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Dugout Discussion November 11

Sunday Dugout Discussion – Gameweek 11

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We’ve got three fixtures to enjoy on this Sunday of Premier League action. After league-leaders Manchester United narrowly took three points yesterday at Villa Park, it’s time for the other two title contenders to respond. The Dugout Discussion opens for the juicy encounter at the Etihad Stadium between hosts Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur. The team news is in, and is as follows…

Man City XI: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Nastasic, Clichy, Yaya Toure, Barry, Kolarov, Silva, Tevez, Aguero.

Spurs XI: Friedel, Walker, Gallas, Caulker, Vertonghen, Sandro, Huddlestone, Lennon, Bale, Dempsey, Adebayor.

Roberto Mancini makes four changes from last weekends goalless draw against West Ham, which includes the return of David Silva after a month-long lay-off. As for the visitors, Jermain Defoe misses out despite a midweek hattrick in the Europa League, which means Emmanual Adebayor lines up against his former employers.

Following events in Manchester there will be another tasty battle, this time in the capital where Liverpool travel down to Chelsea. In and amongst, at 3p.m., Newcastle United welcome the visit West Ham United.

You can take in all the action in our Dugout Discussion chatroom, which is open and can be accessed right here.

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  1. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Bale anonymous

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    1. Shaps
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      11 years, 5 months ago

      Who?

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  2. Kostja
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    11 years, 5 months ago

    Nice from the ref, playing advantage there for the Tevez chance.

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  3. Licky
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    11 years, 5 months ago

    I can see a brawl happening.

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    1. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
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      11 years, 5 months ago

      bring on klitschko as a sub in the 60th min to sort it out.

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  4. Rafabio
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    11 years, 5 months ago

    This game is getting out of hand now. Nasty

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    1. CarelessGenius©
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      11 years, 5 months ago

      Bale v Tevez.....who would win?

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  5. Crouchy
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    11 years, 5 months ago

    hey man city if your getting frustrated with the ref then eh....eh.. why you give away silly free kicks..!!??

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  6. Rafabio
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    11 years, 5 months ago

    Nice from Silva. Zabaletta should've buried that?

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  7. Piggs Boson
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    11 years, 5 months ago

    Friedal is world class. He makes saves look easy. He never punches the ball to look good.

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    1. bdwhite91
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      'MERICA

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  8. Alton E.
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    anybody still got zabaleta?

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    1. bdwhite91
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      Snake Juice has him

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  9. Revival
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    • 11 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    Zab could done better from Silva pass

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  10. Wild Rover
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    11 years, 5 months ago

    Lol... Tevez misses great chance and it's 'Tevez shot on target!' 😀

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    1. Timmy Cahill Rules
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      + 10000

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    2. thetinkerman
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      11 years, 5 months ago

      I know! Great chance as well, not like he was testing the keeper from outside of the box.

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    3. Lateriser 12
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      11 years, 5 months ago

      😀 Doesn't matter how you get em as long as you get em 😉

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  11. Corrigan
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    11 years, 5 months ago

    mmm plenty of key passes from Silva. Would feel I need some goal threat for his price, though.

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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
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      11 years, 5 months ago

      ahem...Aguero...Tevez...Dzeko...

      Sometimes you kid yourself with these comments.

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    2. thetinkerman
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      Agree. He seemed to have increased his goal threat before he picked up that injury.

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  12. The Chosen One...
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    11 years, 5 months ago

    Silva looks refreshed

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    1. The3rdTurd
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      11 years, 5 months ago

      Not in the Spain squad either, so no trans-Atlantic flight to deal with before next week.

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  13. Yome
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    11 years, 5 months ago

    Berba is about to rise, who is with me to get him in?

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    1. CarelessGenius©
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      11 years, 5 months ago

      Got him yonks ago.
      But I'll get him again if it helps.

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    2. Caine & Co.
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 5 months ago

      What? You dont have him already!!?

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  14. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 5 months ago

    HAHA!! MANCINI!

    I love this guy!!

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  15. OPTA FPL
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    LOL Mankini lazy

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  16. Gaz Downright
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    11 years, 5 months ago

    You reckon Dempsey will come on for the 2nd half?

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    1. matthewhagon
        11 years, 5 months ago

        Maybe Bale too??

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        1. Gaz Downright
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          11 years, 5 months ago

          Would be nice. Ade playing in 3 positions so far

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      • Royal5
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        11 years, 5 months ago

        Dempsey not involved at all. Bring on Defoe imo

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    2. Rafabio
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      11 years, 5 months ago

      HT. Boos ring out from the City faithful

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      1. Gaz Downright
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        "faithful" ? 😆

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      2. thetinkerman
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        11 years, 5 months ago

        I think it's aimed at the ref!

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    3. Licky
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      11 years, 5 months ago

      If you had to have either Silva and Defoe/Adebayor or Bale and Tevez who would you have?

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      1. Bad Seed
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        11 years, 5 months ago

        Bale and Tevez, without a doubt, and as I do.

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      2. Mee and the Boys
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        Easily Bale + Tevez

        Spurs strikers rotate too much while Silva hasn't been producing the goods

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        1. Kostja
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          11 years, 5 months ago

          But Tevez is shaite and clearly the third best offensive option for City now with no CL rotation.

