out of his depth Slot. Absolutley no way they will they back him till May as the financial implications of not winning anything and not qualifying for the CL next season are huge for them.

that's what will be the deciding factor in all this. All these ITK posts mean sod all, aside from Carra im not believing a word of it. The board see what we all do it needs a change now or this disaster of a season will have bigger implications than it has already.

07 Dec 2025 21:12:30
Completely agree with everything in your post Red.

07 Dec 2025 21:25:26
“All these ITK posts mean sod all” then why are you here pal? Honestly some of you lot complain and complain and complain about info for literally no reason. If you don’t want to hear RUMOURS, get off the site.

{Ed025's Note - i cant argue with that VG...keep them coming mate..

07 Dec 2025 21:47:53
Every club says that the manager has their full support. right up until the moment they're given the sack. I don't ever recall a club coming out and saying "You know what? We actually ARE thinking of sacking him but we've no replacement yet so he'll have to stay put until we figure something out".

07 Dec 2025 21:48:29
The fact they had a meeting to decide whether they are backing him or not kind of says it all.
He’s gone just as soon as they find someone to take over this car crash.
Once the dressing room is lost then there’s no way back.

07 Dec 2025 21:58:48
I’m sure if Alonso became available tomorrow then Slot would be gone.

The problem is if they sack him now then who comes in? Who is guaranteed to make it better and is available? I can’t think of anyone but I’m sure that behind the scenes these conversations and meetings will be happening.

It would be negligent of the board to sack the manager without having a worthy replacement in mind who is attainable right now.

07 Dec 2025 22:36:32
absolutely VG, keep them coming. Appreciate what you share.

07 Dec 2025 22:47:42
Amen to that Vic.

07 Dec 2025 22:52:44
Sticking with Slot means they’re happy to suffer more and end up bottom half of the table. We’ve been dreadful for a lot of this year, end of last season including.

Needs to change now, not in a month and definitely not until the end of the season. We will miss out on Europa League, let alone Champions League football.

07 Dec 2025 23:28:03
Kimuraking - you've been posting on here for weeks saying it needs to change now, and the Owners know it. So why hasn't it changed. The fact is nobody, and I mean nobody has a clue what the Owners are planning to do, if anything.

I have some fairly decent connections within the LFC playing squads, and I can tell you that they are not privy to anything, and expect Slot to continue for the rest of his contract.

08 Dec 2025 00:06:13
Managers will always be judged on results.
Why would Slot be any different?

08 Dec 2025 01:19:11
Slot has become a typical dutch manager now - fallouts and rubbish results + tactically all over the place, daft decisions - starting players that fans know won't deliver. Not playing the ones fans know will deliver because - Arne knows best.

08 Dec 2025 02:46:16
Rojack, I thought Slot was naive, then stubborn now I think he's becoming arrogant.

08 Dec 2025 05:56:10
Sean Dundee we know Klopp could do better because he has done better. This squad we have currently is sensational. I have little faith in the owners if they think someone else can’t do better. Currently it’s not hard.

08 Dec 2025 07:43:48
Im starting to think that Stevie G could add an energy that has been missing and presence.
He is not a manager, let's face it, but could he do the required job for 6 months with Hetinga?

Slot has nothing left to offer. His arrogance and excuses are too much.

08 Dec 2025 11:35:11
It seems like a long time ago that we actually talked about football. Roll on next season!

07 Dec 2025 16:07:34
The dressing room is split accorindng to CJ. Some of it is down to Slot and some of it is down to a group of players who have been here a while. He didn't want to talk about it and I had to twist his ear to get that out of him. The lad is beyond unhappy with the whole situation as a player and a fan.

On the interim, this comes from someone else at the club. As VG said before, its all of a sudden become proper leaky. No names but it will be someone who understands the league and can motivate the players.

There is 0 chance Klopp comes back.

My own personal opinion is the club are not going to be able to make everyone happy with what they do next. I'm not a fan of interims but if we go down that route, I only see it being someone like Gerrard because of the connection with the fans, club and league.

07 Dec 2025 16:37:24
Thanks TF. Gerrard would certainly bring energy and history with him. Perhaps Hetinga could be his number 2 for some familiarity.

Who is first choice for full time come summer (and available)?

07 Dec 2025 16:54:46
Thanks Fields. I'm not entirely happy with Gerrard, and understand he has his own preferred team (including an assistant) . But I do wonder if someone like Lijnders, Heitinga etc could come in as assistant a make a difference?

Gonna be a messy one, regardless.

07 Dec 2025 17:00:09
As93lfc why would lijnders leave being an assistant to Pep at city to come and do the same here…. personally since he went to City I wouldn’t want him back anyway.

