This exhibition is comprised of mostly large scale photographs aggregated from numerous exposures over a period of
time up to several years.
Not exact matches
By 8:30 a.m. (the
time I usually ended
up rolling out of bed), I had read
several chapters of a good business book, listened
to part of a podcast, spent
time in prayer, done some P90X Yoga, and worked on a side - project that I'd been «too busy»
to work on for
years.
Compared
to a five -
year - old laptop, Intel claims that its new U-series Kaby Lake chips can multitask - when you're using
several apps at the same
time - twice as fast, and will load websites
up to 1.9
times as quickly (depending on your internet speeds).
«Even short blackouts — which occur
several times a
year in the US — add
up to an annual estimated economic loss of between US$ 104 and US$ 164 billion,» the firm found.
But cash has beaten both bonds and stocks over a decade
several times, most recently in the stagflationary 10
years up to 1982.
Cenovus officials make a point of meeting with each community
several times a
year to discuss local concerns and ensure the company is living
up to its commitments.
I was fortunate
to make it down
to D.C. for the march (and the weekend conferences leading
up to it)
several times when I was a student at Princeton and in the
years immediately thereafter.
Some group of clergy who met back in Nice on
several occasions over 1500
years ago because they couldn't agree on the nature of God, and that was causing such a rift in the church established at the
time that they had
to put it
to a vote
to decide what doctorine
to follow, and then ended
up excommunicating anybody who didn't believe that man had the right
to decide the true nature of God?
But during the last fifteen
years I have discovered that jogging
several times a week helps
to energize my mind, reduce my depression, and tone
up my body.
I've listed this
several times, but apparently Atheists seem
to want the clouds
to open
up for them for proof of God's existence, but prophecy fulfillment is excellent proof for the divine authorship of Scripture... I could talk about prophecies regarding Israel's captivity
to Babylon, Cyrus called out by name hundreds of
years before his birth as the one that will rescue Israel from Babylon, the destruction of Babylon foretold, the destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple foretold, the destruction of Tyre and specifically how it was
to be done, how the city of Petra would be destroyed... These are just a few verifyable examples...
I have struggled for 30
years in my local Parish Church and have been tempted
to leave
several times but God has called me back as i eventually learnt that it's not what I get out of Church thats the main thing, it's what I can add, so if I remove myself I'm being mean spirited, I'm like a child who has a ball but if I don't get my own way in a game of football, I pick it
up and take it home so no one gets
to play.
At the
time Griezman refused 7 offers only because he wanted
to play for us... The all summer passed and even though the club was contacted by the player agent
several times, Wenger people, sorry, Wenger puppets finally made the call
to say they were not interested anymore... Griezman ended
up staying one more
year at Sociedad... We know what happened after that...
Dzagoev has been a long
time target of
several clubs across Europe since breaking onto the scene as a 16 -
year - old with Akademiya Tolyatti, but CSKA were the lucky ones that managed
to sign him
up.
Besides
several teams who have questions surrounding one or possibly two players, there is no squad that has so many issues heading into the final week of the transfer window... even Monaco, who have lost numerous players from their starting 11 have less controversy swirling in and around their club and they have champion's league play
to contend with this season... just think of how ridiculous this situation is especially considering that we have had the same manager for over 20
years... no team should be better organized than ours... if nothing else, that should be the one advantage this team holds over all others, yet the exact opposite has occurred... this fact is even more disturbing considering the main argument against removing Wenger from his managerial position was that there was no suitable replacement and that people feared some sort of perceived drop - off if a new manager was brought into the mix... based on what we've witnessed since the
time of his contract renewal a monkey with a magic eight ball could have done an adequate job... I hate
to make jokes, in light of our current dilemma, but this team is so screwed
up if I don't laugh about it, the only plausible response is
to either cry or do something incredibly destructive... just look around this squad and try
to see what our delusional manager sees that allow him
to make such positive statements about our current team
He has had
several extended runs in the Madrid side, but has now spent five
years at Madrid and is still not a guaranteed starter; there may come a
time that he gets fed
up - at least the gossip columns would like us
to think so.
I'm so sick of people telling those of us who are disgruntled fans
to relax and give this club
time to correct itself... for anyone who believes that taking a wait - and - see approach is appropriate at this juncture they should take a good long look at themselves in the mirror because they are a big part of the problem... no other «big» club's fans would stand for this shit for nearly as long as we have... think about it, we've witnessed a changing of the guard at every major club in England, Spain, France and Germany in the last
several years because those «big» clubs failed
to live
up to expectations (Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern, PSG, Chelsea, ManU, ManCity etc...)... for some reason, many fans have become as fragile as our current manager, believing that there couldn't possibly be a suitable replacement, even though everyone of these clubs have found multiple replacements and still achieved far more than our club... this mindset has been created by an organization that has been milking it's fans, telling countless lies (no world class players available) and lowering expectations every since they rolled out the biggest lie of all: that we couldn't spend because of the new stadium but once it was paid off we could compete with any team in the world... this organization is rotting from the inside out and if we don't demand that those in charge put soccer first this despicable behaviour won't end with Wenger's ridiculous 2
year contract... I think the real fear isn't that a suitable replacement doesn't exist, but that this organization is so money hungry and poorly mismanaged that we will sink even lower by choosing our next coach the same way they choose our players, on the cheap... even so, we need
to see what mustache will do if left
to his own devices so he will have
to show his true colours... only then can we purge this club and start anew
As if one
time wasn't enough
to prank Jeff Francoeur,
several Chihuahuas players went after the 30 -
year - old outfielder who was called
up to...
