Sentences with phrase «on rival clubs»

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The deal will come as a blow to rival Tabcorp, which has TAB outlets in pubs and clubs across the country and still relies heavily on bets placed by customers in retail outlets despite a big improvement in its digital wagering revenue in recent years.

A lot of fans, past players and even pundits are asking for us to sign Benzema and if we do that would be a big F**K YOU to either Theo or his agent, whoever was holding the club at ransom for a pay raise and back to the wings you go... Get a feeling now seeing Pedro going to Chelsea whom has won everything there is to win and to me is on a different level than Theo could have been ours if 1) Walcott wasn't homegrown to make up that number and 2) to prevent him from going to a rival.

Spurs could be leapfrogged into the top four by either Manchester United or Allardyce's former club West Ham this weekend depending on results, while Sunderland will know that a win will take them out of the bottom three, at least provisionally before their relegation rivals Bournemouth and Swansea City play on Saturday afternoon and Monday evening respectively.

Those clubs changed the entire landscape, we thought at the time of our move, that we were gonna one day rival manu off the pitch the way we could at times on it, but we got robbed.

If the report is right about their targets and the Spanish club is successful then the Gunners have nothing to worry about as it will actually weaken our Premier League rivals, with Man City striker Sergio Aguero, Man United keeper David De Gea and Chelsea forward Eden Hazard on the list.

It will be with a view of an overhaul of the scouting and recruitment sector, which will be music to the ears of Arsenal supporters who will hope that the club can unearth some quality talents to put them on par with their rivals in the Premier League and around Europe.

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Most of the papers and sports websites have focused on his comments about the Gunners not being able to beat our big Premier League rivals when it comes to spending power and his suggestions that the club's youth policy combined with an ultra careful and disciplined transfer policy will continue to be the Arsenal way.

A number of English clubs were thought to be interested in Fer but it now appears that Norwich have stolen a march on their rivals and secured the combative player's signature.

A wrongly disallowed goal and a horrible deflection were really harsh on the Welsh club but at the end of the day it has left Arsenal facing a crucial clash with Manuel Pellegrini and his players next week, with the winner getting one over on their main Premier League rival.

Sunderland are one of number of clubs interested in signing 27 - year - old Graham, with north - east rivals Newcastle United, Reading, Queens Park Rangers and Norwich City also thought to be keen on doing a # 4.5 million deal with Swansea.

Having seen Montpellier Herault Sport Club lose to Evian Thonon Gaillard on Saturday, Saint - Etienne will be confident that one of their potential rivals for a Europa League berth has lost valuable ground in the race for the qualification spots.

The Scot suggested that Arsenal are being left behind by the likes of his former team, Chelsea, the Manchester clubs and our north London rivals Tottenham, so perhaps Wenger should use this to make sure the Gunners go to Watford and prove Dalglish wrong by going back above Liverpool on Saturday evening.

As already noted, with City so far clear at the top of the Premier League and with almost all their rivals in disarray, it could mean Guardiola can really focus on this competition like few other managers of English clubs have had the luxury of being able to do in recent times.

The West London club's spending outlay was someway below arch title rivals Man City, who spent # 49m on Raheem Sterling (via Sky Sports), # 55m on Kevin de Bruyne (via BBC Sport), # 32m on Nicolas Otamendi (via BBC Sport) as well as bringing in Fabian Delph from Aston Villa and Patrick Roberts from Fulham.

It was announced on May 7 [via MUFC's official Twitter] that Manchester United had reached an agreement with PSV for the Netherlands international, as Louis van Gaal sent out a huge message of intent to the club's rivals by starting his business early.

Though he has a poor patch late on in the campaign Van Persie has still comfortably outscored his rivals and his 25 Premier League goals will make him the top tier's top - scorer and he has also found time to be the club's second highest assist - maker.

The Red Devils have spent over # 200million on the likes of Angel Di Maria and Ander Herrera since the Dutch boss replaced David Moyes at the helm last summer in an attempt to restore the club as genuine title challengers to the likes of Chelsea and fierce rivals Manchester City.

the selling option remains on hold and the rivals clubs will stay clear of the player (while he's under contract) for fear of being exposed and even sued by arsenal FC.

And it is not just our Premier League rivals Chelsea and Man United that are keen on Dybala apparently, as he is said to be interesting some other top clubs around Europe, including the reigning Champions League holders Real Madrid.

As Arsenal prepare for a visit to title - rivals Chelsea on Saturday, manager Arsene Wenger is also preparing for a historic landmark — his 1,000 th game in charge of the club.

There would always have been plenty of managers willing to take on the job, even though the club's transfer budget was a fraction of those being spent by our direct rivals, but I do not think any other top manager would have stuck with us, especially with big spending clubs such as Real Madrid and PSG after them.

How often have we seen a struggling club get back on track by beating their big rivals who were on a good run?

The two clubs are based in rival shipping towns, so their rivalry is based on over a century of hate.

Ince went on to insist that Sanchez is a statement signing from Man Utd and they have sent a message to their rivals to remind them that they're still the biggest club in the Premier League, while he envisages Jose Mourinho getting closer to winning the Champions League this season if he has Sanchez at his disposal in the coming months.