07 Dec 2025 17:01:22
Gerrard would be a terrible appointment. He’s done nothing in his managerial career to suggest he’s remotely capable. His Villa side were atrocious, couldn’t defend, were disorganised in the middle, couldn’t control games or hold on to leads and the players downed tools. Sounds familiar?

07 Dec 2025 17:04:39
For me the blame for all of this mess comes downt to Hughes. he's the one ultimately responsible for putting this group together and if he is as involved, as some say, in lineups, etc then he is further confusing and exasperating the situation.

Maybe it is part of his master plan, but I'm like Ed001 in that I never liked that Hughes was put in charge and it is becoming even more clear that he is out of his depth, in my opinion. There were rumours of him being recruited to Saudi. I hope that is true.

07 Dec 2025 17:04:45
Cheers fields. Do you think there will he clear the air talks with Mo or have bridges been burnt?
The only slight positives I can take from this weekend is that 4th is still very attainable maybe even 3rd with a decent run of results and Ekitike looks sharp.


Hopefully a trip to Italy does everyone some good.
Gerrard might be just what we need for 6 months, it would certainly be some story if things did go well.

07 Dec 2025 17:11:04
Stick with Slot in this transition year whilst he sorts out the team. We need a big January now. Slot can only be judged when he has his own squad of players who can play the way he wants. We always knew a big transition was needed with Salah, VVD, Robbo getting on and Trent leaving. Diaz leaving, Jota RIP and Nunez. Ali will eventually go back to Brazil. Add to that Konate, Macca, Gakpo form falling off a cliff and the new signings not being great.

Not sure another manager would do any better and would face exactly the same significant challenges. Slot still has credit from winning the league for me. If it’s still sht this time next season then he would deserve to be sacked. Right now I don’t think he does. Bit surprised how fans on here have reacted tbh. We are going through a huge transition of the squad with our legendary players not playing well. Give the man a chance.

07 Dec 2025 17:14:34
as93lfc You living under a rock?! Lijnders is Assistant Manager over at City.

I can't fathom a reason why Heitinga would leave Ajax as head coach to come back as assistant, especially when he was only with us for 1 season. Unless Ajax finish bottom half of the table, he gets sacked and Liverpool are the only ones to offer him a job. and even then I'd have my doubts.

07 Dec 2025 17:20:47
Cheers the Fields. Something got to give.

07 Dec 2025 17:20:57
Well no need to name who. The longest serving players are all part of the leadership team - that doesn’t make translating tactics into to the pitch easy, no matter how crap slots been this season. I’m assuming it would be the likes of Robbo Salah vvd etc maybe even Konate and Mac allister.

Also happens to be that this is basically the same group of players who’ve been dropping stinkers all season. I would say the younger and newer players even if they’ve been disappointing should be given a pardon due to only just joining and it doesn’t sound like they’re in the same boat re the divide.

07 Dec 2025 17:22:29
As ed 1 said before for an interim id rather Dalglish maybe Heitinga or Gerrard or fowler to assist him. I'm surprised how Fowler can't get a look in anywhere for a job speaks well plenty of knowledge and a big name, especially nowadays when people are getting jobs on the back of there name alone like Gerrard and Rooney.

07 Dec 2025 17:23:37
Ljinders is at City with Pep so won't be coming in.

07 Dec 2025 17:35:38
If it's going to be Gerrard, it has to be with a very experienced tactically astute assistant who is equipped to organise training sessions to get us back to playing "the Liverpool way. " I'm not prepared to tolerate the identityless, all over the place mess I saw at Villa. Sorry but no Gary Mac.

07 Dec 2025 17:59:11
Mad one Fields but I’ve heard Emma Hayes name thrown in the mix as interim. I’m sure it has no legs but would that even be a consideration?

07 Dec 2025 18:04:47
Chewy Heitinga was sacked by Ajax few weeks ago.

07 Dec 2025 18:26:19
Warmachine might be the most tolerant person I've ever met.
"sir he only tried to shoot me 56 times, he might have meant to miss"

Slot is clearly out of his depth, he clearly can't man manage, and he clearly seems to have lost any semblance of tactical nuance he had last year.

07 Dec 2025 18:27:43
Wouldn't suprise me if it was someone like Ange. P who is available, likes the club and apparently the club also respected his approach, even if he isn't a long term solution.

07 Dec 2025 18:41:40
Stevie G would get the juices flowing for a few months at least. There's no way he gets the job full time unless he wins the CL and gets top 3, but even then i reckon they'd think twice.

Who else is there for a 6 month period that could raise the energy and get everyone gelled?

