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Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025
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on 25/07/2025, 18:32:16 UTC
It might be difficult for Chelsea to win the title next season, because all the three clubs that finished ahead of Chelsea last season are also signing new players and attackers to strengthen the club. Liverpool has been busy buying attackers and same with Arsenal. I see a very interesting and competitive season ahead of us which no one can predict the exact club to win the title. Only United might disappoint us.

Chelsea are considered favourites to win the premier league next season because of their impressive performance against PSG in the fifa  club world cup. Chelsea's players showed great dominance in the match. However  I have my doubts whether Chelsea can continue this streak throughout the season. Let's not forget that Chelsea will be playing in both  the Premier league and the Champions League. It is very difficult to consistently play well on both platforms. Personally  i think Chelsea is  bit behind Liverpool and Arsenal in the Premier League title race. Arsenal and Liverpool are more deserving.
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Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]
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on 25/07/2025, 13:32:19 UTC
England are very well positioned in this match before the lunch on day 03. However soon after lunch they lost Ollie Pope and Harry Brook. Are we going to see another twist in this match ?

Joe Root is still there on 76 runs and he along with Ben Stokes (who just came to bat), had to bat well so that England can get at least 150 lead. Remember that the longer the English batsmen can bat in this innings, the chances for them to lose become minimal. They can win this match too if they can bowl India out quickly in the 2nd innings.

England lost their fourth batsman for 349 runs. Experienced batsmen like Harry Brook could only score 3 runs. Pope played a responsible innings of 71 runs. All four top order batsmen played very well. Root is still unbeaten on 88 runs. Now England's total is 368. The team is ahead by 10 runs.

Both Root and Stokes are very experienced batsmen. So the pair has the potential to score big. It will not be difficult for England to add another 150/180 runs to the scoreboard. England has lost only 4 wickets. England has the potential to even take a lead of more than 200 runs if the Indian bowlers fail to take the wickets of Root and Stokes quickly.
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Re: UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season
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BALIK
on 25/07/2025, 09:22:16 UTC
The Club World Cup was not an important trophy. Even then  we expected that the psg vs Madrid match to be competitive. But Realmadrid conceded two goals early in the match due to the defenders' fault. And later on, they could not make a comeback. I saw that the players' morale was completely broken.

Real Madrid's players have the ability to perform well. every player in the squad is very talented. Nevertheless, if they want to perform well consistently , the players must be fit and they must be confident. If the players are not confident, it is not possible to get good results against big teams. Alonso is a talented coach, Madrid's squad is also strong. So we all expect Madrid to do well in the Champions League next season.
The club world cup is an important tournament so you saying that it was not an important tournament is not true the fact is that Madrid was not in the right form this season that was why PSG was able to beat them that much let see how Alonso will try and build a new team with this madrid side

I can't agree with you at all. The renowned teams do not consider the FIFA Club World Cup as very important. A total of 32 clubs participated in it. Renowned teams like Barcelona were not in the FIFA Club World Cup. Only manchester city and chelsea played from the Premier league. We do not see giant teams like Arsenal or Liverpool in the FIFA  club World cup either. Except for a few teams, most of the teams were quite weak.

We also saw that most of the teams played in the FIFA club world cup with their second-tier squads. If the clubs consider this an important trophy, then why did the clubs keep their important players out of the squad. Even Real Madrid gave their young players a chance in this tournament. So how can we say that the clubs take this trophy seriously?
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Re: UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Season
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on 24/07/2025, 20:23:21 UTC
For the fact that Real Madrid is one of the most experienced teams in the Champions League, we can’t always leave them out of the favorite teams to win the title because they are always among the favorites, if not the favorites. But with what they played last season and in the Club World Cup, I think many things have changed about the team, the same as the mentality; the Champions League mentality is not there anymore because they were disgraced by Arsenal last season and also PSG in the Club World Cup. For them to be among teams to be considered as favorites, they need to sign more players and improve their performance.

The Club World Cup was not an important trophy. Even then  we expected that the psg vs Madrid match to be competitive. But Realmadrid conceded two goals early in the match due to the defenders' fault. And later on, they could not make a comeback. I saw that the players' morale was completely broken.

