Dugout Discussion
2 September 2012 4238 comments
Mark Mark
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Settle down, we’ve no less than three Premier League encounters to take us into Antiques Roadshow, with Fantasy points hopefully continuing to flow following yesterday’s drama. We’ve opened our Dugout Discussion chatroom to capture the real-time chatter, just in time for our first kick-off at Anfield, as Liverpool face the Gunners. Full line-ups here are…

Liverpool XI: Reina, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Enrique, Allen, Sahin, Gerrard, Sterling, Borini, Suarez.
Substitutes: Jones, Carragher, Shelvey, Downing, Henderson, Kelly, Coates.

Arsenal XI: Mannone, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Cazorla, Arteta, Diaby, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Giroud, Podolski.
Substitutes: Koscielny, Martinez, Santos, Ramsey, Coquelin, Gervinho, Walcott.

Later today, we’re treated to Newcastle vs Villa and Southampton vs United at St Mary’s. With Carlos Tevez delivering on his captaincy promised yesterday, all eyes will now be on Robin Van Persie as he takes on the Saints as United’s chief goal threat in the absence of the injured Wayne Rooney.

Enjoy today’s games, we’ll see you on the other side with the Stock Check…

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. Mr Sarcastic
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    DDG + Zaba, why did I go for you - such a pre season sheep.
    Of course DDG gets rested when reading has a blank
    Of course cazarla happens to starts scoring just when I needed him to be quiet for one more week.
    So tempted to wc, altough I know it's not worth it as both ddg + kagawa has a home game against wigan coming on.

    Why Fergie, why?

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  2. SkyByBo
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    I think that liverpool performance against man city, which was decent but not amazing was a blip. Looked terrible today!

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  3. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    DDG + Zaba my nightmare!!! especially rival have Jenkinson. f

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  4. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    I apologize in advance to the scouts and members of this forum for the spamming i am about to do but....

    GERVINHOS FOREHEAD, SHOW YOURSELF YOU LITTLE MUG!

    😎

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    1. COMH
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      🙂 🙂

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    2. tangtastic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

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    3. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      I support this and am off to find some popcorn

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    4. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      😆

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    5. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Ha, what happened?

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    6. Baby Face Nelson
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      I agree. Where is he

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    7. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Go on my son!!!!!

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    8. Sarnab
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Where is he?? I wanna show him Suarez's stat

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    9. Djerbil
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      bring ur Forehead out Prick

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    10. Pratik
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      😆

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    11. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      😆

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    12. Bobbydhino - ⚒ Saint Slav…
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      havent seen him since Friday 😉

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    13. Balotellitubbies
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      😆 Can u hear the forehead sing....Nooooooo Noooooo!

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  5. Timmy Cahill Rules
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Must say arsenal look a better all round team this season when not relying on on 1 man

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    1. Gnubuntu
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Since when did Arsenal rely on one man. I seem to recall Arsenal always starting games with 11 men. 🙂

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      1. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Talksport analysis

        Arsenal were built to supply Rvp last year ...and did lots

        And have improved squad this year

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  6. Smakies
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Is vidic playing

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    1. Ed
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      yep

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  7. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Looks like 3rd straight defeat for me in FFSUEFA. 😥

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    1. Pratik
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      2nd straight defeat for me, but by a huge margin. Horrible week so far. 🙁

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      1. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        2 very close defeats.
        This one looks about the same unless Lambert tears apart United.

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    2. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      2 wins in a row for me 😀

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    3. little_wizard123
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      I've played high scores and people with much lower scores are above me. Damn. Should beat Daniel though, this was all I wanted.

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    1. MCM
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Very well, Tangmystic.

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    2. Bad Pen
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Nice one, did you put money on it?

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      1. Tim Canterbury
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        exactly

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        1. Hybrid.power
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          Was just gona ask that too 😛

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          1. tangtastic
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 3 months ago

            I'm saving my £ for the Utd game.

            3-1 to Utd.

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            1. Hybrid.power
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              13 years, 3 months ago

              I hope not. Fox is my only player left. Puke.

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  8. Gnubuntu
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    No Theo today. What you Arsenal fans thinking. I did not see any injury news.

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    1. SkyByBo
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Ox was really poor today, arsenals second worse player by a considerable distance (behind giroud of course). Walcott will be back next game.

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    2. BigUps
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      No Gervinho either, so its just a numbers game. In any case, I think he needs to have a shot playing up top. Won't happen, but it needs too.

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  9. Red5
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Nice, took a -4 to take out Cazorla (and Clyne) for Baines and Pienaar.

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    1. Timmy Cahill Rules
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      oh dear

      Hope a lesson is learnt stay patient

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  10. Tim Canterbury
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Bloody hell Taylors ankle broken in three places. Crunch. Might have a permanent problem

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    1. MCM
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Out for the season, at least. Sad news.

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      1. Tim Canterbury
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        probly got pins all over the place holding it together. Gonna take ages to mend

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    2. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Gutted for him

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    3. Hate that rotation
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Sad news. He was awesome in my FPL team last season.

