Not exact matches
The final
season of NBC's The Office is well underway, and thus, so is the ninth and final round
of the
greatest ever faceoff between a man and his workplace nemesis.
Every Grain
of Rice — authentic Chinese home - cooking Breakfast for Dinner — sweet and savory breakfast combinations re-purposed for dinnertime The Little Paris Kitchen — classic French cooking made simple enough for every day by TV star Rachel Khoo Sicilia in Cucina — gorgeous, dual - language cookbook focused on the regional flavors
of Sicily Venezia in Cucina — sister book to Sicilia in Cucina, but focused on Venice Vegetable Literacy — highly informative vegetable cookbook / encyclopedia, a
great resource for enthusiastic kitchen gardeners The Chef's Collaborative — creative recipes from a number
of chefs celebrating local, seasonal produce Home Made Summer — a sequel to Home Made and Home Made Winter, packed with simple, summery recipes that make the most
of the
season's bounty Try This At Home — a fun introduction to molecular gastronomy techniques through the ever creative eyes of Top - Chef Winner Richard Blais Cooking with Flowers — full of sweet recipes that can be made from the flowers in your neighborhood, like lilacs, marigolds, and daylilies Vegetarian Everyday — healthy, creative recipes from the couple behind Green Kitchen Stories The Southern Vegetarian — favorite Southern comfort food classics turned vegetarian by the folks at The Chubby Vegetarian Le Pain Quotidien — simple soups, salads, breads, and desserts from the well - loved Belgian chain Live Fire — ambitious live - fire cooking projects that range from roasting an entire lamb on an iron cross to stuffing burgers with blue cheese to throw on your grill True Brews — a great, accessible introduction to brewing your own soda, kombucha, kefir, cider, beer, mead, sake, and fruit wine Le Petit Paris — a cute little book of classic sweet and savory French dishes, miniaturized for your next cocktail party Wild Rosemary & Lemon Cake — regional Italian cookbook focused on the flavors of the Amalfi coast Vedge — creative, playful vegan recipes from Philadelphia's popular restaurant of the same Full of Flavor — a whimsical cookbook that builds intense flavor around 18 key ingredients Le Pigeon — ambitious but amazing recipes for cooking meat of all sorts, from lamb tongue to eel to bison Pickles, Pigs, and Whiskey — a journey through Southern food in many forms, from home pickling and meat curing to making a perfect gumbo Jenny McCoy's Desserts for Every Season — gorgeous, unique desserts that make the most of each season's best fruits, nuts, and vegetables Winter Cocktails — warm toddies, creamy eggnogs, festive punches, and everything else you need to get you through the colder months Bountiful — produce - heavy, garden - inspired recipe from Diane and Todd of White on Rice Couple Melt — macaroni and cheese taken to extremes you would never have thought of, in the best way possible The Craft Beer Cookbook — all your favorite comfort food recipes infused with the flavors of craft beers, from beer expert Jackie of The Bee
season's bounty Try This At Home — a fun introduction to molecular gastronomy techniques through the
ever creative eyes
of Top - Chef Winner Richard Blais Cooking with Flowers — full
of sweet recipes that can be made from the flowers in your neighborhood, like lilacs, marigolds, and daylilies Vegetarian Everyday — healthy, creative recipes from the couple behind Green Kitchen Stories The Southern Vegetarian — favorite Southern comfort food classics turned vegetarian by the folks at The Chubby Vegetarian Le Pain Quotidien — simple soups, salads, breads, and desserts from the well - loved Belgian chain Live Fire — ambitious live - fire cooking projects that range from roasting an entire lamb on an iron cross to stuffing burgers with blue cheese to throw on your grill True Brews — a
great, accessible introduction to brewing your own soda, kombucha, kefir, cider, beer, mead, sake, and fruit wine Le Petit Paris — a cute little book
of classic sweet and savory French dishes, miniaturized for your next cocktail party Wild Rosemary & Lemon Cake — regional Italian cookbook focused on the flavors
of the Amalfi coast Vedge — creative, playful vegan recipes from Philadelphia's popular restaurant
of the same Full
of Flavor — a whimsical cookbook that builds intense flavor around 18 key ingredients Le Pigeon — ambitious but amazing recipes for cooking meat
of all sorts, from lamb tongue to eel to bison Pickles, Pigs, and Whiskey — a journey through Southern food in many forms, from home pickling and meat curing to making a perfect gumbo Jenny McCoy's Desserts for Every
