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Community Watch Tournament Update

Welcome to the latest update from the Community Watch Tournament. Roughly a month ago we submitted an article inviting you to be part of this new contest. Since then the response has been overwhelming and we thank you for that.

For a quick recap this is how the tournament works. Each team will have 10 members. Seven players will start in a Gameweek, including a weekly captain who will score double points. The remaining players will be on the bench for that Gameweek. The 20 teams will compete in a head-to-head league

The Managers

Firstly, let’s announce the managers and their respective team names, they will be responsible for bidding on the players.

Acekn1ght – Messidonia

Adam West – Georgia Boyd

Az – Mozampique

Boris Bodega – Salahmon Islands

Cylus11 – Reussia

Goldman – Emre Canada

GregHammer – Matagascar

Jarvish – Fashanu Zealand

Jazz – Gaboniadini

JK – Grabbangladesh

JoiceJoseph777 – Cech Republic

Jossy – Germané

Laurent Robert – Ibeland

Lawro – Kenyaya

Le God – Hungary Neville

Pirlo’s Pen – Mbokani Faso

SneakyPete – Sanchile

Speedyboyzzzz – Balegium

Tets McGee – Afghanistanislas

Viratkohli – Blindia

Bidding Details

Now onto the bidding details. After much discussion, we’ve decided to try and keep it as straightforward and lucid as possible. There will be exactly 10 players per team including the manager. The remaining 180 non-managing players will be broken up into five tiers based on previous FPL performance. There will be six rounds of bidding as follows:

Round 1 – Tier 1 players (Deadline 8th September)

Round 2 – Tier 2 players (Deadline 10th September)

Round 3 – Tier 3 players (Deadline 12th September)

Round 4 – Tier 4 players (Deadline 14th September)

Round 5 – Tier 5 players (Deadline 16th September)

Round 6 – “Homeless players’’ (Deadline 18th September)

Each manager will be armed with a war-chest of 200 million. Each round they will be able to submit integer-valued bids for players in that tier. You cannot place more than six bids per round.

The manager who bids the highest amount will win that player. You cannot bid for the same player more than once per round. The total amount of bids you place in a round should not exceed your budget.

In the event of a tied bid, the player will get to decide where they go. If they don’t respond within eight hours of being notified we will decide it by coin toss.

All of the players that are yet to be assigned a team after the first five rounds will all then be included in the “homeless players’’ round. Any player still without a team after that round will be automatically assigned.

A player can reject signing for a team only once. Then the player will go to the next highest bidder. After the bids are processed the players will receive an email, showing them the team they have been assigned. If a player wants to reject the team then he should reply to us via email within eight hours of being notified.

Similarly a manager can release a player only once before Round 6. All the released players will be available for bidding in Round six.

The list of players placed in different tiers can be found here.

Players are broken into tiers based on the average rank of the last three seasons. The order of players in a tier is also according to the rankings.

Further details

Managers will be bidding via forms just like they used to apply for the tournament. The form will be sent to them shortly. A manager may appoint an assistant manager to bid on their behalf, but this must be somebody they already have in their team.

If you have any queries or questions, you can ask us in the comments section below or by sending us an email to fantasycommunitywatch@gmail.com. Please try to keep the tournament chatter to the comments section of this article. If any issues arise the decision of the CW Committee will be final.

The CW Committee: Supreme Leader AA33, Lawro, GregHammer95, FPLDreams, Speedyboyzzzz and Cylus11.

AA33 FCB 2016/17 Winner. Scout Picks Challenge 2016/17 Runner-up.

3,531 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Lawrø
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Let's just compare the squads with 7 members...

    Matagascar:
    Average 2016/17 rank: 32787th
    Budget remaining: 3m

    Fashanu Zealand:
    Average 2016/17 rank: 16470th
    Budget remaining: 3m

    Kenyaya:
    Average 2016/17 rank: 4756th
    Budget remaining: 55m

    http://i.imgur.com/XJrIf.gif

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Quality

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Last years winner is ranked around 3m. It's all about this year, you can't rest on your Lawro's 😉

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Unfortunately this is 2017/18

    4. greghammer95
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Liverpool fan, living in the past? Noooooo way.

      We embrace emerging potential at Matagascar, different season 17/18. Look at Leicester, one season isn't everything.

