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1581  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Tennis League All Thread on: July 12, 2022, 10:08:02 AM

It could be, I admit I am not reading about it that much but I did read something like he is allowed to play on US Open, but he is not allowed to enter USA, so sort of comes to the same thing in the end. Maybe those are old news at the moment but there is still a lot of time before US Open so it could become a reality again.

Anyway, however you put it, rankings are really unfair for Djoković this year.

I travel for work quite a lot of times to the USA. The current rules are that you don't need a negative covid test to enter the USA but you need to be fully vaccinated before you could enter. So as Djokovic is not vaccinated and if he doesn't have a medical exemption, than he will not be allowed to enter the USA.

Given the fact that the US Open organisers will be well aware off the fiasco around Djokovic's attempted entry to Australia this year, it seems unlikely they'll make a last minute concession to let him in, and open themselves up to legal challenges, etc. I'd be very surprised if he plays there.

Yeah, there's zero chance of him getting vaccinated. He reached the top of the game in large part due to drastically restricting the types of food he eats, he won't put anything into his body that he thinks might pollute it.

It's a shame he won't be in the US, I'd like to see a rematch with Medvedev. We've been denied a few big matches this year for one reason or another. Nadal vs Djokovic in the Wimbledon final would have been another good one.

I don’t think that Djokovic and his team will try to pull of the same stunt they did in Australia, because USA laws are stricture and he could be heavily fined or even jailed for intentionally breaking the law and creating a ruckus. Furthermore I too lament the fact that Nadal vs Djokovic finals didn’t happen, but unless the USA government changes their rule at the last moment we won’t see him irrespective of the rumours that continue to float in the media.
1582  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Motosport General discussion tread --- Formula1, MotoGP, WTCC, ETCC, DTM..... on: July 12, 2022, 07:57:45 AM
Why did they got update earlier than Ferrari?

Maybe they need data for the simulator or maybe they needed to test the affordability, whatever it was we don't know yet.

Haas did a huge step in speed with the evolution of the engine.

(Sainz will probably take a penalty next GP and if that the case he maybe use the the engine and unlock it.)
If that is going to be the same upgrade to have such a nice engine as the performance upgrade that we saw at Haas this race,at Ferrari then most probably is game over for Verstappen and Redbull if Redbull don't have any plan on major upgrades during the year.What I know for sure is that the official holiday season will only be holiday for the drivers,the teams at the garage I bet they will be working hard during all August to bring those massive upgrades to their teams in order for them to perform better.The only team who has stop further development to this year car because their full focus is on next year so far is McLaren.

Yesterday Leclerc made a hat trick with three overtakes,all of them on Verstappen.
Red Bull could certainly do an improvement on their car if they want to, but the question is, would you rather spend money on this year's car, or would it be better to spend that money on next year's car?

There is a limited amount of people working on the car, and limited amount of resources, so if you focus on this year's car, then you would continue the upgrades from where you left off this year when next season starts. They are already ahead so much, as a team they are even further ahead, would they be able to keep that difference locked and ready until the season ends? Or will they need to improve to win it this year? I do not know, I mean even at the current rate, they may still win the title, who knows?

I strongly believe that Redbull can’t afford to get over confident here, and they should definitely work on their upgrades for this season to make sure that they continue to remain ahead of their competition.

Red Bull and Max certainly remain favourites for the title. Ferrari's reliability concern is not improving, and a couple of DNFs for Leclerc would ruin the season for him, even if he won most of the other races. And I'm not totally convinced about the new Ferrari pace advantage yet, we need to see it at more than one track.

@Cnut237 I totally agree with you because Ferrari promised us lots of stuff, but so far it’s Redbull that’s stealing the show hence in my personal opinion Max is definitely the favourite to win the title.
1583  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA 2022 world cup on: July 12, 2022, 03:30:12 AM
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I was watching a piece of news, but I don't know if it's real or maybe not, but it announced that perhaps for the next World Cup qualifiers, South America would expand the World Cup quotas to 6 places, if this is the case it will be very interesting , the curious thing is that it only said South America, for Europe it would also apply.

The next world cup, 2026, will be hosted in Canada, USA, and Mexico. All those 3 will be qualified because they're hosts. Also, there will be extra slots for all the confederations.

The 2026 World Cup will have 48 qualified teams instead of the 32 teams of 2022. So that's going to be an extra 16 teams for the next world cup, selected from all the confederations.

