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5 March 2017 3420 comments
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After Spurs edged past Everton thanks to two more goals from Harry Kane at the Lane, it’s now time for Sunday’s main event.

Manchester City travel to Wearside in the first of their double Gameweek fixtures, with Pep Guardiola’s in-form outfit subject to huge Fantasy Premier League investment over the last few days.

Snapped by over 377,000 FPL managers, Sergio Aguero was the most sought-after asset prior to yesterday’s deadline after racking up four goals and two assists in his last pair of appearances across all competitions.

Surprisingly second to Zlatan Ibrahimovic in terms of overall armband backers for Gameweek 27, Aguero has, however, been triple captained by a substantial 159,000+ FPL managers, with City also set to entertain Stoke on Wednesday evening.

With a goal or assist in eight of his last ten league outings, Raheem Sterling acquired over 338,000 new owners last week – over 16,000 have wielded their triple captain chip on the winger.

Four goals and three assists in his last seven starts across all competitions has Leroy Sane shaping up as a differential, with the summer signing sitting in just 3% of squads, but Kevin De Bruyne’s owners are left disappointed as the Belgian surprisingly drops to the bench for the first match of double-header. As many as 6,937 FPL managers have played their Triple Captain chip on De Bruyne for Gameweek 27.

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  1. KOKAK
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Phillips to Mane?

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Ha yes

    2. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yes please

      1. KOKAK
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks bro....it's a hell yeah! 😉

    3. KOKAK
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Wow, top of page?! 😀

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yes. Your post was chosen

      2. Jimmers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        the 41st person in this article

    4. Sonic Huth
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yes!

    5. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      God yes! If you don't do this move, you should quit FPL.

    6. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      phillips may play this gw28. isnt it better to sell someone who blank?

  2. Lone Wolf FPL
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I think getting a player with GW28 game for a hit worth it but only if U sell a player who you don't want back and espacially if a player that U get stay in your team longer than one game. Am I right? It's only -2 actually and if that player has nice fixture like Liv mid there is a big posibillity that you will get much more from it so it's very logical.

    I think about Sterling, Kun > Mane, Llorente -4 (10 starters) and maybe Holebas>Fernandez/Robertosn -4 (11 starters).

    Next week Phillips, Mane > Eriksen, Sanchez -4 (even if I keep Streling I would make a hit to get those two)

    Would you do it?

    1. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Don't have an issue taking a hit for a GW28 player.

      The problem I think is taking a hit for one you will then want to sell straight away afterwards. Seems inefficient to me.

      That's my issue with the Siggy + Llorente double up. Am I really going to want two Swansea attackers in my team beyond next week? Or would I be better off bringing in someone potentially less explosive in GW28 terms but more of a help to my squad beyond that.

      1. Lone Wolf FPL
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        my thinking too but look at those fixtures. I think I cant overthink this. Llorente, Eriksen, Sanchez are going in my team for GW 29

      2. Lone Wolf FPL
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        and if I make Sterling, Phillips > Sanchez, Eriksen -4 GW 29 so Sterling > Mane -4 make sense imo as next week Mane, Phillips > Sanchez, Eriksen will be the move. That -4 is wort for Mane vs Burnley especially when it's -2 actually

  3. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    GW rank check?

    1. Richd
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      210k with a -8

      1. Richd
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Alonso, triple kun, sane, pieters and sterling to play. Content, but no explosion down below.

    2. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      183k

    3. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Still 6 figures

    4. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      234-

    5. KingNidge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      47k

      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Nice one Nidgey 🙂

        1. KingNidge
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Cheers mate only taken 26 weeks for a good week lol

          We have role reversed from last year you're flying:)

    6. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      24,613

      1. Lawrø
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        *heaps praise*

    7. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      19330
      Alonso Grant Sterling Sane Aguero(TC)

      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        wow, that's top drawer!

      2. Lawrø
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        😯

      3. ChelseaGuy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Even I'm surprised 😛
        Firmino Mane and SAS helping me
        Although would like Aguero to get a brace at least 😀

    8. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      30k

    9. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      1,517,191

    10. Vinyl78LP
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      82 (-8) gw 7,517. Grant/Allen/KunTC/Stones to go again.

