While it is true that it is the fans that are most vocal about their allegiance for their clubs and disdain
for rival clubs, there are some players who simply can not separate their personal affiliations from their performances on and off the pitch.
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He's now a youth coach
for their rivals Club Brugge.
The big surprise is why did Chelsea allowed a player who had helped them to win two titles in three seasons to leave
for a rival club?
Lisa Ashford of EcoSecurities makes the case
for rivals clubbing together to fund emission reduction projects
Not exact matches
In the late 1990s, the mail - order Columbia House Music
Club was damaged by Napster, the first major site that allowed people to share their music
for free, followed by Napster's
rivals and successors.
Keurig's Canadian
rival,
Club Coffee, has had an alternative type of coffee pod
for Keurig brewers since 2012.
Each story is like the latest patent - worthy plan
for yet another genuine American apple - peeler, though in the case of The Mad Scientists»
Club, the apple to be peeled is some traditional challenge of literary boyhood: adults to be bamboozled,
rival clubs to be defeated, adventures to be had, dragons to be slain.
And from what i hear, Chelsea are gonna guarantee him first team football
for some games so i wouldn't really blame him
for considering, The fault i with Arsenal, we shouldn't have let all these players contracts run down coz now the
Club is in an impossible position of either selling the players now or risk losing them
for free next season and possibly to
rival clubs.
He better had do as well, because if we lose the potential coaching abilities of Arteta after seeing one of our other former captains Patrick Vieira working at our Premier League
rivals as well then it will be a real kick in the teeth
for the
club.
If you push
for a move from a
club you claim to fully support and love to that
club's direct
rivals and cut off all alternatives you have to expect major blowback and ill will.
A lot of fans, past players and even pundits are asking
for us to sign Benzema and if we do that would be a big F**K YOU to either Theo or his agent, whoever was holding the
club at ransom
for a pay raise and back to the wings you go... Get a feeling now seeing Pedro going to Chelsea whom has won everything there is to win and to me is on a different level than Theo could have been ours if 1) Walcott wasn't homegrown to make up that number and 2) to prevent him from going to a
rival.
A lot of people are questioning the title credentials of Arsenal, but we are perhaps the most stable
club and squad of players and there was plenty of reason
for optimism from the performances of our other Premier League
rivals yesterday.
Our
club has finished in the top - four
for the last 20 seasons, despite spending considerably less than their
rivals for some time, and we have one of (if not the) best stadium / s in England.
Van Persie has struggled to replicate the form that landed a record 20th league title
for the Red Devils in his debut season at the
club following his # 24m move from
rivals Arsenal [via BBC Sport].
With the limited budget that the
club have, (no comparable with our mains
rivals) plus the attitude of Wenger in relation to bring new players I think that the team needs at least one very good and expensive midfielder and retain Perez instead of going
for Lemard.If they need a wing; Nelson will do it.
people asking
for iwobi to be benched and bellerin to be sold, trust me under any other manager these two are world beaters, but they've both declined under wenger, same goes
for gnabry if you remember him he was dynamite in his debut season but again mismanagement made him the player he is today, it was sad when chelsea overtook us now we got out main
rivals doing the same, hey it's progress in gazidis and kronke's book they had the best transfer window this
club has ever had if i do recall correctly!!
Waiting
for other
clubs to beat our
rivals, to hand us the title!?
Uhh guessing this is a question from football retards exam night... We have one quality forward (currently off form) two decent strikers who can deliver in bursts (but probably wouldn't make the bench of most of
rival top 10 european
clubs we aspire to match) and three hugely overrated wing players who should be nowhere near starting in a team aspiring
for top honours at home and abroad... Conclusion we need at least 3 new attacking options in the summer....
The
club in crisis had gone to the backyard of their nearest
rivals and won
for a second time in a season, and as the mass of Arsenal supporters contorted in delight inside the ground, a small gathering were holding their own party of sorts in Borehamwood.
Look at all our
rival clubs, they have players that would sell
for # 100 million if they are willing to but
for Arsenal not the case, mediocre players that will interest big
clubs except
for Sanchez..
Rumours suggested today that Everton are
rivalling the Gunners in their interest
for Pickford, but surely out of the two
clubs, Arsenal are in the better position.
do u think any of them will be happy seeing another MF come into the team which may make them start looking
for playing chances and other
rival clubs submitting bids and they may end up leaving and you think I'll be happy to see those two leave?
Every great team from every league have no tolerance
for mediocrity, they won't allow the
club to stagnate or regress whilst their
rivals become stronger.
as many of our players as we've sent to
rivals,
for some reason, unless theo has totally disrespected the
club / manager, i think he'd go abroad, if at all.
