Never, under Brendan Rodgers at least, has the divide between Liverpool FC fans been greater than it is right now.
Following the Reds' defeat to Aston Villa in the semi-finals of the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium, the Liverpool ECHO insisted that Fenway Sports Group were still well behind the Northern Irishman - regardless of recent disappointments.
In the aftermath of that heart-breaking cup defeat, no Liverpool player could hide their chagrin. Through various forms of social media, they insisted that they would be fighting until the end to ensure the Reds gave as good as they got in the final few games in which a top-four finish was unlikely, but not yet impossible.
180 minutes of Premier League football later and things have taken a sharp turn for the worse. The fight and desire that the first-team players spoke about beforehand was nowhere to be seen, nor was any real confidence or emphasis. In fact, not even a glimpse of the side that went 13 games unbeaten earlier in the season was to be seen.
The 0-0 draw at West Bromwich Albion was frustrating, if not vexatious, due to the sheer dominance that Rodgers' side enjoyed over their Midlands opponents. It was made worse so by Manchester United's 3-0 loss to Everton the next day, meaning that had Liverpool taken more than a point away from Tony Pulis' side at the Hawthorns - they could have narrowed the gap to fourth to only five points having played a game less.
Nevertheless, Liverpool's game in hand gave them a chance to still cut the gap to the Champions League spots to four, and a trip to Hull City - though with only half of the normal number supporters - ensued.
Steve Bruce's side had set up shop and defended well at Anfield earlier this season, and they would do little different on Tuesday night - but having won just four home games all season, Liverpool were still expected to put recent woes behind them.
They didn't. The Wembley hangover still clearly numbing the mind of Rodgers and his players, the Ulsterman's side put in a startlingly sub-standard performance, falling all too easily to a side severely threatened by relegation.
Spineless, passionless, toothless - the Liverpool side showed no fight whatsoever as Rodgers was outsmarted by a manager leading a bottom-table side for the third successive game.
First it was Tim Sherwood, then Tony Pulis, now Steve Bruce and whilst Rodgers' backing from FSG was said to be unimpeachable, it may now be wavering.
Beating only a downcast Newcastle United side, who have lost their last seven successive games in the league, and just about progressing past Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup quarters - are the only triumphs that the Reds have tasted in their last seven games in all competitions.
Otherwise, Liverpool have looked meek - suffering from a lack of threat in the final third and with no real leaders stepping up to the plate. Only once have the Reds hit the back of the net more than once in those games, against a Newcastle side that the U21s could probably have beaten.
The other goals have been Daniel Sturridge's effort which David de Gea should probably have done better with, a consolation penalty at Arsenal and Philippe Coutinho's efforts - one of which at Blackburn was a fine goal, the other a destined to be off-target effort until the knee of an Aston Villa player directed it goalwards.
The goals have certainly dried up, Rodgers himself admits that - as he insists they miss the duo of Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suarez after failing to adequately bring in a striker who could help fill the goalscoring void.
It comes as no surprise then, that Liverpool are dangerously close to finishing a campaign without a player in double figures in the Premier League - the last time that happened was a decade ago, when Milan Baros was one shy. Raheem Sterling this year has just seven and on the basis of his recent performances, won't be closing the gap.
But the issue stems from way back in the summer, when Rodgers and/or the transfer committe decided the answer was to bring in Rickie Lambert, a 32-year-old who directly contrasted Rodgers' usual style of play and Mario Balotelli - a striker who has never been renowned for his regular goal haul.
Meanwhile, Fabio Borini - who had never looked like making a future for himself at Anfield, insisted on staying, turned down the lure of regular playing-time at QPR or Sunderland to play the most bit-part of bit-part roles on Merseyside.
It was Lambert, or the human full-time whistle as some have come to call him, who was Rodgers' game-changing option on Tuesday - sending the big forward up and lumping balls up to him in the hope he could do something. That was about as extensive as the plan got anyway, and it didn't work. It rarely has all season.
Balotelli was the man in the line of questioning after full-time. Truthfully, he never came close to the goal - besides making a few neat touches.
But then, little can be expected when played up-front on his own. Balotelli himself admitted he plays better alongside, or ever so slightly deeper off of, a partner up top. Yet Rodgers has not given him the opportunity to do so, instead shoehorning him into a system that fails to benefit the Italian.
Again, however, Balotelli was scapegoated across social media. "The only team Liverpool haven't scored against in 2014-15 is Hull City - the only team Balotelli has started home and away against" tweeted one account, "157 players have scored more Premier League goals than Mario Balotelli this season" another.
It's clear to see that the 24-year-old will be moving on in the summer months, but the criticism that he has been laced with is unfair - having been played once in a two up-front system since admitting that would be his preference back in October.
But the buck does not just stop in the final third, because the entire team were below-par, out-field - only Joe Allen and Philippe Coutinho showed moments of quality.
Glen Johnson's performance summed the club's recent fortunes up at the KC Stadium, enjoying a few fine runs - none of which any Liverpool players were on the end of, but losing the ball on countless occasions.
Emre Can was out-of-position at right-back, something Rodgers failed to address until woefully too late. Despite looking strong in possession and moving forward, his lack of pace was frighteningly exposed by average players such as Robbie Brady and Stephen Quinn.
Raheem Sterling, demanding £150,000-a-week to extend his contract at Anfield was completely absent, bar a few times in which he cut inside and looked to shoot. Very rarely managed to beat his marker and ran into trouble time after time, as his struggles since the contract saga continue.
But no particular player can be pinpointed as the reason for recent performances. The entire 11's, including Brendan Rodgers, should - and will - come in for criticism, because on a whole - Liverpool have not been good enough. Managerial decisions have been poor, but only as poor as the "performances" that some of the starting side have churned out in response.
The results have had a disheartening effect on the Liverpool fanbase, some of whom will be glad they kept the £50 fee which Hull slapped on tickets for Tuesday night's game, in their pockets.
The Reds look to have lost belief and direction. But just as those fans never turned up, neither did a significant number of the Liverpool side.
Seemingly, they were not told that they were to boycott the game too. Though, that is exactly what they did - in a performance devoid of anything positive, bar perhaps a few fine interventions from Simon Mignolet and a few intelligent tackles from the industrial Joe Allen.
It was another night to forget from a season in which there have been far too many afternoons and evenings that can be forgotten. Many dull, dismal performances against mid-table teams home and away, that frighteningly resemble the torrid reign of Roy Hodgson or many games against top-four rivals in which Liverpool have looked inferior in every department.
And with the result at Hull, Rodgers lost yet more of the Liverpool fans - who are becoming increasingly disillusioned with the club's direction under his leadership, despite the glory of last season. He has a fight on his hands to convince the fans, the owners and everyone else that he deserves to stay in charge.
On the day which 25 years ago, Liverpool secured their 18th English Championship - the Reds fell further and further behind the leading pack and there's not much evidence to suggest the Reds will be catching up again any time soon. There's work to be done this summer.