Sentences with phrase «place was on its last legs»

By the time I turned five, the place was on its last legs, and looked it.

Not exact matches

Malaga's former Portugal international Duda is confident his side can overcome a 1 - 0 deficit at home to Porto in their Champions League Last 16 second leg clash on Wednesday to claim a place in the quarter - finals.

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

Peter Crouch was able to give Harry Redknapp's side a valuable goal in the first leg of their last 16 tie with AC Milan — Spurs went on to draw 0 - 0 in London to confirm their place in the quarterfinals.

The 29 - year - old limped out of the first leg of his side's Europa League quarter - final tie against CSKA Moscow last week with a knee injury, and was in turn absent for the return fixture on Thursday night as the Gunners secured their place in the last four.

The final two places in the last four of the Champions League will be decided on Wednesday with Bayern Munich and Real Madrid taking advantages into their home legs.

A second - half strike from Paulinho was enough to give Guangzhou Evergrande a place in the last eight of the AFC Champions League, despite a 2 - 1 second - leg loss at Kashima Antlers in Japan on Tuesday night.

Messi's place on the right flank has been taken by Barcelona B graduate Pedro Rodríguez — himself a capable goalscorer — with Bojan Krkić playing as the central striker in Zlatan Ibrahimović's absence in the 4 - 1 quarter - final second leg win against Arsenal last week (right).

Feather samples were taken from the bird, and a small tracker, with a battery that lasted for 21 days, was placed on its leg to gain greater insight into the habits of the mysterious creature.

The Surge takes place in a distant future dystopia where Earth is on its last legs.