The big teams use the money at their disposal to acquire the most talented and brilliant players, making their teams mostly untouchable to the smaller teams.
Just like i said before, it's not to say upsets do not happen, but hardly do they, in the case of Ajax and a few other teams mentioned above they have actually managed to pull off a few upsets here and there, but they can hardly claim the title, except on rare occasions that would hardly ever repeat itself.
And that was the sort of transfer business i expected from Liverpool this window, they had defensive issues the last time and went all out breaking the bank to get Virgil and I think they are reaping the dividends, I think they are strong in almost all areas and need not spend so much in this transfer window.

It may not be the most important match in the world, but you and I know that the both teams would be looking to kick off the season on the front foot and a win for either of them would actually do that.

Judging by pre season form, I think Manchester City has the upper hand against Liverpool come Sunday, out of all the pre season games played, city lost Just ones, while Liverpool won just once, this though may actually count for nothing on Sunday.

Pep knows how to win trophies and I think he'll be doing just that come Sunday.

They fall for such tricks because of greed and impatience, as far as I am concerned, greed is the major causal factor of scams, paltry knowledge also is another factor too, when newbies refuse to read and learn from threads such as this, it leaves them open to scam.
It's still amazing how people still invest in icos/ieos, to me it's like a case of throwing your money into the ocean, hoping it does come back to you.

You hurt yourself when you believe you can make quick money from altcoins/icos, most altcoin investors lack the patience and knowledge required to invest in the bitcoin, thus they look for escape routes in the altcoins, but you're quick to forget that clearly almost of them lack value,stability,usecase etc, the bitcoin would always remain miles ahead of any other cryptocurrency.

Rather than whine and whine, I'll advice you sell your altcoins and use them to purchase bitcoins, sounds better to me.

We can't stop the spread of FUD in this network and thats for sure, with the network being decentralized and highly volatile, there'll always be times when fake news would spread panic and uncertainty in the hearts  of investors.

Now that's the reason why they must understand that's it's only a minor trick to get the price low so some particular set of people(whales)can buy at a lower price before normalization.
I usually take good advantage of this period though(buy when the rumor hits the market)

Every now and then, Warren Buffet has one negative thing or the other to say about the bitcoin, and I keep wondering why someone who shows no interest in the network, should keep making comments about it, maybe probably this is an attempt at spreading negative news about bitcoin.

Warren doesn't need the bitcoin(he is wealthy already), the bitcoin network likewise doesn't need him

I do not think there'll be any worst case scenario for bitcoin if Libra becomes successful, and thats something i doubt will happen.

Libra may end up being the number one altcoin, but that would not put it ahead of the bitcoin in the cryptocurrency pecking order.
Imho libra would never be a determining factor to bitcoins progress, adoption nor price.Not to talk of how facebook/libra would defy anonymity and that's something real enthusiasts detest.

Lol, this made me laugh out, make it snappy already,so spammers don't start having field days.

When it comes to implementing or changing policies on the forum, theymos is anything but fast and we've seen that already on numerous occasions, and I wouldn't think it counts as a disadvantage, as its down to taking time to make sure everything is set before implementation.
The report badge would definitely come and the good thing is it wouldn't stop users from reporting; instead it'll spur them to do more, to see who takes the lead when it pops out

Exactly what the OP needs to understand, there is no need getting into arguments with someone about his or her own strategies, as long as its working for that person and you're not compelled to follow suit then it's fine.
That's not to say trading strategy works all the time or is reliable, but if you have tried out a particular one, and you believe it works for you, then keep using it, it will help build your confidence in trading.

So you actually forgot, too bad. The only penalty(for plagiarism) is a permanent ban(which you've received), and it's impossible to recover your account, it can only be possible if the banned user is a quality and a positive member of the forum(and the plagiarised posts was way back), such users might be considered, but I doubt you're any of that.

It depends on the campaign you're talking about, there are some renowned bounty managers in the forum like yahoo and hamphuz, and I think they do their job pretty well, without acting like "gods".
The thing is most times people usually do things the wrong way, for example advertising when a slot isn't open, or answering questions meant for the bounty managers, that can lead to them warning against such, and I doubt it's wrong

You'll need to explicitly tell us the characters you dislike in the managers you've come across.
And another thing is selecting new members into campaigns, some(bounty managers)do it by merits, others frequency of posting and of course quality, it varies, based on the managers choice.

You ought to have simply reported them all to a mod, or make their usernames clickable(in form of a link)if you wish to make a thread about it(though I see no reason for that).

If this post is geared at encouraging others, then it should be moved to the beginners board and if it is otherwise, it'll be better to wait till you're a hero member to tell us your story/achievement.

You do not need to write in capital letters to pass a message, and I do not understand the reason for this rant, it wouldn't stop fiat from being printed.

Crypto investment is quite risky and I know the part of we need to always protect ourselves, but we all have loved ones we trust, there are one or two people we can entrust with our crypto funds, in case we die, the thing to do is to educate those persons if they lack crypto knowledge, of how to use the system, what a private key is. etc. That way you'll be preparing them to handle your funds quite well In case something bad happens.
The thing with centralized currencies is that when we put up our money in the banks, we are always alert to adding a next of kin who'll inherit out funds if we die, but do not forget that crypto wallets also provides such features in its multi signature wallet which allows you to share your private keys with maybe two of your most trusted family members as well as yourself, that way if you're gone, one of them would not be able to access your funds single-handedly without the other, it adds an extra layer of security.

They are recruiting noobs to promote their shit airdrop and in the process spam the forum with worthless stuff, what's most annoying is they are in every section, they do not even care to post such in the appropriate section, sheer laziness.
Let's hope they do so and real quick, it's not like a million of the tokens would be worth anything anyway.

I know the Philippines faithfuls would be backing up it's team to go through, and we've got quite a number of them on this thread and on the forum, but I scarcely see how possible that is.

It would indeed be a miracle if they make it to the next round, and if they do, that will be about that for them, but in sports it's hard to predict the future.

This is a big plus for Chelsea in signing Lampard, I always think its cool when former midfielders coach teams, they tend to bring in a wonderful brand of football, and that's cos midfielders are actually one of the most intelligent people on the pitch(creativity), they understand the game the most and they bring it to their coaching career, guardiola is a very good example.
.This would also be another advantage to Lampard, he is a Chelsea legend and a fan favorite,he will be given that respect and a more relaxed environment to work in.

This celebrities are very rich and have a whole lot of money to throw around, I think they simply gamble for fun or as a competition between their rich friends, though due to their wealth, their stakes go very high.
I am not surprised they gamble and I see nothing wrong with it, the fact they are celebrities doesn't make them less of humans, we all get the urge to gamble once in a while, then why not them.I also doubt they spend more time on gambling than their families, maybe their career, but not gambling.

Definitely not all teams that make it to a tournament expect to win it, a lot come as underdogs while the big teams enter as the favorites.
Smaller teams do hope they can upset the big boys though, but in the European club competition, it hardly happens.
I usually tell my friends that modern football is run by money, this days all top teams spend so much money on players, even 'traditional" clubs like Manchester United and Barcelona, who hardly spend so much on players previously, have joined the trend, the football market has been heightened, so to stay as a top club, you must spend crazily, thus making it so difficult for the smaller teams to compete.