Liverpool FC Rumours

30 Jan 2026 23:24:04
. For jones may I add, Tottenham have been speaking on Jones all window and his availability.

31 Jan 2026 04:28:42
He is the last player wanting to leave.

30 Jan 2026 23:23:09
Tottenham are also asking for a loan, with an option to buy in the summer.

31 Jan 2026 07:15:05
Second word from the club should be 'off'.

31 Jan 2026 14:13:24
Loan a player to weaken us and yet do not buy? Get off.

30 Jan 2026 23:16:43
And just like that Paul Joyce has killed the Jones exit rumour! Said it in previous thread, this Fabrizio rumour frenzy had BS and sensationalizing all over it! Turning an inter approach or contact into 'Club to Club talks' so that it looks like Liverpool could sell…complete crap and further proof that Fabrizio is a clickbait fraud.

31 Jan 2026 02:51:00
It's a slow news window. I'm sure there are lots and lots of contacts to check potential player availability and interest. The bigger the club the more sensational a simple enquiry becomes.

31 Jan 2026 08:55:57
Fabrizio posted 5-0 final score on Wednesday just before chiesa scored, then quickly deleted it. My son screenshoted it to me. He's desperately trying to keep himself relevant. He's as big a fraud as.

31 Jan 2026 10:38:12
Frabrizio thought hertz van rental was a dutch center half Liverpool were after . YNWA.

30 Jan 2026 23:06:04
Anybody hear the rumors about Curtis to Inter Milan?

31 Jan 2026 14:14:09
Jones to inter and Dumfries to us. Doesn't make sense.

31 Jan 2026 19:34:45
More chance of Curtis going to inter flora.

30 Jan 2026 21:50:30
Jones isn't being let go without a replacement, not when Slot has openly complained about the size of his squad after the injuries. I have seen a few rumours suggesting that Inter Milan are recalling Benjamin Pavard from Marseille and are going to loan him out to Liverpool in order to make the Jones deal happen (it's also dependent on Frattesi joining Nottingham Forest).


In terms of depth squad depth I think Slot will be forced to replace Jones from within, it likely means Nyoni will get more minutes (after rumours about how he was unhappy about his lack of opportunities, this is one that he'll have to take), got to get the academy conveyor belt moving again I suppose.

30 Jan 2026 22:35:26
I'd imagine we'd more likely recall
Elliot for 5 million.

30 Jan 2026 22:41:35
At the start of the season Slot came out in an interview and said he wanted to "atttack" on all four fronts - the League, Champions League, tthe FA Cup and the Carabao (League) Cup, in his next sentence he said how he likes working with a small squad. a complete dillusion!

One of our main problems is midfield, now I won't pretend to be Jones' biggest fans, for mine, squad player at best, but in my opinion our midfield is too lightweight and needed bolstering in the summer, but it didn't happen. now, Slot basically plays the same four midfielders (oh fatigue), but, if the club allows Jones to go on loan (don't think Curtis would agree) to Inter it would highlight how dire the sittuation at the club is.

30 Jan 2026 22:49:15
I'm not a fan of Curtis jones. But at this moment in time. I'd rather have him here than Arne. He's ruining this team with his stupid decisions.

30 Jan 2026 23:20:22
This is strange one. I still have faith in the suits so i like to think something is planned here, no way they can leave Arne (or whoever) this short. If Jones is being left go early id seriously expect Morgan Rodgers, Elliot Anderson level signing up their sleeve and that's a pipe dream at this stage of the season.
The bust up seems plausible but Arne is too pragmatic and stoic to let that come between the season. Jones loves the club too much to leave because of a coach who is half way out the door.

The suits are too clever to leave a scouser, home grown prime aged solid squad player go without reason especially since a new coach could come in soon and highly rate Jones. Maybe it doesn't even happen but Fabrizio sounded like it was far along.
If we let Jones go and take some inter deadwood as cover or even consider recalling Eliiot as cover i will be extremely worried.
For me either Jones stays or theirs a surprise signing close.

{Ed025's Note - dont believe all that Fabrizio says Funky..