It will be the first time that some confederations will be able to qualify directly instead of having to go to play-offs.

Here's the detailed table with the new spots:


Excellent information, the fact of doing it in 3 countries is an experiment that FIFA wants to do to see how things can go, however the most benefited are those from Asia and I like that, also the addition of more countries by UEFA could guarantee that teams like Italy, Sweden if they can have more options to go to the World Cup, particularly I still feel sadness because these two teams do not go to QATAR, because they have a very good history and are actually very representative and they make many countries have many fans and want to revive actions that only they could do, as happened in USA94 with the third place of Sweden and the last World Cup that Italy won with a Zidane who hit an Italian.

I just realized that for the first time there were six teams from Asia (AFC) who managed to advance to the world cup. I think this is new history. I have high hopes for South Korea and Japan in this world cup. although the real challenge will definitely be felt for Korea and Japan because considering Qatar is a pretty hot country so I hope it won't be a problem. even some of my brothers who work in qatar say it's so hot there even at work there is someone who installs air conditioning outside the room. This will definitely be a challenge for a team from a country that has cold temperatures.

The hosts always gain automatic qualification, and on top of that there are 4 exclusive slots for AFC. Apart from these, Australia managed to win the playoff against Peru. So in total there are 6 countries from the AFC. All that said, South Korea and Japan are a joke. They have huge fanbase, but they never perform in major tournaments. They look completely clueless when they play against top teams such as Brazil or England.

And now coming to the weather, I don't think that there needs to be much concern. During evening time, the weather is much more tolerable. On top of that, the tournament is taking place during the winter season.

It's true, I think that the match between Australia and Peru was not that exciting, but this time for me, I was more for Australia than for Peru even though I am South American, I think that the kangaroos of the beautiful country need to do a good job in QATAR . The criticism for the oceanic country has been many, but there is still a long way to go before they can fix all those inconsistencies that could have been shown, I think they will give a good show and will be able to go very far in the World Cup.

I don’t know about you’ll but having more teams can make the World Cup dreadfully long and boring too, and many will avoid watching the initial matches as the big teams will probably be clashing later on only. Also I too felt that Italy should have made it this year, but in the end it felt like that they ran out of desire to play at the World Cup.
1584  Economy / Gambling / Re: Rollbit.com | Crypto's Most Rewarding Casino 👑 on: July 11, 2022, 07:25:11 AM
Unfortunately, you are absolutely right. For the bounty campaigns, a lot of farms with hundreds of accounts were created on Twitter. In their spare time, they definitely take part in this type of lotteries and giveaways. The probability that a normal user will hit compared to the farm owner is probably 1% or less.
It does not change the fact that it is very nice of the Rollbit marketing team to do this type of promotional campaign.
That is basically how people react to making money possibilities online. This isn't even only in crypto, I have literally seen people with thousands of instagram accounts, farming all those "giveaways". They literally just attack those, tag themselves since they have so many accounts, and then they hope that they would actually win the reward. If they do, and if it is a legit place then there is a big chance of them getting it, then they end up selling those things.

I know people with warehouse full of stuff earned all from these giveaways. And all of that because they have thousands of accounts searching the net all around the world at all times. So, it is not just crypto or bounties.
Frankly speaking I don't care for these giveaways much and focus more on game wins or other big events that don't have these bot army and you could win something in reality and if you are lucky enough you could get some high rollers also on small wagering amounts only as small gambler wants.So you can't do anything about these twitter giveaways so it's better you try them and if lucky you could get something or forget about them.

I don’t think that Rollbit team will just award the winner’s without due checks, because once they scrutinise the accounts tweets then they’ll be able to check whether it’s an legit account, or an account made just for participating in the giveaway’s. @aysg76 that’s a fine strategy too because then the end result is in your hands, but for those who’re just starting out or have less funds these giveaways are a good way to engage with the casino hence Rollbit should continue them.
1585  Economy / Gambling / Re: Blackjack.fun | 0.28% House edge | Live tables | Baccarat |Slots| InstantWithraw on: July 11, 2022, 04:16:20 AM
The site has been down for an hour already.

Would be nice to have a player representative to update this thread or somewhere else.

It's exciting if it's the update, but notice should have been given.

RW

Good to see you again here RW.

