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1541  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: July 06, 2023, 08:11:01 PM
The match b/w UAE and USA was thrilling till the end.  This time Asif Khan performed very commendably, where he played exceptionally well with Sharma and Basil Hameed.  Even the USA team showed some impressive performances But their bowling was not right which is a major reason for their loss.  To win, the team must perform well both in batting and bowling and sometimes luck also plays an important role in the game.  Unfortunately luck did not favor them this time.

The way the USA played was absolutely commendable. Although they can't win. Players often get nervous when batting against a big target. But the USA players batted well in this match. Unfortunately, the USA lost by just 1 run. But probably no one imagined that the USA would put up such a tough fight in this match. Team USA has some very talented players. If these players get proper support then they will become more experienced. And we'll see more great gameplay from Team USA in the future.
1542  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: July 05, 2023, 08:25:59 PM
The same situation continues between Mbappe and PSG president Nasser Al Khelaifi. Mbappe doesn't want to extend his contract certainly but he wants to stay until the end of his current contract anyway. On the other hand PSG president is very determined to not let him go on a free transfer. If he doesn't have an intention for contract extension then he shows Mbappe the door.
PSG have only six months left to lose him for free as I assume that Real Madrid would make an official contract offer right away. They wouldn't wait up until next summer in the end while they have a golden opportunity. PSG are really desperate now as it seems really hard for them to sell him now as he is going to be available for free soon.

PSG have yet to make a decision on Mbappe. Mbappe has yet to renew his contract with PSG. Perhaps he is not interested in staying. I guess PSG management will make a decision about Mbappe after their coach change. If Mbappe is in Enrique's plans then maybe PSG management will try their best to keep Mbappe in the team. And if Enrique doesn't have Mbappe in his plans, Mbappe might be leaving the team soon.
1543  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: July 05, 2023, 06:36:18 PM
Oman vs West Indies
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The West Indies defeated Oman in the seventh match of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers by seven wickets and with 62 balls remaining. Oman poor performance saw them set a low aim of 221 runs in 50 overs but this amount turned out to be insufficient. With noteworthy performances from B. King who struck a spectacular century of 100 runs off 104 balls and S. Hope who contributed a commendable 63 runs off 65 balls the West Indies demonstrated their superiority throughout the match. The West Indies dominating victory demonstrated their skill in both bowling and batting demonstrating their capacity to play at the highest level of cricket.
West Indies pulled off a great win when they not needed because they already failed to qualify to the world cup. Although there was confidence in this team at the beginning of this session, after a few match results it was easy to guess that this team will not be able to qualify for the World Cup. In today's match, this team was able to score 222 runs by losing only 3 wickets playing against the target of 221 set by Oman team. If they could have shown such a performance in some other matches like today, they could have easily qualified for the World Cup.

After watching the West Indies' performance in the last few matches, my expectations were not high from the West Indies in today's match as well. Still, West Indies performed very well. The team won easily. Losing only 3 wickets, West Indies batsmen collected 222 runs in 39.4 overs. West Indies cannot beat teams like Scotland and Netherlands. They lost against such an inexperienced team. West Indies' woes in the ODI format are probably due to their overemphasis on the T20 format.
1544  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: July 03, 2023, 02:07:30 PM
As far as I know Barcelona's finances are way better compared to the beginning of the most recent season. They have signed a really big sponsorship deal and they have just became champions in the La Liga as well. I assume the champion of the league gets a really good amount of money as well.
Barcelona's main problem is now with La Liga FFP rules. Otherwise they were even planning to bring back Messi and even Neymar. Because there were rumours out linking them with Neymar as well.
You could say that Barcelona's finances are pretty good for this season and it's not surprising that they are trying to get new players this summer, but of course they won't buy players above 50 million euros because that will make their funds scarce later. On the other hand, there is currently no solution to speculation about the salaries of the players and Barcelona is still seen as a team with low finances. The FFP problem has indeed become the most attached thing to Barcelona and they already know they are still stuck with this problem but instead insisting on bringing in Messi and Neymar it is clear that it doesn't make sense which will make other Barcelona players even more miserable.

