OT - 'Offensive' Banners At Bundesliga Games?

[Southport]

I see there have been a couple of banners put on display at two games this weekend, Hoffenheim vs Bayern Munich and Union Berlin vs Wolfsburg.

Not sure what was on them but all four teams deemed them to be offensive, the one at the Hoffenheim game was in the BM end and was aimed at the Hoffenheim chairman, this resulted in the both teams passing the ball to each other during the game for 15 minutes. Not sure what was on the banner at the UB game but the players went off 3 times.

Is this a legitimate reason for the above actions or is it the snowflake world we now live in?

 

[Wizzerboy]

Until we know what was on the banners we can't really comment can we.

 

[Southport]

I've had a quick look online and all I can find is that the BM fans had a banner with the Hoffenheim's chairman face in a rifles crosshairs.

Definitely snowflake reaction in my book.

 

[Tangerinemoss]

Was listening to Fivelive on the way home yesterday. Something about Hoffenheim having got around the ownership rules, his fans displayed the banner and got lifetime bans. Fans of other clubs took on the mantle of protest for them. Something like the owner is the son of a whore. Pundits were making great play of massive action because of a rude banner, whereas blatant racist abuse of players was largely ignored.