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181  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: March 29, 2024, 02:31:45 PM
@FabrizioRomano
🚨🔵 Kyle Walker and John Stones are both OUT of Manchester City squad for the game against Arsenal.
https://x.com/fabrizioromano/status/1773690523997319238

Blow for Man City.

Both were with the national team during this international campaign week and both picked up injuries there so as many other players representing their countries which brings us back to the ever continuous argument what’s really happening to this recent hike of injury. Most people have pointed out that since the covid vaccine was issued players are more less fragile and easing prone to injury but I personally don’t buy that. My biggest point where is that this players are more or less in a state of fatigue and some things needs to be looked at.

Many will disagree with me but I will say international breaks within the middle of the season should be cancelled if at all they need players around before a major tournament then the break should be like for a month before the tournament traveling continuously creates fatigue and fatigue that’s one thing that is affecting this players. The EPL itself is the worst they engage in numerous competitions and hardly have even a winter break for the players. Yes many will say it was like this since ages but I will say players then weren’t repeatedly playing 100 minutes due to VAR
182  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: March 28, 2024, 09:35:47 PM

Chelsea's performance has been poor since the change of ownership to a new owner, and this trend has continued year after year. The new management has invested heavily in transfer widows, but they have yet to produce impressive results. Could this be the result of their poor scouting? I'm not sure, but it could be related if you think about it deeply. Another season is coming to an end, and Chelsea does not appear to be a team that will be able to compete in any European competitions the following season; their performance continues to decline, with the hope that a long-term solution will be found soon.

Seriously they have spend the most this season and they look like a club that is still short of quality players, seriously the players Chelsea have signed are those with promising future ahead and nobody can write that off but they seems to be a lack of cohesion between them that me I blame on the board of Chelsea. They sold all the senior players and think they can transition into a new team by playing the youngsters. A total overhaul sometimes bring the transition into the club but rather you mixed the team together with the older players so as to add depth and experience to the team. Also I think Chelsea scout also have been poor over the Season they have signed players which now are surplus to requirements because that position is kind of occupied or just, and this just create an unnecessary selection dilemma for the coach and an avoidable extra wage expense for the club
183  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: March 28, 2024, 09:10:39 PM

I believe if Arsenal get past Manchester City they're not seeing the other games as something difficult to get through and I feel they can defeat the likes of Aston Villa, Chelsea even Tottenham, not talking about UTD but it all depends on if they stay on top because if they continue to be league leaders their fighting spirit will be high to take on the next opponent, it all lies on if they could get a win at the Etihad Stadium.

I also believe that Should they win against Manchester city which will be a massive one considering that it will be the second win for them against Manchester City for more than five years or seasons now. The win will definitely boost their confidence into the final games. But their biggest mistake will be to underrate the remain clubs. The four clubs you mentioned which are Aston Villa, Tottenham, Manchester United and Chelsea are all eyeing a higher finish than they are currently at just to qualify for European competitions next season and as such will be games just as intense as that of the Manchester city game for Arsenal. So the best thing for Arteta and his boys is to approach the game just like they would a mega final.

Do you think Chelsea has had major changes at the moment?
In my opinion, there is no change whatsoever in terms of Chelsea's performance, it is still the same as last season, only occupying 10-11-12 positions in the points table and I am not sure if you really believe that Chelsea can still compete in the FA Cup while Manchester City will beat them with a score. big in the upcoming matches.
Believe it or not, Chelsea this season will only end in a position below the top 10.

Yes in terms of team performance and club target Chelsea seems to in the same cycling category going back and forth. This season the only thing they lack is consistency, they win today and then just lose the next day. But still they have an opportunity to still win a silverware this season in place of FA cup. Many people have underestimated Chelsea so much in this game but they should know that Chelsea has draw the last two league games between them Manchester city putting in a stellar performance which to me if they show will give them the ability to knockout Manchester city
184  Local / Nigeria (Naija) / Re: Think security first, before you invest on: March 28, 2024, 08:49:38 PM

Can you elaborate more on this or a link to guide one better what you really meant. I know Electrum as a good non-custodial wallet, why is it not recommended for some kind of savings?

What was meant is that you should have a device that is totally offline and doesn’t connect to any internet (i.e it is cold) then you install electrum wallet into that device just as you install it on the Normal hot wallet. This electrum wallet will hold you keys and then you can have an extra device maybe a phone that you can set the wallet up there as watch only wallet. A watch only wallet doesn’t holds any private key or seed phrase so that device(phone) been exposed to the internet wouldn’t harm your wallet keys. This way you monitors the transactions coming into the wallet. Mind you the watch only wallet is set up with master public key or a specific address you want to monitor.

