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361  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: April 22, 2024, 07:03:54 PM


I will not talk about the quality of the two teams in El Clasico and everyone also knows that Barcelona is too far away for the season from Real Madrid and there is no chance of them winning other than continuing to lose every time they meet. However, I want to talk about a player who is rarely talked about and who also won for Real Madrid in the El Clasico match, namely Lucas Vazquez. Even though in the end he didn't become MVP, at least what he did for the team's victory was very real and had a big influence on Real Madrid in locking the La Liga title through this El Clasico match.

We know that he was a player who initially played as RWF but since Ancelotti's cold hands, his position was changed to RB and at the same time became Dani Carvajal's back-up. Last night he played as a starter and how he became the player who contributed the most was seen from the opportunities he created. From being the player who had to be brought down in the penalty box, to scoring 1 goal and 1 assist for Real Madrid's victory. There is no doubt about his mentality, especially in the previous match in the Champions League against Manchester City, he still had time to juggle the ball before kicking the ball. His contract will end in June next summer and I hope Real Madrid will still extend his contract for another season.
Lucas Vazquez and vinicius junior have been consistent with their ability to deliver in matches for Real Madrid sometimes now, especially Lucas Vazquez, even when Ronaldo and benzema were there, Lucas Vazquez will come from the bench and deliver either scoring the winning goal or gives assist, he has been playing a pivotal role in the Madrid attack force. One thing with players like Lucas Vazquez is that after leaving Real Madrid to another club, they do not perform optimumly like they used to in Madrid, I feel they just go under the radar and nobody notices them again.

If you look at the way the players of Real Madrid play in every match, you will love to watch them over and over again because they play with all their mind which shows the love they have for the club they play for, Vinicuious Junior, Lucas Vazquez and the rest of the Real Madrid players has been so good because they play to win in every match they play because of their love for the club. Even when the players you mentioned were in the club and the current players now didn't have the opportunity to shine, still they were still doing their best when they had the opportunity to perform but right now, they have done so well for themselves in the club because truly they have shown that they are the future of the club since they are able to hold the good form of the team going and they have added more forces on the attack of the team especially Vinicious Junior.
If it's about their performance, the Madrid forwards have been really trying but am querying some of the players inability to perform same when they leave Madrid, its as if Madrid has a way of bringing the best in every player, I remember when isco and Raphael varane where still in Madrid, there performance where exceptionally brilliant but today I can barely even noitce if the dou are still playing football or not. I feel Madrid has a way of putting you on the world stage and bringing out the best in you.
362  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: April 22, 2024, 02:30:18 PM


I will not talk about the quality of the two teams in El Clasico and everyone also knows that Barcelona is too far away for the season from Real Madrid and there is no chance of them winning other than continuing to lose every time they meet. However, I want to talk about a player who is rarely talked about and who also won for Real Madrid in the El Clasico match, namely Lucas Vazquez. Even though in the end he didn't become MVP, at least what he did for the team's victory was very real and had a big influence on Real Madrid in locking the La Liga title through this El Clasico match.

