Bundesliga - Fans mock Bayern 'new striker' stunt

Bayern Munich have angered their fans after a media stunt in which they claimed to be unveiling a new striker backfired.

The German club announced on their website that “a spectacular name” would be signing for the club, with the unveiling to follow in the afternoon.

The news generated a huge wave of excitement from fans on social networking sites to see which superstar striker had been brought to the Allianz Arena.

Fans were able to watch the unveiling on the club’s Facebook page, but were disappointed when they tuned in.

Bayern Munich’s general manager Christian Nerlinger was shown in the video unveiling the new player’s identity, only for users to see their own Facebook profile picture.

The users then saw their own name appear on the back of a Bayern Munich number 8 shirt.

"Dear fans, you probably already noticed, that we did not sign a new player," a statement on Bayern Munich’s Facebook page read. "This app is for our fans to show the importance of you for our club.”

Within half an hour of the announcement the Bayern Munich explanation had attracted well over 3,000 comments, almost universally negative.

"Failed PR campaign, very, very weak," said one commenter, Tim Wiedmann.

"You stupid idiots! I’ve sacrificed my lunch break for a bad joke," added Bunyamin Divarci. "Those responsible must feel the consequences."

"FCB swallowed a bomb, and it exploded," a commentator called 'der Meister' said. "Nobody will deny that FCB needs a good forward, especially because Petersen hasn't fulfilled his potential to replace Gomez in case of an injury. But what to do now? It would have made sense, if it were true, but is seen as an impertinence and great disappointment by the fans."

One fan, going by the name of 'Kevin', went so far as to say he would stop supporting Bayern in protest: "I suppose nobody will care and it won't be a loss for FC Bayern, but if this was really just a joke, they will lose me as a fan and a member."

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/26012012/58/bundesliga-fans-mock-bayern-new-striker-stunt.html

  Dickheads.

On reading this, two words popped into my head...

Hicks

Gillett

To quote someone 'typical germans'

No sense of humour 

  Absolutely love it, although if our club did the same I'd think I would be a bit P'd off too!

zas is vie zay lost ze vawr ,no humour.

Dickhead fan saying he'd stop supporting them because of that stunt, they're better off without idiots like that who only follow clubs for big names and glory.

But what a F***ing stupid thing for the club to do, we'd be going mental on here if LFC promised us a "spectacular" striker signing and then did that!

But, since it's not us:

If they tried that here I could see a few of us arriving to Melwood with screengrabs and there kit.
Give us a trial ya cu*ts.

zas is vie zay lost ze vawr ,no humour.

Don't mention the war

Don't mention the war

Ooh ,so sensitive aren"t we .

I think that was the point.

Bayern are one of the best-run clubs in the world, so most fans will get over the "joke" soon enough. Probably by beating Wolfsburg tomorrow.

Ooh ,so sensitive aren"t we .

Sorry mate. Thought you'd be familiar with this: 
Basil Fawlty waits on the Germans - Fawlty Towers - BBC

Pathetic stunt.

Don't know how else they expected the fans to react, completley pointless stunt going by the reaction from the Munich fans, pretty funny though