30 Jan 2026 23:23:43
Actually Jones to inter, Fratessi to Forest, Elliot Anderson to. ;)

30 Jan 2026 23:32:47
Slot doesn't make decisions on ins and outs LFC8.

31 Jan 2026 02:54:53
😁😁😁 @Jari, don't let the truth get in the way of another dig at Slot. The fact that people don't know what they are talking about isn't a hindrance to them giving an opinion, which, of course they are entitled to do.

30 Jan 2026 21:45:24
This is the exact rumour:

There was a bust up in the dressing room after the loss to Bournemouth. This involved Virgil van Dijk and Curtis Jones with Arne Slot.

Curtis and Virgil were particularly vocal in the dressing room calling out tactics and efforts. This did no go down well with Arne and whilst Virgil kept his cool, Curtis did not.

As a result, Curtis Jones was dropped from the squad against Qarabag and is now linked to a loan move to Inter.

It is worth noting this is not the first bust up involving the manager. Robertson, Mac Allister and Salah too have had bust ups with the manager this season.

30 Jan 2026 21:57:33
Credit Wilson Cox LFC.

30 Jan 2026 22:01:55
If the club are willing to get rid of Jones because of a bust up with Slot it would indicate that the club are backing Slot and don't intend on letting him go anytime soon.

30 Jan 2026 22:03:13
Stevie G is edging closer for the short term. He will command respect and unify the players, if nothing else.

I can see it now in future pub quizes. Which playing legend won a CL in his only stint at his home town club, despite only being a manager there for 4 months.

30 Jan 2026 22:05:04
The club is an absolute mess.

30 Jan 2026 22:10:47
Jones is passionate but he's gone on record many times to say Slot's style and tactics really suit him as a player. I'm not saying you're wrong, just that it's hard to believe.

30 Jan 2026 22:12:47
Cheers Wallace yeah.

30 Jan 2026 22:31:25
If Jones wasn't a scouse, would there be such a clamour to play him? I very much doubt it. If Jones wasn't English he would be at best been seen as a utility player. He runs around a lot but doesn't do much apart from that. Guys, no other top club in the PL would take him.

30 Jan 2026 23:13:33
My one wish after Mr. Klopp, which i posted at the time was . "strong preference for not a Dutch manager. " When Hughes is sacked, will the job be advertised on Indeed.com?

30 Jan 2026 23:25:48
A player that every club needs.

Local lad, plays everywhere, gives everything, doesn't moan or whinge when not starting, not on huge wages, has passion. Yeh let's get rid of him. F'ing ridiculous decision if he goes.

I'd rather have Jones as manager than Slot right now!

30 Jan 2026 23:27:28
Dutch manager won us a PL title. What were you hoping for?

30 Jan 2026 23:30:45
Curtis has been far from our worst performers this year….

31 Jan 2026 00:23:19
I don't believe any of that.

31 Jan 2026 00:53:21
No top team would want Curtis jones? When are our fans going to rate the lad and give him his due finally?

31 Jan 2026 07:32:06
Spurs want him and they are currently the 4th best team in Europe and 14th best in England.

31 Jan 2026 07:39:36
Sorry PB, you are right, let's give him his due, Spurs are rumoured to be interested in signing Jones.

31 Jan 2026 07:42:30
@FSGenius75, and those who clicked the thumbs up …. Were you asleep when we achieved automatic qualification for one of the world's major football competitions this week.

The club haven't performed as well as we want / hoped but to call it an "absolute mess" just means you are showing your ignorance re the running of a multi billion global business.

31 Jan 2026 10:33:33
Take the bit about Curtis is a local lad out of the equation and he has been a bitter disappointment like most of them.
look at these stats.20 premier league games 1 goal, no assist.157 crosses into the box 7 finding a red shirt.
Shots 14, on target 4.Passes 957, Key passes 17. Dribbles 22, successful 15. Dispossessed 15 times. 111 ground duels 56 won.
He might be from Liverpool but his stats over the season show me my eyes don't lie.

