You may be aware of the very macabre Aaron Ramsey Curse, one of football's most disturbing trends.
A number of people noticed that for a couple of years, an Aaron Ramsey goal triggered an increase in column inches dedicated to the obituaries:
This is scary! The @aaronramsey curse pic.twitter.com/5SSW3OuKKO
— Russell Dovey (@RussellDovey) August 14, 2014
Then a fine run of form throughout the 2013/14 season saw Ramsey score goals at a rate which could not be matched by coincidental celebrity deaths.
This week, however, has seen the sad passings of Alan Rickman and David Bowie, and many were quick to spot another couple of incidents prefiguring their deaths:
Aaron Ramsey scores vs Sunderland; Bowie dies less than 48 hrs later. Ramsey scores vs Liverpool; Rickman dies. Has curse returned?
— Frank Dalleres (@frankdalleres) January 14, 2016
The curse is back, Aaron Ramsey scores and then Alan Rickman dies :( #AaronRamsey #RIPAlanRickman #LIVARS
— Oisín Ó Cuilleanáin (@OCuilleanain) January 14, 2016
The Aaron Ramsey curse strikes again. #AlanRickman
— Henry (@TheYurfs) January 14, 2016
For the love of God @aaronramsey, can you STOP scoring goals!!! #reaper https://t.co/w1cJ28lSTa https://t.co/dkUVagkPt6
— BatDog (@BarkKnightRises) January 14, 2016
The Ramsey Curse was one of many things discussed on the new Balls.ie daily podcast The Racket, along with racy Irish punditry and Jason Mcateer's dreams.
You can listen on iTunes and on Soundcloud, below.