We know that he was a player who initially played as RWF but since Ancelotti's cold hands, his position was changed to RB and at the same time became Dani Carvajal's back-up. Last night he played as a starter and how he became the player who contributed the most was seen from the opportunities he created. From being the player who had to be brought down in the penalty box, to scoring 1 goal and 1 assist for Real Madrid's victory. There is no doubt about his mentality, especially in the previous match in the Champions League against Manchester City, he still had time to juggle the ball before kicking the ball. His contract will end in June next summer and I hope Real Madrid will still extend his contract for another season.
Lucas Vazquez and vinicius junior have been consistent with their ability to deliver in matches for Real Madrid sometimes now, especially Lucas Vazquez, even when Ronaldo and benzema were there, Lucas Vazquez will come from the bench and deliver either scoring the winning goal or gives assist, he has been playing a pivotal role in the Madrid attack force. One thing with players like Lucas Vazquez is that after leaving Real Madrid to another club, they do not perform optimumly like they used to in Madrid, I feel they just go under the radar and nobody notices them again.
363  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Don't Panic for the Halving Hike of Tx. It will come Down Again. on: April 22, 2024, 10:23:35 AM
Many people were planning to buy more in the halving but situational irony caught them. But this is just a word of encouragement. You don't have to panic, the congestion, the high transaction fee will all come down within this halving foe you to purchase the number of Bitcoin you want and all want you have to do is patient and keep your money in a save place so that when the price is low then you buy.
Don't panic but be calm and all will be well. You will acquire your dream amount of Bitcoin. I wish you all the best. Happy Halving to You All.
The transaction fee are high this period, so it's better to be patient and wait for the fees to drop wether your sending or receiving, in any case you can test you patient and use little transaction fee and wait for how long it will take the block's to complete, but bear it in mind that mempool is congested at the moment so it will take a long time than usual for your transaction to drop, but however that shouldn't cause any panic as its just for the main time.
364  Local / Nigeria (Naija) / Re: 2.2 billion dollar loan from world bank? Isn't this bad debt? on: April 22, 2024, 07:22:26 AM
They have just repaired some loans and borrowed loan again.

but if this loan is to be used in stabilizing the economy or used to sort out our local issues that's already on ground and not for meaningful project that will give us greater returns in the long run, then this borrowing is damn unnecessary.
I think these are the reasons for the loan:

He listed the agricultural sector as one area the Bola Tinubu administration is looking to spur growth in the medium term, noting that efforts in that area include the distribution of fertilisers and seeds to reduce food prices and enhance food security.

Other programs, according to the Minister, are: increasing power generation to about 6000 megawatts within six months, provision of infrastructure especially housing with the goal of making low-interest mortgages available to Nigerians, revamping of the social investment program and proposed economic stabilisation plan.

If they want to lessen food prices, they should open land borders and stop naira manipulation.
We are use to them giving us lofty reasons as to why they need loans, same thing happened during Buhari tenure. I tell you if 15% of that money will even be used to do what was listed there, we will see changes. But just like somebody said, the average Nigerian politician doesn't have anything to gain in a working Nigeria, so situation like these will always occur, where they will take loans to fix the same thing the previous administration said they have fixed.
365  Local / Politics and society (Naija) / Re: Do you not think those land borders should be opened again on: April 20, 2024, 05:43:02 PM
This is not political discussion but about what you think can help our economy. This is also not about political parties.

During Obasanjo, Yaradua and Jonathan, land borders were opened. There was slight inflation but better than Buhari time in a way people do not that complained about it. If I can remember very well, during Jonathan time, people complained about terrorism (Boko Haram) and corruption most, but the economy was good. Nigeria emerged as the largest economy during his time and GDP grew significantly at the time..

Buhari became the president and closed the land borders. Inflation started. The borders are still close and inflation continued. This time is not really different than unstable economy. Increase in supply is important at times which can lower the price of goods.

The United States which has the largest economy in the world even import than export.

Exporting is good as it will increase GDP, but Buhari and Tinubu government look for ways Nigeria are going to produce more things locally but our GDP is decreasing. Sometimes, it is easy to explain in theory, but in real life it can be different.
I'm a strong advocate of reopening our land borders, first for easy importations and exportation of goods and services. In terms of food production our productivity as a nation has not matched the population in this country, so if there is a window whereby neighboring countries can easily bring in their goods into the country and sell it at the cheaper rate, it will help the economy because it will drive down scarcity and create room for more availability. Is obvious that ever since the previous administration closed the land borders, inflation has been going to the roof level, and there has not been hope insight for it to come down, so it's better for the borders to be reopened make we try dey buy things cheaper, then any day way we decide to be productive and dey self-sufficient with our productivity then we can close it.
366  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🏆 The Emirates FA Cup - Season 2023/2024 on: April 20, 2024, 05:23:43 PM
Chelsea for me can do a lot more due to Man City being really tired from champions league and they have a bad moral also due to losing and getting knockout out of champions league. I think this will be a really intresting match because Man City needs to win here so they dont lose yet another title
Yeah many people predict that it will be easy for Mancity to beat Chelsea, but I doubt that.
Chelsea performance has been inconsistent before but they have improved slightly since last month.
They have never lost in the last 12 matches in all competitions. My prediction is 2-1 for Mancity or 2-2 and the winner will be determined by penalty shootout.
You are reasoning is quite different from my own and I think it is normal because different people must surely reason differently. he believes that as Manchester City has lost out from The Champions League, they will therefore have negative energy which will make them to perform poorly in their match between Chelsea in the emirate FA Cup. I have in my own side thought that since they have exited the Champions League, they will instead channel all their energies in the emirate FA Cup and the English Premier League hand at least win double if they cannot be able to achieve their last seasons triple. The match have started and I have seen the lineup, what Manchester City has on ground is better than what Chelsea has in terms of squad strength, so I believe the result will favor Manchester City.
Chelsea played very impressively in the first half, and it was like they are playing an average club. This is because they didn't struggle to play the ball, and also did not allow Manchester city to dominate the match with their pressure just like when they are playing with other clubs.

