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Arnautovic and Fabianski the key figures as Gameweek 8 kicks off

5 October 2018 1403 comments
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A large number of Fantasy Premier League managers are turning to Marko Arnautovic (£7.0m) and West Ham to kick-start Gameweek 8.

The Austrian forward, named in the starting line-up for the second week in a row, sits in 17.6% of Fantasy squads for a Friday night trip to Brighton.

Arnautovic is the most popular player in tonight’s fixture, but colleague Lukasz Fabianski (£4.5m) is not far behind with 13.5% ownership.

None of their Hammers’ team-mates are even close though. The third-most fashionable West Ham player is Felipe Anderson (£6.8m), owned by 2.6%.

Such is Fantasy interest in Brighton that their most popular assets aren’t even involved tonight.

Dale Stephens (£4.4m) and Markus Suttner (£3.9m) are both in a little over 5% of Fantasy squads but neither of them are in the matchday squad.

Anthony Knockaert (£5.5m) has caught the eye in recent weeks but only 1.5% of Fantasy managers are in possession of him at time of writing.

Meanwhile, Glenn Murray (£6.5m) returns to the side after being rested for the Gameweek 7 trip to Manchester City.

BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION XI (4-4-1-1): Ryan; Bong, Dunk, Duffy, Bruno; Jahanbakhsh, Propper, Kayal, Knockaert; March; Murray

WEST HAM UNITED XI (4-3-3): Fabianski; Masuaku, Diop, Balbuena, Zabaleta; Noble, Obiang, Rice; Anderson, Arnautovic, Yarmolenko

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  1. FPL Virgin
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    Virg in da house.

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    1. La Roja
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      😀

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    2. FPL Virgin
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      😎

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    3. Gooner Kebab
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      Nice one Virg

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      1. FPL Virgin
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        Good luck, G.K.

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    4. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
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      Bows.

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    5. Drexl Spivey
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      Aaaa-ite!

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      1. FPL Virgin
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        Now then, Doctor Lecter.

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        1. Drexl Spivey
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          Yah.

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  2. Sting
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    damn with aguero dropping i should have done aguero to kane. then straight back again. both FT

    grrrrrr. damn casuals

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    1. Demel
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      Aguero is potentially a season keeper. Don't sweat.

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      1. Sting
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        hiding behind a sofa tomorrow now.

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    2. _Make
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      Two transfers for .1-.2m? Ridiculous

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      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
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        This

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      2. twoplustwo
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        lol yep

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    3. SADIO SANÉ
      • 11 Years
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      you still can

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  3. Arctic monkeys
    • 12 Years
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    KANE

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  4. Collie01
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    7 years, 10 months ago

    Rolled a FT for the first time this season. Gives me more time to contemplate bringing Salah back in.

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    1. Fred54
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      7 years, 10 months ago

      You missed the deadline and are trying to style it out?

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      1. Collie01
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        Sounds thqt way doesnt it!

        But no, waiting to see how he performs vs City and 2FTs is easier to fund than taking a hit. Probably Shaw out after Newcastle too.

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    2. THFC4LIFE
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      • 9 Years
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Yep and mini wildcards are the way to go. I done Mendy Mane Wilson > Doherty Knockaert Kane before gw7

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  5. #FPLBhuna
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    VARDY

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  6. Fred54
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    JEFFERS

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  7. Demel
    • 14 Years
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    I will lose all interest in this match as soon as Brighton concede.

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  8. 1zverGGadeM
    • 9 Years
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    Updated

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    1. FPL Virgin
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      GW9 fixtures haven't.

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  9. Demel
    • 14 Years
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    The App has updated.

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  10. Gooner Kebab
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    KEBAB

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    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
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      I hope Conor knocks him out

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  11. conorbon
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    Tripled Captained Kane this week, fingers crossed!!

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    1. _Make
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      Good luck to ya!

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      1. conorbon
        • 13 Years
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        Thanks buddy. Got him in for a hit so need to make that back at least

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    2. Positive vibes
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      Good luck!

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      1. conorbon
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        Cheers matey. Have Aguero and Hazard so god forbid if Kane blanks those 2 should get a few points

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        1. Positive vibes
          • 9 Years
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          In the same boat. But only C on Kane. TC is maverick.

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  12. Mr_Forest3
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    Gameweek 8 projections are not showing on the RMT tool anymore, any chance of getting this put back?

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  13. _Make
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    QUASHIE

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    1. Demel
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      Good old Nige!

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      1. _Make
        • 9 Years
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        He's a former Hammer so I'll always like him a little

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  14. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
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    Salah vs. Kun for captain GW9 looks a tough call

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    1. Demel
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      Salah all the way I think.

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    2. Demel
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      As long as you own both that should be enough to soften any incorrect blow.