Compared to last season, Barcelona's financial situation is definitely better now. But they are not in a position to buy players at exorbitant prices. Moreover, Barcelona management must be aware of spending money. If they waste money like before, they will face a financial crisis again. And so Xavi must be very careful before buying players for next season. Barcelona needs another experienced striker in addition to Lewa in attack. We don't know if Barcelona are financially able to sign an experienced striker.
1545  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: July 03, 2023, 02:00:17 PM
So hopefully, with the new coach Luis Enrique, who has proven to be an experienced coach and has many variations of tactics, he can accurately buy players that PSG really needs and there is no need for PSG to want to buy super expensive players with exorbitant salaries, if only to fulfill the owner's desires. course, because it proved futile.
You can forget about Mbappe, he has already started conflicts with the leadership over financial issues, so Enrique can only rely on Neymar. As strange as it may sound, the player that PSG wanted to get rid of in the first place can remain in the team. By the way, despite his temper, Neymar is indeed a very talented player and as time has shown for PSG, he turned out to be a player you can rely on. I believe that Enrique can make PSG a truly great team, because Galtier is still a great mystery to me.
Luis Enrique is a very experienced coach. So far we have seen that Mbappe was the most influential coach in the PSG squad. But with Luis Enrique as coach, Mbappe probably won't be able to do that anymore. Mbappe looks set to leave the club. Luis Enrique will also likely want to rebuild the squad with his preferred players. While the PSG squad has a lot of talented players, this team is not very strong. This is probably why Luis Enrique will want to revamp the team.
PSG will not be a strong team without Mbappe, even if you only rely on Neymar, it will be very difficult unless you get talented players from other teams. even though Luis Enrique is an experienced coach, he must know that staying silent when Mbappe wanted to leave PSG was like a big problem for him because, on the other hand, Neymar was not as strong as he used to be after the injury he experienced made his performance decline. If someone says there are still a lot of reliable players at PSG, I slightly disagree, then what about Messi and Mbappe who will leave? Who else will PSG rely on?

How do you say that PSG will not be a strong team without Mbappe. Manchester City or Real Madrid team is not strong without Mbappe? Even with Mbappe in the team, it's not as if PSG were much stronger. PSG's performance in the Champions League was not good. I think Enrique will build a completely new PSG team. Despite spending a lot of money in the last few seasons, PSG's performances have not been as good as expected. And so it is possible that PSG management has tasked Enrique with building a completely new squad. I don't think PSG would benefit much from keeping Mbappe. Despite dominating Ligue 1, the PSG team is still weak for the Champions League. PSG team needs overall changes.
1546  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: July 03, 2023, 04:22:32 AM
English lost the match or England Huh  England's game performance was not bad either. In the first innings, England was behind Australia by higher runs, but in the second innings, England scored more runs than Australia, but still England could not close the run gap between the two teams. Despite England being a much weaker team than Australia, they played much better and almost managed to complete the target set by Australia, but lost wickets and fail to fulfill at the last minute.
Wait, what? When I saw the scorecard last time, England needed 76 runs, and they had four wickets in hand. Ben was hitting some massive six, and I thought this was the day for England. Ben Stokes alone fought against the Aussies. Ben Duckett played well as well. But, the rest of the batting lineup of England showed some poor performance.
Congratulations Aussies! Hazlewood got the most crucial wicket. Hazlewood took both Ben Duckett's and Ben Stokes's wickets. Ben Duckett played well in both innings. Yet he failed to win because of his other team mates! Better luck next time.
Ben Stokes scored 155 alone. No one can actually blame himself for the loss of the England team. But I will be honest when he was scoring light of that. I also thought it was going to be a day for England. But in the end, it was a little too much for Ben Stokes to do. Just for comparison England, as a team scored 327 and Ben Stokes along with Ben Duckett, only both of them scored almost, 240. The whole team actually let them down. Otherwise, this was a great chance for them to get a win against the Australian team. And I am not saying that about the lower-order batsmen. I am saying that about the top order absolutely failed.

