>Mainz has a First Division soccer team. Not bad for a city with a population of just under 200,000.

And at every home game, you’ll see the stadium jam-packed with 20,300 fans.

Long-suffering fans.

They’ve watched their team…..

1988 – Get promoted from the Regional Division to the Second Division

1989 – Go straight back down

1990 – Bounce right back up

1995 – Almost go down again

2001 – Ditto

2003 – Just miss promotion to the First Division

2003 – And again

2004 – Finally! First Division

Ever since – Almost get relegated again

Long-suffering fans we might be. (Are, in fact)

Unfaithful, we’re not.

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