| This year, a lot of GMs have pulled off some crafty trades and astute free-agent signings. |
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| The Mets grabbed as headlines this winter with their splashy signings, leaving New York fans drunk with hope. |
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| The Bosman signings of Jean-Alain Boumsong and Dado Prso are cases in point. |
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| Ingle is also excited about the imminent arrivals of his American signings plus the possibility of the return to Manchester of a Giants old boy. |
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| There will also be debates, farmers' markets, demonstrations, wine tastings and book signings. |
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| Once he has finished the readings and signings to promote his book, Buchanan wants to move to England to be near his children. |
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| But now I have a fake signature for my books, which I have to do at signings and promotions. |
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| For now Ricky is busy attending book signings around the country to promote his autobiography Ricky. |
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| He will not arrange book readings or signings, get her interviews, or push for reviews. |
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| It is hard to argue with the age and quality of most of the new signings, whether on loan or permanent. |
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| And while expensive star signings have won lacklustre ratings, the channel's film arm has produced a string of critical and commercial bombs. |
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| It looked even bleaker when Steve bought in six summer signings and he was farmed out to Sunderland on loan. |
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| The Pirates brought in a whole host of new signings in the summer and started off like a house on fire under new manager Ian Atkins. |
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| There's been a few names bandied around and I hope there can be a few more signings before the end of the transfer window. |
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| There will be signings and readings and suchlike in the UK and Dublin in the week between Edinburgh and Edinburgh, promise. |
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| Other activities around the main stage include player signings, giveaways, club merchandise outlets and a four-way mascot dance-off at 12.30 pm! |
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| It is my job to try and get that right and so far I think a lot of the signings we have fetched in have bettered us. |
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| The signings can be described as bold or foolhardy, but which will it turn out to be? |
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| They screamed during the offseason for free-agent signings and other roster improvements while Reid largely stood pat. |
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| The manager does not take punishment well, and is waspish in his responses to journalists who question his tactics and second-season signings. |
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| They have to face the Ellesmere Port side without the addition of new faces as any more signings are cup-tied for the competition. |
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| The K-League champs have made a series of high-profile signings since they lifted the trophy last December. |
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| We are expecting this to be a close contest, and with the new signings all ineligible to play, they're going to have to dig deep to get the win. |
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| He has moulded a solid, if unspectacular side and his signings have shown him to be a good judge of player. |
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| Other signings have disappointed but McCormack excelled himself in the close season by landing St George star Darren Treacy. |
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| The ultimate yo-yo team in recent seasons, Nottinghamshire have made some astute signings over the winter. |
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| The relegation issue delayed meaningful negotiations and we have been left at the post in the signings race. |
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| Graham Smith says he is in negotiations with a number of new signings and has pledged to make an announcement within the next few weeks. |
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| Europe, a rich source of exciting, and, for the most part, inexpensive signings, in the second half of the 1990s is now seemingly ignored. |
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| It shows you just what can be done with hard work, application and being shrewd with your signings. |
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| Other activities include book signings by local authors, art and craft exhibitions and an open gardens day. |
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| After the signings of Smith and Rooney over the summer, Manchester United has one of the most exciting attacking line-ups in the country. |
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| Some managers probably feel that supporters demand signings, in particular when they are on a losing run or the team has injuries. |
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| He desperately needs support, but the Newcastle manager has promised at least three new signings by the end of August. |
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| But United said the impact of these signings would be spread across current and subsequent financial years. |
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| He surely could have never seen some of the close season signings play and that clubs must have offloaded them to us as part of an old pal's act. |
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| However, the management team moved quickly to bring in a clutch of signings and the season has picked up. |
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| He has brought in and got rid of a number of players, but remains keen to make more signings. |
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| Peck, who became Leigh's chief executive earlier this week, is promising to help finance further signings. |
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| Recent signings will undoubtedly provide extra strength and depth but Warne will always remain the key man. |
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| Yes, I think there were six new signings in the summer and you can't expect players to click straight away. |
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| Chelsea signed him in the summer and I think he will turn out to be one of the best signings made by a team this summer. |
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| He also appears to have a lot of influence on players and could land some top signings. |
