Saturday Duguout Discussion

Gameweek 27 gets off to a potentially inauspicious start as Fulham pay host to Stoke City at the Cottage. Having been robbed of Premier League action last Saturday, today’s opener isn’t perhaps our fixture of choice, with both sides struggling for form. The Potters turn up with just one win in their last seven, whilst Martin Jol’s side have scored in just one of their last four. We’re hoping for goals and entertainment; we fear a 0-0 battle of attrition.

Our Dugout Discussion Chatroom is now open to collect you real-time reactions to this game and Saturday’s other five fixtures.

The team news from the Cottage finds Martin Jol able to welcome back Sascha Riether after he missed the 0-0 draw against Norwich through illness. Giorgos Karagounis and Ashkan Dejagah also earn starts in midfield as Emmanuel Frimpong and Hugo Rodallega drop out, the latter earning a place on the bench. Visitors Stoke make two changes – both significant. As we expected, Marc Wilson, the much publicised 3.9 prospect, returns at left-back with Andy Wilkinson making way. Geoff Cameron is the other popular Fantasy pick to reappear: the American international is given a midfield berth on the right with Michael Kightly making way.

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GreenWindmill
11 years, 2 months ago
Hmm, RVP transfer out a definite tempter this week then. Would also quite like to get rid of Cameron (especially if he's not even playing 60 minutes each week). Going to be some hard choices this week I think. 😕
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1. Royal5
  11 years, 2 months ago
  It was not a serious injury.
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  1. JapBen
    11 years, 2 months ago
    Yes but he'll be rested against Norwich as a precaution and to rest for the midweek game and then have a blank
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  2. GreenWindmill
    11 years, 2 months ago
    No, but unlikely to play against Norwich anyway. A blank GW29 would sway me I think.
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  3. Jax
    11 years, 2 months ago
    he won't start v norwich though with madrid a few days after.
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    1. Royal5
      11 years, 2 months ago
      See the point. I'm not moving him though.. will lose way to much and would want him back.
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2. CABAYE4
  11 years, 2 months ago
  I've just set out my team on FPL, liking the look of it.
  
  Transfer saving for me this week ahead of GW29.
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  1. GreenWindmill
    11 years, 2 months ago
    I did that earlier and was pleased. Then realised Van Persie won't play against Norwich and felt slightly worse. If Evans doesn't play I'll be furious!
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    1. CABAYE4
      11 years, 2 months ago
      I've got Berba on the bench atm, maybe RVP not playing would be a blessing.
      
      Can't bring myself to bench him though!
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Michael Jordan - call me MJ
11 years, 2 months ago
Pretty chuffed with the Gerrard ->Cazorla transfer! Saved my GW
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1. ~SpartakMac
  11 years, 2 months ago
  Congrats dude.
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Rossamous
11 years, 2 months ago
Can't FPL be genuine and offer everyone an extra wildcard after this gameweek?
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1. bennydebull
  11 years, 2 months ago
  I think it was better in the old days with just 1 - everybodies team is the same now.
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2. Screaming Midget
  11 years, 2 months ago
  Better still... NO WCs next season
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Captain Hindsight
11 years, 2 months ago
RVP and Theo Walcott were always going to be disappointing captains this week. Cazorla was the man to hand the armband. He enjoys playing shit teams. Absolute no-brainer!
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1. Bøwstring The Carp
  11 years, 2 months ago
  Ah there he is.... Unreal?
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  1. isacki: full casual
    11 years, 2 months ago
    Nah this guy's funny.
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2. Mavric Marco
  11 years, 2 months ago
  Bale will out score Caz on monday...I hope 😉
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3. dribbler
  11 years, 2 months ago
  i laugh every time
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4. The Finnisher
  11 years, 2 months ago
  Meh. Optimus was better.
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  1. AK ⭐
    11 years, 2 months ago
    +100
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5. Epic Fail
  11 years, 2 months ago
  Bit boring now tbh. You're not putting any effort in.
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  1. The Finnisher
    11 years, 2 months ago
    Different guy now
    
    p.s sucked in.
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    1. Epic Fail
      11 years, 2 months ago
      Oh it's someone else now? No wonder he seems so crap lately.
      
