Sentences with phrase «between big clubs»

What was once the icing has now become the cake and despite Leicester's triumph in 2015/16 the current trajectory is for the gap between the bigger clubs and the rest to get even larger in the future.

Not exact matches

«There's a big difference between us and Dollar Shave Club,» says Andy Katz - Mayfield, who co-founded the company in 2013 with Jeff Raider.

We, SVC Venture Club, are constantly bridging the gap between investors and startups to achieve the next big tech innovation.

If we must bridge the gap between the other big clubs and us — damn it, we are and have always been a big club — we must spend big, but wisely and necessarily.

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

We know that Arsene Wenger will be intent on keeping up his admittedly very impressive record of getting us into the Champions League and even though it is very tight between second and sixth place and we have some very big clubs to contend with I am confident he will do it.

While the two clubs don't exactly sell to each other too often, we have seen some big names move between the Emirates Stadium and Old Trafford in the last few years, most notably Robin van Persie and Danny Welbeck — and let's not forget the legendary Mikael Silvestre, who was so much worse for Arsenal he was for United that he must have been a Fergie spy.

I know that a bigger percentage of Arsenal fans than ever before would like to see the end of Arsene Wenger's reign as the manager of Arsenal Football Club as soon as possible, but if it came down to a choice between having a new man in charge next season or winning the Europa League this year then I am sure that percentage would be much smaller.

«These are always big clubs with hugely talented players and games between two evenly - matched sides.

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.

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Atletico de Madrid is one of the bigger clubs in Spain, but the gap between the bigger and smaller clubs over at the Iberian peninsula is much greater with Real Madrid and Barcelona earning almost half of the money if not even more, rather than it is in England where TV money is relatively equally distributed.

So what, but you highlight one the big differences between us an other clubs.

it's time for this club to put it's money where it's mouth is... no more half measures, no more settling, no more making money hand - over-fist with little to show for it, no more excuses and no more hiding behind the idea that this is «small» club that can't compete with the «big boys»... the only real difference between them and us is what the manager demands and what the owner is willing to give... we play in the League with the richest tv contract in Europe, we have one of the largest home venues with some of the highest ticket prices on the continent, we have several major corporate sponsors, we have one of the largest fan bases in the World whom purchase a ridiculous amount of merchandise, we rake in coin on tour each and every preseason and we have banked countless millions from qualifying for and participating in various competitions at home and abroad

Right now there is no difference between the way we play and the way stoke play except stoke actually got a result away from home against a big club.

«It just shows that everybody has moved up and the number of clubs that can fight at the top is bigger this season and the difference between the teams is smaller.

Add merson, Stewart Robson and the biggest twat of all Adrian Durham all they do is slag off Wenger and arsenal football club pathetic losers who know zero about anything havnt got a brain cell between them!!!

The big Arsenal rumour today is that the Gunners have begun talks with Manchester City over Alexis Sanchez, and the two clubs are considering a straight swap between Alexis Sanchez and Sergio Aguero.

And it is just as well that there is a decent break between the European game tomorrow and the big Premier League clash with Man United, because the club is currently suffering a mini injury crisis in a key position.

It is one of those balancing acts in football and something of a paradox that Arsenal and just about every other big club has to cope with every season, but hopefully this season Arsene Wenger has got the balance just right between having a talented squad with strength in depth and keeping the players reasonably happy with the chances they are getting on the pitch.

San Siro stadium in Milan, home of the AC Milan soccer team, slowly fills with keyed - up fans clad in the red and black of their club as the long - awaited meeting between Milan and one of its biggest rivals, Napoli, nears.

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

Instead the club made such sacrifices to bring Arsenal closer to the big clubs in Europe so that you could claim in your article that Arsenal is as big as clubs it could not compete with between 2006 and 2012.

I think the biggest difference between them is that one has had an opportunity to make an impression at a club that really doesn't have many players of that ilk.

If we look at our recent big signings (Sanchez, Özil), the common thread between them is that they are players who are still great for their clubs but have fallen out of favor.

@Sango Pogba moved to Juventus not Benfica, theres a big gap between those clubs.

There's a big difference between shining for a relegation club (which, despite average goal contribution Silva has been doing, their attack and transition starts with him) and coming in to a very competitive attack like ours and performing instantly... We're likely to have Ox and Jack back who will most likely feature in Wenger's plans who are both very attacking players.