I will blame their top-order batsmen for England's defeat. After losing 4 experienced top-order batsmen for 45 runs, batting at a target of 371 runs, victory was almost impossible. However, due to the responsible batting of Ben Duckett and Ben Stokes, England managed to collect more than 300. Such a poor performance was not expected from England's batsmen in such an important match. England lost the match due to a poor performance in the last session of the fourth day. But the performance of the English bowlers was quite good.
1547  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: July 03, 2023, 04:04:14 AM
So hopefully, with the new coach Luis Enrique, who has proven to be an experienced coach and has many variations of tactics, he can accurately buy players that PSG really needs and there is no need for PSG to want to buy super expensive players with exorbitant salaries, if only to fulfill the owner's desires. course, because it proved futile.
You can forget about Mbappe, he has already started conflicts with the leadership over financial issues, so Enrique can only rely on Neymar. As strange as it may sound, the player that PSG wanted to get rid of in the first place can remain in the team. By the way, despite his temper, Neymar is indeed a very talented player and as time has shown for PSG, he turned out to be a player you can rely on. I believe that Enrique can make PSG a truly great team, because Galtier is still a great mystery to me.

Luis Enrique is a very experienced coach. So far we have seen that Mbappe was the most influential coach in the PSG squad. But with Luis Enrique as coach, Mbappe probably won't be able to do that anymore. Mbappe looks set to leave the club. Luis Enrique will also likely want to rebuild the squad with his preferred players. While the PSG squad has a lot of talented players, this team is not very strong. This is probably why Luis Enrique will want to revamp the team.
1548  Economy / Economics / Re: Should I Use Emergency funds or Sell my Assets ? on: July 03, 2023, 01:07:11 AM
That's right, I value saving more than any fund or investment because life is full of surprises, and we never know what will happen. But I find that many people still do not realize the importance of saving, instead, they consider investing more than anything. Because they believe that investment will give them a return, generating larger amounts of money instead of saving money, saving money to them is like dead money. They were too subjective and forgot that investing is not always profitable and its short-term volatility.
Many people have fallen into the dilemma of investing all their savings, and now they have to borrow to get through the economic crisis because their investments are also losing money.
Like most of the time people have it backwards, no one should think about investing unless they have an emergency fund which can help them solve most problems they may suffer, only then they may consider investing, however this is not a popular option, as most people do not save at all and have a lot of debts, while the few which save some of their money try to invest it all and keep almost no capital on them, as they understand the nature of fiat and how it devalues at an impressive speed.

I don't think the devaluation of fiat is their reason, most won't want to save and just invest because they all think it's easy to make a quick return on investment. Many people are subjective and do not have the right plan for their life. If we say fiat currency depreciates rapidly, then I think in the short to medium term, it will not depreciate or be volatile as much as bitcoin. My fiat savings lost 3 to 5% of their value when inflation hit, while my bitcoin investment lost more than 30%. And I need money for an emergency, I don't think that investment will benefit me right now.
1549  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: July 02, 2023, 02:59:48 PM
If there is one coach I won't argue for his player choice it would be guardiola, the man knows exactly what he needs in a player and utilizes these players to their very best. Kovacic in mere comparation doesn't match gundogan but I still can't wait to see him perform because I believe with guardiola as his coach now he definitely play much better than he is currently rated.
You are right, Guardiola knows exactly how to use a player. At the start of last season, we saw Manchester City become heavily reliant on Haaland. However, by the end of the season, this dependence had completely subsided. Gundogan was certainly a very important player in Manchester City's squad. However, since Guardiola is City's coach, he will be able to find a suitable replacement for Gundogan. Guardiola is very experienced. And he knows well which players are suitable to stabilize his squad.
Pep Guardiola generally plans ahead. He is a coach that does not take a step which he did not think two steps ahead in the future. So of course he knows what he’s doing. I know some players are trying to leave Manchester City and that's because Manchester City is currently one of the best teams/clubs in the world if not the best. So a lot of players are realizing that the performance they are going to put on are not going to be enough for Manchester City.
Manchester City is also trying to get some young players into the team. So some old players are moving away from Manchester City. But I believe Guardiola will be able to take the right steps that are necessary for the success of Manchester City.

