Why are we such a big talking point?

You cannot be offside from a throw-in as it stands and they are thinking changing that - clearly mainly because of Stoke, more specifically Rory Delap. When Arsene whinges, it is heard right at the top of the game.

arsene will be whinging from the dole queue soon ;D

By the time they`ve changed the rule Rory will have retired!And Wenger will have gone too!

Where Wenger gets worked up is in the time it take for Rory to wind up for a throw. I've always thought that was a bit hypocritical when you consider how long the game stops for most dead ball specialists when there is a free kick within shooting distance.

roughly translated:

"How can we get rid of the latest 'boil on the arse'?"

Stoke are doing something within the rules that we can't. We don't like it. Let's change the rules.

I heard an excerpt from the elite managers meeting.

Wenger - "Eet simply is not right that a player can throw a ball as far as another playur can kick eet, zer foootbol should be played along zer floor no more than 6 feet tippetty tappetty pretty patterns and makes me feel nice inside"

Ferguson -"Shut the fuck up you french ponce there's sod all wrong with supertones football. You hve no frame of reference here. Now fuck off before I give you a glasgwegian kiss"

[Wenger minces toward the exit muttering about life being like a box of chocolates]

Just maybe we were the talking point due to the new FIFA rules (Club finances) and as we were doing so well in PL and Euro we are looked at as benchmark in this area (outside of the elite clubs that is). I honestly don't think our style or tactics are of any interest as it as been around for a while.

Thing is, the way we use the long throw; we don't benefit from the offside rule anyway!

There was one instance against Kyiv where they launched it to a player that would otherwise have been offside.

Whinger can go fuck himself

To be honest, it would suit us. Giving our lot a run at a header would cause more problems than the current rules.

As for Fergie, he fucking loves us. Thinks we're a proper football club. That's why United always beat us, he never takes any liberties, and tells his team to man up when they come here.

And him and Tone are in cahoots. Look at what the bastards did to Preston last year. Uncle Tone which way his bread is buttered.

If Whinger signed a young French version of Rory, he would soon shut his stupid mouth.

Yesterday he was complaining about the rain.

It's about time we had a government in this country who deported the useless cretin for the irreparable damage he is doing to our national game.

We must be the most talked about team out of the top 4, good or bad its all good for us, let them keep advertising us.

Well, the media are talking about us a lot so it's hardly surprising that managers are too. This Fergie Villa-Bois thing comes from the coaches forum where Wenger called for offside from throw ins, Fergie and Villa-B were at that too.

As someone pointed out on another thread, introducing such a rule would not completely nullify what Wenger sees as a 'problem'. Rory's most potent throws come from the 18 yards from the corner flag to level with the edge of the penalty box. These throws are thrown sideways, not forward, so offside would not be an issue.

Such a rule won't get past first base as it is evidently aimed to nullify one team. If Stoke had a goalie who scored regularly from a big kick Wenger would want a rule saying goalies can't score. The guy needs to look at his own team's deficiencies instead of changing the rules to make it easier for his team.