Big clubs do not panic three matches into a season.
Seven matches into the Championship season Fulham were bottom, with one point.
Adam Lyth should by now be three matches into a Test career.
Eleven matches into the campaign and Rooney's count stands at five goals.
Two matches into the Ashes and suddenly his words look very prescient indeed.
The tournament played catch-up, threading together second- and third-round matches into a one-day extravaganza.
Yet Arsène Wenger, 1,100 matches into his dynasty in north London, ensured the competition was neither demeaned nor disrespected.
The Swede was relieved of his duties at the King Power Stadium just 13 matches into his first full season.
The absence of consistent serve-and-volleyers turns most singles matches into grinding physical wars of attrition.
James Murphy has debuted a new project which uses a computer algorithm to turn tennis matches into music.
Chris Hutchings was sacked 12 matches into that run, and his successors could do little to reverse the trend.
