Sentences with phrase «long way from»

They were a long way from being the best team in the comp.

And ours is a long way from being ready made Champs like he's used to... That being said, let's see how good he really is, by making Champs on a shoe string budget.

Like what Lynch is doing, but we're a long way from thinking short term.

Remember when he was «Mr. Owngoal» Dude's come a long way from that.

@Budd In fairness the Benteke thing was a long way from whome Id really prefer but I take your point.

Senior George Spithorst, at 6 - foot - 3 and 240 pounds, is a long way from the 300 - plus linemen that he will see from his LB position on defense, but he will be among the Herd's heaviest Hammerheads.

Still, it remains a long way from done and it's not even clear if Arsene Wenger would necessarily pay Monaco's # 90m asking price, which would smash the club's transfer record, currently at the # 46.5 m fee paid for Alexandre Lacazette over the summer, as per BBC Sport.

«We're a long way from a well - oiled machine,» Borges says.

The Tour is a long way from Hall's thoughts.

He is still a long way from being Tom Kite.

It is a long way from Carrara, where Chinaglia was born on Jan. 24, 1947.

Now the offensive coordinator at BC, the 34 - year - old former quarterback is a long way from his New Hampshire days.

Fred, don't know how old you are but I assure you they were a long, long way from being the «worst days in our club's history».

I won't argue that an OG replacement wouldn't improve our chances but the truth is a # 50M striker is a long, long way from guaranteeing anything.

Jonny Justice, a 45 - pound, Staffordshire bull terrier, one of 66 canines rescued from Jets quarterback Michael Vick's notorious Bad Newz Kennels in Smithville, Va., in 2007 (SI, Dec. 29, 2008), has come a long way from the nightmarish conditions he endured as a puppy.

So helpful but a long way from essential IMO.

It is a long, long way from rocket science when you give it a seconds thought.

The French will go into that tournament a long way from favorites, but they proved that they are still a very dangerous team to go up against.

Maybe so, butit's no secret that this team is still a long way from playoff contention.Owner Bob McNair, on the other hand, considers 2 - 14 an anomaly, citing theprogress the Texans made in their first three seasons - winning four, five andthen seven games - before last year's collapse.

We are a long way from Invincible.

In a way it highlights the Premier league; the most exciting league in the world but a long, long way from beig the best.

We are still a long way from a cure for ALS — or even finding what causes the brutal disease.

While we're a long way from a team acquiring Vernon Wells on purpose so they have more money to spend the following year, there sure is a lot more careful reading and CPA parsing that needs to happen to evaluate a trade.

Until someone with proper expertise in myriad areas of sports science, football coaching, business, finance, law, PR, media, marketing, human resources etc etc has unfettered access to all board meeting minutes, records of all discussions with players, full player medical records, details of all contacts with agents, other clubs, other players, seen copies of player contracts and negotiations, understands the financial imperatives, interprets the business accounting, has reviewed the business plan, has knowledge of the employer / employee contractual relationship between Wenger and the club, has intimate insight in to the goals and objectives of the business and the club — then everyone is filling in the gaps with their own version of events and will necessarily always be a long, long way from anything close to any «truth».

So it's a long way from being a format that everybody will buy into.

Hardworking, physical handful, cynical, good finisher, late bloomer flat track bully maybe — actually probably the perfect profile Mourinho would look for — but long way from being spectacular or world class imo.

The DV stuff is the only real meat and potatoes that needs to be gotten to the bottom of, and it's still a long way from that process even being close to concluded.

The 26 - year - old has come a long way from his days in the Real Madrid youth team, as although that was a significant price - tag for a left - back, his improvement and development at Fiorentina showed that he was ready for a step up.

And yeah, i'm not even from the States so i won't get in to the legal side of things but it's fair to say that what your family have been through is a long, long way from justice.

So I will pick on my own sport, and I mean no offense, but the reality is girls junior varsity basketball is a long way from the game we see on TV.

The Olympic rings are a long way from the candy stripe rings that circled Sariyah's first singlet, which prompted opponents and parents at tournaments to refer to Sariyah Jones as «candy cane.»

So, call me cynical if you want, but these are all valid reasons why Lacazette to Arsenal is still a long way from becoming a fact.

I am looking forward to KB coming through the ranks quickly — but he is a long way from being «a specialist defensive midfielder» — very much a B2B in background and experience.

Memphis Depay is a long way from the first team at Old Trafford, but the attacker is making sure that his manager can't forget about him.

And I love Theo but he is a long way from having any assumed rights of being an automatic 1st X1 player.

, Cazorla and Rosicky are still a long way from being ready to play, and we also know that Gabriel is back in Brazil having treatment, but otherwise Wenger has practically his whole squad to choose from but will want to save as many legs for Tuesday as possible.

Every criticism of players gets interpreted as hate by the AKBs... Ridiculous... Here is the basic truth Iwobi has some good points as you identify but he is a long way from being the finished article and it is absurd that he is a regular in a team trying for top 4 let alone winning big titles..

That's a long way from «it's happening.»

But Lloris has not been flawless this season — a long way from it in fact.

The numbers are a long way from being simple.

And we're a long way from September.

Whether people want to acknowledge it or not Sumlin has brought us a long way from where we were in the Big 12.

The program has come a long way from the attendance of 22 fans at the first home dual of the Goodale Era.

I still rate Kos as excellent but he is a long way from a one man defence constantly covering for Merts as often portrayed.

But he is a long, long way from being the «backbone» of Chelsea; he is their creative focal point in a team massively formatted and designed to let that happen.

Spieth is now a long way from serious contention.

If that is proved, we'll still be a long way from knowing how much either offense was helped.

Though he's already one of the best defensive linemen in the country, Smith realizes he's a long way from being a polished player.

Transfer window is a long way from over my friend... happy to agree with you if by Sept 1st (is that date when window closes?)

It's a long way from the start of the new season.