The problem that I have with Chelsea is that they missed two good chances of scoring to take the lead and also put tension on Manchester city. A beautiful one on one that Jackson had was lost due to lack of experience on what to do with the ball. Chelsea just need to one goal in this match to strengthen their effort. Palmer was macked down and he was unable to display himself, and lost the only shot he took, which was stopped by Manchester city goalkeeper.
Is it the same Chelsea I'm watching here that your saying played very impressively in the first half, there is no doubt about the fact that Jackson and few others players missed some golden chances but Manchester city has been dominating from the beginning of the game, they have been literally playing Chelsea have field and they've even had more opportunities to score than Chelsea, just that they are having hardluck too. Chelsea have been good with their defensive pattern of play but that kind of style isn't too good when playing Manchester city because they will continue to pressure you and they will eventually score.
367  Economy / Economics / Re: Countries with economy power controls the world. on: April 20, 2024, 05:10:32 PM
When a countries economy is strong it makes the country powerful, countries with low economy always find themselves borrowing from countries with stronger economy and there by making such country or nation subject to the nation with stronger economy.
Those countries with strong economy controls the world's political and religion system.
In other for a country to grow in all area's, it's major focus should be growing her economy, when this is achieved then that nation will become one of the most powerful nations in the world.
United States, China, Russia and Germany. This aforementioned nation's are seen as the most powerful nations of the world they all have a strong economy, strong economy is the beginning of a powerful nation.
A healthy economy also gives power to a country, but in terms of world power play your artillery and fire power also plays a key role.
The United States of America are seen as world power because they have a very healthy economy and enough arsenal to defend her territory.
Building a strong economy has to do with it national ideology and vision. However my country Nigeria for example, the country has all what it takes to build a strong economy, the man power, the resource but they're lacking the vision, leaders in this country do not see it as important building the national economy.

They tried to manipulate the resources in other to enrich themselves, whereby not thinking about national growth, if a country can have the vision of making it's economy stronger which is tough a task but it's doable.  The strong economy like the US, China, Russia and Germany we are referring to today was not strong 100 years ago but the vision of national growth was there, great men of the past came up with the vision to make it what it is today, which till this day leaders in this countries are still keying to that vision, So if countries with no economy can have the vision and put measures on ground, it is easy to work it out, it's just a Matter of time and you will build a powerful nation.
368  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin halving is hours ago. Will you hold your BTC to April 2028? on: April 20, 2024, 03:20:39 PM
Well, for me, if I saw a good price movement of bitcoin, then I would sell my holdings, some of my holdings, because I dont want to sell all, but its not like I will hold those bitcoins for the next halving or until 2028; there might something happen before that. In short, I'm not sure if I will still hold my bitcoins until 2028; many, I'm sure, will also sell their holdings after halving if the price of bitcoin somehow reaches $100k or near that, and I'm one of them. I'm content with the $100k worth of price and will not regret selling some of my holdings as the reward is too much and very satisfying.

