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1621  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 28, 2023, 07:43:49 PM
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I think should not be difficult for Arsenal to win, even though we know the opposing team is always unpredictable, but I think this is playing at home of course Arsenal will control the field and that is important for the host.

West Ham will not be a challenge for Arsenal today because we all know Arsenal have been a great team throughout the season. West Ham are not doing bad either, but I think they are not capable of winning Arsenal in these games. In my opinion, even though I don’t know how the game will end and sometimes things change in football, Arsenal will be playing at home, which will even boost their chances of winning them since they will definitely dominate the match because if they are at home, they won’t allow another team to come and beat them at home.

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Although West Ham has confidence after beating Man United I think this is a little different from Arsenal they will not be able to (my prediction) but still I will admit from the beginning that Arsenal will win it.

Manchester United and Arsenal performances cannot be compared. You know that Manchester United have been doing very poorly this season. West Ham are better than Manchester United. You know that, right? So even if they have some confidence after eating Manchester United, I don’t think that confidence they gather is enough to beat Arsenal even at Arsenal home. However, I also predict that Arsenal will win the big West Ham. Let's wait and see how the result of the match will be.
West Ham have been able to beat top English Premier League clubs this season and that's why I think it's absolutely possible for them to pick all three points from their league game against Arsenal tonight. Without taking anything away from Arsenal, there's every possiblity that they can be convincingly beaten by West Ham tonight if they in any way try to underestimate the footballing strength of their opponents tonight.

But considering how consistent Arsenal have been this season and the fact that they are very much in competition to win the English Premier League title, Arsenal would never want to underestimate their opponents tonight and would surely play the game in their full strength. I think it'll be a difficult game for both sides but I expect Arsenal to win the game.
1622  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread on: December 28, 2023, 07:36:36 PM
I wouldn't say Neymar is the only star player in the Brazilian Squad. His performance has not been up to the mark in recent times. Ancelotti is rumored to be taking over Brazil's management. He can bring the best out of the squad that he has been given. The 2021-22 Real Madrid UEFA Champions League was an example. He made Benzema won a Ballon D’or. So if he can join the team, I think Brazil can do good in the World Cup 2026 and probably can complete their hexa world cup dream.

Brazil has players full of talent and I believe Ancelotti can bring the best out of them. He is already managing MIlitao, Vini Jr, and Rodrygo. So he is used to train them which is even better.
Neymar will absent on Copa America after confirming his injury need longer time for recovering, its not problem for Carlo Ancelotti will be Brazil head coach on Copa America because he has many alternative with attacking line from Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo, Endrick, Gabriel Jesus and Richarlison. I believe under Carlo Ancelotti have work with many top Brazil players with club not get difficult for them how to understand with Ancelotti scheme.
I think most important for Ancelotti how to get fans trusted how to get good achievement on Copa America before facing match in World Cup qualifier, left few months later Brazil will play on Copa America and give first trophy will make Ancelotti easily for target winning FIFA World Cup 2026.
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Neymar us arguably the best player in the Brazilian national team for the past one decade and that's why it's very understandable that the Brazilian fans are gonna miss him as he's been confirmed that he wouldn't be part of the national team that'll be playing in next Copa America. That being said, the Brazilian national team as we all know is one of the most talented national team in the world as majority of their players are big star in their respective clubs especially in Europe.
They still have star players that can perfectly fit in to the same position that Neymar Jr plays for the national team. Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr can play in place of Neymar as well his Real Madrid teammate Rodrygo. It is believed that Carlo Ancelotti will take over the management of the Brazilian national team immediately after the expiration of the current European football season which will be his last season with Real Madrid and as a manager who has been managing over four of the current Brazilian team members in his Real Madrid team, I believe he's gonna know how best to manage the Brazilian national team perfectly.
1623  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Turkish Super League 2023/24 Season on: December 28, 2023, 10:52:58 AM
I also hope to watch a much more exciting match between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce this time. Both teams will make a lot of money surely. I mean even for the losing side it is quite a good amount to play for. But there is still a big gap between the winner prize and the prize for the losing side. Both teams should be able to make an extra effort to get the biggest prize money.
That match will surely be very difficult to predict because the both teams has the same performance and pattern of play also considering how they played the last time, it was actually a very interesting March because the both tried all there possible best to win but could not, although Galatasaray perform really well on that match considering going to the home of Fenerbahce and hold them to a goal less draw, it was really a nice performance for them.

