Chester made a dreadful start to the 2001-02 season, winning only one of their first twelve matches.

Speaking from onboard, Dalton admitted he had a "dreadful" start.

Their road trip may have had a dreadful start, but tonight the Rangers began to turn themselves around.

"This has to be a much bigger achievement, especially after the dreadful start we made," Ayre said at the time.

They couldn't handle it in the first half and we got off to a dreadful start with the early goal for Queens.

But Ewing overcome a dreadful start to take charge in the second half.

After the Redskins' dreadful start to the season, who would have thought they would have a realistic chance to win the division?

Brunell, who completed 18 of 33 for 239 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, got off to a dreadful start.

He helped the A's overcome a dreadful start in 2005 and go on a late-summer run that nearly won them another division title.

They have won five games in a row and 11 of 12, finally digging out from a dreadful start.