More young people from disadvantaged backgrounds going to university
than at any time in the history of our country.
But consider: writers who love to tell stories, who entertain, who work at their craft, who are productive, who keep striving to get better, who don't see plot as a four - letter word (irony intended)-- these writers now have a better chance to realize a return on their work
than at any time in the history of storytelling.
Pollen data shows humans reversed natural global cooling: Current temperatures are hotter
than at any time in the history of human civilization
Pollen data shows humans reversed natural global cooling: Current temperatures are hotter
than at any time in the history of human civilization https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2018/feb/19/pollen-data-shows-humans-reversed-natural-global-cooling
Hansen was the guy who in 1988 declared at a packed congressional hearing, as sweat visibly poured from his brow, that «the earth is warmer in 1988
than at any time in the history of instrumental measurements.»
JAMES HANSEN: [June 1988 Senate hearing] Number one, the earth is warmer in 1988
than at any time in the history of instrumental measurements.
«The Earth is warmer in 1988
than at any time in the history of instrumental measurements,» he said.
Today's highly dynamic global marketplace grinds through businesses faster
than at any time in the history of business.
Not exact matches
This is something companies should fret about because customers today have a greater wealth
of choices
than at any
time in history.
We think
of Canada as a kinder, gentler country, but our increase
in income inequality has been more rapid
of late
than at any
time in our recorded
history.
The move came
at a crucial
time in the company's
history as recent
times has seen its stock plummet from an all -
time high
of more
than $ 27
in 2011 to a 52 - week low
of $ 1.18.
Eli Finkel: We have arrived
at a moment
in history where the best marriages are better
than the best marriages
of earlier eras, while
at the same
time, the average marriages are getting a little bit worse.
For the first
time in the report's
history, the firm found that more
than half
of new board members
at S&P 500 companies (56 percent) were women and / or minorities.
In putting together a sidebar for that story about the most important FPS games in the history of the medium, I noticed a fascinating trend that seems to say something poignant about the times we're living in: brand has become a stronger selling feature than the artist, at least in game
In putting together a sidebar for that story about the most important FPS games
in the history of the medium, I noticed a fascinating trend that seems to say something poignant about the times we're living in: brand has become a stronger selling feature than the artist, at least in game
in the
history of the medium, I noticed a fascinating trend that seems to say something poignant about the
times we're living
in: brand has become a stronger selling feature than the artist, at least in game
in: brand has become a stronger selling feature
than the artist,
at least
in game
in games.
With 4.3 million millennials turning 30 this year and the number set to jump to 4.6 million by 2020, there will soon be more adults
in their early 30s
than at any other
time in U.S.
history, according to an analysis
of U.S. Census data by Wells Fargo.
More
than just tempering Gross's anti-equity remarks, the longtime advocate
of buying and holding equity - based index funds and ETFs went so far as to say that «equities today are more attractive relative to bonds
than at any other
time in history.»
More
than at any other
time in our
history, Americans are faced with the challenge
of saving and investing well for their own future retirement security.
It is wishful thinking to imagine that the most extreme economic, debt and investment bubble
in history was corrected by a mild economic downturn, a market decline that leaves stocks
at 21
times peak earnings (higher
than at the 1929 and 1987 peaks), and just a few large - scale defaults from a corporate debt position which continues to claim a record share
of operating earnings to finance.
At 77 percent of GDP, debt is currently higher than at any time in history outside of World War II and its aftermat
At 77 percent
of GDP, debt is currently higher
than at any time in history outside of World War II and its aftermat
at any
time in history outside
of World War II and its aftermath.
It was
at the
time the most expensive U.S. Senate race
in history with total spending
of more
than $ 121 million.
Set forth below is the text
of a comment that I recently posted to the discussion thread for another blog entry
at this site: «But there has also never
in the
history of the market been a
time when we went to a P / E10 level
in the 30s and did not see a price crash
of 50 percent to 65 percent» And there have never been two such crashes less
than 80 years apart.
Meanwhile, examining the sectors
in which institutions hold their largest «overweight» relative to the S&P 500, institutions are more concentrated
in high - beta sectors
than at any
time since the start
of Morgan Stanley's data, and long - short funds are also near their most leveraged long positions
in history.
At the time of Christ slavery was the norm much as it is today, in fact there is more slavery today than at anytime in human histor
At the
time of Christ slavery was the norm much as it is today,
in fact there is more slavery today
than at anytime in human histor
at anytime
in human
history.
