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Dugout Discussion – Man City vs Sunderland

13 August 2016 4436 comments
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Attentions now turn to the Etihad where Pep Guardiola makes his Premier League bow.

David Moyes’ Sunderland are the guests and potential party poopers, although the odds do seem stacked against them.

The Black Cats are in transition under their new manager, while City boast such attacking riches there can be no doubt that they head into today’s clash as overwhelming favourites.

Expectant Fantasy managers will be looking to Sergio Aguero to capitlise – the Argentine heads into the teatime kick-off as the most popular captain choice in the Gameweek and with over 40% ownership.

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

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  1. ★Kuntheman★
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Nolito looking very lively

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    1. Captain Vantastic™
      10 years, 2 months ago

      overpriced Mirallas

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    2. Bungle Machine
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Good, i thought he was dead there for a second!

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      1. ★Kuntheman★
        10 years, 2 months ago

        It was worrying, yes.

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  2. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Does Ville Ronka ever post? Does anyone even know his ID?

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    1. TorresMagic™
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      10 years, 2 months ago

      30***

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      1. Grand Thibauto
        10 years, 2 months ago

        327

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        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          10 years, 2 months ago

          🙂

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      2. Captain Vantastic™
        10 years, 2 months ago

        jeez stop seeking attention

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    2. sminkypinky
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Good on you Godot! See below.

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    3. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers everyone haha

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  3. Ayew Serious
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Did anyone notice how close Friend is to getting a bonus point, could be a magnet.

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  4. Son is Rising
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Nolito looks like he may be an option, he's got the selfish gene which normally makes a good ff player!

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  5. SW6
    10 years, 2 months ago

    I wish I could just insta-ban anyone asking where to find bonus points...

    👿

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    1. 4vets
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Hahaha

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    2. johnbarnes
      10 years, 2 months ago

      do you know though? it's easier than going on every game and looking at top BPS scorers.

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    3. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Where can you find them by the way?

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    4. Evs
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      10 years, 2 months ago

      Play nice now, we're all here to help 🙂

      (PS - where do you get them nowadays?)

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      1. *sigh*
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Click on scores on fpl site on your team points page

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  6. TheTinman
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Deleting team because Aguero hasn't scored a second

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  7. Mumble Pie
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone else have Fer and Mccauley on the bench?

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    1. Swanremainsthesame
      10 years, 2 months ago

      nah, Just Diomante & Walker
      McCauley was a lock in as WBA always do most Clean Sheets Away against mid table teams
      Its why fixture difficulty sucks for deciding defenders.

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      1. Andy_Social
        10 years, 2 months ago

        It's Soure and Amat for me 🙁

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  8. johnbarnes
    10 years, 2 months ago

    What do we think of Clichy and Sagna as central mids? Where will Gundogan fit in this setup?

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  9. Count of Monte Hristo
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Foster, McAuley, Evans, Lamela, Aguero (c)

    I'll take that on day 1.

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    1. The Donald
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Triple brom ridiculous

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Lol

        Not when it gets you points it's not.

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        1. The Donald
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Risky as he'll though

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          1. The Donald
            10 years, 2 months ago

            *hell... autocorrect

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          2. Count of Monte Hristo
            10 years, 2 months ago

            True

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    2. fiveyears
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Ballsy as hell. Well played though!

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers mate

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  10. Ryan Naysmith
    10 years, 2 months ago

    keeping an eye on silva in this game, we miss the 2014 silva

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  11. sminkypinky
    10 years, 2 months ago

    As a fellow country man to Ville Rönkä, i have to insist that you lot at least try to get his name right! Or even near the ball park.

    Beat him at this game once. Went on to win my country title. Not too humble about that! 😆

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    1. THE Wild Rover
      10 years, 2 months ago

      The obsession with him is ridiculous. Never won anything

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      1. sminkypinky
        10 years, 2 months ago

        People looking for guidance (= try to copy his team) How is that enjoying the game?

