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Nearly three-whole-months after England's 'memorable' defeat to eventual runners-up Portugal back in Euro 2004, and yet, some people are STILL living in the past over the whole Urs Meier ordeal, and how, apparently, "we wuz r0bbed!!1!" and all that...
Why can't they just let it go and accept it is done, like the rest of us?
Anyway, this is on the BBCs website now:
The advertising watchdog has criticised an airline for encouraging people to harass the referee of England's Euro 2004 semi-final defeat by Portugal.
Flybe had sent out an e-mail advert directing people to "leave feedback" on the website of referee Urs Meier, who had disallowed a late England goal.
Two people complained to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that the advert incited harassment.
The ASA upheld the complaints, branding the ad "irresponsible and offensive".
The e-mail had featured a cartoon of a man screaming and beating the ground, with the words: "We was robbed!"
It added: "As a mark of respect to our lads, and some of the worst refereeing in years, we have suspended services to Switzerland, his home country.
"We may think about bringing them back next year, but we won't be flying Referee Meier for a while!"
Police protection
The complaints to the ASA had said the advert "made a joke of racist attitudes and would incite recipients to harass Urs Meier".
British European, which runs Flybe, denied the e-mail was racist and said it had reflected the mood of the nation "in a humorous way".
It added that media organisations had also published Mr Meier's website address following England's penalty shoot-out defeat in Lisbon in June.
The ASA said it understood Mr Meier received more than 16,000 e-mails, including death threats, and had been placed under police protection.
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Fair enough; there seems enough within that advert for many to claim it does well contain a strong degree of 'racism' about it. For that reason, this deserves attention. It deserves some discussion.
But, after all this time, why exactly DO people find it so hard to move on?
The European Championships are well over and done with - right now, our national team is focused fully on getting through the qualifying group to reach the World Cup in Germany, 2006.
And, if people are now gonna start 'having-a-go' at them for displaying the professional referee's website and "inciting" them to go there and to let the man have a piece of their mind - where the heck were these same people immediatly after the match when ITV (for one) were doing the exact same thing, infront of millions of people across the country?!
Why can't they just let it go and accept it is done, like the rest of us?
Anyway, this is on the BBCs website now:
The advertising watchdog has criticised an airline for encouraging people to harass the referee of England's Euro 2004 semi-final defeat by Portugal.
Flybe had sent out an e-mail advert directing people to "leave feedback" on the website of referee Urs Meier, who had disallowed a late England goal.
Two people complained to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that the advert incited harassment.
The ASA upheld the complaints, branding the ad "irresponsible and offensive".
The e-mail had featured a cartoon of a man screaming and beating the ground, with the words: "We was robbed!"
It added: "As a mark of respect to our lads, and some of the worst refereeing in years, we have suspended services to Switzerland, his home country.
"We may think about bringing them back next year, but we won't be flying Referee Meier for a while!"
Police protection
The complaints to the ASA had said the advert "made a joke of racist attitudes and would incite recipients to harass Urs Meier".
British European, which runs Flybe, denied the e-mail was racist and said it had reflected the mood of the nation "in a humorous way".
It added that media organisations had also published Mr Meier's website address following England's penalty shoot-out defeat in Lisbon in June.
The ASA said it understood Mr Meier received more than 16,000 e-mails, including death threats, and had been placed under police protection.
----------
Fair enough; there seems enough within that advert for many to claim it does well contain a strong degree of 'racism' about it. For that reason, this deserves attention. It deserves some discussion.
But, after all this time, why exactly DO people find it so hard to move on?
The European Championships are well over and done with - right now, our national team is focused fully on getting through the qualifying group to reach the World Cup in Germany, 2006.
And, if people are now gonna start 'having-a-go' at them for displaying the professional referee's website and "inciting" them to go there and to let the man have a piece of their mind - where the heck were these same people immediatly after the match when ITV (for one) were doing the exact same thing, infront of millions of people across the country?!
