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121  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: August 22, 2024, 04:29:41 PM

The first match is important because from the first match those teams can see how they will be in the future & also serves as a foundation for subsequent matches. There are 4 matches in the first week of the Bundesliga that are interesting to me, they are the matches:

1. Borussia Mönchengladbach - Leverkusen
2. Freiburg - Vfb Stuttgart
3. Borussia Dortmund - Frankfurt
4. Wolfsburg - Bayern Munich
I will bet on top clubs like Leverkusen, Stuttgart, Dortmund and Bayern Munich in the first Bundesliga match later and hopefully it will not disappoint, but what makes me a little hesitant is maybe betting on Stuttgart because he will play away but I will choose Double Chance Draw / Stuttgart, for Leverkusen I do not hesitate to bet on his victory even though he plays away because I believe Leverkusen is still very strong in the Bundesliga and against Mönchengladbach. Regarding Dortmund and Bayern Munich they will definitely also win their first match their chances of winning are quite big in this match.
Don't think that this will be easy to do, because their opponents from the team you bet on will not stay silent to see their defeat. Monchengladbach will try their best to at least be able to hold Leverkusen to a draw, then don't underestimate Freiburg because they are a team that can usually compete at the top of the Bundesliga standings. Frankfurt is not an easy opponent for Borussia Dortmund, last season alone they were one of the threats. While Bayern Munich, we don't know what their game will be like under the direction of Vincent  Kompany. Moreover, this is the first week's match which is usually difficult to predict because there will be many surprises. In Serie A for example, the teams that are their favorites have to be satisfied with getting a draw, some even lost.
Well, there are no free points anywhere in football just as there is no free meal even in free town, we all saw how inter Milan, AC Milan and Real Madrid, and Athletico Madrid all had to share points as a result the draw they played respectively in the season's opener last weekend hence i would not be suprised to see same happen when Leverkusen will visit borrusia monchengladbach though Leverkusen are like favourites to win this match based on their performance last season and all they achieved but I still won't say it would be a walk in the park for against monchengladbach who will play at home and will enjoy the support of the home.
122  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: August 22, 2024, 04:05:30 PM
Conte is still the best of several coaches in Serie A, but it seems that here he made a mistake by accepting Napoli's offer which did not fulfill his desire to make this club glorious again, Conte had asked for Lukaku a few months ago until now there has been no official contract to bring Lukaku, this is a difficult thing for him in Napoli, but I will not doubt if Napoli fulfills what he wants, it feels like they can still reach the top four, Conte is a typical coach who is hungry for trophies and he certainly wants to help Napoli but I don't think Napoli wants to help Conte.

Thus there is no other way but to play the existing players and the embarrassing defeat in the first half I think Napoli management is sensitive to losing three early points, because the lack of integrity in the front line makes them unable to do anything and they lose early points, now they must immediately end Lukaku to join in order to sharpen their attack line in scoring goals but if not this is difficult for Conte with Napoli.
Although Conte is a great coach, it does not mean that he will easily lift the performance of the Napoli team which has slumped, this is a difficult job for Conte and he certainly needs time and strong support from Napoli management so I think there is no need to expect high for Conte to be able to make Napoli stronger this season.

The embarrassing defeat in their first match made Napoli even more difficult and Conte must also be able to move quickly to restore this situation, regarding Lukaku who has not come as Conte requested I think it will not be easy so I think it would be better for Napoli management to clarify Osimhen's status and use Osimhen again to help Napoli this season compared to bringing in Lukaku.
This is my major concern for Napoli, they are actually light upfront, why not continue using Victor Osimhen upfront till his future is being decided, because last time I checked, he is still a Napoli player, and him not playing is really affecting the team, because am quite positive that his presence upfront would have really help a lot in improving the attacking lineup of Napoli.

