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921  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Hacker attacks again on: August 17, 2023, 02:23:54 PM
Now, let's have an update about the curve finance. recently it had an issue where a hacker entered it and it happened on July 30, 2023. So what Curve did was they offered the hacker to return its fund and they will give 10% bounty rewards. And it will not be charged or imprisoned. The offer was accepted and the stolen assets were returned. But the hacker did not complete its full refund from other pools.

Because it has a deadline now it has passed. Now the rewards are offered just to identify the attackers. Also, what do you think is the reason and why did the hacker return the funds to another protocol? he said
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He doesn't want to ruin the project.
and that's not the reason he's afraid of being identified.

Because it seems that what the hacker wants to release or make him look like is that the authorities cannot identify him. Let's see what happens here, because we know that the hacker is not invincible because there are and still are others caught. What happened to the Bitfinex hacker even after a long time was still caught. But if it turns out that a north Korwan hacker was able to access curve finance, it is unlikely to be recovered for sure.

Source: https://m.investing.com/news/cryptocurrency-news/curve-finance-opens-bounty-after-exploiters-return-deadline-expires-3146166

It still baffle me how decentralized exchanges and protocols are insecured and prone to hacking, even the centralized exchanges don't get this level of hack exposures like the way this protocol does and it beg the question whether they need to be fully audited for the safety of the public, special auditing by other firms that focus on decentralization, at least seeing them exposed to some hacked attempt of beta test before the public, if that will save the sanity of these public theft, I will love it.

It obvious that whoever that hacker is, must have some information within the group or perhaps it was a fully insider work and the person is playing mind games just to avoid tracing or who knows he is not that expert in hacking to cover his tracks, otherwise there are people that are very good in hacking and will get away with whatever they stole, the coins or tokens they stole could be trace but their identity will remain unknown forever; there are some BTC that have been stolen for ages, they are visible in some wallets but how they move those BTC are steal unknown.
922  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Scalpers and day traders, what makes you to make profit in trading? on: August 17, 2023, 02:00:23 PM
I have been trading with just just $500 for a long time now, the story was a success, but the profit is minimal. With $500, the day gain can be as low as $1 to $2.5. No leverage than 1x to start. But I will go up not more than 3x to 5x max while losing to let the entry price with the mark price become closer for better profit.

But there are days that are not favorable and I left the position opened if it is still just 1x.

Increasing the leverage increases the risk and the closer the liquidation, but 5x is still good.

This makes trading to be positive for me as I do not use too much leverage that has been making me to lose and lose in trading.

What are you strategies that trading has been profitable for you?

Profits of $1 and $2.5 dollars are small profit with such capital, how do you settle the trading fees? Is it after the fees you get that PNL? I think there are other pairs in the exchanges you can trade to make an average of 5% in a single trade. With such a candle move, 5% of your margin is enough to give you a $25 profit, give or take you should be able to make more than $15 a day at an average condition of the market.

A 5x should increase your margin total capital to $1500, if the risk-to-profit ratio of any trade you have in mind is low, it will do you no good, I think that original capital is good enough for sweet profit unless now that the market is not stable to open trades.
923  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: We're all the same! on: August 17, 2023, 01:33:56 PM
👏The list goes on, but these are the main points. Think about it. I'm sure you thought you were completely different, but absolutely everyone thinks so))))🧘

Ok, now this looks like the old days when we used to have people come to our college tell us about unsuccessful stories and sell their handbook with us about how to succeed in life, I think your post is saying the same thing, no direction just epic story without even mode of communication. The headline says we are all the same and yet you are just lamenting and beating around the bush, I don't know if this is a trading discussion or you are pissed off about a trade you lost, if that's the case, take a break and cool off.

Your feedback though, still says the same thing and in addition to your subject, we are not the same and we can never be the same. Just because you lost a position doesn't mean others did, they probably made the opposite and cashout big, we don't think the same thing even when we all have common goals of making a profit in the end, the strategic way of thinking differs from individual, let that sink man and please try refraining from creating unnecessary threads.
924  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Next Bitcoin Bull Run: Is It Tied to the Next Halving? on: August 16, 2023, 04:34:51 PM
Logic would tell me that there isn't much bitcoin left to mine, what about 2 million last time I checked. So as a supply side it's already there.  So I would expect a slightly muted response over other halving. Fomo leading to a false bull.

