I just read this at the Guardian:


It's good to see Mata play in his natural position again.  I'm optimistic with this line up, but we'll see.  My bet is on LCFC to win + 1 at 1.71.  I still think it has value even with United's change in its line up.

They may have improved over the years but that hardly proves anything for a top team like McClaren.  In this sport results matter and they have nothing to show for in qualifying and in the race, so what does the fastest lap really prove?  Improvement sure, but other than that, not much really...

I hope next season is a different story.

I totally agree with everything you said.  Except for the comment on Miki.  I think he could be better than Mata given the chance and how he is used by the manager.  He was very effective at Dortmund and one of their best players so I think he still on the rise.  Mata on the other hand is on the decline as I have yet to see him perform spectacularly as of late.  So in that regard I prefer Miki than Mata.

Trump is on the rise and the momentum is on his side.  I think this will be one of the closest fights for the presidency in the history US' presidential elections.  The Donald could even edge out Hillary come November.  That's just my humble opinion.  It's just momentum counts for a lot here.

It looks like there are news coming out that Mourinho is prepared to bench Rooney.  They might come out a better squad for it.

This is my predicted Man United line up:

                                                         Ibra

Rashford (or Martial) ------------------- Pogba ----------------------------- Mata (or Miki)

                                 Carrick ------------------------- Fellaini

Shaw -------------------- Blind ------------------------- Bailly -------------- Valencia

                                                          DDG

I fancy Mourinho is going to make Carrick the captain for this match vs LCFC.  They need that anchor from a senior player without Rooney.  But I'm not sure if Carrick is vocal enough on the pitch.

That's not how I see the situation.  Ranieri smells blood and he knows LCFC can take Man United even at their home stadium.  So he needs to attack at all angles while United is weak.  With a +1 bet at 1.71, I think that's good value considering United's bad form.

There's value in Leicester to win +1 at 1.71 at the match vs Man United.  I think Man United has not fully gotten out of the losing mindset.  Remember, this has been going on since Sir Alex left the club as its manager.  The recent games have shown that United is indeed vulnerable and that's where Ranieri will capitalize.  Expect Mahrez to Mahrez his way in the game as Luke Shaw has shown that he has been making mistakes and was not too keen on pressing his opponents lately.  

And look at this comment:  'Champion' Rooney not ahead of my players - Ranieri
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He seems confident, and that gives his players confidence as well.  Man United better be careful.

A Week in Review

The Ethereum network is currently undergoing a DoS attack
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Ethereum Classic London - Meet Charles Hoskinson
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Factom at 18:  Top 20 Global Blockchain Technology Companies
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Nem:  DragonFly starts Cross-chaining and Designs KYC
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Ripple:  Chris Larsen on the Internet of Value
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Just a heads up.  That list of the top 20 Blockchain technology companies is "based on social media influence, a secret recipe, and Klout scores", that's why it looks retarded.  But it just shows what the mainstream knows about the world of cryptocurrencies and what companies and websites are visible to them.  So that should have some value for the blockchain companies in that regard.

To Buy or Not to Buy



I have recently noticed the Waves mini pump and I'm starting to question if this is just the start of something more or is the pump over...?

What made me interested to speculate and think about maybe trading it is because the pump went and broke its monthly high.  That's usually a sign of a break out and I usually trade break outs.  The problem is it fell a little bit bigger than expected and that usually gives out the sign that it's a fake out.  Note:  It usually gives out a sign that it's just a fake out, but I've seen other coins trend really high even if they looked like fake outs at first.

Please post your thoughts and reactions.

McClaren? No amount of excellent strategy will make them win races every week if they have a really poor car. Not even Alonso can qualify in the top three in that car, let alone win a race.  They could win one but they would have to be extremely lucky and have the teams on top of them under-perform for that week.

Maybe it's time to dump that Honda engine for a Mercedes like they used to have.

I like it except for the Westbrom and Tottenham part.  I do feel Stoke is going to lose again or draw this coming match.  Thing are not going their way and I couldn't any reason on how they're gonna win vs any EPL club at this point.  But who knows, this could be their chance.

As for Tottenham, Harry Kane is injured and that is a big factor especially for away games.  Even with that kind of attacking players at front they have not shown any scoring prowess like Man City has.  But again we'll see, these are mere analysis based on first impressions before the matches.

Good luck.

I tried shorting ETH twice because my 'signals' were hit, but both trades were unprofitable.  ETH has shown quite a bit of resilience despite all the negative press and the challenges that the Ethereum Foundation has gone through after the DAO hack and the hard fork.  So recommending getting a short position on ETH might not be good advice at this point.

That would be perceived as a red flag by all your customers and your potential customers.  Even if you are running an operation out of your garage, there's no excuse for you to be offline.  Sorry if that came out bad but it needed to be said.  You would be a better online sportsbook for it.

Although I see that Bisping is the favorite set by the bookies, I will not discount that it's a close fight vs Hendo.  Among some of the sports I've been betting on, the UFC is where the bookies get their analysis wrong most of the time.  Especially in the over/under x rounds.  Having said that, they do make a lot of money when it come to prop bets.  A lot of gambling degens just love betting those despite having the odds against them.

Really enjoyed the Real vs Villareal match.  Sergio Ramos vindicated himself yet again by causing a penalty and then scoring the equalizer later in the game.  I think I've seen this happen twice or three times last season with Ramos.

Yeah, I would be interested in knowing the angles in these matches as well.  Especially the Sunderland vs Crystal Palace match.  I feel the bet I made two days ago for Palace was the wrong bet.  I should have waited for the line to get better.

Possible buy signal for ETH/BTC



A little over a month of sideways action, ETH interest seems to start picking up again.  Now I have no idea how successful Devcon2 is but we could judge it by the number of attendees and then compare that to Devcon1.  If the number of attendees is clearly way more than last year then Devcon2 would be considered a success.  So if someone knows the numbers, feel free to post.

In my opinion it's good entry is at .0220 - .0225 and then set your stoploss at .020 - .0205.  I'd get in now while the volatility is still low and avoid any big swings in price.

FYI, I tried to short this around a couple of weeks ago but I covered my short as it looked like a bad idea.

What do you guys think of this League Cup game?  Southampton vs Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace to win +0 at 2.58.

The analysis here is I think Southampton will take it a little easy because they have a match vs Westham this Saturday and the Europa League match next week.  Their schedule is stacked so they will have to rest some of their key players.  Crystal Palace on the oher hand is playing only against Sunderland this weekend so they will have more liberty to choose their preferred line up.  And they have showed a bit of brilliance last weekend vs Stoke.

What do you guys think?

I'm not really into La Liga but I always watch the big matches.  Barca ML at 1.66 looks to be good value at first glance.  But before I make a move on it, I would like to ask all of you La Liga fans what you think.  Does Diego Simeone's squad have a good chance to win or draw against Barca at their home stadium?

The initial line that I think for Barca should be around 1.45.  What do you think?

I'm getting nervous for United.  If they lose this one OMG, that will be it for Mourinho.  He will be the laughing stock of the EPL this season.  I could see Arsene Wenger having a field day with this. 

But seriously they can't afford messing around anymore.  They need to win games from here on out.