To be honest, bitcointalk does not teach you discipline or sacrifice, those are virtues one learns in RL, from their families, friends, the situation and people around them, bitcointalk is just a discussion forum, and you do not have to be disciplined or sacrifice anything to hold discussion with other users here, just do not plagiarise/spam. You're correct about the importance of research though, it is pertinent to do your own research in the network, and as for other users' willingness to help/answer questions, that is what is expected in a discussion forum, the desire to spread knowledge so others can garner some for themselves too.

Reports have it that Liverpool are closing in on a deal with Benfica for Darwin Núñez, the bid currently on the table is said to be worth €80 million, with around €15/20m in add-ons, that is quite a lot of money they are willing to spend for the young man. I think Liverpool know they have to strengthen their attack this summer, it looks somewhat certain that Mane is going to leave, so Darwin could be a good replacement, but most importantly, their rivals City just got Haaland and Alvarez, so i am thinking Liverpool know they must do some strengthening of their team if they are to continue this rivalry, or else City are running away with the title next season.

Having said that, how good do you think Darwin is, do you think he is worth that price and how well do you feel he will adapt to this Liverpool team? Another thing is, we have to all agree that the big teams spend money to keep their individual teams strong, and that includes Liverpool too, but Liverpool fans always seem to accuse City of spending, like they do not spend money to get quality players too, it's actually funny in my opinion.

Yes he is, but the thing now is, will United's scouting team get the right players, make no mistake, Manchester United have been spending a lot of money in the last couple of seasons with nothing to show for it, they are either not getting the right players for their team, or they are not getting the best out of the players, whichever it is, something has to change this time, the club can't invest so much and be paid back with terrible performances all season long.

Having said that, no matter the sort of signings they make this summer, i do not think they can with the EPL, and they would not bother too much if they do not win it, but what they must do is that the team must start competing and playing like they really want to win, if you watched United last season you will understand me, if they show fighting spirit in games and try to compete for the trophies they are in, then that is a sign of progress, then at the end of it all they must make sure they finish in the top four, and try to win one of the domestic cups, either the FA Cup or Carabao cup, if they achieve that, then it could be signs of good things to come in the seasons ahead.

You are not wrong here, especially about the competitiveness of the league in the last couple of years, we have had three different winners in the last three years, Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan respectively, that is great for our viewing pleasure, especially for the neutrals, i hope things continue in this way for a pretty long time.

AC Milan know they have to do good business this summer, they would be hunting for more success after last season's triumph, they know they can't rest on their laurels, or else their rivals would be more than ready to take the crown away from them, i think AC Milan's biggest problem this summer is gonna be trying to keep some of their best players at the club, and ward off advances from bigger teams, it is going to be difficult to achieve, but if they do it, then they can make a few additions and they would be good to go for next season.

More often than not, the reason is for quick/fast profits, Bitcoin is a long term project and as such quite a lot of investors do not have the patience to wait for the long period, so they go after altcoins (short term projects). I am pretty sure 9/10 of investors that invest in altcoins are well aware of the risk involved, but they still go ahead with it cause of the chances of a short pump were they could make ROI. The thing is this, even if anyone must invest in altcoins, make sure you have no intention of holding it for long, if you are lucky to buy at the right time when the coin is just about to pump, sell once you get your ROI and leave the project, most of them have no utility, so they are not sustainable for the long period.

Of course, FUD and lack of trust go hand in gloves, that is the same situation with Luna project, after it crashed and all, the team have been trying to get the project back up in all sorts of ways, but i am afraid it is all going to be futile, the community already lost trust in the project and that means many investors are not going to buy it (lack of demand). And a coin/crypto without ample demand is more or less headed for the grave. That is the reason why Bitcoin is the way it is today, a greater portion of the community trust it to be a long term project cause of it has an actual utility, they (the community) know that irrespective of whatever happens (plunge/correction/etc) in the short term, it is always going to rise back up again.

Thank you for the update, i wouldn't expect anyone to fall for this, but you never know with newcomers who do not do enough verification before trusting, TG is a very dangerous space for crypto newcomers, you get added to crazy groups (that's for newcomers who are yet to counter than through their 'settings') with crazy promises, not to talk of how frequently strangers send PM's to people, all just in a bid to scam them. For many of us here we know the trick, but unsuspecting newcomers that are yet to do their research and garner sufficient knowledge fall victim every now and then, and thus learn the hard way, just like you did in the past.