The problem with this cold wallet is that most people don’t know how to perform transactions from it. You can simply sign a transaction from the cold wallet and then bring it to the hot wallet and broadcast it. Here is a link you required https://electrum.readthedocs.io/en/latest/coldstorage.html. Mind you a cold wallet like this works just as fine as the hardware wallets except you make a mistake in setting it up
185  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Do you think merit is by chance or lengthy article? on: March 28, 2024, 05:47:28 PM

Oh no- that is often the misconception that most people equate to.

The volume of the text is not in proportion to its quality. This means that it the more words or paragraphs that you create on your post, the better the quality is. Sometimes, less is always more especially if you construct your paragraphs into straightforward and concise answers without any irrelevant information.

Additionally, there are lots of people who have made several posts that only contain 2-3 sentences but they were able to garner merits from it. At the end of the day, it is all about the quality of your replies and the construction of it on how it tells the message.

The misconception actually comes from what the OP has seen largely on the forum and I will tell the OP that most of the posts or threads he sees that they are actually Long post which I will say are mostly due to the signature requirements, most campaigns have quota of words or length that a post will meet before it is counted towards there paid post so these signature participants actually buttress their post to meet this criteria and mostly many People mistake it as to why they gain merit. But just as everyone said it bows down to the quality
186  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: March 27, 2024, 11:13:46 PM
If Kevin De Bruyne do not play in that game, it will be the second time this season where he misses the game against Arsenal. I do not believe that he will not play though, it is very possible that the coach is manipulating the media to have an advantage. Even if KDB does not play, Manchester City are still very strong, because they already used to play without him as they played some games this season without him being present and were still able to win. The two coaches are not strangers, Manchester City are the top choice to win, Arsenal is not underrated.

Kelvin De Bruyne was actually replaced against Liverpool due to tactical reasons as Pep himself confirms this and then he was used in the FA cup tie and wasn’t forced up. Missing the international break was something I see as a precautionary measure from both Belgium and Manchester city, it was to give him more time to heal more and help Manchester City In the closing stage and also go on to stay fit for the Euros in the Summer. So the news coming out now about him missing the Arsenal game is just one of Pep’s mindset or the media just reporting rumors. As at now i am optimistic that he will play the game, same thing with Saka who left the England squad also to stay fit. Both were precautionary measures and will play against each other by the weekend
187  Economy / Speculation / Re: Bitcoin halving, how low the price can be? on: March 27, 2024, 10:59:34 PM
Of course it is. It could take time to go up further, I don’t really have much speculation there. But it terms of the price coming down, I don’t see how that can happen in just a couple of months after the halving (unless some bad news ensue). Many people are probably hoping to sell immediately after the halving but it’s possible that it’ll take a while just like you said.

The fundamentals are seriously changing the market this time around and it’s effect are seeing. I personally do not see a huge pump right after the halving and not much of a fall too. I think we might see a consolidating Marketing where the price doesn’t move much from his position. Currently there is a strong resistance at $72k and a support at $67k now. This two regions have been tested numerous time and the demand wasn’t able to breakthrough the resistance level while the supply also doesn’t have much sellers to break that barrier.

Price to me will remain like this until a strong fundamental narrative gets it to pump more and then we could witness a price of $80k but if it’s the reverse then we can see the support of even $56k getting tested
188  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: March 27, 2024, 10:24:51 PM

Real Madrid have a great squad line up now and any coach that gets to manage this squad well will win more big m records to their names and their achievements will be much in a short time. The repetition of the Champions Legaue Trophy three times in a row can be replicated by Real Madrid again with this kind of squad they’ve put together.

I Definitely disagree with your view that a very good squad doesn’t need a good coach and just any manager can manage them and get success from them. We have seen many great teams of individual brilliance and without a tactically sound coach they end up winning nothing. I can remember the country Belgium falling into this category when there so called generational talents couldn’t winning anything. At club side we can use the same Real Madrid as a case study they had a galatico squad with many of the worlds greats around 2007-2010 and rare win anything and not until they hire Jose Mourinho after then, they started scooping some trophies and also came Carlo Ancelloti who did the same.