07 Dec 2025 18:44:36
Kenny's 74. I wouldn't want to put picking up this mess on him, even on an interim basis.

07 Dec 2025 18:57:23
Babbity, cracking word that - identityless.

07 Dec 2025 19:22:08
The issue for me now is all about credibility. There is no doubting Mo has given an outstanding contribution to the club, but to go public like he has just isn’t the Liverpool way. It also shines a further light on Slot as it’s clear the relationship there is burnt, and how many other players have similar relationship issues? But if the club decide to move him on, it needs to be someone who can galvanise this team and achieve top 4, else their reputations will be further damaged ( I’m talking about Hughes and Edwards) I’m not in the know, just a lifelong fan but I live in Bournemouth and I watch Bournemouth regularly.

Iraola is great but I remain to be convinced he can do it at a club like Liverpool with all the big personalities. So even if they could get him, I’m not sure Bournemouth would let him go without a decent replacement lined up and in summer there may be better options available. Given how from a recruitment perspective we were the gold standard for years, I’m amazed it’s been left to go this far. It’s going to be a interesting 2 months with this an the Jan window upcoming.

07 Dec 2025 19:43:03
I’d def not see myself as tolerant, but if a manager gets sacked I’d like to make damn sure it’s the right move and not regret it like Utd and Chelsea have done over and over again. For me, the movement against Slot is way over the top after 15 odd games. He talks a lot of sense and appears to know what needs sorting. There’s no magic wand. Anyone seriously thinking Gerrard or an interim manager is the answer is way way off imo. Early in the season Slot was clearly trying to find the right balance to the team and get injured players and new signings up to speed. Right thing to do. A lot of these recent games we have played better and individual errors, deflections, and bad decisions are costing us. The decisions he is making are also what most people on here want. Everyone said drop Salah, he did it. Everyone said give Ekitike a go over Isak, he did exactly that.

Everyone was saying drop Macca, he did it. He knows Szob ain’t a right sided winger, but we were being targeted down that side so he tried to deal with it. Konate had a decent game against Sunderland and Gomes needs wrapping in cotton wool. Imo no way is that even a penalty, minimal contact and the Leeds player made far too much of it. VVD is making mistakes but drop the captain with no viable alternative. No chance. Slot can only do so much. The squad needs an overhaul. He needs time to do it. You say, he clearly can’t manage and has no tactical nuance yet he won us the premier league last year for only the 2nd time in our history. Klopp won 1. We failed to qualify for the cgampions league under Klopp but no one wanted him sacked. People these days want instant gratification and bail at any sign of trouble. We aren’t even half way into a season of transition.

07 Dec 2025 19:58:03
Wouldn’t want gerrard anywhere near the job, not done enough to have a chance.

07 Dec 2025 20:03:37
Could be big Ange, I’ve a feeling about that.

Whoever it is, the job of an interim will be to rid the club of this destructive influence and if that is a group of players then so be it.

Would love Milner as part of our management team.

07 Dec 2025 19:06:22
Haha. This was wonderful - “Warmachine might be the most tolerant person I've ever met.
"sir he only tried to shoot me 56 times, he might have meant to miss””.

07 Dec 2025 20:35:59
@warmachine: it’s scary changing manager but sometimes needs must. I’m up down with it. You can’t say this team is not good enough to beat most of the teams that have beat us? I won’t make excuses for him when even as fresh as yesterday Bradley szob and grav was playing triangles at the edge of the box rather than cross it in to the waiting Ekitike and gakpo? The ball ending up being played back to Virg. Wide open space for crosses but no one would do it? I get he has dropped players but it’s only the last couple of weeks that’s happened.

As much as some players are underperforming and taking the flak for losses it’s on slot and his tactics. He making good players look crap. That’s probably the devision in the changing room. I can’t sit here and say give him time when he is showing no improvement in the performances. If he thinks the football we’re playing is fitting for a premier league team let alone champions and a European favourite he needs help. I’m not a fan of Iraola but whoever comes in have a lot to live up to but his type of football is easily improved so we go from there.

07 Dec 2025 20:53:54
Fair points scouse John. I just think things have happened this season that means he needs more time to be sure he’s not good enough.

07 Dec 2025 20:58:46
War Machine, I'm not hearing a lot of sense out of Slot this season. All that comes to mind is a lot of excuses and confusion.

We all perform our best when we believe in what we are doing and we have the right support. Clearly both of those ingredients are missing on the pitch and that's all on the manager. Our poor form goes way back to March and there is no sign of improvement. The manner of our setbacks are getting worse not better.

With respect to Mo, he's either a lone wolf and putting himself first or he's trying to highlight a much deeper problem within the team and the coaching staff.

07 Dec 2025 21:03:13
Wouldn't want Gerrard anywhere near the club. He was an awful manager and a bit of a tool who used to throw his weight about in night clubs in Southport when he was backed up by his cronies. Slot is still not beyond redemption if he ships out Mo, Macallister and Gakpo in January and brings in a defensive midfielder and a 2 or three defenders.