Manchester City played very well last season. And they won the Champions League and Premier League titles. However, several players will leave the Manchester City squad. And Guardiola is well aware of the state of his squad. And he will be able to find suitable replacements for each player. Since Manchester City is a very rich club. And the team is ready to spend a lot of money to strengthen. So it is expected that Guardiola will not face any problems in forming the best XI. He will add talented and star players to the squad.
1550  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: July 02, 2023, 02:53:29 PM
ZIM Vs SL

Today's match is very important especially for Zimbabwe as they have almost confirmed ODI World Cup ticket from second position but if they lose today's match by a huge margin and also against Scotland then there may be concern about ODI World Cup participation for Zimbabwe. In this direction, Scotland has risen to the third position of the Super Six by defeating the West Indies by seven wickets. If Scotland wins against Zimbabwe and Netherlands, they will have a chance to participate in the ODI World Cup.
Sri Lanka did very well in batting and bowling today against Zimbabwe. Fielding first, Sri Lanka bowled Zimbabwe out for 165 runs. And with a target of 166 runs, they went into bat against Zimbabwe and lost just 1 wicket to reach their target  the Lankans won by nine wickets against Zimbabwe. To retain the top position in the points table, there was no option for both teams to win this match today. In the end, Sri Lanka managed to retain the number one position in the points table. Sri Lankan spin bowler Maheesh Theekshana was selected as Man of the Match in this match. He picked up four valuable wickets for just 25 runs off eight overs.

Sri Lanka did not make any mistakes in this match. And they proved once again that Sri Lanka is the strongest team among the teams playing in the World Cup Qualifiers. And they can perform well in the World Cup as well. The Sri Lankan team is dominating and winning almost every match. Zimbabwe mustered only 165 runs. Although the Zimbabwean batsmen are in good form, they could not perform well against the Sri Lankan bowlers. Sri Lankan batsmen also played very well. The team reached the target of victory by losing only one wicket. Pathum Nissanka played an unbeaten inning of 101 runs.
1551  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: July 02, 2023, 01:49:59 PM
Captain playing his part. Stokes is single handedly disciplining the Australian bowlers today. England were going to lose the match after Baristow run out. But Stokes changed everyone's mind. He is still unbeaten on 133 runs and England need only 94 runs to win which is England's victory.  Seems easy for.  According to me as long as Stokes is at the crease, Australia's victory is uncertain. Now it's to be seen how long Stokes can stay at the crease. Australia's victory depends entirely on their bowlers. I think England have taken the whole match in their hands.

I don't imagine that England will come back like that. After losing 4 wickets for just 45 runs, I thought for sure that the England team will lose this match. But England lost their fifth wicket for 177 runs and the sixth wicket for 193 runs. At the moment, England has collected 294 runs with the loss of 6 wickets. Ben Stokes remains unbeaten on 149 runs. England need only 77 runs to win. Australia has no chance of winning if Ben Stokes does not pick up his wicket. Ben Stokes' responsible batting is slowly leading the England team towards victory.
1552  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: July 01, 2023, 05:36:00 PM
Kvaratskhelia is a young player who is quite talented for the attacking position.
He was successfully brought in by Napoli for a fairly high transfer price and it seems that Napoli will still keep him until the contract expires in 2027 and today marks one year since he has played for Napoli.
During his career in football Kvaratskhelia has also won quite a few titles and this can make him a player with high transfer fees.
Napoli will not let potential players to leave from the club in summer. It has clearly stated by its president. Napoli is not keen to selling its player to the another club. Osimhen and kvarat gonna stay even longer in the club.
No intention to sell both. Napoli may try to sell osimhen once he will not be extending his contract with napoli but osimhen stays for another season. There's no hope for another club to buy him from napoli without providing very big amounts of money to pay the release clause. Let's see whether the same composition gonna work for next season or not. That's pretty interesting to see the performance from napoli next season.
Im feeling doubtful if napoli can repeat the same performance again.
Yes, of course it will also make it difficult for them in the new season, if Napoli let go of their potential players. Currently Napoli need a new defender, for the position left by Kim Min Jae, there is news that they already have a target some of defenders player from the Premier League. But regarding Napoli performance next season, I personally also doubt it because at the moment they have a new coach, who may have some tactical changes.

