Transfer Window Summary - 'Summer of 2016'

Hi,

Transfer deadline days are fun for football fans. While most fans are looking for one major buy, it is a time when clubs cut their losses and sell off certain players. Mario Balotelli left Liverpool on deadline day, August 2016 on a FREE. Allen, Benteke and almost a dozen others followed and the cases of Allen and Balotelli making us wonder if Liverpool forgot YNWA. Well Balotelli had to go. Loans were the trend on deadline day with Manchester City sending players worth around 80 MILLION on loan. Hart, Nasri, Bony and Mangala left on loan as EPL’s wage bills reduced by a good amount.

It was a surprising summer where Stones went for almost 50 million, Mane for 30 million, Gomes for 50 million and Higuain (Oh my God. How drunk were they?) for a blasphemous amount. On the other hand, deals were done on the cheap. Ibrahimovic (Signing of the Summer! Mark my words), Feghouli, Matip, Menez, Mandanda, Llorente, Valdes, Balotelli (He He He) …  All on free transfers while few bargains were made as well. Nani was a steal given his for in the Euro and Morata and Denis Suarez were bought back on the cheap while Bartra, Gabigol, Digne were bought for not-so-crazy prices.

Barca who made it known that they had no money to spend managed to buy Gomes and then some more in a busy window while underdogs Leicester purchased the likes of Musa and Zieler to cement their place on top. With matches already having happened, a lot of questions are in place. Like 1. Why did Liverpool not buy a left back? 2. Why did Real Madrid have a silent window despite a potential ban? 3. Why are people crazy for David Luiz?

Crystal Palace and Bournemouth showcased their spending power with TV money while Liverpool had a record number of exits and a net negative spending (When did we see that before?). Guardiola’s arrival brought the likes of Sane, Stones, Nolito, Gundogan among others while Mourinho brought Pogba back ‘home’ and Mkhitaryan too. 12 clubs broke their transfer record (Add-ons could add Liverpool to this list) Loans were everywhere with the likes of Negredo, Markovic, the above 4 from City and 38 players(YES 38!) from Chelsea including a three year loan for Cuadrado.

The windows are sealed. It won’t open for another four months. Now is the time when the managers let their spending do the talking. Will the biggest spenders earn the biggest rewards or will someone do a Leicester this year (Mind you. Leicester spent the windfall from the sale of Kante and then some more). Gameiro and Noltio snubbed Barca but Alcacer opted to be the understudy of MSN. Rodriguez and Isco will stay at Madrid as another season kicks into full-swing after a short International Break.

Game On!

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Gold ... Blame it all you want

Hi,

People say that India is a developing country. People say that India has a low standard of living and so many other things. I have no intention in agreeing or disagreeing to them but when they say that India is a poor country, I find it hard to believe. I may be wrong but look at my argument and then correct me if I am wrong.

In India, gold is a prized asset. It is a worthy item to bet on. When you see every household, we stock gold up in the form or ornaments against the ideal decision of coins which would be better investment. Every household has at least 5 grams of gold. Taking the current prize of gold in India, isn't that quite a lot of wealth?

Think about it
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The Perfect Product

Nothing in the world can be perfect. This is true no matter what is under consideration. Many people tend to say that their girlfriends are perfect, no arguments there. Here, I wish to say something about this fact being exploited in thriving businesses in the world.

There is one secret to any business. Please don’t ignore this just because I am a guy who has just entered his twenties but do hear me out. The secret is simple. Never create a perfect product. Try to add a minimum of one imperfection to your product. Why? The answer is simple once again. Your business has a possibility of growth only as long as you have room for improvement.

Aside from the fact that things can always be improved upon, it is always imperfection that raises the value. Remember diamonds? A product is your diamond. The secret to a good business is just as simple as that. Look at mobile phones for instance. It is one of the most thriving businesses in India today and can anyone name a perfect mobile? Go on. I dare you.
 
There is no way to make a perfect product, just a million ways to make a good one

Need more proof?
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Two kinds of College

When people asked me 'How do you like your college?', i always had a prompt reply of 'I like it closed'. Don't take me wrong. I did have fun during my engineering but i constantly felt suffocated. You would too if you did engineering where i did. That was the first thing that changed when i started with my MBA.

I believe that liking a place actually has us working better there. I experienced this when i worked and when i joined MBA. Nearly fifty days into my course and the feeling is fresh. I can finally smile. All that keeps me wondering is why do certain institutions make life a living hell for its students? Is taking up engineering in a college like mine (It is reputed indeed) a sin?
 
We had the feeling that we were re-living prison break everyday. Now???? I have a feeling that I'm re-living something fun. Something like FRIENDS or HIMYM or whichever you find is cool