Now the thing is, what will really happen after this halving? I can't wait to see what might happen—will the price be in the dump or will it set another ATH this year? I hope it happens.
Of course if after holding for sometime and you feel the price is good enough for you, you can sell too, that's if you cannot hold till the next halving. However you can also test your patience to hold your bitcoin till 2028 because it's doable, so don't see it as something you cannot do, you can actually strategize your holding plan.
A lot of people are expecting another ATH,  so we might actually be looking at that direction after the halving, let's just say $100k.
369  Economy / Speculation / Re: Buy the DIP, and HODL! on: April 20, 2024, 02:18:46 PM
Those with full knowledge hardly argue about BTC and shiltcoin but sort the best way that will be favourable on their investment and holding BTC, I realized though I am still  regarded as newbie that most people who compare it argue about BTC and hoping shiltcoin has something to offer are mostly newbie's.
I have come to understand within my little knowledge on this forum no matter which ever method used in investing in btc it's more profitable than investing it on shiltcoin, there is no reason one wasting it time in anything shiltcoin when BTC has made a way to accommodate all sort of people and their level of income, through the DCA method you must not start big but with time you will accumulate greater BTC and this will give rest of mind instead of using because of cheap nature of shiltcoin and run after and comparing at the end it fall you lose all your time, energy and money,were as BTC remain unshakable the best is going for BTC and avoid comparison.

Surely, I prefer to tell newbies to just say no to shitcoins, yet at the same time, each of us has to recognize and appreciate that everyone has to learn at his/her own pace, and surely sometimes people are not really going to learn or know about bitcoin or how it relates to shitcoins until they consider some of the relationships - yet I still think that if newbies figure out ways to learn about bitcoin first and to establish a decently strong investment practice in regards to bitcoin first, then maybe after a bit of time they can start to look at and consider various shitcoins, but at least if they are doing it from a position of already having had developed knowledge in regards to bitcoin, then they should be in a better place rather going into shitcoins and considering that they have some kind of an equal or similar role as bitcoin...

Another thing when starting with shitcoins would be best to presume that they are a scam or that they are an affinity scam upon bitcoin, so presume that there is something wrong with them including that they are intending to rug pull users at some point, and another thing would be that if you do start to explore shitcoins, then there is no need to come to bitcoin-focused threads like this one and to talk positively about them.. but instead go to some shitcoin threads and discuss those matters within the appropriate other threads that are related to whichever shitcoins you are wanting to discuss.
The earlier they understand the cruelty of shitcoins the quicker they would flee from it, at times user's speaks from certain experiences at their beginners level, where as haven't known about the forum and get the intrinsic knowledge about Bitcoin had decided to find comfort in investing in shitcoins and this alone has landed them into disheartening circumstances and trauma, which it is of benefits for Newbies to learn from those experiences to avoid becoming a victim. Our utmost investment should rely extremely on Bitcoin, others are alternatives of Bitcoin which should not receive our interest, our priority should be focused on accumulating and storing our Bitcoin much likely at this current stage.
The thing is, most beginners don't always know that they are investing in shitcoins, nobody will see danger and confidently walk into it. Though as for some people they will always say that experience is the best teacher, so they will just leave the beginners to experience it themselves, as for me I don't encourage that lifestyle of letting beginners to find out on their, i make corrections when the need arises. however some persons have been lucky enough to get a return in investment on shitcoins but just few of them. But then, entirely we are saying it is not good to invest in some of these shitcoins because they don't have that durability and value.
370  Local / Politics and society (Naija) / Re: Price control action by the government through the FCCPC. on: April 19, 2024, 09:58:02 PM
Many Nigerians like myself have often complained about the unregulated nature of prices in the market and some big superstores, where the sellers and owners fix prices at their discretion without consideration of the customers buying. Exchange rates have reduced, but there are still marketers who have refused reducing the prices of their goods as quickly as they were to increase it.

The Federal government through an agency that I just heard recently but have been founded since have started price control actions to make sure that marketers that are taking advantage of Nigerians are brought to book.

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) is the agency of government that has swung into action and closed down some supermarkets in the capital city for unfair prices.

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The Federal Government on Thursday initiated sporadic enforcement raids at multiple supermarkets and markets within the Federal Capital Territory to ensure adherence to price display and quantity regulations, aiming to reduce the cost of food commodities nationwide.

