unhopeful
no-hoper
dud
flop
washout
loser
nearly man
bottler
always a bridesmaid, never a bride
unelectable
downstat
might-have-been
rank outsider
sack of flesh
born loser
never-wozzer
nonqualifier
lost cause
spoiler
amateur
shortcomer
cowardly lion
chicken
wimp
doubtful
inadequate
crybaby
noncontender
beat the odds
forlorn
never-would-be
nonachiever
odd bod
gambler
mediocrity
risk taker
maladroit
player hater
outsider
kiss-ass
midlist
unsuccessful person
failure
nonstarter
subnormal
wannabe
noncoper
break down
push shit uphill
unadept
mishire
inefficient
lacker
coward
peon
stickit minister
dark horse
underdog
nonadherent
plaster saint
not hit a cow's arse with a banjo
prisoner of hope
impostor syndrome
lost soul
one should live so long
flake
lamester
perfectionist
duffer
lame duck
costar
commoner
wet end
struggler
handicapped person
fail
non-responder
choker
ne'er-do-well
unsuccess
buffty
nonsubmitter
no-mark
hopeless
nonchampion
nonadvocate
three-time loser
unambitious
unlikely
Silent Sam
ambitionless
defaulter
orphan
unbackable favourite
muggle