And to say that Biblical teachings are invalid because there are other similar beliefs that have older known written sources invalidates the Biblical teachings also should take into consideration that for certain Biblical believers that all those truths whether they are known to have been placed
in the Bible first or known thus far to have been placed elsewhere that they believe that they all come via deity who
at the beginning
of human
history on this world dispensed those truths to humanity and that to those who believe
in the biblical teachings believe that through
time they are more complete
than those
of other ancient beliefs due to God restoring those truths through revelations given to later prophets like say Moses and other later Old and New Testament prophets and apostles.
In fact, many in the scientific community believe that the increasing march of the average level of human intelligence (I.Q.) is just one reason that we have more non-believers now, than at any other time in histor
In fact, many
in the scientific community believe that the increasing march of the average level of human intelligence (I.Q.) is just one reason that we have more non-believers now, than at any other time in histor
in the scientific community believe that the increasing march
of the average level
of human intelligence (I.Q.) is just one reason that we have more non-believers now,
than at any other
time in histor
in history.
She paints a vivid
of picture
of women both more privileged and less happy
than at any
time in history and
of men absolved
of all responsibility by the sexual revolution but also stunted, trapped
in a perpetual adolescence.
The claim is also
at once self - pitying and self - congratulatory: self - pitying be-cause it says, «Our
time is worse
than any other
time; nobody else
in history has suffered as we are suffering, and that is one
of the ways we know the end is near.»
Lincoln was willing to say that it was possible that he did not fully know God's will, that he always had to weigh carefully each situation to discern God's hand
in history; thus, he was more apt to find it
than the clergyman who bluntly stated that he was positive
at all
times what the will
of God really was.
In other words, with this discovery of Gravitational Waves for the first time in history, which Albert Einstein theorized about back in 1916, it is a clear indication that the universe had a beginning and expanded at a rate faster than the speed of light, right at that beginning, hence Creation Ex Nihil
In other words, with this discovery
of Gravitational Waves for the first
time in history, which Albert Einstein theorized about back in 1916, it is a clear indication that the universe had a beginning and expanded at a rate faster than the speed of light, right at that beginning, hence Creation Ex Nihil
in history, which Albert Einstein theorized about back
in 1916, it is a clear indication that the universe had a beginning and expanded at a rate faster than the speed of light, right at that beginning, hence Creation Ex Nihil
in 1916, it is a clear indication that the universe had a beginning and expanded
at a rate faster
than the speed
of light, right
at that beginning, hence Creation Ex Nihilo.
It seems to me that now, more
than at any
time in history, the church looks like the great multitude described
in the Book
of Revelation — a multitude from every tribe and nation.
With this discovery
of Gravitational Waves for the first
time in history, which Albert Einstein theorized about back
in 1916, it is a clear indication that the universe had a beginning and expanded
at a rate faster
than the speed
of light, right
at that beginning, hence Creation Ex Nihilo.
Here
at Cokesbury we are selling more religious books
of every kind
than at any
time in our
history — and we have been booksellers to America since 1789.»
Where Whitehead and Santayana are strikingly similar is
in holding that the spatio - temporal world is ultimately atomic or quantic so that what constitutes the world
at any one moment, or a piece
of history, is a system
of facts, events, natural moments, or actual occasions, whose relations (or perhaps rather possibilities
of relations) constitute space and
time (as opposed to their being as mere possibilities
of relations) rather
than are
in them as containers (see ED 27).
Part
of the answer is that these ancient events are moments
in a living process which includes also the existence
of the church
at the present day; and another part is that, as Christians believe,
in these events
of ancient
time God was
at work among men, and it is from his action
in history rather
than from abstract arguments that we learn what God is like, and what are the principles on which he deals with men, now as always.
For good or ill, a greater portion
of the U.S. population is religious
than at any other
time in the countries
history, even the period
of the «Great Revival» does not come close.
In February 1792, British Prime Minister Pitt justified the reduction of military expenditures and held out hope for more reductions to come by declaring: «Unquestionably there never was a time in the history of this country when from the situation of Europe we might more reasonably expect fifteen years of peace than at the present momen
In February 1792, British Prime Minister Pitt justified the reduction
of military expenditures and held out hope for more reductions to come by declaring: «Unquestionably there never was a
time in the history of this country when from the situation of Europe we might more reasonably expect fifteen years of peace than at the present momen
in the
history of this country when from the situation
of Europe we might more reasonably expect fifteen years
of peace
than at the present moment.