      I was praying for you to lose that Baines clean sheet btw. 😎
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      1. The Finnisher
        11 years, 2 months ago
        Just wait until Sissoko goes mental and Arsenal will do the double 🙂
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6. Demí
  11 years, 2 months ago
  This never stops getting funny....
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  1. Jairzinho
    11 years, 2 months ago
    i genuinely think he's funny
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Fabreghastly
11 years, 2 months ago
Looks like 27 with 5 to play and no hits is a big score today 🙂
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SW6
11 years, 2 months ago
So I'm on 16, but my two H2H oponents are on 10 and 11. Can't complain really.
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Spike ⚽️
11 years, 2 months ago
All those transferring in Lukaku obviously dont realise he's ineligible GW28
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1. Captain Robert Hatch
  11 years, 2 months ago
  my team for 28 is stud without him
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2. gravless
  11 years, 2 months ago
  What makes you say that?
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  1. Spike ⚽️
    11 years, 2 months ago
    Chelsea 😉
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    1. gravless
      11 years, 2 months ago
      What makes you say people didn't realise he was inelligible?
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      1. Spike ⚽️
        11 years, 2 months ago
        He's on loan fm Chelsea and that's W Broms next opponent
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      2. Jairzinho
        11 years, 2 months ago
        if they transfer him in, chances are they won't realise. why would you transfer in a player without a match?
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    2. Siva Mohan
      11 years, 2 months ago
      😀
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3. SuperOsçarBaby
  11 years, 2 months ago
  I rotate him with Sturridge... 😉
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  1. Spike ⚽️
    11 years, 2 months ago
    That's fine bcos you already have him. 1500 + have transferred him in today
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Pinatta
11 years, 2 months ago
Papiss Cisse (c) feels quite good now
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1. SW6
  11 years, 2 months ago
  Surprisingly RVP(c) doesn't feel too bad either
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2. Spike ⚽️
  11 years, 2 months ago
  He's waiting in the wings to join the 4pt club 😉
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Captain Shirokov
11 years, 2 months ago
11 with Bale, Mata, Zaba and Demel (who won't play) left. 😆

See you all next GW.

👿
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1. Nopli
  11 years, 2 months ago
  14(-8) Mata,Bale,Aguero,Cisse & Azpili
  
  'Joins Shirokov's Bus'
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Beautiful Game
11 years, 2 months ago
is rvp injured??? he started the game and played only 40 minutes right???
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1. Locarno
  11 years, 2 months ago
  He got bored.
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  1. Siva Mohan
    11 years, 2 months ago
    he had Rafael as captain
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  2. Beautiful Game
    11 years, 2 months ago
    i didnt watch the game so asked...i did guess it...but wanted to confirm!!!
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2. Mavric Marco
  11 years, 2 months ago
  No not to bad, he'll be ok
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Gr3g
11 years, 2 months ago
I don't kknow about the rest of you but I blame SAF and Wenger for my crappy GW!
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sneif4
11 years, 2 months ago
Boring question but was it definitely Bassong who got Norwich's second assist?
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1. ~SpartakMac
  11 years, 2 months ago
  Aye
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2. SuperOsçarBaby
  11 years, 2 months ago
  yep!
  given at the fpl
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3. sneif4
  11 years, 2 months ago
  Thanks
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Spencer
11 years, 2 months ago
Forgot I'd taken a hit already.

Leaves me with 9 and Zabaleta, Michu, Bale, Lambert and hopefully Shaw nd Demel to come.
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1. Crouch Potato!
  11 years, 2 months ago
  Michu won't play.
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  1. Spencer
    11 years, 2 months ago
    Kick me while I'm down why don't you?!
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~SpartakMac
11 years, 2 months ago
Surprisingly Arsenal have the joint 3rd best defence in the league.

Most goals are from individual errors too...2 new CB's, a DM and a new GK and we could do alright 😉
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elkunaguero
11 years, 2 months ago
I'm expecting a grand total of 0 bonus points today...
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1. Screaming Midget
  11 years, 2 months ago
  Likewise
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Screaming Midget
11 years, 2 months ago
I'm on 18 with Zabaleta, Sissoko, Mata & Aguero to go.

I just hope the talk of Mata being benched is rubbish. 42 points from those 4 and I'll be happy 😀
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FORCA INTER
11 years, 2 months ago
No Pearce
No Evans
Pog red card
Walcott C fail
RVP injured

as bad as it gets

only my major punt of the week Nani has delivered me more than 2 pts

14 with Zabaleta , Bale and Mata too go

i know majorty of us having a bad gw but does anyone have bad like myself?
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1. The Finnisher
  11 years, 2 months ago
  Think most have more than 3 to go yeah.
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2. ~SpartakMac
  11 years, 2 months ago
  Think a lot are in the same boat.
  
  All can be regained in DGW's though 🙂
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3. Captain Hindsight
  11 years, 2 months ago
  History would suggest that Pogrebnyak was due a red card this week. You should have sold him for Kone.
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4. Granville
  11 years, 2 months ago
  Oh that looks like the 'bad luck' we were discussing last week.
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  1. FORCA INTER
    11 years, 2 months ago
    damn you granny , it backfire at me 😀
    
    but in deep down i know i deavrsed this
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5. sneif4
  11 years, 2 months ago
  Similar. RVP(c), Pog, Evans with Zab, Bale and Mata to go. 14pts.
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  1. sneif4
    11 years, 2 months ago
    Although I forgot to mention Demel could save me, of course.
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6. In Like Flynn.
  11 years, 2 months ago
  Currently still on -points captain played.
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7. Jax
  11 years, 2 months ago
  there's still 3 games left.
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8. Captain Shirokov
  11 years, 2 months ago
  I'm worse.
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9. Lateriser 12
  11 years, 2 months ago
  2 points.
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10. Crouch Potato!
  11 years, 2 months ago
  Will finish with exact same score as you I think.
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Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
11 years, 2 months ago
Dead teams will kill.

http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1863936/event-history/27/

Will get Sess, but not Osman.
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Granville
11 years, 2 months ago
13 points with Bale(c), Aguero, Zabaleta Puncheon Demel left.