First, the Napoli coach is new. We are not sure if he can stabilize the team. Secondly, there are going to be several important changes within the Napoli team. Several of their key players will not be with the squad next season. Thirdly, teams like Inter Milan, AC Milan and Juventus will fight for the title next season. They are trying to make themselves stronger. And so I don't think Napoli will be favourites for the title next season. Even maintaining a stable performance will be very difficult for Napoli next season.
1553  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: July 01, 2023, 05:16:18 PM
Two-time former champions West Indies have completely failed to qualify themselves for this year's ODI World Cup 2023 qualifiers. They are in 5th position with no points in the Super Six and are unlikely to qualify. Tomorrow's match between Sri Lanka and the Netherlands is no more likely for the West Indies to qualify if Sri Lanka wins. Moreover, if West Indies can beat Scotland with a huge margin in today's match then there would be some chance but unfortunately in today's match West Indies had a massive batting disaster and collected 132/6.
West Indies board is the reason for the disastrous performance of this team. In the next year or so I won't be surprised if this team goes in full isolation and dies from all ICC tournaments in the future. The players and the board should have a meeting and put back their differences aside. Good players are making tons of money playing in league tournaments why would they bother to play in the team?
West Indies, a once popular team, was eliminated from the ICC World Cup 2023 with a 7-wicket loss to Scotland today. The West Indies fans will never accept that the once popular side will lose the qualifiers like this and be knocked out of the World Cup. West Indies' exit from the last T20 World Cup and today's loss to Scotland from the ICC World Cup is truly sad. But one fact is that when West Indies team was led by Lara, Chris Gayle then West Indies team was a popular team but now due to lot of irregularities in West Indies team there is not much demand for national team so West Indies team is becoming like Kenya day by day.
The old players who used to play very well in the West Indies cricket game are now retired from the national team. But today's match is really sad that West Indies will lose against a team like Scotland. And West Indies got out of this ICC World Cup it is very unfortunate for West Indies fans. In today's match, West Indies could not score many runs by batting in the first innings but were under a lot of pressure due to the quick fall of wickets. But today's match is very unlucky for West Indies they got knocked out from the World Cup it's really a sad thing. Scotland played a good enough game today which saw them get a huge win by 7 wickets. And the win today was a moment of great joy for Scotland.

I would not say that West Indies' defeat today is a pity. West Indies' defeat in today's match is extremely shameful. A giant team like West Indies lost against a team like Scotland. And the West Indies batsmen could not even collect 200 runs. West Indies batsmen are almost all talented. Even then they could not survive at the crease against Scotland's bowlers. Jason Holder scored the highest runs for the team. Besides, the performance of the West Indies bowlers was also very poor today. They were able to take only three wickets of Scotland.
1554  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: June 30, 2023, 06:24:18 PM
Of course those were really hard times for Dortmund. But it seems like they have learned their lesson from that as we don't see such unnecessary transfers. They are only focused on reasonable transfers in which they can make a big profit. Sometimes things don't go exactly as they imagine as well of course.
Dortmund is the most discussed team in the Bundesliga and the same as Bayern Munich.
These two teams dominate the Bundesliga the most because they always compete fiercely in matches and player transfers when preparing teams for the upcoming season.
In this transfer season, I don't see anything special being done by Dortmund, but it looks like there are several players who are targeted to strengthen Dortmund in the summer.
If I compare between Bayern Munich and Dortmund, I think I'm more interested in Dortmund. Because after all, Bayern Munich only has a record as a club that really dominates the Bundesliga by winning consecutive titles. But in fact, Bayern Munich also quite often get great players from Dortmund. Also about Dortmund, even though Dortmund often sell key players and star players, but Dortmund has always managed to build a team well. The proof is, Dortmund has always managed to challenge Bayern Munich in the title race and because of that, I think Dortmund is a very unique team. Because no team can produce great players every season like Dortmund and also be willing to sell them, it's like a tradition that only Dortmund seems to have.

