Sentences with phrase «big spending though»

I know people will talk about Leicester two season's ago but the also spent to recruit talented players, Kante, Mahrez et all, maybe not big spending though but you see what happened to them last season.

Not exact matches

Though Portugal is one of the fastest growing euro zone economies, problems with non-performing loans and high debt among businesses, individuals and government are a big hurdle - mainly at a time when the government's strategy is focused on consumer spending.

Anglo - Dutch driller Shell's guidance on capital spending essentially rules out big deals, according to Wood Mackenzie — though it has been actively investing in alternative energy and retail electricity lately.

And even though Jim had just spent 36 days alone becoming the first person to cross the mountainous Ungava Peninsula in northern Quebec in winter (the peninsula itself has been crossed in a single season by canoe much further to the south)... we decided this was too big a challenge for us to miss out on.

That could provide a major fillip for brands targeting the world's top luxury spenders, though who benefits most will depend on which brands are able to lure in China's big - spending youth - now the driving force in the market.

Though the biggest takeaway here is this: Whoever came up with this spent a lot of time thinking about how people think while shopping — and it led them to make surprising decisions.

Even though their army is bigger the US still spends way more.

When cornered on the big bang they have no answer though hundreds of billions have been spent, insane amounts of computing power and time, no expense spared after ALL these decades, the best they have is that the laws of physics must have broken down and even THEN they cant compute it and STILL... they do nt even consider the factor of «God»

Louis van Gaal has already invested heavily in new signings since he took over at Old Trafford, bringing in big names such as Angel Di Maria and Radamel Falcao during the summer transfer window, though he is yet to spend in January.

In fact we expected it because we were promised it and after the decision to renew the contract of our long serving manager against the wishes of many fans it felt as though the club had no choice but to spend big money on signings.

I do think that our new defensive solidity is a step in the right direction though and the confidence of winning the BPL again, combined with the spending power that the new TV rights deal gives us, should help Wenger to close the gap on the current European big hitters.

jon agree with you on big picture but unfair on miki even if wasnt a 9 he looked like a quality option but maitland niles and holding a 7 is dilussional... neither will be playing if we get a serious manager though i think former might make it good if he spends a year in the championship working out his lethargy..

Even though they spent nearly # 150 million during the summer, Manchester United look set to spend big again during the next year as they try and become one of Europe's elite teams again.

Having spent big last year to sign the likes of Paul Pogba, Eric Bailly and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, it appears as though that was merely the beginning of the rebuilding process under the Portuguese tactician.

Further, Ayew has scored just nine goals in 50 games for the club, and so if Villa get the # 10m that they are seeking, as per the report, which shouldn't be a problem for the big - spending Chinese outfit, then it looks as though Bruce will be armed with significant funds to bring in his own players.

He spends big on Xhaka, and even though a DM / CM was needed, it was much less of a priority than the CB, RW, and CF positions.

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.

Even though he spent time at a very good Valencia side, he never ended up at one of the big European clubs which is a shame considering the talent he had.

I'm so sick of people telling those of us who are disgruntled fans to relax and give this club time to correct itself... for anyone who believes that taking a wait - and - see approach is appropriate at this juncture they should take a good long look at themselves in the mirror because they are a big part of the problem... no other «big» club's fans would stand for this shit for nearly as long as we have... think about it, we've witnessed a changing of the guard at every major club in England, Spain, France and Germany in the last several years because those «big» clubs failed to live up to expectations (Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern, PSG, Chelsea, ManU, ManCity etc...)... for some reason, many fans have become as fragile as our current manager, believing that there couldn't possibly be a suitable replacement, even though everyone of these clubs have found multiple replacements and still achieved far more than our club... this mindset has been created by an organization that has been milking it's fans, telling countless lies (no world class players available) and lowering expectations every since they rolled out the biggest lie of all: that we couldn't spend because of the new stadium but once it was paid off we could compete with any team in the world... this organization is rotting from the inside out and if we don't demand that those in charge put soccer first this despicable behaviour won't end with Wenger's ridiculous 2 year contract... I think the real fear isn't that a suitable replacement doesn't exist, but that this organization is so money hungry and poorly mismanaged that we will sink even lower by choosing our next coach the same way they choose our players, on the cheap... even so, we need to see what mustache will do if left to his own devices so he will have to show his true colours... only then can we purge this club and start anew

It is strange though that last time Wengers contract was close to running out we spent big at the WC and got Alexis along with a few English players.

In total, that could mean # 67m for Wenger to spend on a big name in attack, though it may be just short of enough in today's market.

Tony Adams did have a big drink problem and spent time in prison (i think for drink driving) though i'm not 100 % on that.

Both clubs have spent way more than Arsenal on players in the last 10 years and even though Wenger has been able to splash out on big name players like Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez in the last two seasons, he has also had to cope without some key players like Aaron Ramsey, Theo Walcott, Ozil and many more.

