Sentences with phrase «highest spending clubs»

We play in a league where the homegrown talent is not as good as other leagues (German / Spanish), where there are 4 of the top 10 highest spending clubs of the last decade (Liverpool, United, City, Chelsea) and where we do not have a winter break.

You should also mention that part of Ancelotti's «approach» to success is to cherry - pick his teams (Juve, Milan, PSG, Chelsea and Real Madrid) and be the second highest spending club manager in history.

Since their relocation in 2006, Arsenal have struggled to financially compete with the new multi-billionaire owners who weren't restricted by loan debts and the hyper - inflated market, as high spending clubs went from spending # 30m per season to # 100m, almost overnight.

Not exact matches

However, considering the money he has spent since his arrival in 2014 and given how big United are as a club both on and off the pitch, there really is no excuse to suggest that they shouldn't be competing at a higher level.

No mention of the massive cash reserves that the club has built up there I see or the fact that we would be a lot happier paying the high prices if we could see the money being spent on players rather than put in a big pile to earn interest.

I'm going to repeat what I said earlier... this team actively pursued a policy to undermine the relationship between the fans and the best player on this team... for all intent and purposes this is a traitorous act... so instead of spending money, which all pundits and fans agreed was necessary in order to compete at the highest levels, this club was wasting time and money trying to turn fans against Sanchez long before the end of the season (the real concerted effort started around the time that Wenger benched him for the start of the Liverpool game)... for a team that pertains to be different, like a FAMILY, and constantly questions the tactics of it's opponents, to engage in such a treasonous act is deplorable

Most of ye probably didn't support arsenal when Wenger was classed as one of the most wanted managers in Europe and was putting it up to Utd and winning trophies every yr things are different now the moving stadium all that less whinging give it a bit of time he is starting to spend and I'm sure he will buy 1 or 2 in Jan and a few big signings nxt summer and I hope he goes out on a high man gets ridiculed by knobs like ye on a regular basis players want to play for him big star players like his style wake up a bit as long as he is in charge the club is in good hands

It has never really been about how much you spend or how much of a genius you are, it takes sustained competitiveness at the highest level and / or that extra bit of luck to have a shot at it hence my [previous] happiness at being in the top four [lots of clubs would do almost anything to get in that league], however even that can get stale, to be realistic, I think progress would be aiming for the top two now, enough of these top four stories, it ran its course now we need to aim higher, when the top two is our priority, it becomes inevitable that whoever might be in front of us is bound to slip up on a few occasions ala Bayern and Dortmund, we should now set our sights on the top four of the champions league lol

This has not happened, and I'm surprised that no one has ever hauled Wenger over the coals about the fact that as a qualified economist he never saw that the FIFA FFP rules would NEVER EVER bite the big spending clubs, yet this was the major reason we were never involved in big money transfers, although we were paying the highest process of any club in Europe for season tickets.

Look at so called smaller club; they spend way more; we just pay high salaries to what became average if not mediocre players that this team is in majority made of.

Like Abou Diaby has spent so many years battling injury at the Emirates, only a club like Arsenal (despite losing some high profile games because players like Diaby were not available) could still stick with such players and do more than necessary to see if they could shake off the ill - luck and achieve their potentials.

A high volume of fans had spent the summer using their social media accounts to implore the club to sign Borussia Dortmund star Marco Reus, and others used theirs to champion the appointment of Jurgen Klopp as manager (via Echo).

People spend a lot of hard earned money to follow this club and they expect a club who will compete at the highest level.

I was never try to insinuate that it's year 2000 in terms of spending and all that.Look at all the clubs you mentioned.They were Man Utd, Chelsea, Man wateva, PSG and Real Madrid.Arsenal has nothing on them when it comes to money for transfers.The majority of these clubs also chalk a lot of success or have very wealthy owners who own a higher percentage of shares which adds to the money already available for transfers.If they want to spend extravagantly let them do but not Arsenal.We must not compare ourselves to them in terms of spending.Lemar is a good player and I like him very much but he's just not worth # 80.

However, these are the prices that clubs need to pay in order to be able to compete at the highest level, and as a result some have spent heavily to remain in touch with the top.

Arsenal are the fifth richest club in the world, have one of the highest wage bills, Wenger's kept his best players for the last four years, has brought in WC talent, and had a net spend in the summer of almost # 100 million.

Stop being such a contrary oaf and realize that for the money the fans pay and the cash the club has to spend we SHOULD be competing at a far higher level over a period of seasons NOT scrambling for fourth spot each year apart from this season when everybody was off thier game.

You just said Brendan Rodgers spent # 200m in the last 2 transfers widow, and he did not meet the high expectations of the owners of Liverpool FC and thus got the sack for squandering the club's financial resources on transfers without matching it with the commensurate results on the field of play.

«And the club's net spend during Paul's tenure was the highest of ANY manager Randy has had, even Martin O'Neill.

We need to spend, we should bid higher to get the players we need.Wenger is damn stingy, he thinks the club belongs to him, who knows he might be pocketing some of thses supposed transfer money.

