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Chelsea v Spurs team news: Cucurella starts, Doherty and Perisic subs

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The second and final Premier League match of the day is a big one, as Chelsea host Tottenham Hotspur in a London derby.

Kick-off at Stamford Bridge is 16:30 BST.

Thomas Tuchel makes two changes for Chelsea, with Marc Cucurella and Ruben Loftus-Cheek coming in for Ben Chilwell and Cesar Azpilicueta, both of whom are substitutes.

That suggests Reece James will feature as a right-sided centre-back alongside Thiago Silva and Kalidou Koulibaly.

Mateo Kovacic, meanwhile, misses out because of a knee injury, while Marcos Alonso is absent as he finalises his transfer to Barcelona.

As for Spurs, they are unchanged from Gameweek 1, with Matt Doherty and Ivan Perisic on the bench with new signing Richarlison.

However, they are without the injured Clement Lenglet and Oliver Skipp.

GAMEWEEK 2 LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Mendy, James, Silva, Koulibaly, Loftus-Cheek, Kante, Jorginho, Cucurella, Havertz, Mount, Sterling

Subs: Kepa, Pulisic, Chalobah, Broja, Hudson-Odoi, Chilwell, Ziyech, Gallagher, Azpilicueta

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Romero, Dier, Davies, Royal, Bentancur, Hojbjerg, Sessegnon, Kulusevski, Son, Kane

Subs: Forster, Doherty, Sanchez, Richarlison, Gil, Perisic, Tanganga, Moura, Bissouma

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  1. DannyDrinkVodka
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Trippier>Perisic now a decent shout?

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    1. Maeki2
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      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

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    2. BrockLanders
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Bit sideways buy could work. Especially if Perisic starts next week

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    3. Pedersen
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Still not sure on perisic. You should ask tomorrow when the soccer endorphin junkies have had time to sober up after todays game

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    4. popey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 2 months ago

      You really want to see confirmation that Perisic starts - remember he didn't even come of for Sess, only right at the end when Spurs desperate

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    5. Bushwhacker
      4 years, 2 months ago

      No

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    6. Donough17
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Newcastle have city and Liverpool in 2 of their next 3 games, so I won’t be touching that trade as a Perisic owner.

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  2. TheBiffas
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Thank you for the parting gift Kane

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    1. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Why? Haaland in?

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      1. TheBiffas
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Nunez

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        1. Royal5
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Before Wolves!? Madness

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          1. Royal5
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Captain material

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            1. TheBiffas
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Wolves are solid!!

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    2. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Who are you selling for before Wolves?

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      1. TheBiffas
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Darwin, funds bailey to kulu

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  3. Pep's Money Laundry
    4 years, 2 months ago

    My Digne replacement is getting interesting

    A. Walker
    B. Cucurella
    C. Saliba
    D. Mee/Henry
    E. Neco

    Currently I have no money itb, so options C to E would give me some money for future transfers. But A or B look the better picks

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    1. POGON 1948
      4 years, 2 months ago

      if 5th choice defender then E otherwise A or B

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  4. Zenith UK
    4 years, 2 months ago

    BRING BACK ULTIMATE FPL!

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    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 2 months ago

      This

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  5. GENERATION X
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Corners have become a joke with whats going on in the box. Thats where VAR is needed as ref cant see everything its too crowded

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  6. SkyByBo
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Cracking game that, aggressive, ref let it flow and loads of drama.

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  7. Paqueta Rice
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Sousness with his “mens” comments every second sentence… awks

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    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 2 months ago

      he's an absolute nugget.

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      1. SkyByBo
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Is men's PL football not a man's game? What exactly has he done wrong there?

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        1. Paqueta Rice
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Not the context of his comments though.

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          1. SkyByBo
            4 years, 2 months ago

            It's an expression, we all know what it means, attempting to get offended for no reason

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            1. Paqueta Rice
              4 years, 2 months ago

              No, not at all really. We’re you watching it? He is sat beside a female who is also an ex pro. He even backtracked himself after making the first comment.

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              1. SkyByBo
                4 years, 2 months ago

                They are pundits on men's PL football, and it's an expression he's been using for 40yrs. He clearly meant no offense by it. We live in an age where people try to find issues with everything.

