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521  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season on: February 14, 2023, 07:29:10 PM
It's time for Round of Last 16. Today's games:

Paris Saint-Germain v Bayern München
Milan v Tottenham

What are your predictions?
Actually the two matches that will be played today are a little more difficult to predict, because the four teams that will compete in the last 16 of the Champions League today both have strength and are also great, but for the match between Paris Saint-Germain vs Bayern München I will choose Paris Saint-Germain as the winner and for the AC Milan vs Tottenham Hotspur match I will choose AC Milan as the winner and that is only my prediction for the two matches that will be played today.
I agreed about this it's not easy to predict about outcome of these matches but still as things are going most chances both home teams can give shocking performance for the interesting second leg matches with today Mbappé is sitting at bench which mean most chances if he required then he can join team even most chances we have few chances about him to play today but still this is moral boosting for his team in other match after poor performance in few matches now they are back and having good performance, but Tottenham is also good, and both teams can do good in this match with most chances we will have 1 - 1 draw which will be also acceptable for the AC Milan because they are in more trouble than any other which are competing in round of 16.
522  Economy / Economics / Re: BTC Silver and Gold on: February 14, 2023, 09:45:53 AM
Stacking and coin collecting is for complete nerds  Cheesy  You already know how I feel about this topic.  As a financial advisor my clients are constantly asking me if they should consider buying either bitcoin or gold or bitcoin or silver.  So I'm constantly having to have that conversation of the importance of diversification  and why owning both makes sense, and how well precious metals like gold and silver hold up as hedging parts of a portfolio.
I think I know why you say nerd. That is because you find cryptos too technical right? Yes they are when compare to traditional investments like gold and silver but still, any investments might require a knowledge specifically into the financial field, this is why some just consult into a financial advisor.

For us who can't afford it, we still can do our research online and one of the things that we can learn is putting all eggs in one basket is too risky but diversification can be better. Different assets have a different ability. Gold and silver for example are much stable than Bitcoin but the profit potential with them can also be slower or lesser. Sometimes knowing our preference helps us to pick up if what asset will fit for us.
523  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season on: February 13, 2023, 07:40:43 PM
I want to see how far Club Brugge will be able to stay in the Champions League this season. They performed well in the group stage by successfully qualifying and getting rid of 2 teams that were actually more favorites than them. Benfica will be their opponent in the round of 16, in strength Benfica is above Club Brugge in my opinion. However, in this match it is possible that Club Brugge will surprise again by getting rid of them and advancing to the quarter-finals.
As they are going to face Benfica which is surely have enough quality to beat them in this round with this most chances their journey is going to end in this round against Benfica even it's just prediction which can go wrong as well because in soccer we can expect shocking results but for me this is the limit for them.

Club Brugge currently having not win at home in last five games which mean they are at poor and Benfica can punish them badly because they topped their group even we have team like PSG which is amazing from them in their first encounter which is going to play on 15the February at Jan Breydel Stadion (Brugge) Benfica away record is amazing in last few games.
524  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Does Bitcoin have life span? on: February 13, 2023, 04:40:43 PM
Bitcoin technology will continue into the future and as long as people still trust it and use it, bitcoin will always be there for them. Until now, people still benefit from using bitcoin. They can generate money and they can use it for various things. This is why people are still using bitcoin; if more people are willing to use it, blockchain technology and especially bitcoin, they can make more money in the future. But we also must remember that we don't know what will happen in the future. And as long as we can still get benefits, we can still use them.
For now they still trust it but when there are big difficulties that come in Bitcoin or there are new inventions which can possibly affect the performance of Bitcoin, that can be the time that people will doubt on it. Let's only hope that those negative things won't happen not until Bitcoin hit the most anticipated 1 million dollar mark.

We should only clear that to use Bitcoin is different from investing. When people invest in Bitcoin, they don't use their Bitcoins actively but they just let it sit from their wallets to earn passive returns. To use Bitcoin is when people use it actively for purchasing either offline or online or for sending bitcoins from someone else.
525  Economy / Economics / Re: How we survive food shortages on: February 12, 2023, 03:10:30 PM
This is easier said than done especially when you are living in an area where there is no space to grow your own food.  This is applicable to people who are living with huge backyards but most who are in urban area has very limited space so you cannot apply this kind of solution in the said area.  Besides not many people can afford to get a piece of land.
I don't believe that there is an area with no ground. Even if not inside our compound, there must be one outside. Even if the space isn't that huge, that should do the job already. We won't be planting the whole vegetable in the alphabet but we should only plant the one that we need or the ones that it's easy to grow.

