Scottish Football in Crisis! New Found Hope???

[Gazamataz]

End of Season 11/12 Summary

SPL1 (Scottish) Champions : Celtic : 2nd : Rangers 3rd : Hearts
SPL2 Champions :Ross County(promoted to SPL1)
North Championship Winner : Montrose (promoted to SPL2)
South Championship Winner : Celtic B (promoted SPL2)
North Division 1 Champions : Hearts B (promoted to Championship)
South Division 1 Champions : Rangers B (promoted to Championship)
North Division 2 Champions : Tayport (promoted to Division 1)
South Division 2 Champions : Hibernian B (promoted to Division 1)

Also promoted to:

SPL1 – Dunfermline, Glenrothes
SPL2 – Alloa, Dundee Utd B
Championship – St. Johnstone B, Bo'ness Utd, Falkirk B, Kilmarnock B
Division 1 – Leith, Shotts BA, Newtongrange, Whitehill Welfare
Division 2 – ( from Juniors) – Dufftown, Forfar W.E, Ballingry, Stirling Uni, Lesmahgow, Hurlford,Coldstream, Creetown

Also relegated to:

SPL2 – St, Mirren, Hibernian, Morton
Championship – East Fife, Ayr, Cowdenbeath, Beriwck
Division 1 – Petershill, Auckinleck, Rob Roy, Buckie Thistle, Nairn County Lochee Utd
Division 2 – Lanark Utd, Cumnock, Largs Thistle, Turiff Utd, Hill of Beath, Forres Mechanics
Juniors – Broxburn Athletic, Fleet Star, Renfrew, E. K. Thistle, Inverness City, Longside, East End, Blairgowrie

Cup Winners

Scottish Cup Winners – Rangers
Scottish Super Cup Winners – Rangers
Challenge Cup Winners – Rangers B
Junior Cup Winners - Crossgates




The Old Firm win the SPL1 again with Celtic retaining the title, however Rangers managed a clean sweep in the cups - winning all three domestic cup competitions and the finanical boost they will provide!

Also, Hibs shock relegation from the SPL1, having won the Scottish Cup for the previous two seasons, this season has been a disaster for the Edinburgh club, let's hope they bounce back.

But no European success yet again as no Scottish club made it past the first knockout rounds of European competition. With Celtic's impressive league form this season, maybe the new signing have gelled and they can be a force in Europe next season? Who knows?

Glenrothes Gazette

[Gazamataz]

Manager's Update

Wow!! We may not have won the league this year but it was definitely the best feeling ever winning the final for promotion. It's astonishing to think that only 3 years ago this club was only worth a few hundred thousand pounds and now we will be playing in the big league - with a chance of European football up for grabs. Obviously we cannot expect that straight away, perhaps after a few seasons if we can sustain a place in the top-flight.

We need to focus now, look to the future of the club and make sure we can become competitive at this high level for years to come. Conor Ramsey looks like the type of player who's hungry to be the best, he shares my views for the future which is exceptional considering his tender age. I'm desperate to sign him on a permanent deal before his profile rises any higher and his value.

I'm sure the board will grant more money to bring in new players but I still fear that the club is punching above it's weight in the transfer market. I still feel the best way to approach the situation is too improve from within. The board are still discussing plans for development and whilst I appreciate the amount of money and planning involved but we are a football club with ambition and passion for success but we will never become real contenders until we have the proper facilities.

I will be reviewing the training schedules over the holiday, I will look to streamline the coaching process and target specific areas for each player depending on their position and role within the team. A few of our players are getting on a bit and whilst they are fit to play every weekend, their training needs to be less physical and more technical.

Preseason will be coming up soon and I'm hoping to get a few games against some big clubs - for the fans mainly. We are in talks with Arsenal at the moment, that would be an awesome experience!

Until preseason..

G. Brown
Glenrothes Gazette

[D3SiiR3]

Amazing story, keep going! On a side note, how are Dundee doing? Noticed they haven't been relegated yet!

[Gazamataz]

Pre-season Report

Transfer Update

1st July 2012 - Dale Hilson signs from Dundee Utd for £1.2M - a solid prospect for the future.

Also, Arsenal's Pedro Botelho has signed a permanent deal, his contract was up at Arsenal and Brown quickly snapped the young Brazilian up for free.