      I'll stop being defensive now 😀

    5. meerlight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      It's the quality and depth of the squad that counts. Fashanu Zealand currently boasts:

      Jarvish (manager)
      costascounsellor
      zankeroski
      meerlight
      desertbug
      eunuch jelly
      godot

      There's are all battle hardened and seasoned veterans of community competitions with 10 top 1K finishes and another 4 10K finishes between them. We'll be no pushover. Think carefully before excepting a desperation bid from the competition, we would love to offer more, but funds are now limited. Remember there are no prizes for team or player value, there's only glory in victory.

  2. Boris Bodega
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Tier 3 bids entered. 🙂

  3. The Royal Robin
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Are Huddersfield going to be the CS kings?

    1. Jøssy ⭐
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Nice jinx!!

  4. Now I'm Panicking
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    CS gone

  5. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Very happy with my tier 2 results.

    Welcome Gbpearce/Krul Runnings/Jay/Walkman666 to the Hungary Neville team

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Nice signings mate

    2. Jay_
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Nice one mate. Good team that. Nicely done.

      • gbpearce - AMERICAN DYCHO
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Great to be aboard Captain.
        Some really strong team mates around me.

        hunGary Neville will show the competition who's the hungriest

        1. cylus11 ( Manager) - Russia…
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          You stole Krul Runnings from Team Russia.
          We will fight it for sure on the field

          1. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            I never stole, Krul Runnings had a choice..he took the red pill, hes stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes

    3. John t penguin
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      if I am best player for a team even I won't sign for them
      Would rather be a Scott sinclair

    4. Slam
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Save some money for Tier 4 😉

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Oh, I have! 😉

        1. Slam
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          😀

      2. John t penguin
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Tier 4 will be the bogof tier

        1. Slam
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Tier 5 will be the massive clearance sale with 80% off all items

    5. Back on the horse
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      There's some good picks in tier 3 and 4....

      Play it cool, Jazz. Play it cool. 😎

      1. Jazz!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Rest assured horsey. Rest assured. 😉

    6. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Gravater substantiation

      1. AA33
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        😀

      2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        This I like 🙂

      3. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks.
        Proud to be a Georgiaboydian

    7. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Bids are in ... 🙂

    8. Lord.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Cakegate is over; its time for the raw meat course. This is the transfer window that keeps giving.

    9. Darth_Krid
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I just want to say thank you to the organisers for putting this together. I'm having an absolute blast so far and the business end hasn't even begun!

      Community stuff like this is exactly why I stopped being a lurker and signed up to the site. Thanks lads/ladettes 🙂

      1. AA33
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks Darth_Krid! 🙂

    10. Amateur Pundit Zan
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Wow 3 days into Fashanu Zealand and definitely feel we have something special building.

      Big thanks already to my team mates for all the advice and help with my wildcard this week. You don't get that quality of advice on FFS these days 😉

      Mi points es tu points now.

      Can't wait to meet our new team members, having scouted with the team we can see some real quality players / posters in the remaining tiers, your bid is coming hopefully see you with us soon.

      Apologies in advance if our bids are a little on the low side, that is in no way a reflection of how much we value you, more a reflection on our supreme leader’s determination to land his top targets at whatever cost (some might call it profligacy but not me) 🙂

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Absolutely mate - spent hours last night going through every single person in tier 3 to pick out those that I think will fit in with the rest of the team dynamic based on their posting history (rank irrelevant in these tournaments) - will share my shortlist with the rest of the team today so we can agree who we will bid for.

        Every single person in our team will be equal, regardless of price. Absolutely no intention in completing the squad with fodder. Some great guys in our team so will be a great experience for anyone who gets the chance to be involved with us 🙂

        1. Gamoriola of the Galaxy (Eu…
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          I second that Gaffer. Or am I thirding Zan? Whatever. Good bunch of knuckleheads so far and looking forward to the new additions.

        2. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          I like this ...

        3. Desertbug
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Solid approach skipper! My posting is always waxing/waning, depending on other contests I'm involved in and work necessities, but there's nothing like a nice totally imaginary contest over imaginary points accrued by players all over the world, with absolutely no prize other than pride, to bring out the bantz in me.

          Time to bring it!

          Can't wait to see who else we bring into our crew.

          Ta for now, off to try to figure out how to customize my grav for this thing.

      2. meerlight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Team morale is high going in to this tournament. And will only improve as more talent is added to the squad.

        1. tets mcgee (Bachmann an Rob…
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Wait til u lose ur opening game and see these mercenries turn on each other.

          1. Desertbug
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Nice try Tets, but you'll not sow seeds of discontent into our squad of Kiwi Solidarity.

            Looking forward to meeting you on the field of play!

