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Dugout Discussion – Tuesday

Another midweek Gameweek is upon us and with it surely another bout of heavy rotation.

Benches at the ready, we start with three Tuesday night fixtures with Chelsea the headline act.

Antonio Conte’s side travel to Huddersfield Town, with the Italian having already prepared us for the absence of striker Alvaro Morata. Fatigue and a back problem keeps the Spanish striker sidelined with his red flag sparking a fire sale – over 663,000 managers have shed the striker ahead of tonight’s deadline.

That leaves Eden Hazard as the key attacking asset on show at the John Smith’s stadium, with the Belgian seemingly thrust into a central attacking role by Conte tonight. Hazard has already produced big scores on the road and will be fancied for further returns against a Terriers defence that has creaked of late.

Meanwhile, those holding Blues defender will hope for a reversal of fortunes following just a single clean sheet from the last four Gameweeks. Andreas Christensen makes his seventh successive start in Chelsea’s back three tonight.

Defence will also be the focus at Turf Moor, where Burnley host Stoke City. Ben Mee and Matt Lowton again miss out for Sean Dyche’s side, though left-back Stephen Ward takes his 25.5% ownership into the clash with the Potters.

Finally, at Selhurst Park, we’d expect defences to play second fiddle in the meeting of Crystal Palace and Watford. Both field attacking line-ups, with Richarlison starting for the visitors despite the pre-match talk of a rest for the Brazilian. Ruben Loftus-Cheek – a fifth midfielder in 440,000+ squads, could yet become a key figure and a hero in tonight’s clash.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Fantasy Gold
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    I’ve just bought Salah in for a hit.

    Timing 😆

    1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      the sidam touch i know it well

    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      As John McClane once said ... "Welcome to the party, pal."

  2. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    which one to go for? thx

    1 Sterling/Silva + Mariappa
    2 Chopo + Ota

  3. Gooner97
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    McArthur again on my bench...

  4. Indalo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Didn't realise Christensen was subbed off, preserving his clean sheet. Nice to actually get a good surprise when you check your team!

  5. tjorvennn
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    How much do you think kane will fall before his bgw?

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Probably not at all. Maybe .1

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        This

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Most won’t even know he has s blank gw

      1. Legomané
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Aye they'll probably transfer him out after and stem the rises

  6. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Brought in Pope on my free hit
    Brought in Long too, but last sub 🙁

    1. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Something wrong with your link

  7. doncastro
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Best midfield option at this moment in time for 6.7 million? Zaha just out of reach...

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Richarlison if fit. Wait for news

    2. doncastro
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Agreed if fit, but second best then? I don't have Richarlison currently

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    BAPs out. Bakayoko goal stands.

    Joke!

    1. Dele
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      This is actually wrong

    2. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Why does it matter so much?

    3. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Justice for Christensen

  9. foley200
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    No bonus for Tarko. Boo

    1. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      CS is a CS, I'll take it!

    2. Ode
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      No Cs/Bonus for Ward...

  10. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Is Azpi really worth his price tag? Really tempted to do a mega downgrade to Ogbonna (4.3 ITB) and upgrade elsewhere

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Not really, Alonso better value at that price.

    2. mgilbert86
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      No, i replaced with otamendi

  11. SkeletONv01
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    https://imgur.com/si7kTfN

    My thing of beauty for the weekend, cant wait for injuries and rotation 🙂

  12. KingOllie
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    29 from 6.

    Hurt losing so many points in the last minutes. But gonna take my 29 and run for the hills as tmoro could be trollin everyone

  13. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Salah is fit to face West Bromwich Albion on Wednesday night, but he will be managed carefully over the hectic Christmas period, writes @_ChrisBascombe
    https://t.co/wUzBobeH1U

    1. CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Great news!

    2. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      😎

    3. KingOllie
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Means hes more likely to make a sub appearance?

    4. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers Berb

    5. A.T
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      One quote from Klopp which I think has been missed after the game was him alluding to the amount of injuries Liverpool players have received in derby matches recently. Perhaps that's a reason why there was rotation and the early subbing of Salah.

    6. Yozzer
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Phew

  14. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    If the likes of Salah and Morata are injured for any length of time we shouldn't see it as a problem. The real problem is that a player can become so highly owned that ownership becomes the problem...

    Injuries to players that highly owned should be viewed as an opportunity.

    1. Yozzer
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I think it's great. Opens the game up and breaks the forming template

    2. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Bang on Wakey.

      If you have to jump from one of these and you make the right move it's huge rank swings.

    3. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Tricky balancing act. You don't want to wish an injury on someone.

      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        No...i never do....and never would....but the point remains that when they do get injured it's no bad thing from an FPL perspective.

    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      As a non-Salah owner, I've been waiting for this day all season! A slight injury may be better than a 'proper' injury for non-owners as his pitch time may now be managed.

    5. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Well said Wakey. In chaos there is opportunity.