Eating canned goods is bad even if you say that those canned goods are vegetables because they already gone through preservations or there is already a chemical added to them so that the food will last for a long time. It's always good to eat fresh foods. Not only that but they also taste great especially if you know that you are the ones who plant them.
526  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Teaching children Bitcoin is not in vain on: February 11, 2023, 05:12:09 PM
Information dissemination is key in this age.so,children should be exposed  earlyto as many relevant information as possible to guide them in decision making.Though they may not be able to buy,sell or trade Bitcoin for now,but they should be taught what Bitcoin and cryptocurrency is,how to get it and what it's used for.you may as well connect them with crypto faucet,where they can earn small amount of Bitcoin by completing simple task.That way you spur their enthusiasm as soon as they start seeing results.But endeavor to strike a balance between financial education and the pursuit of other aspects of their lives growing up as kids
This is now possible and this is what is happening now on the current generation because of the help of the smartphones but proper guidance must still be there with the help of their parents because not all information that is seen on the web is true and not all are appropriate for the kids. If the kid is too young to trade Bitcoin then we can just teach them on how to hodl or invest for the long term.

This should be helpful on securing their future. It's like teaching them how to save using a piggy bank. We shouldn't forget that they are still a kid so yeah, the balance must still be there. We should also give them time for playing and do other things.
527  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2022/23 Season on: February 11, 2023, 06:35:06 AM
Even though both teams will be minus several players who are absent due to injury, it seems that this is not a problem for the two coaches and they have anticipated this well. The first leg match will take place in a week, of course both barcelona and manchester united must keep their players fit for the match later and I hope that in this week's match in their respective regular leagues, no players will be injured again for both teams.
both teams have the same problem. and the match between the two in the first leg can be very difficult to predict. Barca also lost several players, as well as United who were already struggling against Leeds because several players in their main squad were absent.
although both trainers could say everything was fine. but I'm sure, now they are fighting to make the right strategy and composition of players.
Currently, both teams are facing same issues and have same history in this season while Barcelona is at the top of La Liga and Manchester United is third in Premier League but here I have feeling Erik ten Hag is doing good job with his strategy they are on positive way for having good future and things could be also settled for them in Premier League on other side Barcelona is surely facing some issues related to this match even they are also doing amazing job and have enough quality for playing aggressive game against Manchester United but look like their main target is La Liga just because of this mostly feeling things could be in favour of English club in this event and first leg is going to be important for the both clubs how things will end in this round for these both clubs.
528  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: February 11, 2023, 05:41:22 AM
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And that is right Ramiz Raja worked hard and tried really well to bring back the International teams to Pakistan. In the previous days Ramiz lost his position but again he got back and I hope he will try more to do this task again.
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Did I missed something? Rambo was replaced with Najam Sethi. You are saying that he got back his position, which I am not aware of. As far as I know, Ramiz is working with some of the TV channels to cover Border Gavaskar Trophy and he doesn't hold any position with PCB at this point. But his absence would be a big blow to the PCB. During his stint, he made so many revolutionary changes (although some of them like the Pakistan Junior League were not very successful), and also increased the PCB revenues by manifold.
Few peoples are feeling they are going to have election in near future and things could be on same way as were before the Najam Sethi, but these all are just rumours because after checking many sources and media reports there is deadlock, and it's not going to end soon, but rumours are doing their job.

No doubt about Ramiz Raja abilities and his revolutionary changes which bring some good life in PCB, but there were also few concerns as well specially as you mention Pakistan Junior League was failure and many in PCB were also not happy with this all which is also not favourable for the Rambo but now look like things are going as this was happening before him and we will have nothing improved in coming days as well even they can lose few foreign players due to this Peshawar Masjid bomb blast as well.
529  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: February 10, 2023, 09:26:01 PM
I guess Australia + India + England + South Africa are looking favorites to play in the semis.

The first 3 are obvious choices, Kiwis could've been 4th choice but SA is playing at home so I'll put them slightly ahead in the competition (they lost the first match but still).