I will happily give my BTC and haircut at that time and take peoples money

Your comment sound like an anti bitcoin in person, many people have thought about this when we just had the last Bull run and guess what, we had an incredible run that we have long had in this space, people profited and some left and the journey continue from there until we hit a milestone of $58K, This time around, do you know where will be heading this time? Technically, not an assurance but we are going to have a Bull run whether they like it or not because the miners can't be sustainable with 3.125 BTC to maintain their business and while you are away to give your BTC, you will buy them at a high price because it's becoming deflationary every day in supply and the demand will continue to increase.

When you are going for a haircut, please take me along, I will like to shave my beards, too much eye on BTC and no time to trim them. Wink
925  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Can a transaction in a 6 block confirmation removed on: August 16, 2023, 04:06:53 PM
However, if it's an overpaid fee in a transaction, perhaps you made a mistake during the course of a transaction, they may (low chances) return the fees to you for the error.
Whatever tx fee or fee rate attached to your tx goes to the miner, even if you estimated wrongly and overpaid, there is no such return, the fees is what miners use to decide the priority of transactions in the mempool, they can't decide if you willingly overpaid or not. In a tx what returns back to you is change, if there is any. If you are spending a particular utxo, but you are not spending all of it, one of the outputs returns to you as change. Tx fee is simply inputs - outputs, that is what finally goes to the miner.

LOL.  Grin
Perhaps you should play with advanced options on your Bitcoin wallets, eletrum wallet is simple as that to see if you can pay more for a transaction or not. Sometimes, we overpay for transaction fees so they can get mine as quickly as possible, and with that in mind, there is a likelihood of overpaying for fees you didn't have in mind, when that happens, the transaction becomes broadcasted and with the first confirmation, that's it; Imagine realizing you paid 1.0005 for a fee, this is even more common when you set your wallet transaction in BTC instead of mBTC,. Just because it has not happened doesn't mean it wouldn't just as described above. In addition, I also stated the chances of getting back the reward are low that is why I put it in parenthesis(low chance).
926  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Can a transaction in a 6 block confirmation removed on: August 16, 2023, 09:25:05 AM
I've been curious to wanting to know the possibility  to reversing or removing a sent transaction on a block which has already passed 6 block confirmation and after reading a post from a free signature space of a user which I can't remember which reads "Each block is stacked on top of the previous one. Adding another block to the top makes all lower blocks more difficult to remove: there is more "weight" above each block. A transaction in a block 6 blocks deep (6 confirmations) will be very difficult to remove.
Judging from this, the writings stated that it is difficult  and not impossible and I've been wanting to know if will be possible to reverse a transaction after a 6 block confirmation?

In addition to what others have explained above; Just imagine you have 6 containers loaded with cars, that are all stacked at the top of each other and your car is stuck at the bottom of the first container, do you think it will be possible to get your car out the first container so easy, you will have to take down the first 5 containers before you can get to the last one, that is what the description is explaining, the more block is stack on top of each other, the less chances of it been reverse back.

With the current computational mining power of Bitcoin being distributed to different miners, the chances are low until you have more than about 51% of the power before that can happen. As long as you don't have that power or other miners ready to join hands with you, that is a mission impossible because once a transaction is confirmed, that is the final, it is good as dead living that no longer breathe, that block will remain sealed forever. However, if it's an overpaid fee in a transaction, perhaps you made a mistake during the course of a transaction, they may (low chances) return the fees to you for the error.

927  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: August 16, 2023, 07:57:50 AM
Actually, Harry Maguire's request for compensation to Man United is indeed a natural thing. Because Maguire's contract at Man United is still quite long, which is about 2 more seasons. Which is a 2-year contract worth 19.7 million pounds. So it's only natural that Maguire asks for compensation of around 15 million pounds on the basis of the remaining 2 seasons of his contract at Man United. But when it comes to self-esteem, I actually prefer to see Meguire go to West Ham because actually West Ham and Man United also agree on a transfer price. But the problem is indeed with Meguire and Man United who are both adamant in not getting an agreement regarding compensation money.

Aston Villa are indeed looking for player options they can recruit to replace Tyrone Mings, who suffered a serious knee injury in his first match against Newcastle last week. But Aston Villa is only limited to monitoring and not yet at the stage of planning a bid. Because it could be that Aston Villa will target other players.