Lastly, talking about Romelu lukaku to Napoli, I think that deal will come to reality, it's just a matter of time, but Napoli really needs to act fast because the league has already started, so it would be a very big disadvantageous to them if this lingers more further than it already has.
The reason Napoli may not want to field victor osimhen at the moment may not be too far from the fact that they could sell him out to another club before the transfer window closes and wouldn't want him to be injured and at such would rather wait till the deal is done so they recoup some money to also recruit a new striker into the squad because that's exactly what they need and that's what the new coach, Antonio Conte has been clamouring for since he arrived, specifically he had asked that the club get Romelu Lukaku from AS Roma to strengthen their front line because they seem to be lacking in that position judging from their last match where they lost without finding the back of the net.
123  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season on: August 22, 2024, 12:30:10 PM
It was nice to see Bodo/Glimt winning. After the 2022/23 season qualification round, this is the second time they are this close to qualifying for the main stage in the CL.  Smiley  Back then they got eliminated by Dinamo Zagreb and missed the chance. However I think Crvena zvezda is a team that they can eliminate by a bigger probability. A 2-1 win is a good advantage for now.

I wish Qarabag had a better result than a 3-0 loss.  Sad  Because they didn't play badly actually. But their not being able to score any goal cost them a lot. I guess this is the end for them here...
Not quite an impressive results for the Norwegian outfit, except they can manage the situation carefully not to concede or loose the return leg to the opponent especially now that they are this close to qualifying for champions League. Crvena Zvezda could be a very hard knot to crack and might seek to overturn Bodo Glimt advantage especially now that the away goal rule has been cancelled, perhaps they might score an early goal or two since they have the home advantage and wouldn't want to disappoint their home fans whom are craving for champions League football, so we will see who finally qualifies for the champions League after the next match come next week.
124  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25 on: August 22, 2024, 11:54:30 AM
Quote from: klidex link=topic=5176196.msg64451123#msg64451123 dae=1724302835
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Many people are too concerned about Real Madrid getting a draw in their first match but in my opinion this is not a serious problem because in any case Real Madrid still got 1 point in the match without us having to criticize Real Madrid. Carlo Ancelotti must have known what would be the subject of his evaluation a draw is not a bad result they only share points to be fair but I am sure in the next match in the second match against the promoted club Valladolid Real Madrid will get full points there is no reason for Real Madrid to get a draw or lose because they will be playing at home.
The concerns are overblown, the draw achieved by Real Madrid in the first game of La Liga is not a serious problem, because whatever result has just been achieved will not reduce their status as the strongest team din La Liga and they are still the favorites in the title race. Ancelotti will not let something like this happen again in the next game, he will immediately evaluate the shortcomings in his squad that struggled to win. The shortcomings in the Real Madrid squad greatly helped Ancelotti in developing the team, Real Madrid will try to get full points in the second game and score as many goals as possible to increase the motivation of the players in maintaining their best performance.

I don't see any reasons for panic, it's just their first game of the season though not the kind of result anyone would have hoped for but it happened anyway, so what's next? They need to get back to the drawing board, coach Ancelotti has find the right position for each of his forwarders so they dont collide on each other on the pitch and if necessary then he has to put some on bench and field the ones he considers good enough to play and not fielding too many players who do not even understand themselves, watching them play against marlloca, you will notice a slight difference from the real Madrid of last season and thats what the coach should deal with and ensure team work is in place.
125  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025 on: August 21, 2024, 10:21:26 PM
Sterling expressed his displeasure after being left on the bench in the first round match against City, Maresca did not give him the opportunity to play even a few minutes, but he is not the only player who has faced such a problem. And this is not surprising, with such a depth of the squad there will always be unhappy players who will be left out of the game. I see this as a problem, because such a situation will lead to a lot of conflicts in the team, and I am almost sure that players like Sterling will not agree to sit on the bench, and will soon want to leave the team.
Sterling if he is not happy with the coach's decision not to play him in the match against Man City means he is not mature. Every professional player, no matter how old and experienced, must be prepared for the fact that he might not be in the squad on match day. That does not mean their future at the club is in question, or they should protest and leave the club. Every coach must have a strategy when facing an opponent, maybe at that time including Sterling was not the right choice.