I think they will work on this after they finished there upgrade because they are very busy working on it due to the launch date commitment. I’m still ok for this surprised maintenance because I still have time to rest and enjoy some social life.  Grin

Anyone here experiencing display error on weekly leaderboard list using mobile? The text display is not readable anymore since the spacing of text become tighter due to the vote button display occupying space.



@dimonstration the site is up and working just fine, and the update could have been done at at time zone where they usually get least traffic and it’s normal for websites to do so such minor updates constantly. Also those who’re yet facing issues when the site opens then try accessing it on a new browser, or clear your cookies and caches and then the site should work just fine.
1586  Economy / Gambling / Re: Stake.com - The Leading Crypto Casino - 🦉 Drake, UFC, Watford Main Partner ⚽ 🥊 on: July 10, 2022, 11:04:56 AM
I'm confused why they need your phone number? Just part of the verification? I would think that stake username should be enough to qualify a person. Nothing against stake here, just curious on the phone number thing.
Probably they have done it to prevent the multiple account abusers. Although it won't work perfectly to prevent the abusers. There could be some other reasons too. I haven't verified my phone number at Stake yet, and I'm not interested to take part in this giveaway.

Lol did you know Stake has a bonus program for birthday? I just found out because I just claimed it $25 is not bad  Smiley
Birthday bonus! I have never received it. However, I have seen the special birthday symbol on other users account in the chat. I heard that Stake gives birthday bonus, but I don't know how the users receive it. Anyway, is it your certificate/real birthday or your Stake account birthday?
I just heard Eddie say on the live stream that the reason they ask for your phone number is Drake actually calls the users he is gonna give money to. So now it makes more sense.

 Shocked
honestly I'm scared, I'm a big fan of his and if by some miracle I win something and he calls me I keep asking myself if I could answer the phone
If you are not canadian or from a latin american country you don't need to be scared because last time most of winners where from canada or from a country around this time zone and many people have complained about that, even on this thread if I remember correctly. They also said that almost all of them had an Iphone with Facetime. So if you don't meet those additional shadow requirements you don't need to worry IMO.

I feel that this requirement is justified as people now can’t game Stake, and they’ll have to verify themselves when Drake calls. Furthermore this is also a unique experience for the winners, because not only do they get the money but a call with Drake himself and I’m actually surprised here that he’ll call but then that’s Stake they love surprising their user’s.
1587  Economy / Gambling / Re: FreeBitco.in-$200 FreeBTC⭐Win Lambo🔥0.2BTC DailyJackpot🏆$32,500 Wager Contest on: July 10, 2022, 06:01:34 AM
i just hope it doesnt crash the site cuz this bear market has been deleting platforms left right and center i sincerely hope that freebitco lives through this
an exitscam looks different I think

It does indeed. This is what a database crash looks like. It's being restored from backups right now.

You better have amazing team at backend.  Grin

We are here with our dreams of winning lambos and small lotteries now and then! Initially I thought this was my internet connection going nuts, but after doing it multiple times it felt something wrong at freebitco end.

Finally reached this thread to understand that everyone has same issues.

I just hope we get back into it soon! Good luck everyone.

I do not understand why the scam word has to be used instantly, because Freebitco has been really transparent with us and has weathered all the storms to build their solid reputation. Also I’m able to access the site hence all seems fine at my end, and I would advise people to clear their cache and cookies because there’s a big chance that you’ll maybe getting the old cache version hence clear it and try again.
1588  Economy / Gambling / Re: Cloudbet | Bitcoin Casino & Sportsbook | The No.1 Bitcoin Gambling Site on: July 09, 2022, 07:40:17 AM
How are the withdrawal times at cloudbet these days?

Made first withdrawal via ETH to test the speed, its not instant as it says on the site that most withdrawals are instant, i can still see the cancel button.

Read some bad reviews but still gave it a go, hopefully will receive withdrawal soon and dont have to wait few days or some bs.

Anyone had recent experience with their withdrawal speed?

I used crypto only and amount is not too big, like 300$ only.

Thanks

I have gambled regularly in Cloudbet before and I have never encountered any problems in my withdrawals. We cannot be certain if those bad reviews came from reputable sources and we should not assume that Cloudbet is doing this without a valid reason for suspicions on user activity. There are other sportsbooks and gambling services in the cryptospace if you do not feel safe, however.

