Sentences with phrase «away at a big club»

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Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

The big Toffees midfielder revealed in a recent interview that he saw his future away from the Merseyside club, comments that he has tried hard to make a U-Turn on, and the 24 year old would almost certainly jump at the chance of a move to Man United.

Well, Arsenal are a «big club» in top form with 10 wins in our last 12 games, and an extremely good draw away at Chelsea, so there is no reason for the Arsenal fans to expect a poor showing at the Etihad.

I hope he stays at Bournemouth and keeps away from big clubs for a long time.

Not the case at ALL other big clubs, because they expect progress straight away, especially considering the amount of money they spend.

You know there are just some players you can prise away from their clubs... unfortunately Antoine is one of such, it is just like saying a club sees Sanchez at the Copa and decides to sign him from Arsenal especially if the club is not as big as Arsenal..

The chairman will want to be away at a big Premier League club, but I want to be at home.

there is no doubting that Arsene has helped to provide us with some incredible footballing moments in the formative years of his managerial career at Arsenal, but that certainly doesn't and shouldn't mean that he has earned the right to decide when and how he should leave this club... there have been numerous managers at each of the biggest clubs in Europe throughout the last decade who have waged far more successful campaigns than ours yet somehow and someway each were given their walking papers because they failed to meet the standards laid out by the hierarchy of their respective clubs... of course that doesn't mean that clubs should simply follow the lead of others, especially if clubs of note have become too reactionary when it comes to issues of termination, for whatever reasons, but there should be some logical discourse when it comes to the setting of parameters for a changing of the guard... in the case of Arsenal, this sort of discourse was largely stifled when the higher - ups devised their sinister plan on the eve of our move to the Emirates... by giving Wenger a free pass due to supposed financial constraints he, unwittingly or not, set the bar too low... it reminds me of a landlord who says he will only rent to «professional people» to maintain a certain standard then does a complete about face when the market is lean and vacancies are up... for those who rented under the original mandate they of course feel cheated but there is little they can do, except move on, especially if the landlord clearly cares more about profitability than keeping their word... unfortunately for the lifelong fans of a football club it's not so easy to switch allegiances and frankly why should they, in most cases we have been around far longer than them... so how does one deal with such an untenable situation... do you simply shut - up and hope for the best, do you place the best interests of those with only self - serving agendas above the collective and pray that karma eventually catches up with them, do you run away with your tail between your legs and only return when things have ultimately changed, do you keep trying to find silver linings to justify your very existence, do you lower your expectations by convincing yourself it could be worse or do you stand up for what you believe in by holding people accountable for their actions, especially when every fiber of your being tells you that something is rotten in the state of Denmark

Admini, a situation may arise where the Bavarian club side may have to fight a big battle at home against Olympiakos and at away to Zagreb to remain in the competition after losing at home to Arsenal on Wesday which of course they would.

The man has changed out of recognition from his early years et the club.It is my opinion he has allowed himself to feel as though he is BIGGER than the Club.This especially so since that dark day of David Deins departure.He seems to believe he is untouchable and answerable to nobody.The Board were s *** ing bricks he would walk away and to my mind he used this to get his own way with everything.I have met this man on numerous occasions down the years of his time at the club and honestly he is the most polite and well versed Manager in Football.That is why I despise him more.He KNOWS he has failed this last decade.He knows he has made far too many wrong decisions with transfers and tactics and formations etc.But he NEVER accepts he is wrong.

In a way that takes a bit of the edge off our own joy at finally beating one of the big EPL clubs away from home, but it should also give Arsene Wenger and the players the same sort of incentive that Saturday's cup upsets did.

He played CB in that game and was actually viewed in the long run as a CB from by the club though he's a dm.He plays CB just as well as he plays DM because of his solidity and reading of the game.Just look at the position he played for Arsenal in the senior team.He's gonna be a big loss but the funny thing is people expect his name to fade away.

He told the Manchester Evening News that de Gea has single - handedly won at least eight matches for United this season, and keeping him away from 10 - time European Cup winners Real Madrid would be a bigger summer transfer window deal than attracting the likes of Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels and Real's own Gareth Bale to the club.

Another superb midfielder, Miralem Pjanic could be at a much bigger club than AS Roma, but is rarely linked with moves away despite consistently eye - catching displays in Serie A.

That's showing ambition to succeed to win at the highest level on par the other big clubs, we are not far away from having that!

It's even more upsetting because I think our away support is one of the best in the league, I think that creating a standing section might give true gunners a better chance to go and support the team with lower priced tickets but tbh we need to voice these opinions at the club because for such a big stadium we produce such a quiet and unintimidating atmosphere

The iconic and enigmatic Swede only arrived at the Parc des Princes last summer from Italian giants AC Milan, but his tremendous form over the course of the campaign prompted some heavy speculation that his future lay away from the club, with several all too eager to help bring him away from the Ligue 1 big spenders.

By that I mean you take away the Lasogga wages, add in some more and you have one he could live with at Leeds United, he wouldn't have to relocate if he didn't want and he moves to a bigger club.

the only way he will leave is if he says he wants to go and even then you are looking at a far bigger fee this year, forget the silly newspaper estimates of 12 — 18 # M its going to take a massive bid, a request from the player and a club with the history and resources of say a Real Madrid to prize him away.

But Manchester United is just a shirt - sleeve sponsorship away from being the wealthiest team in the world at any given moment, and a crisis for a club that rich, and that big, only means slipping from title contender to «borderline top - 10 club in Europe.»

The last time that Newcastle and Bournemouth were together was in the 2015/16 Premier League season and the two clubs traded away wins on that occasion, with Bournemouth actually taking a big 3 - 1 win at St James Park.

Even at my club, Bradford City, the potential is huge — by far and away the best supported team in lg2 and with the population of Englands 5th biggest city to draw upon.

An away trip to Anfield would be difficult for Fulham at the best of times, but with the cloud of gloom currently circling over the club and its fans, Jol will need to get a big performance out of his side.

Firstly though, it remains to be seen whether or not he can be prised away from the Bernabeu, as although the report suggests that he could be the one seeking an exit, he's played a lot of minutes this season at one of the biggest clubs in the world.

The Frenchman has been a revelation since returning to the starting XI following his attempts at engineering a move away from the DW to a» bigger» club.

Of course the move to the London Stadium will help us in financial terms, but all it will do is slow down the rate at which the top clubs are pulling away, which grows bigger every year.

Specific areas that need improvement: Away form; the biggest football club in the world failed to win at Sunderland, Burnley, Leicester, West Brom, Aston Villa, Stoke and West Ham.