Real Madrid's players have the ability to perform well. every player in the squad is very talented. Nevertheless, if they want to perform well consistently , the players must be fit and they must be confident. If the players are not confident, it is not possible to get good results against big teams. Alonso is a talented coach, Madrid's squad is also strong. So we all expect Madrid to do well in the Champions League next season.
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Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025
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on 24/07/2025, 19:55:46 UTC
But Arsenal will be better than last years Arsenal, that's for sure (if they stay healthy). Gyokeres is the biggest question mark, many people shown his failure at England before as a risk, so we are going to see if he will be good or not, that is going to be that much important.

Last season, Gyokeres scored 39 goals and 7 assists in 33 matches. Liga Portugal may be less competitive. So Gyokeres has been able to score a lot. But can he not score 20+ goals in the Premier League? I have seen Gyokeres' performance. He is a very skillful player. Even if he cannot score 30+ goals in the Premier League, I guess we will see at least 20+ goals from Gyokeres next season at primear league.

Apart from Gyokeres , Arsenal have bought talented  players like Zubimendi and Madueke. Arsenal have spent a lot of money. And we will have high expectations from this team this coming season. If the players do not face too many injuries, and the new players can adapt quickly to the squad, then Arsenal will doubtlessly be worthy contenders for the Premier League title.
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Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]
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on 24/07/2025, 11:40:01 UTC
India scored 264 runs for the loss of four wickets on the first day, if they can make a good team today, it will be difficult for England to meet the target. Although England will want to win this match, India will definitely try to play well to level the series. Moreover, since this match is very important for India, they will not give up easily, but they will try hard. And I think the performance of the Indian team has improved a lot, so they will play well in this match and try to win the match and level the series.

We do not see a big innings from Jadeja in this match. India lost Jadeja's wicket early in the day. He was able to score only 20 runs. Shardul Thakur was out after playing an innings of 41 runs. And it is good news for India that Rishab Pant is able to bat again. After retiring hurt yesterday, I thought Pant would not be able to bat again.

India's total is 314 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. Pant and Washington Sundar are now at the crease. If this pair also cannot play well, then India will not be able to collect 400 runs. Rishab Pant is a very experienced batsman. So our expectations will be a little higher on Pant. If they collect less than 400, it will be very difficult for India to take the lead in this match.
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Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)
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BALIK
on 23/07/2025, 12:13:10 UTC
They built the team for the short term, like recruiting Modric, of course they realize that they might only be able to utilize this aging player for one or two seasons, but I think AC Milan's management did not build this team to compete for the title and I'm even sure they didn't make the team much better than last season, so I won't have high expectations for AC Milan next season.

AC Milan's squad is not stable. We have been seeing AC Milan's frail and inconsistent performance for the last few seasons. Last season too , AC Milan was in the eighth place in the points table. It is idotic to think that Milan will fight for the title this season. If Milan's target was to win the title , the management would have tried to strengthen their squad. But Milan management did not do anything like that.

AC Milan bought Samuele Ricci this season for 23 million. Milan did not have to spend any money to add Modrich to the squad. It was a free transfer. Milan should have tried to strengthen the defense. Milan's defense was not as strong as expected last season.

Experienced midfielders like Modrich have been brought into the Milan squad to keep their midfield stable. If Modrich can play well, Milan's attack will be stronger. Talented players like Leao and Pulisic are in the forwards.
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Re: Has El Salvador been lying to the world?
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on 23/07/2025, 09:13:37 UTC
I also read this news 2 days ago and to be fair it is hard to know if El Salvador is lying to us or the IMF is lying?
But I lean towards the IMF and what they say, simply because El Salvador depends on them for loans, and the survival and interests of the nation must come first.

What is the point of investing in bitcoin if the national economy is collapsing and people's lives are miserable? As president, Nayib Bukele knows that better than anyone, so I think El Salvador is lying to us. But I don't blame them because as I said, the survival and interests of the nation must come first. Not only them, I believe any of us or any country in the same situation would do the same.
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Re: Is DCA Still the Smartest Strategy in This Stage of the Cycle?
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on 23/07/2025, 08:44:50 UTC


Many people DCA during bear markets when prices are low and fear is high. But with current prices climbing and sentiment shifting toward greed, is it still wise to keep averaging in at regular intervals?


