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But history will now also remember him as the Joe Biden of the Eastside — someone who stayed way past his expiration date, ended his political career with a whimper and cost his base their political power because he refused to leave.

Although this season will end Sunday with a whimper, the young trio at the core of their rebuild — Zach Neto, Nolan Schanuel and Logan O’Hoppe — has shown the promise and growth needed to help the team win.

On Wednesday, however, Miller’s dreadful sophomore campaign essentially ended with a whimper.

After a quiet summer in the transfer market with three players coming in – Iceland midfielder Stefan Teitur Thordarson and a pair of loans in Sam Greenwood and Kaine Kessler-Hayden – Preston began with a whimper against the Blades.

Five years ago, Australian striker Michelle Heyman retired from international football with a little more than a whimper.