07 Dec 2025 21:07:34
Scouse, totally agree. WM, Dom played RW the season before joining us.

07 Dec 2025 21:23:18
Postecoglu, Gerrard, Emma Hayes, that’s truly the dregs.

{Ed025's Note - thats the cast for the new "3 Stooges" movie VV..

07 Dec 2025 23:44:02
WarMachine73 Slot making a lot of sense? Appears to know what needs sorting out? Can you please explain that with quotes/ references? Genuinely, I'd really like to know.

Because i've seen every interview, and in each one he says something even more jaw-dropping than the last. He repeatedly exposes his own inability and lack of understanding or ability to adapt. He openly admits we can't play against a low block. He's made out like teams only play a low block against us. He blamed the Arsenal game on the fact that Arteta changed the lineup. He said he's beginning to see a pattern in the goals we concede, they're either a penalty or a deflection (only 7 of the 24 goals we've conceded were penalties or deflections) He said the only way to beat a low block is a "moment of magic". He said "the goals go in easier in our end than the opponents. And that's just a handful of mind boggling statements. I'm not going to tackle all of them but the "moment of magic" one is genuinely a sackable offence in my opinion. Imagine openly admitting that your teams only hope for winning a game against a low block is a miracle! Unbelievable.

He complains about and uses the low block as an excuse in pretty much every game. But the real problem is that he doesn't even realise the play style HE CHOOSES is practically forcing teams into a low block. He has us hard pressing in the final third when to recover possession and then overloading the final third on the attack. What does he expect teams to do when they've got 6-8 red shirts lurking around their box for 60-70% of the game?! It's absolutely bewildering to watch him employ the same ineffective tactics week in week out and make the same complaints without so much as flirting with the idea of changing his approach. For me personally it shows a severe lack of tactical understanding.

08 Dec 2025 02:54:02
It's all mind boggling chewy.

07 Dec 2025 22:21:44
Or the worst dirty movie ever, Ed025.

{Ed025's Note - love it VV..

08 Dec 2025 08:45:32
What a sad state of affairs, the believers are now doubters, the team spirit looks lost, the playing style has gone, fitness looks like its gone, keeps playing the same players Konate, Kerkez, Gakpo, Maca, Isaak even though none look like they have ever kicked a ball before, It looks to me like Konate wants to get Slot sacked, not all players like that can lose form at the same time, it has to how they are training or instructions they are being told.

Like i said its a sad state of affairs.

07 Dec 2025 14:14:38
Hi all,

A lot has gone tits up at the club since my last update. Board are very frustrated with Salah comments, the squad are disappointed and the dressing room is split. The situation has now become untenable, particularly as of this morning, for Mo Salah. I fear Hughes intends on making an example of him.

Additionally, I’ve now come to learn that Heitinga is on our short list for potential interim managers should Arne Slot depart through resignation or otherwise.

All bad ideas I fear but it’s what I know. Very delicate times at the club, so updates are going to be a bit more frequent. I will let on as and when I hear stuff through the grapevine.

07 Dec 2025 14:35:23
Ok victor clutching at straws.

07 Dec 2025 14:59:31
There is absolutely no way that Heitinga is under consideration for the interim manager role. Not after his performance as manager with Ajax, no chance. And, if he is, then we are in far worse trouble than any one of us could have possibly imagined.

It is amazing that, when you think things couldn't get worse, they somehow find away of doing just that. Yesterday, felt down due to the result, but thought at least I don't have to concern myself with Liverpool till Tuesday, then BOOM Salah interview comes to light.

Incredible the contrast between last season and this one. The transformation is almost unprecedented. From Champions, to spending 450 million (Something FSG has never done before) only to lose game after game, followed by disappointing performance after performance. Not to mention the news of Jota's passing, being the hardest to take.

It has been a rough time to be a Liverpool fan, this season.

07 Dec 2025 15:02:35
Hetinga with Gerrard as cheerleader?

07 Dec 2025 16:12:27
Mo probably can’t come back from here, and probably not Arne either.

If there’s a change now I think Hughes and Edwards will be in self protection mode and will play it fairly safe with someone they know or have worked with before with club links.

The obvious ones who would be available and who know the club and Edwards are Rodgers and Jurgen, but they didn’t get on with him.

There may be someone like Stevie who’s had a coaching or ambassadorial role, or is around the club a lot on match days, who they’ll know. That doesn’t mean they’d have the minimum requirements for the job though.

Can’t think of many others. Heitinga maybe, or is he too closely aligned with Arne.

I’m not commenting on ability, just thinking what they’re likely to be looking for.

07 Dec 2025 16:25:21
It’s being reported in a few places there’s an emergency club meeting today, and also a split in the dressing room with VVD and several others backing Mo.