      1. Robben Mee Blind
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Chaos is a ladder!

    6. A.T
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Or you could say the reverse effect happens as the pool of players people use becomes increasingly smaller.

      1. A.T
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Ignore that. I've got my arse mixed up with my elbow.

  15. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    17(-4) with Kenny, Salah, Sterling, (K)ane and Austin to go.

    My defense is killing me.

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      No bobby no party

    2. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      13(-8) with DDG, Otamendi, Salah, Young, (K)ane and Firmino to go.. Could be a good week or a shit week, it's heading towards the latter though

    3. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Same here, defence this week is a joke, so many injuries...I'm falling apart and taking too many hits.

      9(-4)
      Ddg, Daniels, monreal, salah, coutinho, kane(c) , Bobby, niasse.

  16. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Kevin Long an option?

    1. adam28193
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      no only if you have him and mee together

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Got 15 pts off him in last 3 days

  17. Yozzer
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    At this stage how many points do you have to be behind your ml to say it's going to be hard to bring it back

    I'm 90 behind and 60 behind 6th place.

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      You're fine

    2. FPL_Hazards
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      You've lost. Sorry.

    3. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      similar. if it gets past a ton its an issue i always say

      1. Yozzer
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        I was thinking that mate to be honest

    4. Fingerspitzengefühl
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      At this stage you have so many points to compete over, you can literally overcome any point deficit in a matter of weeks.

      1. Yozzer
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        I guess the chips play more of a part in the second half

    5. Longlatini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Keep the faith, couple of captain picks really go your way and it's game on 😉

      1. Yozzer
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers mate 😀

    6. CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Probably 200+.

    7. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      75 behind and still confident

    8. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      90 is easy at this stage- not even halfway...already made up 70 on a rival in 2 weeks earlier this season

      1. Yozzer
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Gives me hope. Thanks:-D

  18. Sims
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Dcl off the bench if Salah doesn't play. Could be worse

    1. Yozzer
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      After getting zeegs off the back last week looks like the 2pts from RLC is almost going to be orgasmic

  19. Point-one short
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    What happened to ward?

  20. Dele
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    How on earth have FPL Towers given that as a Bakayoko goal?

    Clearly an own goal as it was drifting way wide? What has this game come to?

    Honestly a shocking decision.

    1. Pasqualinho
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      It’s not FPL Towers decision.

      1. Mark
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 17 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Indeed, FPL is a big deal, but it's not behind the award of goals!

        PL Match Centre panel reviewed and decided to leave it with Bakayoko.

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          https://www.premierleague.com/news/143993

          The guy with the glasses on clearly needs to visit SpecSavers.

          1. Ógie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            That looks like a killer fpl war room.

            I wonder if they are looking for staff?

            #dreamjob

        2. Dele
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Sorry Mark but that’s a poor decision from the panel. Would love to see the predicted trajectory of the ball, in my opinion it was clearly going wide.

          Madness!

          1. Mark
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 17 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            Don't be sorry. I agree with you. OG for me.

            Sadly, despite what folk might think. I can't influence things!

            1. Dele
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 4 months ago

              I don’t expect you to influence anything! Just another FF scandal.

              Great to hear your opinion on the matter.

            2. Yozzer
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 4 months ago

              I wish you could.

          2. Pasqualinho
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            The dubious goal panel will take it off him. Those guys are ruthless.

            Too late for FPL to change, though.

      2. Yozzer
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        So what do FPL do then? Just manipulate baps?

    2. George James
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Please get over it.

      1. Dele
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Why should I when it was clearly an own goal?

        What’s the point in BPS when the whole system is a scandal.

        Joke

    3. Yozzer
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      The FPL clown posse. Worthless set of weasels

    4. Fingerspitzengefühl
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Not disputing your point, but FPL towers aren't the ones who decides this(As Mark pointed out as well).

    5. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Baka-o-g denies Andreas baps

  21. Taking the Mkhitaryan
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    19pts from two Burnley players tonight
    Love those guys

  22. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Not worried about the Ward injury so much, think he will recover and Dyche made it sound not too worrying. I do have Moreno (out for a long time) and Morata though. Think just moreno out and no hits is the way to play this.

    1. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      thinking Kenny as replacement for Moreno, and if Ward out a while, upgrade Ward to Smalling/Jones potentially as watford don't look to brilliant at home and burnley fixtures changing.

  23. adam28193
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    are we sure that salah won't come off the bench tomorrow?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Hopefully he does, for 5 minutes 🙂

      1. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        does your minileague rival have him as captain?

    2. dark91
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      No need to risk him unfortunately

    3. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Nobody is sure of anything. Anyone who say they are, is lying

    4. mgilbert86
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      if he comes off the bench kane captainers win

      25% captained salah this week

      1. adam28193
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        including me

  24. FPL_Hazards
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Crazy to captain Vardy this weekend?

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      May be ... Hazard ?

