The phrase "perennial loser" refers to a person, team, or entity that consistently fails or is unsuccessful over a long period of time. They are known for consistently losing or being unable to achieve success. Full definition
Then came Billy Beane's «Moneyball» and the transformation of the Oakland A's from perennial losers to a competitive and highly efficient professional baseball team, all due to careful consideration of how much bang players delivered for the buck. (educationnext.org)
He says this hope springs from the prefrontal cortex, the region of the brain responsible for high - level cognitive activities such as planning, reasoning, establishing context — and, undoubtedly, inventing justifications for loving perennial losers in baseball. (discovermagazine.com)
At perennial loser Sears (shld) they fell 13 %. (fortune.com)