@gowinb0t1 did you first check with the support, if yes what did they say but if you have not approached them then do it now as they’re the best people to guide you. @bbc.reporter I believe that Cloudbet came back with a clean slate and they have been doing a good job since then, and lastly I’m sure that once their representatives see this comment they’ll step in to explain their side of the story.
1589  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2021/2022 on: July 09, 2022, 03:47:54 AM
I don't think Ronaldo will join any of the Laliga teams again this season even though he is now in Spain. Rumors about his move have been getting a lot of public attention lately, but neither team has made an official offer for him. Chelsea are reportedly willing to sign him from Manchester United, but I'm not too sure that a transfer will happen.
It's a big loss for Manchester United if they can't keep Ronaldo this season. Ten Hag wants him to stay, of course but Ronaldo has already declared a move. If he goes to Laliga, it might be Atletico Madrid or Sevilla, but who knows.
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It would be better for him to stay at Manchester United than having to play for Sevilla and Atletico, if he wants to move I don't expect him to move to Sevilla or Atlético, because it's no better than Manchester United, although I'm sure he won't leave Old Trafford for the next two seasons.
By the way, Jesse Lingard hasn't found a club until now, so far there are three teams from the premier league interested in him, West Ham United, Everton and Tottenham. So which club suits his style of play better?

The most desirable club among the three which are interested in Jesse Lingard is obviously Tottenham Hotspur. But I really doubt that he will be able to get the playing time that he wants at this club. So the second best option has to be West Ham. The performance of that club is also decent compared to Everton, and he would have a lot of playing time there.

I also believe that Cristiano Ronaldo is not eligible to play for any La Liga team. In my opinion, Chelsea seems to be the closest team to signing Cristiano Ronaldo. Because they need an attacker and Cristiano Ronaldo seems to be a perfect fit for the club as well.

I have said it repeatedly now and I will say it again that Chelsea won’t get Ronaldo, and he’ll drop the transfer request once Manchester United sorts his wage issue. Also Lingard isn’t getting a club yet, because he’s trying to get lots of money for signing up and that’s why clubs are not offering him a contract yet, but if I had to pick a team for him then it would be West Ham as he really excelled out there.
1590  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: July 08, 2022, 10:17:17 AM
Hopefully there won't be any problem for Juventus to finish the Paul Pogba signing completely soon. Juventus are trying to get back to their old days by making the squad quality stronger than before. Pogba is very familiar with here too of course which is extra good for them. This kind of solid transfers aren't enough by themselves too. They need to keep up a consistency during a whole season as well.
Paul Pogba is one of the players that Juve really need because lately if we look at the midfield of the Juve team it can be said to be very weak due to a lack of creativity. They rarely even play creative players like Arthur, so I think Paul Pogba is very suitable to be in the Juve team and allows the game that Paul Pogba displays is better than when he played with the Manchester United squad, hopefully with the arrival of Paul Pogba can lift Juve to become champions.

I don’t have any faith in Pogba now, because at Manchester United he totally underperformed and I’m not even sure if he can perform well at Juventus. Furthermore when he last played there he was surrounded by world class player’s, but now it’s not the same and thus I won’t be surprised if he struggles as he’s a completely hyped up player these days.
1591  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: July 08, 2022, 07:35:57 AM
Sebastian Haller has joined Borussia Dortmund and is back to Bundesliga after a fairly decent run with Eintracht Frankfurt and after being kinda poor with West ham. Revitalized his career at Ajax with 32 goals in 50 appearances. With much more attacking prowess that Borussia brings. He should thrive there.
Borussia Dortmund are used to losing some of their professional players because this club is often dubbed as a printer of new players who have high expertise, so because they often get offers to buy players with very high nominal, so it has become a normal thing for them.

It is like buying and selling vehicles, but this time they are buying budgeted players but increasing their potential and selling them at a higher price they become experts in sniffing if a player has a high ceiling or potential to be at the top, and I think that the Borussia Dortmund is pretty much well known for this kind of thing and let's not forget where Robert Lewandowski, 1st at before going to Bayern  Munich,

Yes, Dortmund have always had good judgment in recruiting and selling players and about Sebastian Haller they can also be said to be lucky. Because at that time Sebastian Haller got his high marks when transferred to West Ham from Frankfurt but unfortunately his performance was not so good at West Ham, until finally experiencing an improved performance at least with Ajax. With his productive age, Sebastian Haller is certainly expected to contribute well at Dortmund, considering that before playing for Frankfurt, Sebastian Haller's performance has continued to improve and it seems that Sebastian Haller will indeed be suitable to play in the Bundesliga.