Manchester United is not stupid, we have seen over the years club signed players but the majority of them change their minds for another club due to some reasons and I'm very confident that there are options in that contract for him to be sold at any given time and now that his performance has become a laughing stock, they have every reason to sell him without any compensation when he gets to WestHm, he will earn whatever salary he negotiate with them over there and by going to Westham, he will also be saving Manchester United his over price weekly wages because left to me, the club is only paying more than what he offered, Period!
928  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Reckless gambling starts after a win round. on: August 16, 2023, 07:43:35 AM
If you are onto gambling for the first time it's not possible to get addicted to gambling because you haven't tasted what winning feels like, you will be consumed by doubts and uncertainty.

But wait till you have a taste, win some money, that's where you start feeling like there is more if you keep digging, is this not where gambling addiction starts?

We have had a lot of conversations about gambling addiction, but I had the same conversation with someone close yesterday and this was my answer to him.

Do you think its possible to become addicted to gambling when you haven't win a dime or after you win?

I think addiction starts after you win, even if it's just once, that's when you start gambling recklessly and you also start betting higher.


Addiction goes sideways, it's not when you only win before becoming a victim of it, you can play and be at a loss and when you have the intention of recovering from the loss, you can also become addicted in that process, gambling will have your attention in that period, nothing else will matter to you again and that is how addiction starts, you can the first game and lost the rest and be in that loop forever until you take a break and you can lose and continue to lose until you also wake up from that slumber.

There are many scenarios that can increase addictions; there are people that are influenced by other gamblers winning tickets and they make up their minds that as long as people win, they will also make that money from gambling, their minds are made up and hardly you can change those people back to default, it's not only after they win addiction can occur and the ridiculous thing is that they will never accept that there are in wrong paths, addicted to anything is deadly.
929  Other / Off-topic / Re: Keeping your gambling habit a secret. on: August 16, 2023, 07:22:20 AM
Those that keep their gambling habit a secret is it that they're not proud of what they are doing?.

When I first started gambling I kept my gambling secret from the people around me and especially from my family. However, I later realized that this was nothing to hide. Unless you're addicted to gambling it's not hard to realize that it's not actually something shameful or something to hide. I think that people who have reached the level of addiction and hide it think that gambling is a bad thing and therefore they hide their gambling addiction. Also, considering the possibility of exclusion based on religious and social pressure I think that this pressure and belief may be among the reasons for those who gamble but hide it. I don't think that people who hide that they gamble for such reasons feel regret.
Perhaps the most simple reason that explains why people hide their gambling from others is simply because they can, hiding a drug addiction is almost impossible as someone is bound to notice the change in your behavior and physical condition.

But gambling does not generate those warning signs and as such it can be hidden from your friends and loved ones for a very long period of time, and it would not be surprising if they did not discovered there was a problem until significant money problems came upon them.

Drugs are simple to see on faces, it has that physical reaction when closely observed but gambling has its own ways too. I don't know for Casino freaks but if you watch football, there is a high chance you will have this urge to gamble/bet sometimes, even the popup ads alone are enough to make one start gambling, and with this tip, you can tell when a person is into gambling, it has a way of changing mood when the last thing you expected happened at the end of the outcome, you just need to be observant and I think its easier to guess if you are also a gambler because only a gambler will know the characters of another gambler.

These are easy to detect when they are still in the early phase of gambling, when they are not winning, they get frustrated over little things; when they make a deposit and it doesn't come through, they panic, when they win a small amount, they celebrate it an as big a win, when they initiate a withdrawal and it doesn't come through, they also panic, when they detect them of violating the gambling platform rule, they run hectares for help especially if there is money in the gambling platform and many more. These are not limited to newbies in gambling, it can occur to long time gamblers but their reactions may be difficult to see.
930  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: August 15, 2023, 10:15:14 PM
this is not only about the top European players but about the existence of the club
True. The Saudi teams are competing themselves to stay in the first places in all competitions obviously but also they have larger goals to achieve.
First they did indirectly heavy advertisement to their league, attracting the attention of everyone and surely more viewers, more TV ads, more shirts to sell, more copyrights to sell, so they are spending funds but also collecting crazy money.
Second, Saudi Arabia want to host World Cup and having a good league + a bunch of international and famous players to support it, will make their candidature stronger.
Neymar is one of the last players to confirm joining Al-Hilal, but surely others will follow in order to make the ambition of officials in Saudi Arabia true.

