Sentences with phrase «state of the big clubs»

Look at the current state of the big clubs, look at the points we shouldn't have lost and tell me there is no manager that could have saved you those points.

Not exact matches

Over at The Atlantic, I give a synopsis of what I'm on about when talking of the «pink police state» — Orwell's «Big Brother» meets the big brother who drives a Camaro, goes to community college, and bounces at the local strip club.Big Brother» meets the big brother who drives a Camaro, goes to community college, and bounces at the local strip club.big brother who drives a Camaro, goes to community college, and bounces at the local strip club....

Of all A-list superstar strikers (Lewandowski, Aubameyang, Benzema, Higuain, Lukaku, Lacazette, Jansen, Vardy, Icardi) in Europe at the moment, Lacazette - like Lukaku - is most likely to force a move this summer, considering that he has stated clearly he plans to move to a bigger club most preferably in the EPL (not Westham).

Now the French international has spoken to Mercato Foot about the ongoing rumours, and he has clearly stated that he would prefer not to go back to France to continue his career, but wants to play for one of the «biggest clubs in England».

All other owners of big clubs have pulled the trigger, if things have got to this state.

Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

Just seen the state of the Juventus squad for next season, why can't we have ambition like these big clubs, we have the history, the money to build something yet we sit here and wait for something to come to us, it ain't happening.

The Blues manager Ronald Koeman this week stated that star striker Romelu Lukaku would need to move on to a bigger club in order to meet his full potential, which of course got my head thinking...

The Daily Mirror state that Akpom's contract will be the biggest Arsenal have ever offered to a player of the striker's age — despite him having yet to score a goal at senior level — as the club are so keen to show faith in a player they believe has a great future ahead of him.

just stating the fact that if that was happening to another big club their fan wouldnt sit on their expensive seats like tourists earing their stupid sandwich watching and funding the atrocities happening in front of their eyes.

Just so your aware talk sport state that Chelsea matched UTD s offer but the selling club refused to renegade on the deal, I'm not saying he will be the next Henry but in today's market of your not paying big money for the next top star your definitely not getting the next big star

Wenger states «When you look at the intensity, the amount of player that have brought since the opening of the transfer window, it's not so many because all the big clubs want only top, top level players and there are none available».

The likes of Koscielny and Bellerin have also stated in the past that they only wish to win big with Arsenal and although of course they aren't going to come out and say any different, I really do believe them, and Elneny, when they state that want to win with Arsenal and become legends at the club.

Another question for us to consider, of course, is what sort of state of mind Alexis will be in, as it is clear that he was hoping for a transfer away from Arsenal this summer to some big club with Champions League prospects and it still looks like the boss will not sanction it.

The Gunners were one of the many big clubs tracking the Belgian international attacker while he was still playing in France's Ligue 1, but Wenger has now stated that he was too expensive for the club at the time.

That was shown again yesterday when after stating that he was not in favour of scrapping FA cup replays to ease the fixture congestion of big clubs and then saw his team forced into another unwanted game after being held to a draw by Hull City.

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

Because ultimately this club should be about bigger things, but to be honest looking at some fans, who care more about the state of an employee at the club called Arsene, rather than the club itself I wonder really if everyone cares about success.

I've stated 3 realistic targets, Kondogbia will leave Monaco if they do nt make Champions League, Lacazette has stated in 2014 he would like to join a bigger club in the future and Konoplyanka is out of contract soon and looking for a move to England.

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...

Whatever your beliefs are regarding the intentions of this club moving forward, don't think for a second that it has to do with appeasing the fans, winning the highest honours and / or changing the stagnant culture that permeates this club... every decision is made for one sole purpose and that is to maintain the delicate balance between Kroenke's unyielding need to acquire more wealth and Wenger's fragile psyche, which is why we have this ridiculous wage structure that pays deadwood too much and makes it incredibly difficult to attract special players... personally I believe that Wenger's greatest fear isn't that he won't win a big trophy again but exposing himself to the overwhelming criticism he will face when people discover the totally dysfunctional state of affairs that exist at Arsenal due to his antiquated practices which have gone relatively unchecked and unchallenged since the departure of Dein

After a year of negativity surrounding the state of Manchester United's Academy, the underage sides have been quickly rebuilding the club's reputation as one of the biggest producers of young talent in the country with the U18 side brimming with talent and currently sitting top of the league.

But with the standard of play increasing season - by - season as more and more top notch stars make their way across the pond, the prevailing wisdom is that those domestic players will also improve exponentially, and as such the United States will become an attractive market for Europe's biggest clubs to mine for new recruits.

Everton have been thee class act in recent weeks, with David Moyes» men not only producing the sort of form which is likely to bring welcomed attention to the club for a change — the Toffees are now top of the form table for the past six games — but also many an eye - catching performance which should provide concerned supporters, who are all too aware of the financial state of the club and that big - named targets are unlikely to be arriving at Goodison in the summer without fresh investment, with encouragement ahead of next season's exploits.

The thought was that Arsène wouldn't be a man to leave an Arsenal team in such a state and with a manager who clearly isn't big enough to deal with a club of Arsenal's size.

The liberal club had called a special session to reconsider its endorsement of Hochul, a few hours after Teachout and Wu had won their biggest victory to date, when the state's second - largest public employees union had endorsed their ticket.

With more and more single men and women from the Wolverine State turning to the web for dating and meeting people, you have bigger chances of meeting somebody online than at work, home, clubs and discos.

my name is filip bojan, i was born in Serbia but lost both parent so i was adopted and raised by my foster parent in the united states of america.I am a football scout, i help recruit professional football players to big clubs in Europe and this has taken me round the world.Right now i have decided...

Today, the Albany Times - Union published my op - ed urging New York state lawmakers to evict the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, which is one of the biggest marketing assets for commercial - scale puppy farms nationwide.

ORD airport is a big focus of this initiative given the aged state of the clubs there, so I was excited to have a chance to visit the renovated club by the B6 gate (there's another United club by gate B18).

2016 — Fragmorphia, Foley Gallery, New York, NY 2015 — Roots, Linda Warren Projects, Chicago, IL The Midwest Drawing Invitational, St. Francis University, Ft. Wayne, IN 2014 — Works on Paper from the Collection of Ralph Privoznik, Purdue University, IN On Big Drawings, A and D Gallery, Columbia College, Chicago, IL Art Expo, with Linda Warren Projects 2013 — La Lumière Fantastique, Maryland Institute and College of Art, Baltimore, MD Art Southampton, with The New York Academy of Art, NY Urban Fuse, Janine Bean Gallery, Berlin, Germany 2012 — Drawing to Conclusions, The Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN 2011 — Iconomancy, New York Academy of Art, NY, NY Ways of Making: Works on Paper, Governors State College, Chicago, IL 125 Years, The Union League Club, Chicago, IL Next Fair, With Linda Warren Gallery, Chicago, IL Contained, Boston Center of the Arts, Boston, MA 2010 — Art Loop Open, A Chicago Artist Coalition Project, Block 37, Chicago, IL What is the Where?

Ian Johnson, the new Secretary General of the international Club of Rome, clearly stated that water is one of the big challenges, perhaps even more important than oil.