If not, then surely we are up for some upsets.
I was also expecting same teams could be in top four but now after watching first match of this event now changing my mind because Sri Lankan done good job and have impressive win against host and good team South Africa with now we have Australia, New Zealand and Bangladesh in this group most chances New Zealand and Australia will be qualifiers and home team had to settle for the third spot in this group but with this result now things could be interesting, and we can expect good entertaining matches from few teams as well which will create good hype for this format in women's cricket in other group most chances we will have England and India as the qualifiers for the last four spots.
530  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2022/2023 on: February 10, 2023, 09:10:01 PM
Manchester City is a really great team. It would not be fair to match their game with any other team. They play very good football and the coach of their team is a very competent person. Under whose leadership, Manchester City is moving forward.
We're not saying Manchester City is a bad team they are one of the best teams in the Premier League at least in the last 3 years
But there is a team that is better than them, yes that is Arsenal who still consistently dominate the standings until today.
How do you feel after saying this? Feeling ecstatic after conquering the Premier League for a season after five years. Grin Don't try to compare Arsenal to a team that has won three EPL titles during that time, Arsenal doesn't even come close to where Manchester City is because despite consistently finishing in the Europa League, the Gunners have never taken home a Europa Cup. I still believe Manchester City would like to follow Arsenal until the end of the season because it is not over until it is over.
In current situation both teams are doing good and I have feeling comparison is never been ideal because Manchester City is having big investments, and they are consistently doing good job for last few years with Arsenal is now coming out of long bad run under leadership of Arteta which is also good and have enough ability to handle this team for long run with the same level because both coaches are having same pattern, but both situation is not same one is working under limited budget and second is having luxury of investment which is also big difference but still in coming years we will have better view about them who is going to stay with the same level and how things works for them in long run in current season both have equal chance for win of the title.
531  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: February 10, 2023, 06:34:00 PM
If the 20-point punishment is truly enforced, it would be a big setback for Juventus, who has already suffered a 3-point deduction this season. This circumstance raises doubts about the club's administration and whether or not they have learnt previous controversies that led to their relegation to Serie B in the past. It will be crucial for Juventus to move swiftly and properly in order to handle this matter, since it might have a significant influence on the team's future.
So far there has been no new information regarding the potential 20 points reduction for Juventus. If this sanction is given to Juventus, we will see the news in the next 1-2 weeks. But, If the reduction occurs in March, I think Juventus will still be at the bottom of the table at the end of the season. Hopefully Juventus get out of the relegation zone at that time, but if their performance remains inconsistent, we will see Juventus drop to Serie-B and repeat the calciopoli case.
Most chances now we will have no further punishment for them because already 15 points deduction done damage and things are also not good for the Italian Soccer Federation because they are already facing some consequences for this all, and they never want to create more mess up about this all hopefully now things could be ok for the Juventus and new management will also work fairly for the improvement of this all situation which also give relief to fans as well because right now they are also feeling not good about this all.

After this punishment they are suffering badly because we have the biggest fan base of the Juventus in Italian league, and they are not happy which is also not good for the all league as well which is surely not good with mostly fans feeling this all is unfair against their club.
532  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: February 10, 2023, 07:08:31 AM
Lazio - Atalanta seems to be a quite difficult game to predict the result of. Even though Lazio are favoured I won't go for a bet on a side. Because I believe they have nearly equal chance to win this game. I don't think playing an away or home game will be much of a hindrance for these teams. Above all else I expect both teams to be productive so betting on that way would be nice for me actually.

Lazio couldn't win a game for two weeks so they are in a bigger need of a win here actually. But it depends on how much they will make an effort for it. If they have a proper game plan they can really win this.
I think we can expect both teams to score in this match for sure. Especially atalanta to score because they score o most in every match. But this will be the match of the round for sure because both of the teams are at the very top
I was also having same feeling about this match as both teams to score is the best option but as we all know Atlanta is unpredictable team, and they fail to score in their last two games first against Sassuolo and then against Inter in copa Italia with these two team having last two games in 2022 in these both matches Atlanta fail to end deadlock and have no goal against Lazio with this all I have feeling now playing under2.5 is much better option instead of going with BTTS which is having higher risk.

After having big win against AC Milan now in last two games they are having draws which is also having impact most chances both teams will try to have positive outcome of this match as well with this most chances we can have draw as well.
533  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: BTC or altcoin on: February 09, 2023, 04:45:52 PM
I recently made some money through Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing, and I'm considering using it to purchase some Bitcoin. Only a tiny sum, roughly $800, is involved. What do you suggest doing right now? Purchase some Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency with a promising future.