It also said it would continue unannounced inspections at super and open markets in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Kaduna, and Ibadan in the coming weeks to probe the abnormal price surges and take firm measures against any companies caught engaging in unfair market practices like price manipulation, excessive pricing, or cartel formation.
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During the exercise that lasted several hours, the FCCPC sealed 4U Supermarket

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What do you think? and how long will this agency be able to stay corruption free? Because it is not impossible for big supermarkets and stores to begin bribing the officials of this agency to allow them with their illegal prices.
This is the right way to go, I have often complained about government creating agency that can check the excessive hike in prices of goods and services by traders. the state governors should as well adopt this approach because the Federal government alone cannot do it,  hence States has adopted it, it will trickle down to the local government.

Well corruption is the big elephant that we have in the room, because this agencies might be compromised in the long run, though there intention in this beginning stage is good but how well can they continue this good will without being corrupted is the big question.
371  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: April 19, 2024, 06:32:33 PM
Juventus are favorites in today's away game, even if you doubt their ability to win the game. Gambling is certainly risky, but Juventus is a better team than Cagliari, who is currently ranked 14th in the standings. Juventus, which is in 3rd place in the standings with a gap of 4 points from Bologna in 4th place, will try its best to maintain its position. Victory is clearly Juventus' target in this match, but you have to be wise enough to bet money on this match.

I don't hesitate to say that Juventus has a high chance of winning 3 points in their away match. This is the result of my brief analysis of today's match, but maybe the match did not go according to plan and in the end your worries came true.
Juventus's performance currently not promising yet since dropping to 3rd standings position and get difficult to defend their quit well performance, In the domestic league, Juventus was only able to achieve one win from the last 6 matches and must be wary of the current point difference from Bologna which is a threat for Juventus to get a UEFA Champions League spot next season.

I doubt with Juventus will get three away points against Cagliari had good performance last week success holding draw Inter Milan as the first standings team in Serie A, Cagliari's performance in the last three matches has been quite stable without being defeated with two draws and one win. Cagliari has motivate to secure their position from relegation zone and try to get three points on their home match for making many points left with Frosinone currently has three points remaining.


Juventus' performance is very erratic right now. This team I have seen perform well in last 6 matches against Lazio in Coppa Italia. In addition, the performance of Juventus was weak in the remaining matches. Juventus won last match against Fiorentina. However, there is no way to say that the performance of Juventus players was very good.

Juventus is a stronger and more experienced team than Cagliari. However, since Juventus' performance has been erratic. So it's no surprise if Juventus drop points against a team like Cagliari. In the last few matches we have seen good performances from Cagliari players. So Cagliari has a chance to get points in this home match.
No matter the degree of tension that may surround juventus at the moment due to poor form, it would never be too tedious for juventus to tackle a struggling team like cagliary that are ranked 14th in the league, juventus may have had their own fair share of struggling in the domestic league and may have concluded that this current season has already come to an end for them but as it is right now they already know that they are gonna finish the campaign without a trophy and have resolved to secure a place in European competitions to make their fans happy.
372  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: April 19, 2024, 05:27:27 PM
This week will be a very interesting week because this week we will witness the match between two eternal rivals, Real Madrid vs Barcelona. Yes, it is the El Clasico match that is awaited every season. This match is one of the biggest matches in La LIga, and always provides a very hot atmosphere when they meet.

Real Madrid is in very good condition after they successfully advanced to the semifinals of the Champions League after beating Manchester City. On the other hand, Barcelona is not in a good condition after they lost to Paris Saint Germain with a landslide score too.

