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NADIR (n)… 1: The point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer. 2: The lowest point. Well, let’s not concern ourselves too much with the first definition. Suffice to say that if you look directly over your head you’re staring at the zenith. Have a look at your own feet and you’re making friends with the nadir. Liverpool are in the latter category. It’s popular to both overreact and call for some perspective. What’s the low to you? Roy Hodgson’s derby was awful, but it had competition from the Wolves and Blackpool games. Much of Graeme Souness’s tenure was moored firmly at low water and the less that can be said about the odd Gerard Houllier and Brendan Rodgers season the better. ....
WELL, this isn’t good. Four losses and two home draws are enough to get anyone down, but Saturday was the worst of all. Not only was it them and the fact that our double decade unbeaten record went, but one of our own used his co-commentator role to repeatedly lay into a kid playing his third game for the club before going on to accuse two of our forwards of diving. It’s a right piley-on these days. Help yourself, non-Reds. It may be bad but it’s not quite the nadir people make it to be. Sure, the league’s gone and we’ve had to recalibrate our ambitions this season, but we’re not going bankrupt or about to be relegated. ....