1.  This is mostly due to the almost universal lowering of expectations among diehard fans and casual observers.

2.  Back at the Ritzy queues are forming around the block, and one of the production team has spotted a pair of diehard Hitman fans in the queue.

3.  Diehard Cheers fans saw original barmaid Diane, played by Shelley Long, return in the last episode.

4.  Although the Crockett mention is brief, it has drawn much attention to the papers, which diehard Crockett fans insist are forged.

5.  And this turned out to be a particularly acrimonious cup series with enough confusion to turn off the most diehard fan.

6.  As for Mexico, its team is doing so well that diehard fans from Chihuahua to Tijuana probably are thinking something horrible is about to happen.

7.  A few diehard fans are trying to recapture that thrill of the arcades.

8.  A diehard fan, however, would see it another way.

9.  After just one game, the Los Angeles Sparks have a diehard fan base.

10.  All his ballets since have been regurgitations of a stock repertoire that has come to bore even the most diehard Bolshoi fans.