It is not really a big surprise and most of us will have spent today more in hope than expectation, even though it was reported at the start of the day that Arsene Wenger was in his office early in case something came up.

All that would take is for MLB to get 30 different business interests to give up the particulars of their disparate TV rights and gate receipts and pool them for the common good, even though the current revenue - sharing system is already pissing off the big - market teams because the small - market teams aren't spending enough of that money.

Even though Arsene Wenger admitted that the Arsenal squad was a bit too big and did a lot of his transfer work this summer on thinning it down rather than spending money and buying some big name players like the fans were hoping for, we still have a strong squad because a club like ours needs one.

A move for Isco won't come cheap, the Bernabeu side demanding a whopping # 32.9 m for the Spanish international, though the Gunners have recently been willing to spend big on top talents and as such may not be hampered by the asking price.

The United board have been keen for new manager Louis van Gaal to access plenty of transfer funds to improve on the squad that finished in 7th place in the Premier League last season, and it now looks as though the spending is set to continue in the winter with two more big names being targeted.

It's claimed that he's ready to spend big in order to sign his preferred target, and according to the report, it appears as though Griezmann is the man to fill that void despite the fact that it will mean a transfer battle with long - time admirers Manchester United.

United spent big during the summer on huge names such as Angel Di Maria and Radamel Falcao, and it now looks as though Louis van Gaal could continue to make major changes to the first - team squad at Old Trafford as he targets these two Leverkusen stars.

With that kind of spending in mind though, coupled with the big - money signings of Lukaku and Paul Pogba in previous transfer windows, Mourinho will surely have to be told that the club need to balance the books too.

Evening mate, hope you are well, big week ahead and will make or break our ambitions.im worried about Wenger and think he will not spend on the players and positions we all know we need, hope I'm wrong though

That did not happen and the Foxes stunned their big spending rivals with a reasonably comfortable win, but I feel that this was the next best result from an Arsenal point of view, even though the eight point gap that we now see would have only been five had Manuel Pellegrini and his players prevailed.

Linebacker Carlton Bailey, like Taylor a University of North Carolina product, spent $ 200 («He's the «backer with the biggest contract, so he has to buy the most,» said Taylor), and another former Tar Heel linebacker, Tommy Thigpen, purchased cashews even though he doesn't like them.

Unless the club does a Chelsea and gets rid of him quick, though, I reckon Mourinho will be spending a lot more money in January and according to media reports he could be set to offload some of the current squad, including big names like the club captain Wayne Rooney.

Several big - name British clubs haven't finished spending though.

Real will be spending big again with David de Gea the number one target though it is unlikely they will be bringing another Premier League player to the Santiago Bernabéu, especially someone without the tag of a world class player, yet.

Whatever happens this season though, it looks set to be a summer of big spending in the Spanish capital, with Real Madrid transfer rumours linking the club with a number of big names.

At $ 878 million Man City have spent $ 73 million more than Paris St Germain and $ 131 million more than neighbours Man Utd, though they are having a Red Devil of a time under big spender Jose Mourinho to close that gap.

The existing squad has drastically improved, Spalletti's tactics have made a discernible difference, and — even though Inter would spend no more than $ 24m on a single player this summer — there's no doubt that «big» signings have been made.

The so called» Big Names» at the club will need to step up though; Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs, Michael Carrick & Dimitar Berbatov, were all well below par on Sunday, especially the latter who spent the vast majority of the game flat on his backside.

Pogba joined Le Havre in 2007, and even though he only spent a couple of seasons with the club, his performances were crucial for the academy and that quickly brought him to the attention of some of Europe's biggest clubs.

Even though our children are now too big to be carried (though sometimes we wish it weren't the case), we remember fondly the time we spent with them on our backs, fronts and hips and hope you can build the same memories with your children!

I'm all for more infrastructure spending on road and rail (though very sceptical indeed about HS2), nuclear power stations, and airports - though the big decision on the latter has been postponed until after 2015.

House appropriators refuted the Administration's request to cut VA medical research, though bigger spending issues loomed.

Even though Majumdar will be overseeing a much bigger agenda as energy under secretary, he will need to spend much of his time guiding ARPA - E, a 2 - year - old agency with a strong reputation that nonetheless faces tough times.

Which goes to show even though I spent time building my metabolic capacity in the off season, it didn't go the way I expected and genetic disposition plays a big role, but Imagine if I didn't have a ton of caloric cushion to work with, wow I would have been miserable and starving towards the end of my prep.

When you don't have big bucks to spend (like myself) though, De Skihut is still worth a visit.

When you don't have a big budget to ball out on the latest and greatest from Gucci or Burberry, a girl can hope though, you have to be saavy with what clothes you spend your hard earned money on.

In what must be one of the most confusingly titled franchises in history (Rambo «s up there, also), Fast & Furious seems to clearly have the biggest budget of them all, though sadly spends it all on digital effects.