I am not Rory Delap

this is to settle a little online dispute, the best kind there is. someone said i couldn't throw a soccer ball as far as a guy in a youtube video titled "longest soccer throw-in ever." these are eight throws i made in a virginia high school state semifinal in 2003. the game was played at radford university, so the size of the field is pretty much almost if not completely maximum size for a field. the shorter throws were more precise and dangerous.

the 4th throw should at least tie the 'longest soccer throw-in ever' ... except Rory Delap's longest. needed a few more meters.

since we won 2-0, i threw in the other goal, a bending corner my teammate curled in.

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[svzw7]

yeah that's really nice football... NOT

and you are throwing in wrong your feet have to be with each other and you don't do that on every throw so...

however nice corner

[snerffy]

@svzw7 feet together? as long as both feet are on the ground after throwing the ball, you can be doing the splits and it's legal. the referees were fine with the throws. probably because they were americans and not belgians, right...

[greatbuy99c]

1- You throw way too close to the goalie (a gun can shoot a bullet 900m but if it doesn't hit the target whats the point)

2- Delap gets a spin on the ball that makes it bend slightly away from the goalie

3- Delap can use his feet too (almost defiantly better you can)

4- You do not play against half the opposition strength Delap plays against

[snerffy]

@greatbuy99c your 4th point... i suppose prem league referees are trained on how to do coin tosses for the pros as well? throw ins and coin tosses must be tough when you've reached the top.

[stokiesteve87]

Haha u aint no rory delap

americans can't even play football for shit!!

and secondly how bent and long is your run??

rory delap takes maybe 2-3 long steps and u run like a faggot for about 10 meters

hahaha learn to play better before trying take on the great rory delap!!!

[snerffy]

@stokiesteve87 you ought to stop living vicariously through your mate delap and to try to throw a ball that far before calling me a faggot. and with what happened in the world cup, you brits make fools of yourselves talking shit about american soccer.

[wolfcrouch]

rory delap can throw better than that thats nothing to rory delap

[adher36]

Just a shame the rest of your team are shit

[rotatingcow]

I like Rory Delap but people who think his thrown in is special or new know next to nothing about football, that or you're just young and naive (which I am fortunately willing to forgive). Delap ain't got nothing on Tranmere Rovers old legend Dave Challinor who I remember flinging it into the box from anywhere in the opposition half. Oh, and I doubt that he was the first, if someone else can come up with an older example.

here's him throwing for TV once he was over the hill /watch?v=SUYwAS9X0zk

[alanv9]

Ignore the haters. Your throws were awesome, if you get it in the box then your strikers have every chance of beating the keeper. You said in the description that this was 2003? Did you develop your throws further?

[beeniefide]

@snerffy in response to your reply to stokiesteve87, We dont make ourselves look like fools talking about American "soccer", as everyone in the American "soccer" team actually plays club "soccer" in Europe, not America. The American soccer league is a Mickey Mouse league compared to the English premiership, Spanish la liga, German bundesliga, Italian serie A or Dutch eredivisie.

[ZAFARCAKE]

You'll be playing for Stoke in no time! (Although everyone kinda hates Stoke)

[Innocero]

nice one, man... I'm a fan of Rory Delap, but you've try your best and I love it.. no matter what hatters say.... I love the last goal though. :D

[ArghCanine]

I wish I could throw the ball that far.

[v0lta321]

just as far or further then delap.. though prity decent run up..