Sentences with phrase «dark horses for»

Competing on all fronts hasn't had its drawbacks as first feared with Spurs still going strong in the Champions League — Drawn with Italian giants AC Milan in the last - 16 — and are even being considered as dark horses for this season's Premier League title.

And just as Arsenal were looking like dark horses for the title race, came the first blow of the season, at home to Chelsea.

Thomas Giles, Toke Theilade, & Andrew Flint bring the latest from the 2018 World Cup host country, with a Europa League review, a look at some possible dark horses for the World Cup, and an FNL Cup round - up.

The difference is that he has inspired his team to potentially become title - winners rather than dark horses for the top four, and from a far more desperate starting position from last year too.

He said, «The Gunners would be my dark horses for the Champions League because when you get a bit of luck like they have had, you start to think this could just be the year when your name is going to be scratched on the trophy.

Ahead of Arsenal's first - leg against AS Monaco, Redknapp wrote in The Sun: «The Gunners would be my dark horses for the Champions League because when you get a bit of luck like they have had, you start to think this could just be the year when your name is going to be scratched on the trophy.

Everton are dark horses for top 4.

Aitor Karanka's side are favourites for the clash and seen as dark horses for promotion, but Hockaday will want to see his new side gel more than they appeared to have done last week at the Den.

Whilst many people have named Belgium as their dark horses for this summer's competition, perhaps the honour should got to Ottmar Hitzfeld's Swiss stars.

When I ask him about 2014, in which too many analysts are calling K - State a Big 12 dark horse for them to actually be a dark horse, Snyder chuckles.

He would be my dark horse for either tackle spot.

Dark Horse for an Opening Round upset right here.

But he's not starting for the top 15 clubs in Europe, and we have designs on the Prem and want to be a dark horse for the CL; we need better.

I think Arizona if they keep going in the right direction can be a dark horse for a wild card spot next year I think Boston may fall off the wagon, I hope I think Guenztal may be the new target based on his playoff performance.

The media, as well as folk like us, will use their dismal record on the road this season as a reason why Sir Alex's men should be avoided at all costs against one of the league's up - and - coming teams in Tottenham, whom sailed into the last - 16 of the Champions League and are a dark horse for the Premier League.

While he initially appeared to be a dark horse for recovery, Northstar persevered through weeks of daily cleansing and removal of dead and infected tissue followed by the application of antiseptics, honey, aloe and silver sulfadiazine cream, a common human burn treatment, to his damaged tissue.

There's «Get Out» from Jordan Peele (which feels like a dark horse for Original Screenplay on a good day, though I'm sure many will work hard for Daniel Kaluuya and Betty Gabriel in acting categories) and «The Fate of the Furious» from F. Gary Gray («Straight Outta Compton»), but neither truly feel like they'll make a dent come awards season.

But with the star - wattage present, it could be a dark horse for the Croisette.

Laura Poitras — «Citizenfour» Easily the most talked - about non-fiction film of the year, a front - runner for the Documentary Oscar (and even, some suggest, a dark horse for a Best Picture nomination), «Citizenfour» looks to make director Laura Poitras, if she wasn't already, one of the best known documentarians working today.

The Weinstein Company appears to be positioning The Company Men as a dark horse for the Oscars, having opened it in New York and Los Angeles in December and widened its release the weekend before the nominations are announced.

The Road is becoming a truly dark horse for Best Picture and Best Director, I think its time to put it in the shortlist.

Even Dujardin could be the dark horse for the Oscar.

Awards Speculation: If we do see Allied finished in time and high quality enough for voters to consider, this is a definite dark horse for major Oscar love.

Mahershala Ali was my dark horse for the Oscar for Best - Supporting Actor, but now he may jump to my front - runner.

Another title we've been following from Dark Horse for many a year is Oh My Goddess.

We'll see, but it remains a dark horse for me right now.

Not exact matches

Nooyi, only the fifth person to run PepsiCo and a dark - horse choice — a woman, a foreigner, a onetime strategy consultant — has outlasted all but one of her predecessors and, at least for now, a powerful shareholder activist.

«My favorite dark - horse bubble candidate for the next decade or so is farmland,» he wrote recently.

BOSTON, MA --(Marketwire - Jan 25, 2012)- UFood Restaurant Group, Inc. (OTCBB: UFFC) announced today that the company has signed an agreement for global military base development of 26 UFood Grill units with MBUF, LLC, a private investment group of military veterans and a subsidiary of Dark Horse Capital Partners.

Are we due for another dark horse winner this February?

Below is a look at every weight class, with championship and semifinal predictions — and some dark horse selections who may be primed for major upsets in each bracket.

Adam: Angel Cabrera at 125/1 is a solid dark horse pick for this week.

Being out is the best idea to get a pay cut acceptable for outsiders, with an unexpected UFA this summer, we will be more than a dark horse again

But it's a good shout for a dark horse all the same.

«Utah has been the proverbial dark horse in the Pac - 12 for the past couple of seasons.

Arsenal are one of the favourites for the title but many punters are sniffing a great deal in Leipzig, who at 8/1 are seen as dark horses to lift the trophy but, with their squad, have every chance.

If you're looking for a dark horse, it might be Kentucky Senator Rand Paul or Ohio Governor John Kasich.

The way Liverpool are ripping teams apart right now, many are starting to talk up Klopp's side as potential dark horses to lift the European Cup for the sixth time in their history.

I have had for ages a theory that on very hot sunny days white horse should have extra edge over their darker counterparts.

(And if you are looking for an even darker dark horse, what about Iowa?

DARK HORSE: Ripon Christian (8 - 2)-- The Knights are the No. 5 seed, but they could cause some trouble for top - seeded Capital Christian if they get past Golden Sierra.

DARK HORSE: Kennedy - Fremont won its first outright Mission Valley Athletic League title since 1972, finished a perfect 10 - 0 and was awarded a shockingly low No. 10 seed for its troubles.

There's a reason Paul is constantly mentioned as a dark horse MVP candidate — he has no shot of winning, but the argument is mostly for recognition of how incredible of a season he's having.

Texas seems like the front runner for the 5 - star recruit, but he gave us two dark horses when asked where he'll be attending: University of Phoenix and ITT Tech.

However, their +300 odds seem a bit inflated to me, and lead me to look for a potential dark horse.

Anyways Welcome back to the Winner's Circle for what once was a front runner turned dark horse candidate to win the whole darn thing..

Could west ham be a dark horse like southampton were last year for top 4?

Banks heads into the CIF state meet with a 25 - 0 record and is serious dark horse contender for the state title.

used to be 4 teams challenging for top 4 spot, then chelsea and city come into the cash, the league changed, now there are ligitamate 7 teams chasing the top 4 cash and prestige, and often a dark horse team such as SOU that make it worse w a magical year.

Croatia could be something of a dark horse this summer at the 2018 World Cup and Croatia tickets could provide fans with fantastic value for their money.