I don't know if that's a wise choice, but I know there's a whale that's still doing it no matter how high bitcoin goes, and I don't think people who pour billions of dollars into BItcoin are stupid.

Strategy recently purchased 6,2k BTC worth about $739.8 million at $118,000 per bitcoin, bringing its total bitcoin holdings to 607,770 bitcoins, worth about $73 billion.

According to statistics, in 2025 alone, Strategy has DCA at least 13 times at many different prices. It can be seen that whales are still accumulating bitcoin regardless of the price, why are small investors like us skeptical or afraid?

If we plan to hold for the long term and only sell when we reach our target, DCA will always be correct in every market.

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Re: Will Bitcoin Hit $500k before the end of the decade as predicted by Jeremie Davi
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BALIK
on 23/07/2025, 08:13:40 UTC
How can we expect bitcoin price to increase 3.5 times in the next 4 years

Sounds pretty low, historically.

Any asset that is more mature and has a larger market capitalization will grow slower, Bitcoin is no exception.

People are overly optimistic that they forget that bitcoin has a market capitalization of over $2 trillion, it is no longer an asset with a capitalization of just a few tens of millions of dollars, or a few billion dollars...and can increase 100 or 10 times in a short time.

Like this cycle, if we compare from the 2022 bear season low of $15k, bitcoin has increased by about 8 times but if we compare the 2021 ATH of $69k with the current level. Bitcoin hasn't even reached x2 in the last 4 years.

Does no one see it or are we deliberately ignoring it?
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Re: Will Bitcoin Hit $500k before the end of the decade as predicted by Jeremie Davi
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BALIK
on 22/07/2025, 02:16:54 UTC
They're things to be considered as assumptions, from my understanding I may say that op is exaggerating, because we all know how Bitcoin price flows neither up or down, and people who has been investing on bitcoin for years has already know that bitcoin investment is all about understanding and all about your believes, so within thise dispensation I know that bitcoin price will not hit up to one hundred and fifty thousand [150k] talk more of five hundred thousand [500k] in this year

I know that bitcoin price is something that has to do with demands and supply but at this moment we have not seen a positive change that will trigger the price of Bitcoin to skyrocket to the expectation of op in caution, so bitcoin price increase base on the news of the year and investors that invest on bitcoin.

OP is talking about whether bitcoin will hit $500k this decade, not this year, and the decade will end in 2030. That means we have over 4 years to go but the $500,000 goal is actually a bit of an exaggeration since we haven't even hit $150k with only 4 months left in the year. How can we expect bitcoin price to increase 3.5 times in the next 4 years and bring bitcoin market capitalization to $10 trillion?

Like some others, I think this is really an unrealistic goal. But I think $150k is a realistic goal and we can reach it before the year ends.
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Re: Is BTC to 150K still happening this year?
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BALIK
on 22/07/2025, 01:44:46 UTC
There are still four months left, and that's a good time for Bitcoin to break $150,000. There's no stopping it in its prime. We could suddenly see $150,000 within four months, and it's currently trading sideways. It's good for a support level to form there. We'll likely hear more about corporate buying until the new year, so the price you're talking about is very likely.

There be a few good news stories, but we might even reach it sooner. I don't know if I'm being too positive. There's no reason not to be.

$150k is a realistic and even modest goal, not overly optimistic or greedy since the gap is not that large. Bitcoin is currently trading at around $118k and only needs to increase about 28% to reach $150k. 28% in 4 months is not too big of a challenge or too difficult a task for a volatile asset like bitcoin.

