You are right and most fans are discussing this with rationale. Of course we can discuss who should replace Slot of he leaves or gets sacked
But then you have a very small section of fans who actually wished we lose games to try to hasten the departure of Slot amongst other labels thrown at him. Slot is probably not going in the trajectory of being the top managers we ever had, but as long he remains our manager and continues the show respect for the club, we need to accord that same basic support to him back, regardless of results. The club is not just about us, the fans, it’s everyone involved.
So yes if anyone says you cannot discuss the hypothetical situation if slot leaves who should replace him, they are wrong. You can and we should. But to those small section of fans whom I describe above, sorry, shame on you.
The club had been in contact with Jurgen for at least 6 months prior but he wanted to have a season long break before starting with us, otherwise Rodgers would have gone much sooner.
I wonder about this. Would they have sacked Rodgers if he continued to get results? Agreed there was the whole transfer committee thing but if the results were good would FSG have still jumped?
Same goes here too. If Slot gets the results i.e. CL qualification would they jump because there’s a shiny new thing on the shelf?
I’d say there’s a world of difference between Alonso and Klopp and only no CL or some epic falling out removes Slot in favour of Alonso. In my head it’s nuts to think otherwise.
I think FSG were (and probably still are) all about process not just results. Jurgen was always their ideal candidate so I think it likely that when they made contact with him/ his agent their mind was made up.
I don’t follow baseball closely but I think they have fired managers before who weren’t doing badly. I don’t know whether that situation is translateable to football though.
With Arne, It is difficult to say because we have limited info to work on. FSG get to see the underbelly of the club’s workings. With Rodgers there were red flags all over the place.
Also, Alonso may be well liked by the club but they don’t have the attachment we as fans nor is his record as strong as Jurgen’s so I don’t know how highly they rate him nor how much they blame Arne for this season’s performances.
I think in the case of Rodgers they would have. Klopp was their number one target for years. They wanted him when they appointed Kenny and when the appointed Rodgers.
Brendan had also proved difficult to work with, around transfers and structure, so I don’t think FSG saw his as worth persevering with.
Absolutely. That’s my point. Rodgers made the decision and easy one.
It’s a fair shout but he didn’t make the decision a difficult one.
With regards to Slot Vs Alonso I think we’re miles away from anything similar to Klopp Vs Rodgers. I would have loved for Alonso to join us post Leverkusen but it wasn’t to be. I’m not about to chase a nostalgia hit without a very good reason. So far this season I’ve not been given that reason. I appreciate others see it differently.
Can’t say I’m surprised at shouts for Alonso to come here in place of Slot. My view, it’s short sited, massively unfair on Arne, and the grass isn’t always greener.
My preference remains as before - provided we finish in the Top 4 and make it deep into the remaining cup comps, I want to see Arne at the helm at the beginning of 2026/27 season.
The club also need to stop fucking about with signings (or lack of).
I think they focus on what is likely to happen in the future rather than the past. It’s why we have let some players wind their contracts down rather than offer long new contracts that will see them slowly deteriorate on the bench. It’s just saying thank you for your service and moving on.
When they brought Rodgers in, Dalglish hadn’t been doing too badly. But they obviously thought that they needed someone who would work for the future.
If we’re talking about 2011/12, the second half of the season, starting with our defeat at home to Arsenal, has to be one of the worst periods of football I’ve witnessed at Liverpool since I remember. at least when it comes to the league. I love Kenny to bits but no other manager would have made it to the end of the season at that time - and he probably made it because of two cup runs.
I don’t think FSG are going to sack Slot - they need to keep some semblance of stability this season. The goal is clear, he has to qualify for CL. I’d take it even with the boring football the team is currently playing. What bothers me is that both Man United and Chelsea have changed coaches and will experience new manager bounce while our team is toiling and dropping points against the likes of Sunderland and Leeds at home.
I think we’ll see a decision made on him at the end of the season. I’d be surprised if club weren’t doing due dilligence on new head coach, be it Alonso, Fabregas, Iraola or someone else entirely - but they should always be prepared, not just when the going is tough.
So, I don’t want to upset anyone, but I think it’s a fair question; If we scrape into the top four playing dull and uninspiring football, would that be enough for the club to stand by Slot, given his previous success, and plan for the following season with him in charge, or, would the owners be justified in saying; ‘We invested heavily in this squad, and this isn’t good enough, we don’t see any sign that this is the way forward’?
Do the owners watch the football, or watch the table?
That really is what it boils down to. Success is measured by achievement, not how its achieved.
That’s the property of supporters, determining what is acceptable on the pitch.
I recall being quite shocked at how rapidly and decisively that team downed tools after winning the League Cup. It was almost as if the entire squad went ‘Right! Job done! That’s us for the season!’
I don’t think it is solely the level of investment but the whole picture. A lot of concern by knowledgeble folks on this board about the coaching and its role in the performances we are seeeing - that has to be something that will feature in any review.
The worst thing that can happen to disrupt LFC entirely, is if Slot loses the entire fanbase due to poor performances on the pitch.
A disgruntled fanbase is like a baying mob crying out for blood.
I think this is a good question, and it might be the situation we are facing at the end of the season.
If the football isn’t very good, the owners might take that as an indicator that we are unlikely to go higher and challenge for the league title on a regular basis, for the foreseeable future.
So for me, if that’s how it pans out, top four but poor football, Slot might be vulnerable, especially if another desirable candidate is available.
At that point Slot would justifiably see himself as hard done by. Two seasons, one league title and a CL finish in the second season, which in itself turned out to be more of a transition season that came with numerous difficult circumstances. So maybe the owners would extend the benefit of the doubt and keep him in post? Tough call.
Someone called us Moments FC. I wish I knew who, so I could credit them! But it seems apposite right now. We have quality, and we will have moments, probably/hopefully enough of them to finish in the CL spots.
But are the owners looking for more? An identity? A pattern of play to emerge?
I have been on the Slot bus and argued his case longer than many others. I am still on the Slot bus, but I do recognize that if things don’t improve he is vulnerable. Things have been improving, and that has been welcome, but I would imagine we need to improve further to fully convince the owners.
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And when I say ‘convince the owners’ they will almost certainly take the recommendation of Hughes and Edwards. They won’t be fully hands on with it, even if an end of season review will surely go all the way up to them in a reporting sense.
Think most of us would have been ok with 2 years of shit football and no trophies but reaching the CL after Klopps departure.
The title and the money we’ve spent on new players increased the expectations massively. From the fanbase of course. Doubt much changed for the higher hierarchy of the club.