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FPL Gameweek 2 Scout Picks: Three double-ups

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The Scout Picks return ahead of Gameweek 2 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL).

This is a Free Hit in all but name, with the focus solely on the upcoming Gameweek. Selections made in the Scout Squad are a big factor when it comes to deciding who made the final cut.

As ever, we are limited by certain restrictions:

  • An £83.0m budget for our starting XI
  • An overall squad limit of £100.0m
  • No more than three players per team

GAMEWEEK 2 SCOUT PICKS

GOALKEEPER

Coventry City’s home encounter with fellow new boys Hull City brings Carl Rushworth (£4.5m) into contention.

The 1.2%-owned shot-stopper was selected by all four of our Scout Squad panel.

Faith in Coventry picks has been shaken a bit by Hull’s Gameweek 1 win. However, both matches between these teams in the Championship last season ended goalless, so we could be in for another tight, cagey affair on Saturday. 

Rushworth has save point potential to fall back on should he concede.

DEFENDERS

FPL notes: van Dijk 17-pointer, Alderete, Cash + van Hecke injury latest

 

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  1. BR510
    1 hour, 34 mins ago

    1. Tzolis
    2. Schade

    A. Hume
    B. Rodon

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    1. daniscouts
      1 hour, 16 mins ago

      1 + A

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    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      1 hour, 4 mins ago

      1A

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  2. H Dog
    • 16 Years
    1 hour, 31 mins ago

    Hinshelwood owners - how about James Garner?

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    1. TafOnTour1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      19 mins ago

      Either him or Anton Stach could represent incredible value mate! Not a Hinshelwood owner though...

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    2. Caligula's third favou…
      • 4 Years
      1 min ago

      Will wait for next week before replacing him - Bruno to Palmer, hinsh to szob. At least his injury solves my benching dilemma.

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  3. Stimps
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 29 mins ago

    Bench one

    A) NDiaye
    B) Sangare
    C) DCL

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    1. Froes
      • 13 Years
      1 hour, 16 mins ago

      DCL - dont like him a bit, football ability worst than prime lord bendtner

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    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      1 hour, 14 mins ago

      B

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    3. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      1 hour, 6 mins ago

      Sangare

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  4. Pariße
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 26 mins ago

    Any reservations towards captaining either Haaland or Bruno? The fixtures aren't bad but neither have hit their optimal form. Bruno was particuarly silent at the World Cup, while Haaland might still carry some fatigue.

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    1. el polako
      • 9 Years
      48 mins ago

      I’m being more and more interested in JP purely because of his form and how good Palmer is starting to look.

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    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      45 mins ago

      Totally. They say the definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing… very little confidence in Man Utd in particular suddenly improving.

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    3. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      14 mins ago

      If you're not captaining Bruno at home to Ipswich, you might as well transfer him out

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      1. Pariße
        • 11 Years
        3 mins ago

        Yeah I agree, and I will most likely in GW3. The careful structure of Haaland, Bruno and Gabriel doesn't give me enough freedom to build my team they way I'd like.

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  5. Steve Stiffler
    • 10 Years
    1 hour, 25 mins ago

    Bench one:

    A) MGW
    B) DCL
    C) Wirtz

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    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      1 hour, 15 mins ago

      Gibbs White is injured I guess

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      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        1 hour, 11 mins ago

        No, he's declared fit to play.

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      2. Mother Farke
        • 2 Years
        1 hour, 7 mins ago

        https://x.com/BBCRNS/status/2093250201481793749

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        1. TafOnTour1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 2 Years
          just now

          I REALLY hope me getting rid of Gibbs-White doesn't bite me in the behind lmfao.

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    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      1 hour, 11 mins ago

      A

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  6. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 23 mins ago

    Most profitable duo here folks??

    A- Gvardial and Justin(play in 4)
    Or
    B- Muharemovic and Thiaw Rotation

    Cheer’s everyone!!

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    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      36 mins ago

      A

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    2. Winging it
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      29 mins ago

      B

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    3. Ball Ake
      • 2 Years
      16 mins ago

      A

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      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • 9 Years
        just now

        Thankyou gents!!!

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  7. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    1 hour, 21 mins ago

    Think white makes it to 60 mins this gw with Konsa lurking?

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    1. Conners
      • 7 Years
      1 hour, 7 mins ago

      White yes, Mosquera perhaps not.

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    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      1 hour, 7 mins ago

      Yes.

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    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 6 mins ago

      yeah

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  8. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 18 mins ago

    would you rather lacroix or tarkowski medium-long term?

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    1. Wet Bandits
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 9 mins ago

      Tark, but you've gotta hold... - he's been solid for me for the last few seasons.