07 Dec 2025 16:36:57
Salah and Slot must leave the club ASAP, no human being is bigger than Liverpool Football Club and never will be, we will get on just fine without the two of you.

Liverpool Football Club has had far, far more tragic times in the past and has always come back stronger, two people throwing their toys out of the Pram is laughable to past events.

Lenny HENRY needs to get on his private jet and get over here and sort his mess out himself, firstly asking the players what is the Beef all about? not addressing them as a Group, the only way to get the truth is to ask players one to one, in a group players will be reluctant to speak the truth.

I note one of our sponsors is "AXA" Salah and Slot must be the first for the "AXA"! they both must go together ASAP, that gets rid of the smell for starters and the media witch hunt? So LFC can make a fresh start?

07 Dec 2025 19:26:21
I am not a fan of Hughes or Edwards but legend or not Salah should have kept things in the dressing room. Salah has done a lot for the club but equally the club and fans have given him a lot. I may get slated for this but i find it a bit selfish coming out and speaking like this. This is not how we work as a club and Salah should know this.
Slot may not be the right manager for us who knows but after this Salah should also not stay.

Club is bigger than everyone. We do what is best for the club.
If Slot is sacked and Salah stays does that mean another player in a couple of years can come and do this again if things are not working the way he wants. We can't let the culture slip and become toxic.

07 Dec 2025 20:05:04
Yep Salah and Virg will always be legends but they need to go if they are being destructive. Simple as that.

07 Dec 2025 21:22:45
Ron agreed no player bigger than the club and all of that. But, they've been at the club long enough and are seasoned pros. Something is way off and them leaving likely doesn't fix the problem.

07 Dec 2025 10:11:32
Hello all,

Slot has been pretty much been ‘gone’ for some time as I’ve mentioned.

Not sure the whole thing has been handled correctly but there we are.

Think by the end of the month we will have a new manager, potentially next week if a certain meeting goes well.

Ta.

07 Dec 2025 10:18:04
Thanks for info carra, appreciated as always.
Previously u had said there list of permanent managers and interim candidates where being assessed. Do u know which way we leaning ag this point, interim r can we get who we want permanent?

07 Dec 2025 10:18:44
Thanks Carra. I hope this gets done next week. Reports of Stevie G stepping in or is that way off the mark?

07 Dec 2025 10:20:15
Thanks carra as always.

07 Dec 2025 10:26:41
Thanks Carra. Any nationalities you could share would be much appreciated . Italian perhaps based on one of your recent posts.

07 Dec 2025 10:28:54
Cheers Carra that gladdens my heart no end. Let’s get the right man in who actually will be all in on the club the culture and turn this mess around.

07 Dec 2025 10:29:06
Potentially some much needed good news, cheers carra.

07 Dec 2025 10:29:38
Hello Digger,

Interim option is being sounded out, our full time option may have to wait.

Ta.

07 Dec 2025 10:29:47
That is music to my ears Carra, nice one.

Iraola will have this lot working hard and playing with a style that suits this leage.

07 Dec 2025 10:30:48
Thanks for the info Carra but this is crazy - our most successful manager over his first 50 games gets the sack. Only 2 of our 9 managers have won the Premier League and he did it in the first season.

He’s earnt the right to sort it out and have a season of going from “Mo to Flo”. Had a season ticket for 45 years and will never be so disgusted with the Club if this happens. We are not Chelsea.

07 Dec 2025 10:33:51
Hello Hugo,

Inzaghi would jump through hoops to take over at Liverpool. He isn’t a Hughes/ Edwards man though.

He’d be my personal first choice,

On a side note, Italian managers have an excellent record in England.

Ta.

07 Dec 2025 10:38:14
Interesting Carra thanks, didn’t think we’d go interim but if we have to wait so be it.

07 Dec 2025 10:44:59
Thanks Carra.

Carra do you see Stevie G taking over interim with Riola or Alonso being the FT replacement?

07 Dec 2025 10:51:06
Thanks for the info Carra, appreciated as always. The sounding out of an interim ties in with something I saw on "X"; about a former player who is a legend in these parts.

07 Dec 2025 10:55:23
Cheers Carra, I wonder if Gary O'Neil has been looked at for the interim after being part of the u23 set up a few years back.
If Slot were to leave would it be all the coaching staff as well? It would be some upheaval with games coming quick and fast.

07 Dec 2025 10:55:43
Inzaghi's football isn't any more exciting than what we've been seeing the last few weeks, probably less. That being said the players we have do kind of suit the system that he has with Frimpong and Kerkez as wing backs and Ekitike and Isak up front, though we would need to bring in Guehi to make it work, and Guehi would probably have to play the Bastoni role.

It would mean there is no place for Gakpo, though, and it would be unclear what place Wirtz would have if he isn't playing false 9.