Having said that, i know quite a lot of us already know this, but for our newcomers coming in everyday, if you do not want scammers to add you randomly to their scam groups, just go to settings on your TG account, click on privacy and security, click on groups and channels, and change who can add you to groups to just people in your contact list.

Personally i do not like Richarlison, and i can't understand how he would cost that much, all he has is an arrogant attitude that sometimes deceives people to think that he is a good player, how many goals and assist does he contribute per season to be valued at a price above 60 million pounds, that is indeed outrageous, to think City even got Haaland for cheaper than that (if you take out additional fees) is even crazier.
I don't know if Chelsea are seriously involved in the race to sign Gabriel Jesus, but i am pretty sure Jesus is not only going to be looking at CL football, even though it is very important. Firstly he wants to stay in the EPL, and both teams meet that criteria, and the next is he is searching for tons of playing time, and Arsenal i think can guarantee him more playing time than Chelsea, his relationship with Arteta is another reason why Arsenal are more of the favorites to sign him.

If you're talking history, do not forget that Liverpool have have won this tournament 6 times, so they are also a team that have a history of winning the champions league multiple times, i know Real Madrid have won far more times than them, but in a final anything is possible. History do not play football, it was 22 quality players (from both sides) that did on that night, Liverpool put up the best performance they could and Madrid being the top team that they are, also gave their best, and in the end came Madrid came out on top in a good game of football, i do not see what history had to do with that.
Let us be honest, Madrid was very lucky to escape all three teams, they were on the brink of defeat against each of these teams, and across the 6 games (home and away) against these teams, Madrid wasn't the better team, especially against City, Madrid were lucky not to concede above 5 goals in the first leg at the Etihad, City were their own undoing. If there is something i would praise about Madrid's CL success, it is the mentality in the team and never say die attitude, after they miraculously escaped City, that was when i knew it was more or less written in the skies that they would be champions.

It is clear that our problems are far from being solved, after listening to all the aspirants speak yesterday, to thinl that majority of the delegates elected Tinubu to represent APC in the 2023 elections is appalling, not that the margin with which he won was a tight one, it was a landslide victory. It is indeed shameful and Nigeria never ceases to disgrace herself both locally and internationally. Having said that, it is now up to the electorate, for me Peter Obi remains the most credible candidate for next year's election, but my vote is just one out of millions, so i indeed hope millions other would share my ideas too, and elect this man into power for a better Nigeria to come.
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If Barcelona somehow manages to bring Lewandowski to the Camp Nou, then they can have a real chase for the La Liga title next season, i know Real Madrid are also going to do great business this summer, and they look to me like a team that is strong enough to retain their La Liga crown, but Barca still has every right to add to the quality in their team and try to take the La Liga title back from Real, it is going to be pretty difficult, but they must put themselves in a very strong position through making good signings. It seems Lewy and Bayern are having some sort of internal crisis, so it is more or less certain he is going to leave, based on rumors Barcelona is his choice, so let them do all they can to get the man.

That is a good move for Matic, if i remember correctly, Mourinho is a huge admirer of Matic and he usually used him to do most of the dirty work in midfield when the pair were together in England. Matic is big and strong, so he would have no problems adapting to the Italian Seria A, i know PSG seem to be interested in Jose Mourinho, but if he manages to stay in Roma, then they could have a very good next season, a much better one than last season (not that last season was bad for them anyway).
Are you being serious, or you are just joking, not that Manchester United even have any good defenders to start with, but it is pretty funny to call Maguire their best defender, i would rather say they have got really terrible defenders, but Maguire 'tops' them all (in playing terribly).

We have been talking about this for a very long time now, actually i think one of the reason behind some countries launching CBDC's is their misconception of trying to compete with Bitcoin, or trying to convince their citizens to use the state issued digital currencies rather than Bitcoin, another reason would of course be competition amongst nations in terms of following the latest trend, but that is by the way.

Having said that, these countries are actually getting it wrong issuing/creating/launching CBDC's with Bitcoin at the back of their minds, they forget that theirs is centralized and issued by them, theirs will function like their fiat currencies and would be manipulated by the government. Bitcoin is none of that, it is decentralized, deflationary and not issued by any central authority. The thing is this, while quite a lot of us are knowledgeable about all of these, there are masses out there that are not, and the government are good in spreading their propaganda about Bitcoin and promoting their CBDC on the other hand, this can definitely deceive people who do not have so much knowledge.