Attempts have often been made to show that this man never lived, that he is entirely the product
of early Christian imagination, but these attempts have
at no
time succeeded
in convincing more
than a few, and it is inconceivable that they would ever convince the Christian, for the event whose historicity is to him more
than the conclusion
of an argument but is witnessed to by his own being as a Christian — this event includes the appearance
in history of this man.
The promotional materials for the Festival
of Hope state that «Canadians today know less about Jesus
than at any other
time in Canadian
history.»
to madtown, Why Jesus was sent
in Israel, because that place was part
of the Roman Empire, the center
of the worlds civilizatoon
at that
time,
in the third century after Him, the Roman emperor, Constantine decreed that christianity was the official religion
of the empire, and soo the teachings
of Jesus inspired the whole empire, now the present Europe and the Middle East has prospered more
than anywhere else
in the world, The Americas was not even discovered yet by Columbus, With the prosperity
of the empire was the growth
of scientific knowledge that leads to what we are now, it happened because its part
of Gods Will,
History is its Reflectiom.
«These people,» Solzhenitsyn remarks, «who had experienced on their own hides twenty - four years
of Communist happiness, knew by 1941 what as yet no one else
in the world knew: That nowhere on the planet, nowhere
in history, was there a regime more vicious, more bloodthirsty, and
at the same
time more cunning and ingenious
than the Bolshevik, the self - styled Soviet regime.»
No; what makes one's pulse to bound when he remembers his own home under foreign skies, is never the rich man, nor the learned man, nor the distinguished man
of any sort who - illustrates its
history, for
in all these petty products almost every country may favorably,
at all events tediously, compete with our own; but it is all simply the abstract manhood itself
of the country, man himself unqualified by convention, the man to whom all these conventional men have been simply introductory, the man who — let me say it — for the first
time in human
history finding himself
in his own right the peer
of every other man, spontaneously aspires and attains to a far freer and profounder culture
of his nature
than has ever yet illustrated humanity...
The persecution
of Christians is today worse
than at any
time in history, a new report has revealed.
Perhaps because those
of us
in the West have more options available to us
than at any
time in history, we easily slip into self - doubt and insecurity when we look
at the lifestyles
of other women who have made different decisions
in their lives.
There are more breweries
in existence today
than at any other
time in U.S.
history, and the mega-brewers are finding their watered - down suds being rejected
in favor
of more flavorful craft beers, while craft brewers are having -LSB-...]
This would undoubtedly be a big call from the Gunners if they came to that decision, with the Frenchman
at the club for 22 years and still set to go down
in history as their most successful
of all
time, despite less silverware
in the second half
of his reign
than the first.
If you look
at the First Five Years
of the last decade Wenger
at least managed to qualify for the Champions League
in each
of those seasons.The Second Five Years have clearly shown we as a Club have gone backwards and spiralling
in a downward descent.And
in these Five Years we have spent MORE money on transfer fees and player wages
than at any
time in the Clubs
history.
In the series A History of the LOOGY, published in 2005, Hardball Times writer Steve Treder defined a «hard - core LOOGY» as a lefthanded relief pitcher who appears in at least 20 games in a season and averages less than one inning and fewer than 0.2 saves per gam
In the series A
History of the LOOGY, published
in 2005, Hardball Times writer Steve Treder defined a «hard - core LOOGY» as a lefthanded relief pitcher who appears in at least 20 games in a season and averages less than one inning and fewer than 0.2 saves per gam
in 2005, Hardball
Times writer Steve Treder defined a «hard - core LOOGY» as a lefthanded relief pitcher who appears
in at least 20 games in a season and averages less than one inning and fewer than 0.2 saves per gam
in at least 20 games
in a season and averages less than one inning and fewer than 0.2 saves per gam
in a season and averages less
than one inning and fewer
than 0.2 saves per game.
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 wa
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 wa
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 wa
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 wa
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...
At this point
in time, no two Franchises have had more success
in the
history of All Sports Series
than Teams Hakimian and Zimmerman.
Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction
of this club... regardless
of those who still feel that Henry has some sort
of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding
of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense
of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase
in our club's storied
history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing
in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change
in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless
of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future
than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures
of others to secure our place
in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers
of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed
in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look
at the current state
of our squad, none
of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one
of the worst clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one
of our greatest assets... it's
time to get things right!!!