07 Dec 2025 10:57:04
It'll be Iraola so jut because of the connection with Hughes.

07 Dec 2025 10:59:17
Cheers carra appreciated as always, you legend.

07 Dec 2025 10:59:43
JoeBuck - Refusing to sack a manager who deserves it does not make Liverpool a special club; it makes it a stupid one. Liverpool is a special club because of its success, most of which came under top-tier managers (Shankley, Paisley, Fagan, Klopp) . Slot has had 10 months to address our poor performances, and has failed at doing so.
Time is absolutely up, now.

{Ed001's Note - we used to refuse to sack failures, which is why we were in the second tier when Shanks took over.}

07 Dec 2025 11:03:06
Cheers carra.

07 Dec 2025 11:10:38
Gerrard would be a terrible appointment. Even on an interim basis. Poor record at his last two clubs, he nearly took Villa down, tactically inept and lacks the charisma to make up for that,

07 Dec 2025 11:11:04
Cheers Carra.

Lets hope it goes well and we get the right person in to get a kick up the arse of the players (well the ones that need it) until the "right" manager is available!

07 Dec 2025 11:12:17
Thanks for the info Carra.
Wonder is there a cryptic clue in there about Italian Managers.
Mancini as interim?

07 Dec 2025 11:13:47
Cheers Carra. I’ve been patiently waiting for you to post.

When you say possibly next week if meetings go well, is that:

1. For a permanent manager or interim?
2. No problem if you can’t say but are you able to give us a name?

07 Dec 2025 11:21:38
JoeBuck, I'd really love to give Slot time to turn it around and I will always appreciate him for winning us the title, but if it has reached breaking point with the players there is little point keeping him on. It's very sad and I wish it wasn't the case but his stubbornness seems to have cost him his job.

07 Dec 2025 11:22:51
Lowe - Moores didn't pull the trigger on sacking Houllier (despite having unanimous backing from the board) until Rafa threatened to walk away.

07 Dec 2025 11:05:27
Thanks Carra, great news!

The longer this goes on, the worse we are getting. Fingers crossed for next week!

Any hint of a name / nationality for either Interim or Permanent?

07 Dec 2025 11:35:40
Please God not Gerrard!
We want our club moving forward not taken backwards again .

07 Dec 2025 11:38:59
Thanks Carra.

There goes my prediction. thought Hughes and co would have backed him to the end. anyway!

Quick question, are the players aware that Slot is gone, or flare they in the dark about it?

07 Dec 2025 11:53:36
Maybe the hierarchy will look to offload Hughes so as to open up options for whom might be on the list of manager options and hopefully re-jig the Transfer Committee as well.

07 Dec 2025 11:54:41
"On a side note, Italian managers have an excellent record in England. "->Could this be a hint, Carra? Is the interim manager an Italian who has PL experience or.?

Perhaps Ranieri could be a possibility? Has abundant PL experience, saved AS Roma twice from crisis as an interim (just last season too! ), currently serving as senior advisor there. I heard he's retired from management now, but he reversed his decision just last year, so why not do it once more if Hughes and co are persuasive enough.

07 Dec 2025 11:58:15
Nice one Carra.

Not sure how I feel about Stevie potentially coming in tho.

07 Dec 2025 12:04:48
Thanks Carra. Can’t lie i am very relieved at this news.

I’m in agreement that this has not been handled well - as i said weeks ago, prolonging the situation will only make it worse.

Hopefully we can get a good man in and start to turn this around.

07 Dec 2025 12:12:12
Thanks Carra. Do you have any idea who we want in the Longer term, is Alonso the only option?

07 Dec 2025 12:15:55
I actually think Gerrard might do well.
Similar to what happened when ole took over at united.
On a short term basis, there wouldn’t be long enough to be found out for the extremely average coach he is. He’ll get away with it until May!
The feel good factor would be back.
He’d have the players playing for the badge again, with a bit of freedom. Hard work, working for the fans, leaving everything on the pitch, similar to what he did as a player.


Imagine a champions league quarter final at anfield wirh Stevie in the dugout.
He would use that secret weapon that Arne has neglected and has shy’d away from. The anfield factor. Let the fans suck the ball into the net.
As long as everyone knows it’s only for 6 months, I think it might work.
The key, however, would be to get in the right coaches too. Get a really good experienced assistant manager in alongside him (any ideas anyone? )
And give it 5 months!

07 Dec 2025 12:28:26
Edin Terzic, Xavi?

IF, and its a big IF Gerrard was brought in for 6 months, he would need a ready made coaching team along side, not of his own choosing.

07 Dec 2025 12:28:55
Thank you for sharing Carra.

07 Dec 2025 12:43:28
With interims do they usually form their own coaching teams, I guess they’ll choose the assistant but maybe not the others. If they’re all going anyway end of season may as well get rid now. Maybe the interim is Heitinga.