It does not matter how long, or how many years you are patient and learn how to trade, the possibility of making consistent profit is wholly slim, and can even be said to be improbable, trading is somewhat risky business, and it does not matter how much knowledge you have, you can lose a lot of money in a very short time, and you making profits consistently is never guaranteed or even feasible.

I would just advise people to be themselves, do not jump into things cause of either FUD or FOMO, there is quite a lot of thing you should even know about Bitcoin before either speculating or trading, people take all of these for granted, you can't jump the process and not expect to run into problems sooner rather than later. It is also important that as you talk to people about Bitcoin, you do your very best to also tell them that it is money/currency, and can be used for making purchases.

With altcoins you never know what to expect, personally i do not think Bitcoin is prolly going below 25k, not that it matters too much if it does, because if it actually goes below that amount then you have the opportunity to accumulate Bitcoin at a cheaper price than normal. To answer your question, i am only building my portfolio with Bitcoins for now, i do not really trust altcoins as long term projects, and i am a long term investor, thus Bitcoin is the most suitable project for me right now. If you want to speculate with altcoins you must be very careful, a lot could go wrong very quickly. No matter what you do, do not hodl altcoins for the long period, sell them in the short term and take the profit you can get, altcoins are short term projects and most of them are not sustainable for the long period.

Now that Haaland is at the Etihad, his style of play is definitely going to slightly change to the City style, Pep is very good at doing that, getting players to play how he and his team demands, and Haaland is going to be no exception, he (Haaland) was all about power in the bundesliga because of the team he played for then, i am not saying Dortmund is not a fantastic team, but City are miles better than them, with the quality in this City side you can bet Haaland is going to score lots and lots of goals.

Balls are going to be worked perfectly and put on the plate for him to just finish, with the likes of KDB, Mahrez, Foden, Silva, Cancelo, etc all behind him, the dude is gonna enjoy his time with opposition defense i am pretty sure; when i look back at last season, and replay some games in my head when City should have blown the team away, Madrid first leg for example, but at the crucial time, the cutting edge was lacking, with Haaland here now, the Etihad club would be more decisive in such games than previously; what is left to achieve is the CL, and they would start the competition as top favorites again, i just hope the mentality is there this time around to get across the line.

Haven't they already done that, Manchester United have signed Erik, and he also going to work with his team of assistants, so the issue of getting the right coach can be put on hold, at least till we assess Erik's performace mid and end of the season; i just hope he actually lives up to expectation, cause quite a lot of Manchester United fans are already optimistic for next season following the arrival of their new manager, and they would be absolutely disappointed if their performances do not improve come the start of the new season.

Don't jump into conclusions mate, for example Manchester United have been investing heavily in the last couple of years with nothing really to show for it, just from one poor performance/season to the other, Aston Villa and some of the other teams you metioned are not even as good as Arsenal. Arteta and his boys were brilliant last season, and only unluckly to miss out of on CL football next season, i expect Arsenal to continue improving, and i am very sure they will, a top four finish is very possible for Arsenal next season.

While i am not trying to discourage you, for now, it is much better you try out other Bitcoin or forum related things, like garnering Bitcoin knowledge, engaging in 'real' discussions in diverse sections of the forum, and most importantly try to better your reputation on the forum, i see you have been tagged for merit begging/bounty cheating, that is more or less what you get when you make bounties your sole purpose on the forum.

I am afraid with the kind of reputation you have, no company will hire you as a manager for their project, except only scam bounties, which will only put you into further problems in the forum, and could completely ruin your account. Learn about Bitcoin, ask questions as you seek knowledge too, the forum/Bitcoin are too very interesting phenomenon, and you will love it if you focus on doing more with this opportunity Bitcoin offers enthusiasts like ourselves.

June hasn't actually started any badly, has it, thus i expect us to finish as strongly as the month has started, lol, not too high though, but something within the range of 35k, or maybe even higher, who knows. But i just have this hunch that we wouldn't be going too down this month, or maybe even for the rest of the year. Bitcoin is still at a good price to accumulate more , not that there is ever a bad time to purchase some Bitcoins anyway.

27k-28k looks to me like the "lowest of the lows" we can get this year, that is what i think.