FC Schalke 04 call out every Premier League club fans to support them in Bundesliga; the thread is winning hearts
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FC Schalke 04 created a thread on why each and every Premier League club should tune into their television sets and support the Blues. The reasons given by Schalke is winning hearts on internet with fans coming out with videos and photographs in support of the German club.
Live football will be finally back on May 16 with Bundesliga resuming the halted 2019-20 season. The German top-flight league will commence with Revierderby between Borussia Dortmund and FC Schalke 04 in what promises to be a perfect resumption. Ahead of the highly-anticipated resumption of Bundesliga 2019-20 season, FC Schalke 04 have asked every Premier League clubs’ fans to come out and support Die Konigsblauen for the remainder of the season.
FC Schalke 04 took to social media platform Twitter to create a thread on why each and every Premier League club should tune into their television sets and support the Blues. The reasons given by Schalke is winning hearts on internet with fans coming out with videos and photographs in support of the German club.
“CALLING ALL @premierleague FANS. We have a reason for fans of EVERY PL club to support FC Schalke 04 for the remainder of the Bundesliga season!,” Schalke wrote in start of the thread.
CALLING ALL @premierleague FANS
— FC Schalke 04 () (@s04_en) May 11, 2020
We have a reason for fans of EVERY PL club to support FC Schalke 04 for the remainder of the Bundesliga season!
THREAD pic.twitter.com/ge1UoUyMku
For Arsenal, they wrote: “@Arsenal Not one, but two former Royal Blues are currently playing at the Emirates! Assist king and local lad Mesut Özil came through the ranks here in Gelsenkirchen, while rock-hard Sead Kolasinac was a fan favourite during his six years in Royal Blue!”
@Arsenal
— FC Schalke 04 () (@s04_en) May 11, 2020
Not one, but two former Royal Blues are currently playing at the Emirates
Assist king and local lad Mesut Özil came through the ranks here in Gelsenkirchen, while rock-hard Sead Kolasinac was a fan favourite during his six years in Royal Blue! #S04 pic.twitter.com/uyHYLq1QxG
For Aston Villa: “@AVFCOfficial We’re the one blue team you're allowed to like…”
@AVFCOfficial
— FC Schalke 04 () (@s04_en) May 11, 2020
We’re the one blue team you're allowed to like…#S04 pic.twitter.com/oBa2xRbCpu
For Bournemouth: “@afcbournemouth Enjoy having a former player as your coach? Well Schalke’s the right club for you! David Wagner played for us for two years back in the 90s!”
@afcbournemouth
— FC Schalke 04 () (@s04_en) May 11, 2020
Enjoy having a former player as your coach? Well Schalke’s the right club for you! David Wagner played for us for two years back in the 90s! #S04 pic.twitter.com/HYFl9nFF0l
For Brighton and Hove Albion: “@OfficialBHAFC You simply can’t go wrong with blue and white kits”
@OfficialBHAFC
— FC Schalke 04 () (@s04_en) May 11, 2020
You simply can’t go wrong with blue and white kits #S04 pic.twitter.com/KWkjHtvutM
For Burnley: “@BurnleyOfficial Just like Burnley, we’re a city with a big coal mining history!”
@BurnleyOfficial
— FC Schalke 04 () (@s04_en) May 11, 2020
Just like Burnley, we’re a city with a big coal mining history! #S04 pic.twitter.com/85HsnW4sfr
For Chelsea: “@ChelseaFC The Blues The Royal Blues Stick with your colour and get behind the biggest and best side in blue in Germany!”
@ChelseaFC
— FC Schalke 04 () (@s04_en) May 11, 2020
The Blues The Royal Blues
Stick with your colour and get behind the biggest and best side in blue in Germany! #S04 pic.twitter.com/JPnGvgHkDH
For Crystal Palace: “@CPFC Schalke academy graduate Max Meyer is at Palace these days, so cheer on his old team for the rest of the campaign!”
@CPFC
— FC Schalke 04 () (@s04_en) May 11, 2020
Schalke academy graduate Max Meyer is at Palace these days, so cheer on his old team for the rest of the campaign! 🇩🇪#S04 pic.twitter.com/EWDZBjFSR8
For Everton: “@Everton This one’s a no-brainer. Many Evertonians have kept an eye on Jonjoe already this season, so jump on the bandwagon and cheer on the Royal Blues for the rest of the campaign”
@Everton
— FC Schalke 04 () (@s04_en) May 11, 2020
This one’s a no-brainer
Many Evertonians have kept an eye on Jonjoe already this season, so jump on the bandwagon and cheer on the Royal Blues for the rest of the campaign #S04 pic.twitter.com/G1JCzsqTVF
For Leicester City: “@LCFC Named in Kicker’s Team of the Season twice at Schalke, and a Premier League winner with Leicester, @FuchsOfficial’s former club is the one for you, Foxes!”
