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The Dugout Discussion – Sunday

There are just two matches on today’s Premier League agenda, with Arsenal’s Emirates encounter against West Brom getting us underway in a short while. Everton’s home defeat to City yesterday evening means the Gunners have now secured Champions League qualification for another season – whilst Mesut Ozil owners will be desperate for a good showing after many big-hitters failed to deliver in Saturday’s seven fixtures, Aaron Ramsey owners are left ruing their luck after the midfielder was ruled with a minor thigh injury. :

A win for the Baggies would ensure Pepe Mel’s side are safe for another year, though even if they suffer defeat, the midlands outfit may be safe by the end of today, depending on the result from Chelsea’s match with Norwich later this afternoon.

Even if the Canaries somehow salvage an unexpected draw today, Villa and Hull’s safety is guaranteed, whilst their vastly inferior goal difference would also mean West Brom are also secure, barring a mathematical miracle next weekend.

Jose Mourinho’s men have other ideas, though, as they look to bounce back from their midweek Champions League exit at the hands of Atletico Madrid. The Blues are on the hunt for a seventh home clean sheet in eight attempts, whilst Eden Hazard owners will be desperate for the Belgian to deliver in Chelsea’s final home match of the season.

Our Twitter feed carries all the news from today’s team sheets, while the Dugout Discussion chatroom remains open to collect your real-time reactions to today’s events.

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  1. meerlight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Please norwich,nick a goal...

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    1. The Light Knight
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      +42

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  2. asquishypotato
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    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Been out for a lovely stroll through the village with the dog, and two things are recording on the tele, how has the match been? Judging from the comments the usual?

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    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Ha Ha --- delete and make space

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  3. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Lets go Norwich! Beat Chelsea,and play draw against Arsenal and u are in Premier League and WBA in Championship 😀

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    1. RabMac
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      I want Norwich to go down so we can get Snodgrass. 😉

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    2. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah, not going to happen.

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    3. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Plus that isn't enough to catch WBA anyway. They have to win both to catch WBA and that's assuming we lose our last one.

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  4. QPR expects... glory!
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Of the relegated teams which players are Premier League quality?

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    1. Breadbin
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Howson, Tettey, Whittaker, Turner, Elmander, Van Wolfswinky.

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      1. FACUPARSE
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        You joking?

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        1. Breadbin
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          No. They're premier league players for a reason.

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          1. RabMac
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            Hooper is Premiership class, would do well at a better team. Would also add Snodgrass as I have seen him terrorise teams in recent years.

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          2. FACUPARSE
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            Not for long.

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    2. The Light Knight
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Bob Snod, Caulker, Sidwell

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    3. Adderz
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Snodgrass, Olsson, Bent, Hangeland, Riise, Dejagah, Heitenga, Caulker, Marshall, Medel, Mutch, Brayford,

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  5. r0nh
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    A John Terry OG would be just delightful right now.

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    1. RabMac
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      I have just lit a couple of candles so it will be so. 😉

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  6. RabMac
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Chelsea can kiss goodbye to the slim chance they have if they don't win this.

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  7. Lazarus
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    If Chelsea were managed by any other manager, he would be sacked for failing in all competitions and for the style-less way they play football.

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    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Thought they gave him the boot for exactly this . Fans love him though.

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    2. QPR expects... glory!
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Ironic that Rafa Benitez the Manager the fans hated is so much more successful than the one they revere

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      1. Goodfella
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Benitez doesn't get his teams playing the most attractive attacking football possible, but he doesn't castrate his attackers like Mourinho loves to do and allows individuality within a team structure.

        Mourinho sets up to defend first, attack second. To avoid defeat first, win second. To nullify opposition first, express themselves second. Everything in his nature points to winning through avoiding defeat, which creates boring football.

        Mourinho has a silver tongue and is a master of man management, the rest leaves a lot to be desired.

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        1. Debauchy
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Missed this earlier .. Summed up, to perfection.

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    3. RÏɠBY
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      how the hell they got so far in europe just shows what rubbish teams succeed in pacifying

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    4. DonTheSpecialOne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      I was just about to Ask this, to sum it up you could say The season has been a big fail for Chelsea?

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    5. Goodfella
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Emperor's New Clothes

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  8. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Cole 3 Tery 2 Cahill 2

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    1. Magerost
        9 years, 11 months ago

        I wouldnt be sad if Cahill bumped up to 3 also 🙂

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      • FACUPARSE
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Surely it should be Norwich defenders with the bps??

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        1. Debauchy
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Yeah so wrong. Or does this say Norwich been the attacking force ?

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        2. Jimmers
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          • 13 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          All about possession in a 0-0

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    2. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Liverpool have killed Epl this season as a spectacle..Every other game is drab in comparison 🙁

      Damn them and their sexy football 😐

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        1. Optimus.
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          😀

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      1. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Bit unfair to make this comment while watching a Chelsea game..... sleep on it ..

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    3. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Fair f**ks to Mou for convincing Abramovich that this is the type of football he wants.