07 Dec 2025 12:52:07
Iraola is not the number one manager target. The permanent target is unlikely to be put in place until summer 2026.

07 Dec 2025 13:45:36
Heitinga is available as assistant manager possibly to work with interim?

I think the slump in form and now with Salah speaking out has damaged our reputation, meaning it really doesn’t bode well for the club, something has to be done to restore stability, create a more positive dialogue and pretty quickly too, as the media are having a field day with the club.

I hope Carra is right 🤞🏻 and thanks for putting this out there.

I truly think interim with plans and talks for new permanent is the most probable way ahead right now, bit not ITK nor a wise to how things work….

07 Dec 2025 13:52:31
Reynard Who is then?

07 Dec 2025 14:07:05
Here's a name completely from left field. what about Marcelo Bielsa?

Currently coach at Uruaguay national team. he'd get these guys fit and running in no time

Not sure he would be interested though. especially since the world cup is around the corner.

Wishful thinking that he could do a dual job. LFC interim coach and national coach for Uruguay at the same time.

07 Dec 2025 14:15:35
Bielsa is a god in the world of football, but not so much because of the results that he brings, but his integrity, intelligence, ideas and personality, that press conference he did recently was probably the most incredible thing that I've seen him do, possibly ever. He is not a pragmatic coach and I wouldn't want to see him as the Liverpool manager even though you can't help but admire him.

Terzic is terrible, the story of his rise to Dortmund coach is a deeply romantic one but he isn't a top level coach.

07 Dec 2025 14:15:55
Thanks Carra. Much appreciated as always. Could you please shed some light on who is the interim option being sounded out for next week?

Cheers!

07 Dec 2025 14:18:22
My money is on Klopp coming back until Alonso becomes available.

There was a guy on here who posted about Wirtz and Isak in the summer. He mentioned Klopp a week or two ago.

07 Dec 2025 14:36:50
Carra, thanks as always for the updates. Any ideas on the interim? Gerrard or Heitenga seem like a nightmare waiting to happen so anything to put those fears at ease would be great.

07 Dec 2025 15:01:43
Alonso is a legacy manager, he will surely be there for at least 2 years, although I imagine more like 5. He has a lot of work to do in changing the culture there.

After that he will undoubtedly manage LFC at some stage and be one of the greatest.

07 Dec 2025 15:26:58
Italian . Thiago Motta?

07 Dec 2025 15:46:50
Adam Well your money must be on drugs so mate.

Klopp is Global Head of Football over at Red Bull, a dream job. He's probably on $10+ mil a year. In terms of stress, in compaison to the prem, there's basically none. The thing Klopp hated most about the prem was the press. Doesn't have to deal with that now. In his new role he get's to work from home when he's not travelling and spend more time with his family. Let's not forget that moving to Mallorca as part of a long term plan for Klopp, the house was bought in 2022 and refurbished over the space of 2 years. He wasnt flipping it for profit and just decided last minute that "it would do". If you think he's going to give all that up to come back and pick up Slots pieces in a 6 month long role, you're off your head. You think Red Bull are just going to let him take 6 months off?!

Not to mention in his recent interview when asked if he'd ever return to Liverpool he looked like a deer in headlights and proceeded to dance around the question giving the most roundabout "why not? " that he could which anyone with half a brain knows means no.

In relation to Alonso. He's not going anywhere. All that hype in the rumour mill about Vini and the ultimatum was reported by a website called Defensa Central, a site known for sensationalist headlines and fabricated stories with no ties to Real Madrid. Far more trusted stories have rubbishd and downplayed the claims. Real sit 2nd in the league 4 points shy of Barcelona with a game in hand and only 1 loss, Alonso's job is safe.

07 Dec 2025 15:48:05
Only in modern football could you be a reigning Champion failure. Still think he'll be here in May meself. Whether that's the correct decision or not i just see them backing him.

07 Dec 2025 16:02:17
I'm surprised there's been no links to Joachim Low, former World Cup winning manager for Germany. He wants to work (ideally internationally), and has rejected offers in the summer. Get him in for 6 months. He'd have the instant respect of the players, and he wouldn't be looking for a gig long-term due to his age (65, 66 in Feb) .

I don't want Gerrard, but it wouldn't surprise me if we considered Gerrard, Michael Beale and Jonny Heitinga as an interim trio to replace Slot, Hulshoff and Van Bronckhorst.

07 Dec 2025 16:23:05
If the permanent preferred choice isn’t Iraola it may well be Nagelsmann.

07 Dec 2025 17:52:18
Thanks, Carra.

07 Dec 2025 17:57:45
Cheers for the info Carra. Hopefully some news materialises sooner rather than later.

07 Dec 2025 23:41:04
How does Rafa sound for interim with SG as assistant? Knows the prem, loves Lfc n is a brilliant organiser.

