Sentences with phrase «few false dawns»

Of course, we've had a fair few false dawns from Premier League sides in Europe before (hello, Arsenal), but it's always exciting to see progress from English sides on the European stage, particularly after a dire few years in the competition.

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It's only a few days until the latest false dawn that is the Premiership Transfer Window begins, and the scent of unsubstantiated rumors and outrageous transfer speculation is already thick in the air.
I hope the astadium is full to the rafters but I bet it won't be.Two wins do not a season make and it's not like we haven't had many a false dawn over the last few years.
As West Ham fans our long experience of false dawns make us suspicious and ensures that we do not get carried away too easily by a few good results.
Whether February 28 will go down as the start of another burst of form worth sticking around for at Old Trafford or the next false dawn of disappointment may not save Van Gaal's job but it could soften his place in the emotional memories of a fanbase who haven't always been given enough over the past few months to keep believing in.
The phrase «many a false dawn» does spring to mind as relevant, but talent backed up by the likes of the stats shown does not disintegrate over a few years.
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