Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Saturday

Saturday rolls on with a set of five afternoon kick-offs, rounded off unceremoniously by a tea-time clash as Hull City host Stoke. Interesting.

Before that, all eyes will be on Goodison and Stamford Bridge where two prime captain candidates – namely Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard, will carry the hopes of thousands of Fantasy managers as they face up to the Fulham and Crystal Palace defences respectively.

The afternoon’s events are completed by West Brom’s trip to Cardiff, while Newcastle host Southampton and an injury-ravaged West Ham entertain Sunderland.

As always, you can look to our twitter feed for details of the major movements on the teamsheets, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom will take you through today’s matches, right up until the final whistle at the KC Stadium.

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

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  1. Tadic is the new Eriksen
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Walcott, Yaya or Silva?

    I know it shouldn't be Yaya but he's really killing my rank :/

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Wacott > Silva > Yaya in my opinion

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    2. Fabio20
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      I'd go Walcott. I might get him in myself for Ozil.

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  2. UnitednationsXI
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    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    what to do with nasri....

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    1. tw
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      keep...? upgrade to walcott...?

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      1. UnitednationsXI
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        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        i can upgrade but not sure whether to keep or not...he could have had a brace today but he only sparked into life once silva got subbed

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        1. tw
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          hard to tell which two of silva/navas/nasri will start the next one.... or if all three will start since aguero is out

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  3. tw
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    aguero + januzaj + GJ > negredo + walcott + ward/chester/other def 4.5 (-8)?

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  4. Evs
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    • 14 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Remember lads... FPL success rides on the captain.

    Come on....

    LUKAKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 🙂 !!!!!

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    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      this

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    2. Cheggers
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      +1 Lukaku (c)

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    3. beric
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      ROOOOONNNEEEEYYY

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      1. Acquafresca
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        hi5

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      2. Evs
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        • 14 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        No.

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        1. beric
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          Yes.

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          1. Evs
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            • 14 Years
            10 years, 6 months ago

            Don't argue Beric 😆 !

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          2. Breadbin
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 6 months ago

            Have some cake.

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          3. Declan-
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 6 months ago

            Yes!

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    4. tw
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      *high fives*

      p.s. I got krul in on a hit thanks to your advice so hoping he does well

      cheers Evs!

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      1. Evs
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        • 14 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        For a hit?!

        I don't recall you saying it was for a hit 😯

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        1. tw
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          definitely said it was for a hit

          reckon it'll be worth it so i'm not stuck with the boruc vorm combo where i'm unsure each week if i'll have a playing GK or not....

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    5. Arvin-ation
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      • 10 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      +1

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    6. A.
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Lukakakakakaka!

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  5. Bollard
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Time for Aguero -> Dzeko to free up some midfield cash 🙂

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  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    mertesacker would knock ozil out

    bad taste from ozil

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    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Haven't seen the footage yet...how did Ozil take it?

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  7. Alaric
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    So excited to watch Hazard (c)

    😀

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    1. Munsoned
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Hopefully Torres behaves..

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  8. beric
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    I think I will do Aguero + Ozil -> Lukaku + Walcott today to avoid price changes, for free

    Leaves me with bags of moolah for next week

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  9. GreennRed
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    When one contemplates Mr Rooney as a replacement for the Argentine one should not only consider his upcoming fixtures but the quality of those supplying the ammunition for Mr Rooney. But I have to say I am very very drunk 😉

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  10. Munsoned
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Come on Lukukakaku!

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  11. sinik
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    • 10 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    cheers for whoever posted a link to NewsNow, great site!!

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  12. Moorinho
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Chelsea are incredibly clumsy.

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    1. Simon69
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      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Stupid comment.

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  13. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Would it be asking too much for a Gabbidon hattrick and clean sheet?

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    1. Declan
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      They shirley wont keep a clean sheet.

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      1. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        OK, just a hattrick will do 😉

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  14. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Go Big or Go Home Juan Mata

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  15. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    The issue with Kun is his price

    we have to hope he suffers massive drops

    He sells for me at 11.5, his current price is 12.5. That is a big step up.

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    1. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      If he misses 3 or so matches he'll drop by at least 0.5 I would reckon.

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    2. The Finnisher
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Yep, that's the problem but he's not worth keeping if he misses a few GW's.

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        agreed, plus if he's still steep and we want City GW19 there's always Negredo

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    3. Cheggers
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      it is but if hes out for even a few weeks there is a lot of football, points over money every time

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    4. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Check your numbers

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        11.8 for me, not 11.5

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        1. Mílanista
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          • 12 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          So you lose .7. Aguero's ownership is high among active players, could drop .5 if he's out for a few weeks while your replacement (e.g. Rooney) rises, partly as a result of others selling Aguero for him.

