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I'd love to pick Whiplash here just to make things interesting, but The Imitation Game is a relatively big, relatively conventional awards - season contender in a year that saw precious few of them, and the story that it tells is a tremendous one.

James Milner scored from the spot against his former club to hand Liverpool the lead before Sergio Aguero pegged them back, but both sides missed golden opportunities to win the game, with Aguero and De Bruyne squandering chances before Adam Lallana produced a miss of the season contender in injury time, somehow scuffing Roberto Firmino's ball into the box when it looked easier to score.

Strengths: First elected when John Lindsay was the mayor of New York City, Mr. Lentol, 72, is the oldest and most seasoned contender in the race by far.

The list of nominations is growing each year, and we are honored to be a seasoned contender in a coveted

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A seasoned cooking instructor and self - described «joyful vegan,» author Colleen Patrick - Goudreau puts to rest the myth that vegan baking is an inferior alternative to non-vegan baking, putting it in its rightful place as a legitimate contender in the baking arena.

«Salted caramel has quickly become a contender in the ever - competitive flavor landscape as consumers demand new and unique flavors — especially to usher in the fall season,» said Jon Silvon, Senior Marketing Director of Thomas» ® products.

Our best hope to win the League was last season, we had something going on when WENGER signed Ozil (ONLY AFTER HE WAS PRESSURED BY LOOSING TO VILLA) Ramsey was at his best, Koz and Pert where doing the job, GIROUD was scoring, but most importantly MANURE had MOYES, MAUREENS 1st season with CHELSKI»S, we were serious contenders, THEN injuries happened WENGER not to blame, BUT comes JANUARY and the man makes a fool of himself by sitting in his ar... se and signing a FREEBIE Brokeback KALSTROM, the rest is History...

We want to extend that and show that we are real title contenders from the start, not only in the second half of the season.

De gea 6.89 season has been over hyped when considering United faced the least amount of shots on average per game, he is the type of keeper that can make world class saves but he was very poor early season (eg szezney) Ospina 7.14 has been the best since he has gone in net if he sustained that over a season he would have been an contender.

Mertesacker wants to show the title rivals that they are genuine contenders from the start and not just in the second half of the season.

Here's a few things to remind you why it's silly: The Rangers won 10 games in a row last year, there were two week stretches of last season where the Angels were better than the Astros, the Angels have yet to play a serious contender, as already stated the Reds were 1st in the NL Central to start the season, the Brewers were in first until a little bit after the all start break (if I remember correctly), literally thousands of other examples of teams starting hot and then finishing outside of the playoffs.

This season San Jose has developed such strength in some events that Winter considers his team a real contender in the NCAA championships next month.

England's top four contenders are expected to compete for the signatures of some of Europe's finest stars in the summer transfer window, and Chelsea will need to hit the ground running when the new season kicks off on August 8.

Houston entered last season as a sleeper title contender and ended it with one of the most uninspiring, lazy, and frustrating playoff campaigns in league history.

The whole season + several before this prove Wenger can not make us title contenders and a top club in Europe.

Seven of the eight MLB teams in playoff position last weekend were expected, more or less, to be there — they were no worse than cofavorites in their division or a top contender for the wild card when the season began.

The only risks that could be consider would be Lucas and Dembele for sceptical ones among us; but Lucas is hungry, he was as consider as Neymar contender in Brazil, he has anger to fullfil his incredible talen't's full potential, his talent not to be questioned and only 25 with 2 past season not happy Dembele is same somehow, nager to prove he is the best in his generation at this position... he is 21 and just that, ahead.

The team is still slightly adrift of being considered a true midfield contender, but has definitely started this season in much better shape relative to the pack.

Jurgen Klopp's men sent Manchester City crashing out of the competition last time out, as they have emerged as a real contender in Europe this season.

Team Zisook established themselves as true contenders early on in the season with some dominant performances..

They are a contender from any spot in the Bracket and as the rest of the Regular Season plays out you will be sure that top seeds will be keeping a watchful eye to where Team Kozin winds up..

I believe tgere are 3 titke contenders this year Leicester, city and arsenal About Leicester they are doing great but there football depends on counter attacking and few quick passes to reach the ball to mahrez or vardy i don't think they can impress anybody if they faced teams that park the bus like what the teams do with arsenal and also any injury for mahrez or vardy will ruin there season so i don't consider them a real challenge and in an open game we got the best out of them and beat them with 5 goals to 2 so calm down gooners About city they had very impressing start for the season then they were vety baf winning most games by pure luck or last minute goals and they could be beaten easily Arsenal are the best team form we controled most of the games and the losses and draws were by bad referee decisions or bad luck and the 4 points margain with city could have been easily 10 or 12

Though he never had many doubters, Connor McDavid proved that he was the real deal this season by leading the league in points with 100 and turning the Oilers into a Stanley Cup contender.