I see him run around a lot without doing anything, but small safe passes and when he is asked to do stuff in the opponents box he falls short.
Before you Curtis club fan boys tell me he cares about the club. So does fat Eddie who sits next to me on the kop, but I know he isn't good enough either.

31 Jan 2026 13:12:31
Really harsh assessment that Itstrue.

Eddie isn't that fat.

01 Feb 2026 11:28:56
If we continue to play like we did against Newcastle this season May not be such a disaster after all, plus a special mention to Ibu's performance last night, whilst Wirtz and Hugo will take most of the plaudits for Stella performances, Ibu returned from a personal tragedy early coz he wanted to help the team out and was inspired, maybe this season has weighed heavy on him with it going on the background.

The goal gave me Ali vibes. I don't care who's in charge or making signing decisions if we play exciting football that entertains and has me on the she of my seat.

30 Jan 2026 21:03:54
@TheFields are the rumours of Jones to Inter true. This would be a diabolical decision by Hughes and Edwards if true. We are so short on bodies, and its not even a straight sale. Its like the Elliot deal. For all we know he might be on the bench and both him and the club lose.

Also, why does it feel like we are emptying our soul. If we sanction this move, I will legit lose all faith in the board. Oh I miss the vibes of the Klopp era.

30 Jan 2026 21:29:31
I totally agree, utter madness if that's allowed to happen.

30 Jan 2026 21:30:29
I believe there was a bust up between jones and slot hence the reason jones didn't feature against quarabag. Althought the club said he was ill. Jones on loan until the end of the seaon, slot gets sack jones back at lfc.

30 Jan 2026 21:35:41
Aye koparmy, means nothing tho. As I've said previously CJ is fully committed to the cause.

He was ill Yorkie 🙄😂.

30 Jan 2026 21:43:49
Bust up or not, we are incredibly short on numbers. Further, he seems to genuinely care about the club. If we do sanction this deal, it would be clear that Slot is not going anywhere soon. Otherwise, the board wouldn't sanction this deal even if he had a falling out with him.

30 Jan 2026 21:52:58
Whilst I'm not convinced that Jones is a future starter for our midfield I find it unthinkable that jones would be allowed to leave in any capacity this window without a direct replacement being brought in. Our squad is paper thin with injuries with the prospect of playing Szob at RB for the coming weeks so why allow Jones to leave when he is one of our rotation options.

Lots of talk online of bust up but this is only being reported after the inter rumours so I'm at present calling bull on that part!

30 Jan 2026 22:05:59
Hopefully jones is off. He isn't good enough and it will give Nyoni more game times.

30 Jan 2026 21:45:33
This is crazy! its ok saying that Yorkie but what do we do in the meantime? Jones starts or is 1st sub to come on in a lot of games. Giving an italian team an obligation to buy is just idiotic aswell. A story so stupid i wouldn't be giving it the time of day if it wasnt Romano reporting it.

30 Jan 2026 21:45:33
This is crazy! its ok saying that Yorkie but what do we do in the meantime? Jones starts or is 1st sub to come on in a lot of games. Giving an italian team an obligation to buy is just idiotic aswell. A story so stupid i wouldn't be giving it the time of day if it wasnt Romano reporting it.

30 Jan 2026 22:45:05
The sooner this man is gone the better. Tearing the club apart on and off the pitch. Arrogant beyond belief.

30 Jan 2026 22:46:04
Here my prediction, not ITK but just my opinion, Jones has one year left on his contract in the summer, Inter may need a midfielder, Inter contact Liverpool and ask about his availability on loan to buy. Liverpool say no deal mid season. Reports come out that Liverpool in talks to sell Jones because yes there was a conversation between clubs and then all the Twitter crap drums up about potential bust ups.

Just my opinion but I fail to believe the club would ever consider selling jones in the short term when trying to chase down CL football and currently in the final 16.

30 Jan 2026 23:03:48
I think you may just be right Dow-ney.

31 Jan 2026 07:37:45
Last week some of us were "disgusted" that the owners would allow Robbo to leave …….

This week it's "utter madness" to get rid of Curtis.

