Fans, even in the best of times, are permitted a healthy quantity of skepticism toward their teams. And why shouldn’t they be? In American sports leagues, around half of the teams will fail to make the playoffs, and only one will ultimately win the big trophy that will make the season seem truly satisfying in the end.
So in the worst of times, or at least following several truly terrible seasons of soccer, it makes sense that supporters of the Colorado Rapids would regard their football with something less than full faith and credit.
There are good reasons for this, obviously.