Sentences with phrase «as rival club»

Juventus managing director Beppe Marotta says the club were unable to sign 21 - year - old forward Juan Iturbe as rival club AS Roma had more disposable income at the time.

Wilshere has had a number of injuries already in his young career, and has become the butt of a number of jokes from Gunners fans as well as rival clubs for his lack of fitness and regular off - the - field antics.

Arsenal is, by most measurables and casual observations, going through the darkest stretch of Wenger's 22 - year reign as boss and, as rival clubs continue to move further ahead of them in all operational aspects, it appears the decision to remove the manager rests solely with a Board that has shown a complete inability to do what's right and just for the club's immediate and long - term future.

Not exact matches

The club has prided itself, since its founding in 1899, as Catalonia's scrappy counterpoint to its bitter rival in the capital, Real Madrid — a living embodiment of Spain's fierce political tensions.

The Toronto - based company also alleges Keurig's licensing agreements with coffee roasters prevents them from dealing with rival pod makers such as Club Coffee.

The deal will come as a blow to rival Tabcorp, which has TAB outlets in pubs and clubs across the country and still relies heavily on bets placed by customers in retail outlets despite a big improvement in its digital wagering revenue in recent years.

He better had do as well, because if we lose the potential coaching abilities of Arteta after seeing one of our other former captains Patrick Vieira working at our Premier League rivals as well then it will be a real kick in the teeth for the club.

If we look at how much money our rivals spend, and we are supposedly up there with them as the richest clubs in the world, then why don't we invest as much as our competitors?

Clearly a move from Everton to their local rivals would be a contentious one to consider but if Fellaini felt that the Anfield side had a team in place; a combination of solid financial investment from the club's American owners coupled with a forward thinking young well respected manager like Brendan Rodgers, to help Liverpool to regain their place as a genuine title chasing outfit then it may be a move the 6ft 4in midfielder would be ready to consider.

According to Napoli's official club radio station, Napoli will sell Higuain to Arsenal, as they don't want to strengthen their rivals Juventus.

The capital club haven't started this season in positive fashion as they currently sit in fifth place in the La Liga standings, seven points adrift of rivals Barcelona already after just seven games.

And meanwhile the other potentially available strikers are being snapped up by other clubs around Europe, including our Premier League rivals, such as Liverpool completing the transfer of Benteke, which I am not happy about.

If the report is right about their targets and the Spanish club is successful then the Gunners have nothing to worry about as it will actually weaken our Premier League rivals, with Man City striker Sergio Aguero, Man United keeper David De Gea and Chelsea forward Eden Hazard on the list.

The club in crisis had gone to the backyard of their nearest rivals and won for a second time in a season, and as the mass of Arsenal supporters contorted in delight inside the ground, a small gathering were holding their own party of sorts in Borehamwood.

as many of our players as we've sent to rivals, for some reason, unless theo has totally disrespected the club / manager, i think he'd go abroad, if at all.

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I will not blame Bellerin or any other Arsenal player if they leave and join any other club including our rivals and will not call them traitor as they also have ambition to win trophies.

We are the only big club that has the stability coming to the new season (not count Spuds as big) and we have to grab that chance to go ahead of our rivals.

Arsenal would hate to see a key player strengthen a rival without even receiving a transfer fee, and it seems that possibility has now increased as another Premier League club reportedly join the running.

But I think we forget too easily just what a great job Le Prof has done to keep the club in the top echelon of the Premier League and managed to qualify for and progress from the group stages of the Champions League while having no money to spend, at the same time as our rivals were bankrolled by billionaires.

This should conclude the long - running saga, and seal an exciting swap deal for both clubs as two big names move between rivals in a rare exchange.

I'm absolutely gutted that Arsenal are currently owned by a tycoon that employs a manager that I wouldn't employ as my cleaner, but I am more gutted that we have so called supporters and fans that would praise our rivals, rather than get behind their own club.

The former Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace midfielder is a long - time transfer target for Arsenal, as well as their Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea [Express], and with a move potentially imminent [via the Metro], the Saints are making plans for his successor.

As already noted, with City so far clear at the top of the Premier League and with almost all their rivals in disarray, it could mean Guardiola can really focus on this competition like few other managers of English clubs have had the luxury of being able to do in recent times.

The West London club's spending outlay was someway below arch title rivals Man City, who spent # 49m on Raheem Sterling (via Sky Sports), # 55m on Kevin de Bruyne (via BBC Sport), # 32m on Nicolas Otamendi (via BBC Sport) as well as bringing in Fabian Delph from Aston Villa and Patrick Roberts from Fulham.

It was announced on May 7 [via MUFC's official Twitter] that Manchester United had reached an agreement with PSV for the Netherlands international, as Louis van Gaal sent out a huge message of intent to the club's rivals by starting his business early.

The Red Devils have spent over # 200million on the likes of Angel Di Maria and Ander Herrera since the Dutch boss replaced David Moyes at the helm last summer in an attempt to restore the club as genuine title challengers to the likes of Chelsea and fierce rivals Manchester City.

