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The Dugout Discussion – Sunday

24 August 2014 6148 comments
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Sunday serves up a trio of Gameweek encounters, with Thursday’s Europa League ties pushing Hull and Tottenham’s home fixtures alongside Man United’s trip to the Stadium of Light.

Events begin at the KC Stadium and White Hart Lane, with Steve Bruce’s Hull hosting Stoke and Mauricio Pochettino’s Spurs facing a London derby clash with QPR. Fantasy managers will be focused mainly on the latter, with Christian Eriksen the top owned asset on show from the early kick-offs.

Attention then turns to the North East, with Louis van Gaal’s United outfit taking on Sunderland in a bid to get their season underway following the opening day defeat to Swansea. With a staggering 48% ownership, Wayne Rooney remains the headline act, while Juan Mata’s 19% ownership will be holding out for returns in order to stem a tide of sales that have already seen the Spanish playmaker drop in price.

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

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  1. BantamPhil
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Diouf » Dzeko

    No brainer

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    1. Not Irish
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Him or Ade for me. Not keen on doing it before Dzeko plays tomorrow.

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    2. Kip
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Ade

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      1. BantamPhil
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        City vs Stoke at home though

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  2. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone think Sunderland will win today?

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    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Almost certainly. 😉

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    2. Mary
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      wouldn't suprise me tbh

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    3. Holding Mee Bong
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Rodwell FGS

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    4. Danny x-factor
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      0 - 0 is the ideal result for me. Still can't remember how I put Mannone in goal instead of Krul.

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    5. rickardinho
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      2-1 sunderland. van persie goal to send everyone panicking

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  3. Judas
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    As a non-siggy owner with Eriksen, is it silly for me to not make that transfer?

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    1. Mary
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      eriksen will come good for sure! hard to know

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    2. Kip
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      no

      ship someone else to get sig in

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      1. Judas
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        id have to ship silva, ramsey or sterling...

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    3. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I'd fancy Eriksen to win overall but the 1.7m of a difference could swing it the other way...

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    4. Gonna mesut up
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      just watched the motd highlights and siggy looked great and lively. at his price there has to be a way to fit him in.

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      1. Judas
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        not really?

        http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/32847/event-history/2/

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    5. tm245
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Can you switch to 3-5-2?

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      1. Judas
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        already downgraded Bojan ro naismith and still dont have enough for Marney ---> sigg

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        1. Sebbo29
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          you'll have to do it via DEF then as well. Either Ward for a 4.0 DEF or Jones for a 4.5 / if my calculation is correct you would need to save another 1.0 Mio from DEF, right?

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  4. Sarnab
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Lovren
    Debuchy
    P.Jones

    Choose one to sell

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    1. Coaly
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Lovren, closely followed by Jones

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    2. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Lovren

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    3. Del Monte
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I have these exact 3, hard to say which one to sell as neither have kept a clean sheet yet.

      Jones has the easiest fixtures tho

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    4. Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Debuchy's fixtures are bad and Arsenal looking shaky. i dunno though.. see how liverpool look tomorrow and Manu look tonight

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    5. rickardinho
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      phil jones won't play if united switch to 433 soon. they're not gonna get cs's either. would be my pick by far

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  5. Coaly
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Should I transfer out Caulker, Chambers or save? 0 itb. Who for if you would use a FT on one of those

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    1. Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      im keeping Caulker and doing Debuchy to Naylor 😯 .. need 1 million and i value Caulker's goal threat chance more than Debuchy's CS chance over the next few weeks. Dont trust arsenal's defense at all atm

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    2. rickardinho
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      caulker will come good. he was inches away from scoring at the death today and being +8 instead of 0. sunderland next, no reason to kneejerk

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      1. Coaly
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Price fall though. And yeah I saw, it's just their shambolic defence that damages his value at 5.0

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  6. Natas
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I need to decide now for the season, please help. diego Costa with lamela or ericksen, or hazard with adebayor. Leaning hazard adebayor for pks, but ericksen looked mighty dangerous today. Diego Costa doesn't seem up to speed yet.

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  7. Del Monte
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    On for a rubbish week!! 🙁

    36 with only PvA Jones Sterling & Rooney to play

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    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      36 GW's to recover! 😀

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    2. Gonna mesut up
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      It's not over yet, had weeks like this turnaround in one game before.

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  8. Lanley Staurel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Can we trust TotalFPL now?

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      No

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  9. RabMac
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Apart from forwards and GK that is a really poor United team.

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  10. Pedram
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Should i do Bojan > Dzeko for a FT ?

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    1. Judas
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      where are u gettint that money from

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      1. rickardinho
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        haha, shall i do zamora>aguero? 😛

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  11. Zombie
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    "The problem I have at United is that the selection is not balanced. There are five number nines and six number 10s - and we don't have enough defenders." - LvG

    Then why the hell you're signing Di Maria mr. LvG (that too for a record transfer fee)?....Isn't he another #10?

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    1. The Machine
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      No

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    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      He has never played as a 10.

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    3. JWF
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      7

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    4. Sleep Talk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      He's more of a winger.

      Which I also find odd, because then United would have to change formation (can't seem them playing Di Maria as a wing-back, more likely in the double pivot). But going away from the 3-5-2 and you lose the advantage of playing Mata, Rooney and RVP in their favorite position.