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          1. Timmy Cahill Rules
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            11 years, 5 months ago

            yes 1 bad half and hes crap

            love the logic lol

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            1. Kostja
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              11 years, 5 months ago

              Nothing related to this game, and I am not talking about real life. I am talking about FPL. he is a player needing 8 shots per goal as he is taking loads of shots from outside of the box, not taking pens. Aguero and Silva way better. Never scored over 14 goals in a season from open play if I remember correctly.

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          2. Brookins
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            11 years, 5 months ago

            Really?

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      3. OPTA FPL
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        B

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      4. tm245
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        11 years, 5 months ago

        Is Ade playing in ACON? If not, I am looking at him and Silva.

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        1. Licky
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          I think he is.

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      5. Kostja
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        11 years, 5 months ago

        Its difficult as Ade and Defoe are not nailed on.

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      6. Gaz Downright
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        • 13 Years
        11 years, 5 months ago

        are we talking fantasy or real life?

        Real life: Bale Tevez any day

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        1. Gaz Downright
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          11 years, 5 months ago

          fantasy as well btw

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    4. Tim Canterbury
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      11 years, 5 months ago

      Good good good. Keep it quite boys.

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    5. Piggs Boson
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      11 years, 5 months ago

      Has AVB earned any respect here yet? ... No? Give it time...

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      1. matthewhagon
          11 years, 5 months ago

          He gained a lot from me after the Wigan game

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        • Tim Canterbury
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          One and a half seasons in so far he's been an absolute nightmare for fans and fantasy managers. He won't be around for long.

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          1. Piggs Boson
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            11 years, 5 months ago

            All the best managers started badly. Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves back up.

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      2. Kostja
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        11 years, 5 months ago

        Silva brilliant so far. Looking forward to getting him in for next week.

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        1. Bad Seed
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          • 13 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          As Corrigan suggests above, the problem is goal threat.

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          1. Kostja
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            11 years, 5 months ago

            If you look at mata than he is no more of a goal threat than Silva is. Has just overperformed so far. And once Aguero and Silva start playing together regularly, bound to produce the goods.

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        2. Piggs Boson
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          11 years, 5 months ago

          I think Mata/Bale will score more. I'm waiting a week or two.

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        3. Royal5
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          11 years, 5 months ago

          Really? 2 good passes in 45 mins imo

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          1. Kostja
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            11 years, 5 months ago

            I saw 2 that could have been goals with better finishing.

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      3. Gaz Downright
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        11 years, 5 months ago

        hear hear Barton!

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      4. Alton E.
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        11 years, 5 months ago

        ‏@AssouEkotto

        45 more min!!!! Hope we CAN!!! Lol

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        1. Demí
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          11 years, 5 months ago

          haha gotta love BAE

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        2. Piggs Boson
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          11 years, 5 months ago

          Tottenham did better than City in the CL. Even teams imo 😉

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        3. DOCLES
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          11 years, 5 months ago

          He's always so excited when he tweets, with lol at the end of most of them!

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      5. denial
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        11 years, 5 months ago

        Hmm. Only HT, but City look really flat and undisciplined.

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      6. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
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        11 years, 5 months ago

        Predictions:

        A red card in the Newcastle West Ham game.

        And

        Tevez off at 59 mins for Dzeko.

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        1. OPTA FPL
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          11 years, 5 months ago

          LOLalove off first

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        2. CarelessGenius©
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          Dzeko to score v. late on....
          I am a machine, he says.

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        3. bdwhite91
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          11 years, 5 months ago

          You think Defoe will come on? I want my Gorkss points.

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      7. BONZ
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        11 years, 5 months ago

        Huge amount of Boos for the Champs.........

        They are a horrible bunch this last few weeks, very aggressive appeals which would see many players booked for other clubs. I think City going to blow up soon - Mario omitted today, Champs Lge failure and pressure mountain on Mankini.

        Bet SAF is having a sneak tommy tank!

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        1. CarelessGenius©
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          Mancini to go before Adkins?

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      8. jose-mourinho
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        11 years, 5 months ago

        i think caulker is safe for his starting spot while gallas is not when BAE is back

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        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 5 months ago

          Who knows with AVB. I would do that move if I was Spurs manager. I love that lad Caulker, He could be England captain as we know it in the future

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      9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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        11 years, 5 months ago

        never thought I would say it but man city look average going forward. Very slow tedious build up.

        Thinking of shipping tevez to berbatov before the game and this has put more emphasis on that move

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        1. OPTA FPL
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          ok do it

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          1. Yome
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            11 years, 5 months ago

            Yes city does not have the same spark as last year and Tevez might not do play the full 90 mins...

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        2. MJ6987
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          11 years, 5 months ago

          How are you doing in the FFS Cup this week?

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        3. heartsattack
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          11 years, 5 months ago

          Considering Tevez to Berb and Oscar to Silva.

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      10. Optimus.
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        11 years, 5 months ago

        i never get lucky with bench points unlike some..have kacan 1st sub which doesnt bother me but i started evans+demel so in comes cuellar+hughes..2 points yeah 😕

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      11. Timon
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        11 years, 5 months ago

        funny part is city getting booed at etihad 😀

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