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8 January 2015 3291 comments
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Granville and I make a New Year return to the ScoutCast studio, battered and bruised by the events of Gameweek 20 which saw us both inexplicably bench Harry Kane and his 18-point haul.

Having wasted our big differential and haunted by constant reminders, my co-host and I struggle to make a recovery. Spitting the pips from our sour grapes, we do our best to justify our doomed decision-making, before attempting to salve the wounds with talk of the Winter Wildcard refresh around the usual batch of regulars.

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  1. Zeeco
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Will ADM play this gw

    1. andy85wsm
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      • 15 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Yup

      1. Nerazzuro
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        but will he start this weekend?

        1. andy85wsm
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          • 15 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          Yup

        2. Voodoo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
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          I think he will play no more than 60 mins.

    2. There's Always One!
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      10 years, 11 months ago

      yes he will start

  2. camarozz
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    Tinking of shipping downing out tonight but can't decide for who? Boyd or chadli?
    Not WC til end of month,..

    1. andy85wsm
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      • 15 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Chadli

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 16 Years
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      Chadli vote here also, unless you need the funds Boyd frees up.

  3. H.A.BRUCE
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    Score predictions this weekend then lads?

    Sunderland 1-1 Liverpool
    Burnley 1-2 QPR
    Chelsea 4-0 Newcastle
    Everton 0-1 Man City
    Leicester 0-0 Aston Villa
    Swansea 1-1 West Ham
    West Brom 2-0 Hull
    Crystal Palace 1-3 Tottenham
    Arsenal 2-0 Stoke
    Man Utd 1-1 Southampton

    What you guys think?

    1. andy85wsm
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      • 15 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Reckon at least one of those is wrong

      1. H.A.BRUCE
        • 12 Years
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        What's ur predictions

    2. Davido989
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      10 years, 11 months ago

      1-2
      2-1
      5-0
      1-3
      0-1
      2-1
      1-0
      0-2
      2-1
      2-2

    3. There's Always One!
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      that's about right I think.

      not sure arsenal will beat stoke though

    4. Somalion
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      10 years, 11 months ago

      Stoke will score I reckon.

      Think City will score more than 1. Not sold on QPR beating Burnley.

      1. H.A.BRUCE
        • 12 Years
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        Surely Qpr have to win away at some point. Although more likely a draw I think

        1. Somalion
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          10 years, 11 months ago

          At some point but at the moment they really have looked dire. So I'm not entirely sure on that.

      2. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        New grav 😯

        1. Somalion
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          Was taking advantage of the Bony hype. Will be back to regular business by the weekend 😀

          1. Mílanista
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            Perhaps this would have been more appropriate given your previous 😉 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B53CZoiIAAA4JAn.jpg

            1. Somalion
              • 15 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              Oh God dammit that would've been perfect. Believe it or not "Bony Vader" did not yield the results I wanted!!

              1. Mílanista
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                10 years, 11 months ago

                😆

                "Ice cold Bony" is what you wanted http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/6216194/Ice-cold-striker.html

                1. Somalion
                  • 15 Years
                  10 years, 11 months ago

                  😀 Feck!!

    5. F4L
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      qpr won't beat burnley. otherwise I think there abouts.

  4. Jay_
      10 years, 11 months ago

      ________Heaton______________
      __Debuchy Terry P.Jones______
      Sanchez(vc) ADM Fab Hazard(c)
      ____Kane RVP Giroud_________
      ____________________________
      Bench: Panti Boyd PVA Wasilewski

      0.0itb

      RVP to Aguero soon, am I right that Aguero will be price locked for a while ? I dont want to do this transfer until after Chelsea City game, but 0.0 itb could be a problem

      Debuchy and Jones can become Bertrand and Lescott/Wisdom later down the line, just dont like SOT and WBA fixtures this month

      Bit worried of 3x CHE 3x ARS and 3x UTD but all have decent immediate fixtures and RVP is just a Ageuro placeholder

      P.Jones' spot could be Trippier, Lescott, Alderwied or Janmaat but with funds to spare and a strong front 8 why try to second guess a lower team when i can get into United's tightened up defence

      Thoughts ?

    • There's Always One!
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      10 years, 11 months ago

      All I want this weekend is for ADM to outscore Silva

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      bench for this GW:

      A - Boyd

      B - Eriksen?

