Australian club Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub – aka LASK – unveiled the signing and got him to pose happily with a club shirt bearing his name on the back. Fans
Football fans went into meltdown after a top Austrian club unveiled its new star player – Jakob Wanker.
The 18-year-old left-winger has just signed a long term deal with Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub – aka LASK – and posed happily with a club shirt bearing his name on the back. Jakob’s contract sparked delight from fans of the team based in Linz as he is one of Austria’s most promising young stars and has already notched his first international goal for the U18s.
But most had no idea of what an insult his surname is in England. The club’s website proudly posted on Instagram: “Wanker stays with LASK for the long term.”
They added smiling and strong-arm emojis in the social media post. It quickly went viral and triggered a host of jokes.
One observer wrote online: “Imagine the commentary.” Another said: “This kid is absolutely made for a stint in England or Scotland. The chants would just be phenomenal.”
While another social media user wrote: “He would be class in the Premiership – the chants would be funny as hell.” Another wag said: “Is his dad a referee?”
One fan said: “Why is he so popular in the UK? I hear his name chanted at a lot of matches and he’s not even playing in them.”
“I wonder what his celebration would look like,” said another. One more wrote: “I hear he has excellent ball control.”
Another said: “A British club should sign him just for the immense jersey sales lol.”
While a fan of the Inbetweeners wrote online: “Please tell me he only ever travels by bus.” The TV and movie comedy series’ character Jay Cartwright – actor James Buckley – started a trend when he shouted ‘bus w******’ at a bus stop queue as he and his pals drove past.
It comes after Fosters launched a line of profanity-riddled beer cans and introduced ‘Knob Holidays’ to help men connect with their pals. The lager giant revealed plans to release cans emblazoned with the affectionate insults men already use with their closest mates, like “w******” and “knob-head”.
The theory is that men can find it difficult to be vulnerable with our chums, without first calling them a rude nickname. According to research from Fosters, a quarter of men say they’ve lost more than half of their friends in recent years and 61% admit to finding it painfully awkward trying to reconnect.