It's all utter bulls*it from people with problems dedicate themselves too wholeheartedly to some sport that just so happens to be popular, and it all turns into retarded pseudo-patriotic crap, that makes anyone with half a brain fall about into half-hysterics and half mortal fear of just how deep human stupiditiy can go.
Nearly three-whole-months after England's 'memorable' defeat to eventual runners-up Portugal back in Euro 2004, and yet, some people are STILL living in the past over the whole Urs Meier ordeal, and how, apparently, "we wuz r0bbed!!1!" and all that...
Why can't they just let it go and accept it is done, like the rest of us?
Anyway, this is on the BBCs website now:
The advertising watchdog has criticised an airline for encouraging people to harass the referee of England's Euro 2004 semi-final defeat by Portugal.
Flybe had sent out an e-mail advert directing people to "leave feedback" on the website of referee Urs Meier, who had disallowed a late England goal.
Two people complained to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that the advert incited harassment.
The ASA upheld the complaints, branding the ad "irresponsible and offensive".
The e-mail had featured a cartoon of a man screaming and beating the ground, with the words: "We was robbed!"
It added: "As a mark of respect to our lads, and some of the worst refereeing in years, we have suspended services to Switzerland, his home country.
"We may think about bringing them back next year, but we won't be flying Referee Meier for a while!"
Police protection
The complaints to the ASA had said the advert "made a joke of racist attitudes and would incite recipients to harass Urs Meier".
British European, which runs Flybe, denied the e-mail was racist and said it had reflected the mood of the nation "in a humorous way".
It added that media organisations had also published Mr Meier's website address following England's penalty shoot-out defeat in Lisbon in June.
The ASA said it understood Mr Meier received more than 16,000 e-mails, including death threats, and had been placed under police protection.
----------
Fair enough; there seems enough within that advert for many to claim it does well contain a strong degree of 'racism' about it. For that reason, this deserves attention. It deserves some discussion.
But, after all this time, why exactly DO people find it so hard to move on?
The European Championships are well over and done with - right now, our national team is focused fully on getting through the qualifying group to reach the World Cup in Germany, 2006.
And, if people are now gonna start 'having-a-go' at them for displaying the professional referee's website and "inciting" them to go there and to let the man have a piece of their mind - where the heck were these same people immediatly after the match when ITV (for one) were doing the exact same thing, infront of millions of people across the country?!
Why can't they just let it go and accept it is done, like the rest of us?
Anyway, this is on the BBCs website now:
The advertising watchdog has criticised an airline for encouraging people to harass the referee of England's Euro 2004 semi-final defeat by Portugal.
Flybe had sent out an e-mail advert directing people to "leave feedback" on the website of referee Urs Meier, who had disallowed a late England goal.
Two people complained to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that the advert incited harassment.
The ASA upheld the complaints, branding the ad "irresponsible and offensive".
The e-mail had featured a cartoon of a man screaming and beating the ground, with the words: "We was robbed!"
It added: "As a mark of respect to our lads, and some of the worst refereeing in years, we have suspended services to Switzerland, his home country.
"We may think about bringing them back next year, but we won't be flying Referee Meier for a while!"
Police protection
The complaints to the ASA had said the advert "made a joke of racist attitudes and would incite recipients to harass Urs Meier".
British European, which runs Flybe, denied the e-mail was racist and said it had reflected the mood of the nation "in a humorous way".
It added that media organisations had also published Mr Meier's website address following England's penalty shoot-out defeat in Lisbon in June.
The ASA said it understood Mr Meier received more than 16,000 e-mails, including death threats, and had been placed under police protection.
----------
Fair enough; there seems enough within that advert for many to claim it does well contain a strong degree of 'racism' about it. For that reason, this deserves attention. It deserves some discussion.
But, after all this time, why exactly DO people find it so hard to move on?
The European Championships are well over and done with - right now, our national team is focused fully on getting through the qualifying group to reach the World Cup in Germany, 2006.
And, if people are now gonna start 'having-a-go' at them for displaying the professional referee's website and "inciting" them to go there and to let the man have a piece of their mind - where the heck were these same people immediatly after the match when ITV (for one) were doing the exact same thing, infront of millions of people across the country?!