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11 March 2012 2618 comments
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Gameweek 28 enters it’s second day of action, which sees the top two sides in the country play simultaneously before the televised Norwich City versus Wigan Athletic game. Despite no TV coverage for either of the Manchester clubs’ games (in this country at least), the Dugout Discussion opens nonetheless to follow the events at the top.

The teams sheets from both our 2pm games are in and, starting at Old Trafford, are as follows…

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Jones, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Young, Carrick, Scholes, Welbeck, Rooney, Hernandez.

West Brom XI: Foster, Tamas, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Odemwingie, Andrews, Morrison, Mulumbu, Brunt, Fortune.

Having been turned over by Athletic Bilbao on Thursday, Sir Alex makes several changes with Rio Ferdinand, Michael Carrick, Paul Scholes and Danny Welbeck all returning the the starting eleven. West Brom make a couple of alterations, with Gabriel Tamas and Chris Brunt installed in the starting line-up.

Swansea XI: Vorm, Rangel, Williams, Caulker, Taylor, Allen, Britton, Sinclair, Sigurdsson, Routledge, Graham.

Man City XI: Hart, Richards, Savic, Toure, Clichy, Barry, De Jong, Nasri, Toure Yaya, Silva, Balotelli.

The home side are without the suspended Nathan Dyer, so in comes Wayne Routledge in what is their only change from their previous outing. The league-leaders are much changed following their midweek defeat in Portugal. Roberto Mancini takes another gamble away from home by starting Mario Balotelli on his own, leaving Sergio Aguero on the substitutes bench.

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  1. Somalion
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Those cleanies and Rooney have turned it right around, was on 14(-4) this morning, now 42 (-4) with RVP (C), Enrique and Drenthe left to play. Can't believe this but I'm actually happy for the second week in a row! AND UNITED ARE TOP!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

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  2. mouldy_uk
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Aguero is definitely out for Rooney next week

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  3. isacki: full casual
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Silva - 2
    Dempsey - 2
    Bale - 2
    Adam - 2
    McClean - 2
    Kelly - 2
    Richards - 2
    Skrtel - 2

    GTFO the lot of you

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    1. mouldy_uk
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Impressive consistency 🙂

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    2. udit
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Let's hope ba produces the goods tomorrow.

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Skrtel, Adam, Suarez, Ba and RVP (C) to come. RVP (C). RVP (C). RVP (C). RVP (C). RVP (C). RVP (C). RVP (C). RVP (C). RVP (C)....

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        1. udit
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Said on next page, I need Ba and Raylor to score more than 11 😐 not liking my chances.

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          1. udit
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 11 months ago

            15 actually, even better.

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    3. organdonor47
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      (skrtel 1)

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      1. DLL18
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Unless he (c) him

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        1. सनकी
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          maybe he likes the number 2.

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          1. isacki: full casual
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 11 months ago

            NO I DONT LOL

            Yes Skrtel 1.

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    4. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Haha 😀

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    5. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Ouch. Unlucky mate.

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    6. सनकी
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      HAHAHAHAHAHHAH

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      1. सनकी
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        peace no war?

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    7. dogtanion
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Skrtel only got 1

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    8. isacki: full casual
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Maybe I should just have taken a massive points hit a month ago to change my team into one I actually liked 😉

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    9. Manamongst
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      whoa.

      I´ve dumped three of them in the past 3 weeks.

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  4. COMH
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    35 with Holt, RVP(c), Skrtel, Enrique, Drenthe + bps. Not gonna be a great GW.

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    1. DLL18
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      35 as well, seems to be a popular score.

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  5. FORCA INTER
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    35pts with Ba,RVP,Enrique,Skrtel Suarez(C) to play

    could be nice GW!

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  6. Screaming Midget
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    A VERY high scoring game tomorrow evening with Ba & RVP getting the goals will be very nice.

    Keeper/Defence/Forwards I think will have a good GW... midfield = blehhh

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    1. colin1201
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      i'd like that.
      rvp and ba to score more than rooney

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  7. luke
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    taking my 45 with RVP Ba Enrique and Henderson to come with a big grin, thanks Rooners

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    1. Screaming Midget
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      If RVP(C) does me well tomorrow I'll be similar

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    2. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Nice

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  8. super zlatan
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    33 with rvp(c) Enrique Skertel and Suarez to come.
    Average?

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    1. Screaming Midget
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Above average

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    2. Bad Pen
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah I reckon so, I'm on 34 with RVP (C) Ba and Skrtel.

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    3. Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      above I'd say

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  9. ★A-O-Chamberlain★ COYG …
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    40 with RVP (C) tomorrow, decent score?

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    1. ★A-O-Chamberlain★ COYG …
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Oh and skrtel still to play

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  10. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Thanks to Rooney and Vorm for making my GW! Roll on tomorrow with captain van Persie!

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  11. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Fixtures and form are telling us United are champions.

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  12. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    39 with Enrique, Ba and RVP (C) to go. Better than average?

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    1. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Def better than average.

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    2. Screaming Midget
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      You already know the answer 🙂

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      1. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Well I guess it depends on RVP's score, if he scores it is, if not Rooney (C)ers will be better off 😐

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  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    will siggy get any bps?

