Sentences with phrase «players hold them to ransom»

I hate it when a player holds us to ransom.

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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.

The others will be very hard to get because no club wants to lose their best players halfway through the season and we know that Wenger does not like to be held to ransom on transfer fees.

The sooner the contracts are sorted one way or another the better because they club is being held to ransom by the players which can't go on any longer.

also sell campbell with him signing a new contract we should get good money for him and spanish teams seem to like him, poldoski also out, theo if he is not happy with being a team player he can also go i think he is paying the price for holding us to ransom in his last deal he wanted more money and assurances he, ll be playing as a CF not good enough also sanogo should be sold for his own good and do a chamack will be playing better & regularly for a smaller team (palace, newcasttle aka neufchateau:) freeing places for class players!!

Winning the lottery I guess, because for he is he earning and what he is delivering he sure is stealing a living... and to come up all teary eyed and talk loyalty about a player who held ye club to ransom for improved package is just farcical, a joke!!!!

Whereas some players * cough * Walcott, have held the club to ransom because of salary demands amidst contract renewals, we have never had that with Santi.

And the reason he has denied an interest in Benzema to the media is because he wants to give Real Madrid the impression that his not desperate for the player and that he won't be held to ransom for him either.

Arsenal are not cash strapped any more and can afford to double their wages, but the problem is that other players will think that they are worth nearly as much and will hold Arsenal to ransom.

No player is bigger than a club; no player can hold a club to ransom.

If the players, coach, and board don't care, it makes it difficult for me to (year after year my best wishes for the team held ransom by passionless business people running the club) #WengerOut #BoardOut #WhereDidOurClubGo

Arsenal must cash in on Theo Walcott he is not a 100k pound a week player, we are playing much better with him on the bench so I don't see why he's trying to hold us to ransom!

Only God knows the next player (s) to hold us to ransom.

Excellent Players will hold any club to ransom if they have greater ambition than the club.

Arsenal had been negotiating with Basel for the last 8 months for Elneny and his transfer fee is said to be more than the reported fee (# 7 million) the true cost is kept between the two clubs so that Basel don't get held to ransom when they enter the swiss market to buy players.

A win is a win and very happy with that, worry bout Sanchez he needs a break and he won't get one playing for his country twice, then we have Liverpool, our squad is very thin at the moment, hopefully we can strengthen in the summer schnidelin and lacazette, plus a young defender Sell Walcott he's been paid for months without playing and he shouldn't hold the club to ransom Buy a young promising player in his place, he can go to Liverpool I don't care if he doesn't want to play for the shirt go

OT if rumours are true about Sanchez and Aguero swap then the club should make it happen if Alexis doesn't want to be at the club move him on Arsenal is bigger than Alexis and no player should hold the club to ransom if his heart isn't in it his performances will only dip and the club will suffer for it, he's always been a bit of a sulker anyway give him to city get Aguero and lets move on

1) Overpaid players on high salaries 2) Leave selling players at the very end of transfer window 3) Club not knowing what their priorities are during a transfer window by planning beforehand 4) Being too greedy for wanting higher valuation price on average players or selling players bellow their market rate 5) Letting players hold the club to ransom by giving them game time just to make them happy 6) Using the lack of players leaving as an excuse for not signing more players

Gotanidea, The problem with you scenario is that AFC have done this so many times and then find themselves being held to ransom by the player and / or other clubs.

Players hold the club to ransom.

I believe there is one thing affecting players performance and that is uncertainty... and there are 3 culprits here... ozil and sanchez for holding the club to ransom over their pay demands for a new contract and wenger for not asserting control over the matter.

What Sanchez wants to think about is, in any other club he will not be the kingpin, he'll just be another member of the squad who won't get picked every game, and will be substituted a lot more than he is at Arsenal, so if he's happy with that, and wants to leave, let him go, I'm sick of players holding clubs to ransom.

Chelsea need to add homegrown talent to their squad as soon as possible and it won't come cheap: not only will they be playing the «English players premium», but the limited number of top class homegrown players available and Chelsea's desperation means that they can be held to ransom by clubs.

im not saying he can hold us to ransom — NOT even our best player has the ryt to do that but the reality is, it seems to be something very common at Arsenal... Beside Fabregas and Henry most of the others left for more money... he cant expect more than 100K a week... But strange fact is we pay players under 100k a week and expect to compare them to players that are paid over 200k a week (eg Rooney)....

2nd sure Walcott has become a squad player and it doesn't look like it will change anytime soon!But even thought he is less important than he used to be thanks to some youth prospect finally stepping up (Ox) and our new transfer policy ($ $ $) he still has that pace and ability to score and create havoc after 1 to 1,5 year out your rusty but obviously if he's dead on a pay raise I wouldn't go as far as to say he's holding us ransom but it is too much considering he's current impact and importance to the squad... Sure we could argue that he will rediscover his form and give us 20 + goals a season and not sustain an injury anymore but how sure are we?

i know that we need to keep both players, their importance to the team should be reflected in their wages, i'd like to see them get between 200 000/250 000 a week but they shouldn't hold us to ransom and ask for 300 000 like i read somewhere also they shouldn't take into account the reasons why they've been playing well (very well i should say) the fact that they are at the right club playing under a manager who gives them the freedom to express themselves on the pitch, teammates that respect them and see them as their leaders they must enjoy leading the team and the way our team plays its football, i think right now both the players and the club suit each other and the best outcome for all parties (including fans) would be to agree on contracts that satisfy everyone!!

all player we sold to man city got disgruntled and weeded off, so making him relevant lik a mini god is absolute rubbish for a player to be holding a club to ransom!

The Gunners have been overshadowed with doubt with the duo both holding the club to ransom over their contractual situations, and both players are now permitted to talk to foreign clubs about potential free transfers this summer.

If Arsenal are to move forward they need to show they are a big Club that is not held ransom by the players.

Players must learn (no disrespect to theo) in general that clubs can not be held to ransom for a players wage increase if they are not performing consistently to justify large saPlayers must learn (no disrespect to theo) in general that clubs can not be held to ransom for a players wage increase if they are not performing consistently to justify large saplayers wage increase if they are not performing consistently to justify large salaries!

If, as I suspect, Alexis does go, it will be like when RvP left and Theo held us to ransom, as he knew Wenger couldn't afford to lose another important player.

No two players should hold Arsenal to ransom.

We won't be held to ransom over a player like Barca have done in the past.

Theo isn't fit to tie Ian Wright or Thierry Henry or Dennis Bergkamp's shoelaces but here he is, now one of Arsenal's highest paid players who basically held the Club to ransom.

Groovygazza (comment under Sky Sports» article): «Yes it will now set a precedent for the rest of our players and they will now see how they can hold the club to ransom if they so choose.

much as we are praying for arsenal to qualified for champions league we should be hold to ransom because we want lowandoski and also we should not trust wenger over signing players until we see any player in arsenal shirt because wenger is a man of many colors w3hom you can not trust and again there is no money left to sign stars.

The player has clearly held us to ransom, and we for the umpteenth time have succumbed to the plot.

It is no doubt that he is a good player but is holding the club to ransom with recent attitude claiming injury but has joined the national team.

Now Arsenal chief Sir Chips Keswick has provided an update to the contractual situation regarding both Sanchez and Ozil, and has indirectly stated that the club will not be held ransom by extortionate salary requests from any player no matter how important.

This is the current model of American politics, which for all its premium on clarity and executive power is also extremely messy, with all sorts of minor players holding the big boys to ransom.