4th July 2012 - Conor Ramsey is officially a fully fledged Glenrothes player. They had to fork out £2.5M for him but Brown firmly believes he can become a Scottish legend in the future!


Friendly Results

Linlithgow Rose 1 - 2 Glenrothes 6th July 2012

Alston(29) - Ramsey(4)Petrucci(43)

Ebbsfleet 0 - 2 Glenrothes 8th July 2012

Hilson(22)Ramsey(76)

Glenrothes 4 - 1 Norwich 12th July 2012



Dundela 0 - 8 Glenrothes 14th July 2012



Transfer Update

19th July - Philipp Degen has joined the club on a free transfer after his previous club, Liverpool had agreed to terminated his rolling contract. Degen's experience should help keep the club in the top-flight.

Friendly Results

Glenrothes 0 - 3 Arsenal 19th July 2012

Walcott(23)Denilson(30)Valpoort(85)

Glenrothes 0 - 0 Fulham 24th July 2012

Transfer Update

27th July 2012 - 22 year old Jonathan Dos Santos signed from Lazio for £850K.


28th July 2012 - Francisco Javier Quintana has joined Glenrothes for £775K. The Spanish left winger has transfer listed by former club Valladolid. At only 19 years old, Brown sees him as a player for the future.

Start of the Season

Board Expectations:

Try to avoid relegation, however the manager was convinced they could stay in the league. The board did want to see some progress, in the Super Cup. They expect the club to reach the First Round, depending on the draw for the group stage, the Glen's may struggle with this expectation.

Also the want to reach the Sixth Round of the Scottish Cup - it's worth noting that Glenrothes did make the Sixth Round last year where they were defeated by Hearts.

As usual the media have been all over Glenrothes' promotion to the SPL1 and have claimed they will go down, predicting a final standing of last, 16th place. I'm sure Brown will be eager to prove the critics wrong yet again.



Super Cup Draw



The Glens have been handed a tough group in this years Super Cup at the draw which took place at Hampden Park last night.

Many will see Rangers and Motherwell as clear favourites to progress from the group.

Transfer Budget: £18M
Wage Budget: £325,000

It's clear that Glenrothes have major finances as a result of the past three years of success. Let's take a look at what the manager, G.Brown has managed to achieve in his first three years of management.

Won League - Division 1 in 09/10 season
Won league - Championship and Challenge Cup in 10/11 season
Won Promotion to SPL1 in SPL2 playoff final.

Now playing on the biggest stage in Scottish Football, he now has a monumental challenge ahead.

Glenrothes Gazette

[Gazamataz]

Manager's Update

I'm excited. Very excited. I feel like we have a real team now we do not have to rely on loan signings. We can sign players, train them and their value will increase the club's value and reputation. Speaking of which, a great preseason performance form the lads, they didn't give up against Arsenal and held out Fulham.

The Super Cup draw gives us the opportunity to welcome Rangers to Warout Stadium and I hope we can give the fans a performance.

I'm still looking to sign a big money player but it's hard. I don't want to just waste the money but it's important to stamp your dominance in the game buy spending big. It will hopefully draw the heads of the type of player we are trying to attract to the club. Watch this space.

The club are looking into a few young Spanish talents, they have learned their trade abroad and we want to bring the kind of flair that they are taught in Spain to the club. They won't be in the first team straight away but they will strengthen the B squad as I hope they can secure promotion into the professional leagues this season. Having both teams in the football league will only help the club grow even further. Look at the success Rangers have had with their B team - 2-time challenge cup winners.

Looking ahead to the new season, I hope we can have a strong start and pick up a few points in the league which will vital come the end of the season. There are many fixtures in August and I'll be calling on the squad to do a job and stay fit and healthy.

G.Brown
Glenrothes Gazette

[Gazamataz]

August Results

Glenrothes 1 - 2 Dumbarton 1st August 2012 Super Cup Group E

Ramsay(84) - Bulloch(53)Smith(67)

Not a good start to the Super Cup campaign. The Glens were firm favourites of this match but Dumbarton battled hard and took all 3 points. Glenrothes now face an uphill task to qualify form the group after this defeat.

