This is going to be a problem
for them over the next few seasons FFP means they can't spend ridiculous money anymore and there lack of home grown players means they have to waste some of there spend on players they might not Necessary want.
This season is going to give a big indication of what the club is destined
for over the next few seasons.
Not exact matches
A left - handed reliever with one of the highest strikeout rates in baseball
over the last
few years, also around
for the
next three
seasons.
Even ESPN's networks, which carried two of the five games on the schedule, relentlessly promoted
next Thursday's Indiana — Ohio State Megacast as the official start of the
season, but
for those who passed on the day's other sporting events to get their first glimpse of the gridiron regardless of how modestly it may have been billed, there were a
few moments worthy of carrying
over into the real Week 1.
Should Spurs manage to get a deal
for Balde Diao
over the line before the window shuts
next week, it'll give a big boost to the London side chances of winning a trophy this
season, as the signing will give Pochettino's squad the depth they've been lacking these past
few seasons.
Up front we have a
few world - class players surrounded by some serious pretenders... Sanchez is by far the most accomplished player in our attack but the controversy surrounding his contractual mishandling could see him go before the window closes or most definitely by
season's end... obviously a mistake by both parties involved, as Sanchez's exploits have never been more on display than in North London, but the club's irresponsible wage structure and lack of real intent have been the real undoing in this mess... Lacazette, who I think has some world - class skills as a front man, will only be as good as the players and system around him, which is troubling due to our current roster and Wenger's love of sideways passing... Walcott should have been sold years ago, enough said, and Welbeck should never have been brought in from the get - go... both of these players have suffered numerous injuries
over their respective careers and neither are good enough to overcome such difficulties: not to mention, they both are below average first - touch players, which should be the baseline test
for any player coming to a Wenger - led Arsenal team... Perez should have been played wide left or never purchased at all; what a huge waste of time and money, which is ridiculous considering our penny pinching ways and the fact that fans had been clamoring
for a real striker
for years... finally Giroud, the fact that he stills wears the jersey is a direct indictment of this club's failure to get things right... this isn't necessarily an attack on Giroud because I think he has some highly valued skills, but not
for a team that has struggled to take their sideways soccer to the
next level, as his presence slows their game even more, combined with our average, at best, finishing skills... far too often those in charge have either settled or chosen half - measures and ultimately it is us that suffer because no matter what happens Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke will always make more money whereas we will always be the ones paying
for their mistakes... so every time someone suggests we should just shut - up and support the team just think of all the sacrifices you've made along the way and simply reply... f *** off
Wenger just waiting
for some
few wins by then his minions are singing one le madman in full swing, thus giving them 4th trophy and Tottenham cup, he signs he's new contract wash rinse sun dry it and repeat all
over next season
The financial shackles are off & we can expect exciting football plus challenges
for the «major» trophies
over the
next few seasons.
Time
for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete
next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of
for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a
few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last
seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions
over the past 5
seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous
for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order
for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as
for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal
for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money
for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul...
for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid
for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain
over the line when he was being offered up
for half the price he eventually went to Juve
for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness
for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...
While this year's home run total is down from Bryant's 2016 campaign, he still has
over a month to go and could reach a total of 30 if his offense perks up a little
for the
next few weeks of the
season.
It's nowhere near strong enough to compete
for major trophies and that's all thanks to Wenger's lame & penny pinching transfer business
over the last
few seasons, but who's to say that he will change in that department too, if he is still here
next season?
What is even more important
for us
over the
next few months is whether Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal board can convince the club's two biggest players Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil to sign new contract extensions as their current deals are due to enter the final year at the end of this
season.
Although we say it every year, with a
few good additions to the squad
over the summer transfer window, I feel that we can make a real push
for the top four
next season.
It's going to be very interesting
over the
next few weeks, Albion away will be no easy task to collect 3 points and
for a team hoping to end the
season in the top 4; we have to collect those 3 points at the Hawthorns.
Kathee Burke - Gonzalez, who won a seat on the East Hampton Town Board in November 2013 running on a platform of curbing excessive noise, and who is the board's liaison to the airport, said she was looking forward to «having a plan put in place
over the
next few months and see restrictions effected
for the 21015
season.»
So these are my favourites
for the upcoming
season - expect to see them making an appearance in some of my upcoming posts
over the
next few months.
But despite a couple of nominations and wins
for guest actors
over the
next few seasons, the series was never able to break through again as competition in the drama races really started heating up.
This is the first of a series of posts former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings is writing
for The Huffington Post
over the
next few weeks through back - to - school
season on U.S. Education.
Barnes & Noble Inc. will double the size of its Nook boutiques in 40 of its most productive stores nationwide
over the
next few weeks in time
for the holiday selling
season, the company said Friday.
Over the
next few months, the teams will be busy building their rosters and preparing
for the inaugural
season of the Clash Royale League.
We'll be working on the patio
over the
next few days, to ready it
for the
season, also.