Yesterday an artist who meant a lot to a great many people took his own life. The Prodigy were hugely popular and massively influential, and Keith Flint was a genuinely iconic performer. Yesterday, some publications thought it was acceptable to run a story linking Aaron Ramsey to his death. This stupid idea that when the Welshman scores somebody famous dies has been doing the rounds for a long time. I say stupid, but it's more than that. It's crass and pathetic. And, let's make it clear, quite obviously nonsense of the highest order. If Aaron Ramsey were the only professional footballer to score a goal in the hours before someone's death, then we could all be rightly taken aback by the...
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