[sbu_large_image] Matchday Surgery
11 February 2012 1558 comments
Mark Mark
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With just over an hour to go before the bell tolls on another Fantasy Gameweek deadline, our Matchday Surgery chatroom swings open to welcome the boisterous and the weary, to help guide those last minute decisions.

It’s been a hugely eventful week for me personally – one that has seen me largely absent from my Fantasy Football Scout duties. While it will still be some time before I’m fully back on the job – so to speak – even I’ve found time this week to soak up our coverage to help formulate my Fantasy thinking.

Last night’s Scout Picks, combined with Big Dunc’s differentials this morning, offer our take on the weekend’s key Fantasy targets. Prior to that, the Watchlist provided a mid-term view on prospects to consider – focusing on QPR’s Adel Taarabt and Blakburn’s Yakubu. Our Talent Article for Members, meanwhile, examined the emergence of Swansea’s Gylfi Sigurdsson as a consideration.

With the Team News complied and the Captain Poll concluded, we’ve hopefully armed you with the facts and views of your Fantasy peers, preparing you to step over the white line once again.

Dive into the chatroom to share your wisdom or pluck that last gem of knowledge from the crowd.

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

  1. Screaming Midget
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Player scoring chances:

    Dempsey: 50% (18% to score 2 or more goals)
    Bale: 40% (12.5% to score 2 or more goals)

    I've seen stats for and against both players, so I've decided to stick with Dempsey (c)

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    1. More Cowbell
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      What about Kun?

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    2. Red_mist
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Neither both of them are going flunk big time this week. 😛 VP for the win.

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      1. Red_mist
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        *going

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  2. Blue Moon Rising
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Can't wait to see who my fellow mini leaguers have captained...

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    1. Le Gooner
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Same

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  3. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Updating now... Bale (c) ftw!

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  4. Studgie G
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    suarez captain

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  5. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Good luck to all - and may your choices prove to be good ones!!! 😀

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    1. Menly
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      And to you!

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    2. udit
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      and you Doos 😀

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    3. AIRMILES
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      You too!

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    4. Red_mist
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks Doos.

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  6. More Cowbell
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Most split captain choice of the season?

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    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Yep, If in doubt RVP

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    2. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Mayvbr

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    3. AIRMILES
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      The week before last was harder, was a toss up between Bale, RVP, Valencia and Dempsey. I went for Dempsey who scored second most of that lot (Bale most).

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    4. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      i went with graham as capt... im outta d pp cup 🙂

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      1. More Cowbell
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Nice left field choice. I've got Aguero who's also not so hot on the boards but I fancy City to give Villa a royal stuffing.

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        1. kennethrhcp
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          im sh*tting it, im going to look a fool capt a 4.8mil player!best of luck with aguero

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  7. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Fang Fang Fang, finally choose American

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    1. Hiphopopotamus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Tim Ream????

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  8. Nice1Cyrille
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    the doors of fate slam shut for another week...
    hope one of Komps & Raylor play, preferably Komps otherwise I only have 2 DF...

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    1. Blue Moon Rising
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Komp defo play unless something happens between now and the game.

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      1. Nice1Cyrille
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        phew... hope you're right

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    2. HappyAnkit
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      R Taylor wont play.

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    3. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      I hope Komp will play, otherwise I might have Simpson plays against my captain or man down in the worst case.

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      1. Nice1Cyrille
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        yeah me too, pretty unhappy about Senderos' injury

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  9. udit
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Help me who should I captain Walters or Sess? Many thanks.

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    1. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Is this a joke????

      Uhh...Whatever...

      HAHAHAHAHAhaha

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      1. udit
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        🙄

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    2. Red_mist
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Is it for the next GW?

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      1. udit
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        no it was a joke.

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          Tough crowd ... 😉

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  10. Zep
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Good luck all...

    Do me proud, Siggy...

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    1. udit
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      +1

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      1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Who dd u captain udit?

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        1. udit
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          Bale u?

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    2. drughi
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      come on gylfi

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  11. Call Me Old Fashioned
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    RVP FTW

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  12. drughi
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    i dont have dempsey......i'm scared

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      i have him, now scared more cuz didnt cap Bale or RVP

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    2. More Cowbell
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      I'm convinced he's a poisoned chalice this week.

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      1. drughi
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        i hope so cs

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  13. Churchill
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Good luck all.

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    1. Le Gooner
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Thank you and the same to you.

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  14. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Lol at a player many had never heard of a month ago being sixth in capt poll! 😀

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  15. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Good Luck... Except Demps (C)

    Captained Bale

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  16. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Captain for GW25 anyone?

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    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      *GW26

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  17. JimJim
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Damn changed my mind and wanted to change captain from RVP to Silva but the deadline passed. Silva with a hat trick of assist this wkend me thinks

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    1. AIRMILES
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      I replied to your post again two pages back.

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  18. Spike âš½ï¸
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Just going to sit back and watch the Man U game and hope its not another red arrow down weekend !!