After their departure the coin already had the BBC frontline which would have won everything under just any coach but under Rafa Benitez they struggle not until Zidane came and won the treble in the champions league from the same team that Benitez struggled with. So there certainly a need for a technical coach even more so for star studded teams like the currently Madrid
189  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: What's your next step if you experience a Great BEAR MARKET ? on: March 27, 2024, 09:49:08 PM
Currently Bitcoin is expected to have a bull run and halving in coming time as we all know it.

Now if you were to make an investment of $100 as a beginner regardless of your country and as it stands Bitcoin is experiencing a bear market (an example) after you made 5% capital.

Initially you want to hold for a very long time but as a result of the bear market you loose your capital and half your investment yet the market is showing no sign for you to recover.
What's your next step as a first timer in Bitcoin /Altcoin trading?

One thing I will say is before the bear market happens it is most certain that a bullish market will have precede it. I have set a target first at bull market period and if my profit target triggers I will be taking some profits and what I intend to do is to invest it into another business to help increase my income streams. After this I will surely have a place where more funds come in.

Then when the bearish period sets in there is only one logical thing to do and is to start accumulating more bitcoin. I will use the strategy that has stood for me and that’s DCA and invest my incomes into it until the next bull Period
190  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: March 26, 2024, 10:05:53 PM
It is very difficult for Manchester United to get into the top 4 places. Considering the tough rivals in the Premier League along with the point difference, I think it would be better for the league to fight to get to the European league. They had some good games against the best teams in the league, but considering the poor performance in the UCL this year, it was not the year they wanted at all.

A month ago I will have second your point that is Manchester United cant challenge for the top four with likes of Tottenham and Aston Villa, but right now I will tell you Dey can actually go into next season playing champions league football. The two reason for me is, both Aston Villa and Tottenham have been dropping points lately which reduces the gap to just 8 point before Aston Villa in the fourth place. If you check the upcoming or let me say the matches left you will see that this two clubs have tough fixtures coming up, although Manchester United also have some fixtures coming but with their injured players coming back the momentum or spirit is currently very high and they can take on just any club they wish to.

Also the fifth position in the league can also be that of a champions league spot because of the increase number of participants In the next edition, with the premier league looking to have a slot and United can still get luck with that.
191  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: What are the pros and cons of gold compared to bitcoin? on: March 26, 2024, 09:49:35 PM

There is no need to explain in circles or compare them and deliberately favor bitcoin over gold. Let's be honest with each other, we prefer bitcoin because of the benefits it brings us. Profit, privacy, being our own bank... these are the reasons we will choose bitcoin over gold. Profit is probably the top priority because it is also the most prominent point when someone wants to compare bitcoin with gold. I personally own both because I need to diversify to keep myself safe since everything has risk.

Exactly the Gold doesn’t have the ROI that bitcoin possess in a very short period of time and that’s why some people go for it sometimes Instead of gold. Another reason why some people prefer the bitcoin is because with a substantial amount of Money (little amount) you can get it and also buying bitcoin and storing is a lot easier than gold. So many exchanges one can easily get it online and also many reputable wallets to help store it without third parties like banks for gold.

Aside this things I will say the best method is to diversify your portfolio and Gold is the best asset to diversify into as it provides more stability and also an hedge against inflation which is better then diversifying into fiat currency
192  Local / Politics and society (Naija) / Re: Naira appreciation against dollar not affecting the price of goods. Why? on: March 26, 2024, 09:38:14 PM
And another thing wey I think say they also affect the price of goods, especially food, na the high cost of our crude product, due to subsidy removal, so I no really think say na only dollars they make things cost for we country.

Yes many things they actually affect the price of goods aside the dollar rate but mate it was this dollar rate that they used as bait to actually increase the price of commodities. See the thing you said about market not having agencies controlling it is the only thing we are facing at the moment. This case of goods not coming down simply signifies why the government alone is not only our problem but we also have a role to play. You will see market people hurriedly increasing price of goods when the naira depreciates but will not do same when it appreciates and rather their excuse will be till they sold the commodities they bought with high dollar rate before bringing down the price whereas such principles wasn’t applied when it did appreciated.

Even as we know say na manipulate government dey manipulate d market, but atleast things suppose dey reduce small small now, but instead things still dey add money, nobody dey complain say dollar dey go up again, but dey no still reduce price’s of things.