      1. Lawrø
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        😯 😯 😯

      2. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Brilliant congrats!

    11. Klopp For The Kopps 😆
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      47.5k with -4 😀

    12. 1569Tippins
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      296,184

    13. Arn De Gothia
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      256k 🙁

    14. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      753K with TC Aguero, Sterling and Mane as my only real scorers.

      Alli 🙁

    15. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      968k
      (Grant, Sane, Sterling, Kun(C))

    16. grumpyman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      > 1 million, despite TC Kun and Sterling 🙁

    17. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      13k 😎

      1. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Woah, how many points is that?

        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          79 🙂

    18. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      114k

      1. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Typo....141k

    19. PÍE
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      123,482 with -8

    20. AA33
        9 years, 1 month ago

        144k with Aguero TC, Sterling, Sane, Grant, Crouch and Alonso left 😎

      • George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        946k highest this year lol . Crap effort.
        Only saving grace is all chips still intact after this GW.

      • DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        49 k with a -8

      • smitchlovesfunk
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        4601

      • fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I'll take 136k for now as a non-TC.

      • VFORVANDETA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        27k with Alonso left.

      • George Costanza
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        9,455 with Alonso, Pedro, Kun (TC), Sané and Sterling v Stoke to go.

    21. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I still need a goal and an assist from Sane to make good the Alli -4 move

      🙁

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Surely just a goal and 2 appearance points would do it?

        1. Robe Wan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Good point! I feel better

          1. Ha.
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            But a goal and assist with bonus would make it 'worth' it, especially if you are removing him straight from your team

      2. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Peace of mind and being on a level playing field should be worth some points. Can't realistically expect Alli to take on Sane with the whole world making that move and still expect to come out ahead. The move was worth it even if you have come out a couple of points short.

      3. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Alli + hit = -12 - 4 = -16
        Sane = +10

        So a Sane goal would be ideal for you.

    22. The Overthinker
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      My transfers for next 2 gw(combined)

      Azpi, sterling,brunt,Costa,Phillips out
      Mawson,Fraser,Smith,kane,sanchez

      1. The Overthinker
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Views?

        1. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah makes sense, seems good!

        2. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I'd keep Costa.

          Appreciate you are bringing in Kane and Sanchez, but find a way to have them all. Fairly straightforward, especially if Ibra gets a ban.

      2. Robe Wan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        They look awful on paper

      3. ChelseaGuy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Your name suits you

    23. thep025
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      What do you ppl make of his chances of starting on Wednesday night?

      1. thep025
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I meant Aguero

        1. Jimmers
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Good but won't play 90 like today

    24. George Costanza
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Telegraph, Guardian and everywhere really reporting that Sanchez had a training ground fight and left training without permission. Pervasiveness suggests that there is something there and would explain the benching.

      1. KingNidge
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Must have been fighting with himself none of the others players have any fight in them

        1. Jimmers
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          except for Xhaka who'd fight with his own shadow

          1. KingNidge
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Whatever fight he has is offset with lack of braincells

          2. George Costanza
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            He's an idiot and it makes me question Wenger's judgement in signing him

        2. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Ha 🙂

    25. leocarter27
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Evening. Please can I get opinions on my team for gw 28?! Got 10 players.

      Jakupovic / Cech

      Coleman FMori Nyom /Alonso Valencia

      Firmino Phillips Antonio Siggy / Sterling

      Carroll Lukaku / Aguero

      Cheers all

      1. Burger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        What do you need to know, you have 10 which is more than most?

    26. JogaSemmedo
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Snodgrass or Antonio?

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Antonio

      2. trinzoo
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Antonio

      3. HazardAGuess
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Why @ Antonio? I have both but been more pleased with Siggy. Genuine question.

    27. WHY ALWAYS MESUT?
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Foster / Randolph
      Baines / Alonso / McAuley / Pieters / Kingsley
      Siggy / Eriksen / Antonio / Sterling / Carroll
      Costa / Kane / Lukaku

      1 FT, 1.8m ITB.

      Any ideas? Who should I bring in for GW28? And any hits?