In other news, our team seems
to be rounding nicely into form, with a productive off - season and
several new additions already settling in, there seems
to be a renewed sense of confidence in the air... our well - oiled machine has conducted business again early this
year, so we can just sit back, kick our feet
up and watch all those other suckers scramble
to make panic moves in the 11th hour... of course, we need
to tie
up a few loose ends but our team of savvy negotiators, under the tutelage of our faithful leader, will perform their usual magic with ample
time to spare... I have
to laugh when I look around the soccer world and see all those teams look upon us with envy and scorn as they struggle
to mimic our seemingly infallible business model... thank goodness the powers that be had the foresight and fortitude
to resist the temptations of the modern football era... instead of listening
to all the experts and simply taking the easy way out by making the necessary improvements on the field and in the front office, we chose the path never traveled... we are truly pioneers in our field... sometimes you just have
to have faith in the people that have always conducted themselves in a respectful and honest fashion... most fans aren't so fortunate, they will never know what it's like
to follow a team that treats everyone in and around the club as if they were an extended member of the family... all for one I say... so when you wake
up this morning, please try not
to gloat when you see rival fans pacing back and forth waiting for their respective teams
to pull the usual panic buys, just say nothing and be thankful that it isn't you... like I've always said, this is why you stay the course... this is when the real benefits of having someone in charge for over 2 decades really pays off... have a great day fellow Gunners
No matter how you slice it, you can't run an uptempo offence with Giroud on the pitch and that means sideways soccer and an over-reliance on crosses into the box, thereby negating many of the very reasons Lacazette was on your radar in the first place... we simply aren't clinical enough from wide positions
to continue with that approach, which is why many fans have been clamoring for a viable alternative
to Giroud for
several years... once again this isn't an attack on Giroud, he clearly has some tangible skills, but his mere presence on the pitch greatly impacts your tactical options... Giroud's weaknesses are simply highlighted by the way in which our offence now moves in a more horizontal than vertical manner, which allows most teams ample
time to regroup defensively before a scoring opportunity even arises... a player of Ibra's or Benzema's ilk would have been far more effective as they had size, speed and the first touch capabilities required
to for intricate link -
up play... once again square peg in a round hole
Picture this, we don't come out of the gate firing on all cylinders, Wenger speaks of how there wasn't enough
time for the first - teamers
to build chemistry,
several key players aren't even playing because of Wenger's utterly ridiculous policy regarding players who played in the Confed Cup or the under21s and the boo - birds have returned in full flight... if these things were
to happen, which is quite possible considering the Groundhog Day mentality of this club, how long do you think it will take for Wenger
to recant his earlier statements regarding Europa... I would suggest that it's these sorts of comments from Wenger which are often his undoing... why would any manager worth his weight in salt make such a definitive statement before the season has even started... why would any manager who fashions himself an educated man make such pronouncements before even knowing what his starting 11 will be come Friday, let alone on September 1st... why would any manager who has a tenuous relationship with a great many supporters offer
up such a potentially contentious talking point considering how many
times his own words have come back
to bite him in the ass... I think he does this because he doesn't care what you or I think, in fact he's more than slightly infuriated by the very idea of having
to answer
to the likes of you and me... that might have been acceptable during his formative
years in charge, when the fans were rewarded with an scintillating brand of football and success felt like a forgone conclusion, but this new Wenger led team barely resembles that team of ore... whereas in
times past we relished a few words from our seemingly cerebral manager, in recent
times those words have been replaced by a myriad of excuses, a plethora of infuriating stories about who he could have signed but didn't and what can only be construed as outright fabrications... it's kind of funny that when we want some answers, like during the whole contract debacle of last season, we can't get an intelligent word out of him, but when we just what him
to show his managerial acumen through his actions, we can't seem
to get him
to shut -
up... I beg you
to prove me wrong Arsene
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...
Because coaches are especially loath
to give out concrete information this
time of
year, spring ball is for speculation, and no position is the subject of more speculation than quarterback, where
several high - profile jobs are
up for grabs this offseason.
A # 5m fee was agreed with Ajax some
time ago and after
several weeks of posturing over personal terms, progress has been made and Rangers are looking
to tie
up a deal for the 24 -
year - old Iceland forward.