What replacement coins would you recommend?
For long-term holding you can consider holding bitcoin, the altcoin is not the best choice for a beginner and since you just want to make gains you need to be very careful not to get deceived into investing in some quick pump-and-dump scheme called projects with promising future I can't refer to any project as promising because altcoin future is a gamble since most of them a just speculative and high-risk venture so you need to.
- set your priority right, what you want via what you will get and when you will get that expected result.
- Most altcoins can promise you X amount of profits in a certain time, but the possibility of having that reality in what is not certain and guaranteed
Bitcoin can also work good for the short term but of course it's always better to hodl it for the long term because this is the only way to gain a massive profit. Now about the altcoins, there are also altcoins who are like Bitcoins which are safe and already proven to last for more years. Ethereum can be the first on the list. Ethereum is newbie friendly so don't worry.

It's also much stable than in bitcoin so it doesn't make the newbies worry a lot. Now that he is already here, he is surely safe from those pump and dump coins which are mainly recommended by the influencers on social media only because they are being paid big for doing it.
534  Economy / Economics / Re: The journey of Bitcoin. on: February 09, 2023, 01:51:22 PM
Are you sure about this formula? by looking for Bitcoin all prices will go back up and you don't think about how much the transaction fee will be every time you buy and sell Bitcoin in the crypto world. I think more factors that make changes in the price of each virtual currency at this time. I'm more waiting for the price of Bitcoin to decrease very far to be able to buy in large quantities.
That's true, however, if you don't have that much resources available in your possession then I guess there's no other choice but to face the high transaction fees as you're into long-term holding, that fee won't matter at all because it is not like everyday you'll buy a whole coin or a fraction of it. And if you have much resources available, then I think there's no need to wait for the discount because you'll be wasting time.
Indeed that the transaction fees are one of the major concerns of the people once the price of the cryptos pump but there are still times where the transaction fees will get lower. You just need to do the transaction on the off peak hours or when most people are sleeping.

It was usually around 12 or 1 am. The transaction fees will normalize again because there will be corrections and market bears that will happen from time to time. Transaction fees will mostly matter anyway for those who use their crypto regularly or as a currency. Can also be bothering for those who are into trading but not for those who are into longer terms of investing.
535  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Eredivisie 22/23 - discussion thread on: February 09, 2023, 07:12:42 AM
In the recent outings, Az Alkmaar has disappointed somany bettors that expected a good result from them, the most devastating game is the yesterday game that the played host to Utrecht in the cup match that ended 1:2 in favour of the away team in the extra time, I see some people say that cup matches are not taken serious by some clubs that are major contenders of a particular league, personally I don't see that ideology as a good one because be it cup or league match I see all as a competition that has trophy so relating it to this match Az Alkmaar has under performed, they dashed the hope of many in this game.
I think this season AZ Alkmaar is aiming to do well in the Eredivisie league. And they want to win the Eredivisie league title. Alkmaar is now 2 points behind Feyenoord at the top of the table. And so they now want to focus only on the Eredivisie. But the defeat against Utrecht was unexpected. Utrecht was not a strong team. Even then Alkmaar could not win this match. I would say it was their bad luck. Alkmaar players attacked a lot in this match. Alkmaar players made a total of 27 shots in this match. But their misfortune was that they lost the match despite attacking a lot. Alkmaar lost but their performance was very good.
Agreed with you about AZ Alkmaar aim because they are doing impressive work for the better end of this season even in last two matches they have shocking results but still things are in their favour, and they have good chance for staying at this spot for more time before this cup game they already face Utrecht in league match, and we have rain of goals in this match with AZ Alkmaar done good job after conceding two early goals, so now this time in cup game they have done good job but still this was not enough for them to secure their spot in next round.

We have another amazing game while Feyenoord face Nijmegen really shocking result as Nijmegen were leading until 90th minute and then two injury time goals help Feyenoord to go into extra time and then won their match after penalties mostly teams not preferred these cup games, but mostly this happens no with all teams.
536  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2022/23 on: February 08, 2023, 09:54:21 PM
Barcelona will still need a very long time to get rid of the debt that they have. Because I honestly do not think they have actually made any smart moves about money management. They are consistently trying to get layers in the team.

That also regardless of how much money they cost. And I also do not think that Barcelona has actually got rid of the players that they do not need right now. I do not know if the financial situation is better for Barcelona right now. But I will say that they did not make any significant changes. So the financial situation of Barcelona must not have gone better.
Few weeks back they were in deep trouble with on and off the field issues but now after settling there on field issues things are looking much better, and they have to do something about this debit as well because last time when I have updated this was already cross the 1.4 Billion Euro which is surely big amount even they try their best and selling few high salary players were also strategy to cut this all but with few players things were no clear, so they were fail to reach at their target hopefully now they will do their best and having better stuff for the getting rid of this all which is also not in their favour.