Of course both sentiments are correct but to assume every time some 'no mark' dreams up some garbage clickbait, to automatically jump to the worst possible outcome and automatically vilify the owners really is a waste of emotion.

30 Jan 2026 21:01:38
So Curtis to Inter, wonder who is coming.

30 Jan 2026 21:52:05
Potentially Pavard if he's recalled from Marseille. I'd love if it was Bastoni though.

30 Jan 2026 22:54:58
I wouldn't say no to Barella, Bastoni or Martinez.

30 Jan 2026 16:15:24
Is it true that Denzel Dumfries could arrive in this window.

30 Jan 2026 16:21:18
The 29 year old who has been out injured since November?

30 Jan 2026 16:22:58
I guess our physios must be bored.

30 Jan 2026 16:31:12
Arthur mk2.

30 Jan 2026 17:49:37
we do actually need another injury prone right back.

30 Jan 2026 18:04:39
How in God's good name do they class that as a market opportunity. Might as well get the money and burn it.

30 Jan 2026 18:27:23
Seems strange to sign a player who is injured til March to cover a player who is injured til March.
At least we are looking i guess.

30 Jan 2026 18:28:11
Givairo Read there is an opportunity.

30 Jan 2026 18:43:27
Utter bull.

30 Jan 2026 18:49:33
We have Calvin Ramsey.

30 Jan 2026 18:55:06
I'd rather have Denzil Washington. maybe against Manchester United we'd then have had the Equalizer.

{Ed025's Note - good stuff Robby..

30 Jan 2026 19:02:17
Denzel Dumfries would be an excellent acquisition in my eyes.
Every time i saw him playing he was one of the best players on the pitch.
Yes, he has an injury right now but he missed just 28 matches in his last 4 seasons prior to this one. That is 7 per season. Not perfect but not too bad either.

30 Jan 2026 19:21:20
I would rather have Denzel from Only Fools and Horses. probably more reliable!

30 Jan 2026 19:24:24
King Kong ain't got s@@t on me.

30 Jan 2026 19:30:20
Quiet Earp. He's out until March, that literally doesn't help us one iota. It would be Arthur Melo levels of bad recruitment.

30 Jan 2026 21:24:42
Denzel would be pukka signing. Pull the trigger.
Hopefully injury free so won't need Rod in his knee. Sure he would boince back. Can't wait to see him Mar leaning at Delwood.

30 Jan 2026 22:20:40
He ticks all our boxes tbf

Dutch

Injury Prone

Not that good

We already have multiple players in his position.

30 Jan 2026 23:07:28
I'd rather have Denzel Curry. Then we could play tikka taka football.

30 Jan 2026 23:16:22
We will be half way to having Dutch national team if we sign Dumfies!

30 Jan 2026 14:42:24
Liverpool youngster Joshua Abe is attracting interest from Manchester City, Arsenal and Real Madrid. Man City have tabled a significant offer, but it remains to be seen whether or not this will trigger a move.

30 Jan 2026 15:20:18
His agent is Trent's brother! I Wonder why he's such a **** towards the club that made him and his family multi millionarse 👌.

30 Jan 2026 15:27:52
Do you know if he's trying to move or if ****er Alexander-Arnold is just trying to get him a better contract.

30 Jan 2026 15:28:21
Trents brother up to no good again no doubt.

30 Jan 2026 15:46:20
Whether or not the player is angling for a move himself I'm unsure, sorry. It's no secret that his agent is very difficult and annoying to deal with. However he is an Arsenal fan but that's not inside info, that's just public info. I imagine if Arsenal came knocking formally with an outstanding offer that he'd be in London very quickly.

30 Jan 2026 16:18:00
I see he's training with the first team today. I doubt it's about money - he's only 15 so I think his earnings are capped for the next few years. In his position, my concern would be a lack of pathway to the first team whilst Slot is in charge.

30 Jan 2026 16:41:19
Well he'd get even less pathway under Arteta.

30 Jan 2026 16:46:00
Alonso will open the pathway, as Klopp did. Arne is too focused on being the second coming of Pep 2022.