Usually around this
time of
year fans are gearing
up for
several relegation six - pointers, must - win clashes with the likes of Wolves and Wigan, instead they're licking their lips at the prospect of not only a return
to Europe but also a club - first trip
to the new Wembley stadium.
I decided
several weeks ago, despite my anxiety at the
time, that I was going
to sign
up to attend the annual BlogHer conference this
year for my very first
time.
She will then be seen
several times within her first
year,
to receive immunizations and well baby check -
ups.
I was officially due on 12/27, and in the couple of weeks leading
up to that, I'd been having fairly decent Braxton Hicks off and on for
several weeks, very similar
to the way it happened with Benjamin (my second baby, 3
years old at the
time of this birth).
At the same
time, the move appears
to be a speeding
up of a school district spending disclosure law that's being phased in over
several years.
The negotiations do not appear
to be falling apart like they did
several times last
year, and while legislative leaders may not be completely
up on the minimum wage discussions, the knowledge of their members,
to a greater degree than before, has been tapped into.
As the 2016 session of the Legislature wrapped
up last week and came
to a typically ugly end in the wee hours Saturday morning — with bleary - eyed lawmakers forced
to vote on measures they didn't even have
time to read — The Post asked
several lawmakers, lobbyists and journalists
to assess the first full
year's performance of Democrat Heastie, a key ally of Mayor de Blasio, and Flanagan, the most powerful Republican in the state.
There is also a huge revenue loss
to the M.T.A., well into
several hundred million of dollars over the
years — every
time the toll goes
up more drivers avoid the Verrazano and opt for free passage across Downtown.
The suspect is said
to have hit his 52 -
year - old mother, Faustina Agyeiwaa
several times in the head with a pestle until she fell down, and thereafter he followed
up with naked flames in attempts
to burn...
The question of the neuropath examination, which was only a portion of the overall planned work, has been brought
up several times over the
years and there's ample evidence of my good will and concrete actions
to facilitate the process.»
They are also going
to follow
up with the survivors for
several more
years to see if their neurologic symptoms persist, or whether the people's conditions improve over
time, said study co-author Dr. Bridgette Jeanne Billioux, a neurologist in Baltimore, Maryland.
This buffering process occurs over 20,000
years, roughly the
time it takes for water
to circulate along the bottom from the Atlantic
to the Pacific and back
up to the surface
several times.
Climate change speeding
up the clock Making a concerted effort
to expand the «deep
time» climate record is especially important because climate models have been constructed and refined using information on conditions over the past
several hundred
years, the report says.
According
to Ruuskanen, there is one way
to prove whether daylight saving
time truly contributes
to strokes: «If we, in our country, abandoned daylight saving
time and, in a follow -
up of
several years, saw that the small increase in stroke incidence disappears, it would make a strong argument that it actually is the clock change that raises stroke risk,» he said.
If you have a history of heart disease and you smoke like a chimney and at the same
time you decide
to take
up running marathons
several times a
year, ok, I'll concede
to some caution.
Presently, humanity is exposed
to the highest levels of toxic metals in recorded history,
up to several thousand
times higher than even
several hundred
years ago due
to industrialization.
She also does the Master Cleanse diet
several times a
year in order
to clean out her body and keep her energy
up.
According
to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), indoor air can be
up to 5
times more polluted than outdoor air: «In the last
several years, a growing body of scientific evidence has indicated that the air within homes and other buildings can be more seriously polluted than the outdoor air in even the largest and most industrialized cities.»
I like
to color my hair
several times a
year because I tend
to get bored of my natural hair color and need
to touch it
up throughout th...
Any
time I had
to dress
up during pregnancy, I alternated between this Asos and a very basic black dress (Old Navy from
several years ago).
But I wore them
several times a week for
several years, and I think they've held
up well and turned out
to be a very good investment.
If you have been going out with the guy you love for
several years and suddenly he wants
to break
up with you for reasons that sound crazy
to you,
times can get really rough.
I met my last boyfriend at a party that I didn't want
to go
to, but I made myself, had an awesome
time, and ended
up dating him for the next
several years.
Sheen's next major success was also a comedy, the 1991 military - film satire Hot Shots, and while box - office blockbusters tended
to elude him, Sheen worked steadily over the next
several years, and racked
up a respectable number of box - office successes.By this
time, Sheen had developed a reputation as a hard - living star who spoke his mind regardless of the consequences, but his fun - loving image began
to take on a darker hue in the mid -»90s.
The auteur has said
several times in recent
years that he has no plans
to change
up his famously idiosyncratic style.
In most recent cases, game delays have often characterized titles that ended
up being well received — The Witcher 3 pops
to mind, which was delayed
several times, and ended
up grabbing Game of the
Year awards across two
years.
Several times, the armed forces sent in soldiers
to examine inside the Shimmer, and none have returned — none, that is, until Kane (Oscar Isaac) shows
up at his home a
year after disappearing on his mission.