Hamilton 0 - 2 Glenrothes 4th August 2012



Hilson and Ramsay were pulling all the strings here, in Glenrothes' first ever SPL1 game. Hilson's double secured the points as Ramsay assisted in one of the goals and almost scored himself. The young duo have given Glenrothes their first victory of the season and put all the fans on a high!!

Glenrothes 2 - 2 Aberdeen 11th August 2012

Jutkiewicz(33)de Ridder(85) - Diamond(61)Paton(81)

Transfer Update

Glenrothes have signed Mauro Formica from Santos for £8.5M!! The attacking-midfielder comes with a high price tags but signals Brown's intentions of developing the club. He looks to be a great player.



Falkirk 1 - 2 Glenrothes 18th August 2012

Formica OG(32) - Anderson(45+3)Jutkiewicz(63)

A terrible first half for Formica, scoring an OG on his debute. He soon redeemed himself after setting up Jutkiewicz to net the winner! Another away win for the Glens!

Motherwell 2 - 2 Glenrothes 22nd August 2012 Super Cup Group E

Potter(28)Nimely-Tchuimeni(90+2) - Ramsay(58)Anderson(77)

The Glens almost had the win but loose defending an the end of the match gave Motherwell the chance they needed for grab the draw. Fair play to Glenrothes for getting into the position to win the game, if only they held onto the win - I'm sure they are still happy with the draw.

Glenrothes 1 - 1 Dunfermline 25th August 2012

Marcinho(53) - Muirhead(82)

Dumbarton 1 - 3 Glenrothes 29th August 2012 Super Cup Group E



Glenrothes sought revenge after the opening defeat at the hands of Dumbarton. This time the Glens were triumphant as they took their tally to 4 points in the Super Cup group.

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August Review

League:



Glenrothes have gone their first month in the top-flight unbeaten!! No-one would have expected this start to the season, two wins and two draws - both wins coming away form home.

Super Cup:



After a bad start at Dumbarton, Glenrothes now sit in second place. However Rangers have only played one game and many expect them to win all their remaining games in the group. So it looks like it could still be tough for Glenrothes to qualify as they fiace Rangers in their next Super Cup fixture.

Players:

Three players stand out after the first month, Ramsay, Formica and Anderson. These players have been in great early season form and their manager will be hoping they keep it up!


Lineup:

After such a great start to the season, lets take a look at the Glenrothes formation and lineup:




They are beginning to develop into a solid team, with experience and youthful ambition. They are all hungry to keep the club in the league.

Glenrothes Gazette

[Gazamataz]

September Results

Rangers 3 - 3 Glenrothes 5th September 2012 Super Cup Group E



A first half hat-trick from Kyle Lafferty looked to have sealed the win for the Gers. But then came the second half, after the team talk, the Glens got back into the game and somehow grabbed a draw. Many fans watching would've loved Glenrothes to go on and win and they almost did, the crossbar coming to Rangers' rescue.

Glenrothes 5 - 2 Livingston 15th September 2012



First home win of the season in the league, and I'm sure the fans will be delighted with this performance. Highlight of the game was Marcinho's superb hat-trick.

Glenrothes 0 - 4 Rangers 23rd September 2012 Super Cup Group E

Boyd(4, 50)Webster(8 )Zigoni(36)

A disappointing defeat for the Glen's fans after such a spirited performance in the first game. Rangers showed everyone what they can do and got back to their dominating form. This results still leaves Glenrothes with a chance of progression, if they can win against Motherwell in the final game, they will qualify on results against the Well.

Glenrothes 2 - 1 Motherwell 26th September 2012 Super Cup Group E

Marcinho(51)Botelho(58) - Craigan(70)

The two Brazilians fired Glenrothes into the First Round of the Super Cup as Motherwell finished in third place in the group.

Glenrothes 1 - 3 Dundee Utd 29th September 2012

Jutkiewicz(45+1) - Goodwillie(11)Basa(44)Sandaza(90)

EXTRA EXTRA!!


Glenrothes fans will be happy after the First Round Super Cup draw, they will play Ross County over two legs. With many "harder" teams in the draw, this could be an opportunity for the Glens to make it to the Second Round and bigger prize money.