  25. Legomané
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Why doesn't FPL just banish ghost teams from the cup? Surely it would be easy to auto exclude any team who hadn't made a transfer over the past 3-4 weeks.

    Up against a team with 2 pts and Lacazette(c) Kane Salah Alli and Lindelöf the only likely starters remaining...barring a Laca and Alli goal fest and red cards and own goals for all of my squad I am comfortably through. Joke.

    1. adam28193
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      why are you complaining

    2. Longlatini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I'm playing a ghost team with Willian and Richarlison and D.Silva (c)
      Not a single transfer made all season
      That's a joke!

    3. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      What’s wrong with picking a team GW1 and letting it run ? More than one way to play this game - seems harsh to exclude on that basis ?

      1. Longlatini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Nothing wrong, didn't know that was a thing people do...just seems wrong and makes me want to vomit everywhere 😉

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          If we can’t even beat a dead team ... well ... 😉

          1. Longlatini
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            I know, I know.
            Got knocked out first round last year too so i'm consistent.
            Concentrate on the league etc etc

            1. Longlatini
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 4 months ago

              Oh wait, that's not going too well either 🙂

  26. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    When will FPL be a little bit forward thinking and offer a partial clean sheet bonus?

    2 points for 30 minutes. Just half the current situation. Simples.

    Works really well in the Telegraph game.

    People love points.

    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      P.S. I think this would make a good, much-needed, lesser-spotted hot topic.

    2. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      People love the simplicity of this game.

      You start making up extra rules like this, you lose a big portion of its target audience

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        People love points. Even if it comes from something like an elbow in DCLs face.

        1. Yozzer
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Hahah

    3. Sims
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Bitter ward owner

    4. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      How old are you ?

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Research other fantasy football games before commenting please.

    5. dark91
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      That would be useless tbh

    6. true_Jerry
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      surely 2 points for 30 min its too much? thats 6cs per game, not 4

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        It's for a partial appearance. Between 30 - 60 minutes.

        1. true_Jerry
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          i know. i mean its unfair tho. why would you get 2 points for 30 minutes ? surely 2 for 45? and regardless, i disagree with this rule.

        2. true_Jerry
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          also, nice to see someone else did well on their first season. lets see who does better this year

    7. TheCurseOfRaheem
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Not keen on this - that is only 1/3 of the game, seems too point friendly in my opinion. I think the current system is fine, this game is popular due to it's simplicity, a lot of people that don't take it seriously can already find the system confusing.

      Adding more layers to the point scoring will make it needlessly complex. To each their own though, I've played games with very detailed scoring and enjoyed that so I understand the appeal of more points, just don't think it suits FPL.

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Is it really that complicated to halve the current clean sheet set up? Seems pretty straightforward imo

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Possibly for 45 minutes, 30 is a joke.

    8. Yozzer
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I'd like one to stop people getting full dirty bench points. Maybe half them. Suppose there is a downside I can't see

    9. Fitzy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      You were banging on about this last season, give it a rest. And calling for your own post to be a hot topic is pretty lame... 🙄

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        The lack of hot topics on here is inexplicable given the tens of thousands of posts today ... With all sorts of different topics being covered.

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Flag the good ones then.

  27. Fantasy Gold
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Is everybody crying over the Bakayoko goal because it would’ve meant 1 extra bap for Alonso?

    Geez, get over it.

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I think Christensen may have got a bap too.

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      No, people just want consistency.

    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      1 extra for both Alonso and Christensen. Robbed two valuable points!

    4. SkeletONv01
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      It should mean a BAP for Christensen tho, no?

    5. Yozzer
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I don't own Alonso. I think they should get the 1pt just to make the game consistent. FPL do my head in with the lack of consistency. The game been going for years yet they still can't sort the basics. Infuriating. They should let Mark take a bit more control. Someone who understands the game like us

  28. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Need Son and Kane capt to save my gw.
    To think I was on 30 points from 6 and by time I came back from watering the donkey I was on 19.

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Boo hoo my heart bleeds for you

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Lukaku or Giroud?

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Is "watering the donkey" a euphemism?

      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah, he was out back having a bit of one on one time with Giroud

    4. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      You jinxed it by leaving the games to leak the lizard.

    5. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Crikey. The next time, tie it in a knot. 😉

  29. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Guess who had a 0.0 threat today.

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Kiko?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Kiko had serious threat... to Watfords CS!

    2. dark91
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Benteke?

      1. wulfrunian
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        yes

        1. dark91
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          I haven't even watched a single second of that game but no one competes with Benteke when it comes to being useless

      2. Yozzer
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Heheh how apt for one of the worse strikers to ever play in the prem

    3. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Mounie

    4. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Pope

  30. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Are we expecting morata back for weekend??

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      ‘We’ don’t know.

      Conte won’t tell you anyway

    2. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      'We' hope so.