And perhaps let's see how there next match will be considering the fact that Fenerbahce will be coming to the home of Galatasaray this time, so i wonder how the outcome of the match will be because the both teams are seriously in need of the wining considering there points on the table and also if Fenerbahce lose the match, Galatasaray automatically become the first position on there table, although considering the fact that Galatasaray hold them to draw on there home there is a higher chance for Galatasaray to win them as they are coming to there home.
Last week at the home of Fenerbahce in Istanbul, Fenerbahce played out a goalless draw against Galatasaray which was contrary to a lot of people's opinion concerning the game as they've earlier thought that many goals will be scored in the game since it was a game between the two most prolific teams in the Turkish Super Lig.

despite the goalless draw in that last week encounter between the two clubs, football fans across the globe are of the opinion that today's Super Cup will provide us with goals and I think I agree to that. It's less than six hours before the commensement of the game and I can't wait to watch the much anticipated game.
1624  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: December 28, 2023, 10:13:53 AM
There is nothing like a shame in Victor Osimhen staying in Napoli and playing his game. Napoli is a big team and he is valued at the club and he is having a play time at the club. Osimhen didn't start his football career at Napoli so he has experienced different clubs and he still young and has many years ahead of him. He shouldn't move when he thinks it's not the right time for him to do so.
His performance went down in this season, they're struggle in any league/cup, I guess this could be a good time for Napoli to sell both Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia because they have a value. Napoli is just an average team, so it's not surprising if many players join Napoli as a stepping stone.

If they can't perform in their new teams or already old, usually they will back to their old teams.
Before Victor Osimhen recently extended his contract with Napoli, he was still under contract with the Italian champions till the summer of 2025 and that's I think his decision to extend his contract with Napoli was borne out of the club's interest to make sure he doesn't leave the club anytime soon. If they had any plan of selling Victor Osimhen to other European clubs, they wouldn't have extended his contract.

Though I  was surprising that Osimhen decided to remain at the club after having few internal issues with the club recently, I think it's also good to note that the Nigeria international is very happy to remain at the club. Signing a new contract though doesn't stop Osimhen from leaving the club anytime soon, but I think the club has resolved with the player to have more time with them before he can leave
1625  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Success or Fail? - Talking about Gambling as a major income on: December 28, 2023, 10:03:16 AM
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You're the gambler involved and I don't think welcoming all other people's opinions is a good idea for you to determine what to do for your gambling lifestyle, if you think gambling can be well profitable enough to depends your earnings from it then why not shoot the first strike and see what might be the outcome of it and learn this by yourself, taking other people's opinions may not be a perfect match for you because we can all have different ideas and way of approach.
Gambling will depend entirely on you and the money you gamble with will be at your own risk. You can decide to gamble if you think that you can make a profit in gambling by changing some strategy in gambling. The thing I always say when it comes to gambling is that gambling should be done within your control. Yes everyone aims to earn enough money by gambling but the addiction of money income should not reach excessive levels. When your gambling addiction reaches excessive levels, you cannot control yourself and instead of making money, you lose money. You don't always have to rely on luck, sometimes you will need to make a decision with your conscience. If you can make a conscious decision about gambling then gambling is fine for you.
As adults, we are responsible for any action we choose to take as far as it has to do with our personal life and financial engagements are one the primary decisions that an adult must be very cautious and careful while taking. Gambling is one engagement that's wholly about money and requires utmost carefulness while engaging in it as well as taking decisions on best ways to gamble. However, I think we sometimes need few person's opinions while gambling especially when we know that our gambling engagements most times doesn't end well probably because of our poor gambling skills.