After finishing second in their Super Cup group, the Glens then suffered their first defeat in the league at the hands of Dundee Utd. No fan will be disappointed as Dundee Utd have had some European football in recent seasons and are one of the top teams in the league - behind the Old Firm of course. Despite defeat, Glenrothes are still looking good in the table at the end of September.



Glenrothes Gazette

[Gazamataz]

End of Transfer Window - (Summer 2012)

Here are the transfers for all SPL1 clubs, again Celtic were the biggest spenders:



Also Glenrothes have sign another Spanish youngster, Sergio from Valladolid. He looks like a great prospect for the future:



Financial Review



Also, taking a look at the finances in Scotland, Rangers have closed the gap on Cetlic and Aberdeen are following suit. Note also that Hibernian are still up there as one of the richest clubs in Scotland despite their recent relegation from the SPL1. This will no doubt be due to their successive Scottish Cup wins in 2010 and 2011.

Glenrothes are now worth £32.5M and lie in 27th place in the Scottish money table.

Let's take a first look into the world finances:



Note that Scotland have 6 clubs in the top 20 in the world money table. Very impressive as there are only 5 from England, 4 from Spain and Italy.

Glenrothes are close to breaking into the top 100 richest clubs.

Glenrothes Gazette

[khodder]

Nice. Really good start to the season for the Glens. Looks like it might be a good Super Cup run too if the draw is nice to the team. Jutkiewicz looks like the major so far this season.

[Gazamataz]

October Results

Partick Thistle 3 - 2 Glenrothes 6th October 2012

Becciho(18)Hodge(35)Kissock(49) - Jutkiewicz(13)Ramsay(39)

Glenrothes 5 - 3 Ross County 17th October 2012 Super Cup First Round, First Leg


Glenrothes 2 - 2 Hearts 20th October 2012

Ramsey(33)Botelho(79) - Badelj(14)Palazuelos(77)

Ross County 3 - 4 Glenrothes 24th October 2012



Motherwell 3 - 1 Glenrothes 27th October 2012

Murray(50)Nimely-Tchuimeni(54)Robertson(64) - Armstrong(75)

Ross County 1 - 4 Glenrothes 30th October 2012 Super Cup First Round, Second Leg

[AC DC]

could you upload your save data plz

[Gazamataz]

What do you wanna see? The game progress screen?

[AC DC]

the story you are doing you could upload it to pepole lots of pepole would get it like me

[Gazamataz]

I'm sorry mate I don't know what your on about??

[AC DC]

Quoted Message: Originally Posted by Gazamataz

I'm sorry mate I don't know what your on about??

http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/downl...o=file&id=1890 like those but htey are with your team get it

[Gazamataz]

I've got you! I plan to upload the save game after 20 years thats if I make it that far!

But it's tricky, I tried to upload the edited database but couldnt get it to work, you'll need the database and save game, as I'm only on season 4 - I'm not bothering with uploading yet

[AC DC]

Quoted Message: Originally Posted by Gazamataz

I've got you! I plan to upload the save game after 20 years thats if I make it that far!

But it's tricky, I tried to upload the edited database but couldnt get it to work, you'll need the database and save game, as I'm only on season 4 - I'm not bothering with uploading yet

yeah but you could jsut do it the now and not borther to 20 years so maybye orther peopple can try and beat you

[Gazamataz]

Have you read my story??

The poll at the top??

I'm not trying to "beat" or"better" anyone else, this is an experiment to see what would happen to scottish football with the proper investment - for you to say forget about the 20 years is a bit silly considering it vital for the story!!

[Gazamataz]

October Review

The Glens are through to the Second Round of the Super Cup after destroying Ross County on aggregate scores - 9-4.

They also defeated County in the league this month and gained a draw against Hearts. So let's take a look at the league table:



Glenrothes are still performing above expectations in the league, sitting in 8th place after 10 games.

A look ahead to next month, Glenrothes will visit both sides of the Old Firm, in two of their toughest fixtures all season. I'm sure that the Glen's manager will be wanting to keep it respectable.

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[khodder]

Hopefully you can play a couple of good games vs Rangers and Celtic, maybe get a point out of one of them.

[jelly1471]

awesome stuff mate just read through this all and it = epic kiu!

[Ultimate FM Fan]

doin well keep it up m8

[Gazamataz]

Thanks for the support guys. I will be updating later on tonight.

