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Poverty franchise 

It is when a sports franchise team performs poorly on a habitual basis. They rack up losing records, wasting young talent and draft picks. It is also a monetary matter.
1. — Do you think the Detroit Pistons will make the Playoffs by next year?
2. — Heck no! They’re a poverty franchise.
Poverty franchise by AyoJelani June 28, 2023

Poverty franchise 

A scumbag team full of scumbag fans and players who only really care when in contention. A franchise who used to have glory but clearly has been out of the glory days for so long that half of their “fans” who cheer for their team three nights a year have no memory of the glory days because they’ve sucked for so long.
The New York Yankees are such a poverty franchise dude. It’s hilarious.
Poverty franchise by Shoeless Kemp October 22, 2019

Poverty franchise 

Poverty franchise is used when describing a team in sports that is sometimes good and majority of the time terrible
Bro the Cincinnati bengals are such a poverty franchise. Only people named Dominic with down syndrome like the bengals

Poverty Franchise 

When your team goes 0-4 without kyren williams and thinks they are contending.

Poverty Franchise

A sports team with a history of failure with little to no success.
Did you hear? The San Diego Padres are having a parade for almost winning a playoff series against the Dodgers. What a poverty franchise hahaha they are so bad they celebrate almost winning!
Poverty Franchise by shrekoislove November 4, 2025
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