As of: February 27, 2024, 6:07 p.m
By: Johannes Skiba
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The fans of Eintracht Frankfurt humorously respond to criticism from other fan camps.
Axel Hellmann also shows his irony.
Frankfurt – The entry of a DFL investor is history.
The creative and emphatic fan protests have had their effect.
However, the fans of Eintracht Frankfurt did not take part in the protests and received criticism from other fan representatives.
In the course of this, a rumor arose that the Eintracht Ultras had collected money from the SGE so that they would not support the protests.
The fans and board spokesman Axel Hellmann react to this with humor.
Eintracht-Ultras and Hellmann are self-ironic
During Eintracht Frankfurt's 2-2 draw in the Bundesliga game against VfL Wolfsburg, the SGE Ultras presented a banner with the inscription: "Axel, we'll still get our money, won't we?" Eintracht board member Philipp Reschke ordered the allusion after the game one: “It is of course nonsense that we bought our fans.
There’s a touch of irony there.”
Axel Hellmann, who, in addition to his position at Frankfurt, was also a member of the DFL executive committee and a big supporter of investor entry, commented on the Frankfurt fans' poster on X (formerly Twitter).
With a wink, the 52-year-old wrote on the social media platform: “As for those who claim that they already received money yesterday, I make it clear: the check is only in the mail today.”
The banner of the Eintracht Ultras apparently also made Axel Hellmann smile.
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Eintracht Frankfurt fans are positioning themselves against investor clubs in the Bundesliga.
While the Eintracht Frankfurt supporters acted cautiously in protesting against the DFL's plans, they drew attention to themselves with a different action in the encounter with the Wolves.
This time, SGE fans also threw tennis balls and caused the game to be interrupted.
However, this was not an action against the association or the league, but rather against the Bundesliga's investor associations.
Some clubs such as VfL Wolfsburg or RB Leipzig benefit from a special regulation that undermines the 50+1 rule - another major point of criticism from the German fan scene.
However, there is currently no sign of a second joint wave of protests by all fan representatives against this double standard.
(jsk)