[Gazamataz]

Along Came November

November is going to be an exciting time of Glenrothes and their fans. No less than three Glens fixtures have been selected for TV viewing. This not only mean extra finance but also more exposure football lovers all over the world. Games at home against St Johnstone and Hamilton will be shown at home and the lads will want to put on a good display for the world to see. The other game will be Glenrothes' visit to Celtic Park.

November Results

Glenrothes 5 - 4 Kilmarnock 3rd November 2012



What a game! Glenrothes were two up after only three minutes. Skelton pulled one back for Killie four minutes later, then Owens equalised on twelve minutes! A Conor Ramsay hat-trick no doubt gave the Glens the victory also earned him man of the match, but Kilmarnock kept pushing and pushing.. maybe a draw would've been the fairer result but the fans at Warout will be delighted.

Glenrothes 3 - 2 St. Johnstone 11th November 2012

Ramsay(24,76)Jutkiewicz(pen 57) - Hanni(28)Craig(88)

Remembrance Sunday was certainly a Sunday to remember for the Glens, especially Ramsay. Another two goals and another match of the match, this kid is coming into some serious form - no doubt due to the managers new grip on the training schedules.

Celtic Just Too Strong!!

Celtic 5 - 2 Glenrothes 18th November 2012



Glenrothes have nothing to be ashamed of here, they attacked the current champions on their own soil and took an early lead through record signing - Mauro Formica - scoring his first goal for the club. But Celtic replied almost instantly then blew Glenrothes away with skill, pace and superior finishing. Formica did add another and was selected as man of the match ahead of Rodriguez and McGeady, who also scored two goals each. Plenty to be positive about despite the heavy scoreline.

Glenrothes 1 - 1 Hamilton 25th November 2012

Formica(15) - Vonlathen(60)

Glens Still Unbeaten at Ibrox!!.. Ibrox??

Rangers 2 - 2 Glenrothes 28th November 2012

Zigoni(45+1)Drenthe(46) - Jutkiewicz(34)Ramsay(77)

Ramsay cause an embarrassment for the Gers as they once again failed to defeat minnows, Glenrothes at Ibrox. Glenrothes had taken the lead A sensational moving involving Helan and Kapo to set up Jutkiewicz to power home a header but the Glasgow side had the lead by halftime after some naive defending by the Glens. Ramsay's goal set the away fans wild and wiped the smile of the face of every blue nose in the stadium.

Glenrothes Gazette

[Gazamataz]

Managers Update

Another good month in my opinion. Two away games to the Old Firm in the same month is very easy, the fact that we managed to take a point from Rangers is a great end to the month. Sure you never enjoy conceding five goals in any match but I'm proud that the team didn't give up, they were playing for pride that day not points!



The league table is look great also, we've moved up to 7th place - that's inside the top half!! Of course I hope we can stay there but it's more realistic to hope for 13th come the end of the season. We don't want to get relegated but I also don't want to shoot above my stations and get all the fans hopes up. The reality is that we are in the top league now, but there is still a serious lack of quality out-with the first team regulars and I fear fans for our players will tired come the end of the season - especially since we are still in both Cup competitions. We will be relying on youth at times and two youngsters are standing out in training, Ramsay and Hilson. I'm very pleased with their development and attitude

Ramsay attributes:


Hilson attributes:


Ramsay in particular has been doing very well recently:


The Scottish Cup Second Round will be played in December. We will host Hall Russell Utd and I see this as an opportunity for a few of the new boys that joined at the start of season. They've been doing a great job in the B side and I feel at first team experience - especially in the Scottish Cup - will be of great benefit to their game in future, I expect that many of them will break into the first team next season.

G.Brown
Glenrothes Gazette

[Tezzz]

Great last season. Hopefully you'll do well again this season!

[Gazamataz]

December Results

Aberdeen 1 - 0 Glenrothes 1st December 2012

Bolanos(78)

Glenrothes 2 - 3 Dundee 8th December 2012

Hilson(5)Anderson(34) - Insa(15)McMenamin(45+1)Wallace(90+5)

The manager is sure to be disappointed at coming away form this game with nothing, losing a goal in the very last kick of the game. This may be signs of weakness coming through, the concentration seems to be slipping towards the end of games.

