The fear of collusion in the Bundesliga relegation battle is rampant! Will WSG Tirol really give their all in the duel with Altach? Now an Instagram post from Wattener from last autumn is causing a lot of stir. There the Tyroleans present themselves as the comic character SpongeBob, Altach is portrayed as his best friend Patrick Star.
Three characters from the comic series SpongeBob adorn a post on the WSG Tirol Instagram page from September 18, 2023. It shows Squidward Squidward Quentin Tentakel – which is supposed to symbolize Austria Lustenau – the cheering WSG SquarePants Spongebob and the rejoicing one Altach starfish Patrick Star observed from a distance. The two best friends are currently celebrating WSG Tirol’s 3-2 victory over Lustenau. And the acronym WSG, which normally stands for Wattener Sportgemeinschaft, is quickly reformulated to “WirSiegenGemeinsam”. True to the motto “Cheers to the magical mussel,” as SpongeBob and Patrick always say. Is it any wonder that Thaddäus Quentin is looking suspiciously into the “Bikini Bottom”. Memories of 2022 Will the Lustenau fans have to look at the Innsbruck Tivoli on Saturday with as much fear as the tentacle looks at the SpongeBob world? Because the question arises not only among conspiracy lovers: Will the two clubs join forces in a direct duel on Saturday and agree on a draw? Then Altach would be saved, Austria would definitely be relegated and the loss of points wouldn’t hurt Wattens too much. Especially since the WSG arrived with a B team in the last game in the Cashpoint Arena in 2022, the home team won 2-1 and Admira had to be relegated in the end. A failed joke How did the irritating posting even get on the WSG’s Insta page? ? According to press spokesman Maximilian Hagleitner – the son of WSG coach Thomas Silberberger – the fall “SpongeBob Gate” was nothing more than a joke. In retrospect, however, it was a very unsuccessful one. After the Tyrol victory in Lustenau, some Altach fans expressed their joy about it in the not very frequented WSG forum. What motivated Altach press spokesman Manuel Willam and his Tyrolean colleague Hagleitner to join in on the SpongeBob campaign. WSG wants to give Silberberger a victory, but the Internet stores everything and feeds fears as to whether the fair performance competition might not be possible during friendly romping and playing together in the jellyfish fields of Bikini- Bottom is forgotten.At WSG Tirol they swear the opposite, they rather want to give the outgoing coach a win as a farewell home.
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