Comments on: Rule Change Will Stymie Stoke in Arsenal’s Favour

By: jameszmaieruq

jameszmaieruq — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:39:17 +0000

By: Stopping Crouch and Walters the key for Arsenal « Jimmy Gooner

Stopping Crouch and Walters the key for Arsenal « Jimmy Gooner — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 06:16:57 +0000

[...] ArsenalArsenal has made reference to Stoke’s pitch size being kept to maximum throughout the season which on paper will decrease their threat from throw-ins slightly. But Rory Delap is no longer the talisman he was for Stoke and I would be surprised to see him anywhere else other than on the bench. The danger from midfield comes in brutal tacklers Wilson Palacios and Glenn Whelan, while Matthew Etherington will be looking to service Peter Crouch as often as he can with telling crosses. [...]

By: As It Dey Hot

As It Dey Hot — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:57:58 +0000

[...] but we knew about them already. We’ll have a proper preview of the game in tomorrow’s blog, but here’s an interesting snippet which outlines why Stoke, amongst other teams, had to change the dimensions of their pitch this [...]

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博文：求春哥让3C满血复活让虎仔续约 ‹ Arseblog阿丝博客中文站 — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:33:03 +0000

[...] 除此之外，大伙都活蹦乱跳的，呃，当然了，那几个大家耳熟能详的长期病号除外。哥们在明天的博客里再跟大伙唠唠比赛前瞻啥的，不过这有个有趣的链接，赶紧戳我，这里面讲了这个赛季石头城必须更改球场尺寸的原因。这对他们以及他们的比赛方式有什么影响还拭目以待，不过比起斯托克城，我们更喜欢大一点的场地。等明儿比赛开锣咱们就啥都知道了。 [...]

By: Stoke vs Arsenal Preview – Time to Banish the Brittania Curse | Goonerhead

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:04:17 +0000

[...] new EPL ruling regarding pitch sizes. The Arsenal Arsenal blog did a great, detailed piece on it (http://arsenalarsenal.wordpress.com/2012/08/22/rule-change-will-stymie-stoke-in-arsenals-favour/). Basically, Stoke, like other clubs, played on a much smaller pitch than Arsenal’s, which [...]

By: Chezsu

Chezsu — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:20:15 +0000

Brilliant article. I will say one thing though, at Highbury we took advantage of our narrow pitch for years. We were never orcs like Stoke though!

By: RockyLives

RockyLives — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:25:21 +0000

Gooner_81
The Emirates pitch is (and has been) exactly to the UEFA required proportions on which the new FA regulation is based.

It was a different story at Highbury, where the pitch was very small.

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:47:14 +0000

@terrence machin. F off u twat and get back to middle earth.

By: Gooner_81

Gooner_81 — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:26:39 +0000

Does this mean we have to reduce the size of the Emirates pitch this season? That will make it even easier for the opposition to “park the bus”

By: Saturday round-up: NAMs, Walcott talks and other stuff ‹ Arseblog … an Arsenal blog

Sat, 25 Aug 2012 07:31:14 +0000

[...] about them already. We’ll have a proper preview of the game in tomorrow’s blog, but here’s an interesting snippet which outlines why Stoke, amongst other teams, had to change the dimensions of their pitch this [...]