We must learn how to take other people's advice when they're trying to make us stay responsible in gambling even when we are the once who finance our gambling. Taking some of these advises will help us stay regulated in our gambling engagements.
1626  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 28, 2023, 09:51:59 AM
When Manchester City was one goal behind at the start of the match, I was quite scared. In just 29 minutes, Everton's young player Jack Harrison made a powerful attack and touched the ball in the Manchester City goal post. At that time, many questions arose in the minds of every lover of Manchester City, this time if Haaland was on the field for Manchester City, then this goal would not have been possible. And until half-time Manchester City were unable to score any goals but the attack was rampant.And later Manchester City roared back to their former form and managed to score 3 goals in a row. And at the end of the match Manchester City gained three points which occupied the fourth place in the points table.

Everton's early goal against Manchester City yesterday was surprising to many because of the fact that City have go more quality player than the Toffees but that doesn't mean that if Erling Haaland was playing, it'll stop Everton from scoring the first goal of the game because Haaland is a to 9 striker and not a defender nor a defensive midfielder. We've seen Manchester City lose games that Haaland featured this season and so I think Manchester City are very beatable even when they have Haaland in their mix.

That being said, Manchester City responded in the best possible form yesterday to that early Everton goal. They played like a team who are still very much in contention for the English Premier League title by coming from a goal down to score three goals and grab all three points from that game.
1627  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 27, 2023, 11:56:35 PM
Very decent goal from Foden while Pickford find the ball very difficult to pick  Cheesy. Manchester City is a team that rarely disappoints. From the beginning of the match i knew they will still take the lead on the score line. Regardless of how fast Everton were lucky to get a goal, they will eventually lose the game to Manchester City. They are no match for the premier league champions. So bad John Stones has been taken off as injured. His absence may leave a mark on the performance of Manchester City for some period. We saw that when Rodri was injured as well.

At the beginning of the game it was as if Everton where going to put up a strong fight when i initially saw the 1-1 draw, however Manchester City still had to prove that they were the defending champions, immediately after that penalty was scored, i knew that more goals where coming because Manchester City began to mount excessive pressure and controlling of the midfield as they often do.
But lately I must say that Manchester City haven't really been dishing out that fire power that they possess, there has been a great level of decline in their conquest this season and if care is not taken, they might not repeat what happened last seasons, after coming behind to take league from Arsenal.
After Everton scored the first goal of the game, I was of the opinion that it was gonna be a very long night for Manchester City but little did I know that the reigning World, European and English champions had a totally different thought from mine in that game. After Manchester City scored a goal to equalize the game, they dominated the rest part of the game and was rewarded with three more goals which confirmed that they were gonna have all three points from that encounter.

City without doubt were having a better campaign last season than they're having this season which has made me question Manchester City's strength to challenge for the English Premier League title this season but with the result of the league game tonight, I think Manchester City still have a great chance of coming back to retain the English Premier League title.
1628  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽ on: December 27, 2023, 11:45:38 PM
Chelsea ended the first half with a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace and I kind of wonder which game that would be supervised by coach Pochettino and the Chelsea team won't conceive a goal, 70 percent of the games that he has managed so far this season he hardly won or go home without conceiving a single in the end and this is bad of him and the entire current Chelsea's squad. Obviously it has become certain that Pochettino lacks defensive ability, and I'm beginning to think that this is where one of his problems lies, and the earlier he takes care of it the better for the team going forward.
Mudryk helped chelsea to get the first goal against palace but olise was also equalizing the score but medueke gets penalty and he has been successfully executing it which is good for the club. Chelsea has very high ball possessions but the attacking lines seem unaffective enough in the match against olise. This is also making the club tried so hard but penalty has been helping chelsea to win the game against crystal palace. This is also become the main problem owned by pochettino's club caused by the attacking lines are always being so wasteful.
Jackson is always getting offside which is the main problem owned by the club. Im wondering what solution prepared by pochettino for this. Chelsea gets three points but the performance from attacking lines was so bad.
Chelsea needs also to put this as the main concern. The current striker is no more than a comedian. he was always offiside and jackson doesn't even understand about how to get best position.
It was nice to see Chelsea back to winning ways again and I can say that Mykhailo Mudryk was one of the best players on the pitch tonight to help Chelsea achieve that feat. The Ukraine international scored the first goal of the game which was later cancelled by Crystal Palace second half goal. It took Madueke late goal to give Chelsea the maximum three points from the game.