Chelsea beat Brighton 4 - 0 in a comfortable win this afternoon that included a landmark strike for Eden Hazard and a goal of the season contender from Willian.

NorCal's best hope: In any other season, Vacaville's Jake Levengood would be a monster contender for state gold.

If we continue getting the favourable draws we could just reach the final.Once there anything is possible in a one - off game.I doubt our Manager has the tactical nous to get us past Atletico Madrid despite us having the players.The annoying thing is we are not considered as serious contenders because of our form and results.We SHOULD have been looking to win this trophy AND improve on last seasons pathetic 5th place finish.To not win the EL and finish outside the Top 4 will surely be the end for this Manager.Surely even he will know that his time is JP and he either walks or is sacked

A team that is «supposed» to be a contender in football every year that has one 10 win season in the past 13 years and hasn't finished a season ranked in the top 20 in a decade.

This game is a rematch of both the 2008 and 2010 NBA finals, although neither of these teams look to be title contenders in the early season.

Before the San Antonio Spurs easily dispatched the Miami Heat in five games to win the 2014 - 14 NBA title, LVH released their NBA Futures for the 2014 - 15 season with the Miami Heat (+200), Oklahoma City Thunder (+500), San Antonio Spurs (+600) and Los Angeles Clippers (+800) listed as the top contenders.

Pochettino brought in as much as eight players three seasons ago and today they are contenders for the EPL crown, Jose Mourinho did it at United last season and bet that United will be one of the title contenders this season.

Kansas hasn't received much respect this season as a legitimate contender, finding itself as a 1.5 - point underdog in the Big 12 tournament championship game against West Virginia and a 3 - point underdog in the Elite Eight against No. 2 Duke.

We have seen as the concept of need is also very volatile in the NFL: one or two injuries at a position and a solid group is now shallow; you draft to become a contender the sooner, not to field the best team you can for the following season, and if a youngster becomes a top player at a position where you are stacked, you can later trade your veterans, or just have expensive contracts off the book...

Because only one team can ever win the title in the season transfer policy can help improve your team but only relative to the other top contenders who themselves have only a one in 4 chance of winning.

Keeping players like Alderweireld will be crucial to ensure Spurs can emerge as genuine title contenders next season as well as progress further in the Champions League.

A jaw - dropping combined XI of the two Premier League giants.As Manchester City host Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium this weekend, CaughtOffside takes a look at the immense talent and depth of these two teams» squads, in what will be an early - season contest between surely the two main contenders for the Premier League title this season.

Regardless ofwhere the team will be next year, Carlesimo's priority is building consistency.After five seasons as an assistant to Gregg Popovich in San Antonio, Carlesimo, along with Presti, who was the assistant G.M. with the Spurs, are trying tomold the Sonics into a similar title contender.

However, Chelsea's start to the 2015 - 16 season has been so bad — 11 defeats in 25 games, not including a penalty - shootout loss at Stoke City — that Mourinho is now a genuine contender in the sack race.

The San Antonio Spurs have just landed the first successful blow in a three - way contender's battle that will define this NBA season.

They merely want him to run the show for a Super Bowl contender in the league's toughest media market in front of fans who have been emotionally scarred because their team's most promising seasons always seem to end in heartbreak.

And it got me wondering if this is the highest total of possible contenders this late in the season.

Even without Suggs for part of or even the entire 2012 season, the Ravens are once again expected to be among the contenders in the AFC.

Seven more Sundays are left in Philly's regular season, with five games against playoff contenders.

Wenger should be more serious than ever in the transfer market to be seen as a true contender for the EPL title next season.

In my opinion, the rest of this season will go into rebuilding the side and going into next season as genuine title - contenders and with a squad that can go head - to - head with Europe's elite.

Adding top quality players into key areas may make us much stronger in defence and have a clinical finish that we can hang our hat on to hit over twenty goals a season — factors that would make us stronger contenders to make 2016/2017 a year when Arsenal come back to the fore.

Morata, however, has apparently been identified as a strong contender to spear - head PSG's new - look attack, with Cavani's Parc des Princes future in doubt after an on - pitch bust - up with Neymar earlier this season.

in another twist to it, it will likely affect clubs and managers that likeready - made players from abroad (Mourinho, Guardiola)... and with these two being our main contenders for the title next season along with Conte and Klopp it could play in our favour.

With Lukasz Fabianski set to depart at the end of the season in search of more regular first team football, CaughtOffside understands that Wenger is keen to bring in a new number two that he will mould into a contender for Wojciech Szczesny's spot as first choice.

even if swansea were full strength — we as supposed european elite and title contenders should be winning week in an out - with the odd stumble.not two seasons of poor performances that is the level i set for my team - that squad is elite - there are no excuses for wenger

Arsenal, one of the this season's Premier League title contenders, kick start their Champions League campaign, ahead of their rivals, against Besiktas in the playoff round starting tonight.