      1. Wirtzle Gummidge
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Eriksen

      2. Hy liverpool
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        A

    • Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Front 8
      Sanchez Hazard Fabregas Chadli Adm
      Giroud kane ings
      .
      A. Sanchez+fabre+giroud→santi+sterling+aguero
      B. Chadli→siggy/A.johnson
      C. Other?
      Cheers!

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        do nothing!!

    • Qubit
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      I think that there is a potential opportunity to play a WC slightly earlier - it appears that many are happy to wait 2-3 weeks and muddle through. And there lies a possibility to steal a march on those who will likely have poorer teams for 2-3 weeks. The real question is does that advantage outweigh the value of waiting.

      I think i can get a better team for the next 2-3 weeks and setup for the longer term. Not sure why i wouldn't do this now as its also quite likely this team will outscore my current squad in the short term too.

      1. Zeeco
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Maybe

      2. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        later wildcarders will experience more price changes than early ones as so many go early that prices barely move (WC transfers don't affect prices)

    • Rhinos
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Love how people getting RVP as a "placholder" for Aguero, if Kun scores against Arsenal are you really gonna drop RVP at home to Leicester to get Kun away at Chelsea

      1. Jay_
          10 years, 11 months ago

          Dont want to do it until after Chelsea but with 0itb it may have to be rushed through, or I may just not get Kun altogether

          1. Rhinos
            • 12 Years
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            i determined to wc late as possible so hoping his minutes are limited v Arsenal then can leave till Hull

        • The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          Following week. Or get both 😉

        • Somalion
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          Form over fixtures, if both stayed in the same form as now I'd drop RVP for Aguero in a flash.

        • andy85wsm
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          • 15 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          Not really sure what the problem would be here

          1. Rhinos
            • 12 Years
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            if i had RVp no way id drop him at home to leics espeially as chelsea city will prob be a tight game

            1. andy85wsm
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              • 15 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              So what's the problem? You just hold off on the transfer

        • Richd
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          Erm.. Yes

        • Mílanista
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          If Aguero comes on the pitch on Saturday and gets off it without being injured I'm wildcarding early.

      2. Zeeco
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Shall I do ericksento ADM or keep ft

        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          keep

          1. Zeeco
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            Cheer's

        2. There's Always One!
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          feck it go on do it. I think ADM will do v well this week

      3. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        https://twitter.com/101greatgoals/status/553333214501036032

        Harry 'one of our own' Kane, was in the Arsenal set up apparently

        Doesn't look like him tbf

      4. F4L
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Best captain this GW?

        1. Davido989
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          Hazard.

      5. The Brummie
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Chances of Ben Davies starting for Tottenham? Shall I start him or play Hutton over him?

        1. Davido989
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          I read that as Ben Dinnery

          1. The Brummie
            • 16 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            So did I after reading your comment

            1. Davido989
              • 15 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              LOL

      6. Bubz
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        10 years, 11 months ago

        Siggy or Gomis on pens?

        1. Demí
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          Nobody knows yet

          1. Bubz
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            What would your guess be?

            1. Demí
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              Siggmeister

              1. Bubz
                • 12 Years
                10 years, 11 months ago

                Gomis took quite a few pens for Lyon. But you'd think Siggy would be trusted with them, being their set piece taker. Then again Gomis might be given them to bring his confidence up. Buh.

                1. Davido989
                  • 15 Years
                  10 years, 11 months ago

                  I'll ask Gary Monk for you

                  1. Bubz
                    • 12 Years
                    10 years, 11 months ago

                    Cheers mate

        2. F4L
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          I would say siggy, but no sure.

        3. Davido989
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          I hope its Gomis

          Don't plan to have Siggy on wc

          1. Bubz
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            It could be the dealbreaker on whether I play Siggy or Chadli this GW

            1. Davido989
              • 15 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              I'd play Chadli personally

              1. Bubz
                • 12 Years
                10 years, 11 months ago

                It's the most 50/50 decision I've been faced with. Hammers have a worse defence statistically and are away. But Chadli has better form. But he's away, Siggy is at home. Siggy might be on pens. Palace have been good defensively of late. But then there's Pardew, who knows what he'll do. *head explodes`*

                1. ILOVEBAPS
                  • 13 Years
                  10 years, 11 months ago

                  I think both will score which is why the decision is so hard. 🙂

          2. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
            • 14 Years
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            I hope it's Siggy don't plan to have Gomis on my wc

            1. Davido989
              • 15 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              😀

              1. Rhinos
                • 12 Years
                10 years, 11 months ago

                Has anyone considered that Swansea might not actually get a penalty 🙂

      7. gers23
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        1 week too early for Di Maria? Looking for a Yaya replacement and thinking Fab until i wildcard and get ADM in

        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          have you already go hazard for this GW

          1. gers23
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            And Costa...think Chelsea will thump Newcastle

      8. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Hi Guys,

        I hVe Adriàn and Forster for my keepers. Have one FT. Keep, or swap the former to Foster?