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      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
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        hopefully - huddersfield have been pathetic so far and Mo is well & truly due

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    3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
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      Either

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    4. MTPockets
      7 years, 10 months ago

      Aguero for me

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    5. THFC4LIFE
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      Kun for me especially if KDB back

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    6. twoplustwo
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      Triple Liv, then Kun C

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    7. conorbon
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      Kun for me

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    8. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
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      On kun currently

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  15. Gooner Kebab
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    My team is in such a state, I'm gonna hit WC the moment the site is up.

    I'll be enjoying this IB and pick up all the price rises!

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    1. _Make
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      Yeah me too 🙂

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    2. Positive vibes
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      Me too, good luck to us.

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  16. _Make
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    DAVENPOOOORT

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  17. mr messi
    • 16 Years
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    How long to update?!

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    1. Hybrid.power
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      It's updated

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  18. Ghost Gooner
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    Have a feeling a lot of people took hits to get Kane. I might get a green arrow without having a player tonight.

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    1. Fred54
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      True.

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    2. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
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      Hahah no way

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    3. conorbon
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      I think he’s going to get at least a brace so worth the hit

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      1. Salah’s Sonnet
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        nah, blank

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  19. EMERGING STAR
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    Give me the parting gifts dear Joshua, Alexandre and Bernardo...

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  20. Chucky
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    Some juicy fixtures for my team next week....

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    1. Fred54
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      Bolivia v Netherlands?!

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      1. Chucky
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        😛

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    2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
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      Same looks beautiful

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  21. THFC4LIFE
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    Fancy a 2-2 draw tonight Knockaert involvement will be appreciated

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  22. ooooo
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    Changes to this wc team for gw9 onwards?
    Hart
    Alonso Mendy Trent Doherty
    Salah haz KDB Knockaert
    Vardy Arnie

    Fabianski WB Bennett Hojberg.

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    1. Positive vibes
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      Need one premium striker for flexibility imo

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  23. Rainer
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    Kane seems popular. Was overpriced this time last week.

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    1. Collie01
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      Friend of mine TC'd him this week.

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      1. Drexl Spivey
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        Oooooh, see what ya did there.

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    2. _Make
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      One week hit brah

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      1. _Make
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        *punt

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  24. Positive vibes
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    Hi, anyone will wild card in gw 9?
    Cheers 🙂

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    1. Rainer
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      Will be a popular week for it!

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    2. XabiAlonso
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      Maybe will see how this week pans out first

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  25. Seamy
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    Going to be a squeaky Gameweek. Basically all mini league rivals have brought in and captained Kane.
    Hazard is actually a differential.

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  26. Demel
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    Early thoughts on next week.

    The Salah/Kane switch for my 2 FT is locked in.

    The next double trade I want to do is Pogba/Alonso > KDB/TAA. I could do that for -8 next week. Sounds crazy but consider the fixtures...

    Pogba che
    Alonso MUN

    KDB BUR
    TAA but

    Could the -8 pay off and put me 2 weeks ahead in terms of transfers?

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    1. Wilshere Knowledge
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      Think it may be too early for KDB personally.

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    2. Salah’s Sonnet
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      What's bad about Chelsea playing United? clean sheet likely and attacking points maybe too

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      1. Demel
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        You are probably right.

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  27. FPL Virgin
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    • 10 Years
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    BREAKING.

    Of course Mark brought in and captained Kane. https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/4668/event/8

    As Kane's biggest fan ... Was there ever any doubt?

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    1. Rainer
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      I'm surprised he didn't do it last week.

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    2. XabiAlonso
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      Banking on a palace wolves nil nil there

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  28. FPL Forward Thinker
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    0pts so far in GW8

    Not far of my GW3 score

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    1. Fred54
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      O RLY.

      (VIntage stuff for you kids.)

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  29. fusen
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    7th in the world captained hazard

    The rest of the top 50 captained Kane

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    1. La Roja
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      Why are bs’ing? There is plenty captained Hazard in top 50

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      1. fusen
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        Lol, sorry wasn't meant to be spreading an incorrect message.

        What I was actually looking at is

        *Out of all owners in the top 50 who own Kane* (doh!)

        I didn't realise I had already filtered to just Kane owners 😛

        So all of those that own Kane, only one captained Hazard the rest captained Kane which tbh you'd expect

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      2. fusen
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        10 captained Hazard in top 50

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    2. potatoace
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      What , all the top 50 have Kane? Sheeeet

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      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
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        No he is just talking up his ass 😛

        So many captained Hazard in top 50

        There is even one with Mitro(c)

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    3. Drexl Spivey
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      Did you honestly just count them, one by one?

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    4. MTPockets
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      Doubt it

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    5. Fred54
      • 11 Years
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      Pray for Fusen buried under browser windows.

      That's DW Windows. Quote Joe for a 0.0000000000001% discount.

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  30. Positive vibes
    • 9 Years
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    On WC, who is better?
    A. DDG, Fraser
    B. Fabs/Patricio, Maddison
    Thanks 🙂

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