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    1. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      very unlikely

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      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        why? poor game?

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        1. Call Me Old Fashioned
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          i didnt watch but i think swan defenders will get a lot of the baps

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  14. Michael Jordan - call me MJ
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Swansea!!!!! My team, 10 years ago we were about to go into the conference now we beat the top of the league/not anymore, Evans Caulker Rooney in the FPL team, loving United going top, great day of football!

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    1. MCM
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Left Caulker as 3rd sub, but I couldn't care less! This is excellent

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    2. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Swansea, my 2nd team 😉

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      1. Jax
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        pilk will come on tho...

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  15. mouldy_uk
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    23 points 🙁

    RVP (c), Skrtel, Surman and Ba to play

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    1. som3awy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      25(-4) with RVP (c) and Skrtel :X

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  16. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    No Pilks, Lambert you idiot.

    What was I doing switching back to Dempsey over Caulker. 🙁

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    1. COMH
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Mignolet + Caulker stuck on my bench. Gutted

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    2. The3rdTurd
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Ain't hindsight a wonderful thing.

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    3. Corrigan
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Granville, surely after Morison and Surman you would after learnt your lesson?

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    4. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      U've jinxed Pilks Granny

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  17. Futbol Heritage
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    The assistant ref from the City game. Anyone have a picture of her?
    Or atleast her name?

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    1. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Sian Massey, best linesman in the league. Yes Richard Keys, she belongs here.

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      1. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        +1, she is quality, never seen her get one wrong.

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      2. Bad Pen
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        She is, I've not seen her make a wrong decision yet actually.

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        1. tangtastic
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          To be the first women linesman.. she'd have to be at least 50% better than a man doing the same job. No surprise she's quality.. and all credit to her.

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      3. Futbol Heritage
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Thank you, ya brilliant call that was

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      4. Chazza
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        +1

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      5. isacki: full casual
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Even though I don't want United to win the title - you got to commend yet another excellent decision.

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    2. DLL18
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Sian Massey

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    3. Futbol Heritage
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Sian Massey?

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  18. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Some pretty smug comments about those with Liverpool players as Captain. A bit premature as they still have 90 mins to play...

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    1. The3rdTurd
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Would you really back them against Everton, having seen their recent displays?

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    2. dogtanion
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah, with a bit of luck Suarez might complete 60 mins and make it an 8 point captaincy..I'm not counting my chickens though

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  19. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    If you could have any midfielder til the end of the season, who would it be and why?

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Anybody?

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  20. Le Bluff
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Why Johnny Evans isn't in every FPL side is a mystery.

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    1. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Well most are dead by now

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    2. Chazza
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      He will be in many a FPL side soon, United hadn't kept a clean sheet in the league for 4 games until today.

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  21. Kirby
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    38 as average I'm going to go with.

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    1. Kirby
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Scratch that - probably even less.

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    2. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Not a chance, around 28, 29 me thinks.

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      1. Kirby
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Thought that as soon as I looked back at team. You're probably very close with that.

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    3. Back to Back Ballacks
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      i doubt it, more like 24, alot w/o Roo Roos

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    4. Perthite
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Are the hits people took considered in the Weekly average on FPL?

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  22. adziom
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    39 (-4) with RVP(C), Heitinga and GJohnson to play. So far so good

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  23. Back to Back Ballacks
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    ROOOOOONNNAAAAIIIIIIIYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

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  24. ICJoker
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Damn. Wish I'd have left Vorm in. Fingers crossed Norwich keeps a cleanie

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  25. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Jones impressed again at RB. Has to be the best position for him surely!

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    1. Chazza
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I think so too actually, I think for Jones: RB > CM > CB. Against the better sides he should be nowhere near CM or CB though IMO.

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  26. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Thanks Rooney and Ryo, my 8 point hit has paid off and 2 of the 4 players brought in have another game to go.

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    1. COMH
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Nicely done

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  27. Vpan
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    I would love RVP resting tomorrow... Rooney (V)

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    1. Kirby
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Dream on 😉

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      1. Vpan
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        I dreamed City lose 1-0 yesterday 😀

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    2. Viper
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      RVP could easily replicate that score if not do better, I'd still be happy to have RVP to play as captain..

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    3. Screaming Midget
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I'd prefer he starts - he can better Rooney's score

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      1. Vpan
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        But Rooney right now is differential.. everyone in my league has RVP (C).

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        1. Viper
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Fair enough in that case..

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      2. tangtastic
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        +1

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  28. Viper
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    33 (-4) with Ba, Moses, RVP (c) & Skrtel to come..

    Not great, but would have been much worse if I hadn't taken a 4pt hit!

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  29. Screaming Midget
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    I'm now awaiting the clowns, ranked worse than 50,000 coming on to ask if 103 points with RVP(C) + 8 players to go, is a good score or not... 🙂

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  30. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    32 points with Surman, Walcott, RVP, Skrtel, Enrique & Suarez(c) to go - if this doesn't get a green arrow with all the hits flying around this week....

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