Sentences with phrase «wretched run of»

Derby led the Championship in March but a wretched run of form saw them eventually finish eighth and miss out on a play - off place at the end of the recently - completed season, and Clement will no doubt be expected to succeed where McClaren failed in guiding the Rams back into the top flight for the first time since 2008.

Should Arsenal's wretched run of form continue on for the rest of the season, those dissenting voices will only grow louder and pressure on Arsene Wenger will only become greater.

In my mind it has been clear for some time that Wenger wants Kieran Gibbs to take the place of Gael Clichy at left - back, but the Englishman's wretched run of injuries has prevented this from happening.

While they did well to put a dismal run of form to bed eight days ago, their wretched run of results away from home is still very much alive and defeat on Sunday would be their fourth on the spin on their travels.

That victory ended a wretched run of five defeats and three draws in the previous eight games to prove once again that league position and form can count for nothing in a London derby.

The nail - biting, nerve - jangling, too - close - to - call relegation battle enters another round with the Hammers seeking to reverse their wretched run of poor form against Burnley.

6 injured players already Wilshere Cazorla and Sanogo are a game by game proposition while Debuchy has had a wretched run of injuries.

Not exact matches

There is no atonement theory in the story of the prodigal son, but this idea of a father reaching out his arms and running down the road to welcome this wretched young lad — how can you not be moved by that and just say, «Thank you, this is for me»?

But for the sake of ending their wretched unbeaten run in the league, i hope they lose heavily.

The Pirates were battling to stay alive against the Atlanta Braves in the National League Championship Series, the Steelers were in the midst of what should have been a hot quarterback controversy, and Pitt football coach Paul Hackett was struggling through such a wretched season that newspaper columnists from other cities were suggesting he should be run out of town.

Manchester United will be looking to end a wretched recent run at home to local rivals Manchester City in the Premier League when they meet at Old Trafford this weekend, and here's five reasons we think the Red half of Manchester will be celebrating at the full - time whistle on Sunday...

The Cure for Wellness: Saddled with an interminable 146 minute running time, The Cure for Wellness comes off as a truly wretched piece of work that suffers from an almost total lack of positive attributes.

If it was all about the weight - saving, the car companies could run to a few nanograms of paint on top to hide the wretched stuff from view.