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4 January 2012 3136 comments
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The first double-gameweek of the season rolls on with two fixtures tonight, as Newcastle United host Manchester United, and Everton face Bolton Wanderers. The Dugout Discussion chatroom is open to capture you views on the events as they unfold.

Again the drama starts tonight with the (sometimes untrustworthy) incoming team news, but here are the official line-ups…

Newcastle XI: Krul, Simpson, Coloccini, Williamson, Santon, Ryan Taylor, Tiote, Cabaye, Gutierrez, Shola Ameobi, Ba

Man United XI: Lindegaard, Valencia, Ferdinand, Jones, Evra, Park, Carrick, Giggs, Nani, Berbatov, Rooney

Two changes for the home, as Gabriel Obertan misses the opportunity to face his former club. Also out is Haris Vuckic, with Davide Santon and Shola Ameobi starting for the Magpies.

As for the visitors, Sir Alex drafts in Anders Lindegaard, Rio Ferdinand, Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney for the trip to St. James Park.

Everton XI: Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Donovan, Neville, Heitinga, Osman, Stracqualursi, Saha

Bolton XI: Bogdan, Steinsson, Cahill, Knight, Ricketts, Mark Davies, Muamba, Reo-Coker, Petrov, Eagles, Ngog

Whilst the game in the North-East will hold the attention of most, fantasy managers will have one eye on the game at Goodison Park, where Everton play their first fixture of two this gameweek.

David Moyes boldly goes with two strikers up front and starts Landon Donovan for the first time in his two-month loan period.

The Bolton team news is that Gary Cahill starts, despite his expected imminent move to the capital.

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  1. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Think i asked this before, you can use your January Wildcard after wk 23 for week 24's fixtures right(1st game 4th Feb)?

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    1. Fat Ron
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah.

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    2. McDog
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Yes

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    3. 1justlookin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Cool, thanks 🙂

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  2. Timmy Cahill Rules
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Had enough of baines and my other flops

    my WC team

    Reina

    Huth Rangel McAuley

    Moses Sess VDV Dempsey

    RVP Rooney Aguero

    Subs Rudd Mclean Ward Whitbread

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    1. Dynamic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Wouldn't have Rooney in there

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    2. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Take out Reina, Rudd, Huth, Ward, Whitbread and Rooney and it looks a lot better.

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  3. markieffm
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Please RMWCT

    Vorm Lindegaard
    Richard Simpson Cahill Ward caulker
    Moses bale Walters silva sess
    Aguero Sturridge RVP

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  4. piers
    14 years, 9 months ago

    I'm on 58 (after auto-sub Simpson) with 3 to play. Think I'll break 70 unless Everton annihilate Spurs. Pretty pleased, especially given I missed the deadline for the past 3 weeks. 🙂

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  5. Syd.
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Avoided having any Everton players due to a simple fact....

    They're shite....

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    1. markieffm
      14 years, 9 months ago

      I had DGW goggles on and got Hibbert and osman in... Grand total of two points between them 🙁

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    2. Forest4Life
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Just howard 4 me

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      1. markieffm
        14 years, 9 months ago

        Lucky bugger... I have 34 points so far, captained adebayor 🙁 brought in Hibbert and osman and left Simpson on the bench 🙁

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        1. Forest4Life
          14 years, 9 months ago

          Unlucky but Ade could run riot if jags is injured

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        2. Forest4Life
          14 years, 9 months ago

          Had Santon on bench 2

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        3. isacki: full casual
          14 years, 9 months ago

          In an extremely similar position.

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    3. Timmy Cahill Rules
      14 years, 9 months ago

      + 1

      i have just sold baines he deserves better then that bunch of muppets

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  6. Royal5
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Was Osman badly injured?

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  7. Damo.
    14 years, 9 months ago

    In GW9 I was 36k, the next 10wks brought 7 red arrows and in GW19 I was 23k. Is there some big gaps about?

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  8. AriseSirGiggsy
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Bet everyone on this site £10 Demba Ba's price goes up before GW21 😉

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  9. drinkup245
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Last comment on previous pg

    Is yakubu leaving for ACON?

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    1. Dave1966
      14 years, 9 months ago

      No Nigeria did not qualify for ACON

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    2. Well you know, Triffic
      14 years, 9 months ago

      No

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    3. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 9 months ago

      no

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    4. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 9 months ago

      nope, Nigeria not in it.