30 Jan 2026 20:17:05
Dying to see this next manager whoever he is play loadsa kids in the Premier League, going to be great craic.

30 Jan 2026 14:30:11
Any truth in mamardashvili to Beskitas on loan? Would be rather stupid with Alissons injury record.

30 Jan 2026 15:39:37
Would it be? Isn't our 3rd choice highly rated (forgot his name) but from what I see better suited to our style and could/ should be treated as an understudy to Ali.

30 Jan 2026 16:21:40
Can't be that highly rated if you don't know his name! 😉.

30 Jan 2026 16:45:07
Our 3rd choice is an almost 29 year old last playing for Preston.

30 Jan 2026 19:33:42
Freddie Woodman and Pecsi as well (unless he is on loan)?

Woodman has looked decent in his performances, better at distribution than Marma.

30 Jan 2026 20:22:41
Adamski, what relevance is him being 29? Call me old-fashioned but I prefer an experienced backup keeper who is a steady pair of hands. I don't see the point in young expensive backup keepers.

They need games if they are going to develop and they aren't going to get that being a backup keeper. Kelleher was great but for his own career he should have left years before he did.

29 Jan 2026 11:32:10
James Pearce has said Slot still has full backing, that his relationship with Hughes is strong and the top brass believe he will turn it around.
Polar opposite reports happening at the same time.

29 Jan 2026 12:11:16
Bad news Pearce strikes again. Hasn't he been blacklisted by the club for a number of years now anyway?

29 Jan 2026 12:22:19
SG - the top brass are going to spin that line to journo's. They're not going to come out and admit it's a S**t show behind the scenes.
Even after last nights win when you'd expect Slot to be buoyant there was a spikey air about him. Something not right whatsoever.

29 Jan 2026 12:29:47
Tweet by Mr Pearce on 23/ 9/ 2015

" #LFC adamant that they have not made an approach to Carlo Ancelotti. FSG still backing Brendan Rodgers. "

4/ 10/ 15 Brendan Rodgers sacked.

29 Jan 2026 12:33:08
How many times have we heard from clubs that the board have come out and back their manager, only for them to get rid.

It's usually a kiss of death.

29 Jan 2026 12:55:33
The writings on the wall for Slot if Pearce says he is staying.

29 Jan 2026 13:13:52
Can't see how the Liverpool manager and hierachy having a strong relationship could be viewed as bad news.

29 Jan 2026 13:18:17
Is it not the same for the ITK here? why are you choosing to believe them?.

29 Jan 2026 13:34:22
Could be smoking out the moles which different leeks to different people….

29 Jan 2026 13:44:52
Are we really wheeling out a ten year old tweet to undermine Pearce's credibility? It was two weeks before the sacking of Rodgers, so at that point he did have the club's backing. And Pearce was I minnow working for the Echo.

29 Jan 2026 13:53:04
@Babbity - I know Klopp had a word with Pearce in a presser once but i believe he got the wrong person?

It'll be interesting to see if that 6-0 against Qarabag gives us a much needed confidence boost for NUFC.

29 Jan 2026 13:53:27
Slot ain't happy he has not been given the tools he was promised. Honest and frank conversations have been had beetween him and the STC. Edwards seems to be meddling with things as well, probably because he's not doing the job he was hired for.

Its rather messy behind the scenes but we aa a club, try not to let that play out in public like other clubs. So they send for someone like JP and get him to cover it up.

29 Jan 2026 14:13:21
James Pearce is informed wrong. Slot is on very thin ice, and so is Richard Hughes.

29 Jan 2026 14:33:45
Does anyone have any actual evidence of this sh! tshow behind the scenes?

Seems to me like the results haven't been what we wanted so we are all scrambling around looking for someone to blame.

29 Jan 2026 15:23:07
Yes Sean but he can only say so much because he doesn't know what goes on in the office. The tension when certain people are about is obvious to them tho.

29 Jan 2026 15:49:36
SG8, we're comfortable in Europe with the pace, particularly the new signings, therefore I think we'll continue to struggle in the premier league for whatever reason.

