# Fnatic Manager Here, Please Delete This A catchphrase born from a 2014 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive controversy, when Fnatic allegedly asked a Redditor to take down a video exposing a map boost later used in their DreamHack Winter 2014 win over Team LDLC[1][2]. By late November 2014, /r/GlobalOffensive commenters were jokingly dropping the line under any clip of a weird boost, grenade angle or exploit[5]. ## Origin The catalyst was a DreamHack Winter 2014 quarterfinal on November 28, 2014, where Fnatic beat Team LDLC.com on Overpass using an unknown boost that lifted Olof "olofmeister" Kajbjer into a pixel-walking spot overlooking several key angles[1]. LDLC filed a complaint, DreamHack ordered a replay after confirming the boost could be abused elsewhere, and Fnatic forfeited the rematch, handing LDLC the tournament[2]. Two weeks before the match, on November 10, 2014, Swedish Redditor Blotecsgo (Davit Ekdhal) had uploaded a YouTube clip of the boost that his friend Kallberg had found[3]. After the DreamHack match, Blotecsgo posted in /r/GlobalOffensive claiming Fnatic's JW had reached out through a mutual friend asking him to take the video down, and that he had set it to private until the match aired[4]. He offered no proof. The next day, November 29, Redditor supacid left what is the earliest documented joke version of the line in a /r/GlobalOffensive thread, playing on the idea that Fnatic would silence anyone who uncovered a new trick[5]. - **Platform:** Reddit (/r/GlobalOffensive) - **Creator:** supacid (earliest documented joke use) - **Date:** 2014 ## Overview The joke works as a mock private message, written in the voice of a panicked esports team representative asking a player or Redditor to pull down footage that just embarrassed them[3]. Users drop the line as a top comment under any clip showcasing an unexpected boost, a glitchy Molotov, a one-way smoke or a cheeky angle, pretending the pro scene would want it buried before enemies learned it[5][6]. The gag relies on the premise that teams gatekeep tactical tech, which the Fnatic Overpass incident appeared to confirm[2]. Variations swap in other orgs when the clip features a different team's map, but the Fnatic branding stuck because the original rumor named Fnatic player JW as the one who allegedly asked for the video to come down[3]. The line travelled far outside CS, used in Dota 2, Valorant and League of Legends threads whenever a new exploit video surfaces. ## How to Use Typical usage is a one-line comment under a video or GIF of a surprising in-game tactic, written as if the author were a Fnatic staffer DMing the uploader. Common conventions include signing off as "Fnatic manager" or dropping it as a bare "please delete this" when the audience already knows the reference. The line often works as the top-reply joke on exploit, boost, smoke and nade-lineup posts, so people pair it with throwaway urgency like "ASAP" or "before Astralis sees this." ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Fnatic Manager Here, Please Delete This? It is a Counter-Strike catchphrase used to jokingly comment on videos of unusual boosts, exploits or lineups, written in the voice of an esports team rep asking the uploader to take the clip down[3]. ### Where did Fnatic Manager Here, Please Delete This come from? The joke stems from the 2014 DreamHack Winter quarterfinal where Fnatic used a secret Overpass boost against LDLC, and a Redditor named Blotecsgo claimed Fnatic's JW asked him to delete the video that had exposed the trick[1][4]. ### What does Fnatic Manager Here, Please Delete This mean? It mocks the idea that pro teams want new tactical tricks kept hidden, so commenters pretend to be a Fnatic staffer begging for the clip to be removed[5]. ### How do you use Fnatic Manager Here, Please Delete This? Drop it as a short comment under a video of a boost, glitch or lineup, usually signing off as the team's manager, as Redditors did with the glitched Molotov and Mirage smoke posts in late 2014[7][9]. ### Is Fnatic Manager Here, Please Delete This still popular? The line is a classic of CS Reddit and shows up whenever a new exploit video circulates, having spread into the wider esports community in the years after 2014[3]. ## References 1. [https://liquipedia.net/counterstrike/DreamHack/2014/Winter]() 2. [https://liquipedia.net/counterstrike/User:Gaioa/Fnatic_Overpass_boost_controversy]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/fnatic-manager-here-please-delete-this]() 4. [https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/2nosf5/fnatics_overpass_boost_vs_ldlc_dhw2014/cmfgmco/]() 5. [https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/2nr2ew/the_new_de_dust2_dh_to_be_used_in_all_future_dh/cmg36qb/]() 6. [https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/2nowkw/discuss_the_fnatic_boost_on_overpass/cmfhqh8/]() 7. [https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/2nuwuu/glitch_molotov_on_overpass/cmh3gwg/]() 8. [https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/2nuwuu/glitch_molotov_on_overpass/cmh43ef/]() 9. [https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/2odh25/super_hard_smoke_i_discovered_on_mirage/cmm4nwm/]() 10. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nIf6J8_n7M]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/fnatic-manager-here-please-delete-this Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library