This match will take place at Real Madrid's headquarters, Santiago Bernabeu. This is an advantage for them to play in front of their own supporters. Real Madrid is the favorite to win this match, but Barcelona still has a chance. I hope I can see a very hot game from these two teams.
Of course, this tie is going to be very interesting but difficult tie for both Real Madrid and Barcelona and might also turnout to be the determining factor for the league's winner considering the fact that Madrid is already at the top of the table with 8point and may increase it to 11 if they finally beat their rivals this weekend. On the other hand, Barcelona are trailing real Madrid and if they happen to beat real Madrid then they would have reduced the deficit thereby making the league  title still open for more surprises.I don't think the outcome of the champions League quarter finals would have any negative impact on either the teams except for fatigue that could be an inevitable issue as a result of the timing of these and their sudden nature.
373  Economy / Economics / Re: Counting the cost of a ww3. on: April 19, 2024, 01:55:37 PM
The the Russia - Ukraine war is one war that the global economy is on what I will call the borderline of recovery from and here is another conflict in the Middle East  region somewhat a major supplier of energy to the world. if this conflict should escalate with other major countries (which I chose not to mention) getting involved the global economy might be hit with worse recession than we are currently facing.

 More devasting would be for those importing nations mostly those of  Africa, against this backdrop and in extension this can also have a significant effect on the price of bitcoin not performing high as investors have been predicting in anticipation to it's halving circle of a bull run as some actors are forecasting of an indeterminate impending ww3.
If the impending crisis in the middle East is left unchecked, it will definitely affect the world economy not only bitcoin. Countries are still staggering to come out from the covid-19 shock which most economy never prepared for, however from the grand scheme of things, is as if the world powers want a battlefield for them to display what they've all had in stock as firepower. During the Russia and the Ukraine early beginning of their crisis, a lot of people came in to talk about de-escalation and making sure the war doesn't start, because it will get a far reaching consequences in most countries and at some point the world economy had another shock because Ukraine are one of the highest producers and exporters of wheat and the crisis really dampened their production.
374  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: April 18, 2024, 11:36:53 PM
Regarding the elimination of Manchester City and Arsenal in the Champions League, I think it will still be appreciated, because Manchester City and Arsenal also had difficult opponents in the Champions League but Manchester City and Arsenal still managed to put up a good fight there too. But about Liverpool? Liverpool lost big at home with a score of 0-3 in the first leg even though Liverpool only played against Atalanta, so being eliminated in this phase was really a very bad result for Liverpool. Therefore, I think Liverpool will still have a big effort to turn things around in the second leg. But indeed, for their competition in the race for the Premier League trophy, of course they are still placing high focus here also in the race for the Premier League trophy because the points gap is still very close.
Manchester City and Arsenal who have been eliminated from the European competition can now fully focus on their league matches while the fate of Liverpool will be decided tonight. Manchester City and Arsenal still have chances of winning the premier league trophy and this is where the battle line is drawn between them.

Since Manchester and Arsenal are eliminated in the Champions league, this make the premier league more tough because before the elimination of Arsenal they drop point and leave their position to Manchester City the same thing with Liverpool. So with this reason, I’m very sure Manchester City will be a threat to Arsenal and also Liverpool. I think Manchester city will use the first position as an opportunity and motivation to put in more effort in the premier and fight for the title this season.

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The team that is leading in the table has the most advantage to win the Premier League trophy, Manchester City don’t look weak or can be replaced easily by any team at the top there. So the fight for the top will be difficult for any team, even more difficult now that Manchester City have been eliminated from the champions league tournament yesterday by Real Madrid.