29 Jan 2026 15:57:45
@Thefields, out of curiosity, if you were a betting man how would you see the club structure shape itself for next season or more of a chance it stays same as with STC and Edwards?

From reading on here, I would have though Edwards stays and maybe STC is replaced but would be interesting to hear how you potentially see if transpiring.

I would be lying if I said I had a clue who could be a good candidate but if Alonso is the way forward, it would be great to see someone who sees the game in a similar fashion in terms of principles and style of play, so any future coaches potentially track with similar characteristics.

29 Jan 2026 16:18:55
That's the update I wanted to hear, robbo.

29 Jan 2026 16:30:43
Any public backing of a manager should always be received as a red flag.

Yes managers aren't going to be publicly shamed but managers that are comfortable in their roles, don't need public backing.

29 Jan 2026 16:33:55
I am not sure how he can say he was not backed. He has had more investment in the team than any LFC manager I can remember!

29 Jan 2026 17:26:49
This is the season that Amazon wish they were filming behind the scenes.

29 Jan 2026 17:32:52
FSG-rout well obviously I am.

Here's another zinger before the 22/ 23 season.

"No sagas to resolve, no glaring gaps to fill, no scattergun recruitment drive, no expensive deadwood to shift.
Klopp's Liverpool are in decent shape as they prepare for Asia tour. #LFC"

We finished 5th that season and won nothing due to our midfield being completely on its arse (which anyone with common sense could see we needed reinforcements before the season started).

Pearce has the faecal touch. It's a unique skill set that he has.

29 Jan 2026 17:34:38
Hey Flanders - that is an absolutely excellent and valid point 👍🏻.

29 Jan 2026 17:47:21
Sorry but what or who is STC?

29 Jan 2026 18:03:44
Silver Tongued Charlatan aka Hughes McG.

Fields, can u elaborate on how Slot feels he's not been given the tools he wanted/ needed? We've seen on here he wanted a Diaz replacement; anything else? All the years of Klopp making do and Slot gets Man City levels of spending and can't make it work.

29 Jan 2026 18:19:35
McGoweb
Silver Tongued Charlatan i. e Hughes

I believe.

29 Jan 2026 18:21:44
SCRED.

Alonso will be our manager come next season. Ticks a lot of boxes and was the first choice when Klopp left. I think he will bring someone a bit more experienced as his main assistant but I can see a possibility of a Gerrard, Tiago or Millner come in as either and assistant or coach.

The STC needs to get the boot, he in my eyes has been a massive failure. Yes we had a good window in the summer but it should of been better and we have had 3 failed windows. Plus he seems out of his depth when it comes to negotiations. I would love someone like Sebastian Schuppan from RBL to replace him.

Edwards, FSG need to buy another club for him to go run or get rid of him. Having him hanging around without anything to do is causing issues. No need to replace him.

29 Jan 2026 18:33:21
Redflyer. He wanted a CB and a winger because he felt we were short in those areas. He basically was told to use Rio more for the wing and well you know what happened with the CB.

I agree he should be getting more out of the players at his disposal, including youngsters as well.

29 Jan 2026 18:54:29
VV's summaries of that Burger Head couldn't be more correct. I hate the lot of the journalists who cover Liverpool, they haven't got an objectively critical bone in their bodies.

29 Jan 2026 19:52:46
Fields, I can see why Slot feels let down with the CB issue. But I also have feel that anyone who came in wouldn't have made much of a difference with the way he sets up.

29 Jan 2026 19:59:31
So, after months of endless opinions we are still Liverpool FC, still owned by FSG, still have Edward's and Hughes in key decision making roles, still have the same head coach, still have the same squad. And every day we have rage same 'debate'.

Today's 'nuance' is that a tame journo is being given the scoop by the club. As with such officially sanctioned info whether or not it's true is irrelevant- it is what the club wants the world to believe at a particular moment in time. From a fan's perspective it also doesn't matter as we will still be fielding a team on Saturday night and trying to win three points. That's all that matters really.

