In the East, the Miami Sol and Cleveland Rockers along with the Sting and Liberty have suffered defeat in front of the home crowd.
Neither an earlier drizzle nor plummeting temperatures nor the threat of bitter defeat in front of rolling cameras dampened their enthusiasm.
"Never, ever wave the white flag of defeat in front of those who want to come here and kill you and take away your way of life," he said.
But Rotherham began life in the second tier with defeat in front of over 30,000 at Pride Park, Jeff Hendrick's 82nd-minute goal ensuring there would be no play-off hangover for Derby County.
But now, after leading the national team to a humiliating home defeat in front of the president of Iran, Ali Daei has discovered that he has no immunity from the sack.
Ten days after Middlesbrough ended the unbeaten run of Chris Hughton's side Daryl Murphy's first-half goal condemned them to another defeat in front of the biggest crowd of the season at the Amex Stadium.
The next night, Leo Nunez and Renyel Pinto failed to preserve a 4-3 lead in the ninth, and Logan Kensing yielded two runs on four hits in the 10th to seal another defeat in front of a Dolphin Stadium crowd of 26,412.
This defeat, in front of the most raucous crowd in India, will hurt the most, especially after Hashim Amla batted 60 seconds short of 500 minutes in a display of defiance as brave as it was skilled.
But when asked to comment on the manner of his team's defeat in front of their own supporters, he criticised their performance, giving the headline writers their opportunity.
Two goals in the last three minutes kept Arsenal top of the Premier League and condemned Cardiff to defeat in front of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who is tipped to take over as their new boss.
