My guess is the power of first impressions. Have a good showing your first 3 games and the supporters make up their mind. Then when the next 60 are poor there are excuses right and left. Heaven forbid you have a rough start, especially when you come in with high expectations, though.Indirect racism possibly? I don’t really want open that can for being condemned as “woke”… but many a football supporter is quite Neanderthal in their tribal culture.. I hope to be wrong