Sentences with phrase «last changing of the guard»

We timed it so we would catch the last changing of the guard which takes place at the tomb of the unknown soldier.

Not exact matches

Many people are still unaware of the change in the leadership guard that took place last July.

I'm so sick of people telling those of us who are disgruntled fans to relax and give this club time to correct itself... for anyone who believes that taking a wait - and - see approach is appropriate at this juncture they should take a good long look at themselves in the mirror because they are a big part of the problem... no other «big» club's fans would stand for this shit for nearly as long as we have... think about it, we've witnessed a changing of the guard at every major club in England, Spain, France and Germany in the last several years because those «big» clubs failed to live up to expectations (Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern, PSG, Chelsea, ManU, ManCity etc...)... for some reason, many fans have become as fragile as our current manager, believing that there couldn't possibly be a suitable replacement, even though everyone of these clubs have found multiple replacements and still achieved far more than our club... this mindset has been created by an organization that has been milking it's fans, telling countless lies (no world class players available) and lowering expectations every since they rolled out the biggest lie of all: that we couldn't spend because of the new stadium but once it was paid off we could compete with any team in the world... this organization is rotting from the inside out and if we don't demand that those in charge put soccer first this despicable behaviour won't end with Wenger's ridiculous 2 year contract... I think the real fear isn't that a suitable replacement doesn't exist, but that this organization is so money hungry and poorly mismanaged that we will sink even lower by choosing our next coach the same way they choose our players, on the cheap... even so, we need to see what mustache will do if left to his own devices so he will have to show his true colours... only then can we purge this club and start anew

If there was a symbolic changing of the guard, it occurred in Game 5 of the Florida - Boston playoff series last spring when Bill Lindsay, a winger with nice but not blinding speed, beat Bourque to the outside, cut in and scored the series - winning goal from his knees.

there is no doubting that Arsene has helped to provide us with some incredible footballing moments in the formative years of his managerial career at Arsenal, but that certainly doesn't and shouldn't mean that he has earned the right to decide when and how he should leave this club... there have been numerous managers at each of the biggest clubs in Europe throughout the last decade who have waged far more successful campaigns than ours yet somehow and someway each were given their walking papers because they failed to meet the standards laid out by the hierarchy of their respective clubs... of course that doesn't mean that clubs should simply follow the lead of others, especially if clubs of note have become too reactionary when it comes to issues of termination, for whatever reasons, but there should be some logical discourse when it comes to the setting of parameters for a changing of the guard... in the case of Arsenal, this sort of discourse was largely stifled when the higher - ups devised their sinister plan on the eve of our move to the Emirates... by giving Wenger a free pass due to supposed financial constraints he, unwittingly or not, set the bar too low... it reminds me of a landlord who says he will only rent to «professional people» to maintain a certain standard then does a complete about face when the market is lean and vacancies are up... for those who rented under the original mandate they of course feel cheated but there is little they can do, except move on, especially if the landlord clearly cares more about profitability than keeping their word... unfortunately for the lifelong fans of a football club it's not so easy to switch allegiances and frankly why should they, in most cases we have been around far longer than them... so how does one deal with such an untenable situation... do you simply shut - up and hope for the best, do you place the best interests of those with only self - serving agendas above the collective and pray that karma eventually catches up with them, do you run away with your tail between your legs and only return when things have ultimately changed, do you keep trying to find silver linings to justify your very existence, do you lower your expectations by convincing yourself it could be worse or do you stand up for what you believe in by holding people accountable for their actions, especially when every fiber of your being tells you that something is rotten in the state of Denmark

Diawara, who was connected to Roma over the summer, has gone the full 90 in Napoli's last two league matchings, perhaps signaling a changing of the guard in Napoli's midfield.

Time to mark a technological changing of the guard: Indians have sent their last telegrams.

As is usually the case with county personnel, a changing of the guard at the board of elections took place last month with little public notice.

Last month, the group reported that Foxconn addressed several workplace concerns, such as enforcing ergonomic breaks, changing the design of workers» equipment to guard against repetitive stress injuries, and updating maintenance policies to ensure equipment is working properly.

We stopped to fit our spare pair of rear shock absorbers, drop the sump guard and give it away - surely we have seen the last rough patch - and change the wheels around.

Since the Andy Warhol Museum's longtime director, Eric Shiner, left his position last year, the institution has undergone a somewhat tenuous changing of the guard.

These intransigent leaders at the Climate Change Conference evidently became so isolated from the family of humanity at the end of the last day of meetings that their unilateral, morally offensive «rear - guard action» in defense of selfish, irresponsible national aims crumbled, as is common with such unsavory efforts.

With last year's retirement of Rep. Henry Waxman and Senate Environment and Public Works Committee ranking member Barbara Boxer retiring in 2016, there's a changing of the guard afoot in Congress when it comes to advocacy on climate.

The club has been renovated since the last time we were there (a couple of years ago for another climate change talk featuring Rev. Tim Costello) so there's no more keno, and no more eavesdropping on events because the bar is now downstairs and the Tara ballroom was protected by a very bored looking security guard.

In the last year alone, for example, we've come through a national election, a changing of the guard at NAR, and a series of natural disasters that has touched many thousands of lives and is impacting our industry in many ways.

This ceremoniously change of China's guard officially began last week as China's 18th Party Congress convened in Beijing and respectfully bid adieu to their revered leader.