Furthermore, I can give Manchester City another hope for winning the title this season. Because they at the top of the table, and they have got eliminated in  Champions league which means they are full concentration will be in the premier league,  because this is the only league they have hope to get this season. And they have already at the top of the table, so the only thing they need now is to continue winning their matches, so let see if Arsenal are going to do something positive.
I think for the league title we may likely see a repeat of last season, because ever since Arsenal relinquished powers to Manchester City as they've always done, I don't think Manchester City will drop a single point till the end of the season, especially now that they have the energy to concentrate only on the league and FA cup. Talking about the champions League, Manchester City actually had a good shot on the champions League, if not for the fact that there was not luck on their side, they were very impressive with their performance.
For me, there is nothing positive arsenal can do, I rather stick my guns with Liverpool as contenders rather than go with arsenal inconsistency.
375  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: April 18, 2024, 09:16:11 PM
Well seems like if Liverpool fails today and West Ham also fail we are not gonna have any english team in the semifinals of europe tournaments (i dont count conference is low level) i dont know when was the last time this happen.
Liverpool is to be the better team in this matchup and should have proved to everyone that they are the better team from the first leg of the match but they failed to prove it and also made a lot of people to lose trust in them after been beaten by Atalanta with three goals to none. Tonight their fate will be decided, whether they’ll go home like Manchester City and Arsenal did yesterday to focus fully on the Premier League or continue their race in the European competition.
The problem is that they aggregate 3 goals from Atalanta. So, to be honest, it will be very difficult for Liverpool to turn things around. Even if it can, it means that Atalanta is really too bad, to be able to suffer an epic comeback like that. And indeed, currently, Liverpool is 0 - 1 ahead of Atalanta in the first half. There is still the second half and the possibility of extra time. There is still a fourth chance for Liverpool to score another goal. At least, right now they are struggling and they are quite dominating the game. Not only that, Liverpool has also succeeded in carrying out quite significant attacks. Yes, it's just a matter of whether they can optimize the efficiency of their attacks or are they just normal like in the first leg yesterday.

West Ham 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen
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West Ham 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen
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Leverkusen's position was quite attacked this time. In fact, they have not been able to increase their attacks, because West Ham were more offensive this time. Yes, they definitely want to catch up in their first leg. And in the end, it started to break down with them managing to score a goal in the first half. But, we'll see what Xabi's strategy will be for Leverkusen in the second half.

That first leg 3-0 Liverpool allowed was their greatest undoing, tonight's game was way more impressive than the first leg, however Atlanta had already done the damage, so no matter how Liverpool tried to have the comeback into the game and beat Atlanta 3-0 to make it 3-3 aggregate all came out abortive because Atlanta at one end were very defensive and they had to make sure Liverpool didn't go above that one goal. I feel sorry for Jürgen klopp because it's as if everything is crumbling on him, his team has been knocked out of the FA cup, Same thing in the Europa and in the premiership they are tactically of balance in the title race.
376  Local / Nigeria (Naija) / Re: Is this a result of a poor investment plan or what? on: April 18, 2024, 03:43:12 PM
Lately, we've seen series of deaths in the Nollywood space and sadly, most of our legends died because of diseases that could be treated if the financial resource was readily available at the time it was needed but as sad as it's always been, most of them have to beg for financial help from the public before even getting the money needed for thier treatment.

I know some of them joined the industry at the time when social media monetization wasn't popular and might not have gotten the financial benefit this current Nollywood stars have now through social media but I still know that they had money during their prime and that if they had probably invested the money into some major things, by now, they wouldn't get to a point where to get money for  proper treatment would be a major problem.

