After one
season of little interest and subpar ratings, Alex Inc. got the axe from ABC along with Quantico and Designated Survivor.
Not exact matches
I thought it was an
interesting combination but I did feel like the filling lacked a
little «oomph» which might possibly be cured by adding more
of the Romano cheese, another salty meat, or a few more
seasonings.
The brilliant colour
of the pods will render it an acceptable feature in the greenhouse during the winter months, as, by a
little attention to the time
of sowing, they may be induced to ripen at the above
season, and will continue in this
interesting state a considerable time.
This year the Bobcats played extremely well during the non-conference portion
of their
season, lost
interest a
little bit in Jan. and Feb., and then won the MAC tourney from the three hole.
Mertz should never have been our captain in the first place... who has ever heard
of a team that makes 11th hour transfer buys (Arteta & Mertz) then seemingly places those same individuals into prominent leadership positions from the get - go... indicative
of the problems that have permeated our clubhouse for the better part
of 7 years under the Kroenke & Wenger... what is wrong with the players chosen and / or the management style
of Wenger that doesn't develop and / or encourage strong leadership from within... Mertz was the fine collecting lackey from year one... this is what happens when you don't get world - class players because many times they want to have a voice on and off the pitch and this can't happen when you play for a fragile manager who has developed a coddling wage structure where everyone is rewarded for simply wearing the shirt and participating in the process... not enough balance between performance and pay, combined with the obvious favoritism shown to some players regardless
of their glaring lack
of production... remember that Ramsey has played in positions that make no sense considering his skill - set (out wide) and has forced other players off the field or into equally unfamiliar positions with
little or no justification (let's remember when you read articles about how Ramsey's goals this upcoming
season being the potential X-factor for our success that this is the same individual who didn't score a goal until the final week last
season)... this
of course is just one example
of many... before I hear another word from Mertz I want this club to address the fact that no former player
of any real consequence has any important role in the management structure
of this club, yet several former Gunners have expressed serious
interest in just such an endeavor (Henry, Viera, Adams, Bergkamp... just to name a few legends)... there is only one answer: an extremely insecure manager!!!
Benteke's effort is an early contender for goal
of the
season, but he insists personal awards are
of little interest to him and would have swapped his strike for a victory:
And there would be
little that the Gunners could do to fight off the
interest from the Italian giants, as Cazorla would be free to sign a pre-contact agreement with them or any other club as his current contract is due to run out at the end
of this
season.
Merson is not my cup
of tea but he is entitled to his opinion in our free society.As usual however, he tends to over react and in the case
of Bellerin, despite having a mixed
season, he would most certainly attract
interest from teams above Arsenal in the EPL and from abroad from the likes
of Real Madrid, Barca, Athletico and Juventus who are all in the market for a right back.Merson, it has to be said is correct with regard to our goalkeepers and centre backs who have
little in the way
of resale value.
Then there's Chelsea, whose own form has been a
little all over the place
of late, taking on a Brighton & Hove Albion team that started the
season presenting an
interesting challenge, but which just snapped a seven - match winless streak
of their own.
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...
Arsene Wenger must have been desperate to see his Arsenal team lift the League Cup to save his job, but it looked like the players had
little interest in fighting for the manager and succumbed weakly to Man City with an uninterested outlook to defeat despite the hope
of saving a
little bit
of glory from our dire
season.
The news is
interesting and also a
little concerning because we've only scored three goals so far this
season, two
of which were scored by the opposing teams.
And many have
little interest in returning to endure another
season of misery.
next we have
season 3 which got a
little back on track with the characters and focus and then the writers do the most horrible thing to their story, kill Elle, who was probably one
of the most
interesting characters next to syler and Angela.
Marco Ruiz and Sonya Cross» odd - couple pairing often mirrors the relationship between reporters Adriana Mendez (Emily Rios) and Daniel Frye (Matthew Lillard), and I still find all
of them
interesting, even if I'm a
little concerned that their parallel story lines may take The Bridge too far again this
season.
Their odd - couple pairing often mirrors the relationship between reporters Adriana Mendez (Emily Rios) and Daniel Frye (Matthew Lillard), and I still find all
of them
interesting, even if I'm a
little concerned that their parallel story lines may take «The Bridge» too far again this
season.
Because
of the
season and that there is a lot
of competition among lenders,
interest rates drop and fees are cut so that they become a
little less expensive than the usual short - term loans.
Most
of what they do are sequels to 5 + year old franchises with 2 + games already in them that have very
little new or
interesting to offer, and the rest is ruined by microtransactions, lootboxes, or some other form
of fuckery that has no place in a $ 60 - $ 120 game (if you count the
season pass necessary to get the full experience)
On the easiest difficulty level with braking assist switched on, and
little to no racing game experience under your belt, you should in fact find that several teams will declare an
interest in you before the end
of the nineteen race
season.
It's definitely a
little dark for the holiday
season, but it's an important and
interesting topic that could be a good change
of pace for your reading list.