As a senior player, he should be wise in seeing the coach's decision so that this does not cause conflict within the team. Sterling should go straight to the next match this season, and he must give a good first impression so that the coach will pay attention so that he can become the coach's main choice. Because no matter how good the coach is, if there is conflict within the team, it is not good for the next matches, let alone competing for the EPL league trophy.
I think it goes beyond that because it is looking like Chelsea is not likely wanting to renew Raheem Sterling's contract, and this has caused a lot of controversy as the 29 year old is very bitter. The story of not featuring him during the Manchester City derby, was just a smoke screen as there's a deep conflict between him and the club, because benching him on a single match shouldn't be too much of an issue, especially for a senior player like sterling. However it's clearly looking like the new Chelsea manager isn't really seeing or visualizing Raheem Sterling to be among his squad this season and the young man is not taking that decision in good fate.
126  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Can Bitcoin play a role in the country's economic growth? on: August 21, 2024, 08:20:50 AM
Bitcoin can potentially play a role in the economic growth of a country which can make a huge difference in the multifaceted progress of that country. If Bitcoin can be integrated with the way in which the traditional financial system of the country is growing, the global economic system can be radically changed.
Here are some recommendations:

Enhancing Investment and Economic Diversification: A country can attract investment and increase the scope of employment through innovative activities using the wide range of technologies of Bitcoin and Blockchain, which can greatly contribute to the economic growth of the country. Countries such as El Salvador, for example, have explored Bitcoin alongside traditional financial systems to further strengthen their economies, and their scope continues to grow.

Financial inclusion of common people: Bitcoin can contribute to the economic growth of a country by including a large population by opening access to savings and buying and selling beyond the limited services like conventional banking system.

Exchange of Remittances: Remittances are very important for the progress of a country. Bitcoin can play a real role in reducing the fees and time of traditional services when citizens of one country send remittances from another country.

From an overall perspective, a country can explore Bitcoin with their economy in the light of wide knowledge of the strategies to increase the holding and increase the scope of transactions and access to the exchange, which can contribute to the growth of that country in a big way.

Looking forward to your more recommendations.
I think one of the major roles bitcoin can play with regards to the growth of a countries economy, is to help reduce corruption in government parastatals, hence the government can make policies that will make their transactions in terms of finance be on bitcoin, it will help citizens and even the government itself to monitor the transactions of government agencies and parastatals on how they make their expenses, once budgetary allocations has been made to them, both government and citizens can easily monitor this transaction on Blockchain, hence it will help increase efficiency and accountability on the part of government, that way officially corruption will drastically reduce.
127  Economy / Economics / Re: Is increase in minimum wage a good method to fight inflation? on: August 21, 2024, 07:49:04 AM
Over time, I've heard discussions about inflation and the rising cost of goods and services across almost every sector on the world economy.
However, suggestions have been made in various ways on how best to tackle the menace called Inflation. Recently I have personally thought that one of the ways to fight inflation in an economy is to increase minimum wage. More so there has been a back and forth argument on these, as some persons argue that the increase in minimum wage will rise the bar on commodities, because they feel hence you increase the purchasing powers, it will have a multiplier effect on the economy which might be challenging.

So guys, is increase in minimum wage not a good measure to fight inflation. Let's have your opinion.

The thing is that nobody knows the real inflation. It turns out that only professional economists from the government know it, but they can easily lie to us that inflation is lower than the actual one. And this is terrible, because only by the difference in food prices can we guess about the real inflation in the country where we live.
Most citizens know about inflation, in fact is not only the professional economist from the government that knows about inflation. Inflation is felt by every citizen, because it reduces the purchasing powers of the citizens and that will cause a multiplier effect on the economic safety of any country, professional will only give empirical analysis of of the numbers, which can be studied by anybody hence data's are released. There are lots of strategies to use when measuring inflation, so it's not only when we see rising in food prices that we know that there is inflation, although that is a major determinant but not the only measure, as devaluation on countries currency can lead to inflation.
128  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025 on: August 20, 2024, 04:19:14 PM
Despite the club owner willingness to splurge part of his wealth in the transfer market for Chelsea to recruit the new players according to the newly appointed manager wish list, Chelsea still lost their opening match against Manchester City in front of their home fans. I guess it will not take a long time for Chelsea to replace their club manager once again if the new manager are only able to lead Chelsea hovering around the middle of the table throughout the whole new season.

The issues with Chelsea from last season, the friendly games played has always been obvious. It's no other than a clinical finisher, a proven striker who can convert whatever chances they have created. Todd Boehly has just been overdoing honestly. He has just decided to spend stupidly rather than solve the main issue.