        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          keep

      9. F4L
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        best sunderland defender to put in?

        1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          PVA

        2. Jay_
            10 years, 11 months ago

            PVA 100%

          • Davido989
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            PVA glue

          • Kurt Zouma
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            van Aahnolt

        3. JAC THE CAT
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          Think I've settled on this lot and tried to get some differentials in.

          Foster
          Cahill - Shaw - Alderweireld
          Sanchez - Hazard - ADM - Henderson
          Aguero - Costa - Kane

          Myhil - Boyd - PVA - Duff

          1. F4L
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            not Henderson - chadli instead. Also I wouldn't go putting Shaw in just yet. Also Terry>Cahill. Although if you want differentials then go ahead.

          2. Hy liverpool
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            Hendo→a.johnson ?

            1. Jay_
                10 years, 11 months ago

                Yep good shout, Boyd and AJ 5 great rotating homes each over the next 10

          3. Leaf
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            Good to go ? , bench etc

            Foster

            Ivan , Zabaleta , Wisdom

            ADM , Hazard (c) , Sanchez , Sterling

            Tekkers , Austin , Kane

            Mannone , Boyd , chambers , caulker

            4.5 in bank

            1. F4L
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              is this a WC team?

              1. Leaf
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 15 Years
                10 years, 11 months ago

                Nope

                1. F4L
                  • 11 Years
                  10 years, 11 months ago

                  I would say its good but needs some sorting like tekkers, chambers, mannone, two WBA defenders is not that good as well.

                  1. Leaf
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 15 Years
                    10 years, 11 months ago

                    Tekkers goes next week , happily

                    1. F4L
                      • 11 Years
                      10 years, 11 months ago

                      he' s definitely annoyed me over the Christmas period 🙁

              2. Leaf
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 15 Years
                10 years, 11 months ago

                But I like how you had to ask 🙂

                1. F4L
                  • 11 Years
                  10 years, 11 months ago

                  🙂

          4. Yanited
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            Pva or Trippier?

            1. F4L
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              trippier

            2. Mílanista
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              Glue

            3. Hy liverpool
              • 12 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              Your gk & def. ??

              1. Yanited
                • 11 Years
                10 years, 11 months ago

                Panti and foster I'm thinking

                1. Hy liverpool
                  • 12 Years
                  10 years, 11 months ago

                  So trippier

          5. DIegoCosta19
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            bench Ings or Di Maria

            1. F4L
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              neither!

              1. DIegoCosta19
                • 11 Years
                10 years, 11 months ago

                have to bench 1

            2. DIegoCosta19
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              or kane

              1. F4L
                • 11 Years
                10 years, 11 months ago

                who's in your midfield?

                1. DIegoCosta19
                  • 11 Years
                  10 years, 11 months ago

                  silva adm haz erikson alexis
                  costa ings kane

                  1. F4L
                    • 11 Years
                    10 years, 11 months ago

                    bench eriksen imo or silva

            3. The Brummie
              • 16 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              Always bench the one with the longer surname, thats my rule

              1. Hy liverpool
                • 12 Years
                10 years, 11 months ago

                Lol

          6. FPL Marc
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            Hazard - Di Maria - Sanchez - ________ - Boyd

            Eriksen, Chadli, Siggy or Sterling? It's an awful call to make...

            1. F4L
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              chaders

              1. FPL Marc
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                10 years, 11 months ago

                Cheers. What does Chadli offer over Eriksen, apart from the saved money?

                1. F4L
                  • 11 Years
                  10 years, 11 months ago

                  chadli plays the central role pushing eriksen out wide - therefore chadli is involved in more goals + he is in-form.