At least I have hope of a good gameweek.
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1. Nopli
  11 years, 2 months ago
  No Mata 😯
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  1. Granville
    11 years, 2 months ago
    City to win 2-0.
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    1. Jax
      11 years, 2 months ago
      yeah they need a win desperately and should get it.
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    2. Nopli
      11 years, 2 months ago
      Bookmarked. Will get to you tomorrow 😉
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    3. SuperOsçarBaby
      11 years, 2 months ago
      -16
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2. isacki: full casual
  11 years, 2 months ago
  Kicking myself for not listening to captain hindsight on bale.
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3. Jax
  11 years, 2 months ago
  chin up mate you won't get good scores every week.
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4. Mavric Marco
  11 years, 2 months ago
  Good week, and looks like lots more pts to come.
  
  Did you watch our game? Nani played well, unselfish, passing and tackling back! He was like a changed man! 🙂
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  1. Granville
    11 years, 2 months ago
    I wanted him in the scout picks. Coming off the cup game he looks in decent nick.
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5. In Like Flynn.
  11 years, 2 months ago
  Nice to see for you Granville after this season so far.
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Godot - Fashanu Zealand
11 years, 2 months ago
Usually with this site, you think you have a good score and then you realize most people have at least ten or twenty more points than you. This week it's the opposite. Most people (myself included by the way) are having poor weeks, but it could have been alot worse if I hasn't brought in Rafael instead of Evans.
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1. SW6
  11 years, 2 months ago
  Rafael alone outscores a lot of people 😉
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  1. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
    11 years, 2 months ago
    I know haha. It's a crazy thought really
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सनकी
11 years, 2 months ago
just seen that next week it's gonna be the north london derby, which equals to goals galore. might aswell keep Giroud for another week? instead of doing back Giroud>Suarez. i have 2 ft.
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1. isacki: full casual
  11 years, 2 months ago
  Hoping it's goals galore but Arsenal aren't exactly on fire. I got him for that week too and will keep.
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Scoredelario
11 years, 2 months ago
Rafael likely to get 3bp? Any shots off/ on target other than goal?
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1. Mavric Marco
  11 years, 2 months ago
  nailed on 3 baps, he made a goal line clearance as well
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NapalmDeath (Northern Chaos…
11 years, 2 months ago
Already through in the FPL cup 😀

23 (-4) points. Gutted I went against Gerrard > Cazorla for free, though 🙁
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Lateriser 12
11 years, 2 months ago
😆

That has GOT to be a Migs assist for the Lukaku goal. Great one two.
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The Mandalorian
11 years, 2 months ago
A crushing score this week, hope is now a lost word.
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1. In Like Flynn.
  11 years, 2 months ago
  Not if you put NO in front of it.
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  1. The Mandalorian
    11 years, 2 months ago
    I think that one's been done already.
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    1. In Like Flynn.
      11 years, 2 months ago
      Mine's the only answer.
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In Like Flynn.
11 years, 2 months ago
At least I captained Cazorla in my Metro teams 😀 The Game that Counts.
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1. isacki: full casual
  11 years, 2 months ago
  I didn't even do anything to my sky team.
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  1. Jax
    11 years, 2 months ago
    i put caz as my captain oh yeah
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  2. In Like Flynn.
    11 years, 2 months ago
    1 transfer in Sky and a captaincy swap from Sturridge.
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Le Bluff
11 years, 2 months ago
Maynor Figueroa.

You absolute hero!
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1. Give The Todd Some Love
  11 years, 2 months ago
  Top stuff mate 🙂
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2. Mavric Marco
  11 years, 2 months ago
  Figueroa highest scoring player this week probably. Well in.
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3. सनकी
  11 years, 2 months ago
  andd that's all you will get for your defence LOL
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Spencer
11 years, 2 months ago
Who to bench next week guys?

Jussi
Zabaleta – Jevans – Shaw
Mata – Fellaini – Michu – Bale
Suarez – Sturridge – Lambert

Fed – Walcott – Davies – Demel
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leo_messi
11 years, 2 months ago
19 pts with 6 still to play is not what I expected after Saturday's matches...but looking at some comments here I think this is not the worst result...
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ccc
11 years, 2 months ago
Great an RVP captain disappointment. Pog with a -2.
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1. ccc
  11 years, 2 months ago
  But thank god for Rafael
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2. In Like Flynn.
  11 years, 2 months ago
  The fecker still got more than Giroud.
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