Well, I will say they played well but then, it's good to see the disappointing results so that fans can send Todd Boehly a clear message that they're not satisfied with his transfer if he fails to land a concrete central forward before the transfer window comes to an end. Sacking the new manager? I won't be boggled, he's not the first and won't be the last. Doing that though displays how poor the management of Chelsea has been.

Below is the image of Jamie Vardy updating Tottenham Hotspur fans that he's won the Premier League Competition and they yet to win nothing. He was responsible for the equalizer last night, should have scored a late winner but good goalkeeping from  Viacario who successfully cleared that ball away as they salvaged a point outta the game.

I feel the Chelsea coach should be given an ample time for him to make mistakes and correct them, aspectations are high and everybody is literally on his neck because they want to see a new Chelsea this season which is not a wrong expectation. there is a far cry for a new striker which I think is a genuine one, because M.Jackson hasn't been living to his expectations, as he clearly doesn't make use of opportunities when it presents itself, so instead managing a bad situations, they should rather get a complete striker that can score on a regular basis.

The other day, I saw a video of John obi Mikel, a foremost Chelsea defensive midfield, who was ranting passionately about Chelsea not performing to the expectations of the fans, he literally said "Chelsea is drifting towards a mediocre team" that is getting to a point of being comfortable with sitting on a the 10th position.

But for me I feel all of these discussions is necessary because is a pointer to the fact that the Chelsea team needs to improve on their performance and everybody is pointing fingers to one or two issues they can find out as default.
129  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Have I done wrong by lifting him outside the betting shop? on: August 20, 2024, 03:20:43 PM
Days ago with my friend, we stepped out to play
a local game (Epele or draft) when we got there people where playing and when it gets to his turn he start playing and win, then I played with him he also wins me then someone looked and say you can't come here to start pulling out people from the board therefore "I must win you", like a joke he won and my friend stepped down. Long story short..

Fast forward... Our way going, then i decided to go check on person in a local gambling shop, we both stepped inside together, he went straight to seat while I was discussing with the staff there. At some point he was pushed to gamble, though our intention is never to gamble just to see someone and continue going home, he then say see "guy let me try luck to see if I can double my money" he then decided to play virtual.

On the process he then pick 4 match and stake with 200, and then pick another 4 matches and stake with another 200 which is a total of 400, he lost one ticket and the other tickets wins he then stake with 200 again into two he won all. So he ended up winning 3 times he wanted to stake the 4th one, what I did was to lift him outside and draw him from gambling more.

On our way going he started yelling at me that why did I lift him outside that he knows what he was doing, that he could had won more game and raised enough money for the day, maybe he could win huge amount.
But to me, the only thing I replied him is you are being greedy why would you allow greed to rollover you?

Now I want to asked; Have I done wrong to have lift him from the gambling shop?
Also did you think he would win more if he had continued gambling?
Again, if he lose all the money won do you think he would continue or stop?

I just wanted to know, maybe we can discussed to have fun while imputing your response.
On a second thought, maybe you would just left your friend to continue gambling, since he was obviously yelling at you as you guys were on your way back, since he clearly cannot see the good deed you did for him.

You played a fantastic role as a friend, he had already won some games, in fact he even doubled the money he initially started staking with, so it was the right time to go after all, it wasn't something you guys planned.
OP, your story helps to illuminate the fact that greed is one of the major factors affecting the growth of some gamblers.
130  Local / Politics and society (Naija) / Re: Can one say the Nigerian government is greedy or foolish? on: August 20, 2024, 01:02:11 PM
According to the International debt report as at last year, Nigeria is owing the world bank about $15.45billion, also the combination of serval reports has shown that currently the countries debt if you include all the debts they owe World Bank, IMF and some countries have sumed up to $91.46 billion, but instead of looking for ways to be debt free or gradually clear some portion of the debts, this present regime is still embarking on more loans from the World Bank.

 I saw in a report on X by @Nigeria Stories that President Tinibu's led government is seeking for a $500 million loan from World Bank to support health initiative, health initiative indeed, the questions are, what have they done with the previous loans? How have it helped the economic situation of our country? According to a report on the 15th of this month by Daily Post, the US Court has authorised Chinese investors to seize Nigeria's Assets.