Italian Conte also admitted that selling midfield stalwart Nemanja Matic to Premier League
rivals Man United was a «great loss»
for the
club.
That's like saying players who join a derby
rival should never coach boys or manage
clubs for similar reasons, if you have something to give I'm pretty sure something is better than nothing.
With the news that Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels has rejected the chance to sign
for Manchester United this summer, here's a look at five other top class centre - backs the
club could consider signing, including some big names from La Liga, an exciting Brazilian youngster and one of the Premier League's top prospects also wanted by
rivals Chelsea...
We can only hope that the teams leading the way so far in the Premier League drop points before our match, but with Man City going to bottom
club Crystal Palace who have yet to pick up a point or even score a goal, while their local
rivals United play Southampton the chances are not good
for us.
Manchester City could be set to
rival a host of top
clubs for the exciting signing of Borussia Dortmund forward Marco Reus, according to German source Bild.
Another player in this sort of mould is the Barcelona and Turkey international star Arda Turan, who did so well
for his current
club's La Liga
rivals Atletico Madrid
for four seasons.
Should Arsene leave this summer, the most interesting thing will be whether the new manager will be allowed to spend in order to
rival the other big
clubs in England, with Wenger having been blamed
for a lack of spending in parts.
But I think we forget too easily just what a great job Le Prof has done to keep the
club in the top echelon of the Premier League and managed to qualify
for and progress from the group stages of the Champions League while having no money to spend, at the same time as our
rivals were bankrolled by billionaires.
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.
This transfer news which is apparently going to be officially confirmed by the Arsenal board this week is a big boost
for everyone connected with the
club and suggests that our days of losing key players to big
rivals in the Premier League and Europe are well and truly over.
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Having seen Montpellier Herault Sport
Club lose to Evian Thonon Gaillard on Saturday, Saint - Etienne will be confident that one of their potential
rivals for a Europa League berth has lost valuable ground in the race
for the qualification spots.
Last summer French midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin was a target
for Spurs, but just like their recent interest in Wanyama they failed to follow it up with a serious offer and that is one of the reasons why Ronald Koeman's side have become agitated with the
club they now feel are an direct
rival.
The former Racing
Club de Strasbourg Alsace midfielder is a long - time transfer target
for Arsenal, as well as their Premier League
rivals Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea [Express], and with a move potentially imminent [via the Metro], the Saints are making plans
for his successor.
It is every boy's dream; to grow up to play
for your local
club and score against their fierce
rivals.
The theme was about how Wenger does not buy players needed
for club success, how he sells his best players to
rivals, and how he is stubborn.
It was announced on May 7 [via MUFC's official Twitter] that Manchester United had reached an agreement with PSV
for the Netherlands international, as Louis van Gaal sent out a huge message of intent to the
club's
rivals by starting his business early.
Can anyone name another highly regarded manager who would have stuck at a top
club with no hope of winning anything
for at least 6 - 7 years, let alone managed to keep us in the Champions League while selling their best players off to
rivals The truth is we have ridden out the worst of it, but are still playing catchup to this day - and we should be very grateful to Arsene Wenger.
It must be very frustrating
for the big stars at Arsenal to see other
rival clubs signing world class additions that will help their sides challenge
for major honours this season, whilst the Gunners sit back with basically the same squad that failed to win a trophy last term.
the selling option remains on hold and the
rivals clubs will stay clear of the player (while he's under contract)
for fear of being exposed and even sued by arsenal FC.
Despite largely being first choice
for Arsenal last season, Ospina's fine form
for club and country doesn't look to have been enough
for him to keep his place in the starting lineup, with Cech sure to become the new number one
for the Gunners after joining from
rivals Chelsea.
As Arsenal prepare
for a visit to title -
rivals Chelsea on Saturday, manager Arsene Wenger is also preparing
for a historic landmark — his 1,000 th game in charge of the
club.
Not only will this give Arsenal more and richer
rivals for any transfer target, it will make the other
clubs around Europe boost their asking prices significantly.
However, the Star also claim that Begovic is being monitored by a host of top Premier League
clubs: Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur — that could
rival Real Madrid
for his signature.
So there is more bad news today
for Arsenal fans hoping that Arsene Wenger is still going to come up with the goods in the last few days of the summer transfer window, according to the Evening Standard, which is reporting that Jose Mourinho is not going to allow the Manchester United defender Phil Jones to sign
for the
club managed by his
rival manager.