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    5. drinkup245
      14 years, 9 months ago

      thanks

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  10. The Finnisher
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Okay;
    A. Nani + Shotton
    B. Valencia + Richards
    C. Dempsey + Richards

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    1. markieffm
      14 years, 9 months ago

      C

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    2. A2U
      14 years, 9 months ago

      C

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      1. The Finnisher
        14 years, 9 months ago

        Oohh nice that is what I wanted to hear 🙂

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    3. Orion
      14 years, 9 months ago

      B for me Jack

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      1. The Finnisher
        14 years, 9 months ago

        That is what I was leaning towards until I saw Valencia at right back.. 😕

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        1. Orion
          14 years, 9 months ago

          Just thinking that Nani may be dropped when Young is back... But C is safer...

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  11. Anders
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Vorm; Ruddy
    N Taylor; Kompany; Hibbert; Simpson; Jose Enrique
    Silva; Walters; Allen; Bale; Nani
    Adebayor; Van Persie; Sturridge
    0.3 in the bank, 2 free trans
    Would like to get in Sessegnon for Allen, but it means finding 1.2.

    Thinking Nani to a 9 mil (Dempsey??) or Ade to an 8 mil, can't really see a forward with Ba off to ACON.

    Perhaps should I just hold fire and get rid of my short-term transfer fail Hibbert?

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  12. Dave1966
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Anyone know what injury Osman picked up tonight.

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    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      14 years, 9 months ago

      a sore one?

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      1. Dave1966
        14 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers thats helpful 🙂

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  13. Somalion
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Bench looks like this: Simpson, Ward, Dyer.

    Oh dear oh dear 😀

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    1. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Not to mention Krul!

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      1. Somalion
        14 years, 9 months ago

        Oh Christ yeah. What's worse was I initially was going to play Simpson over Jones. Was contemplating playing Ward at one point but decided that Wolves always concede and Ward hasn't scored in ages.

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  14. arcticjunkie1
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Demba Ba's been an amazing differential for me, my rival never even thought about bringing him in

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    1. gravless
      14 years, 9 months ago

      He's scoring even better than Andy Carroll did last season.

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  15. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 9 months ago

    ok who to repalace Ba with until wc, I have 0.9 in bank (so 8.1 to spend) my other strikers are RvP and Sturridge.

    Balotelli
    Yak
    Fletcher
    Morison
    Odemwingie
    Crouch
    Bellamy
    ???

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    1. Scroobius Mac
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Odem for me. Good fixtures and penos now Brunt is out.

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 9 months ago

        he has 3 tasty fixtures until gw 23, plan on wc in gw24, might work.

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    2. Big_Andy_GAWA
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Helgusson ?

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    3. McDog
      14 years, 9 months ago

      The Yak.Or Bellamy for a differential

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 9 months ago

        what a cheeky punt on Gabby Ag.

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    4. Forest4Life
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Dzeko

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    5. arcticjunkie1
      14 years, 9 months ago

      I have Morrison in my WC but Odemwingie/Fletcher/Crouch are good options

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  16. Oliver Reed
    14 years, 9 months ago

    im not getting a wildcard option, anyone else having same problem..?

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    1. mr messi
      14 years, 9 months ago

      When you click on make transfers there should be an option on the confirm transfers page, scroll down a bit.

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      1. Oliver Reed
        14 years, 9 months ago

        im doing that, the wildcard isnt showing. i want to get sess in before he goes up as well. Think it ight be a glitch...

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        1. mr messi
          14 years, 9 months ago

          If you are only making one transfer and it's your free one you might not see the wildcard option. Try changing at least 2 players.

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Make more trades. 😆

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      1. Oliver Reed
        14 years, 9 months ago

        genius 🙁

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    3. 1966 was a great year for E…
      14 years, 9 months ago

      You're only offered it if you make transfers that cost you points.

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      1. Oliver Reed
        14 years, 9 months ago

        really? cheers 🙂

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  17. Kanus hat trick
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Demba Ba, world class? I say yes. Off to a Champions League club in the summer

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    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Spurs?

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      1. Kanus hat trick
        14 years, 9 months ago

        I could see Ade not signing due to $ signs in his eyes and they could easily come in for Ba, hope not though

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      2. Shakey
        14 years, 9 months ago

        He said Champions League club.

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        1. Kanus hat trick
          14 years, 9 months ago

          +1

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      3. McDog
        14 years, 9 months ago

        🙂 Yes please

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    2. 4vets
      14 years, 9 months ago

      He's already at one.

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    3. Desange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 9 months ago

      this is what they said about carroll...