07 Dec 2025 09:05:06
Hi Ed’s do you know of any interest in Minteh? Young and very pacy but raw, really think if we replace salah and Diaz need some pacy options as our team really lacks pace atm.

{Ed001's Note - no thankfully as he is not good. Has one good game in 20.}

07 Dec 2025 10:05:14
If salah is sold to saudi the option to replace him have to be between Barcola and Olise. Semenyo will be the Diaz replacement. Club should also seriously consider off loading MacAlister and replacing him with a proper athletic and physical dm.

07 Dec 2025 10:09:43
Slot told us we’ve someone for the left for Diaz. Rio! He’s there somewhere.

07 Dec 2025 12:42:32
Cheers carra,

Can you give us idea who's being sounded out and what meeting is taking place next week.

07 Dec 2025 02:35:57
Ed1, is the reason Hughes and co. decided to give Salah a new contract last season because they would have looked like fools if they didn’t extend it after the numbers Salah produced, and because they expected backlash from the fans if he didn’t get one?

Did they not really want to give both Salah and VVD new contracts? I’ve always been under the impression that Edwards isn’t keen on giving huge contracts to older players, based on his past history as our Sporting Director.

And now, after Salah’s dip in form, they would feel justified in moving on from him and backing Slot—hoping the fans will accept the decision to sell Salah, especially after his recent interview. Although personally, I don’t think the fans will agree with that. I expect Anfield to sing Salah’s song loudly in our next home game.

{Ed001's Note - in large part, they were backed into a corner as they couldn't replace them as well last summer. It was about getting time to rebuild, and find and recruit their replacements.}

07 Dec 2025 07:55:35
I think ideally with the biggest money players they would have contracts with staggered expiry dates, so that you don’t have the cliff edge of two or three of them all negotiating at the same time.

They basically had us over a barrel as it’s almost impossible financially to replace Trent, Mo and VVD at around the same time unless that’s your only transfer business for a couple of windows. We had other problem positions to fix at the same point in time.

Weve got similar in the next wave with Grav and Szob, with noises already talks are stalling. And Konate being this seasons big problem. They’re not the same level of earners but their expectations will be high.

We seem to make the running of the contract side of the club look really difficult, most other clubs seem to be able to renew most of their key players deals without the issues that surround ours.

07 Dec 2025 08:13:19
To many negatives … we need a coach who can bring positive vibes to the players and use a fresh brush. Salah heavily impacted by Jota and I don’t feel Slot is a man manager and Jonny at Ajax may have bridged that gap whereas Van Bronkhurst doesn’t have the panache.

Klopp would galvanise spirit for players and fans a like as an interim and maybe get a trophy. Wirtz would be the Goetze he never got.

Go again next summer for a world class replacement not a mid tier premier league gamble or Klopp gets the bug and brings Gerrard as an assistant and he transfers to be another legends assistant even Carlo.

In business and in life if it’s rotten and not working a change is needed.

Klopp would most likely applaud the KOP on 20 minutes for the full minute and energise the team from sadness to defiance.

07 Dec 2025 09:34:58
Ed, do you think something is going to happen soon? It needs to, because this is a completely messed-up situation. The longer it goes on, the worse it could get. I think both Edwards and Hughes are starting to feel the heat because of this. At the end of the day, their jobs are also on the line here.

{Ed001's Note - it has to because Slot has lost the players. He has no man management ability at all and has been found out tactically. The interview has put it out in the open but it has been obvious for a while. Slot had every chance to sort this, but he thought he knew better after the Villa and Madrid wins and reverted to his dross tactics. It should have been an immediate disciplinary matter to throw away what worked in those two games, but Hughes is a weak leader and so is Edwards. Edwards left because he had no balls to face down Klopp and so ended up putting us in FFP problems over wages. He needs to show a bit of steel now and sort this out.}

07 Dec 2025 10:33:04
Ed, on a separate note, who is responsible for appointing coaches? Is it Slot or Hughes? I remember that we hired a set-piece coach this season. I thought we’d be better with set pieces, but it’s turned out to be worse.

We barely score from set pieces and we concede a lot from corners or even a simple long throw. It’s the same with the fitness coaches. We used to be one of the fittest teams, but now it looks like the players could barely outrun a snail that’s taken a wrong turn and is also having a bad day.

{Ed001's Note - Hughes is responsible for it, but he does let Slot pick his own group. I thought that our set piece coach was actually hired for a completely different role and just filling in on set pieces as well?}

07 Dec 2025 10:37:43
Get shut of edwards and Klopp may come back.
It always felt strange when FSG brought back Edwards then with in a few months after signing a 2 year extension Klopp leaves something fishy went on behind the scenes and we will never the know full story .

YNWA.