Sebastian Haller is still 28 years old and we all know the reputation of Borussia Dortmund, when you came to Dortmund without any high-level skill you would go out of Dortmund gaining buyers from well-known teams and clubs, that is why there are a lot of potential for Sebastian Haller, he still young and still has a higher ceiling to fill, or maybe he will be the Erling Haaland, only time can tell, and let's wait and look forward to it,


Apparently, Bayern Munich is really not interested in Ronaldo's services, because representatives of the club consistently deny the possibility of a transfer of a football player. Now the CEO is Oliver Kahn. he said that Ronaldo is one of the greatest footballers, but this transfer does not correspond to the philosophy of the club.  It's a pity, because in my opinion, after the probable departure of Lewandowski, Ronaldo would be a great replacement for at least a couple of seasons. The option with Paris Saint-Germain is unlikely due to the financial fair play and because Neymar stayed at the club. I am almost sure that Ronaldo will not agree to a significant salary reduction for a move to PSG when Messi and Mbappe have such high salaries.

Yup! I really don't know what the real issue is, but I think Bayern Munich could have a lot of problems with Ronaldo than with Lewandowski, at 1stthey really want to secure the service of Cristiano Ronaldo but eventually say that they are not interested in getting Ronaldo this time a sudden change of plan, maybe because they have thought that Ronaldo coming to Bundesliga will have a big issue with players and the club, But let just say that because there is no chance that Lewandowski can leave Bayern and thinking how much money they will lose on Ronaldo so they deny him completely,

I feel that Dortmund will keep him for a year or two and then sell him for a higher price probably to Bayern only, and if that happens then it would be smart business for Dortmund as they’ll be able to reinvest in young player’s. Also Ronaldo isn’t coming to Bayern this is just a tactic to get more wages from Manchester United, and in the end he’ll continue to play at Manchester United only for this season.
1592  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2022/23 on: July 08, 2022, 03:43:05 AM
There are rumors that Barcelona will make a new transfer offer for Robert Lewandowski. They had been rejected twice before. According to the news I read in the newspaper, this time they will come up with a better offer to Bayern Munich. To tell the truth -no matter how old he is- transferring a world star like Robert Lewandowski can't be cheap. If Barcelona really want this transfer, they need to know how to be generous.
The only reason Bayern Munich still wants the starting price and can't be bargained for lower is, because Bayern Munich still need Lewandowski for at least one more season until his contract expires. But at the same time the player Lewandowski was eager to leave Bayern Munich and really wanted to join Barcelona, it was the high desire of Lewandowski himself that made Barcelona continue to make offers to Bayern Munich. I believe that if there was no strong desire from Lewandowski to play for Barcelona, then Barcelona would not have made an offer for Lewandowski.

@trendcoin Bayern has rejected three offers from Barcelona so far, and @hahay is right it is Lewandowski desire to leave that is encouraging them to make a bid again. Also I’m really surprised player’s yet want to join them as they’re constantly deferring player’s wages, and that’s why I wonder how they’ll be able to pay for his wages.
1593  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: July 07, 2022, 02:44:01 PM
After Cristiano Ronaldo was permitted to leave Manchester United this summer, one of Chelsea's owners regarded the potential to sign one of the biggest names in sports as being too good to pass up, and Chelsea had an offer ready for Ronaldo.

What are the chances of Chelsea getting Cristiano Ronaldo in the transfer window this summer?
Is signing Ronaldo the best thing Chelsea can do right now? Looking at how he ended up in Manchester United and how many people expected a lot from him, it appears as if he is not in the team, he will not be able to take them to the Champions League as many people expected, signing for Chelsea may give the same, though anything can happen, but Chelsea could have looked for a young aged player to buy instead of Ronaldo.
Actually Ronaldo could have brought Manchester United to the Champions League if his teammates did the same. Manchester United's failure to penetrate the Champions League was purely the fault of the whole team who could not improve their game to a better performance. In fact, I see a setback in this club.
Regarding Ronaldo's chances of playing for Chelsea, it seems quite large, if Manchester United has allowed it, it means that the decision is in Ronaldo's hands.