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        1 hour, 3 mins ago

        cheers

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  9. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 hour, 17 mins ago

    Sangare's not KDB guys

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    1. Chilli Heatwave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 5 mins ago

      No KDB didn’t have defcon too… 😉

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    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 13 Years
      59 mins ago

      Yeah and he is not KDB money either

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    3. Warby84
      • 11 Years
      58 mins ago

      1/3 the price

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  10. Chilli Heatwave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 hour, 17 mins ago

    Completely stuck on whether to start sangare or DCL, thoughts + why I would be interested in seeing other opinions. Currently on sangare starting…

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  11. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 14 mins ago

    Rushworth, van Erwijk, Thomas and Slater worth BB?

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    1. Bobby Digital
      • 9 Years
      5 mins ago

      That's my bench and I'm doing it

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  12. kevinburrow
    • 5 Years
    1 hour, 14 mins ago

    When will Barcola be added?

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    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      1 hour, 4 mins ago

      when he signs the contract. Not officially announced yet.

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  13. Zizou
    • 16 Years
    1 hour, 14 mins ago

    Bench 1
    Van Ewijk (HUL) Jacquet (NFO) Shaw (IPS) DCL (BRE)

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      20 mins ago

      van ewijk

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    2. Jokesy87
      • 12 Years
      5 mins ago

      Van Ewijk

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  14. Dynamic Duos
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 13 mins ago

    A,B or C here?

    Kinsky Matthews
    Virgil Calafiori Gvardiol De Cuyper Konsa
    Palmer Szoboszlai Tzolis Sangare ***
    Haaland Pedro ***

    A) Rogers Wissa
    B) Cherki Wissa
    C) Slater Isak
    D) Mbeumo Barry

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    1. Warby84
      • 11 Years
      10 mins ago

      A or B

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    2. Jokesy87
      • 12 Years
      5 mins ago

      A

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  15. Wet Bandits
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 13 mins ago

    Not 100% sure if my starting 11 is correct. Schade/Brobbey in for Shaw/Gvardiol..?

    Verb,
    VVD, Cali, Gvardiol, Shaw
    Tzolis, Slob, Semenyo, Mbuemo(c)
    Haaland, JP

    Kinsky, Schade, Brobbey, Diop

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 9 mins ago

      would be tempted to start brobbey over shaw

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      1. Wet Bandits
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        1 hour, 8 mins ago

        That's where I'm at.. stupid planning with Shaw.

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    2. Puntillimon
      • 10 Years
      1 hour, 5 mins ago

      Personally more tempted with Schade cos of how hot Brentford is currently

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  16. big_fat_ARSEnal
    • 5 Years
    1 hour, 11 mins ago

    With Hinshelwood out need to start one of Brobbey or Ballard... thoughts?

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    1. Warby84
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 4 mins ago

      Striker

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    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      1 hour, 3 mins ago

      Based on Fulham's attack being better than Fulham's defense, I'm starting Brobbey over Ballard myself.

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    3. Puntillimon
      • 10 Years
      1 hour, 1 min ago

      Brobbey

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    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      54 mins ago

      You were going to play Hinselwood over Brobbey??

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      1. big_fat_ARSEnal
        • 5 Years
        just now

        Brighton flying and Chelsea D looking sus. Risky but was planning to.

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    5. Jokesy87
      • 12 Years
      53 mins ago

      As a Sunderland fan - Ballard had a bad game last weekend. With Alderete and Mukiele back and Meunier being the best of our defenders (not hard) last weekend, Ballard could be at risk.
      Brobbey nailed to start. I’d go Brobbey

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      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        51 mins ago

        I'm starting Mukiele

        Do you think he's straight back in for Sunday?

        Good luck this season.

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    6. big_fat_ARSEnal
      • 5 Years
      36 mins ago

      Thanks all going Brobbey

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  17. Warby84
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 10 mins ago

    Gtg??

    Trafford (Leno)
    Calafiori Gvardiol Ajer (De Cuyper Muharemovic)
    Saka Tzolis Szobo Sangare Palmer
    Haaland (c) Pedro (Walli)

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    1. FPL_trail_runner
      • 6 Years
      54 mins ago

      Very decent. Not sure on the double up for Arsenal attack yet. I also am not huge fan of money on bench.

      Ive messed around with this

      Kinsky
      O Reilly, White, Calafiori
      Cherki, Palmer, Tzolis, mBuemo, Szob
      Pedro Haaland

      But will probably be better going with this :
      The many different drafts that are available are crazy. No idea how this is affordable. Probably wont work with lack of defcons.