Chelsea's main problem since the start of the season is the team's poor ability to create goalscoring chances during games and almost cost them the win tonight. Players like Mudryk, Palmer, Sterling and others needs to step up their games in ensuring that the club becomes consistent with winning their games.
1629  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: December 27, 2023, 11:36:28 PM
If Xabi Alonso has reached a personal agreement with Real Madrid for me it is a very natural thing, because I think he really wants to be at Real Madrid. He's a former Real Madrid player, and I know he's a Real Madrid fan, so if there's an offer coming from Real Madrid he'll be very happy.
On the other hand, it's true what you say, if he leaves Leverkusen then it will have an effect, because we know that the person who brought Leverkusen to the current form is Xabi Alonso. Leverkusen will have to go back and look for a suitable coach who can replace Xabi and that will be very difficult.
I think it is not a natural thing because the season isn't over yet. Xabi Alonso must focus to lead Leverkusen to finish the season with the best achievement (win the titles). It is not the right time to get a personal agreement with any team. If the season is over already, it is okay to negotiate with other teams, including Real Madrid. Although Xabi Alonso is a former player of Real Madrid, he must be professional as a coach. He must be aware that he is the coach of Leverkusen now, he mustn't think about another team.

Yes, that's right, I really agree with what you said, if Xabi has brought many changes to the Bayer Leverkusen team, the extraordinary consistency is none other than because of Xabi performance in managing the team to achieve maximum results so that it can improve the quality of work of all the players, not to mention It is not known for certain whether Xabi accepted the offer, but if yes, I think it was a good decision Xabi smart work can no longer be doubted. If Xabi finally replaces Anclotti to coach a big team like Real Madrid, it will be good news for everyone because Xabi is a suitable coach to replace Anclotti.
Personally, I prefer to see Xabi wins some titles with Leverkusen first before he moves to Real Madrid. Xabis must prove that he is quite capable to manage Real Madrid. Winning some trophies will be a strong proof of his quality as a coach. But if he moves to Real Madrid before winning any title, I think it is not a really wise decision for his career.


Xabi Alonso is regarded as a legend at Real Madrid for achieving great success with the club as he won many important trophies with with the club during his playing days and has now grown to be one of the current best young managers in Europe. His record with Bayer Leverkusen is just too intimidating for a young manager of his experience and that's why he's monitored by Real Madrid management for potential replacement of Carlo Ancelotti who will leave the club after the end of the current season.

The current squad of Real are majorly of young stars who if given the chance, will flourish under Xabi Alonso. As a manager that have the picture and mentality of Real Madrid, Xabi Alonso will make a good manager for Real Madrid and I'm very optimistic that the club manager Fiorentino Perez will do everything possible to bring him to Santiago Bernabeu next summer
1630  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: December 27, 2023, 10:57:33 PM
In reality Mourinho has still failed so far for AS Roma because after all, Mourinho's appointment aims for AS Roma to be able to compete strongly at least in the top four of the Serie A standings. But yes, the reality is that from Mourinho's first season at AS Roma util now, the result is a failure because yes, at least Mourinho still failed to make AS Roma to be able to finish in the top four positions.

So, if you consider about winning the Scudetto then yes, it seems like it is just a hope that certainly remains difficult to achieve. Also about the match against Napoli, basically in that match Napoli only play with 10 player and then AS Roma got the first goal. Then, for AS Roma's second goal against Napoli yesterday too, the fact that Napoli players got another red card and Napoli had 2 red cards in the match and yes, after two Napoli players got red cards, then after that AS Roma could make a goal.

So yes, basically there is nothing impressive with AS Roma's performance even though AS Roma has Lukaku so yes, still, the reality is that AS Roma is still quite bad from the results they have gotten so far with Mourinho.
Mourinho has not succeeded in bringing Roma to compete in the Champions League and that is one of the missions he failed to carry out in training Roma. But Mourinho still has the opportunity to do it this season if he succeeds in bringing Roma to finish in the top 4. But previously he succeeded in bringing Roma to win the European Conference League Cup trophy and this season Roma is also taking part in European League.
Roma can compete stronger in the European league this season so they can get back into the final like they did in the previous season.

