Sentences with phrase «year summer seems»

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These last couple years it seems like my summers are more about getting projects and work done rather than enjoying the beautiful weather and summer vacations.

Two years away seemed right — it's a lifetime when you're eight — and July seemed like a time when everyone would least expect it (why would God ruin a perfectly good summer?)

It seems like every couple of years, we cycle into a summer season that is packed full of weddings and births.

It has been an unusual summer... first the cold wet start of it and then the heat and then storms... seems I had to run around and unplug everything every week or so... just disruptive to our regular routine... but we got the hay up without a drop of rain on it... so our record is now 5 years in a row of putting up good hay.

There has been no shortage of good copy for newspapers this year, but back in the early summer, somewhere between the General Election, and before terrorist horrors in Tunisia, there was a brief few days when not much seemed to be happening.

Things just seem to speed up and get more compressed as the tail end of summer becomes fall which marches into winter which tumbles suddenly into the holiday season and a new year on the way?

It's the time of year when the summer clock seems to be running out.

My kids, after being healthy all winter, every year seem to choose the arrival of summer temperatures to get sick.

The summer seems to end more quickly each year.

The whole town seems to be woven into the woods, and this time of year, the forest is thick with green leaves and sweet summer air, accompanied by bird and cricket songs, scurrying chipmunks, and majestic deer.

Time to write has been very limited in the school holidays but time does seem to be flying by, she will be back to school for year 1 too soon and I will miss these relaxed, fun - filled, summer days.

As juicy and flavorful the tomatoes of summer are the opposite can be said about the dull, flavorless tomatoes that seem to be in our produce section this time of year.

Mostly this year has seemed like summer... we maybe have a tiny bit of autumn and a little bid of winter.

That's what seems to be the strategy as Guillem Balague believes that Barcelona are ready to land Antoine Griezmann's signature next summer, with the Atletico Madrid and France forward establishing himself as one of the top players in Europe in recent years.

(2) somewhat linked to the previous comment in that we never seem to be prepared to hit the ground running with our best potential lineup come opening day... it's become so common, in recent years, that many fans actually hope we stumble a little in the first couple games just so it forces Wenger to bring in reinforcements... unfortunately this can be problematic, thus one of the most common phrases associated with Wenger, «panic buy»... this situation is also negatively impacted by the ridiculous policy regarding players who played in the summer months... right now I'm watching the Super Cup and not a single player is unavailable to either manager, including Ronaldo, yet somehow we have a list of players half a mile long that haven't seen game - time so far this preseason... I can only assume this is a reactionary policy created due to the multitude of injuries this club has faced over the years... just another sign of the fragility that permeates this club

There are at least five big teams chasing Reds starlet Raheem Sterling this summer and it seems pretty clear the 20 - year - old wants out of Anfield after repeatedly rejecting new big - money contract offers at the club.

The Premier League champions seem the big favourites to sign the 27 - year - old World Cup winner, who has also been linked with the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Paris Saint - Germain this summer.

Sanchez is out of contract in the summer and it seems a reunion with Pep Guardiola is inevitable, but Wenger says that had nothing to do with him deciding not to start the 29 - year - old tonight.

Further, United would seem to be in a strong position as they hold a 25 percent sell - on clause of any future fee, but ideally it looks as though they want Keane back at the club and leading from the back for Jose Mourinho who could re-sign a former player for the second consecutive summer after Paul Pogba last year.

I seem to remember Ozil saying thing last year about Arsenal strengthening last summer, but we all know how that went.

Whilst the 24 year old has been a flop since moving to Merseyside over the summer but there seems little to be gained by offering the # 16m signing to another club on a temporary deal, not when Rodgers has precious few effective attacking options of note.

On the opening day of Arsenal's new Premier League campaign, a penalty miss against Liverpool seemed to show that Walcott hadn't changed all summer and we were going to see the same out of form player this year.

Another problem I have with Low is the fact that national team football and club football are two completely different things, but he is managing a country that demands success on national football so I might be wrong, but it just seems difficult to get him and the club needs massive rebuilding in the summer if we are to move further up than 6th next year.

The 29 - year - old only joined the Rojiblancos last summer as a replacement for the Chelsea bound Diego Costa, but it would seem that manager Diego Simeone is already willing to let him go.

Perhaps if we'd strengthened the team in the summer we'd be better able to cope with the inevitable injuries and fatigue that always seems to occur at this time of the year.

That would seem to suggest that Wenger will force Alexis to stay for the last year of his contract even if he doesn't extend his current deal, which means that Arsenal could lose him on a free transfer next summer.

From a United perspective it seems your fans get stitched up by the board every year.Early on each Summer you're linked with all manner of superstar signings (this year Mbappe), then once the season tickets have been sold it all fizzles out.Considering you have the highest season ticket prices in the league, it's a disgrace really.For years the excuse was that you were paying for the great new stadium, but after that you'd be competing with Europe's elite for the top players, that came and went and still a major lack of investment your squad needs.