Season — gorgeous, unique desserts that make the most of each season's best fruits, nuts, and vegetables Winter Cocktails — warm toddies, creamy eggnogs, festive punches, and everything else you need to get you through the colder months Bountiful — produce - heavy, garden - inspired recipe from Diane and Todd of White on Rice Couple Melt — macaroni and cheese taken to extremes you would never have thought of, in the best way possible The Craft Beer Cookbook — all your favorite comfort food recipes infused with the flavors of craft beers, from beer expert Jackie of The Bee
Season — gorgeous, unique desserts that make the most
of each
season's best fruits, nuts, and vegetables Winter Cocktails — warm toddies, creamy eggnogs, festive punches, and everything else you need to get you through the colder months Bountiful — produce - heavy, garden - inspired recipe from Diane and Todd of White on Rice Couple Melt — macaroni and cheese taken to extremes you would never have thought of, in the best way possible The Craft Beer Cookbook — all your favorite comfort food recipes infused with the flavors of craft beers, from beer expert Jackie of The Bee
season's best fruits, nuts, and vegetables Winter Cocktails — warm toddies, creamy eggnogs, festive punches, and everything else you need to get you through the colder months Bountiful — produce - heavy, garden - inspired recipe from Diane and Todd
of White on Rice Couple Melt — macaroni and cheese taken to extremes you would never have thought
of, in the best way possible The Craft Beer Cookbook — all your favorite comfort food recipes infused with the flavors
of craft beers, from beer expert Jackie
of The Beeroness
Our new contributing editor Edd Kimber,
of The Boy Who Bakes and winner
of the first
season of The
Great British Bake Off, shares his custard tart recipe in our first -
ever British - baking themed issue.
8 - Shakespeare in the Vines Known for producing
great theatre in stunning settings with the vineyards
of Temecula Valley serving as a backdrop, SITV will feature staging and costumes that are more dramatic than
ever for its tenth anniversary
season.
Skip Bayless said
of Kyrie Irving's 57 point performance against the Spurs on Thursday, «one
of the
greatest regular
season performances he's
ever...
It's building to be one
of the
great EPL
seasons ever....
Skip Bayless said
of Kyrie Irving's 57 point performance against the Spurs on Thursday, «one
of the
greatest regular
season performances he's
ever seen».
We at SB Nation intend to change that by handing out the first -
ever award to honor the
greatest out -
of - the - ordinary play by a lineman in the 2015
season: the Piesman Trophy.
We are a club that purports to be top tier and elite in the feted list
of worldwide football clubs, we have won trophies and accolades that many
of the EPL would envy at the best
of times, we have gone undefeated for a whole
season and we have had in our ranks some
of the
greatest players to
ever walk out onto a football pitch.
This coming
season sees her last chance to compete in the Varsity match but with endless achievements to her name already, Nadine definitely is one
of the
greatest ever female athletes in Oxford history.
If Barcelona can go the entire league
season unbeaten, it should certainly see fans label this side as one
of the
greatest to have
ever played at the Nou Camp, and for good reason.
The mind - boggling numbers alone tell the story
of perhaps the
greatest season and career that a high school quarterback has
ever put together.
The freshman from Finland just turned one
of the
greatest shooting
seasons college basketball has
ever seen from a 7 - footer.
Arsenal have now started the short run
of pre-
season games in preparation for the tough start to a crucial Premier League
season in which the pressure on Arsene Wenger and the players to mount a serious title challenge is
greater than
ever after blowing what appeared to be a golden chance last time around and with the gap since our last successful campaign now more than 12 years.
Theo's first three or four
seasons at arsenal were quite disappointing saw glimpses
of what he was capable
of but always seemed to struggle then I think he stepped his game up and had a couple
of better
seasons 2012 - 13
season he was brilliant 21 goals off the wing had a really
great season 2013 - 14 started the
season strong but wasn't getting the goals he got the previous
seasons had a bit
of an injury then looked better than
ever for a short period before his injury.
After an unprecedentedly unpredictable regular
season, the prospect
of a mid-major (or mid-majors) reaching the NCAA tournament's final weekend is
greater than
ever.