Selling the FX dollars for a fixed price of 1,250 Naira Is just like subsidizing the rate, when this seized FX dollars finishes how will they inject new money into the market? It is just temporary solution that won’t last definitely. They need to make the naira more demanding Than this
193  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: March 26, 2024, 09:25:22 PM
How would you know that, Kobbie Mainoo is just 18 years old, so how can you predict the long future he has ahead of him. Kobbie Mainoo is a brilliant footballer and Manchester United will definitely want to keep him for as long as possible, but who knows what will happen in the future, he might develop so well and at a time in his career, he could leave the club and go somewhere else.

Yes Kobbie Mainoo is a player that many senior players have talked much about they say is football knowledge is far beyond is age. Yes he is getting the media hype as all Manchester United breakthrough players gets. Although the hype is that much he to me is a very decent player and he’s closest comparison is clearance Seedorf.

My only fear for Kobbie is how he manages fame, currently Manchester United are doing just enough so that he doesn’t get into the media fame by denying him some interviews. If your worry is about him leaving Manchester United, i will tell you it only happens in rare occasions most especially if you’re doing just fine at United. Manchester United do not sell their products easily and also as an England international they hardly move out of the country. So he is set to me locked in for a very long term.
194  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: March 25, 2024, 11:49:44 PM
Manchester United eliminated from the UEFA Champions League at early phase and they have other title to fight really hard for. Manchester United have been struggling all through despite having what it takes to reach crucial position on the table, they're 100% heading to important phases this season. Manchester United succeeded in eliminating Liverpool in the quarter-final of the FA Cup this season. A joyful moment for the Red Devils, they didn't relent but in pursuit for outstanding performance. Erik Ten Hag did his best to grab significant points and he will definitely receive the require accolades for the winning.

It is definitely a break or a make period of the season for Manchester United at the moment, the win against Liverpool actually reignite the hope of winning at least a silverware in this shambolic season for them. It will be a good ending to actually win it at the end. The other fight is that of top four or say champions league spots which could eventually be five if the other teams in the league do well in their respective European competitions, as an anticipated fifth place is said to be added. Before hope was lost but with the last match lost by Tottenham, United can go all the way to win the battle.

As for the under-fire Manager Ten Hag, a win of the FA cup and also securing a spot in the champions league might provide more security for his job with the likes of Southgate lurking around, a loss will only complicate issues for him.
195  Local / Nigeria (Naija) / Re: Safe guard your seed phrase. on: March 24, 2024, 10:58:09 PM
I think you are kind of misunderstanding what "Sam lucky" said when he suggested about rearranging a wallet seed phrase before storing it on either a paper, Gmail or a hardware device. Because when you rearrange a wallet seedphrase either in an ascending, descending or in a diagonal order, it makes it very difficult for third parties to be able to know it's exact format, so as to enable them easily have access to your funds, except you who did the rearrangement. Hence, it very important people don't type the caption "Bitcoin Wallet Seedphrase" or any crypto related words which will make people know that 12 words becomes to a wallet seedphrase, for security purposes.

It will be hard for human brain to arrange it easily but there is a tool called btcrecover tool that can either help rearrange the words back to the right arrangement or even help to recover some few words missing. You can read this thread to learn how it works.

Also the idea of rearranging the words in another manner simply means that you have to trust your own brain to keep the arrangement which is a bad habit because you can easily forget it
196  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: March 23, 2024, 06:49:44 PM

Borussia Dortmund hasn't won a game against Bayern Munich years if I remember correctly, but let me know if I am wrong. Given how the situation is right now and how Bayern Munich is on fire again whereas Dortmund is struggling regularly, I think that this game in the Allianz Arena is going to be one-sided and Bayern Munich will win it by at least two goals difference. I can't see how this inferior Dortmund team should be able to keep up with the pressure that Bayern will most likely put on their shoulders over 90 minutes. If Leverkusen wins, it is the last chance for Bayern to stay in range although it is unlikely they will have a chance to win the title, but they won't let it go easily and lose against Dortmund.

You are definitely right, for the past 10 matches between this two, Dortmund has only managed to draw just once and have lost all the other matches this itself shows the prowess of Bayern Munich in this fixture. Dortmund might be in any great form but they always fall short when it is against Bayern Munich. This coming fixture I also don’t see them actually winning it but the odds Shouldn’t be that high against them. Because both clubs have similar winning form in their past fixtures. Both have won three times in their last five Bundesliga games and also both are in the Champions League quarterfinals which shows they have similar results in the last few matches.

