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02nd Dec 2014

Schalke post and quickly delete tweet mocking rivals Borussia Dortmund

Schalke 04 don't seem to have much sympathy for their rivals.

Neil Treacy

With Borussia Dortmund sitting bottom of the Bundesliga after losing eight of their opening 13 games, their arch-rivals Schalke 04 decided to hell with sportsmanship and dig the boot in.

Their official twitter page posted a tweet highlighting Dortmund’s plight, but the actions of what was probably an over-excited intern were quickly erased when a more right-thinking member of staff deleted the tweet.

However, as they’re likely to do, the Twitterati screen-grabbed in their droves to ensure the offending tweet didn’t go away.

Schalke-tweet

What’s most puzzling about the tweet is the fact that Schalke don’t really have a lot to brag about, sitting sixth in the table, on their second manager of the season, and took a 5-0 pasting from Chelsea only last week to leave their Champions League fate out of their hands.

Granted, it’s better than being bottom of the table, but it’s not exactly a season you want to be shouting about from the rooftops.