There was only one problem - Bayern's game in Hamburg hadn't actually finished. Sixty thousand fans in the Volksparkstadion invaded the pitch to celebrate. In theory this would mean Schalke, who had just won their last game of the season 5-3 against Unterhaching were champions for the first time since 1958. The man from the Premiere channel told general manager Andreas Müller live on air that Bayern Munich had lost 1-0 away to Hamburg. In May 2001, Schalke 04 officials and supporters must have felt like shooting a TV reporter who had come carrying only good tidings.
In times past, the bearers of bad news would often meet a grisly fate. SM Schalke ahead of the game – Schalke 04, 2001 They have since been through eight managers and have won precisely nothing. Sadly, hubris set in: Romanov began interfering in team selection, Burley complained and was sacked with his side top of the table, going on to win the Scottish Cup at the end of that season. Initially, it looked good - under their new manager George Burley, the Jam Tarts won the first eight games of the 2005-06 season, their best start since the first world war. When Lithuanian millionaire Vladimir Romanov took control of Hearts in February 2005, fans hoped for success similar to that enjoyed by Chelsea under Roman Abramovich. Other times it's good to know when to stop being quite so decisive. Romanov's permanent revolution – Hearts, 2006
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