@LCFC
— FC Schalke 04 () (@s04_en) May 11, 2020
Named in Kicker’s Team of the Season twice at Schalke, and a Premier League winner with Leicester, @FuchsOfficial’s former club is the one for you, Foxes! #S04 pic.twitter.com/GgVhd58SLE
For Liverpool: “@LFC A DFB-Pokal winner with Schalke, and a Champions League winner with the Reds, Joel Matip’s ex-club are definitely worth watching with no Premier League on. And about your coach…We may not like him, but our current coach David Wagner is his best friend”
@LFC
— FC Schalke 04 () (@s04_en) May 11, 2020
A DFB-Pokal winner with Schalke, and a Champions League winner with the Reds, Joel Matip’s ex-club are definitely worth watching with no Premier League on.
And about your coach…We may not like him, but our current coach David Wagner is his best friend. #S04 pic.twitter.com/kskVGo870I
For Manchester City: “@ManCity Basically, you owe us. There was no need for seven”
@ManCity
— FC Schalke 04 () (@s04_en) May 11, 2020
Basically, you owe us. There was no need for seven #S04 pic.twitter.com/f7ZbdjiayG
For Manchester United: “@ManUtd You’ll never walk alone is banned here.”
@ManUtd
— FC Schalke 04 () (@s04_en) May 11, 2020
You’ll never walk alone is banned here. #S04 pic.twitter.com/wlLdAo4qss
For Newcastle United: “@NUFC Newcastle upon Tyne Handshake Gelsenkirchen Our two great cities are twinned – what better reason do you need? #HowayTheSchalke”
@NUFC
— FC Schalke 04 () (@s04_en) May 11, 2020
Newcastle upon Tyne Gelsenkirchen
Our two great cities are twinned – what better reason do you need? #HowayTheSchalke#S04 pic.twitter.com/s4gnnPuPwU
For Norwich City: “@NorwichCityFC PUKKI PARTY The super Fin spent two years here in Gelsenkirchen!”
@NorwichCityFC
— FC Schalke 04 () (@s04_en) May 11, 2020
PUKKI PARTY
The super Fin spent two years here in Gelsenkirchen! 🇫🇮#S04 pic.twitter.com/qpF34TR9NN
For Sheffield United: “@SheffieldUnited Sheffield and Gelsenkirchen are two cities that share a major industrial heritage, which makes us your natural choice to follow in Germany.”
@SheffieldUnited
— FC Schalke 04 () (@s04_en) May 11, 2020
Sheffield and Gelsenkirchen are two cities that share a major industrial heritage, which makes us your natural choice to follow in Germany. #S04 pic.twitter.com/AIcl25OZIF
For Southampton: “@SouthamptonFC You’ve had the likes of Bale, Walcott and Le Tissier, while Neuer, Sane and Özil all graduated from our @knappenschmiede Two clubs with fantastic academies.”
@SouthamptonFC
— FC Schalke 04 () (@s04_en) May 11, 2020
You’ve had the likes of Bale, Walcott and Le Tissier, while Neuer, Sane and Özil all graduated from our @knappenschmiede.
Two clubs with fantastic academies. #S04 pic.twitter.com/Zb1NEHphFH
For Tottenham Hotspur: “@SpursOfficial In terms of Spurs, what else can we say? As we saw last season, we both love beating Dortmund”
@SpursOfficial
— FC Schalke 04 () (@s04_en) May 11, 2020
In terms of Spurs, what else can we say? As we saw last season, we both love beating Dortmund #S04 pic.twitter.com/VEMXPgmnzs
For Watford: “@WatfordFC Looking to back a German club where a former Hornet played? Look no further than Schalke! Spanish magician Jurado played for us between 2010-2013 – who can forget this assist!”
@WatfordFC
— FC Schalke 04 () (@s04_en) May 11, 2020
Looking to back a German club where a former Hornet played?
Look no further than Schalke! Spanish magician Jurado played for us between 2010-2013 – who can forget this assist! #S04 pic.twitter.com/mva7q21Wpb
For West Ham:
@WestHam
— FC Schalke 04 () (@s04_en) May 11, 2020
#S04 pic.twitter.com/oqYThZVG0g
For Wolves: “With both sides currently in sixth, you can resume watching your side fighting to get into Europe next season”
@Wolves
— FC Schalke 04 () (@s04_en) May 11, 2020
With both sides currently in sixth, you can resume watching your side fighting to get into Europe next season #S04 pic.twitter.com/OgEEnGwuX2