21 signs your team is not built to win.
1. High scoring losses.
2. Late season turnarounds.
3. Struggle to develop players.
4. Success is 1 trade away…
5. A new technology will “take performance to the next level”
6. A highlight always seems to be new jersey/logo/rebrand.
7. Imported talent can’t replicate past glories. (AKA "the Bayern Munich mirage").
8. Success in any form is greeted with a lot of seemingly unnecessary bum taps & high 5’s.
9. New senior imports described as "great for the young blokes".
10. Constantly beaten by former team members.
11. Often described as "good on paper".
12. "New season, New look, New attitude"
13. When winning they are the "hottest ticket in town", if losing tickets can come with any burger purchase.
14. Management is constantly on "fact finding missions".
15. Bizarrely overcomplicated plays that fall in a heap.
16. Are torn apart by ridiculously simple plays.
17. Their ability to win at home is only matched by their inability away.
18. An ability to beat the best is matched by an inability to beat the worst.
19. Coach wants players who “show pride in the jersey.”
20. Winning is “just around the corner”.
21. Season review unveils a “new vision for the club.”
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