29 Jan 2026 20:18:35
Slot and hughes both need too go asap and maybe Edwards as well we are a mess do anyone agree?

29 Jan 2026 20:30:32
I couldn't agree more WDW. There is such a thing as too much information. Back in the day I couldn't tell you who the owners, scouts, fitness coaches or any other backroom staff were or what their job roles were or if they were any good at it and I didn't care. I just went to the match and supported my team. It was great!

29 Jan 2026 20:40:34
RF. Maybe but it wouldn't be hard to improve on the slow ponderous football we have been playing.

29 Jan 2026 20:52:24
Wdw 👏👏👏.

29 Jan 2026 21:22:52
Thanks for enlightening us we have a game Saturday WDW. By your rationale even talking about anything that's not the game renders this page useless. I think I'll stick to moaning about management and owners until we show some positivity then you won't hear a peep.

29 Jan 2026 21:30:09
Frode +1.

29 Jan 2026 22:40:22
Slot is on the strongest thin ice I've ever seen. Be standing on it for months and still no change!

29 Jan 2026 23:06:51
He is thinking light thoughts and all things that don't weigh much. Cornflakes, Candyfloss, Belly fluff 😂.

30 Jan 2026 00:27:58
@Frode, I was expressing my opinion. I'm not saying people shouldn't say what they want to say it.

Couple of things though - there are an awful lot of people who - for the past three or four months have said the same thing every day. They seem to expect that there is something that this forum can do to influence the club's management if the club and they seem to think that there is somebody lurking on the board that has the power to change things.


Then there are the ones that can't distinguish, or make the connection between data, information, knowledge and wisdom. They assume that opinions, any opinions are knowledge or based in knowledge which - as evinced by the situation within the club staying as it was at the start of the season - is obviously incorrect.

In addition, people like yourself, taking every thread and twisting it to criticise any number of people at the club with abuse of their work and, pathetically, the indiduals as people, is sad.

As I said at the start of this, I'm expressing my opinion. I'm sure you'll disagree with my opinion but that's ok.

I'll have to stop now as I need to start a new thread now asking does anybody think Slot or Hughes or Edward's is doing a bad job and does anybody think they will be fired tomorrow and does anybody 5hink that Gerrard should be an interim manager and does anybody think that XA should be the new manager and can any if the ITKs confirm that it's all true. We haven't had a thread like this for 5 minutes now and I keep forgetting what the situation is.

30 Jan 2026 06:02:50
I think it's all the coach drivers fault, if he doesn't get sacked it's negligence from the club.

In fact, let's just sack everyone players included and start a fresh.

Epic waste of a season. Bottom half finish all but guarenteed. Worst chance of winning a trophy since 2005.

30 Jan 2026 07:18:15
Made me laugh WDW well done.
As much as I love this site and always have done, it is pretty depressing to see so many people calling a man who won us one of the biggest trophies of all, a bald fraud and circling around like vultures for wounded prey.


Lets just hope for some big results over the next few weeks and an upturn in form.
Come on you redmen.

30 Jan 2026 07:23:15
I agree the football we are playing (in the prem) is very unattractive but regarding our spending I agree that slot was let down.
I know we spent record amounts but we also recouped more than half.
All we did was replace players who were leaving (and of course the tragic passing of dj)
Trent-Frimpong
Quansah-leoni
Jota-Isak
Nunez-ekitike
Diaz-wirtz
Robbo-Kerkez
I know robbo hasn't left but his legs were gone last year.
Add to the fact Trent and Diaz both wanted out, it's not like slot wanted to tear the team apart.
And when we signed these players im sure we all agreed they were a massive upgrade.


But they were replacements, we never added to the squad strength or depth.
And that is part of our struggle.
Arsenal have about 5 or 6 cbs, Man City have at least the same, Chelsea have 7 or 8 cbs we have 4 (including leoni who was bought for the future) And let's face it Joe is a walking sicknote.
The fact we have used 3 different mf in the right back position speaks volumes.
Our fit first 11 is more than capable but the squad strength is weak.
Add to the fact we are massively missing trents early balls and Diaz sublime skills and pace.

