Give this man our support!
From The Guardian June 30 2004
Swiss hit back at British tabloids
Mike Leidig
Wednesday June 30, 2004
The Swiss media have rallied in defence of football referee Urs Meier by urging readers and listeners to ring up the Sun to tell them exactly what they think of the tabloid's campaign following England's defeat against Portugal.
DJ Roman Kilchsperger got the ball rolling on the Radio Energy station when he urged his listeners to ring up the Sun and give them a taste of their own medicine - and supplied them with the newspaper's number on air.
The Sun responded by publishing Kilchsperger's telephone numbers, including his mobile, and his email address - leaving the DJ bombarded with offensive calls and letters from England fans.
"I've had hundreds of emails and at least a 1,000 calls from England. Of course most of them begin with 'You ****ing *******' or some such variation. They also usually mention cuckoo clocks and cheese," he said.
But, he added, Swiss solidarity was enormous.
"I didn't know there were so many England haters here. Many write in with things like '**** the teapot' and 'Roman, stick it to them'."
Today other radio stations and newspapers also joined in the campaign against the Sun and urged Swiss people to join in the battle.
Swiss daily newspaper 20 Minutes wrote: "In case you want to join in the counter-offensive, here are the telephone numbers and the email address."
Kilchsperger, who has now become a national celebrity in Switzerland after leading the campaign, says the irony is that he actually likes the English - and even supported them in Euro 2004.
"I like them, and even supported England during the championship. I always watch the English league and have read Beckham's book. My liking for this country is big."
But the radio presenter says it is all getting a bit too much.
"I'd like to put an end to the whole story. Tomorrow there will be an interview on the show with Urs Meier and then that will be it," he told Swiss newspaper Blick.
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It's great that this man has taken on that a*sewipe The Scum - actually I wouldn't insult my a*se by using the rag on it. I've sent him an email of support aswell as all the more insulting internet spoofs I've received. Do the same if you want to stop bullyboy tabloids dictating future football results involving the tans.
email address: roman.kilchsperger@energyzueri.ch
