Bundesliga club St Pauli have appealed for restraint following critical remarks by one of their board members about team captain Jackson Irvine, which were shared on social media by the Socceroo’s wife.

The statements from the board member, which had been posted and then deleted, were made public by Irvine’s wife Jemilla Pir on Instagram on Tuesday. Local media also reported the critical remarks.

Pir said she posted a photo on Instagram a few weeks ago and several days later the strange comments appeared.

“Nobody is bigger than the club,” the first comment read.

Then, two days later, another comment was made.

“This is our club not yours. You’ll be gone in a few months playing somewhere else for 1 euro more. We’ll always be here when you’re nothing more than a footnote.”

“OK, this o

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