I don't think it's purely Mourinho failure to bring Roma to many trophies, but because Roma is not financially supported by the means to buy quality players, which makes them unable to compete with other teams in Serie A. This season, Roma has Lukaku, who they recruited in the season transfer window last summer but Roma performance was also not too aggressive in the serie A. Well, maybe Roma will recruit some good quality players again in the winter transfer window to help them reach the top 4.
As a manager that's got a very rich experience in the UEFA champions league having won the competition in two different editions, one of the prime expectations of AS Roma management when they signed Jose Mourinho to the club was that the Portuguese manager would help return the club to Europe's biggest club competition but unfortunately for the club and the manager, they've failed to qualify for the UEFA champions league. They would've qualified to play in the the competition this season if they had defeated Seville in the in the final of the UEFA Europa League last season but unfortunately failed as they were beaten by the Spanish club in the final.

I think he still has a chance of achieving the aim of playing in the UEFA champions league next season with the club by making sure they finish in the top four of the league table at the end of the season.
1631  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 27, 2023, 10:36:49 PM
In other matches it looks like Chelsea will manage to get 3 points in this match even though the game is very tough in my opinion.
The score is now 2-1 for Chelsea and extra time will soon be finished.
Another win for Chelsea, to the joy of the home crowd who would have expected nothing less than a win since the number one striker Christopher is back although he did not score for us to see the balloon celebration, his presence is reassuring to many of the supporters of this club. Chelsea remains tenth on the table even though they won this game. This 10th place is a position that looks like a big resistance to them and they have not been able to pass and break into the top 10 and even remain there for a long time. Chelsea have a chance in their next game to maintain the win and maybe finally get into a position better than tenth. Chelsea against Luton next.

The victory today from Chelsea is a deserving one after seeing how they played with their opponent throughout the game. They should be ashamed if they hadn’t won any point in this match or drew the match because the stats of the game was very much in favour of them. Christopher Nkunku’s presence did really paid for them in this match. If they can get the striker back to full form, I think they will convert more goals in matches than they use to now currently.
Chelsea has been very poor this season with their very inconsistent performances in the English Premier League.  They've struggled to convince their fans and football fans across the globe that the huge money that was invested in by the club's owner was a good move by the club owner to facilitate them bounce back to from their poor performance of last season. Despite the return of some of their star players who were earlier injured, they're yet to impress.
Undoubtedly, they were the best team on the pitch tonight but Crystal Palace still gave them a tough time in the game as they needed an 88th minute penalty from Madueke to grab all three points from the game. Hopefully, the win is gonna boost the team's morale to improve more.
1632  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: December 27, 2023, 10:08:16 PM
The transfer window is almost in few days time,and teams have started looking at some possible signings that they can make  in order to improve on their squad depth.Some of the teams have already seen whom they want to spend their money on,while some are still scouting for players.Arsenal is one of those teams looking for a striker that can fit their pattern of play,and if they can get a player like Osimhen,then they might have gotten a high profile player that can make them win the premier league and the Champions league.However,Ivan Toney is seen as a possibility,and if they can get him,I think they would have a chance in winning the premier league.
Talking about Arsenal who will try to make an offer to Osimhen I don't seem sure if Osimhen can be brought to Arsenal because the price is very high and on the one hand Napoli actually don't want to sell this player and this is what I know from several people who say about this too said the same thing.
Nothing is impossible, that's true, but still several big clubs also want this player, such as Liverpool and Real Madrid, but there is no certainty and what is certain is that it will be difficult to bring in Osimhen before his contract at Napoli approaches the end.
Undoubtedly, Arsenal are one of the strongest English Premier League clubs in England and I've been very consistent with their impressive performance since the start of the season. Almost all the big players that is based in Europe at the moment would definitely want to play for Arsenal especially in their striking role.
However, I don't think a player like Victor Osimhen would want to sign for them anytime soon. Surprisingly Victor Osimhen recently extended his contract with Napoli which will keep him at the club till the summer of 2026 and that's why I think it's almost impossible for him to leave the club during the winter transfer window that'll be opened in less than five days time.