The Frenchman seems to be getting his excuses in early this time, as a Daily Express report shows, by talking about how hard it is to sign good playes in January, due to lfewer top class players being available, clubs being less willing to sell and the competition from rival clubs muddying the waters.

And it is not just our Premier League rivals Chelsea and Man United that are keen on Dybala apparently, as he is said to be interesting some other top clubs around Europe, including the reigning Champions League holders Real Madrid.

ofcourse we can forget chelsea as epl rival cause we are not going to be in the title fight while chelsea along with the manchester clubs will

As Arsenal prepare for a visit to title - rivals Chelsea on Saturday, manager Arsene Wenger is also preparing for a historic landmark — his 1,000 th game in charge of the club.

Shay Given has already started training with new club Manchester City, and now it appears as though Joe Kinnear has lost another of his best players to a Premier League rival.

There would always have been plenty of managers willing to take on the job, even though the club's transfer budget was a fraction of those being spent by our direct rivals, but I do not think any other top manager would have stuck with us, especially with big spending clubs such as Real Madrid and PSG after them.

If Wenger and Arsenal consider AFC as a big club and have ambition, then must not sell to a direct rival.

«Finishing below Spurs» If it leads to change in the club management system, then let it be... I don't really care about Spurs, I don't even consider them as rival... More chants and more banners please, we demand change...

Wanted by a whole host of top European clubs as well as Liverpool's Premier League rivals Manchester City and Arsenal, Raheem Sterling's exit would be a disaster for the Reds just one summer after losing Luis Suarez.

Still, it's a decent backup for Arsenal to have as Real look to sell and no other clubs rival them for Benzema.

After years of struggling financially and losing our best players to rival clubs, Arsenal are now building a very strong team and we have some exceptional players as well.

It would be a questionable move given the rivalry between the two clubs, while Roma have made significant progress under Luciano Spalletti since January to suggest that they can emerge as a genuine rival to Juve next season.

According to Diario Gol, the France international does not want the controversy of leaving his current club for their inner - city rivals as he hopes to avoid drama with his eventual exit, and that he's informed Real of his dilemma.

David Ospina has been a worthy back - up since joining the club from Nice three years ago, and was somewhat unlucky to lose his place to Cech on his arrival from our London rivals, after six months of superb performances when displacing Wojciech Szczesny as number one.

Club most likely to buy their closest rivals» best players just because they can, not because they need to, as a warning to the rest of the league

His comments and coverage of bitter rivals Manchester United during his punditry roles hasn't gone down well with the Liverpool faithful, and it seems as though they would be much happier with Riise coming and Owen heading out if there is a chance the club are willing to listen.

In other news, our team seems to be rounding nicely into form, with a productive off - season and several new additions already settling in, there seems to be a renewed sense of confidence in the air... our well - oiled machine has conducted business again early this year, so we can just sit back, kick our feet up and watch all those other suckers scramble to make panic moves in the 11th hour... of course, we need to tie up a few loose ends but our team of savvy negotiators, under the tutelage of our faithful leader, will perform their usual magic with ample time to spare... I have to laugh when I look around the soccer world and see all those teams look upon us with envy and scorn as they struggle to mimic our seemingly infallible business model... thank goodness the powers that be had the foresight and fortitude to resist the temptations of the modern football era... instead of listening to all the experts and simply taking the easy way out by making the necessary improvements on the field and in the front office, we chose the path never traveled... we are truly pioneers in our field... sometimes you just have to have faith in the people that have always conducted themselves in a respectful and honest fashion... most fans aren't so fortunate, they will never know what it's like to follow a team that treats everyone in and around the club as if they were an extended member of the family... all for one I say... so when you wake up this morning, please try not to gloat when you see rival fans pacing back and forth waiting for their respective teams to pull the usual panic buys, just say nothing and be thankful that it isn't you... like I've always said, this is why you stay the course... this is when the real benefits of having someone in charge for over 2 decades really pays off... have a great day fellow Gunners

Apart of Ozil and Sanchez, one could say Arsenal are still gribpling with the terms of to regularly be buying top class players as they have not been able to match or undo their 3 main title rivals of the 2 Manchester clubs and Chelsea when it comes to be buying world class players regularly in the transfer market to overhaul their teams which have seen Arsenal failed to win the PL and Ucl titles for more ten years or so even after they've repaid to a large extend the loans they took to build the Ems Stadium.

My biggest worry is if Sanchez goes to another Premier League team, as well as strengthening a rival, can you imagine the stick we'd get from other clubs supporters!

The veteran keeper is reported by The Mirror explaining why he thinks his former club may falter, and if Cech is right then Arsenal fans should be grateful to our north London rivals because by winning at the weekend as well Tottenham stopped Chelsea from widening the gap.

we are getting confusing massages from the board, one minute we are a big club and can rival any club in Europe with salaries and buying, then immediately after Arsen says we don't have the same finances as big clubs,

It can interfere with player talks at other clubs as well as your own, and it can let your rivals know how to high - jack things.

The club's 3 - 1 defeat against bitter rivals Manchester United last Saturday appears to have been the final straw among a selection of Reds supporters and they have decided to take drastic action in the hopes of seeing the Northern Irishman relieved of his duties as manager of the club.