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      1. Mílanista
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        • 12 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Sacked in the morning

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        1. Somalion
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          I think Abra has drank the Kool-aid this time, he seems to fully believe Mou's theory on them not being good enough to win anything,

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    4. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Chelsea & haz: gos to show that what haz said is quite true. Chelsea are tilored to win by counterattacking and staying on defence waiting for the other's erroro to counter. But when then need to impose their game and they be the ones on offence, they fail.

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      1. Breadbin
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        That's because they don't have a top class striker.

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        1. Debauchy
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          And an attacking manager.

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      2. QPR expects... glory!
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        I'll laugh my moobs off if he goes to PSG because of Jose being an egotistical twat

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        1. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          psg w/ haz and ibra 7 cavani would be practically unstopable. remeber psg lost to che w/out ibra.

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    5. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Stoppage time winner from Cahill coming up 😉

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      1. In Like Flynn.
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        OG? 😉

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        1. DonTheSpecialOne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Yes

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    6. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Chances of Rooney starting against Hull?

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      1. Breadbin
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Twelvety.

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        1. Captain Shirokov
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Nice.

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      2. The Light Knight
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        24%

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      3. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Good I would say....

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      4. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Eleventytwo..

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      5. Magerost
          9 years, 11 months ago

          2/1

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          1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            33.33% then...

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      6. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Wow MU score 4 against Norwich , yeah MU , Sad.

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      7. Captain Shirokov
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Ok, ok. Mourinho hasn't been great this season and it's true that if it was anyone else, people would be calling for his head.

        But let's not forget that Mou has been the most successful manager in the last 10 years and has what it takes to get this team winning trophies. Sure, this style of play isn't attractive but that's how they played when he previously managed them and look how successful that turned out to be.

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        1. Jimmers
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king

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          1. Captain Shirokov
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            k

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        2. Breadbin
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          They played great football last time, until he replaced the great attacking players he inherited.

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          1. Captain Shirokov
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            Yeah but they were more successful with him.

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          2. Mílanista
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            Robben out, Malouda in

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            1. Breadbin
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 11 months ago

              He didn't defend enough...

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        3. Debauchy
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Yeah Cpt . Agree . But he is such an arrogant Moth-r F----- . Only Chelsea supporters and his Mother
          can love him.

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        4. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Top 3 and into the semifinal of the Champion's League in his first season. I'm happy with that. We'll improve. Don't let the hate from others disillusion you, Mourinho has am incredible record.

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      8. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Cole 3 Terry 3 Cahill 1 🙁

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        1. Art Vandelay
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Hope for a bit of post game shuffling.

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        2. Magerost
            9 years, 11 months ago

            Hope Cole or Terry loses a bps for some reason.

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          • meerlight
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            I'll take terry's 9pts, but I'd rather have had a norwich win. need sunderland to be completely derailed now and I can't see that happening

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        3. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Levante still lead 2-0 atletico madrid!

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          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            😆

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          2. Breadbin
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            Here's an update: No update.

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        4. DonTheSpecialOne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          MOlsson YC

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          1. Mílanista
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            Annoying yellow

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            1. DonTheSpecialOne
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 11 months ago

              No doubt

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        5. SH1M1
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Why is the Norwich manager being a douche! Leaving strikers on bench!

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          1. Breadbin
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            Because they're as bad as Torres.

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        6. Herman Toothrot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Azpi would have scored...

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        7. Mílanista
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Olsson clean sheet baby!

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          1. RabMac
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            3rd on my bench, will only play if Rooney misses midweek and either Suarez or Ward miss tomorrow.

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            1. Mílanista
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 11 months ago

              Coming in for Azpi for me

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        8. Magerost
            9 years, 11 months ago

            And the bus was parked.

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            1. Debauchy
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 11 months ago

              Who parked ? Busses allover the show ?

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          • Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            In your face Citizen Serbia, we are staying up.

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            1. Colonel Wasabi
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              • 10 Years
              9 years, 11 months ago

              Just don't concede 20 next week !

              Glad the Baggies are staying up.

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          • Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            Did mourinho not shake hands there?

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          • tm245
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            Stupor Sunday.

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            1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 11 months ago

              snuff sunday

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          • Dr Dream
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            Thank you Mr Terry....

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          • BONZ
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            LOL
            Norwich parked the bus and has prevented Chelsea any chance of winning the league!

            Jose has asked Roman to sign him up - KARMA.

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            1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 11 months ago

              Jose wants to sign Norwich up? How would that work then?

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              1. BONZ
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 11 months ago

                No KARMA - cos he is a bitch!

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          • Syd.
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            Another tactical master class from Mourhino

            He doesn't know how to win games 😆

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          • FACUPARSE
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            Lol@Chelsea

            You guys are shitteeeee

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            1. Debauchy
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 11 months ago

              Damn that was sh-te. Gimme an attacking drubbing anyday . Mmmm maybe not next season.

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            2. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 11 months ago

              If Chelsea are "shite", how come they're above Arsenal in the league, and could beat you easily 6-0?

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          • DonTheSpecialOne
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            Chelsea CS Get in!!

            Oh, Azpi.

            Bah.

            Chester.

            Double bah.
            :yawn:

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