"Ragmar Dorkins said he was delighted that the team had not lost, which made a change from their last sixteen games"
-- match report in the Daily Prophet (DP2)
Cannons Didn’t Lose Shock is a Quidditch article appearing in the Sports section of the Daily Prophet about a match involving the Chudley Cannons team (DP2).
The paper reported that the Cannons drew a match against the Caerphilly Catapults. This broke their 16-game losing streak and gave hope to team manager Ragmar Dorkins (DP2).
Commentary
Notes
In the Classified Advertisements section of the same issue of the Prophet, a "disillusioned" fan is selling his Chudley Cannons memorabilia, including a souvenir League Cup 1873 medal (DP2). He or she probably placed the ad before the result from this match against the Catapults. However, a real Cannons fan would hang on, no matter how badly the team is doing.
Lexicon list of British and Irish Quidditch teams
Although the date printed on the second Daily Prophet Newsletter (DP2) is 8 February 1999, the timeframe for this event is 1992-1993.
From the Web
Writing by J K Rowling on Pottermore: The Daily Prophet
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Harry Potter Wiki: Chudley Cannons