What do you think is  the possible cause of the mysterious sickness that always surrounds the death of most of our Nollywood stars? Do you think the industry isn't fetching them alot of money as the average outsider imagin? If they invested their wealth into something tangeable, would they necessarily beg before undergoing major medical treatment?
You you check very well it is the male actors that are the major victims of money begging for treatments in the Nollywood. This simply suggest that they were not properly paid back then. Possibly the females were much favoured by other things because of their delicate mature. You see most of these actors back then didn't go into acting career because of money. Some when to the career because it was their passion. So money basically wasn't their drives. So whatever they paid them was okay for them. And our economy was working then so it was enough for them.
I agree with you, it's the male counterpart that are major victims that are always in a difficult situation. The ladies always have some other incentives that do favour them, unlike the men. This goes to as well tell us that they are not paid handsomely during their active years, I remember when one of the nollywood legends was complaining that, at some point in the peek of his career,  he was paid 30 thousand Naira. Yeah money wasn't their drive at those days, it was majorly the passion they had to put smile in people's faces.
377  Local / Politics and society (Naija) / Re: Person wey get money no fit spray the money again? on: April 18, 2024, 03:31:03 PM
As part of our fundamental human right I believe person wey own property or wealth fit use am the way e want because man get liberty to do anything as long as the thing no go worry another person negatively. I come Dy wonder why EFCC come Dy attack people way they use their money the way dem want.
No b say the person na politician or get appointment to say the money na government money. Man struggle for him own money and anything wey en use am do wey go give am joy  nay e go do. Today I just come stumble over this news d thing come taya me.
Ok make I ask question, what of those yahoo boys wey Dy spray money like this, some Dy even deliberately destroy properties worth millions just for dem to pay for the destruction as a way of show up.
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Omo I feel say government wan really take the law seriously this time around, because according to watin I see the law don dey into existence since 2007 but we no dey recognise am or obey the law.
If the sentence of bobrisky or the arraignment of cubana chief priest go stop people from spraying money for occasions go stop, no be these arrest go do am. They also need to some orientation in our towns and villages to enlighten more people. Because as we speak this weekend, people are going to still spray more money and the EFCC cannot get to them at once, however this has been a cultural that has entered into the fabrics of Nigerians, so it is something EFCC will use the carrot and the stick approach to resolve overtime and not overnight.
378  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: April 17, 2024, 09:57:58 PM
HALA MADRID
HALA MADRID, at some point during the PK I could hear my heartbeat after Luka modric missed that first PK, luckily  Manchester missed too. I'm so happy for Madrid, because they've been my major choice for this competition. It has been a terrible night on the English side as arsenal lost to Bayern Munich and here Manchester City losing to Madrid, however Manchester city really tried as the game was so intriguing throughout the 120 minutes of play

HALA MADRID.....
379  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: April 17, 2024, 04:27:28 PM
Therefore, experience and the right strategy will show you what kind of coach you are. I don't know if Bayern Munich players have an internal conflict with Tuchel. Of course there are many factors regarding Munich's failure to win the Bundesliga this season, but if we talk specifically about the coach, this kind of failure is probably because Tuchel cannot maximize the potential of every player in Munich. Or because Tuchel's strategy apparently doesn't suit the Munich players' playing style.
In general view, the coach is the person most responsible for the team's performance in the season they are in.
There could be internal conflict within the Bayern Munich team. Perhaps Bayern Munich players don't like Tuchel that much so they don't play as expected. If true, this situation is often experienced by several big teams and situations like this are no longer a secret.

Regarding Tuchel's strategy in dealing with Bayern Munich, I don't really follow their matches in the Bundesliga, but in matches outside the Bundesliga such as in the Champions League, I noticed that Kimmich's position was not appropriate to play as RB.
In my own opinion, I think Tuchel should be held responsible for everything that has gone wrong with this Bayern Munich side, I don't think they were as bad as this before he took over as coach, he failed to take responsibility as a coach by winning the players to himself and getting their full loyalty, at least that's what every smart coach would do when given such opportunity. On the other hand, Tuchel came and introduced an entirely different kind of tactics which these Bayern Munich players ain't used to and have refused to get used to, this and many more are responsible for the decline Bayern Munich have experienced both in the German bundesliga and other completions.
380  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: April 17, 2024, 03:53:32 PM
I just felt that Barcelona would fall short against PSG since, in the first leg, they were caught off guard, and I know that PSG won't do it again. Therefore, I had complete faith in PSG yesterday, and they delivered in fact, Mbappe's performance altered. I was amazed, and I'm sure that guy is talented. and really committed, therefore whatever we do for dictation matters greatly. And the record affected the performance of of Barcelona yesterday
Even without the red card they would have won because psg was ready. Arsenal is ready to take on bayern Munich. Let's see if Arsenal will be able to win Bayern Munich. If Arsenal does not win this second league then Arsenal does not deserve to be on any of this leagues.
There was nothing special about the PSG side last night or Mbappé nor dembele, it was was just a case of luck and the inability of the centre referee to handle a game of this magnitude thereby reducing the morale of the home side by dolling out cards as if he was gifting candies to little children, until Barcelona were reduced to ten men they were playing very and even took the lead before psg got the equaliser, besides the referee wouldnt even listen to any of the plea from the home side but would rather respond to them with either a yellow card or sending the coaches off the sidelines. In summary, I think the performance of the referee was too poor and below standards and has influenced the outcome of the result.
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