 That's a big slap to our Nation yet they're not worried but still demanding more loans, I just hope the World Bank turn them down cause they're a disgrace to our Nation. A sensible government led by President Ibrahim Traore just recently turned down loan proposals by IMF and he's trying to set his countries to financial stability, if Burkina Faso can do it why can't our own leaders, this has lead to my conclusion that the Nigerian government is not only greedy and foolish but wicked to it's citizens.

The thing is, collecting loan is not a bad idea, because loans can be used to build infrastructure like railways, then the income generated from the railway service for instance can be used in settling the loan little by little till you upset the entire debt.

However the interesting case I've found in this Nigerian government style of collecting loan is so amazing and mind boggling, I feel the kind of wanton spending those at the helm's of affairs are looking at, the internally generated revenue the federal Government gets will certainly take time and delay them, they want instant cash, so in doing so, IMF will help them with quick cash, same thing with world bank, they don't care if they are mortgaging the future of Nigeria's, hence they can lay their hands on those raw cash, then their dreams of buying a presidential yacht, new fleet of jet's and others things we don't know which is their personal interest comes into fruition.

From the previous administration, the FG has been collecting loan running in billions of dollars, we cannot pinpoint exactly what they've done with it, yet we are still collecting loans with huge interest to payback, the parliament approving this collections are the major headache we are having, as is looking like whatever the presidency or executive brings to their table, they just approve without due diligence or checks and balances.
131  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: August 19, 2024, 03:56:04 PM
Regarding PSG and their player Gonçalo Ramos, it seems there is some bad news about the station of this 23-year-old player. In the game against Le Havre, Ramos got injured hard and he couldn't continue the game, he left the field in the first half. But it seems Ramos is going to be out for a longer time.
He left Benfica to PSG for 90 million euros.
Ramos was the alternative player of PSG to fill the place of Mbappe in this team and now he is going to be up for three months.


PSG continued to dominate Ligue 1 without Mbappe and this big win shows their strength in Ligue 1. Goncalo Ramos made some impression in World Cup 2022 but now, 2 years after that tournament, he did not grow up well. In the summer, he did not have good performances for Portugal in Euro 2024. With a departure of Mbappe as a free player to Real Madrid, Goncalo Ramos is expected to partially carry that important role and can be one of main goal sources for PSG. This injury is bad for him and PSG but with two latest seasons, it seems Goncalo Ramos won't be able to grow up to a higher level.



I think PSG will have a disaster and as is known, Le Havre had made it difficult for them before PSG beat them with a score of 1-4. This is the first win for PSG and also the first away game they have won this season. In fact, they played quite well but the adjustment after Mbappe left was very clear here.

Luckily Luis Enrique moved quickly to change the composition of his players and the results were seen at the end of the second half when Dembele and Barcola came on the ball flowed more. Don't forget the two players also scored their first goals in this victory and I think PSG don't need to worry about what happens next as long as they have players who can be relied on in the midst of difficulties. For now, PSG are at the top of the Ligue 1 standings.
It is a big win for PSG to start this season and with good and deep player resource, Enrique and PSG will have good ability to dominate the domestic league again. They are able to do this but a biggest task for them in this summer will be Champions League, go far and win it will be a most ambitious and important task for them in this season.
It's very obvious that PSG are once again going to dominate the french ligue1 as usual, they kicked off their campaign for the season with an excellent win sending a clear message to all their counterparts in the league. Coach Luis Enrique has numerous high profile of players at his disposal at PSG this season and will look forward to taking advantage of all that to see that his team wins the title and perhaps break the deadlock in the champions League, however the expectations are high in the city of paris and just maybe they could get it right this season, though it's looking like they are already getting over with departure of kylian Mbappé.

