Originally Posted by
Mr. Jones
Crap teams are still running on adrenaline and hope, which still for the most part has not yet been dashed. The reality of being "shitty" again, has not yet sunk in in many cases. And in fact, you will usually have a club getting installed as a dog which with time prooves to be a much better club than anticipated at the beginning of the season.The home crowds are often not yet disenchanted. In many cases certain teams should not even be installed as dogs at all, as too many numbers are still being hung based on last years results.