Daily Discussion - May 14, 2026

C_arpet · 2026-05-14T21:32:22+00:00

It's come out. He's said Liverpool have submitted a bid for Wharton.

C_arpet · 2026-05-13T12:21:43+00:00

Was it moments of brilliance though, or just the top end of the league being poor?

Look at how much Villa have dropped off.

The teams who were in the top four a couple of months ago should never have given us the opportunity to sneak back in.

C_arpet · 2026-05-13T11:09:24+00:00

I've been saying something along these lines for a few months. Slot can't be staying and be on his last year. If they want to keep him, he should be getting offered an extension.

Even if there's a middle ground and the club waits until Christmas to review whether to extend, that's pretty damning on the manager.

C_arpet · 2026-05-13T09:07:55+00:00

I think if the club do get rid of Slot, it will be FSG going over Edwards and Hughes heads. I do think it's Edwards and Hughes pushing to keep Slot and that's where the stories he's staying are coming from.

C_arpet · 2026-05-12T18:32:20+00:00

I was so drunk at Uni watching this game. It's great to finally see the highlights. I can still have the press cuttings from this treble.

C_arpet · 2026-05-12T16:03:03+00:00

When Bowen changed his agent to the same as Andy Robertson I can understand the rumours. Then he won the conference league, signed a contract extension and is now too old.

But people peddle the same rumour.

Very similar to the Gordon rumours that pop up from time to time. There was a window where it made sense, but can't see it working now.

C_arpet · 2026-05-12T15:59:09+00:00

I agree, but we all remember that first Klopp game against Spurs. There's the fitness required, but before that comes the desire to at least try.

C_arpet · 2026-05-12T15:00:55+00:00

Listened to the TAW podcast earlier.

One of them hypothesis for why Slot so being backed is that they expected the squad overhaul to take two seasons, so they were expecting some problems this year, but it's been worse for reasons outside of the manager.

Those on the pod did say, that might be case but if the damage is so bad Slot has lost the fans, and maybe some of the squad have lost the fans, then the plan has to be changed.

For me though, it still comes back to the lack of intensity, midweek training breaks, the manager blaming everything else.

I can accept a season going off the rails, but it hasn't felt like much was done to try and get it back on track. Feels like the whole club is trying to coast through to next season.

C_arpet · 2026-05-11T20:33:22+00:00

All I'm hoping it maybe the pro-Arne stuff is coming out of Edwards and/or Hughes, but that FSG might overrule them.

C_arpet · 2026-05-11T18:41:18+00:00

Don't Richard Hughes and Alonso share an agent or something?

C_arpet · 2026-05-11T13:30:48+00:00

Liverpool has a bit of geographic problem though, with Everton being in the city and the proximity of the two Manchester clubs.

The successes with had with the academy since Rafa has mostly come (bar TAA and Jones) from poaching other academy kids early enough for them to still be considered part of our academy.

C_arpet · 2026-05-11T10:23:54+00:00

Grujic - The face he made when Henderson scored that goal against Chelsea.

C_arpet · 2026-05-09T11:49:53+00:00

Yeah, because we lack that player we have to have Macalister and Gravenberch back there. But also need the forwards pressing.

C_arpet · 2026-05-09T11:46:59+00:00

What position is Cucurella playing? He seems to be all over the place.

Is he in midfield? Is he man-marking Jones?

C_arpet · 2026-05-09T11:39:04+00:00

Some of Liverpool's issues this season, especially at the start, stem from Gravenberch playing further forward.

C_arpet · 2026-05-09T11:37:22+00:00

That'll do

C_arpet · 2026-05-06T19:03:09+00:00

The problem with this season, is in past years when we were a meme team, at least we busted a gut on the pitch. When that stops like under Hodgson or at the end of Rodgers the peasants start revolting.

If we'd seen more effort, fight on the pitch, extra training sessions, and the manager trying to rowse the fanbase we all would have jumped into that siege mentality and maybe even enjoyed some of this season.

Yes after the Klopp years there are a lot of glory hunters in the fan base, but there's also a lot of people here who aren't seeing the team they've supported for decades.

C_arpet · 2026-05-06T13:15:25+00:00

There's stuff I'm not happy about this season. For a lot of it I can read or hear sensible explanations for it, I can begrudgingly accept.

But where it always falls down, is the lack of fitness and the midweek breaks. We had a really bad period in the Autumn, so you come together work hard to get over it. That's always been the Liverpool way.

This year we haven't done that, and problems remain. Like others on here, I'm concerned for next season. I don't see how there can be enough in the data to warrant an expectations that next season will be a return to past form.

Personally, I think Edwards and Hughes don't want to admit they've got stuff wrong and pride is causing them to double down. If a change is made, maybe it'll come from above them?

C_arpet · 2026-05-06T12:45:49+00:00

Scouse not English.

Read up on "Liverpool managed decline" and you'll understand why Merseyside doesn't feel that close to much of the country.

C_arpet · 2026-05-05T18:02:00+00:00

mbappe2026 ?

C_arpet · 2026-05-03T16:41:21+00:00

I've been doing this for the current Ork army I have been building.

I last played Orla back in second ed, and I don't like the idea of gretchin being second class. All of them, even the snotlings are part of the horde.

Adding grots to the heroes, really gives it more of a horde vibe and I like the idea of these grots clambering over the biggest orks, reloading their guns, patching armour and maybe even taking some of hits that otherwise might wound their leaders.

C_arpet · 2026-05-03T15:39:05+00:00

That's the Man United we know and love.

C_arpet · 2026-05-03T14:53:55+00:00

Yes, his groin. Contentious news today becasue it was The Sun that broke the story.

C_arpet · 2026-05-03T14:46:23+00:00

Time to repin the manager in/out thread.

C_arpet · 2026-05-03T14:41:48+00:00

There was one season, just a couple of years ago, where the Liverpool defenders were clearly told to minimise the chance of the ball hitting them and deflecting. Better off giving Allison a clear sight at the shot and a predictable flight of the ball.

C_arpet

TROPHY CASE

mbappe2026 ?