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      1. Captain Shirokov
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Yup, silly buy.

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        1. Sleep Talk
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Especially if the price is as large as rumored. Jeez that's a lot of money.

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          1. Zombie
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            Woodward is a twat...and LvG doesn't seem to have any influence in the player transfers at all

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    5. Towsor44
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      they need to start using squad numbers at OT then really 🙂

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    6. SW6
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Nope, he's a winger or a CM

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    7. Judas
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Di maria is winger or CM

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  12. battlecat
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Are there any negatives to ditching Begovic and Bojan for Naismith and a 4.5mill keeper with my 2 FTs?

    I've got Mannone so get Krul?

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    1. rickardinho
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      ive got krul, think the krul-bego rotation will be great. 8 points so far.

      stoke have great fixtures coming up so i wouldnt ditch bego yet.

      i did bojan > naismith last night though. might not be as attractive now that naismith is already 0.1 higher.

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  13. Spurs Forever
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    2 ft and .5 in the bank
    who to get for blackett, caulker, bojan and begovic

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    1. VougieDipond
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Bojan and Blackett should be priority.

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

    Chambers --> Bertrand or Naylor
    Henderson --> Mehrez
    Bojan --> Ings

    Thoughts?

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    1. BruLee
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      for -4

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    2. rickardinho
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      clyne is a better choice than bertrand. naylor is good too.

      i woulnd't trade UP from bojan if its only 0.5. naismith is the best option if you're looking to change cheap strikers. ings fixtures are still poor. united next

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  15. MJ6987
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Is Chester definitely a 1 match ban, not 3? I.e. It was a professional foul rather than violent conduct?

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    1. Demí
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Yess

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      1. MJ6987
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks

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    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      He professionally punched the ref in the face.

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  16. Indalo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I have Lamlea, and I'm very glad that I do, but if I had Eriksen I would not be swapping to Lamela, as I've seen a couple of people mention already. Very sideways move.

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  17. FPL Touches
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Chester 😡

    Knew this weekend was going a little too easily 😆

    Now I need big performances from Rooney and Mata..

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  18. 1-1 at Newcastle
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    So I get in from work and notice Chester has a -2 and Eriksen blanks in a 4-0 🙁
    How did Eriksen play?

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    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Just look through past pages.

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  19. CellinoArmy
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Who can I bring in for Mame Biram Altidore, mind you I have Jovetic as well so he might need replacing too. I have rooney too, 3.5 mil in the bank.

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    1. Gimli son of Gloin
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Jovetic and Diouf -> Adebayor and Jelavic?

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  20. Home Run Baker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Let's go Mata. Reward those who kept faith in you.

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    1. Sleep Talk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Yes please

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  21. HUMZAH96
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Time for Rooney, Mata and Jones to get the big points in!

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    • Judeksi
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      38 points.. Mata-Jones-Rooney left, better start producing points you three!! 🙂

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      1. Gonna mesut up
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        yes please!

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    • Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Fletch and Cleverley in midfield.

      Oh dear.

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    • Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Will the pressure get to Mata today?

      No doubt he's seen how many players have transferred him out already this week and must know that a poor showing today will decimate his ownership.

      You really have to feel for the lad....

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    • Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Spurs v Liverpool should be a good match next week.

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    • Alberto Tomba
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I feel sorry for people like this. If you're one of them your day will come..

      http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/08/24/scout-notes-gameweek-2-saturday-3/?hc_page=15#hc_comment_8042666

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      1. CellinoArmy
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        The other guys prediction though, almost spot on, just needed the red and yellow cards.

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        1. Alberto Tomba
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          True, it's a bit pessimistic though.

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    • CellinoArmy
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Manchester United 25 mil bid for Vlaar 😀 XD

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      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Source? 😯

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        1. MJ6987
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          His imagination

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          1. CellinoArmy
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            Yep, I can see united paying that though haha

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        2. CellinoArmy
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          i'm sorry, just a scenario, i forget to mention :/

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      2. Judeksi
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        LVG's Holland connection working? 😛

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        1. CellinoArmy
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          nah, it's not 25, but strong rumours it will happen emerging again
          the 25 was a reference to the di maria rip off haha

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      3. Home Run Baker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Source?

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        1. CellinoArmy
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          ah, just a sly dig at the di maria rip off price, but the vlaar transfer rumours have started again just right now (literally an hour ago)

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      4. Not Irish
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Nonsense.

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    • SW6
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      When Rooney retires will he be thought of in the same way as Giggs/Scholes/Neville? Seems like Utd fans don't like him as much as they did them?

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      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        If he breaks the goalscoring record.

        That overhead kick against City as well...

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      2. CellinoArmy
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        They were homegrown (their own blood so to speak), Rooney's like more of a foster child.

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    • Majestic like Zizou
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Will Jovetic get game time against Liverpool as my mini league rival has Shawcross coming off the bench if Jovetic doesn't get any minutes.

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      1. Walsh
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Scoff at your username after seeing this :p

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        1. Majestic like Zizou
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Haha but I reckon Pellegrini will go with Dzeko and Aguero from the start so that's why I'm asking

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      2. Captain Shirokov
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        He should make some sort of an appearance

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    • Gaz Downright
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Bojan's full real name is Bosellijan

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      1. Towsor44
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        does that translate to sh*te?

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