132  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: August 19, 2024, 03:17:15 PM
It's not the start of the season I imagined but at least Inter, AC Milan and Roma gave fans something to hold on to with the one point they were able to achieve, unlike Napoli who lost woefully to a side that won less than a dozen times last season. The way I see it, the contention for the title won't be reserved only for the likes of Inter, AC Milan or Juventus as the case may be but rather more teams will join the race and surprisingly, it won't be the teams we expect.
Napoli did gave a disappointing start especially if we put to consideration so much all the expectations that have been kept in mind for them much long before now, the race title this season is very likely going to take a very different shape from the regular if we look at the recent happenings around the first games of the season, even inter may have some challenges along the way and for Juventus, tho they have given an unseeming start but it still doesn't look convincing to me because they didn't do much during the transfer before the season and their performance aswell isn't showing like one with much improvement for which we should be looking forward to something ahead.
Napoli are likely going to be far worse than what we saw last season because its beginning to look as if they might still be struggling with the trauma of the previous season. Everybody expected Napoli to get a comfortable win in their season's opener but the reverse was the case and they couldn't even get a consolation goal after conceding all 3goals, that will show you how defensively helpless they were in that game, not only were they helpless behind they also couldn't press forward thereby giving the home side the leverage to keep attacking them often times and wrecking much havoc in the Napoli defence althrough the match.
133  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25 on: August 19, 2024, 02:39:50 PM
Real Madrid vs Mallorca

Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Carvajal, Rudiger, Militao, Mendy, Tchouameni, Valverde, Bellingham, Rodrygo, Vinicius, Mbappe.

Mallorca XI: Greif, Maffeo, Valjent, Raillo, Mojica, Costa, Mascarell, Dani, Darder, Asano, Muriqi.

Mbappe will start his first Laliga match against Mallorca tonight at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, what is your thoughts about Mbappe's first match.

A really solid win is on the horizon. I can feel it.  Smiley  Ancelotti doesn't want to cut Rodrygo from the starting lineup after Mbappe signing. This is why he prefers a 4-3-3 formation, Bellingham being one of the members of the middle three.

I was expecting so. Rodrygo is also one of the important players for Real Madrid. This must be enough to put an end to Manchester City rumours for him. I assume he would also rather staying in this situation.

Real Madrid has built another dream team I believe. A really scary team to dominate not only the La Liga but also the Champions League.  Cool

Reading your beautiful words, honestly if I had read them before the game started, I would have been much more motivated than I was. But now that the game is over I see that I had high expectations about Real Madrid that do not correspond to reality and definitely your words are also far from reality, because Real Madrid drew and only managed to score 1 goal. I see that with the arrival of Mbappe nothing has changed in terms of the team's performance. By that I mean that it is possible that Real Madrid will not consider becoming champions this season. In the first game Real Madrid conceded 1 goal, that is not a good thing.

Mallorca 1 - 1 Real Madrid



I lost my bet because of Real Madrid's defeat, there was only one game left, which was this Real Madrid game. Honestly, with this defeat, Real Madrid doesn't inspire confidence in me, even Vinicius Júnior was substituted. The players didn't have much determination on the field. The next game will be at Real Madrid's home, but I won't bet on Real Madrid, I'd rather just watch the game to see if I'll see any improvement in performance.
Actually I do not know what could have gone wrong with real Madrid because I still don't know understand how a team that comfortably beat atalanta in the super cup cannot beat real marlloca in their first match of the league, could it be fatigue? Wrong strategy or one of those days when it seems as if nothing was going to work, perhaps this is not the Real Madrid we all expect to see, they weren't at their best considering the fact that they had all their best players on the pitch and even more on the bench, this must be such a disappointing start for the team, the coach and the fans and i hope they recover from it and get their first win of the season.
134  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025 on: August 19, 2024, 12:23:32 PM
Quote from: royalfestus link=topic=5271157.msg64440087#msg64440 087 date=1724017923
With the new Chelsea board and management, I feel like I can not bet on Chelsea to win and lose at the same time. Chelsea is likely to struggle in many games this season, and I can’t afford to bet on them losing. Every team seems to be chasing a better version of Guardiola, but Chelsea doesn’t measure up mentally or tactically. I didn’t see any new patterns of play today in fact, the style they played today was disappointing and made little sense.
For me it seems like Chelsea are yet to begin the new season, with this kind of poor performance against Manchester city i wonder how they are gonna cope this season, the new coach need to put his team in order as soon as possible else he might risk loosing his job before mid season, and i think the solution to Chelsea's problems right now is for the coach to engage a rotation policy until he is able to build a formidable team that could stand up to any challenge as the season goes by but the fans and management have got to a bit patient with the players and the coach because there's alot to be done before they get running.
135  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season on: August 17, 2024, 04:53:50 PM
A Real Madrid fan since childhood, he dreamed of playing for Real Madrid and has now fulfilled that dream, even though it took a lot of drama to get to Los Blancos because of PSG's refusal to sell.
When he is at Real Madrid it will be easy to win many titles, starting from LaLiga, Copa Del Rey, Champion League and finally the EUFA Super Cup that has been won for him.
A myriad of talented players are now at Real Madrid, and this is the most favored club to win the Champions League this season, yes it could be coming to its 16th time trophy.