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    2. TheTinman
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I'm not even mad, that's amazing

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      1. sminkypinky
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Ha! Cheers Tin.

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    3. Swanremainsthesame
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I thought Villa got relegated and arent in it anymore?

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  12. Delboy.
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone else looking to save a FT

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    1. TJ_777
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Depends on if Redmond is oop

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    2. money face bandwagon
      10 years, 2 months ago

      definitely. need more than 1 week to see who are the real deal etc

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    3. blue book
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Ibra to Kane was the plan for GW 2. But if Ibra has his scoring boots on tomorrow I may save that FT.

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  13. THE Wild Rover
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Nolito and Sterling look ok but Sane will muddy the waters

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    1. ★Kuntheman★
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yep Sane kinda screws that up. More Sterling than Nolito.

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      1. THE Wild Rover
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Sterling can play either side though

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        1. ★Kuntheman★
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Don't think Pep likes him at LW

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          1. TheTinman
            10 years, 2 months ago

            HahahahahahahahahahhHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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  14. TJ_777
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Funny how you can reply to almost every comment on here with

    It's just one week

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    1. Ayew Serious
      10 years, 2 months ago

      It's just one week

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      1. TJ_777
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Ayew Serious?

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    2. fiveyears
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      It's true though. After 3-4 weeks you see patterns etc. Now is too early 🙂

      If we were going full kneejerk everyone who doesn't own Capoue would bring him in for example!

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  15. Huddersfield
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Kolarov & Stones next to corner flags in Goal kicks , Sweet 😀

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  16. S.Kuqi
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Might have to get Nolito or Silva soon

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    1. Evs
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      10 years, 2 months ago

      Steady on, we've not had much to go on 🙂

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      1. S.Kuqi
        10 years, 2 months ago

        did you eventually go with Zlatan?

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        1. Evs
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          10 years, 2 months ago

          Oooh yes 😉

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          1. S.Kuqi
            10 years, 2 months ago

            Good lad. So did I. Last minute decision to have Mahrez as my Leicester cover instead of Vardy

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            1. Evs
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              10 years, 2 months ago

              I was actually more inclined to do get Mahrez instead of Hazard, and then bring in Eden GW2 but...

              I bottled it. 😆

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    2. *sigh*
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Its sunderland you know

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  17. Grand Thibauto
    10 years, 2 months ago

    30327 is Ville Ronka's ID if you want to know. He benched the same three I benched in the same order. Sigh!

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  18. Delboy.
    10 years, 2 months ago

    City don't look completely solid defensively do they?

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    1. YankeeDoodleDandy
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Does Sunderland need to have -1 goals or something to convince you?

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    2. Johnny Drama
      10 years, 2 months ago

      With Kompany they will

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  19. La Décima Chaser
    10 years, 2 months ago

    For me, De Bruyne and Silva are going to be leave's this season. They are outstanding players, but they are playing in the same way that Xavi and Iniesta did. Both again outstanding but there goals and assists records do not warrant 9.0m and 10.5m price tags in fantasy!

    Nolito and Sterling at 9.0m and 8.0m look far more appealing players to me at the moment!

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    1. ★Kuntheman★
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Sane tho. That's why I'm currently on KDB to wait it out.

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      1. La Décima Chaser
        10 years, 2 months ago

        I agree he might come in and replace one of them, but I have personally just gone with Aguero. On De Bruyne, for me he needs to be the centre point of an attack to be worth the 10.5m he costs. In my opinion, unless the formation or his position changes, he will be behind 3 others every match.

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    2. Evs
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      10 years, 2 months ago

      Although same manager, I think KDB is a different fish to Iniesta & Xavi

      I expect high points from Kev

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      1. La Décima Chaser
        10 years, 2 months ago

        See point above on KDB.

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        1. Evs
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          10 years, 2 months ago

          You lost me.

