[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
1 September 2012 4185 comments
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With the transfer window finally behind us, it’s back to matters on the pitch as Gameweek three gets underway. Due to Chelsea’s Super Cup participation, we’ve got just the nine fixtures to squeeze fantasy points out of, starting at Upton Park as West Ham host city rivals Fulham. The Dugout Discussion opens to see Andy Carroll make his West Ham debut…

West Ham XI: Jaaskelainen, Demel, Reid, Collins, O’Brien, Noble, Diame, Nolan, Vaz Te, Taylor, Carroll.

Fulham XI: Schwarzer, Riether, Hangeland, Hughes, Riise, Diarra, Sidwell, Richardson, Duff, Rodallega, Petric.

Deemed surplussed to requirements at Anfield, Andy Carroll makes an immediate start for the Hammers, at the expense of Carlton Cole.

Fulham have their own new big-name striker in Dimitar Berbatov, but have chosen to name the former Manchester United man on amongst the substitutes. There is a start however for Kieran Richardson, and Steve Sidwell comes in to fill the void left by Moussa Dembele.

There’s then five more Premier League games to enjoy, climaxing at the Etihad Stadium where there’s a repeat of the last season’s most memorable game, Manchester City versus Queen’s Park Rangers. The Dugout Discussion chatroom is the place follow all the action, and can be accessed right here.

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  1. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Nolan has 716 transfers in already

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      The knee-jerks will continue all season. I'm holding my wildcard until at least gw7.

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      1. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        what's story with gw7?

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        1. Piggs Boson
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          2nd international break, and a couple of swings in fixtures.

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        2. Billy Gilmore
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          Second international break I think.

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        3. Willis.
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          International break.

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    2. Manani
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      13 years, 7 months ago

      😆

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  2. beric
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Right, I'm off to watch the Blues. Keep the CS please!!!

    Come on Birmingham - lets have a win today.

    Keep Right On

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    1. Mee and the Boys
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Keep Right On Blues 😀

      Wonder if Ziggy will play after nearly leaving?

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  3. Barry
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Collins assist.

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  4. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    I wonder how many people have already made 2 trannies. Nolan in, and then Taylor in or Nolan.

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    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      The fickle masses

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    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Considering his Hazard transfer last week, my bet is Mark 😉

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      1. Lizard Lips
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Mark saved himself £0.4m and is fielding a 11 man team. Cash isn't king, but saving nigh on half a million should easily outweigh on the immediacy of missing out on say 3-4 points. Great move by the man imho.

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        1. Piggs Boson
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          I was just joking around 🙂

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          1. Lizard Lips
            • 13 Years
            13 years, 7 months ago

            Nice gravatar by the way 🙂

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            1. Piggs Boson
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 7 months ago

              Cheers. Same to you 😉

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    3. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Nolan looks a real prospect now Carroll is there though. 2 goals in 3 games and he was unlucky not to score against Swansea.

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      1. Lizard Lips
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Nolan looks good for 8 goals this season and now more assists, at the price he looks like the must have bargain midfielder.

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        1. Drip Doctor
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          Assists? No. Goals? Yes.

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          1. Drip Doctor
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 7 months ago

            He'll either get a goal or get 1/2 points.

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  5. leo_messi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Riether should cost 0.5 after this game...he looks terrible...

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  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Lol demel

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    1. som3awy
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      What's with Demel?

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      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        tried to score like maicon in the world cup and hit row z

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        1. som3awy
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          Lol 😀

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  7. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    I'll try again;

    Alou Diarra, he's not going to just warm the bench, is he? Will he replace Noble?

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    1. O Fenomeno
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah I'd think so Jack.

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    2. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Doos will know;)

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  8. Mull
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    😆 at Demel

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  9. Eoin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Christ Demel.

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    1. Crouch Potato!
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      It was dipping near the end! 😉

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      1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Nah, that was it just going round the curvature of the Earth

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      2. COMH
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Into White Hart Lane 🙂

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    2. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Awful cross but while he still has that cleanie, I'm happy with the lad

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  10. Jonah Takalua
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Fulham - Dembele + Sidwell = Shocking

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    1. King Eric, in America
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      You've left out the best MF from last year.

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      1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        They looked alright without Dempsey when they won 5-0 though

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  11. TigerGaz
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Team is

    Friedel/Federici
    Ash Cole/Zabaleta/Bennett (don't ask)/ Clyne/Hughes
    Cazorla/Bale/Taarabt/Sessegnon/Maloney
    Tevez/RVP/Pog

    I need to wildcard for next week, right?

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  12. Kagawa-san-mia
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    fulham should jus forfeit this is just ridiculous

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  13. som3awy
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Can't wait for Tottenham's lineup. I've got Vertonghen, Siggy and Adebayor. All 3 might not start!