In the midfield, (including RWB & LWB) we have a whole bunch
of tweeners... none offer the full package, none make sense in our manager's current favourite formation, except for Sead on the left and Ox on the right, and all
of them have never shown any consistency for more than a heartbeat... Sead, who I'm including in this category because
of our present formation, looks like a positive addition, minus his occasional brain farts, but I would rather see what he could do in a back 4 before making my mind up... Ox, who has never played better, which isn't saying much considering his largely underwhelming play in previous
seasons, seems to have found a home in this new formation; unfortunately, can we really expect this oft - injured player to handle the taxing duties that come with said position over the long haul, not to mention, it looks like he has no intention
of staying... Ramsey has relied on the empathy that stems from his gruesome injury years ago and the excitement that was generated a few years back when he finally seemed to put in altogether, but on the whole he has been a big disappointment (neither he nor the Ox have scored enough to warrant a regular spot)... Wiltshire should be put on a weekly contract then played until he suffers his first injury, if and when that occurs he should be shipped - out and no one should very be allowed to say his name on club grounds
ever again... Elnehy & Coq are average players who couldn't make any
of the top 7 teams currently in the EPL... both have showed some
great energy on the pitch, but neither are top quality and no good team can afford to have that many average players on their bench playing the same position, especially with Coq's injury history / discipline concerns and Elheny's headless chicken tendencies... as for Xhaka, his tenure here so far has been incredibly underwhelming... we know he has some skills to provide the long ball but his defensive work is piss poor and he gives the ball away too cheaply and far too often... finally, the enigma himself, Ozil, so much skill with his left foot but his presence has been more frustrating than uplifting... in many respects his failure has been directly related to the failure
of this club to provide him with the necessary players up front, minus Sanchez
of course, and unless something drastic happens very soon his legacy will be largely a negative one (much like Wenger's)
If you would ask any Arsenal fan what their dream
season would be, the answer would certainly be the Gunners winning the magic Treble
of the Premier League, the FA Cup and the Champions League, a feat only
ever achieved in England by the
great Sir Alex Ferguson.
Florida State has furthered its claim as one
of the
greatest offenses
ever to play college football, as the Seminoles have broken the all - time FBS record for scoring in a single
season.
This game is often overhyped as Anfield's
greatest ever Euro night — largely due to what happened later that
season, but also as a consequence
of Sky Sports using Steven Gerrard's decisive goal, paired with Andy Gray's screechy commentary, as powerful propaganda for many years.
The difference this time is that the Gunners do not look likely to even achieve a top - four finish and the number
of fans calling for Wenger's head are
greater than
ever before, and with the boss out
of contract at the end
of the
season, the likelihood
of Wenger quitting is also stronger than
ever before.
By advanced metrics Simmons had one
of the
greatest defensive
seasons ever, warranting MVP votes for his glove and arm alone.
why was Sanchez truly playing... no one believes he was too injured to play to start the
season, and some like myself would go as far to suggest he wasn't injured at all... so why play him... they can't say it was to appease the fans because when was that
ever a factor at this club except when «panic buys» were in the offing... I believe that this was to give Arsenal a little leverage when it comes to negotiating his transfer... just imagine their horrible bargaining position if Sanchez never saw the field before the deadline then heading back to South America and played for Chile... regardless
of the facts, this was sadly again another example
of a team putting business ahead
of fielding a team with the
greatest chance to secure 3 points...
of course, some will say that Sanchez is, or was, our best player, so obviously he's a no - brainer to start, but those who really watch the game know that his heart hasn't been truly in it for quite some time... even at the end
of last
season you could see a definitive difference between the Sanchez who played for Chile and the one that played for Arsenal... that being said, 70 %
of Sanchez is still better than a 100 %
of the vast majority
of our remaining roster... shame on you Arsene and shame on you too Sanchez for that telling smirk... I've supported your attempt to push this squad to the next level but don't pretend for a second that you didn't know you were being watched... don't lower your standards or you'll end up like this club, on the outside looking in
How the hell does 30 league goals in 6
seasons translate to
great and OG's 27 in twos
seasons translate to the biggest pile
of gallic cack
ever to pull on a football shirt.