Those guys are just rich on the low, they don't make too much noise but deep down, they have wealth than what people can this of them. Yesterday, a fan was gifting Firmino a rolex gift for playing above his expection, man scored hattrick in the match against Al-Hazm and that was how he earned that respect, there is money in Saudi Arabia, only a matter of time you will see more players troop into and the way Ronaldo announce of not going back to Europe anytime soon; if he decide to stay in Saudi Arabia, other players will stayed and, more of them will come to Saudi Arabia and Fifa doesn't have a choice than to collaborate with them.

My challenge with Saudi Arabia league is the use of English to understand matches, I don't enjoy watching it because of the nonspeaking language and they are not too familiar or friendly with the Europeans. Laliga is even better because they can higher the commentator but I doubt if Saudi Arabia will humble anyone.
931  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: August 14, 2023, 09:51:49 PM
Bayern Munich probably did not perform well in the opening match. The team will expect good things from the current addition of Harry Kane in the team. But what kind of performance Harry Kane will do at this age can be understood by watching some matches.
The match against RB Leipzig was not the opening match for the Bundesliga, but the Final Super Cup DFL. For Harry Kane I hope the same thing as you said, his presence is expected to make a good contribution to Munich. But the defeat was not Kane's absolute fault, because I think Kane needed several matches to adapt first.

The opening match of the Bundesliga will start on the weekend of August 19, Bayern Munich will face Bremen. We'll see how Kane performs in this opening match, whether he can be the right replacement for Lewandowski.

I'm not trying to justify Kane ability but it was shameful for Bayern to allow Olmo to have a hattrick in match, that's very poor of them but I didn't put the fault on him thought, their defenders were nothing but Crack floppy disk that were not ready to do much. Leipzig is good, no cap about that but in that match, Bayern has more qualified players than Leipzig and the manager didn't start Kane which was understandable but still, they played nonsense match or who knows because it wasn't Bundesliga that's why, they would have indirectly put it on Kane to be a bad luck to their team.

Bayern Munich last match was 2 days ago and with their next match against Bremen will be cool to watch, I want Tuchel give him more time to play, like starting the match and not be bench so he can lend sharply with the rest of the teams.
932  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: August 14, 2023, 09:24:23 PM
Al Nasr hired many players in this transfer window from European teams and they spent too much money on it while their main competitor, Al Hilal, didn't spend this huge amount of money compared to Al Nasr and now it seems Al Hilal wants to hire Neymar in the next season to race with Al Nasr.
However, Barcelona fans are not very sad because Neymar didn't return to the team but is going to do the medical tests and sign his contract with Al Hilal soon.



Anytime I'm about to start discussion of Saudi Arabia Pro league teams, I get annoyed with prefix of AL. Grin Al-Nasr has about 10 foreign players they splashed some euros and dollars compared to Al-Hilal that has 7 which were less performing than them prior to when they came to Saudi Arabia and that's why Nasr has more expenditures than Hilal but they just won the Saudi Champions trophy for the first time, it's worth it think for spending lots to be able to convince Ronaldo to come to Saudi Arabia.

Barcelona fans should be Happy that Neymar didn't comes back to Barcelona because to signed a high class player is easy but to three weekly allowance is the real deal, having huge debts just to win leagues is foolish, they have to win Champions League cup back to back to be able to clear all those billions debts, it's better that Neymar went for Al-Hilal than adding to the club weight debt.
933  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: August 14, 2023, 08:57:57 PM
This match is very easy for Man United. Wolves are still very weak in football and they are very weak against Man United.  Due to which this match is very easy for Man United. Wolves have not been playing well in football so far.  Wolves do get chances in various leagues but are not able to beat their opponents and win most of the matches. The same is going to happen in today's match with Man United.  So there will not be much excitement in this match.  The game is most enjoyable when it is played to the bone and is played with two equally strong teams.
Did you just say an easy game? Wolves is becoming a thorn in the flesh for Manchester United in recent games, though United were able to pick 6 maximum points in last season's meeting and that shouldn't make today's encounter a work over. In one of the games, the match was almost going to a stalemate until Rashford's goal in the extra minutes prove to be the decider and gave the Red devils the much needed 3 pts. Also, don't forget what happened in the first 2 opening games for Manchester United last season as they suffered shocking defeats in the hands of Brighton and Brentford. While that is in the past, they wouldn't want a repeat of last season's opener and will be taking today's game as important as every other games.