I also set a target of $150k for this cycle and am very optimistic about it, but any higher target needs to be carefully considered.
I see many people being overly optimistic in predicting that the price could reach $200k or even $250k when we only have 4 months left of the year. While anything is possible, it is clear that based on the market situation and the time remaining, this is too high a target and the possibility of achieving it is almost zero.
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Re: Youtuber said best time to sell bitcoin is when altcoins rally? Is this true?
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BALIK
on 22/07/2025, 01:26:53 UTC
While many don't believe in altcoin season, it is indeed happening as ETH is approaching its 2021 ATH and has tripled from its lowest bottom since 2024. Bitcoin dominance is dropping significantly and the money flowing into altcoins is real but for the altcoin season to really explode, altcoins increase x5-x10. Bitcoin needs to continue to grow to attract more money from outside, so there is nothing wrong with continuing to hold bitcoin.

In short, whether or not to sell Bitcoin now will depend on each person's investment strategy. We should analyze and make our own decisions because no one can guarantee anything to each other, the future is unpredictable.

Bitcoin maximalists, as well as those who don't invest in altcoins, certainly don't like this, but the truth is that altcoin season is approaching.
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Re: ⚽ Premier League 2024/2025 Discussion Thread ⚽
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BALIK
on 21/07/2025, 20:39:46 UTC
Chelsea proved themselves by their performance and in the way there is no doubt left behind about their strength. Because improvements are seen in their game how dedicatedly and passionately they changed themselves towards success. They make the people surprised who thought that it is impossible for Chelsea to grab the trophy. And the behaviour of the audience towards the team definitely boosts their confidence to achieve even more. I think Chelsea got success with the strategy Which makes them able to win and face the strong opponent. Chelsea will continue to keep playing while keeping themselves in the same way. Because their recent achievement and the appreciation of the achievement keep their morale high.

Chelsea's players are diligent. And we have seen that they have improved a lot, even though there are no star players in the squad. In addition  Chelsea has proven their ability by dominating and winning by a large margin against a strong team like psg  in the Club World Cup.

Even then, I have a lot of doubts whether Chelsea will be able to do well next season. Especially not be able to fight for the title. It is very difficult to perform well consistently in two competitive platforms like the Champions League and the Premier League. Playing in a busy schedule also increases the chances of players getting injured. Moreover, we have seen Chelsea in very few seasons to continue their good performance for the entire season. So it is not possible to predict with certainty whether Chelsea will be able to compete with teams like City, Arsenal and Liverpool next season.
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Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion
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on 21/07/2025, 20:09:24 UTC
~snip~ This may be due to new ground and pitch Pakistan couldn't understand the bowling style or maybe an audience pressure. ~
Pakistan has lost the first match for the irresponsibility of their batsmen. They were still trying to play in the aggressive mode despite losing their first two to three wickets early. Their batsmen also messed up and got run out. The bowlers were doing good for them, but some catch drops and bad fielding helped Bangladesh to win the match easily. Either the openers or the middle order batsmen of Bangladesh has done well in the recent matches. Their whole batting line-up isn't collapsing like it used to be in the past.

Agree. Bowling friendly pitch is not the reason why Pakistan lost. Pakistan lost because of their batsmen's stupidity. Experienced batsmen like Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Nawaz were run out. I don't know why Pakistani batsmen were in such a hurry after losing wickets so quickly. They should have performed carefully. But Bangladeshi bowlers bowled very controlled, it is true. That is why Pakistani players were under full pressure. Especially Mustafiz gave only 6 runs in 4 overs, and took two wickets.

Pakistan will have to be more careful in the second match. Pitch is bowling friendly. However, it is not possible to win by giving a target of 100/120 runs. At least 150+ should be collected on this pitch. The second match will be played tomorrow. If Pakistani batsmen bat like such stupidity again, they will lose again.
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Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod]
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BALIK
on 19/07/2025, 19:57:36 UTC
England Women International cricket team played very well in this match and luck was also with that team as that was short match and they won the match by DLS method but otherwise, result could be different . Amy Jones was a player who did excellent in this match and she made 46 runs when it was requirement of the team . India Women cricket team could not give good target in this match and they gave back to back wickets and team could make only 143 runs in this match with fall of eight wickets.Many players could not do anything in this match and that was the reason that team lost the match in the end and top performer was Mandhana who made 42 runs in this match.

In the first match, England Women's team could not play as expected. As a result , england Women's team lost. England women's team also failed to win the T20 series. But in today's match , both England's batsmen and bowlers performed very well. Due to the good performance of the bowlers, India could not give a big target. At the same time,  england Women's team reached the target of victory by losing only 2 wickets.