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| The signings, although no huge names, appear to be pretty decent players and seem to have fit into the pace of the English game well. |
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| But the club probably needed some changes after last season and I'm sure all the new signings will do very well. |
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| It was just interviews and book signings and photographs until the end of the day when I flew back to London. |
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| He goes to book signings and film festivals and is being invited to teach classes. |
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| Liz is out and about doing signings and publicity too, so you may catch her at a bookshop or event near you. |
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| It seems as if every second call is from someone asking for dates of the show or when the book signings will take place. |
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| I do a lot more book signings than are in my contract because I do believe in them. |
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| The signings for the readers will come after the book comes out and is available to be bought in shops. |
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| In accommodating the redoubtable spine of the side Strachan inherited, only Aliadiere of the summer striking signings was deployed from the start. |
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| Taylor's team contained no fewer than seven signings since last summer. |
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| He believes Chelsea, strengthened by two more powerful signings, will do it again but acknowledges they may be reaching their peak and sounds a note of caution. |
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| Morale boosting is what the squad need and if we couple this with astute signings this summer, we will be able to take advantage of the strong platform and build upon it. |
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| Hillary was everywhere, from news shows to bookstore signings to People magazine. |
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| Souness's other new signings are starting to feel more at home, though. |
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| Since I came here we have played very well and if it is down to the new signings then I am pleased with that and it also shows great managerial skills! |
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| Six years later, the terrific tandem is together again, their significant signings evidence of how important one player can be to his team's fortunes. |
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| It was his idea that all new Chelsea signings should have to sing a song in the dressing room on their first day, usually while being scorned and pelted with rubbish. |
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| The nearest that writers get to a bit of feedback is at book signings. |
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| McGauley does all the promotion himself, spending as many Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays as he can hawking his books at craft fairs, readings, and bookstore signings. |
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| Lancs have been in imperious form of late and with the signings of Symonds and North, the county have real momentum as we approach the final run-in. |
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| Harrogate are likely to again try a few new faces, having played nine debutants, including seven summer signings, in the 3-0 defeat by First Division Barnsley on Tuesday. |
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| Last year the signings didn't fit the bill for me in terms of what United are and the philosophy. |
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| Several new signings included New Zealander Tom Willis who was also appointed captain. |
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| The initial batch of players were selected from an open trial plus a few signings from other clubs. |
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| Record companies would book their signings into the RCA studios and Owen Bradley's Quonset Hut studios. |
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| Up to seven summer signings and three loanees could feature for the Sky Blues. |
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| The event on Wednesday February 20, will feature talks and signings by writers and artists from the likes of Marvel and Udon Entertainment. |
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| I'm a big fan because he overachieves with his players, but signings like Zat Knight really make you scratch your head. |
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| Walter Novellino has made a string of shrewd signings, including Brescia goal machine Dario Hubner, and they look solid. |
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| The Blues, without new big-money signings Fernando Torres and David Luiz, relied on their old guard to dig them out of an early hole. |
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| United also fell behind in the title race for the third consecutive season, finishing in 5th place, in spite of several expensive signings during Van Gaal's tenure. |
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| Los Blancos have already begun to line up their next galactico signings, with Marco Reus and Sergio Aguero firmly on their radar, which could be giving Bale itchy feet. |
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| The team is a collection of cheapies and loan signings trying to gel. |
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| The Baggies had until midday today to complete the permanent signings in time for tomorrow ' smatch against Colchester, but have until noon tomorrow for any loan deals. |
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| The Winnipeg Jets announced a flurry of signings on Monday, including forwards Tanner Glass and Rick Rypien from last season s Western Conference champion Vancouver Canucks. |
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| He was one of two players reportedly signed by the Ducks this week, while Oregon State formally announced the signings of two junior college transfers. |
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| Agar made some shrewd signings, but with 20 new faces at the club it looked to be too difficult for them to be in contention for a play-off berth. |
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| McDermid said the incident would not stop her from doing signings. |
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| Minimal changes were made to the squad, with no signings being made. |
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| The start of the 2007 season saw Huddersfield make some exciting signings, including Wests Tigers trio, Jamahl Lolesi, John Skandalis and Shane Elford, as well as Ryan Hudson. |
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| The company revived its classics label Heliodor to house its core classical signings and Elin is the first artist to appear on the newly branded label. |
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