Offended ? - Have they left their house lately and seen the world outside. That's just a smokescreen for the real decision, there was nothing on that forum in real world terms would upset anybody. I'd put some money on - "I say Jeeves, we can't have those ruffty tuffty hooligan types spoiling our corporate image, they know too much and way more than we ever will about the bloody sport, damn shame we got rid of the birch".