Since Bayern Munich has a lot of money, they form the best team in the Bundesliga every season. Several star players have been in Bayern Munich's squad every season. On the other hand, Dortmund's situation is completely different. Dortmund have a number of young players in the squad almost every season. And this young player becomes a star in the future. Despite having a lot of new and young players in the team, Dortmund battled for the title with Bayern Munich every season. Their performance is quite stable.
1555  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: June 30, 2023, 06:07:32 PM
IIkay Gundogan for a fact is world class midfielder who's prowess in the middle of the park can never be undermined. But I don't think his departure from Manchester City to Barcelona will create a significant vacuum in City's midfield.
After he left City for Barcelona, Manchester City has signed a suitable replacement for his position at the club. Mateo Kovacic will not just replace his position but also his jersey number at the club and with Pep Guardiola's rotational skills, City would've still not felt his departure even without signing Kovacic
Mateo Kovacic is a pretty decent replacement on par with IKay Gundogan for the same position. I am also very impressed with the tactics implemented by Pep Guardiola in terms of selecting and releasing his players to keep the team running on actual performance and I think Manchester City will still be a strong team next season in the Premier League competition and the Champions League because Manchester City is still have more great players in their current team.
I'm not sure if Mateo Kovacic can be a worthy replacement for Gundogan. Gundogan is a great player. And since he has been with the City squad for a long time, he has adapted well to this squad. And along with assists, he could also score goals when the team needed them. However, Mateo Kovacic has scored 4 goals and assisted 17 in his last 5 seasons with Chelsea. I don't think Guardiola has found a suitable replacement for Gundogan.
If there is one coach I won't argue for his player choice it would be guardiola, the man knows exactly what he needs in a player and utilizes these players to their very best. Kovacic in mere comparation doesn't match gundogan but I still can't wait to see him perform because I believe with guardiola as his coach now he definitely play much better than he is currently rated.

You are right, Guardiola knows exactly how to use a player. At the start of last season, we saw Manchester City become heavily reliant on Haaland. However, by the end of the season, this dependence had completely subsided. Gundogan was certainly a very important player in Manchester City's squad. However, since Guardiola is City's coach, he will be able to find a suitable replacement for Gundogan. Guardiola is very experienced. And he knows well which players are suitable to stabilize his squad.
1556  Economy / Economics / Re: Should I Use Emergency funds or Sell my Assets ? on: June 30, 2023, 05:57:43 AM
I reluctantly followed the counsel of a financial advisor to fix my finances in order by creating a budget and tracking my expenses, inflow and outflow of cash using an excel sheet. The economy has been crazy in my country so I needed to do something urgently. My greatest realization after this is that inflation all round is destroying my budget. It's been  five months now. I am torn between using my emergency funds or selling some of my assets to cushion the effect of this economic situation. What do you suggest I do?
Inflation is certainly making us living the hard way that's why if we don't create initiatives on how to save or find some means to back up our finances, then we will surely struggle for real. That's where side hustles start to emerge and take advantage of it using our own skills and knowledge. However, for the mean time, you can spend some portion of your emergency funds to make some ends meet, but make sure to fill in the amount you have spent so you can still benefit your growing emergency funds for your future use.
That is why we need to be aware that saving is very important because when there is an emergency and the economy is not doing well, the savings are really very useful,
We never know what will happen in the future, so we need proper anticipation,
I hope more and more people are aware to do that.

That's right, I value saving more than any fund or investment because life is full of surprises, and we never know what will happen. But I find that many people still do not realize the importance of saving, instead, they consider investing more than anything. Because they believe that investment will give them a return, generating larger amounts of money instead of saving money, saving money to them is like dead money. They were too subjective and forgot that investing is not always profitable and its short-term volatility.
Many people have fallen into the dilemma of investing all their savings, and now they have to borrow to get through the economic crisis because their investments are also losing money.
1557  Economy / Economics / Re: What roles does the poor play in the Economy? on: June 30, 2023, 05:35:31 AM

I would blame the government if a country is poor and its citizens are suffering from hunger or not having basic necessities of life, if they want, they can at least provide the basic necessities for their people which isn't really a lot to ask, but they don't do it themselves maybe out of greed so that they can keep any money that comes to them.

