u/jasonsamosa

The app idea is basically this:

1. Person 1 needs to be verified before he can use the app as a certain role. Think Uber driver. I'm guessing ID, Bank card (Person 1 and 2 must have this), something else.
2. I'm thinking it's probably best
3. Person 2 buys something from Person 1 for R500, bank card is linked to his account. Maybe a donkey or something.
4. I get 10% of that R500. So basically Person 1 gets R450, I get R50, Person 2 loses R500 but gets a nice product. I tried using Stripe in previous projects but struggled to set it up, I had success with Paystack tho.

Obviously the app hasn't been thought that far ahead yet, but the basic idea is to use multiple players of verification and a payment system.

Usually I use Clerk for User Auth, and NeonDB for a cloud database.

I actually want the payment platform and verification layers to work.

When Xabi Alonso joined Leverkusen in October 2022, they were 17th in the Bundesliga.

By the end of the 2023/24 season:

• They won their first Bundesliga title ever, beating Bayern in their own farmer's league.
• Went the entire league season unbeaten (Invincibles).
• Won the DFB-Pokal.
• Reached the Europa League final (Lookman victims).

So why with a team consisting of:

• Mbappe, apparently the best player itw
• Vini, the guy that apparently got robbed of a balon dor like a year ago.
• Bellingham, personally I think he deserved that balon dor over Rodri and Vini because he was good for club and country, whereas Vini was amazing for club and a complete bum for Brazil that year.
• Valverde, apparently one of the best midfielders in the world
• Rodrygo, most underrated player itw and a big game player
• Asencio, supposedly a Ramos regen
• Guler, apparently the best youngster itw and better than Yamal and Pedri according to some
• Mastantuono, 65M (40M for transfer fee) paid for a 17 year old...
• Courtois, one of the best goalkeepers itw, probably the best if you take into account the past few years.
• Other decent players like Huijsen, Camavinga and Diaz.

Why did it not work out? Surely it's more than superstars and divas don't listen to his tactics and won't respect him.

Transfer expenses and league aside, last season was definitely PSG's best season in their history since they won the treble. I'm not sure but I think they won 6 trophies last year and only missed out on the CWC. Doesn't that add them to the sextuple list with Bayern 2020 and Barca 2009? Ligue 1, The French Cup and Supercup, UEFA Super Cup, UCL, and Intercontinental.

Is this Arsenal's best season ever? Winning the prem after 22 years and in the UCL final. I don't know that much about Arsenal before the Invincibles season I'll be real. Have they had a better season in their history than this one?

I'm asking this because I know Madrid 5-peated the European Cup (or whatever the UCL was called before the Berlin Wall fell) like right after WW2 or something but doesn't get talked about.

So many reports are saying Bastoni is down for the transfer, but Flick is skeptical as to whether he'd fit in the high line so he told Deco to put a hold on that transfer.

I don't watch Bastoni but played well againts Barca last year, but for some reason everyone turns up againts us.

• Vini breaking his goal drougth,
• Sorloth becomes 22/23 Haaland when he plays againts us,
• Sommer becomes prime Neuer just to concede the most goals in a UCL final in history

Anyway, someone here said that Flick held meetings with certain players and said something about whether on not they be sold will be spoken about in these meetings. I think it was Kounde, Balde and someone else.

Balde is still young so I think he'll improve, but Kounde is 28 in a few months and I heard there's big money willing to be paid for Kounde by some prem clubs.

Also would Van de ven not be good for this system? And considering he plays for Spurs wouldn't he be down to move to a better club that's also in the UCL?

So yeah what's the news on players who might be sold and how much will they be sold for?

Everyone was fine when:

• When Mbappe's age was mentioned at Monaco and PSG like every week and at the 2018 WC TEENAGE KICKS! THE BOY WITH THE WORLD AT HIS FEET!, now he's 28 in a couple of months.
• 19 yr old Messi's when he scored that hattrick againts us and when he won the 4 balon dors before like 25. Still gets mentioned today.
• A big part of Pele's identity was carrying Brazil to a WC at 17, then winning 2 more to go with it.
• Rooney also. How good he was as a teen is still being brought up today.
• Belligham, Gavi, Owen, etc.