Chelsea's management will spend a relatively modest fee to get Cristiano Ronaldo's signature at just £15m, but Chelsea will have to shell out more than £400,000-a-week despite Mendes having told interested parties he is willing to take a pay cut if an agreement is reached.
The transfer fee wouldn't be a big deal at all for Chelsea now. Because they have so much money to spend in their transfer budget at the moment. The salary topic could be a little problem to think over for Chelsea. They wouldn't struggle to pay of course but they would assess the situation whether it's worth to pay that much money per week to Ronaldo. This claimed amount is much lower than his current salary too actually. He is earning 510,000 pounds per week now.

If Chelsea gets Ronaldo in the team at just for 15m, it will be a best deal for them. Ronaldo is still one of the best players in the world. And if Chelsea's goal is to win the Champions League, they will take Ronaldo to the team. But Thomas Tuchel is a very experienced coach. He knows very well which player is necessary for his team. He will choose the right player for the team at low cost.

I don’t know about you’ll but I strongly feel that this is an arm twisting method by Ronaldo to force Manchester United to pay him his full salary, because currently all player’s are hit with a 25% deduction in their salary due to the failure of not reaching the champions league. Furthermore Manutd will not sell to a direct rival, hence his only option is PSG but I sincerely doubt that they need him.
1594  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ English Premier League Season: 2022/2023 on: July 07, 2022, 07:49:00 AM
Manchester United have cleared out a lot of the midfield from last season. I think they will easily accommodate Eriksen for large parts of the new season, after all they have no signed him to just sit on the bench they have signed him for his creative qualities. I am in no doubt he would prefer to play in the Champions League but all Manchester United could do was offer him Europa League football even still he wanted to join them probably because he wanted to be part of a rebuild at a giant club that has become mediocre the last 10 years.

Of course, if I became eriksen I would accept the offer. I feel proud to accept an offer from a club as big as Man United. Moreover, they will play in Europe. It was a rare opportunity, even if only to play in the Europa League. But I also doubt if he can change Man United? I think actually Man United have a lot of midfielders, it's just that they don't show their best ability so Man United looks really bad and depends on Bruno Fernandes. He could be a substitute for United

@JollyGood I feel that it’ll be Fernandes who’ll be warming the bench after his awful performances last season, and I was really tired to see him complaining on the pitch, hence I hope that Eriksen plays ahead of him.

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I think this season for the title race still belongs to both teams between Manchester City and Liverpool because both of them have made very good transfers.
Manchester City have signed Erling Haaland and Liverpool have also signed Darwin Nunez.

The arrival of the two makes the competition even tighter, Chelsea and Arsenal will complete the top four of the Premier League for the 2022-2023 season.

@Fawwaz while those two teams are really strong there’s another contender for the title i.e. Tottenham, because they have made some smart signings and now they can definitely challenge these two sides for the title.
1595  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: July 07, 2022, 03:28:01 AM
Of course, Galtier can be a good choice. But Zidane was a manager who could be very successful for Paris SG. I would love to have Zidane as head of Paris SG. He has a great football career and he understood the thoughts of the players best. He also managed a giant team -Real Madrid- in the past. It was successful too. We will see together what Galtier will do.
I have also complained about how Paris Saint-Germain F.C sacked a world class Mauricio Pochettino and employed a relatively unknown Christophe Galtier. I was thinking Zinedine Zidane would be the best and most comfortable replacement considering the quality and financial strength of the club. But I have come to understand that fame is not automatic, it starts from one day.  Christophe Galtier might turn out to be the missing link for the success of PSG. Hence I have stopped complaining but now expectant that he might be able to achieve what most top class coach failed to make happen.

Mauricio Pochettino is probably a world-class coach. But he did not succeed with the PSG team. We’ve got to recognize his stupidity many times over in the last season. The same kind of match strategy he has applied in every match. Thus, it is not possible to win a title on a platform like the Champions League. However, current PSG coach Christophe Galtier is not very experienced. At the same time, he has never been the coach of a big team before. If Zidane had been the coach of PSG, it would have been the best for PSG. But Zidane refused to take charge of PSG.

Christophe Galtier also cannot be underestimated, he has also been a football player who defended his country France as a defender, he also spent approximately 15 years as a player at Marseille and at six other clubs.

As a coach he cannot be underestimated, Christophe Galtier won the best Manager award at the Trophees UNFP du football in 2013. Even though he is only a local coach, but he has a lot of experience, it is not wrong for a big club like PSG to accept Christophe Galtier as coach. new.