The amount of money I have spent on Arsenal materials for myself and my children to keep thon half witt at the club that I hold in so high esteem sickens me to my gut.

Also I haven't seen figures on Leicesters spending in 2015 buy my guess is that it was quite a bit higher than previous seasons give the number of players they brought in... some at bargain rates with hindsight... Wenger should be investing relative to clubs position as 7th richest club on planet and competing for top european honour..

So with Man City having spent more money this summer on full backs than most clubs in Europe or even the cash rich English Premier League have spent on players in total, perhaps the Gunners think that our England international left back Kieran Gibbs should be worth a pretty penny, but the fact is that if we need to sell him to trim down the Arsenal squad it might be a good idea not to price him too high.

Well to a point they are right, maybe we are luckier than your average PL club, but then we are NOT your average PL club, we are charged the highest ticket prices of any club in the EPL for starter's and we are now apparently debt free and according to certain sources inside the clubs Hierarchy can buy any player we want, in short we are financially as big as any of our competition with regards to the ability to buy in top quality talent, and while we don't have the money to burn that Man city or Chelsea have we are in a position to spend more and spend it more often as long as there is a degree of prudence.

You don't get it do you?I'm not even talking about the money.But I agree with you that for the kind of money that will be spent on Mbappe it's a higher gamble.Henry was bought to be a starter and as the main man for Arsenal.He was so young by then and the pressure on him was massive.Looking at the impact he's had in our club if Henry had failed who would imagine what Arsene would have done.To me he's our best player ever.Arsene put a lot of trust in him to be honest but the gamble paid off.However, I think he had a point to prove to world and to Juve hence he succeeded.The same as is with Mbappe with even a higher transfer fee and more expectation.If he's ever signed for that amount he's coming here to be the main man whowill send us into glory.Forget Ozchez for all eyes will be on him.

Although I've found it very cathartic to speak, vent and end occasionally rant about all things Arsenal, we need to act carefully and intelligently right now or we're going to get played by this club even worse than at present... the pro-Wengerites and the suits, who represent a considerable proportion of the season ticket holders, don't want to believe that there is no plan and that Wenger has mailed it in for several years now or that things are going to get much worse before they get better... why would they... many have spent a considerable sum buying some of the highest priced tickets in the World... they want to have a front row seat to see something special and to be seen doing so, which simply provides ample justification for the expense and the time invested... to many of them, Wenger is the sun in their soccer universe... his awkward disposition, misplaced arrogance and his utter lack of balls makes him a rather unusual cult figure, but the cerebral narrative seemed to embolden those who already felt pretty highly of themselves... many might not even of really liked football that much before his arrival and rarely games they weren't attending... as such, they desperately believe that Wenger, and only Wenger, can supply them with their required fix... if he goes, they were wrong and that's a tough pill to swallow... they would have to admit that they were duped... they will definitely resent whoever made them feel this way, but of course it will be too late by then... so when we go overboard with ridiculous comments bordering of anarchy, it scares the shit out of them and they shift their blame towards us rather than at those who really perpetrated this act of treason... we aren't the enemy... we simply woke much earlier and the reason our comments have gotten more vile in recent years is out of utter frustration... in order for any real change to occur at this club we need to bring as many supporters as possible with us or the big money interests will fade and our ultimate objective will be lost... so it's time to focus on the head instead of the heart for now

Brueckner has spent the last few weeks tuning up for the high school season with the occasional round at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, which will play host to the U.S. Open in June.

even when he suffered a serious knee injury, instead of accepting the fact that he would never stick his legs into the spaces that were crucial for someone with straight ahead speed to succeed, the club actually contemplated giving him a chance to play up top where his lack of physicality, size and holding up play talents would been on display for all to see... these are not the actions of a club that really cares about winning at the highest levels, but they are the actions of a club that wasn't interested in spending the necessary resources to purchases a world - class striker, which is usually the most expensive position on the pitch... instead we adopted the horrible phrase «like a new signing» and proceeded to allow this ridiculous experiment to carry on, which ultimately caused some discomfort on the training pitch and inside the locker room as players battled for a position that shouldn't have been theirs for the taking in the first place... don't get me wrong, I believe that Walcott is a talented player, who can help a team reach their goals, if their goals are relatively modest... just look at the teams who supposedly expressed interest in his services and they weren't the kind of clubs who aspire to win at the highest levels... as for the reasons why he hasn't been bitching and moaning about moving on just look at the wage benefits he receives from our club and his obvious desire to enjoy the societal advantages that come with playing in North London for a club with worldwide appeal... so instead of continuing to try to fix a coat with a broken zipper simply move on and buy a new and better coat

He has previously spent time with Chelsea after being invited over for a week long trial with the west London club in 2011, and though he didn't do enough to secure a move at the time interest in his development has remained high.

