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If you’re a sports team, the general idea appears to be that you win almost all of your home games and then try and pick up some points away.

Mainz 05, the local Second Division (and eternal First Division hopefuls) football/soccer team is doing it differently.

They’ve decided not to win ANY home games – 2 draws from the last 6 home games. Hello? – and STILL qualify for promotion.

They’re either reinventing the wheel or they’re seriously fucking up.

Someone wrote a letter to the local newspaper:

“Not that I’m incenting anyone to criminal activity, but wouldn’t it be a good idea if the Bruchweg pitch could – at least until the end of the season – be declared unplayable, thus avoiding the home game curse?

Just an idea”

Not that it’ll get published, of course.

Way too subtle…..