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          1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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            • 12 Years
            10 years, 6 months ago

            Rooney or Negredo for me I think

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    5. beric
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      only gotta drop 0.5 for me

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        0.5 will do, that's only 0.2 loss.

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    6. tw
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      sells at 12.3 for me 😎

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      1. The Finnisher
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        So you got him after his 18 point haul?

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  16. Azerbaijan Shopping Centre
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Sorry for repost

    Lallana not playing at Newcastle .... I have Mertesacker as first sub.

    Any chance of Lallana not coming off the Saints bench ?

    Yay or nay ?

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    1. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      think he'll make a cameo

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      1. Azerbaijan Shopping Centre
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        I would have thought so

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  17. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    so as it stands now it's either (for a hit)

    A) Aguero + Ramsey -> Negredo + Walcott
    B) Aguero + Terry -> Rooney + Chester (and Ramsey -> Walcott for the following GW)

    want to do B but am so scared of a lot of price rices on Walcott..

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    1. Azerbaijan Shopping Centre
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Leave Ramsey put

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      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        why do you say?

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      2. beric
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        i agree

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        1. sinik
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          why though? curious..

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          1. beric
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 6 months ago

            value for money

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            1. sinik
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              10 years, 6 months ago

              thoughts on this then?

              for a -8

              Aguero + Januzaj + Terry -> Negredo + Walcott + Chester

              would leave me with:
              Howard - Lewis
              Coleman - Chester - Mert - Burner - Clyne
              Ravel - Hazard - Silva - Wally - Ramsey
              Suarez - Lukaku - Negredo

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  18. Tasty Jerk
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Come on Palace, make this the 3rd win in a row please 😉

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    1. k.akshay92
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      +1. And with a cleans sheet.

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  19. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Deulefeosudfosf misplaced pass. Get him off.

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    1. Breadbin
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Oh it's you.

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  20. Mr Smith
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone fancy a Negredo punt, if Aguero is out?

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      definitely thinking about it.

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    2. Declan-
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Definitely who I will be getting

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  21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    https://vine.co/v/h2DXPO3LUWp

    😯

    mert v ozil

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    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      lol big fecking german wasn't' happy

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    2. beric
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      what did ozil do?

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      1. Somalion
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        He didn't walk over to the fans. Not a massive issue given he's probably aware he had a bad one today.

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    3. SamH123
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      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      what did Ozil do wrong?

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    4. Declan
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Classy Ozil

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    5. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Not really that big a deal, clearly having a bad day. I don't think he should have just walked off but maybe he reckons he wasn't good enough and just wants to get out of there.

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    6. Bridge
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      10 years, 6 months ago

      What happened?

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    7. Dial Square
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Ozil didn't go clap the away fans. Mert is the best Arsenal player when it comes to acknowledging the support - he and Theo are always the last through the tunnel.

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    8. jas5sk - Youtube channel
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Ozil is a boss for you Mert

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    9. Sean.
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      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Poor that
      Didn't realise Ozil was on the pitch second half 😉

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  22. A.
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    10 years, 6 months ago

    BT Sport have done alright picking their fixtures, they've had the two best games of the season so far:

    Everton 3-3 Liverpool
    Man City 6-3 Arsenal

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    1. Breadbin
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      They're doing a good job, I like their coverage.

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      1. A.
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Owen has even improved a little as the season has gone on remarkably

        The commentary is decent now, and the analysis is at least better than ITV's Jake Humphrey is a good anchor

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  23. Acquafresca
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Not even 10mins and Luiz gets nutmegged 😆

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  24. Assisting you all day
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    did pelligrini say anything about aguero injury?

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    1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Might have mentioned "weeks"

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  25. Azerbaijan Shopping Centre
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    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    what happens if your captain and Vice dont play .... my rival has captained Lamps with Oscar as vice.

    Took a -4 too

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      no captain, but at least one of them will come on

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  26. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    0-0 in the Everton Fulham games please!

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  27. Fabio20
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Looking at Aguero, Ozil and JWP > Lukaku, Walcott and Hazard for -8

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  28. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Hazard will pull a Yaya, Chelsea will destroy Palace but he will not be amongst the points until a last second PK

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  29. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    gah .1 short of taking a -8 to do Aguero + Terry + Ravel -> Rooney + Chester + Walcott

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    1. tw
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      try negredo over rooney then

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      1. sinik
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        • 10 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        no definitely have Negredo on the radar with City's form and the return of Silva, was just seeing if I could fit in Roo

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    2. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      I might do a -8 as well with Brady for Feo

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