Maybe it will be so, at least the beginning for him was really easy, the first official match and he won the UEFA Super Cup. Maybe in the new season he will be able to win the Champions League, but it is too early to talk about it, I looked at the odds and they look like this:

City - 3.25
Real - 3.95
Arsenal - 9.85
Liverpool - 11.10
Bayern - 12.70
Barcelona - 13.10
PSG - 16.80

It is surprising that Arsenal is higher than Bayern, Barcelona and even PSG. It is also not clear why City is considered the favorite, Real is the record holder in this tournament, although I probably agree with this, City really played better than Real. Probably in this rating I disagree only with the position of Bayern and would raise it higher.
What is even surprising to me is the fact that the odds for Manchester city is lower than that of Real Madrid, which means Manchester city are likely to win the championship league over Real Madrid. For me, Madrid would have been placed on 3.25, i don't see much dominance that CITY has when it comes to champions league, unlike Bayern Munich, who are regular champions league team that always show prowess.The odds for arsenal is okay with me, considering how faithful they've shown their strength in the last two seasons, I really see them as a strong contender this time around because they have what it takes.
136  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Nuclear weopons are biggest security for countries and nations. on: August 17, 2024, 04:31:48 PM
Untfortunately we live in cruel world where you get attacked If you don't protect yourself.
Only reason why country like russia and nation still existing is the nuclear weapons that's only weapons anyone respect and are afraid.
One idea to stop all the wars If we give every country nuclear weopons so this way nobody don't want war it's like when shop owner have gun and shop robber try to rob they Will be scared.
But If russia did not have nuclears it sure that russia didn't not existing and oil and gas was owned by Europe.
Look at the countries wich don't have nuclear weapons they never respected by others and they do always what the countries with nuclear weapons tell them.
Nuclear weapons Are not only for protect also for rules and obient enfirocement method for example japan was bombed 2 times by USA and now the japan is USA greatest team member so it worked.
The fear and brutality works and those who can be feared only can make rules and regulations.
So USA and russia are 2 feared Nations becouse of nuclear that's one thing but another thing is that soviet was building their military up by western techonolodgy it was documented and ford company was pretty much involved.
So u got nuclear you can talk about diplomatic talk If not you not taken seriously
There are lots of countries in the world that are very secured and safe to live in who don't have nuclear weapons and massive militaryartillery. Most of these weapons where used during the first and the second world war and ever since the world has not had any reason why they should be using them again. Nuclear weapons are weapons of mass destruction which the world has over time said it should not be used as weapon against humanity, even the crisis rocking Russia and Ukraine I don't think Russia has launched any nuclear attack on Ukraine because nuclear weapons has been declared persona non grata against humanity.

So I believe most of the countries that have it, are having it for their aesthetics because that is not what command respect to your nation,
because  any nation can decide to go into war with you whether you have nulclear weapons or not as long as s
You've shown threat to their sovereignty.
137  Other / Off-topic / Re: Do you care if you win or lose at gambling before an important occasion? on: August 17, 2024, 03:19:14 PM
*Would you rather gamble before or after an important occasion in order to be careful not to spoil your mood?


