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The Saturday Surgery

15 January 2011 1365 comments
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With the free wildcard window well and truly open, there’s a lot more to ponder this week for us fantasy mangers. If you’ve already succumbed and activated yours, then there is just over an hour to make any final tinkering. If, like me, you have resisted, then the normal ritual applies (or do as I, and close your eyes and pray this week).

Whatever you situation, the Saturday Surgery is here to take you through the deadline…

As always, there are some useful places on the site to visit this morning, particularly if you’re yet to finalise your plans. The Team News section houses all the predicted line-ups for this weekend. Check out the Injuries and Bans page to see how long your fantasy stars are absent for. Last night’s Scout Picks are also worth a gander, with prospective players for this upcoming gameweek highlighted.

Lastly, don’t forgot to consider this week’s Captain’s Poll, which you’ll find on the middle column of the site’s home page. The people have spoken, and at the top this week is Carlos Tevez with a comprehensive 37% of the total votes.

Akers Richard or Akers, as he is known, has been regularly haunting this site since July 2008. He is young and foolish, take what he says with a pinch of salt. Follow them on Twitter

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  1. MARVELLUS
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Ok, would appreciate a quick vote,
    best defender up to 5.6m to bring in this week?

    a) coleman
    b) djourou

    thanks (or someone else?)

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    1. zissou
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Coleman

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    2. Burly - swear i wont ever (…
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      ive gone with djourou this week myself.

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      1. MARVELLUS
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        one each...anyone else?
        would keep them until gw27.

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      2. MARVELLUS
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        one each, cheers lads,...anyone else?
        would keep them until gw27.

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      3. The Wizard of Ozil
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        pantsil or Coleman

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  2. snowman
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    tevez or fabs for captain?

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    1. zissou
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      I can't decide.
      On Fabs at the moment. Will likely change but end up back with him.

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    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      I've gone for Fabs out of those two, so you may want to do Tevez.

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    3. invincibles4ever
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      I went with Fabs

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      1. snowman
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        interesting we all went with fabs although tevez is top of poll

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        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          Tevez not been a big point scorer at home puts me off.

          Wolves appear to be stiffer opposition than West Ham lately, too.

          Probably end up wishing I put it on Adam or Van der Vaart.

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  3. zissou
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Help me pick to play 2 out of Coleman, Rafael, Elmander...

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    1. H Dog
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Elmander and Rafeal

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    2. invincibles4ever
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Coleman and Elmander. Man-U will likely concede. Everton will too but Coleman gets assists quite often.

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      1. zissou
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        Grand thanks dudes. It's on and staying on Cole & Elm.

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  4. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    I'm still captaining Drogba currently.

    12 minutes to change my mind.

    Who's with me?

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    1. zissou
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Change it.

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    2. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      The insane and the brave.

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    3. DickFranDyke
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      see ya!

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    4. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Hope it works for you... I don't have the balls to captain him 😆

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      1. Boom!!!
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        katie is with u camzy.

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    5. grapesland
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      the line between genious and foolish is thin this season, but i fear you might be stepping over at the wrong side with that one

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    6. Burly - swear i wont ever (…
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      carlito all the way!!

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    7. Safety First
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Fortune favours the brave. And you're having a better season than me currently.

      (I'm going Tevez but do have Droggers still for one final week)

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    8. RD
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      i am with u camzy 😉 but me going with lampard 😉

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    9. Bedok
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      I'm sticking with Drogba(C)this week too.

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  5. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Any Liverpool fan's on here? Is G Johnson still being touted as playing right wing?

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    1. thegame
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      i cant see it happening...

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      1. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        Shame, so he'll still be playing left back I take it.

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  6. everyday, i'm shufflin…
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Definitely need opinions..

    Again.. Your opinion please.

    Choose to bench one of these..

    Torres,
    Berbatov,
    Adam
    Yaya

    Cant decide between berbs and yaya, so I may do Adam. Silly?

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    1. RedNev
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      I'd bench Yaya you have Tevez for City coverage.

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    2. MARVELLUS
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      yaya def

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      1. everyday, i'm shufflin…
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        thanks.. i actually have Nani too.
        i finally bench Yaya.

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  7. H Dog
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Is anybody else still in the Fantasy Cup?

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    1. DickFranDyke
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      What's that? ...no.

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        I remember the Round 1 stories...
        Fantasy Cup stories have disappeared around here.

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    2. snowman
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      i am

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  8. footy123
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Done ! Sturidge in for Welbeck .. he who dares Rodney, he who dares.

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    1. DickFranDyke
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      http://demotivatorsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/jesus-facepalm-facepalm-jesus-epic-demotivational-poster-1218659828.jpg

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  9. Horizontal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    I'm vexed again....

    Play DJ up front with Brunt as first sub, or play Brunt with DJ as first sub?

    Probably too late to get a reasoned answer, but hopefully someone can chip in.

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    1. H Dog
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Play Brunt, this is the type of game where he will score big

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    2. the Chaser
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Defo Brunt for me, that guy can open a can of beans with that left foot 😉

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    3. Paul
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      play dj...

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      1. Horizontal
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks guys. Brunt it is.

        If Drogs doesn't play then on comes DJ, which finally makes sense to me.

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  10. ClaireT
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Would you go with Dempsey or N'Zogbia for the next few weeks?

    Also which 3 defenders would you play this week out of: Vidic, Evatt, Hangeland, Kolarov, Bardsley

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    1. Primprong
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Dempsey. Doing it now.

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  11. Paul
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    hey torres you think some chelsea coverage except bosingwa is essential for this week???

