And it doesn't help that there are millions of crazed fans ready to pounce on the slightest slipup.

FORBES: Star Flops

Was that just a slipup or is it kind of a sign that you guys are sort of easing your references to the name?

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

Hoping to profit from any slipup will be Arsenal, which closed the gap on its North London rival with a 2-1 victory at West Brom on Saturday.

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For a franchise that has come as close as any in the league to embodying consistent excellence, such a slipup might have seemed a signal for drastic change, an indication that New Jersey's way of doing things was obsolete.

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