      Kinsky
      O Reilly, ajer, Calafiori rodon
      Saka Palmer, mBuemo, Szob
      Pedro Haaland

      4mil Konsa

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      1. Warby84
        • 11 Years
        6 mins ago

        Tzolis is worth holding and Saka is a no brainer, easy downgrade if things don’t work out, there is not to much in the bench and I think all 3 4.5’s rotate well, De Cuyper while in form will start most and maybe use Ajer next week with Arsenal vs Chelsea…

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      2. Make FPL Casual Again
        • 7 Years
        3 mins ago

        I like Konda but might be a couple of weeks before he starts, meanwhile White in fantastic form

        Cant justify Saka price over Tzolis

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  18. Puntillimon
    • 10 Years
    1 hour, 9 mins ago

    On wildcard - any moves you’d advise? Thanks in advance

    Petrovič verb
    White Calafiori Jacquet Ajer Egan
    Palmer Tzolis szobo Schade Sangare
    JP Isak Haaland

    0 ITB

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    1. Warby84
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 5 mins ago

      Petrovic not nailed so maybe Leno??

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      1. Puntillimon
        • 10 Years
        1 hour, 3 mins ago

        Oh crap I think I missed the news. They got another keeper?

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  19. Stap
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    1 hour, 7 mins ago

    Ndiaye might be leaving?
    Play Ndiaye or DCL?

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    1. Puntillimon
      • 10 Years
      1 hour ago

      If he’s not playing because of rumours, DCL comes off bench anyway

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    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      52 mins ago

      I'd probably still start DCL at home

      There's a theory when Everton seek to keep their best players and he puts in a star performance to tip Man City to make the move happen.

      Man City are buying up lots of players again, inevitably and Ndiaye could miss out.

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  20. Stap
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    1 hour, 5 mins ago

    That's right, I guess the gamble is then that he won't feature at all

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    1. Puntillimon
      • 10 Years
      6 mins ago

      Yeah I think higher ceiling to go with Ndiaye. Farewell match perhaps

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  21. Jokesy87
    • 12 Years
    1 hour, 3 mins ago

    Start
    A - Muharemovic
    B - Ajer

    Kinsky
    Calafiori Maguire XXX
    Bruno Mbuemo Tzolis Ndiaye
    Haaland JPedro Brobbey

    Subs: Verbruggen, XXX, Gross, Diop

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  22. it lies in the proles
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 2 mins ago

    Hello gents, BB the following or hold? 1ft

    Kinsky, Hume, Slater, Diop.

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    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      7 mins ago

      Hold

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  23. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    1 hour, 1 min ago

    Best Ndiaye replacement upto 6m?

    A) Tavernier
    B) Sangare
    C) Any other

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    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 mins ago

      B) Sangare
      Until Hinselwood knock is clear

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      1. FPL Sanky
        • 2 Years
        just now

        Yeah thinking Sangare as well.....a good set and forget pick for the time being

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  24. The Tinkerman
    • 11 Years
    57 mins ago

    Start one:

    A) Le Fee
    B) DCL
    C) Ballard

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    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      18 mins ago

      Your team is far too strong

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    2. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      7 mins ago

      B

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  25. jthmt
    • 3 Years
    56 mins ago

    question is how many haaland will score for the king today?

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    1. FPL_trail_runner
      • 6 Years
      49 mins ago

      2.

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    2. el polako
      • 9 Years
      48 mins ago

      If he scores one owners should be happy.
      He’s clearly not in form as “in form” Haaland would have buried O’Rielly’s pass in last game.

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  26. FPL_trail_runner
    • 6 Years
    55 mins ago

    I suddenly like this, but it will not do well, lacks defcon monsters.

    Kinsky
    O Reilly, White, Calafiori
    Cherki, Palmer, Tzolis, mBuemo, Szob
    Pedro Haaland

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  27. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    54 mins ago

    Sideways, but perhaps the right move…

    A) Save FT
    B) Wirtz -> Szobo

    Lammens
    Calafiori, Gvardiol, Maguire
    Mbeumo, Wirtz, Ndiaye, Tzolis
    Haaland, Isak, Pedro

    Bart, Gross, Hume, Aina
    Bank 0.0m, 1FT

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  28. Wet Bandits
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    51 mins ago

    If/when Konsa comes in, is it White or Mosquera that drops out?

    Or is he just depth and not guaranteed to start?

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  29. janlu0
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    51 mins ago

    Benching headache, any advice will be gratefully received.
    Kinsky
    Rodon Shaw Gabriel
    Bruno Ndiaye Mbeumo Sangaré
    JPedro Haaland(c) DCL
    Bench: Palmer LeFée Thomas Diop

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  30. Emiliano Sala
    • 10 Years
    48 mins ago

    mbeumo to tzolis yes or no?

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    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 min ago

      no

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