            2. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              Siggy set pieces swing it for me

          7. Sweetpea
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            Play Chambers or Hutton?

            1. F4L
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              hutton

            2. Hy liverpool
              • 12 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              Hutton

          8. AnfieldLad
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            Giroud or Austin for wildcard team?

            1. F4L
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              giroud

            2. Sweetpea
              • 13 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              Gru.

            3. Hy liverpool
              • 12 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              Giroud imo

          9. Nerazzuro
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            Who will score more points this GW?

            ADM vs Giroud

            1. Hy liverpool
              • 12 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              Adm 6 gru 13

            2. DIegoCosta19
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              Giroud I think

          10. Leaf
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            If I was playing my wildcard now Cahill would be my Chelsea defender , but have not seen him in 1 team

            1. Bubz
              • 12 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              Why?

            2. Patty
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              why

            3. The Brummie
              • 16 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              why

            4. Demí
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              why

            5. andy85wsm
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              • 15 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              Me too

            6. DIegoCosta19
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              Terry wins

              1. Leaf
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 15 Years
                10 years, 11 months ago

                Why

                🙂

            7. Hy liverpool
              • 12 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              Why?

            8. Somalion
              • 15 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              ?Yhw

              1. F4L
                • 11 Years
                10 years, 11 months ago

                W?yh

                1. Somalion
                  • 15 Years
                  10 years, 11 months ago

                  😯 hWa?t

                  1. F4L
                    • 11 Years
                    10 years, 11 months ago

                    Taw?h 😐

            9. Leaf
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              Goal attempts , shots in box , price

              Think Terry's goals have happened , and Cahills yet to come

              Ivan is pricey & Azpi offers little attacking wise

              1. The Brummie
                • 16 Years
                10 years, 11 months ago

                Thanks for telling us why

              2. ILOVEBAPS
                • 13 Years
                10 years, 11 months ago

                Nah. Terry or naught

              3. F4L
                • 11 Years
                10 years, 11 months ago

                yea but cahill rotates with zouma now and again?

                1. bodsc
                  • 11 Years
                  10 years, 11 months ago

                  When?

          11. Patty
            • 11 Years
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            Heaton Foster
            Terry Bertrand Debuchy Cameron PvA
            Hazard Sanchez ADM Chadli Boyd
            Costa (Aguero) Giroud Kane

            0.0 ITB after Costa > Aguero

            Is it worth downgrading my defence to upgrade my attack? any suggestions?

            1. ILOVEBAPS
              • 13 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              No I think that is a decent balance. You could always downgrade Giroud in future too if you needed to upgrade your midfield. Or you could lose a keeper to a £4m one too.

          12. ktongue
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            I'm really stuck with 2 transfers to use - this will allow me to hold my wild card right until the end to get Ageuro (in theory)

            Keepers: Guzan, Panti

            A - Stick
            B - Guzan > Heaton
            C - Panti > Foster

            Defence: Baines, Zabaleta, Bertrand, Yun, Wisdom

            D - Baines > Terry
            E - Zabaleta > Van Aanholt
            F - Yun and Zabaleta > Terry & someone (just to keep Baines)

            Rest of the team:
            Hazard, Sánchez, Downing, Boyd, Silva, Austin, Rooney, Benteke

            G - Benteke > Kane

            1. The Brummie
              • 16 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              Interesting that you still have Yun, hows that working out for you?

              1. ktongue
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                10 years, 11 months ago

                Yun was doing well before his injury. Otherwise I'll move him in the wild card stages for Hutton or someone else

            2. Patty
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              I'm liking this format, G & D

              1. ktongue
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                10 years, 11 months ago

                Well my that's my gut instinct at this stage with two free transfers. I'm just not sure about Zabetela. Baines to terry is that sure for me I don't know who to replace him with (even after reading the wild card defender watch list

          13. Gubbins94.
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            Anyone know why Lescott wasn't in the squad at all v Gateshead?

            1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
              • 12 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              Probably cause he played lots before and cause Mr P knows what he can expect from him

              1. Gubbins94.
                • 11 Years
                10 years, 11 months ago

                I'd like to think this was through.

            2. Somalion
              • 15 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              Because it was Gateshead 🙂

              1. Gubbins94.
                • 11 Years
                10 years, 11 months ago

                Seemed all the other first teamers were in though.

                1. Somalion
                  • 15 Years
                  10 years, 11 months ago

                  Give him a wee break sure. I wouldn't think much of it yet. See how the first league game lines up.

          14. Hy liverpool
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            Bench please 🙂
            A. Chadli
            B. Kane

            1. andy85wsm
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 15 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              Good luck

            2. F4L
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              Neither!

              1. Hy liverpool
                • 12 Years
                10 years, 11 months ago

                My front 8
                Chadli sanchez haz fabre adm
                Kane ings gru

                1. F4L
                  • 11 Years
                  10 years, 11 months ago

                  oh dear! Have fun choosing 🙂