That is stay with Wenger and follow his new vision of getting player directly via high salaries (with actual shift in resources out of clubs) to the current model that favors the biggest clubs with massive transfer costs between clubs, and where the player does no benefit as much.

English clubs will also share a bigger portion of the increased TV money because of the BT sport deal and the difference between what the Champions League and Europa League clubs receive will get bigger as well.

There is still time for both clubs to increase those totals, with the transfer window not closing until September 2 but, for now, Chelsea remain the big - spenders between these two teams

Southampton boss Ronald Koeman remains a big admirer of his fellow Dutchman though, and according to The Daily Star, a deal could be reached between the two Premier League clubs given United's previous interest in Mane.

Whatever your beliefs are regarding the intentions of this club moving forward, don't think for a second that it has to do with appeasing the fans, winning the highest honours and / or changing the stagnant culture that permeates this club... every decision is made for one sole purpose and that is to maintain the delicate balance between Kroenke's unyielding need to acquire more wealth and Wenger's fragile psyche, which is why we have this ridiculous wage structure that pays deadwood too much and makes it incredibly difficult to attract special players... personally I believe that Wenger's greatest fear isn't that he won't win a big trophy again but exposing himself to the overwhelming criticism he will face when people discover the totally dysfunctional state of affairs that exist at Arsenal due to his antiquated practices which have gone relatively unchecked and unchallenged since the departure of Dein

They became very short sighted and we have been paying the price ever since, Gazidis has only started to act like a CEO of a big club and act like he has a pair in between his legs.

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It was revealed by Wenger yesterday that Wenger was going to keep faith with David Ospina between the sticks, with Petr Cech reported to be devastated to miss the big game against his former club.

Once a battle between the two biggest sides in the country, once THE big game of the Premier League calendar, these are now two clubs badly on the wane; Louis van Gaal has done some good work, but can not hope to replicate the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson.

It's been one of the more exciting winter windows of recent years, with plenty of big players on the move between England's biggest clubs.

You're right about a lot of things you say but the three biggest clubs as far as the media are concerned are Manchester United, liverpool and believe it or not Newcastle.The media, especially Sky Sports would like the Premier League fought out between these three teams every year if they could get their way and ironically they were the three teams who had the worst hooligan problems in the dark years of the 70s and the 80s of all the clubs in the country

Imagine if the owner was a bit more involved, coming to top 6 games at home, big UCL games, making sure that communications between manager and media would be of a similar tone (how many times have we had Wenger deny what the board said and vice versa), and freeing up extra cash out of his pockets when a special player becomes available because he wants to see the best at the club but more importantly he wants to win.

But there's a big difference between media speculation and the club's speaking openly about our interest and offers.

I watch on BEIN Sports and whenever there is a clash of times between an Arsenal game and one of the other big EPL clubs, Arsenal is relegated to one of the lessor channels.

With speculation hotting up ahead of the summer transfer window, here's a look at ten big signings that could be taking place ahead of next season, including some major moves of big - name players between Premier League clubs...

Among players aged 23 or over currently under contract with big - 5 league clubs, only 5.4 % have always played in teams taking part in these championships between the start of the professional career and the semester preceding their 23rd birthday.

Even by including footballers who always played for big - 5 league clubs but participated in B - team matches, the proportion of those who spent their entire career in the most competitive championships is low: between 11.6 % for forwards and 18.7 % for midfielders.

It's one of the biggest rivalries in world football and it is contested between the two most successful clubs...

In the duels between the two clubs, I think Pochettino has always come out on top, even though on paper, the Gunners have a stronger lineup and a much bigger wage bill.

It's the first match up between Germany's biggest clubs in the new season: the DFL Supercup on Wednesday (12.08.2014) evening in Dortmund.

The CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post number 219 presents the 50 big - 5 league players with the most positive gap between their current transfer value and the fee paid for them by their employer club.

With big games coming thick and fast for every Premier League club, the standout this weekend is Saturday evening's clash between Arsenal and Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium.

It's no shame that 18 - year - old Renato Sanches is a work - in - progress rather than the finished article, but with the Benfica teenager linked with big money moves to Europe's most elite clubs this summer, his performance against Bayern Munich highlighted just how far he still has to go to close the gap between the hype and reality.