Emirates stadium and huge sponsor deals we finally have had two poor years by his standards at the helm we always havent been so great and are we weak supporters or strong give him a contract i mean hes won with ants for money let him spend for once cause even if we do get new manager inflation has occured and no body else will win with the small amounts we gave him to spend and in 20 years actuall more it seems the club is finally willing to spend give him a contract let him spend and if we do nt improve which i think we will i think that the club is finally willing to spend shows were on an upturn because as long as top four the owner and board weren't and after we spend big or somewhat big for once and auba and mkhitaryan arent the big im hoping for i want more if liverpoodlians can pay 75million for a cb let wenget spend a bit and if we still do bad we can always sack him or ask him to leave wouldnt be uncommon but we owe it to him and do nt say we do not because emirates london colney that will bring in high talent here for years to come and we have never spent for him just gave little and hes always done big things with little i think he can do bigger things in his final years if we give him big i do nt see us in decline but if we sack him we will be for a good three maybe four years

And he needs to stop waiting for the last hour to make transfer deals... it makes no sense, because clubs see his anxiety at the last minute and increase the prices, leaving him no option but to pay higher... when he could have spent cheaper just a few weeks ahead... and he needs to stop players from shooting..

We need arsenal to spend some of that money we invest to see a team, paying highest ticket prices and board is fine with Wenger... We not a football club but a well runned business, making cash!

This is the game now and that is how it's played no point in complaining about clubs spending higher than us just because we can not do the same.

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As we saw prior to the implementation of the current foreign - born amateur spending system, where clubs like the Twins, Padres, A's, and Blue Jays regularly outspent their high - revenue rivals.

my problem with AW is that for years he resisted to buy good players because of a million or two difference from asking price today's market those players are worth triple, we could of had a great team with possibly wining the EPL twice and possibly semis or final of CL, if he had just spent the money in the bank, Chelsea are in dept around 850 Million pounds (possible the bulk to Abromovich) and same for Man - United and few more, we are the only club that is cash rich with funds available around hidden 350 million and more accumulating every season, how i know this because i look at their end of year accounts outgoings and income there is around 100 to 120 million less outgoings then income, we can easily spend 700 Million in the summer and we will be well in with FFP rules and only have 350m to pay in two years which we can with bigger and higher sponsorship coming any day now

We should not dream high about euphoric transfer market signings because we have to accept that though we may be a wealthy club because recently KPMG had valuations of Football Clubs where Arsenal stands 6 in most Valuable Football brands but still we have to accept that our Owner don't want to spend money to improve team... Owner is happy on the returns he is earning from Arsenal...

Yes we have a shrewd and clever manager yes we have built a team that is now coming together and who were brought in using a wise and financially aware transfer policy BUT this is the first time since the game changed in this country that we are as close as we have ever been to being able to compete with the elite clubs without spending WHAT THEY SPEND this does not mean however that we don't need to spend at all!!!! Our season ticket prices are the highest in Europe yet we have not progressed in European competitions for five yeaSPEND this does not mean however that we don't need to spend at all!!!! Our season ticket prices are the highest in Europe yet we have not progressed in European competitions for five yeaspend at all!!!! Our season ticket prices are the highest in Europe yet we have not progressed in European competitions for five years!!!

It boils down to this, if we only buy in one key player per season we are NEVER going to be able to compete with the elite clubs and despite there being a few good points in your argument above its worth noting that only 11 million was spent last summer when it was as clear as the noses on anyones face that we needed a better spine up the middle of the pitch, AW has offered and given Theo a new contract at twice the wages he was on and he is without doubt the highest paid flop in the team.

The team spent most of the money having the highest chance to win titles No club entitle to win titles because of their history.

I recommend that if you are currently spending most of your time only training in one position to talk to your club or high school coach about trying out other positions.

Despite their epic spending spree last summer, Manchester United's owners are not that high up on the list of richest Premier League club chiefs, with the Glazer family worth an estimated # 2.86 bn.

Arsenal can hold its collective head up high for its achievements against the vastly greater spending power of clubs who believe buying success is as worthy as earning it.

Rudy had one more season with Sedan at the higher level (they consolidated in 12th out of 18 clubs), and was soon on the move to Belgium's First Division A where he's spent the last 2 seasons with Waasland - Beveren, a club I once watched defeat Ballymena United of the Irish League, 3 - 0, in the UEFA Cup.

The South Korean attacker was seen as a hard - working player with an eye for goal, but the price tag was considered high and an example of Premier League clubs spending over the odds.

Ahead of next year's bumper TV deal, clubs were able to spend big and attract high - calibre players who would previously only join clubs competing in European competition.

Supporters are quite aware that Liverpool's top four rivals, besides Spurs, all have greater financial resources, however, the willingness of the club to commit to high spending, in spite of this, is a vindication of faith in the manager's successes in the previous season, and a confidence in his skills to produce further or greater success in the coming seasons.

All three clubs are spending decent money on the employment of high - profile managers and all three were expected to challenge at the right end of the table this season.

The so - called «warchest» was club spin to say that we are in a better condition financially this summer and we can spend some money if Arsène chooses — not that we are going to splash out # 40m on a high profile player.