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    4. Somalion
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Could be a career ender really. He'll recover and be back playing but might lose the bottle. That's worst case however, hopefully the lad will come through it 😀

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  11. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Liverpool need a new keeper. And new Strikers. And a new team, and new coaches.

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    1. Gnubuntu
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Haha. New everything?

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        New name wouldnt go amiss, and maybe new fans

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    2. Tim Canterbury
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      and most importantly new fans

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    3. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Don't forget the ground change

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  12. ludi
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Haha 2 new rules for a beginner:

    1. Dont trust Fergie
    2. Dont take hits for defenders

    Ferdinand->Baines -4pt get in!

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    1. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      I did similar Bennet > Baines for a hit, benching Demel in the process (8 points down for me!)

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      1. ludi
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Demel on the bench as well here.

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  13. Disco Stu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Better option Vs. QPR, Torres or Hazard?

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    1. Aaa fantasy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      hazard i think...people still forgetting torres looks rubbish when hes actually playing. He won't score too many more goals i don't think.

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  14. Balotellitubbies
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Arsenal rattling off the clean sheets with Jenkinson, Mertesacker and Mannone. 😆 who would have thought it.

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    1. SkyByBo
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Well they were against a very poor team this week, sunderland with no strikers gw1 and stoke who would have killed for a 0-0 at the beginning of the game in gw2. Still a good defensive start, but tougher tasks lie ahead!

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      1. Balotellitubbies
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Give them some credit, not many teams go to Anfield and boss it, City didn't.

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  15. BootlegRascal
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Davies at 4.0 a good shout for Swansea then?

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    1. Funkyav
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      could well be

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    2. Balotellitubbies
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Did Taylor to Davies last night.

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  16. Henry Hill
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Rotating goalkeepers, especially at this stage in the season, makes zero sense. De Gea just not good enough I guess, nearly Cost United the win last week

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    1. Timmy Cahill Rules
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      i have al habsi and not rtoating he is a points machine against most teams

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    2. Kagawa-san-mia
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      ??? what he made so many saves last week

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  17. Kanus hat trick
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Delighted for Diaby getting MOTM- utterly deserved. If van Persie can go a whole season with an injury, why not him

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  18. Seamy
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    If I were to bring in an Arsenal defender now (Apart from Vermaelen) who would I choose?

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    1. ludi
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      +1

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    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Kos, alway Kos

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    3. IamIronMike
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      I'm seriously considering Gibbs.

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    4. Aaa fantasy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      gibbs

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    5. patshaw
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      sesz when he is back 🙂

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  19. Saint & Reevesy
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Right Lads, I'm off to watch the saints go marching in. Have the RVP insurance policy, those that have missed out on DDG not playing, fear not it might just sav you some points 🙂

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      I must say the Saints fans on here are a jovial bunch

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    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Good luck 😉

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  20. Kuyt Dirkula +42
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    I feel sorry for Liverpool.

    They're not supposed to be this bad.

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    1. Somalion
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      I try to feel bad but my little brother is a Liverpool supporter and he's already a bitter little f**ker about United so really, tough titties.

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    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      I disagree. I feel they were always supposed to be in lower leagues. And that Argyle were supposed to be in the Premier League. Ah, the endless limits of Philosophy!

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    3. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      But they are

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  21. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    STILL WAITING GERVINHOS FOREHEAD, ANY WORDS!?!?!?!

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    1. Tim Canterbury
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      hes at the ground isnt he

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        He lives in London

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    2. Back on the horse
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      what was he saying before? that Liverpool were good?

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    3. Declan
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      😀

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  22. I taught Ashley Young how t…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Great to see a new premiership player doing an interview in english. Well done Podolski

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    1. Tim Canterbury
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      I wonder if Drogba does his interviews in chinese

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  23. Hate that rotation
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    FFS, rotating DDG already!?

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    1. reply fail
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Love your name.

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  24. Nice1Cyrille
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Be interesting to see if Kagawa drops deeper into midfield with Welbeck on..

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  25. ManchesterIsRed
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Who is going to play instead of taylor for sawnsea?

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    1. waitinginthelonggrass
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Davies probably.

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  26. Tim Canterbury
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Found a replacement for Kaboul

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  27. Smakies
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    mY team is linked ,
    should I WC now ?

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    1. reply fail
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Are you crazy? You have a really good team.

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  28. COMH
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Gotta respect Wenger the way he conducts his business. No time for sentiment in the game. You want to leave then off you go. He knows how dispensable footballers are not to mention greedy and muggy.

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  29. FC Tinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Argh. Being a Liverpool fan is getting painful. What to do?

    Option A: Stop watching LFC games completely.
    Option B: Learn the rules of cricket
    Option C: Get cryogenically frozen for 50 years or however long it takes for Liverpool to start playing again.

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    1. Somalion
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      A.

      Or C.

      But if C then you want at least 1000 years, otherwise you wouldn't be doing your grav justice 😉

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    2. Rail Madrid 1-0 Busalona
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Option D: whine constantly about decisions and lack of transfers

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    3. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Option D: Go to a tryout, you have to be better than Downing

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    4. Nice1Cyrille
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      there's always the turn to a neutral fan option..

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