In coming summer window most chances we will have some more players will be offloaded, and they will try to reach at their level of near to solution for having some better things which helps them, and they could be on road of recovery which is important for success.
537  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: February 08, 2023, 08:53:42 PM
I think, Juventus have more opportunity to win this match than Salernitana  because they are in the 13 position in the Italian league table which will be one of the advantage Juventus will use to achieve many goals from the match. I don't think, Juventus will miss this opportunity because Salernitana defenders cannot stop Juventus strikers not to have access to their goalpost and it will be difficult for the match to end up draw 0-0. I believe, Juventus will defeat Salernitana 3-1 for the favour of Juventus to move higher in the Italian league table.
You were quite close to the final score with your prediction. Vlahovic took a big responsibility in this game and we have seen its effect in a great way. He scored 2 goals and made an assist as well. I wasn't expecting this much comfortable victory after seeing that shocking Monza loss. I really appreciate this big effort by Juventus players.

Salernitana were horrible at finding the target and couldn't create a big threat to Juventus as a result. Maybe this is not much for Juventus but it might improve their morale at least.
Juventus's fans were desperate for performance like this from Vlahovic and now with two goals and one assist look like he is going to fight for the best in this season with penalize team and hopes are high for them as they keep consistency they will be in better shape and have good chance for staying high even punishment is hard, and now their chances are not high for the top six but still they have good ability under leadership of Allegri and performance like this can bring them to better spot, and they can take good honour after the end of this season which is surely going to be important for them.
 
Salernitana was surely not near the quality of the Juventus which was surely a big advantage for the visitors, and now they have time to bring better performance in coming days with next match is against Fiorentina which is also in bad shape from the start of this season.
538  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Tennis League All Thread on: February 07, 2023, 07:29:02 PM
health comes first in any sports, but the thing with tennis is that it is not a contact sports, yeah you can get injured or something, but I don't think it will be life threatening. So it won't ruin his life as you have described it, we haven't heard anyone who retire from tennis because of injuries and then just destroyed his future.

Nadal can still push for one more Grand slam for this year, I reckon. And if he didn't win because his body fails him, then maybe he can contemplate on retiring. And then have a life beyond tennis, but it's far from being ruined or something.
But the point is, it's not all about sometime few injuries have issues for long time as well which can create problems for humans in long run so here we have to understand as it's never been threatening for life but still can create problems.
 
So, here Nadal having good time to work on his injury and then start his career again in short run this all is possible but as suddenly he lost his rhythm in Australian Open surely this is not a right way to deal with his injuries he also faced problems in past as well, but now these are having the biggest impact on his career and this is surely not ideal for his game and career with Novak Djokovic is still much better and his fitness which is the biggest advantage for him but Nadal needs to work on this all and having better fitness before next event is surely helpful for him and his fans as well.
539  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: February 07, 2023, 06:21:22 PM
I don’t think that DRS is necessary for a team like Zimbabwe, because they could use that money to improve their existing facilities and groom their player’s so they can perform well at the international level. Furthermore WI played well and have put up a decent total on the board, but if they can’t get quick wickets now then then this game will end up in a draw and I believe that Zimbabwean player’s will be hoping to escape with a point from this match.
We have long history of good cricket without this technology and DRS but recently due to few controversies this all is also must for the game but due to poor management of ICC it's not affordable for the all boards which is also big issue right now they need to think about this and have to talk with all parties about the implementation of this technology for the all teams which will surely increase the quality of the game.

But, as test format is having decline in quality in different countries this need also better things even his future is not good with this all and due to time limit of the one test match and now as we have draws matches these are also not beneficial for the game and the fans of cricket.
540  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: February 07, 2023, 10:25:32 AM
I wouldn't have expected to see Marseille's unbeaten streak to end by the Nice game honestly.

They weren't very effective this time. Nice found quite many opportunities to score and benefited from them in a great way. Marseille should have been better at defending. I don't know if it was due to complacency. But I don't want to believe such thing. Because Marseille had a good opportunity to chase PSG for even the league title. But now the point gap has got bigger now.
While no one was expecting result like this but Nice recent form is impressive as now they have 13 points from their last 5 matches which is amazing stuff and Marseille in previous game at home already struggle against Monaco which is surely signal as they are not doing good against good teams and just because of this Nice give no chance to them in this match and have aggressive approach from the start of match which was good strategy from Degard.

In first half both teams were on level but Nice having luck their chances were converted into goals but in second half mostly Marseille were dominating, but things were not in their favour, and they were unable to have good result from this performance now surely they are having big setback for their title chances.
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