Glenrothes 8 - 0 Hall Russell Utd 15th December 2012 Scots. Cup 2nd Round



Celsinho(CM), Sergio(CM) and Alain Espinosa(ST) were given their first taste of the big time as Brown handed them a starting place in the team for this game. Ramsay bagged another hat-trick and the man of the match award, but Sergio stole the show, with a goal and two assists, he looked very comfortable. Espinosa also scored on his debute and Celsinho had a hand in one of the goals as well. Great performance from the team, even if it was against lesser opposition, it's important that the lads grab wins to keep the morale up.

Glenrothes 2 - 3 Falkirk 22nd December 2012

Ramsay(19)Kapo(36) - Gerritsen(42)Contreras(50)Al-Qahtani(69)

Having rested their centre midfielders, the team came out fighting and gained a two-nil lead. However this all crumbled as Falkirk hit back and stole the victory. The Bairns showning some experience here to turn defeat into a win, but the Glens will be wondering how they managed to lose the game. Welcome to SPL1 football!

Dunfermline 3 - 2 Glenrothes 29th December 2012



Once again, Glenrothes had the victory in the bag but blew it. Conceding late goals is becoming a speciality for Glenrothes. The games are more intense in the SPL1 and the side is struggling to keep up come the last quarter of the games. You have to feel sorry for them - maybe it's time the board upgraded the facilities so the players can train more effectively!

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December Review

Glenrothes have now gone seven games with out a league win and they find themselves falling in the table, slipping to 11th place. After the strong start, they are now heading for a relegation battle as was predicted at the start of the season.



Not all doom and gloom though, they have been performing well, just a few lapses in concentration is enough to lose a game in this league, having twice lead in their last two games, the team is at least capable of scoring and attacking. It is the defence that is the problem and the Brown may have to look to the transfer market next month at strengthen his squad.

Here are the player statistics for the SPL1 at the end of the year 2012:



Ramsay is only two goals off top spot, Goodwillie with 12 goals for Dundee Utd has helped their cause - they still having a strong title challenge this year currently in 1st place but played a game more than Celtic.

Join us next month as we dive deeper into life at Warout as we profile a few key players and get inside information on transfer dealings and the team lineup.

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[Jake]

glad i convinced you to keep it going. great work mate, hopefully SPL success is just around the corner for Glenrothes

[Gazamataz]

I'm glad you did too mate, Thanks alot!!!

Hmm, SPL1 success looks impossible at the moment, I need European football to attract players or hopefully a cup final this season. The league is very competitive now and theres loads of Brazilians at Celtic!

I'm gonna keep updating until I get tired as I've now caught up with the season and playing in real-time

[Gazamataz]

January Update

Glenrothes have made their signing of the window on the opening day, signing Jim Brown from Queen of the South. The 17 years old can play as a defender or midfielder and looks like a great prospect for the future.



The board and fans may be a little concerned at the manager spending £2.2M on a 17 year old but he has repsonded:

"The price was a little high for my liking too, but I believe this kid will be a major star in the future. He won't play straight away as he is still learning but I will be expecting great things from him in the future.

There is also more speculation on the defensive crisis at Warout Stadium, many fans have expressed their views that although Anderson has help the club rise to where they are, they fear he is too old at 34 to deal with the new style of flair in the league. Also that Armstrong may not be good enough to play at this level week-in week-out yet. So something has to be done.

The assistant manager has made his recommendations for scouting a new centre-back:

Alper Oktay(18) from Galatasary- £1.6M
Mario Alarcon(20) from Atheltic- £2.4M
Brian Allison(24) from Falkirk- £1.2M

The manager has also been looking replacements and future talents:

Marcao(18) from Cruzeiro- £1.4M
Pablo Gutierres(17) from Velez- £525K


Ramsay Injured!!

Conor Ramsay is likely to miss both legs of the Super Cup tie with Dundee Utd. This is a major blow to their chances! Ramsay suffered a calf strain in training and whilst the manager could've asked the player to take injections for the pain but Brown stated he didn't want to ruin his season by possible make him injury worse, the club will just have to cope without his goals for the next few weeks.

This comes at a time when the player was showing signs of fresh improvement:



Let's hope he makes a quick recovery.

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