They will be insulting each others» Mums next if this carries on much further and all it is doing is making Arsenal look even more shambolic and giving those TV pundits, football journalists and fans of rival clubs more bullets to fire at us.

If the club really are intent on blocking any transfer to an EPL rival, and I think we have to be, it might mean we get a bit less for him but there will surely be plenty of interest, don't you think?

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David Ospina has been a worthy back - up since joining the club from Nice three years ago, and was somewhat unlucky to lose his place to Cech on his arrival from our London rivals, after six months of superb performances when displacing Wojciech Szczesny as number one.

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

Our north London rivals Tottenham will be facing a Man City side that will be desperate to get back to winning ways after their loss against Leicester and after Man United conceded that late equaliser to Chelsea on Sunday, the current top four are, realistically, the four clubs that could win the title this season.

Just as expected when Petr Cech signed for Arsenal from London rivals Chelsea, he has proven to be a fantastic addition to the club and saved us on numerous occasions last season.

Mata is reportedly keen on staying at Old Trafford, having only arrived at the club in January from Premier League rivals Chelsea, but the late window arrivals of superstars Angel di Maria and Radamel Falcao could put the former Valencia man's future at the club in doubt.

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is reportedly after a new striker, with the club now in pole position to bring Gabon forward Aubameyang, having missed out on Romelu Lukaku to rivals Manchester United, and with a deal for Real Madrid forward Alvaro Morata proving difficult to secure, as reported by the Mirror.

The 20 year - old shined in Bolton's first - team last term, and was given their club's Player of the Year award, but the club was relegated, and it would be a huge step up to take on rivals Liverpool in the campaign's opening weekend.

this man is so self - absorbed... does he really think that we should feel so honored that he chose to stay with little old us... does he not understand that many of us would have literally driven him to the ends of the earth if he promised never to return... has anyone noticed that the only teams he says are interested in him are some of the biggest clubs in the world whose managers spend freely, follow through on their promises or are terminated, listen to their fan - bases, have a lot of strong personalities within their squads, rarely play their top players out of position, win against their top rivals or suffer the wrath, don't blame the ref after every loss and embrace their former stars... even if his stories had any truth to them, he would last but a cup of coffee

Wenger has overseen the deterioration of Arsenal's league form over the past 10 years and seen the club lose their most important players to rival teams and bigger teams, as he failed to hold on to them.

And what is even worse than the reports that the Frenchman is set to miss out on two top class players from the Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, is that both Mats Hummels and Ilkay Gundogan look set to sign for our Premier League rivals Manchester United instead.

You're damn right bruv... arsenal fans on here should know one thing: all other (big epl) clubs want arsenal to fail - reason; they are presently failing... I think we all should learn to enjoy a Win (no matter who we win) especially when all other potential rivals dropped points... fyi liverpool just lost to the lowly, out - of - form New castle.

The big man has allayed those fears this week and declared that he knows he faces a fight for a place in the first team and has no intention of giving up on his career as a Gunner, even if his Chilean rival does also commit his future to the club.

Mourinho, who has already brought in Victor Lindelof, Nemanja Matic and Romelu Lukaku to the club this summer, is eager to spend more in order to improve his squad before the window shuts on August 31st, with United being second only to local rivals Manchester City in terms of money spent so far this summer, as per the Express.

The stats comparison that I have done between the recent Gunners signing and other top Premier League keepers, including his club rival Wojciech Szczesny, are based on Premier League games only.

That said, if you were judging this last - 16 clash based on recent meetings between the two clubs, Bayern will feel confident as they prepare to meet their English rivals yet again — something their Italian manager has revealed he is.

While our big Premier League rivals and most other clubs around have spent more and more money on players we have not jumped on the transfer bandwagon and Wenger has often spoke about why he thinks that the ever increasing spending is wrong and perhaps even unsustainable.

After we reported in an earlier Just Arsenal post that while posting on social media to dispel any further Arsenal transfer rumours about his possible move to Premier League rivals Liverpool, Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain appeared to suggest that Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez would be staying with the club, Metro reported that the Chilean himself had dropped the biggest hint yet that his future was with the Gunners.

Well after the Arsenal players did their bit by keeping up the pressure on our Premier League rivals with a good away win at Swansea City today, we can just sit back and hope that the three points prove extra useful with some of the clubs around us dropping points.

Moving to rivals Arsenal, Petr Cech is no longer happy with his role at Stamford Bridge and is sure to be on his way out of the club now that the season has finished.

Our side will be keen for a big performance against the Reds, having already been embarrassed by the Anfield club in August when they gave us a 4 - 0 thrashing on Merseyside, and Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain will hopefully be on the end of both defeats having played at wing - back for us in the reverse fixture shortly before moving to our rivals.

Furthermore, Wenger will be desperate to avoid losing him to a domestic rival, and so the Frenchman faces a tough time in the coming months not only to keep his current group of stars in tact, but to also significantly strengthen and ensure that the disappointment at the club doesn't go on.

He was being strongly linked with a summer move to our Premier League rivals at Anfield, but The Telegraph has revealed that this will not be happening as Liverpool do not have Champions League football to offer and the player himself was very clear on this being essential for any club wanting to sign him.