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  19. Diehard_si
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Oh my god, what a stressful week.

    All along had Sess in, last night subbed him for Ox.. At 11.29 swapped it back, then changed my mind and tried to swap back to play Ox and it closed on me. Ah well, guess I've gone with what I had all week as my main plan.

    Bale is my capt. I know he has longer odds to score, but he also chips in with assists.

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  20. MrJefferson
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    lindgaard (c) dempsey (v)

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    1. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      fulham game in doubt due to weather!!!

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      1. threeputt
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        source ?

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        1. Mílanista
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          Clearly wumming.

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  21. Blue Moon Rising
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Liverpool!

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    1. HappyAnkit
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      +99

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    2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      +18

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    3. Podge
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      you spelled cum wrong

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      1. kennethrhcp
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        what ever you are into 🙂

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  22. jamsiep
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Reina: Johnson, Agger, Skrtel, Enrique: Henderson, Spearing, Gerrard, Kuyt, Suarez, Downing.

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    1. Locarno
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      How did you get so many Liverpool players in???

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      1. HappyAnkit
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        He is talking about Liverpool Line-up.

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        1. Locarno
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          *face-palm*

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          1. udit
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 1 month ago

            😀

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          2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 1 month ago

            😀

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        2. jamsiep
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          😀

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      2. threeputt
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        and why ???

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    2. Cheggers
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Looks pretty solid. Liverpool look decent value on betfair today

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    3. @ImpressiveTackl
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Great. No Carroll to muscle De Gea on corners and crosses

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        De Gea?

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    4. Le Gooner
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      No Bellamy is silly.

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    5. hvsauce
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Can't wait for Suarez to get sent off

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  23. blind faith
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    kept it on rvp in the end cos unless they transferred them in ppl in my mini league dont have dempsey and only 2 have bale... good reasoning??

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  24. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Thank god its 11.30. Now everyone can stop repeating the same points over and over about who to captain. At least until the games begin and we all start talking about our captain pick success/failure.

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  25. HappyAnkit
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Good Luck Everyone!!

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  26. @ImpressiveTackl
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Bale(c)

    - better team
    - better home form
    - later KO time
    - Newcastle conceded 5 away to Fulham
    - No Tiote
    - No Cabaye

    Who knows if it was right but these were the reasons. Good luck.

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    1. Yossi
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      What does later KO time have to do with it???

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      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        FFS superstition about never captaining earliest kick off players.

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        1. AIRMILES
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          I have the same superstition.

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          1. threeputt
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 1 month ago

            and me though i did last week 🙂

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    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Reason 3 was firmly dumped last week!

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        No - it was put in abeyance ... 🙂

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    3. Cheggers
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      I think they'll be more goals in Spurs v Newcastle compared to Fulham v Stoke or Sunderland v Arsenal, so I went Bale

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      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        In the end I reasoned so too. Fulham can still get dragged into the relegation mix so they are not really a reliable source to go for a captain choice. Would anyone really be shocked if Stoke actually got a result there today?

        Newcastle away form not been great and Spurs home form is imperious. Plus Bale drew blanks last week so unlikely to fail twice in a row. The odds are for more goals in that game which means Bale's odds of getting goals or assists is higher.

        Tough choice though, but if you have Dempsey and Bale then you're going to get both their points hauls anyway so go with the safer option.

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    4. Random_Guy
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Dempsey(c)

      - playing as main striker
      - Stoke are terrible away
      - earlier KO time
      - Fulham scored 5 at home to Newcastle
      - No Huth

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      1. Podge
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Might be playing as striker !

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  27. abk
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    vorm
    kelly, rangel, enrique
    dempsey (c), sinclair, bale, silva
    sturridge, rvp, aguero

    lindegaard, moses, evans, simpson

    Good luck everyone.

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  28. Rinseboy
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    just benched Ba last min for Sess....so thats....more of a laugh, more fun....

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    1. MrJefferson
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      done the same, fancy spus for a cs

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  29. maltasi
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    At 11.29am I put Aguero on the bench...bad move? Man City's..and his away form..haven't been great lately and I already have Silva....

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    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      No, Si.

      Just, no.

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    2. AIRMILES
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      I can see him drawing another blank - tough call as to who to bench this week.

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    3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      I think that is correct - but what do I know?

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  30. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Well, 7 red arrows in a row, this lot will probably get me 8 now:

    Mignolet
    Kelly, Richards, Rangel
    Silva, Bale (c), Dempsey, McClean, Valencia
    Dzeko, RVP

    Krul, JEvans, Taiwo, Cisse (the banned one)

    Come on captain Bale, a brace today please you Welsh wizard you!!!

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    1. Cheggers
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      If you get a red arrow, I get a red arrow.

      Vorm
      Kelly, Kompany, Evans
      Silva, Bale (c), Dempsey, McClean, Valencia
      Aguero, RVP

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    2. Phaze 1
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      LOL I'm on 7 str reds also. If you get a red then its cry baby time for me also

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