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                1. @persecuted_by_mods
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  Nobody is "offended" other than seemingly you, we all know what context he meant it in that doesn't change that it's a silly faux pas with an ex female footballer sitting right next to him

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                  1. SkyByBo
                    4 years, 2 months ago

                    Context and intent are absolutely everything.

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                    1. @persecuted_by_mods
                      4 years, 2 months ago

                      I didn't say they weren't, we're mainly laughing at how it's silly to say that in the context (of sitting right next to an ex female footballer)

                      We don't think he meant women shouldn't play the game

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                2. Paqueta Rice
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  Yes, because times have changed! I agree that he didn’t intentionally mean to offend anyone, of course not. He is working on live tv though, needs to be a bit smarter.

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                  1. SkyByBo
                    4 years, 2 months ago

                    Changed for the worse. Sky know what they are getting with souness, he's a lot more valuable as a pundit than Karen Carney.

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            2. Paqueta Rice
              4 years, 2 months ago

              How can you attempt to get offended by the way? You’re either offended or you’re not. I’m a man, don’t know why I’d be offended over Graeme making a comment 😆

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              1. Vote Joke
                4 years, 2 months ago

                By reacting to something due to the attention it’ll give you or to represent yourself in a certain way. It’s called being sanctimonious

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  8. SomeoneKnows
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Didn't see the match, how was Mount?

    Does he deserve another week or is it already time to ditch (most likely for Maddison or Luis Dias)

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    1. FOO FIGHTER
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I wouldn't touch Chelsea attack at this point.

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    2. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Awful, ditch asap

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  9. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Souness and his “man”s game” references will cost him his job.

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    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 2 months ago

      fingers crossed.

      and then he'll blame Pogba!

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      1. Mr Arsenal
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        4 years, 2 months ago

        He’s the last dinosaur on there and keeps reminding us why

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    2. SkyByBo
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Men's PL football not a man's game?

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      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Awful lot of snowflakes out there lad. They might come crying

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    3. lespaul
      4 years, 2 months ago

      "Mens" is not a word

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      1. SkyByBo
        4 years, 2 months ago

        It is with an apostrophe in there..

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  10. POGON 1948
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Need to move Cash

    A) Walker
    B) Cucurella

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    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      4 years, 2 months ago

      b

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    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Bitcoin .

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      1. POGON 1948
        4 years, 2 months ago

        i'm a couple years late for that one

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        1. Sad Pablo Arsecobar
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Not too late

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      2. popey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        4 years, 2 months ago

        that was the pre-season move

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    3. svgcr
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A

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    4. POGON 1948
      4 years, 2 months ago

      cheers gents

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  11. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mount and Neco to Gundo and Perisic? Minus 4.

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    1. Nomar
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Wouldn’t sell Neco.

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  12. Ajax Hamsterdam
    4 years, 2 months ago

    playing around with the idea of using my wc. sterling worth a shout with the nice fixtures?

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    1. Bushwhacker
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Until Chelsea sign a striker. No.

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      1. POGON 1948
        4 years, 2 months ago

        and if the striker they sign is Aubameyang, then still no.

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    2. SkyByBo
      4 years, 2 months ago

      No

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    3. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

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    4. Ajax Hamsterdam
      4 years, 2 months ago

      cheers both 🙂

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    5. popey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Too many sacrifices if have Haaland, Salah and Jesus - who all look like locks

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      1. SkyByBo
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Meh I've got all of them and kdb as well, happy with my team

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    6. ZimZalabim
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I wouldnt wildcard for sterling

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  13. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Y'know what, didn't think too much of it earlier but Richarlison was definitely interfering when he was offside.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/wockk3

    Clearly Mendy is being forced to look around him.

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Of course he's interfering with play, ridiculous for anyone to suggest otherwise but it's just an atrocious rule and even more atrociously applied

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    2. POGON 1948
      4 years, 2 months ago

      "Sorry, this post has been removed by the moderators of r/soccer."

      those guys are so embarassing 🙄

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Here's the same pic on Twitter:
        https://twitter.com/jakeheasman/status/1558874846083399684?t=1GbKdnoCfJGB4_h7pJax_g&s=19

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        1. POGON 1948
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah definitive interference, i just find r/soccer mods pathetic, clearly relevant for discussion and they remove the post..