The guy is actually right, Wolves are good in ball possessiveness and making quality attack but not experts when it comes to.making of chances, Manchester United are very good in tackling them in a blink of an eye whenever they comes close to the net. Varane will had given Manchester United a lead goal and few minutes of added extra time, I think Manchester United will be having their first round 1 successful 3 points and will be going to the top of the table to align where Arsenal, Manchester City and others are currently occupied in the standing. Erik effort is showing off already however, I haven't see much from the center forward, Rashford is still sleeping or perhaps been a strikers without wingers formation a bad idea, he had just attacking Midfielders on his back.
934  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: August 14, 2023, 08:27:01 PM

Xavi looked completely disappointed with the draw and I think he certainly really hopes to get a win in their first match. The strategy carried out by Getafe really frustrated Barcelona, it can be seen that they play aggressively and do not hesitate to play rough. This effort seems to have paid off and made Barcelona's rhythm of play not work well.

Am not sure why xavi is disappointed after he let a clueless 11 to the pitch, midfielders on the wings and wingers on the bench. it was an awful performance down to horrible coaching and tactics from the manager Xavi. The only advantage is that it is the first game of the season and there are many opportunities to bounce back.

The only times I have seen Barcelona play roughly like this was only I Elclasico encounter With Real Madrid, yesterday match With Getafe wasn't worth the argument and the misunderstanding and I think the Ref wasn't too professional. Almost gave everyone in that match yesterday a share of their card, Getafe booked 8 yellow cards with 1 red card while Barcelona had 2 yellow with 1 red and extra one for Xavi and of course, he will have to complain if things are not done fairly by the judge, he had that right but was too emotional which personally, I understood his actions.

There is nothing lost yet, they still have 37 more matches to go, it's too early to even speak about failure now, they luckily even draw, they need to just tight their belt and play with good effort and I think Xavi will have time to cool down while off for the next 3 matches except if there is a need for the cards to be review, I will love to see that though because that referee was not professional, so many errors or should I say mistakes in decision making.
935  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: August 14, 2023, 08:01:33 PM
I predicted earlier that Neymar would stay amidst the speculation over Mbappe future that has not found clarity so far. But the news from Fabrizio Romano could be coming true soon, Neymar will continue his football career in the SPL. I think for now no club is willing to bet on recruiting the Basil player, apart from the high price and salary, the factor of frequent injuries makes Neymar less interested.

Al Hilal came with a fantastic offer, PSG was saved in this transfer saga. At least they can cover some of their expenses when recruiting Neymar from Barcelona.
If it can come true for Neymar, I think PSG will not be so strong this season because PSG relied on the front line a lot last season, but for this season all the players on the front line that they once relied on have gone elsewhere. and coupled with rumors about Neymar and Mbappe who are unlikely to stay at PSG anymore, although I still hope Neymar and Mbappe will want to stay at PSG this season so that PSG will not be so overwhelmed when competing in the UCL.

The bond of PSG became weaken when they let go of Messi, and clearly, they are the cause of the collapsed. No way they will want to describe it, PSG is a club any players will be careful or even avoid in the near future especially the skilled players. They are manipulative with ways of playing the players using the phrase no player is bigger than the club but we all understand that they are doing that for public domain. Look at it, Messi, Neymar and Mbape are the main forward of that team squad and they frustrate the living out of them, two has left but very soon Mbape will face the same fate.

PSG has not seen any struggle, they just started and this season will make the beginning of it because when they had inclusion of Messi and Neymar, the team was conceding more goals in Champions League than there domestic leagues, now that they are not around, it will get even worse. They may have Ousmane Dembele but I think the dude is just doing what a dreamer is doing for his club country, will also leave sooner than later.
936  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: August 13, 2023, 07:47:16 PM
Frosinone just got promoted in Serie A. However they were the best team from Serie B last season. so Napoli also cannot underestimate them even though on paper Napoli is certain to win. Osimhen may not play because of his injury, but many football observers will not worry about Napoli's first match even without Osimhen.
just hope that Osimhen's injury is not serious and that it will make him return to strengthening Napoli's front line soon.