This
season seems to have seen it intensify though, and the chances
of the Frenchman deciding to call it a day at the end
of this
season look
greater than
ever.
Please give us a break and let fans
of this
great club enjoy our only moment
of happiness this
season and that is finishing above Totnum who had a wonderful
season and we had our worst
season ever.
i think this could officially be the start
of the end for wenger his blind arrogance has cause him to buy welbeck in the sheer belief that AGAINST THE ODDS HE CAN BEAT THE REST OF THE BIG 4 WITH ONE ARM BEHIND HIS BACK we should be buying top top top european c / l standard players not sunderland spuds everton standard players thats about welbecks standard of club in all truthful reality he is an honest hard working player but wenger thinks he can coach the mediocrity out of him he is truely insane its a guaranteed source of goals we need not more fancy hold up play and «pace» and missing chance after chance so the postman is to be joined by the manchester metro tram absolute disgrace he has kidded on ozil and sanchez they must be wondering what is going on atm they are seeing the true wenger now just panicking and not panicking very well to that effect and for some reason wenger has gone all kinky for english players for some strange reason at least chambers has great potential welbeck has past that stage and is a seasoned pro now and he is no where near what we need wenger is trying to show how great he is by whiping the back out of the same players week after week in the vain hope that he can win the league without rotating ever and they will get injured and he wont have learned his lesson and we will pay for it in the end best last day transfer would have been a 4 year contract for klo
of the end for wenger his blind arrogance has cause him to buy welbeck in the sheer belief that AGAINST THE ODDS HE CAN BEAT THE REST
OF THE BIG 4 WITH ONE ARM BEHIND HIS BACK we should be buying top top top european c / l standard players not sunderland spuds everton standard players thats about welbecks standard of club in all truthful reality he is an honest hard working player but wenger thinks he can coach the mediocrity out of him he is truely insane its a guaranteed source of goals we need not more fancy hold up play and «pace» and missing chance after chance so the postman is to be joined by the manchester metro tram absolute disgrace he has kidded on ozil and sanchez they must be wondering what is going on atm they are seeing the true wenger now just panicking and not panicking very well to that effect and for some reason wenger has gone all kinky for english players for some strange reason at least chambers has great potential welbeck has past that stage and is a seasoned pro now and he is no where near what we need wenger is trying to show how great he is by whiping the back out of the same players week after week in the vain hope that he can win the league without rotating ever and they will get injured and he wont have learned his lesson and we will pay for it in the end best last day transfer would have been a 4 year contract for klo
OF THE BIG 4 WITH ONE ARM BEHIND HIS BACK we should be buying top top top european c / l standard players not sunderland spuds everton standard players thats about welbecks standard
of club in all truthful reality he is an honest hard working player but wenger thinks he can coach the mediocrity out of him he is truely insane its a guaranteed source of goals we need not more fancy hold up play and «pace» and missing chance after chance so the postman is to be joined by the manchester metro tram absolute disgrace he has kidded on ozil and sanchez they must be wondering what is going on atm they are seeing the true wenger now just panicking and not panicking very well to that effect and for some reason wenger has gone all kinky for english players for some strange reason at least chambers has great potential welbeck has past that stage and is a seasoned pro now and he is no where near what we need wenger is trying to show how great he is by whiping the back out of the same players week after week in the vain hope that he can win the league without rotating ever and they will get injured and he wont have learned his lesson and we will pay for it in the end best last day transfer would have been a 4 year contract for klo
of club in all truthful reality he is an honest hard working player but wenger thinks he can coach the mediocrity out
of him he is truely insane its a guaranteed source of goals we need not more fancy hold up play and «pace» and missing chance after chance so the postman is to be joined by the manchester metro tram absolute disgrace he has kidded on ozil and sanchez they must be wondering what is going on atm they are seeing the true wenger now just panicking and not panicking very well to that effect and for some reason wenger has gone all kinky for english players for some strange reason at least chambers has great potential welbeck has past that stage and is a seasoned pro now and he is no where near what we need wenger is trying to show how great he is by whiping the back out of the same players week after week in the vain hope that he can win the league without rotating ever and they will get injured and he wont have learned his lesson and we will pay for it in the end best last day transfer would have been a 4 year contract for klo