This game to me is a season make or break for Dortmund than Bayern Munich because I already see the Bundesliga tittle most already to Bayern  Munich but Dortmund have the fight of the top 4 to do which if they lose this match will seem like a lost battle to them. A point above Leipzig is definitely a narrow margin so they need to get the win just any way they want it
197  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽ on: March 23, 2024, 06:32:34 PM

As for Arsenal's chance to win the Premier League title this season I have quite big doubts. I'm saying it despite being aware of how great they have been for many weeks. Because their remaining fixture is really tough. There are matches like Manchester City, Tottenham and Manchester United and all of them are away.  Sad

This makes me think like maybe we might see a similar scenario to previously for Arsenal this season. Just like they did in the previous one they might mess it up on the final weeks and lose their chance to be the title winner. I would really like to see them proving me wrong though.  Smiley

Among the three clubs competing for the premier league this season, Arsenal looks to be the weaker team because they are the team without winner’s mentality and also the club that hat has the toughest fixtures left but with how they have played since the turn of the year I will definitely say they have the capability to beat just any other club anywhere. This tough fixtures to me will give them competitive mindset and let them not to relax. Last season when they lost the league they weren’t even losing to top clubs but rather to clubs that they underrated, imagine blowing away a lead to westham United, drawing to Southampton and drawing at Liverpool after taking a two goal lead when Liverpool we’re suffering last season.

So this season I think they only need to focus and they can definitely win all the remaining matches but this one against Manchester city will definitely have a huge impact in the coming matches.
198  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: We should be looking only at the brighter side on: March 23, 2024, 01:38:42 PM
Cryptocurrency is not as easy as it seems, it comes with a whole lot of stress and work, we just have to continue doing what we think is right for every single one of us. Bitcoin holders will try their best to ensure things goes smoothly on their ends, none of us wouldn't appreciate ourselves with good entries on bitcoin especially when we're giving the golden opportunities to do so. We should be looking at the brighter side because it comes with a whole lot of sacrifice and there's definitely no going back when one already spotted a bold moves in the system.

Seriously to me it is not complicated, if only you want to make it less complicated yourself. The whole idea around it and I mean bitcoin is to make money things easy for every one. Instead of just been an electronic P2P, many saw the opportunity to generate ROI from it over a long term holding. This is where many people have complicated it, you don’t need to invest all your funds in it and expecting a pump. The best way is to invest what can actually afford, secure it in a good wallet and allow it to run and nothing more.

If this is me back in 2017 I may be more than richer mate and that Mindset will surely brings me to success , but sadly I am not and yes i did not hold it strongly and most sadly when the pandemic happens that I need to release my coins .
its lucky that many new enters now has bigger Idea to what is bitcoin and its capacity to bring in its investors.


I don’t know when you sold but I will say there was nothing wrong in you selling then, even a little profit taken is still more realistic than unrealized profit. You might have your financial problems then and needed to sell to make your life comfortable and that to me was the best decision if it was it.
199  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Dangerous insights on bitcoin Investor on: March 23, 2024, 12:21:55 PM

Sounds like you're live in third world countries, that's why the parents can't understand what is remote job and they think a real job is always going outside, if you're stay at home even you make money, they will say you're unemployed.

Obviously this is dangerous, his parents is his biggest enemy that ruin his privacy, but this case is rare because only few people can change their life when they start from poor.

Even if the story isn’t about the OP it is clear that the story (if it’s true) must have come from a family in the third world countries. This is places where youths engage massively in cyber crime and the stereotype is transferred to all youths doing a remote job. You can blame a parent that basically sends his kid to very funds even for upkeep not to be concern when they see him spending lots of that money later.

It might be a thing of luck but we have seen lots of people getting lucky with even airdrops that changes there lives some of them might have got lucky the coin pumped to more than a significant amount and later they invested into others and that’s how they grow. Even a signature earner here on the forum can be worthy in a remote society  Grin That’s how bad some places economy are.

But the parent made a big mistake by calling the authorities, now the child isn’t save again
200  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Satoshi Nakamoto remaining anonymous is good for Bitcoin! on: March 22, 2024, 10:16:32 PM
if you search through the forum i think you might have seen lots of this similar thread all over, you could have just replied your views there so as not to be seen as a spammer.

The advantage that an anonymous Satoshi gives to bitcoin can easily be spotted if you follow the news of how anything that affects both CZ; founder of binance and Vitalik, founder of ethereum how it affects their entities. if at all Satoshi was to be, a word only from him will manipulate the market which defeats decentralization
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