I personally believe that Napoli are going to give Victor Osimhen rest in this match. I also think that he does need the rest. But of course they cannot underestimate their opponent. They have to be ready even from the start of the season. They are the defending champion of this league and they will have to play like that. They will have to play well consistently throughout the whole season if they actually want to defend their title successfully. There will be a lot of competition for the title in this season. So they cannot make any mistakes, especially in these easy matches. Ensuring a triumphant acquisition of three points against this comparatively less formidable competitor is of utmost importance.

Osimhen was having a good time in Nigeria back home, he trained with lots of great players back home, even played street football and didn't sustain any injury but I was surprised he got an injury in his first training session which kind of made me feel bad for him, I hope he recovers very soon, the earlier he starts Napoli matches, the better because he will make goals from the beginning and because they are also facing some new teams in Seria A, it will give them the confidence to clear benefits of doubts from the new teams that made it to Seria A.

On the other hand, there was a debate last season that Osimhen wasn't the king of Seria after winning the Golden Booth last season and as the first Afria highest goal scorer in Napolia and Seria A, I want to see what will happen this season, the fans that were rooting for Khvicha will see if it was a blind argument or they were just been racist about Osimhen performance, including the handler of Seria A that was been biased just to gain validation of Italians.Sad Football is fun and entertaining but our differences create boundaries and I hope it ends one day.
937  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: August 13, 2023, 06:57:37 PM
Real Madrid is still looking for and finding the performance and rhythm of the previous game, because several friendly matches against Juventus some time ago, suffered a heavy defeat to Juventus, that's why Real Madrid had to rebuild their squad this season, in order to compete in the UEFA Champions League this season, because several strong teams have been waiting for them at this event, so I think Carlo Ancelotti is making plans to continue to build on the current squad, or even Real Madrid can bring Real Madrid back to its initial settings.
Real Madrid began to find its form after beating Bilbao in the first match of La Liga, it was not easy to beat Bilbao at home but Real Madrid was able to bring home its first win of the season. The squad that Real Madrid has this season is still imperfect when compared to other favorite teams in the UCL, Ancelotti has yet to find a suitable player in the position that Benzema has occupied so far. In addition, Real Madrid also recently lost its flagship goalkeeper due to an injury sustained during the team's routine training.

I was excited with them in their first match in Laliga, the first half was well coordinated and all players blended well but Atletic club was countering their pressure and now Real Madrid has not only lost their Goalkeeper, they also lost another yet important defender Militao which proves now that their attackers are not strong and their defensive midfielders will suffer throughout this season, no cap but Courtois is one of the best goalkeepers we have that is experienced in Champions League, not Lunin can do that when giving the chance.

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The lack of quality players in the striker position and the loss of their main keeper is the job Ancelotti needs to finish. Competition in the very competitive UCL requires Ancelotti to form a Real Madrid squad that must be stable on all fronts. If Real Madrid's front line is blunt or not optimal enough to take advantage of opportunities to score goals, then it will become an obstacle for Real Madrid in their journey to the final round.

Ancelotti has just a year with Real Madrid and I think that is why the club is hesitant about him framing the team by signing more players, they just took Kepa on loan to manage the time till Courtois is going to heal and comes back to the club, that's 9 months, lots of damages will be done before they bounce back for the club, hopefully, Ancelotti will be prepared to go for national Leagues in Brazil to continue his journey there, its too early to speak for Real Madrid fate but I expect less from them this season.
938  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: August 13, 2023, 06:12:32 PM
It seems that this will not be possible because now Neymar is being eyed by one of the big Saudi clubs, namely Al Hilal and of course the offer made by Al Hilal for Neymar will be bigger than what he could get if he returned with Barcelona.
Neymar is now 31 years old and I think by joining Al Hilal for at least 3 or 4 seasons maybe he can retire with a very big salary at the end of his retirement as one of football's star players.
Maybe Xavi has the option to invite Neymar back to play for Barcelona but there are also many rumors circulating that Neymar is quite interested in the offer made by Al Hilal, after all in the Saudi League Neymar can still become an increasingly top player because there it can make it easier for Neymar to have degree again.

Considering the financial aspect, there is no possibility of Neymar returning to Barcelona. Barcelona are in dire financial straits. The team is not able to afford Neymar's very high wages. Al Hilal can pay Neymar higher wages. At the same time they will likely pay an incredibly large bonus to Neymar. And so if Neymar considers the financial aspect, he will never choose Barcelona.