      3. Desertbug
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        This to the umpteenth power. Really looking forward to working with you guys on this team! I've been in on a couple of tourneys before and the advice and help from those teammates has proven immense. We're all pretty obsessive if we're playing a game like this and I'm looking forward to having this many more teams to mull over and tinker with. Really looking forward to having more eyeballs looking at my squad also and helping me on to even better results!

        And looking forward to making even more friends. These tourneys have been the starting point for a good number of long-term communications that have grown to range far outside of FPL as well.

        I feel lucky to have been in on the higher tier of this contest, because the margins between levels of quality of players in this tournament are really fairly slim. The organizers had to break things down in some fashion in order to structure the bidding process, but we know that past performance doesn't guarantee anything. I'm sure when the year is over that I'll be looking up in the standings at a good number of the managers who we are yet to bid on. I'm hoping we nab three of them to fill our remaining roster spots so that I can benefit from that as well.

        Oh, and that's probably enough seriousness for me. Generally I'm kind of a smartass and our groups have been a lot of fun. I ran the parody Twitter account for one of our past tourneys and had a blast with it.

    11. Van Klinkert Delarosa
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Personally think this is awesome : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z88TgQNUd-Y&feature=youtu.be

      Anyone else doing stuff like this for their signing?

      1. aaaaaa
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Glad that you liked it.

      2. FPL Kangaroo
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        "The Kanga is hereeeeeee" 😉

    12. aaaaaa
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Would the ffscout community want me to do a bit of video reviews for major signings? Thinking about it

      1. AA33
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Great idea! 😀

      2. Dreams
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Only if you pay us. 😉

        1. aaaaaa
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Why would I pay you, I should get paid

    13. Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Bids submitted! =)

    14. Lawrø
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I've just updated the CW Squads sheet so that the names link to the FPL team.

      https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vA5L-SePWJRLfTTB7QHCSkA5SBo7A1bq6Z4x085DfHs/edit#gid=0

      Let me know if there are any errors or if you'd like your name presented differently 🙂

      1. aaaaaa
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Great work! Happy belated birthday Lawro. Sorry I had missed the deadline.

        1. Lawrø
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Thanks mate! 😀

      2. VS10_
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        If you can switch my _ to the end, thanks. 😀

        1. Lawrø
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Done 🙂

      3. Van Klinkert Delarosa
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Emre Canada is a team to watch. Superbly ridiculous lineup!

    15. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Team Grav Check

      1. Az
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Success!!!

    16. Boris Bodega
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Community Watch News Update

      Two tiers down with four to go, here is the headline news: Balder’s predilection for Black Forest gateaux seems at odds with the rest of team Matagascar (Battenberg is rumoured to be the team’s staple diet). Will he be cast asunder and reappear in tier 6?
      The overbid of the tournament so far was by Salah-mon islands bid - £101m for GreenWindmill, £71m more than the 2nd highest bid of £30m. Has this left Salah-mon islands with too much to do?

      Best valued acquisitions so far
      Cheltnamshire Lalala from Tier 1 (£2m successful bid by team Blindia), finished in the top 5000 twice in the last three seasons.
      Arc from Tier 2 (£1m successful bid by team Matagascar), finished just outside the top 3000 last season.
      Gilderoy Knockaert from Tier 2 (£2m successful bid by team Salah-mon Islands), finished just outside the top 500 last season.

      Highest successful bids so far, apart from aforementioned GreenWindmill
      MrT from Tier 1, £81m by team Kenyaya
      Lateriser12 from Tier 2, £80m by team Grabbangladesh
      FPLKangaroo from Tier 2, £61m by team Blindia

      Some of the ones that got away (for now…they move to Tier 6)
      Blackbear from Tier 1, finished just outside top 2500 last season.
      SpartaBhoy from Tier 1, two sub 10k finishes in the last three seasons.
      Scodaole2 from Tier 1, again two sub 10k finishes in last three seasons.

      Most Canny Team manager
      The most players accumulated by any team is six, by teams Fashanu Zealand, Kenyaya and Matagascar. Two of these teams have only £3m left of their budget, whereas Lawro from Kenyaya still has £55m left to play with. Well played sir!

      The Cream of the Crop
      Team Balegium’s players have an average finish over the last three seasons of under 4k. That is a sub 4k finish on average, every season! However with the 2nd highest spend per player and with six players still to aquire, can they keep their elite status?

      Until the next transfer window (tomorrow at some point I believe), good afternoon, good evening and goodnight!