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      1. Kanus hat trick
        14 years, 9 months ago

        True but this guy has everything, not a one trick pony like Carroll, did u see his classy finish v Pool that was cleared off the line, real quality about that

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        1. Desange
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          14 years, 9 months ago

          Tbh im not saying he is anything like carroll, i would just like to see him do it consistently over a couple of seasons, at newcastle 🙂

          and he was awesome for west ham, awesome for newcastle so far, if he picks up where he left off after he ACON who knows

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    4. tangtastic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 9 months ago

      I could see him landing at Liverpool or Chelsea.

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  18. The Finnisher
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Simpson on the bench with Sturridge and Evans out, pheww.
    Oh wait, he is behind Moses and Enrique 😥

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    1. CRAZY TRAIN
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Thats my one saving grace tonight, got Simpsons 6 pts on the bench for Studge. Still an appalling night though, 4 pts from 4 players.

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    2. Kanus hat trick
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Bench for me, don't think i've had more than 2 pts off the bench this season : (

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    3. Anders
      14 years, 9 months ago

      My subs in order are Allen; N Taylor; Simpson. Only 1 sub to come in, d'oh!

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  19. CRAZY TRAIN
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Baines > Kompany worth doing now as a free, irrespective of WC?

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    1. markieffm
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Yes yes yes

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    2. Declan-
      14 years, 9 months ago

      i'd say so yeah

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    3. 4vets
      14 years, 9 months ago

      No. Villa away isn't that bad.

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      1. CRAZY TRAIN
        14 years, 9 months ago

        Both teams are sh1te

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    4. CRAZY TRAIN
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Conclusive - the muppet goes.

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  20. Declan-
    14 years, 9 months ago

    I'm thinking of using wildcard this week and team would be

    Vorm, Sorensen
    Kompany, Naylor, Senderos, Brown, Shotton
    Nani, Bale, Sessegnon, Dempsey, Vdv
    Ade, Yak, Rvp

    This would leave me with 1m to bring in silva for vdv next week. I just want my spurs guys for Wolves

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    1. markieffm
      14 years, 9 months ago

      That's one hell of a midfield. I would rethink vdv and get a cheaper mid in. Also rethink Nani to a cheaper mid then upgrade your defence and possibly yak to aguero?

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  21. Tim Canterbury
    14 years, 9 months ago

    I don't know how but I managed to dodge all the shockers this week. Lots of people seem to be having a mare. 59 with lots of baps and Bale (c) and BAE to come. Should make up some ground in my ML.

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  22. hillbillypete
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Cup opponent has 25 points on his bench. None will come on and ive already beat him.

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    1. mgrea
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Wish I could be saying the same...

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  23. GoonerByron
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Krul and Simpson on my bench, Drenthe not in the squad and Enrique and Moses to come off the bench.

    Oh yay.

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  24. A2U
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Anyone worth considering in the west brom midfield besides brunt?

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    1. DRIZ ✅
      14 years, 9 months ago

      morisson

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  25. hillbillypete
    14 years, 9 months ago

    that WC is looking appealing now...

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  26. halnone
    14 years, 9 months ago

    What happened to Osman?

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  27. Torrestar
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Ba is Torres-esque.

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    1. AP
      14 years, 9 months ago

      😆

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  28. The Finnisher
    14 years, 9 months ago

    47 with Bale (c) Walker Adebayor to come and supersubs Moses and Enrique to come on

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    1. Hate that rotation
      14 years, 9 months ago

      32 with 4 to go. I totally deserve to give out advice. 🙂

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Easier to say 49.

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      1. The Finnisher
        14 years, 9 months ago

        👿

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    3. Orion
      14 years, 9 months ago

      My 2nd placed opponent getting 14 from the bench... And I also have supersub Moses 🙁

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  29. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 9 months ago

    So much pain ... gonna have a little drinky now ...

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    1. 4vets
      14 years, 9 months ago

      What do you mean "now"? What on Earth have you been doing all night? 😉

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    2. isacki: full casual
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Hello hangover. Hello forgetting then remembering what happened last night all over again.

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      1. 4vets
        14 years, 9 months ago

        Sounds like each gw since xmas to me 🙁

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  30. FAITHNOMORENO
    14 years, 9 months ago

    my subs:

    krul - 9pts
    silva - 9pts
    simpson - 6pts
    johnson (nor) - 5pts

    major cr*per

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    1. arcticjunkie1
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Jesus, i'd be punching the walls if that had been my bench

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