Defeat to Lincoln on Tuesday night saw Huddersfield among the nine Sky Bet Championship teams to fall at the first hurdle of the Carabao Cup.
While squad selection across the board shows a lack of concern with the competition by second-tier sides, the despondent reaction at full-time from the majority of the 6,908 crowd at the John Smith's Stadium demonstrates why a victory was so important.
It extended Town's winless run to 13 games in all competitions. They crashed out of the Premier League having accumulated just 14% of the points on offer, and their return to life in the Championship has been far from ideal.
It has been 170 days since Huddersfield fans last witnessed a competitive victory. Even worse, it has been 16 months since their last win on a Saturday.
The feeling surrounding those in attendance on Tuesday was one of loyalty as opposed to expectation. Even against lower league opposition, it was hardly a surprise to see the home side on the wrong end of the scoreline.
The blame, as always in football, lies with the man in charge. Jan Siewert's record demonstrates why his position is becoming increasingly untenable after just seven months.
A win percentage of just 5% makes for painful reading - success over Wolves in February being the only time he has tasted victory as Huddersfield manager.
What next, then, for Siewert and his employers?
Town are in a period of transition, but if they continue at this rate they risk free-falling down the divisions.
So does he stay or does he go? It's the big decision that Huddersfield face even at this incredibly early point of the current campaign.
We look at some of the talking points surrounding the situation at the club.