of him he is truely insane its a guaranteed source
of goals we need not more fancy hold up play and «pace» and missing chance after chance so the postman is to be joined by the manchester metro tram absolute disgrace he has kidded on ozil and sanchez they must be wondering what is going on atm they are seeing the true wenger now just panicking and not panicking very well to that effect and for some reason wenger has gone all kinky for english players for some strange reason at least chambers has great potential welbeck has past that stage and is a seasoned pro now and he is no where near what we need wenger is trying to show how great he is by whiping the back out of the same players week after week in the vain hope that he can win the league without rotating ever and they will get injured and he wont have learned his lesson and we will pay for it in the end best last day transfer would have been a 4 year contract for klo
of goals we need not more fancy hold up play and «pace» and missing chance after chance so the postman is to be joined by the manchester metro tram absolute disgrace he has kidded on ozil and sanchez they must be wondering what is going on atm they are seeing the true wenger now just panicking and not panicking very well to that effect and for some reason wenger has gone all kinky for english players for some strange reason at least chambers has
great potential welbeck has past that stage and is a
seasoned pro now and he is no where near what we need wenger is trying to show how
great he is by whiping the back out
of the same players week after week in the vain hope that he can win the league without rotating ever and they will get injured and he wont have learned his lesson and we will pay for it in the end best last day transfer would have been a 4 year contract for klo
of the same players week after week in the vain hope that he can win the league without rotating
ever and they will get injured and he wont have learned his lesson and we will pay for it in the end best last day transfer would have been a 4 year contract for klopp
I back is decision for not adequately reinforcing our mid-field with steel «alibi the rumored Seville player esque» because
of his relentless faith in the
ever growing and resourceful 17 yr old Adelaide who has a
great potential to become something sterner this
season and onward, the lad is truly mechanized to become something
great soonest.
But there's also a real chance that he's been slightly underrated the past few years, and he's destined to go down in history as one
of the
greatest shooting guards
ever, and this
season is the beginning
of a market correction as everyone learns to think about his place in the NBA a little differently.
We put on a hell
of a performance at Monaco, I have faith in Wenger and the club.we need to spend in the summer.we need more than 50mil, I hope we can sign at least two quality players.we will be pushing for title next
season, and we are still in the race this
season.go to hell all you haters.we are by far the
greatest team the fkin world has
ever seen.
Great for the first half
of last
season but poor
ever since, Cesc Fabregas continues to look unfit and unconfident in a Chelsea shirt and surely needs replacing in midfield with a player in the calibre
of Paul Pogba or Koke.
In all fairness though we are five games in with the transfer window just over and we're already short
of defensive minded players, it's
great being positive but for a lot
of fans whatever wenger does now it'll never be right, about two years ago for
ever negative wenger comment there were five positive now that is the opposite.i'm a
season ticket holder and I pay a small fortune watching us home and away, I was more than willing to give arsene time to turn it around, to build another team, but honestly I am sick
of it, # 8million a year to hear the same
of excuses.
Despite everything he's done with Barcelona, winning La Liga over and over, winning the Champions League over and over, winning the Ballon d'Or over and over, and scoring more club goals both in one
season and over a calendar year than anyone has before, there's one thing that, in the opinion
of so many, holds him completely out
of the conversation
of greatest ever player.
Arsenal Almunia 7 — Had little to do, but what he did do he did well Sagna 7 — Lost the ball a couple
of times but reliable as
ever Gallas 9 — Excellent game, this
season will be an important one for the Frenchman and this was a
great way to start it Clichy 7 — Didn't put a foot wrong Fabregas 9 — Wonderful performance capped with a brace (Ramsey) 7 — The Welsh Cesc is coming along nicely Vermaelen 9 — An assured debut that left me forgetting about the absence
of Kolo Denilson 8 — Top notch display Song Billong 8 — Solid and measured Arshavin 8 — Kept going from the 1st to the final minute Van Persie 8 — No goals, but two assists and a hand in an other (Eduardo) 7 — Lethal finisher showed what he is all about in his cameo Bendtner 8 — Really impressed me and is continuing to improve every game (Eboue) 7 — Helped close out the game.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are NBA champions, executing one
of the
greatest comebacks in league history against the best regular
season team
ever.
