You'll be gone soon: Bundesliga captain attacked online by board member | OneFootball

That frustrated fans leave angry comments under social media posts of players from their favorite team is nothing new. But the fact that now even members of the supervisory board are taking shots at their own team is quite surprising. Especially when the criticism is aimed at their own captain.

As became known this week, this is exactly what happened to Jackson Irvine of FC St. Pauli. His wife published a video on Instagram on Tuesday in which she made the comments against her husband public. Under a joint photo of Irvine and his wife from September 9, 2025, a user by the name "rene.fcsp" posted several comments: "No one is bigger than the club." And two days later: "This is our club, not yours. You’ll be gone in a few months and playing somewhere else for a euro more. We will always be here, while you are nothing more than a footnote." The comments have since been deleted.

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The spicy detail: "rene.fcsp" is not just any FC St. Pauli fan, but René Born, a member of the supervisory board of the Kiezkicker. The fact that a Bundesliga captain is now being publicly attacked online by club officials is truly astonishing.

According to a report from 'kicker', Born has since apologized to the captain and has also been held accountable internally. By the time Irvine’s wife posted the Instagram video, the entire incident had reportedly already been dealt with internally.

In response to an inquiry from 'kicker', the club issued a statement: "After becoming aware of the comments, the FC St. Pauli management held internal discussions, clearly distanced itself from the remarks, and communicated this distancing. This all took place before the Instagram reel was published on Tuesday."

Furthermore, they also seem to address Irvine’s wife: "We strongly appeal to everyone to behave in the spirit of respectful and constructive interest for the entire FC St. Pauli. Mud-slinging on social media helps no one—it harms everyone."

Jackson Irvine himself is only slowly working his way back after a foot injury, but has also repeatedly faced criticism from the fan scene lately, for example because he posed with his wife for advertising purposes during his injury break.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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