30 Jan 2026 08:00:12
Journalism isn't written to inform anymore, it's to drive traffic, or create engagement. The truth rarely matters and definitley dies not matter as much as clicks or responses.

30 Jan 2026 08:26:26
WDW is spot on.

30 Jan 2026 09:15:48
Good summary BigSqueeze. Some of the replacements so far have looked like upgrades, some haven't. Probably as importantly this season we've suffered a lot of injuries compared to last, Isaks injuries and fitness and Leoni have cost us massively, three or four first teamers from last season have seriously lost form, and we've tried to tweak tactics unsuccessfully.

All of this has happened at the same time which is where we've fallen down, some of that's coaching and fitness yes, some of it's not. Our football quality and excitement also just hasn't been at the level we all want, except in Europe.

I agree with some of the other posters as well, some of the personal stuff aimed at Arne has been low, and the same applies to comments about Richard Hughes. Coincidentally I was speaking to someone who works for him recently, and they said he's a decent bloke, but that's just one opinion. The negative personal stuff is not necessarily any more grounded in reality than more positive things about them tbh, but we can generally all see what goes on on the pitch or in the transfer market.

30 Jan 2026 09:39:31
WDW bang on the money, I for one am happy for the Eds engagement like this keeps the site going even if its the same crap every day.

30 Jan 2026 09:50:44
Good to see you back @Flash - I hope all is well. 👍.

30 Jan 2026 13:48:39
Cheers Hugo, and yes I totally agree, it's a culmination of several reasons why we are where we are.
I also agree with u regarding the slot bashing.
He won us the league in his 1st season with the same team that Klopp failed to the previous year.

30 Jan 2026 14:21:50
I think it's fine that people think Slot isn't up to doing the job for us anymore to the standard that we expect, I myself am inclined to think that and believe that a change probably should be made.

However, I am also worried about Edwards and Hughes, considering they haven't exactly covered themselves in glory with recruitment. Yes, we have bought some great players, but there seems to have been little thought as to how they fit with this manager's philosophy, and it's plain as day that we are missing a passer from deep, another center half and a deep midfielder who can screen the defense (I don't mean a specialty 'defensive midfielder' necessarily) and can pass the ball. I also find it abominable that Slot isn't given some help in this transfer window, it defies reason to me.

However it's all the constant ribbing of Slot and abuse of him that I can't stand, and it's all justified by 'well if he did a better job I and other irate fans wouldn't insult him'. I do believe that he's trying to do the best that he can, and maybe at this point that's not good enough for what I or other fans expect, I'm sure he knows this as well. The man is asked completely nonsensical and utterly disrespectful questions about Xabi taking over and defends himself and folks on here somehow think it's okay and laugh at him doing a Ten Hag.

Every injury is his fault, Chiesa or Salah playing well or badly is his fault, Tyler Morton playing well in Ligue 1 is proof that he's an idiot, every win we get is a fluke and has nothing to do with him etc. And then folks wheel out the Jurgen years like we never had periods where we played badly under Jurgen, though of course that was never Jurgen's fault, it was always because he was never backed by FSG and Edwards.

Like I said I'm leaning towards showing Slot the door, but there's another part of me that believes that if it weren't for the injury issues this year, if our set piece balance wasn't so wretched and was marginally better (let's say we conceded 3 or 4 goals less and scored 3 or 4 goals more, that would be a 6-8 goal swing, incidentally we are the top set piece scorers in the Champions League), even with this coach we would be right up there with City.

With two or three more players, two center halves who can also play wide and another midfielder, we would be title winners again. It took a year for Macca, Dom and Grav to come good, and that resulted in us winning a title. Next year, Kerkez, Frimpong, Ekitike, Wirtz, Isak will all have properly bedded into this league and this team and we will reap the benefits from that, I am absolutely sure of it. With two or three smart additions, even if this manager were to stay on my own personal opinion is that we would go back to the top. I'm not suggesting that I would like Slot to stay necessarily, and I appreciate he has made big mistakes over the course of the season, but he is also not a dope of a manager who has no idea what he's doing.