      1. Bend It Like Bennett
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks for the update Boris.

        "The Cream of the Crop" - I like that. Great team you're putting together SpeedyBoyzzz. Good luck with the next transfer window!

        1. Boris Bodega
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Same to your team, next two tiers could prove very decisive, imo. Glad I still have some budget left 🙂

        2. Kryten
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Nice one speedyboyzzz "cream of the crop"

        3. Speédy
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          🙂 🙂

      2. Prøfeßör …
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers for the update.

        1. Boris Bodega
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          I would expect you to be the centre of a bidding war when we get to the 6th tier.

          1. Prøfeßör …
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            I'm really looking forward to it.

            Loving the community tournament so far - and it hasn't even started!

      3. Prøfeßör …
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        🙂

      4. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Bravo! 😀

      5. aaaaaa
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks for the update!!

      6. Cheltnamshire LaLaLa
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Nice to be flagged up as a decent value buy! The question is has Kohli got a Michu or a Capoue on his hands?

        1. aaaaaa
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Cheers! I'm excited to work with you!

    17. Lawrø
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Deadline is in 4hrs managers, still a few left to report in!

      Preferential order please.

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Why can't peeps do the simple things, hmmm? 🙂

        1. Lawrø
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          I didn't submit mine till about 10 minutes before the deadline to be fair! Sometimes life gets in the way 🙂

          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            😆 True. 😉

          2. Boris Bodega
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Lucky for me I have no life. 😀

      2. Lord.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        I thought the Round 3 deadline was tonight.

      3. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Sugar puffs!! I failed to submit my bids 🙁 roll on round 4

        Sorry team Hungary Neville, I will hopefully make up for it in Tier 4

    18. John t penguin
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      So do I start bidding for which manager I want now?

      1. Boris Bodega
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        * grabs tea and leans back in his chair *

        Ok you have my attention....speak on, dear friend, speak on.

    19. Desertbug
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Really looking forward to this next round of bids and hoping we can get some of these strong Tier 3 managers to join our Fashanu Zealand squad on our collective march to victory. Our thoughts and philosophy are upstream somewhere if you want to read more. Fingers crossed!

      1. Boris Bodega
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        With a budget of £3m I'll be impressed with any signings you make in this tier. Good luck

    20. Lord.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Breaking news - the full Matagascar squad has been announced:

      Mr Kipling
      Paul Hollywood
      Mary Berry
      Marie Antoinette
      Fanny Craddock
      Joe Don Baker
      Nadiya Hussain
      Mrs Beeton
      Jurgen Klinnsman
      Greggs (C)

      1. Gamoriola of the Galaxy (Eu…
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Didn't you leave out Yaya Toure?

        1. Lord.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          He's in the reserves with Nigella and King Alfred.

      2. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Tom (m)Ince?
        Brain Chocolate McClair?
        Frankie Bunn?

      3. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Breaking News : Nobody Cares

    21. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Looking forward to some stellar additions to Team Bolivia Giroud tomorrow. 😎

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        So am I. Let us hope that I haven't cocked it up!!! 😆

        1. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Fingers crossed.

    22. Van Klinkert Delarosa
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Transfers sorted by transfer fee :

      Tier 1 : http://i.imgur.com/KvLo3Qa.png

      Tier 2 : http://i.imgur.com/mDOopG1.png

      Top 10 transfer fee paid so far : http://i.imgur.com/TtKNkS7.png

      Balegium and Matagascar both with 2 players from Top 10, and interestingly combined of 102m and 94m respectively. Compared to Salahmon Island's 101m.

      1. Boris Bodega
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Does this make my bid look better or worse? XD

    23. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Have the players in Tier 3 received emails with bids?

      1. Speédy
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Yes,players in Tier 3 have been mailed their results by @Dreams.

    24. aaaaaa
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      What time at the results today? 12 noon or 230pm BEST? Or some other time?

      1. aaaaaa
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        BST*

    25. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      @SpeedyBoyzz you here?

      1. meerlight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        No, but Fanshanu Zealand would always be there.

        1. meerlight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Spelling my on team correctly would help 🙄

      2. Speédy
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Hey Karan,sorry for not replying earlier. Here now 🙂

    26. AK ⭐
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I am signing for the team that has the best player in FPL.

      1. aaaaaa
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Welcome aboard!! Blindia FC is thrilled to have you!

      2. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Welcome aboard

    27. Kolarov Fpl Legend
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I'm gonna be one of those Not Sold... should of called myself red..... something...

      1. meerlight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Getting last post hasn't help 🙂