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  14. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    will RobsonKanu be priceprotected if he loses the yellow 'i'

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  15. Kostja
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Went McClean over Nolan despite my gut feeling and the coin flip telling me so. Not feeling too happy bout it now 🙁

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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      McClean will score 2 and all will be well

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      1. Kostja
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Was more of long term move anyway in anticipation of the DGW coming up at some point. And hopefully you are right.

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    2. Yes Don
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Louse

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  16. halnone
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Fulham are just awful

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    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      They looked okay at OT last week

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    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      ...away from home.

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    3. Rafabio
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Yup, bordering on pathetic. Have most of the ball but not doing much with it in terms of attack. K. Richardson is losing the ball easily. Dembele will prove a big loss for them in the middle. Admittedly, West Ham are feeding off of the home support. Well played to them so far. Collins clean sheet? 🙂

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    4. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah, they miss Dembele who could run at opposition defences and draw defenders out. West Ham aren't having to do too much to keep Fulham at bay.

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  17. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Fulham look completely useless thus far, absolutely no pace about their game.

    Petric is dropping deep to stop fulham keep playing it long but they keep doing it and lose possession.

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    1. Home Run Baker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Berb on for 2nd half?

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      1. Jack Frost
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        He's 45 minutes late.

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      2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        has to happen although not sure how his inclusion will change things from a quicker pace point of view

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        1. Somalion
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          Kankles could speed it up...

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      3. Bobbydhino - ⚒ Saint Slav…
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Jol needs to do something.

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  18. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Right, Noble out ASAP.

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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Don't speak to soon, this could be 6-0 at this rate, might get something

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    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Noble to score second half...

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    3. som3awy
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      He's the cheaper version of Lampard. He only relays on Free Kicks, penalties and corners to get the points.

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    4. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      what about Berba?

      Noble to Nolan looks tempting

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      1. Crouch Potato!
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Berba will get kicked to bits, then give up.

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    5. King Eric, in America
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      The NolanTree?

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      1. Lizard Lips
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Noble doesn't look like he will get an assist all season, is he even on pens now AC is there?

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        1. सनकी
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          since when does AC takes penos ? o.O

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      2. Crouch Potato!
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        Sisters!

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      3. सनकी
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        +1 :lol

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        1. सनकी
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          😆

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  19. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    I need Adam Johnson to save my GW 😥

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    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      bwahahahahah

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    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Head in hands

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  20. सनकी
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    what time does price rise ?

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    1. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      about 2am generally

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      1. सनकी
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        2am every night ?

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        1. Bartowski
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah

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        2. सनकी
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 7 months ago

          *morning

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  21. Jax
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    west ham have wiped away last week's defeat already

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    1. Rafabio
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      As it stands now, they are only three points off the top 🙂

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    2. O Fenomeno
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      😆

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  22. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Fulham need Kacaniklic

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    1. सनकी
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      no, they need a better midfield to keep posession.

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  23. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    God, Steve McManaman is annoying.

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  24. Blue Teets
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Fulham. Y U NO GOOD AT FOOTBALL?

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    1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Blue teets... Y U SPEAK IN CAPITALS AND WIV SUCH BAD GRAM

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  25. FPLCEO
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    So happy that I went with Taylor over Riise (gloat). On a more sobering note Petric isn't looking great away from home......obviously no service but his movement has been poor

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      i admire your taylor pick

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  26. COMH
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    What dafties bought Berbatov for this GW?

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    1. King Eric, in America
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      😆

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    2. Jax
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      ppl jumping on the bandwagon WAY WAY too early

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    3. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      Not me! 😀

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 7 months ago

        what about next week though?

        The wc button is tempting me

        Can dump Noble, Marv, Hangeland, Fabio, Fed, Torres all in one fell swoop

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  27. Zinedine
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Blimey so many people tempted to knee jerk, its only west ham people

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    1. Lizard Lips
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      It's not knee jerking, it's acting early. Plenty of people own Noble, and it's looking like an extra £1m for Nolan will be a great value play. The earlier the better, depending on the OC of making the said transfer.

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    2. Jax
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      this is what happens when there's only one game on. wait til the games are on in the afternoon.

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    3. King Eric, in America
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      But each game reveals the newest essential coverage differential that will enable me to win it all!

      Ahhhhh!

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  28. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    Has everyone forgot how poor Fulham were away from home last season? 🙄

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    1. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 7 months ago

      YES!

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  29. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    wouldn't be suprised to see kaca and berbatov 2nd half

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  30. Our Man Charlie
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 7 months ago

    All aboard the train to Nolanville 🙂

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