Arsenal can still sign strikers from other big European clubs because they have all it takes to lure star players to the club but definitely not Victor Osimhen who is keen to make more history with his Napoli team
1633  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: It is you who can't stop betting. on: December 27, 2023, 09:53:51 PM
I have been reading some threads and comments that many people have been saying that they find it very difficult to stop gambling (not only gambling addicts), but on one hand, I really think that it is not hard to quit gambling even when you are winning and not winning, but it is you who can't control yourself. Bets can not force one to stake, but a gambler can force themselves to stake a bet, even when he or she does not have money to bet. Some gamblers did not learn how to gamble. They just see themselves doing it, but they can't stop it. Why because they can't control themselves, even when they are not an addicted gambler?
What do we have to say about this?
When a gambler keeps thinking that he cannot stop gambling, then at that moment the gambler sends a signal to the brain to make a decision that he cannot.
Self-control starts from the mind. Thoughts are raw materials which will then be processed into an activity driven by the body's members. The control is all in the mind.

Breaking away from addiction is difficult. The effect can make the body sick, but it is not permanent.
This is the same as saying you are you and will never be me.
If the thought of gambling is to please yourself, then the result that will be given is a pleasant activity. If the gambler's mission is to get a lot of money, then the mind will produce a negative reaction when the gambler loses money due to defeat.
When it comes to gambling addiction it is not something that can be easily stopped because when you addicted to gambling and you decide to stop it it takes more than the ordinary decision to stop gambling a lot of addicted gamblers today are not happy with their addiction I have tried in several ways to stop it but because it has eaten deep into their daily living, they still find themselves gambling uncontrollably even when they don't want to so. It's one thing to get engaged in gambling but totally a whole different thing to get addicted in gambling and the latter isn't easy to stop.

But like I would always say for you to break away from gambling addiction as a gambler, you'll have to first of all accept your fate that you are an addicted gambler that needs help and wants to quit his addiction as that will help you in decision making as well as in minimizing your gambling engagement.
1634  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 27, 2023, 09:36:36 PM
Manchester City conceded 1-0 to Everton in the 29th minute through a goal from Jack Harrison. Manchester City's defense looked weak so Everton was able to score goals and also created several chances on target against Manchester City, and Everton played very well..
Pep is really experiencing quite difficult things so far because the problems at his club regarding player injuries never end. So all of this really makes Man City's condition quite bad. They missed various opportunities in the previous match. and this time too, they were quite weak at the back and also not strong enough and pressing enough at the front. Currently at half time, Man City is still 1 - 0 behind Everton since the early minutes. This is Everton, in fact a small club which is in 14th position in the standings. Is Man City unable to beat clubs like this again even without their key players? I think that Man City seems quite weak this season..
Manchester City has not been as effective as they were last season due to series injury to the club's first team players as well as the departure of some of the integral members of the squad that lifted the treble with them last season. The Pep Guardiola's has dominated the English Premier League for the past three seasons but considering their performance this season, I don't think they are strong contenders for the league title this season. I wasn't surprised when Everton took the lead because almost every team in the league now believes that Manchester City are very beatable which was unlike the feelings of their league opponents were having last season that the City team were on rampage.

Unluckily for Manchester City, John Stones substituted after picking up an injury which now adds to the injury list at the club. Manchester City I believe can still equalize or probably win the game

1635  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Are successful gamblers seen as addicts? on: December 27, 2023, 09:03:00 PM
You know before getting to the stage where you're called a successful gambler. That means you have pass through alot of stages before getting there. And one of those stages are uncontrollable losses, addiction etc. So to be a successful gamble doesn't mean you must be addicted because most successful gamblers have already know the ways to handle such things. Because without having good control of you gambling habits you can't become a successful gambler at first . Is through your luck and your principles in gambling.
Are you saying that before you can be a successful gambler you must have gone through some kind of regular losses that one cannot control and as well addiction? Buddy it's all wrong. Some gamblers are just lucky that during their first month or week of gambling they got a massive cash out. Sincerely speaking, in my country a guy took a bet from a friend, and this was his first time. He asked for games, and they gave him. He used a good amount and staked it and was lucky to win very big. Ever since that day he stopped gambling and was very successful.


The idea of a successful gambler could mean different things in the minds of different people. According to the first person in this post that I am replying, his idea of a successful gambler is that the gambler must have gone through series of losses and maybe became addicted and in the end of the day cured of addiction and has become successful. But the second person said that a successful gambler can be a novice who just became suddenly lucky to win big amount of money.

