Arsene Wenger's outburst is no big deal
By Steve Stammers
Published 06:01 25/11/09
Uproar across the nation - Arsene Wenger swore at a press conference.
In the eyes of some people, it was like discovering your maiden aunt was a coke-dealing street walker. Really ? Get a life.
If journalists used every expletive that came from the mouths of managers at pre-match or post-match briefings, the papers would full of asterisks or several blank spaces to replace letters.
Editions in the North West and North London would be particularly affected. What makes Wenger different is that he could have cursed in five different languages.
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