The Run of Play is a blog about
the wonder and terror of soccer.

We left the window open during a match in October 2007 and a strange wind blew into the room.

Now we walk the forgotten byways of football with a lonely tread, searching for the beautiful, the bewildering, the haunting, and the absurd.

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First Law of Persecuted Fandom

I think I’ve said this before, but it might be worth enshrining here for future reference. Therefore:

The First Law of Persecuted Fandom. If you are a passionate fan of one particular team, and you think you notice that that same team happens to be singled out, consistently, for outrageously unfair treatment by other fans, referees, and the media. . . then you are DEFINITELY RIGHT.

This has been The Run of Play’s First Law of Persecuted Fandom. Mathematicians, update your textbooks.