I feel that we should give the new coach some time, because PSG is not a small club to appoint anybody without due scrutiny, hence I’m sure that they would have done their due research before finalising on Christophe Galtier. Furthermore if you’ll read then you’ll see that he’s experienced enough, and if he can restore the attacking kind of football that PSG fans wants to see then he will definitely enjoy success at the club.
1596  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: July 06, 2022, 01:30:14 PM
I am still doubtful about if women’s IPL is going to be played or not. BCCI is already not interested in women's IPL from the start and they also did not share any information except for the only announcement that was made. I still don’t think the BCCI is actually interested in WIPL. I suspect they might actually Not put good enough work for the WIPL and if that eventually does not succeed they are not going to play another WIPL tournament for a long time. My point is I don’t think the point of view of BCCI On the WIPL is positive.

There is reluctance from the part of the BCCI and that is understandable. But at this point, it is not possible for them to delay this tournament any further. They received $6.2 billion from the IPL media rights auction, and they can't now give the excuse that there is a shortage of funds. And also, they made the announcement that the tournament will be held sometime in the first quarter of 2023. If they cancel or postpone the tournament, there will be a lot of criticism. And I am sure that Jay Shah and Sourav Ganguly are not stupid enough to take that route.

@minairia3 why do you feel that BCCI will back out now?, because this is a historic step and they’ll get lots of support from the government and I’m sure that sponsors will definitely be interested in this. Furthermore if they were not interested why would they announce it, hence I’m pretty sure that they have a plan in mind and we’ll soon see more developments regarding women IPL as we head closer to 2023.
1597  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: July 06, 2022, 10:16:42 AM
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For 100th time, there is no nepotism here whatsoever. Fans should not be that reactive with few bad performance. For selection their is a process.

Ranji > India A > National team

Likes of Vihari, Gill, Iyer, Siraj etc has a good record in Ranji and India A that's why they got picked in the first place. They do have some problems and they have to address them without any doubt but at the same time you have to give them a long rope. Likes of Mohsin Khan has a very long way to go, he didn't showed any extra ordinary skill in red ball so far that he should be fast tracked, he's no way Bumrah. Natarajan will not play test cricket as he's already 31, at best he might feature in 3-4 matches that's it. Prasidh Krishna will surely play in future.

Well.. I posted about it, because Hanuma Vihari is having a test batting average of less than 35. The average for the current Indian squad is >45. For comparison, Ravindra Jadeja has a batting average of 36.56 and he is not a yet regular in the Indian test side. Same with Siraj as well. His test bowling average is close to 31, which is far from impressive. Given his inability to bat, I don't believe that there is any logic in giving him chances again and again. For both Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami, the average is in the 20s.
Not very clever argument but okay. IMO it's ignorance to say that Jadeja is not regular in Test squad. Only time he didn't played any test in last 3 years when he was injured. Got injured in Australia and missed few home tests and South Africa away series.

Yeah, Vihari's average is bad atm and we've discussed this many times but you have to agree that he mostly play in tough conditions (SENA) and doesn't have luxury to play at home at all. He's considered replacement of Pujara in a long run and for this you have to give him long rope, there is a possibility that he might fail but you still need to give him 1 more tour in every SENA country as you can't just bring new guy out of nowhere and throw in the challenging conditions, unless they are generational talent and so far we have none for number 3 position (SENA only).

Siraj's average was 27-ish before this match started and Shardul's 21-ish so what's your point? 1 bad performance and kicked them out?

My observation is Siraj will play for long, i have no doubt about it. Shardul will only play in SENA only but it would depend on the conditions, the more seaming track he'll get a nod for sure. In india, may be few times, if someone is injured but i would say never.

I strongly think that there can’t be any kind of nepotism under Dravid’s watch, and that he selected the best possible team for this fixture. Furthermore I too feel that Vihari needs time and he can do what Pujara did go and play in county cricket to get exposure, because one more bad series and calls to drop him from the team will further increase hence he needs to step up and improve his game at the earliest.
1598  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: July 06, 2022, 07:38:55 AM
There is a catch when you say that the BCB is richer than CSA or WICB. Domestic revenues may be higher for the former when compared to the other two boards. But CSA and WICB receive a few million USD every year in the form of IPL foreign player release fees. Taking that in to account, I would say that BCB is poorer than the other two. And the political interference makes the situation even worse for the players. And I agree with the last part. Domestic cricket needs a complete revamp in Bangladesh.
BCB is at the 5th position in the top richest cricket board list. They aren't a poor cricket board. BCB continuously getting lot's of money from the sponsors. The main problem is that Bangladeshi player doesn't give much concentration on the T20 and test format. They plays with the fear of getting out quickly. BCB is giving opportunity to those players who has done well in domestic cricket and BPL. But those players has failed to show their performance in the international matches. Perhaps, fear is the main reason for this failure.
BCB needs to spend more money in providing and improving their resources for these players. If these players are performing good in domestic cricket and league cricket but not in international cricket then something is nit right with selection and training. I don't see any future for Bangladesh if they continue playing like a bunch of ameatures. They are bad in all formats of cricket as of now.

