Schalke's Twitter thread goes viral, lists reasons for Premier League fans to support them

 Bundesliga is first of Europe's top five leagues to resume action after league was suspended due to coronavirus pandemic. Bundesliga action returns on May 16 with Schalke taking on rivals Borussia Dortmund in  Revierderby at Signal Iduna Park. With Premier League action set to resume later than Bundesliga, an FC Schalke Twitter thread has asked all Premier League fans to help ir cause with Bundesliga return set to be behind closed doors.

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FC Schalke Twitter thread: Schalke asks former players and ir Premier League clubs to support m upon Bundesliga return

Schalke are gearing up for ir Bundesliga return and have asked Premier League clubs to lend ir support to Royal Blues. FC Schalke Twitter thread asked Premier League giants Chelsea and Brighton to join m because y share same kit colour. On or hand, Schalke asked Arsenal, Crystal Palace, Watford, Leicester and Liverpool to hop on ir bandwagon, having seen a number of players move from Schalke to aforementioned sides in England. Liverpool's Joel Matip, Arsenal's Sead Kolasinac and Mesut Ozil, Crystal Palace's Max Meyer, Everton's Jonjoe Kenny, Leicester's Christian Fuchs, rwich's Teemu Pukki and Watford's Jurado have all played for Schalke in Bundesliga and  Gelsenkirchen club asked ir former players and ir clubs to lend m support. 

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FC Schalke Twitter thread: Schalke ask Tottenham, Man United, Man City to join ir cause

In a bid to lure Newcastle United and Sheffield United supporters, Schalke drew similarities between ir cities, while also asking Burnley to join m due to a coal mining history like Clarets. Royal Blues shared an im of a 'Hammer lighting' on ir stadium to lure West Ham, while y told Aston Villa that Schalke is only blue team y're supposed to like. For Tottenham Twitter thread drew similarities to sides beating Borussia Dortmund, referring to Spurs' Champions League victory over Dortmund last season, while y also asked Bournemouth to support m because like Cherries, Schalke also have a former player as ir manr. 

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Schalke asked Southampton to support m upon  Bundesliga return because both teams have produced quality players from ir academy, while y asked Wolves to join in as both teams are fighting for a place in Europe. Royal Blues asked Man City to join m citing fact that Pep Guardiola's men brushed m aside 7-0, while referring to Man United's rivalry with Liverpool, stating that famous You'll Never Walk Alone chant was banned at  Veltins-Arena.  Twitter thread was appreciated by Twitterati, and Royal Blues can expect some of ir Premier League counterparts to watch m in action as Bundesliga returns on May 16.

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