*Do you care if you win or lose at gambling before an important occasion?
If I lose my gambling, it doesn't get to me as it was when I started gambling the first time. Gambling is what you do without taking it to heart, because the results can go sideways, so wether I do it before or after an important occasion is immaterial. So in answering your question OP, I can gamble before or after any occasion without minding the outcome.
138  Local / Nigeria (Naija) / Re: The lack of consumer security in Bitcoin. on: August 17, 2024, 02:38:21 PM
We all know that Bitcoin is a decentralized system, and user's are tasked with the responsibility for their own security and protection.
But what if a body , a regulatory body is been setup to enhance Bitcoin security and to enhance other factors that could make Bitcoin better .
I know an idea of creating a body that should regulate, will only undermine Bitcoin decentralization.
But with the rate at which scamming and all sort of fraudulent activities take place in they crypto space, something has to be done ! And fast
What would be your take on this, I hope this topic is worth discussing!
First thing first, I don't feel any regulatory agency or board should be set up to regulate Bitcoin activities, fact that Bitcoin is decentralized already defeats that option, however in enhancing proficiency of usage in Bitcoin both in trading or in investment, there is need for the populis to educate themselves and ask the right questions so you wouldn't be mislead or scammed my fraudulent people. Hence as an individual you understand the intricacies in Bitcoin, then the rest they say is history, because even the board that will be set up, how neutral will some of them be, because this issue is concerning funds, so it should be guided very well, hence the decentralized nature should be left like that.
139  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025 on: August 17, 2024, 02:06:26 PM
A good match Liverpool and as I thought they would definitely have no trouble even though they haven't brought in any new players this season. With the same squad they still seem to be able to work together well and here added with the role of Arne Slot makes Liverpool more different from the scenario.

Ipswich Town seems to have to be willing to lose points in their debut match as a promotion team and I hope they are not in sadness and quickly recover. It is indeed very difficult to face a strong Liverpool team which is also one of the candidates for the EPL title this season and I think this is an opening gift for Liverpool to face the next matches. Today's heroes were produced by each goal scored by Jota and Salah.

Don't forget as Liverpool's new coach, Arne Slot immediately presented the first 3 points. Smiley
LoL that statement really got me cracking, Ipswich town came out to play out their best, they where really impressive during their first half approach, but not as willing to lose points as you've put in their debut match as a newly promoted team. Don't forget that Liverpool is one of those clubs that have experience players with a lot of experience in the premier league, on like Ipswich town that are still trying to put themselves together on a new environment they've recently been promoted to.

The Liverpool new coach is currently sitting ontop of the premium league with this victory, it's a good start for the new coach, let's just watch how he is going to sustain the tempo.
140  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025 on: August 17, 2024, 12:15:10 PM

This is what happens t them in every single match. They always could Ive scored more goals but then end up missing them. I dont really know but they are really dead on luck. Its always hard time chasing after them, match by match, league to league. If we recall the community shield against Manchester City, it was this same hard luck that was on them. With so may tries and so many attempts in their opponent post they couldn't score more than one goals, it was even a surprise that they score one goal in the game. At the same time it was difficult for them to protect the goal from Manchester City equalizing.

Manchester United performed very faithfully here, as most of the punters were betting on Manchester United and I was one of them. Because I knew that between these two squads, Manchester United's squad is stronger and full of experienced players, although Fulham's squad was made up of eleven and experienced players, but they could not play confidently in this match. The defenders tried hard to defend but Manchester United's attacks were different. So in this new season the players of Manchester United team have performed very well and the fans of Manchester United team are calm.

I dont see any improvement yesterday. Dont you know if there were more time in the game after Manchester United scored that Fulham would equalize later on. Thats the sad truth and we all know that.

From the start of the game, both teams had the will to win, but only the better and more skilled players could win most of the matches. But Fulham team tried hard but their attacks were very weak, but Manchester United team's defense and goalkeeper were most alert.  
That's why the opposing team was not able to score, the goalkeeper of Manchester United team digested their attacks very easily. But the attack department of Manchester United team is the most aggressive which is why they have success with only few attacks.


If you watch the game critically, you noticed Fulham held Manchester United to a standstill as a visiting team, so I disagree with you when you said they didn't plan confidently, they actually did play with a lot of confidence. At least of persons where even thinking the game will end up to be a draw game given the way both teams where playing.

Although Manchester United would have scored more goals, as Bruno fernandes missed a lot of chances to convert, however the Fulham shot stopper was at his best last night as he was able to save some opportunities Manchester United would have scored.
For me, it was one of those games Manchester United where just lucky to win, kudos to their new signing for coming to their rescue.
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