@Mahdirakib I wasn’t aware that BCB was so rich, because I always felt that they lacked funds and that’s why they had no infrastructure to support their player’s. Lastly if BCB wants player’s to perform then they should hire a sports psychologist that can help player’s unlock their potential, and also get the best available coaches to train them and only then will we see Bangladesh player’s performing to their maximum abilities.
1599  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Cricket match prediction discussions on: July 06, 2022, 03:45:02 AM
This is true, and in particular few countries are in dominance. Why this is happening? All are due to the revenue generated out of cricket. If cricket is taken to Olympics and to other World level meets, automatically there'll be more countries participation. This will make ICC loss its control. [..]

90% of the revenue of the International Cricket Council goes from India, which is why the Indian Cricket Board holds the highest dominance over other boards.

The only solution is; There should be maximum number of bilateral series so that other boards should also stand on their feet and not be ruled by only one board.
Every cricketing nation needs to be given equally space. India have got more audience for cricket and that's the reason why ICC is dominated by India. When we talk of bilateral series, low ranked teams need to be given opportunity to play against the top teams. Only such match schedules can help in the improvement of the low bottom team's performance.
I agree with you. The big problem for small teams in cricket is that they do not get chance to play with big teams. That is why big teams are always on top. I think ICC should take action in this regard and create a fixture of the whole countries. Otherwise, it is not possible to expect the progress of cricket. They have to make strict rules that there must be strong and week team series. Otherwise they will not be able to take part in the World Cup. I think if there were such strict rules implemented everyone would agree to play with a small team.

I have stopped expecting that ICC will be free from the clutches of the top 3 boards i.e. India, Australia, and England and from ICC point of view these 3 alone contribute a lot to their revenues hence they can’t afford to piss them off. However ICC alone can’t be blamed because boards like WI, SA indulged in corruption and in the process destroyed their reputation and thus lost their power in ICC, plus fans prefer more big 3 matches then watching small teams play hence the big 3 have grown more powerful.
1600  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar - UEFA Qualifiers on: July 05, 2022, 01:09:23 PM
I don’t agree that Neymar is a better leader compared to Messi. But yes, I have to agree that Brazil is obviously stronger than Argentina.

If we are talking about winning the World Cup I don’t think Brazil or Argentina any of them are going to win the World Cup. The best chance of winning the World Cup is with France in my opinion. They have a squad that was absolutely stacked in the last World Cup as well and this time they have a similar type of squad if not better. So, I still think that Francis is the team that is going to take the World Cup home.
Qatar is neutral place for European and South Americans for having trophy this time last time we have World Cup at neutral place then Spain was winner at South Africa in 2010 and now its almost two decades European are dominating in this event with Brazil won in 2002 and Argentina lost final against Germany in 2014 with this all I have feeling most chances European are again going to dominate in this event with Germany and France both are very strong contenders and Brazil and Argentina can upset but still need some more time for having strong squads who can beat these European teams which are having improved quality and too many skilled players with Brazil and Argentina also having quality players, but they are not able to play as perfect units.
Indeed, sometimes Argentina and Brazil can't play solidly as a team, but considering they have good skills players it's possible that they will still go further in this tournament. I personally think that all big teams with star players still have a chance to win trophies, even more so for players like Messi and Ronaldo this may be the last World Cup he plays. With that motivation, of course, they will play very seriously, so whoever the team that wins the World Cup in this World Cup honestly cannot be determined which team will win it because all the teams this time have good preparations.

I disagree that Brazil is not a strong contender, because if you look at their team I feel that they’re the favourites to lift the cup, and I’m planning to wager on them a lot. Lastly I don’t think that France will win after seeing their poor performance in the nations league, hence that’s one team I’m going to avoid wagering on unless they drastically improve their performances.
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