To get the good stands in this matter we need to understand what the original topic creator intended by saying a successful gambler. Me I can say that what is a success to one person might not be a success to another. To me, I can win $10k in gambling today and say that I am successful but Mr B could win $10,000 and still not see himself as being successfulm
1636  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽ on: December 27, 2023, 08:45:19 PM
Chelsea ended the first half with a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace and I kind of wonder which game that would be supervised by coach Pochettino and the Chelsea team won't conceive a goal, 70 percent of the games that he has managed so far this season he hardly won or go home without conceiving a single in the end and this is bad of him and the entire current Chelsea's squad. Obviously it has become certain that Pochettino lacks defensive ability, and I'm beginning to think that this is where one of his problems lies, and the earlier he takes care of it the better for the team going forward.
I saw that Chelsea have got an early lead in the match I was very happy for them that at least they need to have some win in order not to fall lower than the 11th position they are occupying currently. Since this season Chelsea's favorite position has been 10th and from 10th they go to 12th from 12th they come back to 10th. I really thought that this match against Crystal Palace could change the narrative.

Palace in the other hand is not in their best form this season but one thing about that club is whether they are in good form or not they have the ability to stop a any club from winning even if they cannot win. That club has some resistant spirit that can throw up surprises when you do not expect it. This night they could also give Chelsea a bad result
1637  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling for fun, is it a lie that we tell ourselves? on: December 27, 2023, 08:31:32 PM
I know for sure that if we take periodic account of how many times that we gamble, maybe weekly, monthly or yearly, we'll find out that the loses are far greater than the winnings, so I sometimes wonder how we can be indulging in something that we lose far more than we gain, in the name of having fun. I know that it's human nature to want to conquer, defeat, control and be the leader, yet we go into gambling knowing that the system doesn't give us a fair advantage of achieving these aims, yet we're happy to go back and likely be defeated again.

Perhaps deep down in our conscience, somewhere that we don't like to listen to, it still tells us the truth that the reason why we're going to gamble is to hopefully win money, not really to have fun.

I know that it's said that you should gamble the amount that you can afford to loose, but will you call it a true fun when you know that there's a higher probability of losing your bet?
If I have to reply you from the same premise you are coming from I am sure you will understand one thing about gambling and involving in it as a fun or a means of getting money. From the illustration you get above if someone is investing and that investment does not yield depositive result I think they will quit and try other kind of investments. In the same vein if someone is gambling and they are losing and yet they did not want to quit, that means they are having fun doing that, it is as simple as that.

However generally speaking the idea that gambling is for fun is somehow applicable only to the rich men and people that have steady sauce of income because they choose how much they would want to spend and have fun. But somehow who does not even know what they will eat for dinner and manages to bring out the small money they have to gamble they will inevitably expect much from it and that means that they are not having fun rather they are chasing winnings. So, it is correct to conclude that do some gambling is for fun, while to others it is not for fun.
1638  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 27, 2023, 08:21:45 PM
Martial? He's been listed amongst players who will be seen leaving the club. Marcus Rashford have been useless this season, he did well regardless last night as he was responsible for laying the assist for Garnacho to score.

On the performance of Rashford this season, I couldn’t agree more on what you said. He hasn’t been his best this season. I wouldn’t want to outright dismiss him as being useless, but in my opinion, he hasn’t been that useful either. I’ve always loved his style of play as I saw him as a key player which he undoubtedly is but he hasn’t been playing well enough to make any difference in the club.
It’s safe to say he was quite active and did well in the game yesterday against Aston Villa. They won the game after all.
Martial will be missed. By me if not by anyone. He has had a good run playing for the club.





I am also going to miss Anthony martial in Manchester United because he has tried his best as an individual in Manchester United. Even if our expectations were not met in that very player it does not mean that he did not perform well. Most times the performance of players is influenced by the type of coach they have. I could remember when Marcus rashford and Anthony martial were sensations in Manchester United.