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  14. arkom
    4 years, 2 months ago

    How nailed Kulusevski is? I'm thinking change Bailey to Kulu.

    I'm afraid of rotation, how likely is't that Richa starts instead of Kulu??

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    1. Royal5
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Kulu did not impress tonight, I'd be worried about some rotation.

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    2. SkyByBo
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Not that likely imo

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      1. All de Gea no iDier
        4 years, 2 months ago

        They are all likely to suffer 'some' rotation, but no more than most. Save until after next gw then possibly go Mount imo

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    3. TOBY1
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I brought him in before price rises this week (was originally planning foden week 2!) and now I’m not sure if Richarlison takes his place next week.

      Foden may get benched though after not passing t

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  15. bv57
    4 years, 2 months ago

    What are peoples scores? 49 with 3 to play and feels like a bad week

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 2 months ago

      97 but only because I've listened to Foo Fighter from the start

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      1. WVA
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        4 years, 2 months ago

        97 with Mendy, James, Perisic benched and Kane to Haaland? Jesus captain?

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    2. All de Gea no iDier
      4 years, 2 months ago

      56 with three Liverpool to play.

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    3. SkyByBo
      4 years, 2 months ago

      75 with Trent and salah

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    4. Salarrivederci
      4 years, 2 months ago

      59 with Robbo, TAA and Salah to play.

      Robbo need to go big or that 59 will turn into a red arrow :/

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      1. Old Man
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        4 years, 2 months ago

        I've got 60 with the same 3 left and I'm on a big red already.

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        1. All de Gea no iDier
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Yes, but Robbo is the key man tomorrow. A clean sheet will help

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          1. Bram
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Robbo v Nunez v Diaz in the 3rd Pool player arrow decider

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  16. ZimZalabim
    4 years, 2 months ago

    best def up to 6m ?

    A. James
    B. Cucurella
    C. Walker
    D. Dias
    E. Spurs option ?
    F. Arsenal Option ?

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    1. Digital-Real
      4 years, 2 months ago

      D for guaranteed starts

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    2. SkyByBo
      4 years, 2 months ago

      James, but depends what you can do with the other money

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      1. ZimZalabim
        4 years, 2 months ago

        could upgrade bailey if I go for a 5m def, but I reckon James plus Bailey/dewsbury-hall would outscore Walker/5.5-6m mid where the options arent great.

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    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      4 years, 2 months ago

      James

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  17. Nomar
    4 years, 2 months ago

    It’s great, if not wholly predictable, how people were thinking of bringing in players from last week that others are now thinking about getting rid of tonight…..

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 2 months ago

      That's variance for you, got Mitro and Haaland in for kane and Jesus

      Game is all luck

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      1. Khark
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I don't get why you'd take Jesus out with arsenals run of fixtures coz he blanked the first gameweek. I get kane to haaland

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      2. jonny77
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Of course there is luck, but kneejerking whenever one of your players blanks is never a good strategy imo, you just end up taking hit after hit and it hurts you in the long term. There is definitely skill to judging the right time to make transfers in/out, sure if you look at it gameweek by gameweek individual performances can be down to luck

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  18. Sad Pablo Arsecobar
    4 years, 2 months ago

    On a wildcard and genuinely considering De bruyne Darwin instead of Salah Haaland

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    1. George Sillett
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Agree with KDB maybe not Salah.

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  19. pundit of punts
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Save FT?

    Sanchez
    TAA - James - Walker - Saliba
    Salah - Foden - Martinelli
    Haaland - Darwin - Jesus

    Ward - Da Silva - Andreas - Neco

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  20. Captain-Useful
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Looking for a 4.0-5.0 def to add to my team.

    best form and positive fixtures are what I am trying to find.

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    1. Captain-Useful
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Cucurella?

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      1. Retired
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Zinchenko as well.

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        1. Captain-Useful
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Any none top 4 teams? no spurs too.

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          1. Captain-Useful
            4 years, 2 months ago

            non*top4teams***

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            1. Retired
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Brighton, Brentford & Newcastle defender’s are worth a look.

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          2. Retired
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Not sure buddy, don’t follow it too closely.

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