Sentences with phrase «modern football era»

40 millions + 1 pound, the funniest offer ever made in modern football era.

In other news, our team seems to be rounding nicely into form, with a productive off - season and several new additions already settling in, there seems to be a renewed sense of confidence in the air... our well - oiled machine has conducted business again early this year, so we can just sit back, kick our feet up and watch all those other suckers scramble to make panic moves in the 11th hour... of course, we need to tie up a few loose ends but our team of savvy negotiators, under the tutelage of our faithful leader, will perform their usual magic with ample time to spare... I have to laugh when I look around the soccer world and see all those teams look upon us with envy and scorn as they struggle to mimic our seemingly infallible business model... thank goodness the powers that be had the foresight and fortitude to resist the temptations of the modern football era... instead of listening to all the experts and simply taking the easy way out by making the necessary improvements on the field and in the front office, we chose the path never traveled... we are truly pioneers in our field... sometimes you just have to have faith in the people that have always conducted themselves in a respectful and honest fashion... most fans aren't so fortunate, they will never know what it's like to follow a team that treats everyone in and around the club as if they were an extended member of the family... all for one I say... so when you wake up this morning, please try not to gloat when you see rival fans pacing back and forth waiting for their respective teams to pull the usual panic buys, just say nothing and be thankful that it isn't you... like I've always said, this is why you stay the course... this is when the real benefits of having someone in charge for over 2 decades really pays off... have a great day fellow Gunners

Not exact matches

If Wenger does continue, which sadly could be the case, I wonder if it's a situation no one within football has ever seen before, certainly not in the modern era.

The stigma attached to mental health issues, coupled with the glamourous lifestyles of footballers in the modern era, makes mental health in football an under - investigated and under - reported area of the sport.

But it is all a reality, as widening student interests and the stern demands of modern academics signify the passing of a frenzied football era at Ohio State

That's not to say that it's impossible to topple the very best of European football, because Celtic, Feynoord, Villa, Red Star Belgrade, and in more recent times Porto and Chelsea have all defied the odds — but what is seemingly clear is that it's less and less likely in the modern era.

It's being proven in numerous cases around Europe that cutting edge management (like Wenger 20 years ago in another era) is the key to success in modern day football.

No matter how much Arsenal fans want to comfort ourselves by saying that Arsene Wenger did a brilliant job by keeping the Gunners in the Champions League when his transfer budget was basically a piece of string and a winning smile, the fact is that football is all about results, especially in the modern era.

To give Wenger his due he dealt with the disappointment of this blow to his Arsenal transfer plans very well and not only wished the Leicester forward good luck for the future but actually insisted that the decision to stick with the club that took him from non-league football and gave him the chance to make the most of his talent was worthy of great respect in this modern money driven era of the beautiful game.

Not in this modern industrial football era.

It's great to see such loyalty from players in this modern era of football, especially as the game is so highly driven by money nowadays.

wenegr is in the twilight years of his arsenal career now he might or might not see out the full term of his contract, i would image he wont give up but if he do nt get a big prize this season or next his desire might dwindle even more the board have seen what a shambles man united have gone through and the expense of failure, if they do nt get the next appointment right the board is trying to give themselves as much time to identify a replacement and in the correct time unless wenger leaves at short notice, i think if he had won the c / l all thought years ago we would be looking at a different story i think he would have left at the end if that contract as he would be at the peak of his powers and could of gone anywhere he like across europe, but he didn't win and here we are now, i respect the man for what he has done for us and english football a modern day herbert chapmen he is but even old chappy had his end of and era and wenger will have his end its just how will it play out hopefully a winner

(3) this team is rotting from the inside out and it's going to take some unprecedented moves on the part of this board and the fans to facilitate the necessary changes... this club must rid itself of it's absentee billionaire landlord before we become just another sporting wasteland in this man's collection of flailing clubs... when this is done it will expose just what exactly has been going on behind the scenes and I'm afraid of what will be uncovered because if Wenger's business model is as antiquated as his football philosophy it could look an awful lot like and old Monty Python sketch in the backroom... we need to replace the owner with someone who actually cares about this club and isn't afraid to wear their emotions on his or her sleeves or spend their own money to achieve greatness... this new owner needs to find someone who represents the same sort of cutting edge that Wenger represented in his early years then pair that individual with someone who knows how to conduct transfers in the modern era... then and only then will we find a way to escape the malaise that has permeated our once storied club for way too many years

In the Modern Era of football (post-WWII) Oklahoma has more wins than anyone.

In the modern era of international football, one man can't carry a team, even one man as superlatively talented as Messi.

Finally Purdue got the Joe Tiller era of 1997 - 2008, which featured the pinnacle season of modern Purdue football.

In the modern era, footballers are given a bad name for their lack of effort in the outside world.

Valued at around # 2 million I believe it also sounds like a price that would grab Arsenals attention, a bargain in the modern era of football and we all know how Arsenal like their bargains.

In 1984, the U.S. Supreme Court ushered in the modern era when it declared the NCAA's control of football television rights to be an illegal monopoly.

We are not in the 90's or early 2000, modern football is cruel and rough less... The new era of managerial skills has passed him by without making any noise and he missed it.

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Amazingly, OU has three of the top eight winning streaks in NCAA history during the modern era of college football.

That there have been ten (plus caretakers) in the twenty eight years since, though, tells another story as the clubs make - do - and - mend muddle through strategy has failed to adapt to the cash rich era of modern football.

Beyond titles, his legacy will stand the test of time as one of the most important and influential managers of the modern era and a man responsible for the transformation of football in England.

Buffon, one of the greatest goalkeepers of the modern era, also announced his retirement from international football after Sweden went through at Italy's expense.

Now tell me in the era of modern football how the hell can the manager not study the opposition wenger is a mad man that why we get beat in every crunch match we play Arsenal play one way so its easy to play against them if you no what your about.

The Barcelona legend is regarded as one of the finest players of the modern era, forming a key part of the Barcelona and Spain side that revolutionised football over the last decade.

With 13 Premier League titles to their name, Manchester United are untouchable as the most dominant club of the modern era in English football, but glory hasn't been so easy to find following the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013.

David Bernstein, Football Association (FA) chairman Sir Alex Ferguson's achievements are truly remarkable - he is genuinely one of the greatest managers of all time and certainly of the modern era.

The entire scene was a wonderfully surreal moment only possible in this era of modern football.

Similarly, Spurs are without a league title since all the way back in 1961 but unlike their neighbours, they aren't expected to be top dogs so this is uncharted waters for not only the current team, but the entire modern era of the football club.

Rarely does a day go by in the era of modern football when we don't hear of a substantial amount of money being offered for a top quality footballer, be it from the far - eastern Chinese Super League or the Abu Dhabi - funded coffers at Manchester City.

The Barcelona team managed by Guardiola between 2008 and 2012 is seen by many as arguably the best team in the modern era of professional football.

It embraces its PS2 - era roots while offering almost everything you could want from a modern football simulation.