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Nothing is essential with Chelsea. I have Drogba & am happy with that.

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      1. Paul
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        can you have alook at my team playing foster bosingwa kolarov fabregas and welbeck instead of that team...fab captain is it ok???

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        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          Abit late mate, sorry.

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  12. Katie
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    1. Chelsea will comfortably beat Blackburn.
    2. Drogba will get into double digits.
    3. If you have him - Captain him!

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    1. DickFranDyke
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      4. I have a multi personality and compulsive lying disorder.

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    2. MARVELLUS
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      hope you are right, but i won't be (c) him, i expect you too then!

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    3. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Just like the comfortably beat Wolves. To make any predictions about Chelsea at the moment seems a bit foolish, even the team selection has gone from us being told the whole team sheet to having basically no idea.

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  13. Neddy55
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Sturridge, Odemwingie or Welbeck?

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    1. SAINTS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Welbeck probably won't play. I'm taking him out.

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  14. Rui
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Damn. All the sites expect "youth" to be given a chance, meaning drog out!? Who shall I bring in? (already got tevez and varney). Torres or rvp?

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  15. Goldtop73
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    I just put 5 of my players names in a hat and picked Nasri for captain. Let's ave it!

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  16. hillbillypete
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    OK, im done

    MGP out for Nzogbia

    Tevez captain

    PLayin Bale and VDV. Think there will be goals

    Good luck all

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  17. unoaime
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Foster
    Bardsley, Kolarov, A.Cole
    Adam, Nani, Nasri, Brunt, Bale
    Bent, Berbatov

    Robinson, Vidic, Samba, Carroll

    How's my team? Have 2.2 in the bank and haven't used my transfer yet. Who to captain?

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    1. etxeberria
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      I`d captain Bent. Revenge is best served cold, and there`s no better month for it then January 😉

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  18. Mak_Gold
      15 years, 3 months ago

      1 free transfer:

      A) Barton->N'Zog and bench Carroll

      OR

      B) Carroll->Berba and bench Barton????

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    • UKG
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Drogba > Roopig free transfer, worth it for the upcoming dbl?

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      1. Mak_Gold
          15 years, 3 months ago

          Yes,maybe.

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        • Safety First
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          Not for this GW. From 11.30 yes

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      2. For Fuchs Sake
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        Just done 4 points for Schwarzer to Stockdale and Drogs to Tevez (c)
        Team is
        Stockdale
        Bardsley, Vidic, Givet
        VDV, Bale, Nasri, Adam, Nani
        Berba, Tev (c)
        Subs Carson, Foley, Big Greek, Carroll

        About right?

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      3. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        Anyone got confirmation on whether drog is starting?

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      4. Clive
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        All,

        Lampard or Tevez as captain – who would you choose?!?

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        1. Demí
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          tevez

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        2. Boom!!!
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          fat frank

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        3. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          Captain poll seems obvious.

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        4. RedNev
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          Tevez

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        5. DickFranDyke
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          It really depends on your situ, Tevez for me.

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        6. Mak_Gold
            15 years, 3 months ago

            Out of those two Tevez,though I'm going with VdV even with Tevez in team.

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        7. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          Up to 761, not long to go now.

          Barton or Welbeck to bench?

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          1. Demí
            • 15 Years
            15 years, 3 months ago

            I knew you'd get there 😉

            Welbeck bench

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            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 3 months ago

              Really, got Welbeck playing atm.

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        8. hardrock1
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          Seriously, Drogba has too big ego to be dropped here. Ancelotti cant be that stupid? I think im keeping him in.

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          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 3 months ago

            Keeping him wtf?

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        9. IWantaSpanishVilla
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          Rafael or coleman???

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          1. Demí
            • 15 Years
            15 years, 3 months ago

            coleman

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            1. Primprong
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 3 months ago

              Cole

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          2. IWantaSpanishVilla
            • 15 Years
            15 years, 3 months ago

            To start that is.

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        10. Jonah
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          About to press the button to do Nasri/Bale out, Fabregas/N'Zogbia in on my wildcard.

          Wish me luck - ARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHH!

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          1. Mak_Gold
              15 years, 3 months ago

              Keep Nasri,drop someone else.

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            • Jonah
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              15 years, 3 months ago

              Thanks for your advice, but its done now.

              In the twin dilemnas of Nasri/Fabregas/both and VDV/Bale/both, I have decided to throw some money at the problem, get the two most expensive options, and cross my nuts.

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          2. Mak_Gold
              15 years, 3 months ago

              Guys,please!!!! Barton->N'Zog(bench Carroll) or Carroll->Berba(bench Barton)?????Which is better?

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              1. RedNev
                • 15 Years
                15 years, 3 months ago

                Barton -> N'Zog

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                1. Mak_Gold
                    15 years, 3 months ago

                    Cheers.Done.And sticking with VdV as (C) as well.

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              2. andy85wsm
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 15 Years
                15 years, 3 months ago

                5 mins to hold out on Adam (C)

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              3. Primprong
                • 16 Years
                15 years, 3 months ago

                Gordon or Foster?

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                1. RedNev
                  • 15 Years
                  15 years, 3 months ago

                  Foster

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              4. Duckbill
                • 16 Years
                15 years, 3 months ago

                who to get for konchesky?

                huth, alcaraz or a fulham defnder?

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                1. Mak_Gold
                    15 years, 3 months ago

                    Huth or Alcaraz.Toss-up.Alcaraz imo.

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                  • hillbillypete
                    • 16 Years
                    15 years, 3 months ago

                    skrtl

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                  • Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 16 Years
                    15 years, 3 months ago

                    Alcaraz

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