Wasn't around then but I can imagine people glazing R9's and mentioning his age when he won the balon dor at 21. Same with Maradona making his debut so young and treated like Argentina's chosen one.

Every 2-3 month it's a new comparison and someone is "better than Yamal". They made a whole squad.

• Attack: Endrick, Doue, Olise, Estavao, Mastantuono
• Midfield: Zaïre-Emery (Played RB also), Arda Guler, Chukwuemeka, Karl
• Defense: Needs 3 defenders
• GK: Haven't had a GK comparison yet but I'm thinking Trafford

He's 3 years into his professional career and people are like:

• Mbappe is better than Yamal. I would hope so the mf turns 28 in a few months.
• Olise is better than Yamal. 25 in December btw
• Vini is better than Yamal. Turns 26 in like a month.

So why was everyone fine with mentioning the youth of an amazing player until it was Yamal?

Before the Oil Clubbers jump down my throat, PSG were by far the better team and deserved to win. Bayern were so disappointing, especially Olise and Kane, that goal isn't fooling anyone.

Yes you can say, "Oh it's over stop crying" and "Salty varsenal, varca, vardrid, varis saint germain, varletico, livarpool, varchester united, etc fan", next season, there will be more inconsistencies and more and more every season. Until your favorite clubs are on the wrong side of it.

You can't not give a foul for a decision and then next week, you'd see the exact same play and foul and the foul gets called. Players get fined or suspended for criticizing these decisions.

1. Alphonso's Handball vs Neves handball. According to the rules, both of these are not punishable (for whatever reason). However one was given as a handball and penalty while the other is not.
2. Nuno Mendes Handball. Still can't understand why it's not a second yellow or what happened there. Clearly blocks the play with his hand elevated.
3. Barcelona vs Atletico Handball. Goalkeeper pass to defender, defender touches with hand, passes back to the keeper. We've seen the exact same play given as a penalty for multiple occassions, Tyron Mings for example, they were given those penalties.
4. Atletico Madrid vs Arsenal. One Atletico Madrid fan was filling up the thread with tears when playing against Arsenal, but he was right tho. Gabriel pulling down the attacker in the box would have given a pen and has been given a pen multiple times this season.
5. Calafiori's tackle on Griezmann. If he went down it could've been a pen, but it sucks that you have to over-exaggerate to get a penalty in that position.
6. Just to through Madrid in there, because why not lol. Szoboszlai shot blocked by Tchouameni's brilliant goalkeeping ability in the league phase. Personally I don't think this should be a pen since he's arms were halfway tucked in and couldn't get his hands out the way quick enough, but it has been given so many times as a handball and a penalty. Reminded me of that last El Clasico from last season, exact same incident.

Obviously I'm not gonna go look at the entire UCL KO stage and League Phase but these are just some of the matches I've watched in the past few weeks and the madrid one.

We'll most definitely see more inconsistencies in the final and even the World Cup.

Went into romance a few months back and started watching only that. Now I'm here watching these kind of movies and series.

The movie/series:

• Usually is taboo (Married woman, teacher, whatever) but not needed to be.
• Sex Scenes obviously.
• Attractive actress.
• Somewhat of a watchable movie, I don't wanna watch it only for the steamy scenes (lie).

Some that I've watched recently:

• Unfaithful with Diane Lane
• A Teacher with Kate Mara (Series)
• The Boy Next Door with Jennifer Lopez

In addition, can I maybe get some series also?

Obviously the clubs usually sell players to buy new players, but not always. Also spending insane money might not always work out, like Liverpool spending almost 500M in the last window, Barca's era of Coutinho, Dembele and Griezmann signings and well Chelsea.

