Why do famous people die when Aaron Ramsey scores? Read his reply

 

Unamused: Ramsey offered his opinion on the 'goal curse' joke

Aaron Ramsey's two goals for Arsenal this week have led to an unwelcome internet joke resurfacing.
Many fans have pointed out the Gunners midfielder's goalscoring form coincides with the death of a well-known figure and that the 'curse' has struck again.
Ramsey scored against Sunderland at the weekend and against Liverpool on Wednesday night, a British icon died a day after both matches - music legend David Bowie passed away on Sunday before much-loved actor Alan Rickman died yesterday.
The Welshman's goals have bizarrely come at the same time number of high-profile deaths, following strikes against Manchester United, Marseille, Sunderland and Tottenham in the 2011-12 season.
Spread over the course of a year, the goals were followed by the passing of Osama Bin Laden, Steve Jobs, Whitney Houston and Colonel Gaddafi.

Despite the joke's lighthearted intentions, when "the curse of Ramsey" was brought up to the Welshman during an interview in June last year , he made it clear he doesn't find it amusing...

Interviewer: I was wondering if you were aware - I guess you were - that a couple of years ago whenever you seemed to score someone famous seemed to die, and a big thing was made of it for a while. Were you aware of that at the time? Ramsey: (unamused) A few people did make me aware, but I didn’t score as many goals then. I’ve scored quite a few goals now where no-one had died, thank God... Interviewer: So you’ve been able to put that one to bed. Ramsey : Yeah... it was a silly rumour that I didn’t take any notice of. Interviewer: (laughing) You didn’t find it amusing, in a bizarre sort of way? Ramsey: No I didn’t really find it funny.

Alex Dimond, the journalist who asked Ramsey the question, took to Twitter to reveal the awkward exchange.
He wrote: "And here's a deleted scene from that Aaron Ramsey interview, when my ham-fisted attempt at 'banter' went wrong..."