Sporting director Ralf Ragnick later stated that there was no ban against anti-racist messages in stadium, explaining that the banner was prohibited before the home match against SpVgg Greuther Fürth because it contained abusive language, and that the club of course would agree if a fan wanted to display a banner with a message such as "RBL Fans against Racism".
Direktur olahraga Ralf Rangnick kemudian menyatakan bahwa tidak ada larangan terhadap pesan anti-rasis didalam stadion, menjelaskan bahwa spanduk itu dilarang sebelum pertandingan kandang melawan SpVgg Greuther Fürth karena mengandung bahasa yang kasar, dan klub tentu saja setuju bila fan ingin menampilkan spanduk dengan pesan seperti "Fans RBL melawan Rasisme".