Some examples, failures and success:

• Liverpool spent 480M in the last window, hilarious looking back at it, just to have the season that they are having now.
• PSG have spent over 800M in the last 3 seasons alone, it turned out a success since they won their first UCL and stand a good chance of going back to back.
• Chelsea have spent over 1 billion in the last 3 seasons alone, just to walk away with a conference league.
• Since Arteta, Arsenal have spent well into the billions. I will not speak on their achievements.
• In Liverpool's Klopp era, a nice amount money was spent, around 1B under all those years under Klopp. It was a success since he brought Liverpool back.

How do clubs who are smaller or with financial restrictions compete against them?

If you were to add a rule on transfers, what would it be?

I see alot of speculation and rumours on people transfers coming and players exiting the club. From loan extensions, to contract extensions with wage cuts, and more.

Rumours:

• Lewandowski leaving. Contract Expires soon. I still think he is somewhat reliable in front of goal. Can score 1v1s and knows how to put the ball at the back of the net when it's at his feet, but he's getting older and he cant move or jump as well as he did. This leaves us with 1 striker, Ferran (or Dani Olmo if you wanna force the false 9). I heard he is willing to take a massive wage cut to stay tho.
• Raphinha to Saudi. Very unlikely. If the club has any respect for him they'd reject those offers even if it's high up there. If he does leave that would leave us without a left winger.
• Rashford loan ends. Basically confirmed even tho he wants to stay, willing to take wage cuts according to some sources. I still think he'd be an amazing signing and the only criticism I hear is that he is not Raphinha and he didn't carry the team againts Atletico. He is a loan player who was brought for squad depth not to carry the team to a UCL or replace Raphinha. This leaves us with only 1 left winger, Raphinha who spend like half of the season injured. Gavi, Fermin, Olmo are not Left Wingers.
• Cancelo loan ends. Apparently it's a problem with the books again, but I can still see him being signed permanently.
• Roony wants to leave. Reports coming in saying he wants to leave. Again seems like another Dro situation. It took Yamal getting injured for him to finally have some game time. Can't really blame him but he has not been great since playing. Now we only have 1 Right Winger, Yamal, who if he gets injured we'd have to play a midfielder there or Raphinha, forcing a midfielder to play at the left wing.
• Balde leaving. Just rumours at this point but with Cancelo playing over him now and how bad he has been this season, not impossible. He's still so young tho with lots of room to improve.

I also don't see us spending big this transfer window. Negotiations with Alvarez and Bastoni seem unlikely because Barca can't pay the transfer fee the club is asking. Like Alvarez is valued at 90M and no way Atletico lets him go for under 120M, also other than Free Kicks I don't see him as a solution to our problems. Similar issue with Bastoni.

Also don't forget the horrible form of some of our defenders this season. Kounde and Balde lost their ability. Cubarsi is the best CB of all time one day and the next day he plays like Ramos when he plays Messi, and the alot of the defenders are just inconsistent.

Maybe I'm wrong and just so used to Barca being frugal:

• We only spent 80M on the last 2 seasons for transfer fee expenses.
• We have been loaning players the past few seasons (Felix, Cancelo, Rashford, etc)

Where is these exits gonna leave us next season? Will we just be loaning some more players?

Not a Bayern fan but still like the club, especially the players and ex-players like Muller, Lewa, Olise, Kane, Musiala, etc.

Two things I despise in football:

1. Oil Clubs
2. Haramball

Since Enrique arrived 3 seasons ago at PSG, they have spent over 800M on transfer expenses in that time period alone (According to Transfermrkt). A lot of their main players don't even play in French competitions, giving them more rest and preparation. Also lots of their league games get postponed because it's close to UCL KO matches, also giving them more rest and preparation. It's insane how other European clubs have to compete againts them.

Also there's Arsenal and Atletico who's never won a UCL but you think they have by the way the go on.

Considering Bayern dunked 4 on PSG in their own stadium, they should be able to outscore them at home. Hakimi is also out of the second leg so I don't see why not if they can perform and Neuer can make some saves this time that they go through to the finals.

Whoever wins from the Haramball Derby might be difficult since Bayern lost to Arsenal earlier this season. Arsenal have dropped form tho while Bayern has been playing better.

I can see it happening already, Harry Kane lifting a UCL. Third treble loading...

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