If a country has a lot of poor people, then it is definitely the government's fault, they are not only greedy but also foolish, so they do not bring any benefit to their people. But if only a small part of the people are poor, it is not entirely the government's fault, but it may be because those people are lazy. Because the government won't have enough money and resources to distribute everything for free, what they can do is create jobs for everyone, and we need to seize our opportunities. If we are lazy and only expect support packages from the government, it is our fault that we become poor.
1558  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: June 29, 2023, 08:45:38 PM
IIkay Gundogan for a fact is world class midfielder who's prowess in the middle of the park can never be undermined. But I don't think his departure from Manchester City to Barcelona will create a significant vacuum in City's midfield.
After he left City for Barcelona, Manchester City has signed a suitable replacement for his position at the club. Mateo Kovacic will not just replace his position but also his jersey number at the club and with Pep Guardiola's rotational skills, City would've still not felt his departure even without signing Kovacic
Mateo Kovacic is a pretty decent replacement on par with IKay Gundogan for the same position. I am also very impressed with the tactics implemented by Pep Guardiola in terms of selecting and releasing his players to keep the team running on actual performance and I think Manchester City will still be a strong team next season in the Premier League competition and the Champions League because Manchester City is still have more great players in their current team.

I'm not sure if Mateo Kovacic can be a worthy replacement for Gundogan. Gundogan is a great player. And since he has been with the City squad for a long time, he has adapted well to this squad. And along with assists, he could also score goals when the team needed them. However, Mateo Kovacic has scored 4 goals and assisted 17 in his last 5 seasons with Chelsea. I don't think Guardiola has found a suitable replacement for Gundogan.
1559  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: June 29, 2023, 08:16:49 PM
No matter what Dortmund must be still in a very good position financially. After Bellingham's sale they have made a big amount of money. This is their priority in the end so I don't think they are still thinking about how they can lose their title chance like that. Yeah it was really unbelievable but they are still able to reach their main goals according to their vision.
As long as they make so much money in sales of their players it wouldn't be important for them whether they are champions or not. I assume the fans think the opposite but they must be also aware of Dortmund's policy already. Otherwise Dortmund can easily build a squad that can be much more competitive for the league title to win.
Yes indeed, even though Dortmund continue to sell their best players but the fact is, Dortmund will still be fine and there is nothing to worry about for Dortmund. But indeed, if Dortmund really has the ambition to be better and stronger to win titles and trophies then of course, Dortmund must change this way or tradition. Therefore, Bayern Munich can consistently win the Bundesliga title, because its rival teams do not have big ambitions to win the Bundesliga title from season to season.
Borussia Dortmund always find a way to find the players they need, and it does every season. Many said that maybe when Borussia Dortmund left their star players would make it difficult for them, but they always showed new talents which in the end made them play stably even though they left many influential players in the team.
I'm actually looking forward to who the name will be big with Borussia Dortmund, and the possibility will be seen again.
The way Dortmund find players for their team is very much clear to me, they are investing in younger players and talents like Jude Bellingham and Haaland this way they find talents they need for their teams and then after investing just a few amounts of money on these players, they can sell players for a huge amount of money, just like what they did with these two players recently.

Dortmund management does not make mistakes in picking talented players. Jude Bellingham, Haaland and Haller were their perfect choices. They try to recruit talented and inexperienced players. And by making these players experienced enough in 1/2 season. Later, they sell players at high prices. That's what we've seen in the last few seasons. However, Dortmund team management and coach are very experienced. And that's why they can identify the right player. If the Dortmund management were rich, the team would have the potential to dominate the Bundesliga.
1560  Economy / Economics / Re: What could Elon Musk be buying next? on: June 29, 2023, 04:50:01 AM
I don't really trust this guy. I used to like him after he purchased $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin for Tesla. Then giving the flimsy excuse of environmental damage from mining, he sold most of those coins (at a profit). He wanted Bitcoin mining to become more environment-friendly (perhaps switching to a PoS algorithm?), but the Bitcoin community (quite rightly) asked him to GTFO. The only good thing about Elon is that he purchased Twitter and thereby allowed freedom of speech within that platform (which was earlier ruled by left-wing loonies such as Vijaya Gadde).

There is no reason to trust any billionaire because what they do is also for their own self-interest. They will never sacrifice their wealth or reputation to protect something like bitcoin when it's something the government doesn't like. But there is no need to hate them because sometimes following them will give us interesting news and the opportunity to profit. Elon doesn't have much influence in the market anymore, but he still has some small influence, so I still won't ignore him.
And I agree with you, Elon-owned Twitter is getting much better than its predecessor CEO.
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