But we should not forget that Neymar is only 31 years old now. He would not want to end his career so quickly. Maybe he will get a lot of wages if he goes to the Saudi club. But Saudi League is not very popular. At this age, Neymar will definitely want to play in a top league. And if Neymar is able to play an injury-free season at Barcelona, he has the potential to win the Ballon d'Or. Considering these aspects, maybe Neymar will choose Barcelona.

Messi left Barcelona because they couldn't keep up with the wages and the debt of the club has remained the same till now, if Messi didn't go back there when he left PSG, why would Neymar even think of going back to the club that is having debt, that is something of the past and that is why while Laporta was begging Messi to come back home to Barcelona, he was already making moves for MLS and that work very well, we all see how Messi is happy in US with his decision with all the Marvel characters he is entertaining everyone.

I don't understand why everyone thinks Saudi Arabia is a league for old players, just because Ronaldo went there doesn't mean others can't happily make a choice, Mane went there and he is 31 the same age as Neymar and Heaven didn't fall. The way things are going, it appears that Neymar has given a signal to move to Al-Hilal, very soon it will be over media and Fabrizio will be the first man to do the justice to it.
939  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: August 13, 2023, 05:53:25 PM
I didn't expect Newcastle to destroy Aston Villa so easily and this 5-1 big win put Newcastle on top of the table on goal difference. Aston Villa failed to live up to my expectations and of course some people's because this team was pretty good with last season's results and also some additional ammunition they got this summer to continue to develop their existing game.

But it seems that this is not a good start for Aston Villa and they will try to get better results in the next game. Meanwhile, Newcastle won thanks to the first goal scored by his new player from Milan, namely Sandro Tonali and of course his mainstay striker Aleksander Isak with his brace and other goals scored by other players. Eddie Howie is of course very happy with what his squad is showing and hopes that this consistency will continue to last in the future.

On the record, Aston Villa has never had it easy whenever they meet with Newcastle, it's either they end the match on a clean sheet or they end it as a draw. Newcastle is still hot and they got more goals to vanquish against opponents, and I believe with this energy, they have just started their way to remain among the top 4 in standing, they were here just like this season to get the points, the earlier the better. Howe should have allowed Isak to have a nice time during the match, having two good goals was great but allowing Hattrik will make him more valuable.

The horse raise is on again on the standing of the table, Manchester City has won their first match and is now 3 points away, Arsenal has the same thing, and Newcastle; only Manchester United is the one remaining and these were the four teams that qualified as the champions, will they be powerful enough to repeat the same thing, its unclear but I believe in Manchester United to be there, they will come after all they are prepared with all the players they have signed.
940  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: August 11, 2023, 12:56:45 PM
I think that Chelsea in this coming season would have a serious lapse in their defence line. If I were to compare between them and Liverpool, I would go with Liverpool having a better performance and would bet on them winning over Chelsea any day.
We haven't even talked about how Lukaku is making a way out and a new manager with a new strategy to please, else be fired!?

Arsenal on the other hand would be coming in hot. With a penalty win against Manchester city in the weekend community shield and top finishers last season, new players in midfield and strike, everywhere is looking good for them and they are sure ready to shoot those canons!
Even though Chelsea's preseason performance has been encouraging, Nkuku injury absence does cause some uncertainty. The midfield battle may end up being crucial since a strong Chelsea midfield may swing the odds in their favour. Both teams have gone through changes, making it difficult to predict their performances with any degree of accuracy. It is true that Chelsea is going through a rebuilding phase right now, with players changing teams and coaches. Nkuku absence will be regretted, but Chelsea wealth of top strikers may offer alternatives until he recovers. Despite the ambiguity surrounding their lineups, the long standing rivalry between both clubs adds a thrilling factor that elevates their confrontation to a compelling spectacle.


Never say never, it's very good when a manager has the versatility to switch between players, bench some while they rest and put some in good use, more reason why you will see some clubs buy multiples of Midfielders and attackers should in case things go sour, you don't over-rely on a single player and you don't feel too comfortable that a player will survive and no need for replacement. Now that Nkuku will be absent from the team, what is Pochetinno going to do if other midfielders sustain an injury? I think for now, the transfer market is still open, they should get one player for Nkuku for replacement if there is money remaining in the manager's pocket.
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