Since england could not win the T 20 series, England women's team will try their  best to win the odi  series. The series is now tied at 1 - 1. Which team will win  the series will depend on the last match..
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Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion
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on 18/07/2025, 19:26:34 UTC
It was a completely expected result that New Zealand was going to win the match. Because New Zealand is a stronger team than Zimbabwe and they are in a much better position than Zimbabwe in T20 cricket. Although it is very difficult for Zimbabwe to win matches against New Zealand and South Africa. They should have taken this series seriously for the purpose of comeback. If they could not win the match, they should have played a competitive match, even I thought Zimbabwe would surprise at home, but they failed miserably.

No doubt, New zealand is a strong team. And we saw in the  first match that New zealand is in good form. So we knew for sure that New Zealand will not make any mistakes against a small team like Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe batted very badly. Zimbabwe could only score 120 runs in 20 overs. It is impossible to win with a target of only 121 runs on this pitch. New Zealand managed to score 122 runs in just 13.5 overs. New Zealand. The team lost only 2 wickets. Devon Conway was unbeaten on 59 runs. It is already predicted that New Zealand and South Africa will reach the final of this Tri- Nation series
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Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2024/25
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BALIK
on 18/07/2025, 02:16:26 UTC
Lamine Yamal may not be as likely to fail as Ansu Fati did for Barcelona, but expecting him to replicate the same incredible feats as Messi did for Barcelona is incredibly difficult. Messi has faced players who are as tough as a hurricane. Lamine Yamal hasn't encountered such a player in his Barcelona career. If he were to encounter a player like Ramoz or Pepe in a tough match, he would likely suffer an injury before his career could take off.

It is foolish to compare topical players with Messi and Ronaldo. These two are true legends. They have ruled La Liga for a long time. They have given us the golden opportunity to enjoy all the wonderful matches. I still miss those days. We have seen all the marvelous matches. I still watch the highlights of those matches occasionally.

You are right that if yamal face aggressive defenders like Pepe and Ramos, Yamal may face big problems. It will not be possible for Yamal to score as many goals as Messi. However, Yamal is a promising player. Yamal can be considered as one of the best forwards of the present time. If this young Barcelona player gradually becomes more experienced, we may see 25+ scores every season from Yamal.
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Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025
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BALIK
on 17/07/2025, 23:02:58 UTC
Manchester United hasn't moved quickly in acquiring new players at the moment, compared to other Premier League teams like Liverpool and Arsenal. In fact, Manchester United were already behind last season, so they need to work hard to secure the players they're targeting and want for next season. Being slumped under a different manager the following season is incredibly painful for Manchester United and its fans. So, raising their offer for one of these players also demonstrates Manchester United's seriousness in acquiring a great player like Mbuemo.

Manchester United has already faced immense  losses due to buying players without checking their capabilities.  Even though they spend a lot of money to buy players, they do not get good performance from them. Even now  Manchester united management is not able to sell players. As far as I know, most of Manchester united players' wages are high. So even if players are kept on the bench all year, Manchester united will suffer financially.

Manchester united should not be in too much of a hurry now. They are facing big problems. They must understand that it is not possible to improve quickly from this  problem. If they want to improve quickly , there is a big possibility of facing huge problems. So they should sell players gradually, and find suitable players for  the squad.
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Re: ⚽UEFA Europa League Discussion Thread -- 2024/25 | Winner: Tottenham Hotspur
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BALIK
on 17/07/2025, 20:10:43 UTC
After winning the first leg 6-0, Shakhtar Donetsk players did not give much effort in the second leg match. Shakhtar Donetsk played defensively against Ilves. And the match ended goalless.

Partizan vs Larnaca match is the most competitive match today. Both teams played quite well in the first leg match. Larnaca was able to secure a 1-0 win at home. No team has scored a goal in the first half so far. Since Larnaca won the first match, their target in this match is a draw. And naturally, the team played defensively. On the other hand, Partizan has not been able to score any goals despite making several strong attacks. The match is now most likely to be a goalless draw.