While it may seem ruthless to some, the Ligue 1 outfit have consistently failed in Europe over the last few years despite their heavy spending, and it would undoubtedly have been a huge disappointment for their owners who will expect to be a contender given the quality in the squad, particularly after the summer signings of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.

There are many Arsenal first teamers and peripheral members entering the final year of their contracts this summer, and it would seem that quite a few of them will be put on the market, although there are some that we don't want to leave.

ESPN have claimed United could try to sign Griezmann next summer, but it remains to be seen if the 26 - year - old can be persuaded to leave his current club where he seems happy and settled.

One thing that does seem pretty certain now is that Abraham will be moving on this summer, even as Diego Costa faces doubts over his future at Stamford Bridge while last year's summer signing Michy Batshuayi struggled to convince Conte.

Wenger did try to sign the attacking star last summer after his goals and assists played a huge part in the surprise title win of Leicester City but he does not seem to be as keen this year, although many Arsenal transfer rumours suggest that is because we are trying first to bring the young French winger Thomas Lemar to north London from his current club AS Monaco.

Left back Patrick van Aanholt signed for Sunderland on a permanent deal this summer after years of leaving Chelsea on loan and already seems to be making himself at home under Gus Poyet's management, notching up one assist and eight interceptions as the Black Cats salvaged a draw at West Bromwich Albion.

Some feel he could improve if the egotistical Portuguese forward were sold (another rumour that seems to have some weight to it as the summer approaches) but Real have little reason to believe they should offloaded their superstar with nearly 300 goals in just six seasons to make way for a player who had one truly outstanding season... two years ago for Tottenham Hotspur.

After completing a club - record # 59.7 m transfer from Real Madrid last summer (via BBC Sport), it seems the 27 - year - old could move for big money again this year, with # 45m plus add - ons expected in this bid from PSG.

As he said, this is the first proper summer of preparation he has been able to have and the strengthening and conditioning he has been doing in the last few years seems to have paid off.

With the player entering the final year of his current deal next summer, a move would seem highly likely in one of the next two windows.

With talks at a standstill, it still doesn't seem obvious what will happen with Manchester United goalkeeper and Real Madrid target David de Gea, who may move for big money this summer or for free next year.

The summer transfer window seemed to be the best for many a year.

Ozil was slammed for «going missing» in the North London Derby, and it would appear right now that there are not too many Gooners that will be upset when the midfielder leaves Arsenal this summer after a string of non-appearances, but the report, by the Mirror's John Cross, seems to be convinced that Arsene Wenger will definitely be staying on for another two years.

All these contracts running down for next summer has me thinking whos it gona be next year after this lot are gone no one seems to have signed a contract since Wenger did..

Wenger has brought in Alexis Sanchez and Danny Welbeck this summer to increase the Gunners attacking options but it seems that Arsene Wenger still considers Giroud to be part of his plans for the future once he recovers in the New Year.

26 year old Polish international Lewandowski has been a moderate success since leaving Borussia Dortmund for Bavaria last summer but talk of a move to Old Trafford seems far fetched.

The 25 - year - old has been told that he can leave the north London club this summer after spending the previous two years on loan with Sunderland and Juventus respectively and he now seems set to make a final decision over where his future will lie this week.

Arsenal may have acquired Alexandre Lacazette and Saed Kolasinac in this summers transfer window, but we do seem to be lagging behind our rivals for the Premier League title, and one of our biggest problems is the danger of losing some of our biggest stars who only have one year remaining on their contracts, including Alexis Sanchez and Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain.

From the first time that Riyad Mahrez made his statement that he hoped that Leicester would honour their verbal agreement from last summer to allow the Algerian to leave during this year's transfer window it seemed certain that he would be moving to Arsenal.

It is fairly apparent to all that the 28 - year old Gunner was hoping to complete a summer transfer away from north London to a team with Champions League hopes but Arsene Wenger seems to be holding firm and so, Alexis may just have accepted this and his natural commitment and desire has now taken over and will drive him on to give his best for Arsenal, which is all that the boss and the fans can ask.

Still, like Morata, the 22 - year - old hasn't featured in Zinedine Zidane's starting line up as often as seems ideal this season so a summer exit could be on the cards.

Every year we seem to need 4 or 5 top quality players and at most end up with 2 - remember the summer we only signed Cech despite needing a CB, CDM and ST.. It is still glaringly obvious that we need a top quality CB (VVD / Manolas / De Vrij / Tah / Sakho / Koulibaly), a no nonsense CDM (N'zonzi / Danilo Pereira / Carvalho / Diawara / Krychowiak) and a creative central midfielder (Seri / Kovacic / Banega / Pastore / Trigueros).

Martial's preference now seems to be for a move to Juventus as clubs unsurprisingly show interest in the 22 - year - old as he looks like he could be available this summer.