      I'm seriously considering using my Wildcard post 28 (to bring in Sanchez, Ibra, etc - set up for the upcoming DGW's - too early?)

      Thanks!

    28. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A) Get Coutinho
      B) Get King to afford later Diomande to Kane and Mane to Sanchez

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        B

      2. Robben Mee Blind
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        B

      3. MTPockets
          9 years, 1 month ago

          B, esp if you have another liv mid

      4. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Last Man Standing Update

        Safety score = 43
        Top score = 80
        LMS average = 51.42 (56.04 - 4.62)

        2 games + autosubs to go.

        1. Les Bleus
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Do many people have Kun(tc)?

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            302 people are using TC out of 427 🙂

            1. Les Bleus
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Omg. It's gonna be close.

            2. DA Minnion (Former great)
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Nice stat

      5. top556677
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Is using FT now to do Sterling>manr straightforward? Or should I bring in firm/coutinho to free up some funds?

      6. Christina.
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        wrank check?

        1. Flynny
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Don't think mine updated yet....

          But should be back in top 10k..

      7. Flynny
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Stanislas to King is a no brainer isn't it?

        0.9itb
        Midfield is

        Sterling mane Phillips snoddy stanis

        Thanks

        1. Robben Mee Blind
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I reckon so

          1. Flynny
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Gonna do it tonight as stan may drop...

      8. Dirty Harry
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Just woke up. Kun playing 90 is a bit of a concern.

        Front 8 is:
        Mane Eriksen Sterling Siggy De roon
        Aguero Ibra Lukaku

        Transfers for this week look ok?
        Ibra+Sterling > Llorente+Firmino -4

      9. JRO093
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        1 FT, currently have 9 players playing for GW 28 (+ Stanislas who is obviously v. unlikely to play). I don't have a GK and have been thinking of transferring in e.g. Mignolet. I could also transfer out fx Aguero for Llorente or Stanislas for Joshua King... Input welcome!

        Thoughts?

        (Grant), (Hennesey)

        Brunt, Baines, Mwson, (PvA), (Holebas)

        Barkley, Siggy, Antonio, Mane (c), (Stanislas)

        Lukaku, Rondon, (Kun)

      10. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Ibra and Kun > Lukaku and Llorente leaving 7.8itb lol

        1. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Snap.

          1. THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Same itb? Then gw29 Sanchez is back for Fraser

      11. TaiwanHC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Thoughts on what to do with this team for next GW?

        Grant - Foster
        Azp - Baines - Coleman - Robertson - Amat
        Alli - Eriksen - Siggy - Sterling - T. Carroll
        Ibra - Aguero - A. Carroll

        1. Flynny
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          You will need to lose ibra if suspended

      12. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Hoping for a chelsea CS and Hazard to get double digits to get the GW better than average

        1. Les Bleus
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Chelsea 1-0 with a Cahill goal would be grand.

          1. Bruno Bruno!!
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            yeah had sterling captain and didnt use my TC this week so looking at a drop in rank of 40k tonight to 342k

      13. Legomane
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Heaton
        Coleman Brunt Smith
        Phillips
        Lukaku

        (Pickford Alonso *Pieters Eriksen *Sterling *Sané *de Roon Aguero *Ibrahimovic)
        * would consider selling

        1 FT 1.4 ITB

        Kinda screwed for next week...how do I recover with this lot?...

        A. Haven't seen it - is Ibra ban inevitable?
        B. Any good options to replace him this week, or just wait for Kane in 29?
        C. Sané > Sigurdsson tonight?
        D. Sterling > which Liverpool mid? (not Mané unless I find 0.3...)

        Thoughts or suggestions much appreciated 🙂

      14. Conte Cristo
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        GTG?
        Jaku
        Baines Nyom (Alonso) (Yoshida) (Walker)
        Morrison Mane(C) Siggy Snoddy (Sterling)
        Lukaku (Costa) (Crouch)
        6.2 ITB 0 Hits Taken

        1. George James
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah nice

      15. George James
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        What's everyone's plans with their City assets after this GW?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Selling at least 1.