Discussing about my course rashford form this season I can say that it is disheartening. Rashford had a very wonderful season last year but this year everything turned around, up to yesterday that Manchester United coach decided that he should play from the left wing and he performed incredibly well. It is time that Manchester United coach begins to take note of where to play these players in order to get the best out of them including Anthony martial and the rest of the attackers
1639  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: December 25, 2023, 11:49:32 AM
I'm keeping steady tater tots and relaxed at home, hoping to enter the new knowing confidently that Les Parisiens will qualify to the next UCL phase which is the round of 8. There's experience and there's action, better to engaged in both because that's the only way to build up good connection for the matches that ought to be played. The UEFA Champions League Round of 16 have be classified easy for Paris Saint-Germain but they can also messed things up for everyone, we know how vulnerable the club can be and I've solid idea of Real Sociedad becoming one of the underrated club and that's good points for Sociedad to implement and strive for good spot.
Of course PSG must evaluate well so that they can advance to the next round because the match will be more difficult than we imagined in the round of 16. Real Sociedad cannot be underestimated, they are one of the teams with strong ambitions to become champions this season, even these two teams have never met before, so it will be quite difficult to predict the final result. Even though PSG has quality players in their team, if they can't make the most of the first leg then they will have difficulties in the second leg.

Even in the Champions League this season, several teams that have qualified that cannot be underestimated are those who can surprise the big teams. The teams from Laliga performed better in the Champions League this season so PSG must think carefully about being able to beat Real Sociedad in the first leg. Maybe I see this is a bigger obstacle for psg when they meet a team they have rarely played against before.
Real Sociedad was one of the strongest teams in the Spanish La Liga last season and that's why they were able to finish in the top four of the league. But they've not been as impressive as they were last season in the league and that's why a lot of people are thinking that they'll be easily beaten by Paris Saint Germain.

Paris Saint Germain are without doubt a better team in terms of quality of player  when compared to Real Sociedad and would definitely want to play their best I the two legged tie to make sure they reach the quarter finals of the competition  but that doesn't automatically mean that they're gonna easily beat Real Sociedad.  The Spanish team will surely not want to be sent our of the competition in a humiliating way and would also give their best in the tie. I'm optimistic that Paris Saint Germain ate gonna win that tie but that'll only happen if they don't underestimate the strength of Real Sociedad as gge Spanish side has the capacity of pulling up a surprise I'm that tie
1640  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling should be play with care on: December 25, 2023, 11:37:28 AM
People don't have statistics to play gamble and that is why some of the gambling enthusiasm do experience (shege in gambling... meaning much loses in a gambling) so it's good for gamblers to know a specific amount that should go out in their wallet weekly or monthly..
In gambling, there are two types of people one who plays just to spend some time and for fun and the 2nd one does gambling to make money. The first one is very because they spend money to have some fun they do not care about the loss or profit but the second one play every day to make money and they do not tolerate the loss as they do a high bit and when they lose they are very disturbed.  So for those people, I think the chart is necessary every day week, or month how much they need to spend on gambling how much loss they can afford, and how much profit they need to make the effort.  If they set these few things they will not fall in loss or loans and will get their profit easily.

You are very much acquainted with the topic under discussion. There are some kind of casual gamblers who do not take gambling as a source of income, rather they just have some fun and try their luck with some spare cash with them. But there is another set of people, who claim that they are professional gamblers(if such a word exists). This people are heavily involved in gambling as they take it as a business, which means they will need to re-evaluate themselves whether they are making profits or losses on the long run. These set of people are the ones that are easy addicted. They have the ability to chase losses to the later.

The advice of having weekly, bi-weekly or monthly gambling budget is strictly for these set serious gamblers and unfortunately these people do not have gambling budgets and if they do they do not obey it.

The safe thing is that we must be able to manage which assets are used as household necessities and which we can use as we please. If we work and get paid enough, we can use at least 5% to play. but somehow I'm not sure that continuing to gamble doesn't cause addiction. If you lose 1 or 2 times, it's a good idea to stop for a moment and try a new hobby or other activity. This makes it easier for us to forget our losses. so does winning. You really have to be careful when taking action, gambling which causes addiction is something that must be avoided.
There are also people who do not have  responsibilities as family, or catering for other people and it is this set of people that enjoy gambling the most in as much as they earn and have a steady source of income. The problem a family man will have if he does not handle his gambling very well will be doubled compare to the one a single man without family responsibilities will have.
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