No-one seems to have borne it in mind until the Club hit a devastating, prolonged run of bad form. A pattern emerged. Even when they did well enough to get close to a prestigious trophy, they lost the vital match or matches they needed to secure it. Unlike many legends, the Cursed Soccer Ground does not necessarily present a neat resolution. But then the story invites us to decide whether or not the curse has been lifted.
Football is all about results, good or bad.
Like soccer teams, curses and exorcisms can only be judged from their results.