AND TO THINK, THIS IS ANFIELD?

First of all, it is worth saying that Liverpool Football Club will not be relegated this season, no matter how many people try and convince you otherwise.

Yes, their problems have been catastrophic but even a nine-point deduction (although unlikely as it is) will not mean that they end up in the Championship next year.

That is because unlike Portsmouth, LFC still have the resources of a certain Mr Gerrard on their books to drag them kicking and screaming through every game seemingly.

Supporters at Anfield remain disillusioned with the situation both on and off the pitch and rightly so.

Tom Hicks and George Gillett have successfully negotiated a way to run a once-illustrious English club into the ground in no time at all. Even the much-maligned Glazers have not managed that feat in their tenure at Old Trafford (so far).

As far as playing matters are concerned, there is no doubting that the Kop have fallen down the Premier League pecking order, not only in positional sense, but also in terms of fear factor.

Supporters that once prided themselves on following a club that considered itself like a magnet to trophies are now faced with turning up at home games and being happy to take a point from sides such as Sunderland at the end of 90 minutes, a scenario that would have seemed unthinkable to the loyal band of Merseysiders not so long ago when they were flirting with top spot on a regular basis.

It is now more interesting, it would seem, to discuss the antics in the boardroom as opposed to on the pitch. The sorry state of affairs that has taken place has ripped the club apart from the inside out.

There is of course no doubt that Liverpool is still a massive club and the sooner the ownership issue is resolved, then the quicker their return to form will correlate.

Whether Roy Hodgson will be given time to turn the situation around, only time will tell, but surely a managerial change will bring with it only more upheaval. What is certain in this farcical daily drama is that the Reds will definitely not be pitching up in the second tier come next season, something they should be thankful for.