        2. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Sell sell sell

        3. Dirty Harry
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Sell and bring back after their "tough" games

        4. KingNidge
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Both my City mids are becoming Liverpool mids

        5. Jet5605
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Selling. Tough run plus CL and FA Cup

        6. Iceball
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Think I keep Sane but lose Kun and Sterling

        7. MTPockets
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Really don't know. Aguero was going, but Ibra gone instead. Guess one of the mids, but undecided on liv/whu or bench & fix a defender instead.

          • diesel001
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Selling Kun to Kane and Sane to Eriksen.

          • shirtless
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            GW28 Aguero>Lukaku(c)
            GW29 Ibra>Kane if Ibra gets a ban

            Keeping Sterling, I sold Hazard to get him but getting Pedro for Phillips instead.

          • michudagawd
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Keeping Sterling, getting rid of KDB.

        8. Jet5605
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Planning to take a -4 hit and to two transfers this week. Which two transfers would be best given that I plan to bring in Kane (for Kun) and Gabbi (for Carroll) next week and the one after. Does it suggest I should forget about getting Llorente?

          A - Amat > Mawson
          B - Phillips > Mane
          C - Eriksen > Mane (keep in mind Kane coming next week)
          D - Aguero > Llorente

          Heaton
          Brunt - McAuley - Coleman - Pieters - Amat
          Siggie - Sanchez - Eriksen - King - Phillips
          Aguero - Lukaku - Carroll

        9. AA33
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Zlatan > Lukaku
            Crouch > Llorente
            Sterling > Coutinho
            Sane > Sigurdsson
            (-12) but will become -6

            Yay or nay?

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              You know the answer.

              1. AA33
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  😉

              2. Dirty Harry
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                -12 might be a lot especially if the game week is low scoring with only 4 games

                1. Ha.
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Disagree, upside is massive

                2. TorresMagic™
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 16 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  1 goal changes that.

            2. The Overthinker
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Which team is better?
              Both will require 4 transfers in next two gameweeks (28 and 29) .IE 4 point hit in next two.
              Views and suggestions

              Team A

              Jaku/Heaton
              Coleman/Alonso/pieters/Robertson/brunt
              Firmino/snoddy/Tarroll/sanchez/Fraser
              Kane/Costa/Lukaku

              Or

              Team B

              Jaku/Heaton
              Coleman/Alonso/pieters/Robertson/mawson
              Firmino/alli/Tarroll/sanchez/Fraser
              Defoe/kane/Lukaku

            3. Bruno Bruno!!
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              0R updated dropped 26k to 336K with only 36points so far this GW ill take that. Alonso, Hazard, Sterling (C), Aguero left

              1. Ha.
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Why are you taking that?

                1. KingNidge
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  No choice lol

                2. Bruno Bruno!!
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Because it could have been a far worse drop. Hoping for a Chelsea CS tomorrow and Hazard to get double digit points to get back to around 300k

            4. F4L
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              How does this look for next week?

              Jaku

              Baines Coleman Brunt

              Mane (C) Firmino Siggy Coutinho

              Lukaku Llorente Barnes

              Grant Alli Alonso Chambers

              Will do Barnes + Firmino ➡ Tarrol and Kane in gw 29

              1. fedolefan
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                How many hits here? Looks the ideal team.

            5. 1569Tippins
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Foster
              Baines - Coleman
              Antonio - Snoddy - Siggy - Firmino
              Rondon - Carroll

              Pickford - Kolarov - Walker - Alonso - Sterling - Aguero

              1FT and £3.1m ITB

              Aguero to Lukaku(C) is a nailed on move, which would leave £5.8m ITB

              I'm thinking that's enough but I could easily downgrade a defender... someone to Mawson or Olsen perhaps? Sterling to Mane maybe?

              Thoughts please...

            6. Jet5605
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Who is the best option over the next few weeks?

              A - Llorente
              B - Gabbi

              Already have Siggie and am planning a front 3 of Lukaku - Kane and one of the above

              1. MTPockets
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  B but he doesn't play next week.

                • dunas_dog
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Llorente for next 2 then get Gabbi