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          1. La Décima Chaser
            10 years, 2 months ago

            I am not sure what there is to "lose". I think that the main output in City's side will be from the 2 wingers and the central forward. De bruyne is currently playing CM alongside Silva. So he will facilitate in the same way Xavi and Iniesta did, instead of providing the assists or the goals.

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            1. Evs
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              10 years, 2 months ago

              Ahh, I see.

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              1. La Décima Chaser
                10 years, 2 months ago

                It's fair enough if you don't agree. Just my view as i watch the first 41 minutes haha!

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    3. Swanremainsthesame
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Sure thats what people said about Sterling halfway thru gw1 last season
      Almost noone owned him by gw5.

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      1. La Décima Chaser
        10 years, 2 months ago

        I am talking about the people playing on the wings for City. Sterling was simply the person playing there at the moment.

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  20. Grand Thibauto
    10 years, 2 months ago

    That possession damn

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  21. Podge
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez scores a peno... sell hes crap
    Kun scores a peno ...Lol at those without him

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    1. Grand Thibauto
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Because AGUEROOOOOOOOOOOO

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    2. Eden Azzzar
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Only difference is
      Marhez played crap
      Kun is kun

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  22. Royal5
    10 years, 2 months ago

    City backs playing very oop here

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  23. Jamie_GAWA
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Ville Ronke normally saves a ft gw1.. Interesting

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      10 years, 2 months ago

      He has 2 for GW2?

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    2. Grand Thibauto
      10 years, 2 months ago

      an*

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    3. Podge
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Why is this dude getting so much attention ?
      Loudmouth im guessing

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      1. Evs
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        10 years, 2 months ago

        Just due to his FPL history. Top of the HoF etc

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        1. Podge
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Surely you are Evs

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          1. Evs
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            10 years, 2 months ago

            Afraid not.

            I was 2nd once, but had a bit of a 'wobble' the season before last 😆

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      2. Piggs Boson
        10 years, 2 months ago

        This is why
        https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/30327/history

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    4. Evs
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      10 years, 2 months ago

      Cheating then !

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    5. Ayew Serious
      10 years, 2 months ago

      1.5 itb is something that stood out to me

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      1. La Décima Chaser
        10 years, 2 months ago

        I agree, he clearly feels that if someone pops up, he wants to be able to transition easily to them. He normally WC weeks 3-4, so expect that too.

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  24. The Wise Owl
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Poor Moyes' first game.

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  25. ★Kuntheman★
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Commentator: "it's a very quiet Etihad stadium, quite unusual"

    Okay, even I call BS on that. Our fans were amazing in the 2011/2012 season, absolutely entertaining. Nowadays they're very muted.

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    1. Eden Azzzar
      10 years, 2 months ago

      They're called the noisy neighbors ,no?
      I'm guessing that's competition wise not due to the crowd then

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      1. ★Kuntheman★
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Was down to the crowd before. Now United are the noisy neighbors.

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  26. Delboy.
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Hope city lose their CS.

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    1. Eden Azzzar
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Ban

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    2. fiveyears
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I bottled Stones because of the rumoured line-up today, and because I think Guardiola may get a shock in the next two with the way they're playing. With the possession though that may be a silly decision!

      Hoping for a 4-1 or something 😀

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  27. ★Kuntheman★
    10 years, 2 months ago

    76% possession my word haha

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    1. Piggs Boson
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah, Sunderland are dominating.

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      1. ★Kuntheman★
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Tad worried tbh

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  28. Live Lad
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Those who moaned about not fielding Amat or Capoue should get real. I have Amat. I would never have played him ahead of my 5.0 or even 4.5 defender.

    Great for TV. That's it. I would still bench him next week.

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  29. Messsiaah
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Where to find bonus points in fpl site?

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    1. Podge
      10 years, 2 months ago

      click on the score

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    2. SADIO SANÉ
      10 years, 2 months ago

      click on the fixtures below

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  30. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Anybody know Villa Ronkas team?

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      10 years, 2 months ago

      Look up the page.

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    2. Rath
      10 years, 2 months ago

      30327

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