I do no know what is going on at the club but let's hope for some new players in tomorrow, but I doubt it.But one thing I can say is let's pray that Sanchez and Chamberlain are gone possibly Ozil as they are a poisonous pair who must be got rid
of.But remember how
ever the
season ends it will still be better than watching the Arsenal in the mid to later 70's watching
great players like Ray Hankin and the best
of them all Terry Mancini, Strepenhov would have been a true
great in them days.
Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next
season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition
of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release
of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state
of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid
of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy
of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid
of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid
of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last
seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction
of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return
of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort
of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative
of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition
of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5
seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle
of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any
of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind
of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack
of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result
of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest
of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands
of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none
of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club
of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid
of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field
of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version
of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history
of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet
of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival
of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone
of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players
of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that
of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part
of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish
great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet
of those who were well aware all along
of the potential pitfalls
of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it
ever really was...
It's the fans that keep sacrificing because this team can't get their head out
of their own ass... please give me some examples when a top club
ever let their best player leave for free at the end
of a
season... Wenger needs to go to PSG and get some money and talent for Sanchez so that we can end this nonsense once and for all... then he needs to publicly apologize for the way in which they handled the whole situation... if they allow Sanchez to go for free there is no way this club, under the tutelage
of Kroenke and Wenger, will
ever layout the necessary coin to replace such a talented player, especially considering that Wenger will be a lame - duck manager once again in the final year
of his contract and we know how well that went last year... open your eyes people, Wenger has spoken publicly about how he hopes that the next manager can take this club to the next level... WHAT?!?... he then went on to speak about leaving them in the perfect position to be successful, which is one
of the reasons why several pundits felt Wenger would leave after last
season based on the financials and the fact that so many players had only one year left on their respective contracts... who says this shit??? If you believe you're leaving things in the best possible shape for your potential successor to achieve greatness it raises a couple
of serious questions: Why can't you take things to the next level if everything is as
great as you say?
Leicester's success last
season was arguably the
greatest ever League victory in the history
of football, and yet Ranieri gets the sack 9 months later.
One
of the most talented players we have
ever had and he has had 8
seasons with us, 8
seasons of great cameos between long injury lay - offs.
Although it will be incredibly difficult to
ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction
of this club... regardless
of those who still feel that Henry has some sort
of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding
of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense
of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless
of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures
of others to secure our place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers
of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last
season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look at the current state
of our squad, none
of our world class players are under contract beyond this
season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one
of the worst clubs
ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one
of our
greatest assets... it's time to get things right!!!
At the high school level, I was reminded
of the
greatest duo from any one high school team that I've
ever covered in June when the WNBA announced its top 20 players from its first 20
seasons.
The following
season Walcott took on the weight
of the number 14 previously worn by his hero and Arsenals
greatest ever player Thierry Henry.
Ono left at the end
of the 2013 - 14
season, but will be remembered as one
of the
greatest talents the league has
ever seen.
As usual Jon you make some good points but with all respect to Leeds, Villa and Forest, no way would Spurs spend the amount
of time in the lower leagues [just one year] that those three have spent recently and I'm sure you remember that
great Spurs side in their double year dropping their first point after 14 games to Man City and suffering their first defeat to Sheffield Wednesday by the odd goal in three on Boxing day and almost beating our 66 point record [2 points a win in those days] which stood from the glorious thirties thanks to a shock home defeat on the last day
of the
season by West Brom with their frightening forward line
of Jones, White, Smith, Allen, and Dyson and to make things worse the following year the signing
of Jimmy Greaves, and don't let anybody tell different without doubt the
greatest striker the English game as
ever seen.
He's seen a sharp decline in his fortunes this
season, but will still go down as one
of the
greatest midfielders the Premier League has
ever seen.
Wenger changed English football forever, left an indelible mark on the Premier League with the Invincibles
season and has become and will forever remain one
of the
greatest football men that France has
ever produced.
If he remains at the Emirates for the next few
seasons, he could become one
of the
greatest players to
ever wear the red shirt.
The result meant the Foxes clinched their first
ever Premier League title on Monday night, completing one
of the
greatest sporting achievements in football history after a phenomenal
season.
So you would think that it being the end
of the
season and Carragher's last game for LFC and as captain (because Gerrard is recovering from his operation) would be enough to be the
greatest day
ever, but no it didn't stop there.