After reunification, Tennis Borussia became the new object of hatred. Union supporters cultivated an irreconcilable feud with the flamboyant Charlottenburg club once led and supported by TV showman Hans Rosenthal and Schlager producer Jack White. One of TeBe’s most colourful players, Ansgar Brinkmann, caused a particular provocation when he turned up at the Alte Försterei for the first promotion playoff between Union and Osnabrück in May 2000 and was greeted with threats and abuse. “What is he doing here?
We’re a workers’ club,” was among the milder comments directed at Trinkmann.