2008–09 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

Crewe Alexandra
2008–2009 season
Chairman	John Bowler
Manager	Guðjón Þórðarson
League One	22nd
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Third round
Football League Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; All: Tom Pope (10)
	← 2007–08 2009–10 →

This article details Crewe Alexandra's 2008–09 season in League One, their 85th competitive season in the English Football League.

Events

This will be a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2008–09 season, presented in chronological order.

9 August 2009- season begins with a 2–1 loss at home to Brighton.
26 August 2009- Crewe progress into the third round of the League Cup with wins over Barnsley and then Bristol City, and are drawn to face Liverpool at Anfield.

Statistics


Technical Director	Dario Gradi
Chairman	John Bowler
Highest attendance	7138
Lowest attendance	3432
Transfer Spending	£ 330,000
Transfer Income	£2,200,000

Players

Squad information

N	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK	Collis	27	EU	2008	0	0	30 June 2010	Free
2	DF	Woodards	24	EU	2007	51	0	30 June 2010	£30,000
3	DF	Jones	25	EU	2007	26	0	30 June 2010	£65,000
4	MF	Schumacher	24	EU	2007	29	1	30 June 2010	Free
6	DF	Baudet	29	EU	2006	77	2	30 June 2009	Free
7	MF	Bopp	24	EU	2007	12	1	30 June 2010	Free
8	MF	O'Connor	20	EU	2005	59	1	30 June 2010	Youth system
9	FW	Elding	26	EU	2008	0	0	30 June 2011	Undisclosed
10	FW	Zola	23	Non-EU	2008	0	0	30 June 2011	£200,000
11	MF	Grant	20	EU	2008	0	0	30 June 2011	£130,000
12	MF	Rix	24	EU	2001	152	4	30 June 2009	Youth system
13	GK	Legzdins	21	EU	2008	0	0	30 June 2010	Free
14	DF	McCready	26	EU	2007	117	2	30 June 2009	Free
15	DF	Abbey	29	EU	2007	23	0	30 June 2010	Free
16	MF	Livermore	18	EU	2008	0	0	11 January 2009	Loan	On loan from Tottenham Hotspur
17	FW	Moore	19	EU	2007	36	2	30 June 2010	Youth system
18	MF	Carrington	21	EU	2005	14	0	30 June 2009	Youth system
19	FW	Pope	22	EU	2005	32	7	30 June 2009	Free
20	FW	Miller	20	EU	2006	25	4	30 June 2011	Youth system
21	GK	Tomlinson	23	EU	2001	17	0	30 June 2009	Youth system
22	DF	Daniel	20	EU	2007	1	0	30 June 2009	Free
23	MF	Bailey	19	EU	2007	1	0	30 June 2009	Youth system
25	MF	Roberts	21	EU	2004	129	11	30 June 2009	Youth system
26	MF	Clements	18	EU	2008	0	0	30 June 2009	Youth system
–	DF	Danville	18	EU	2008	0	0	30 June 2009	Youth system
–	FW	Leitch-Smith	18	EU	2008	0	0	30 June 2009	Youth system
–	MF	Murphy	18	EU	2008	0	0	30 June 2009	Youth system
–	DF	O'Donnell	22	EU	2007	59	2	30 June 2010	£100,000
–	FW	Thompson	17	EU	2008	0	0	30 June 2009	Youth system
–	DF	Westwood	18	EU	2008	0	0	30 June 2009	Youth system

Source: Wikipedia players' articles, Crewe Alexandra, crewe-mad
Ordered by Squad Number.

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the League One (and playoffs), FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

Squad stats

				Total			League One		FA Cup		Football League Cup		Football League Trophy		Notes
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Sts	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	Notes
1	GK		Collis	7	7		4				2		1
2	DF		Woodards	7	7		4				2		1
3	DF		Jones	6	7	1	4				2		1	1
4	MF		Schumacher	1	4	1	1				2		1	1
5	DF		O'Donnell	4	4	1	2				1		1	1
6	DF		Baudet	7	7		4				2		1
7	MF		Bopp	1	1		1								Groin Strain
8	MF		O'Connor	6	6	1	4				2	1
9	FW		Elding	6	7	3	4	1			2	2	1
10	FW		Zola	2	3	1	2	1					1
11	MF		Grant	6	6	1	4	1			2
12	MF		Rix	2	3		1				1		1
13	GK		Legzdins
14	DF		McCready	3	2	1	1	1			1
15	DF		Abbey		1		1
16	MF		Livermore												Fractured Fibula
17	FW		Moore	6	7	1	4				2	1	1
18	MF		Carrington		1						1
19	FW		Pope	5	5	1	3	1			2
20	FW		Miller	1	3		2						1
21	GK		Tomlinson
22	MF		Daniel		1		1
23	MF		Bailey	6	6		4				2
25	MF		Roberts												On loan to Yeovil Town.
26	MF		Clements
27	FW		Donaldson		4		2				1		1
29	DF		Westwood
30	DF		Brayford

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Ordered by Squad Numbers
0 shown as blank

Disciplinary record

N	Pos.	Name
8	MF	O'Connor	2
19	FW	Pope	1
12	MF	Rix	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Awards

Individual

Date	Country	N	P	Name	Award	Notes
2008-08-26	ENG	11	MF	Grant	League One Team of the Week

Club

Date	Period	Award	Notes
23 February	Season 2007/08	Bobby Moore Fair Play award	Source^{[permanent dead link‍]}

Players in and out

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee
13	GK	Legzdins	21	EU	Birmingham City	Transfer Y	Summer	30 June 2010	Free
11	MF	Grant	20	EU	Aldershot Town	Transfer Y	Summer	30 June 2011	£130,000
10	FW	Zola	23	Non-EU	Tranmere Rovers	Transfer Y	Summer	30 June 2011	£200,000
1	GK	Collis	27	EU	Southend United	Transfer Y	Summer	30 June 2010	Free
24	FW	Elding	26	EU	Leeds United	Transfer Y	Summer	30 June 2011	Undisclosed
TBA	FW	Donaldson	24	EU	Hibernian	Transfer Y	Summer	30 June 1011	Undisclosed
TBA	DF	McManus	19	EU	Manchester United	Transfer Y	Summer	30 June 2010	Free
16	MF	Livermore	18	EU	Tottenham Hotspur	Loan Y	Summer	11 January 2009	Loan

Out

N	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee
5	DF	Cox	36	EU		Retired	Summer	Free
20	FW	Bailey	22	EU	Northwich Victoria	Transfer Y	Summer	Free
1	GK	Williams	25	EU	Carlisle United	Transfer Y	Summer	Free
16	FW	Lowe	29	EU	Chester City	Transfer Y	Summer	Free
21	GK	Fôn Williams	21	EU	Stockport County	Transfer Y	Summer	Free
9	FW	Maynard	22		Bristol City	Transfer Y	Summer	£2.2m
29	DF	Lynch	21	EU		Considering Retirement	Summer	Free
26	FW	Brown	19	EU	Darlington	Contract Offer	Summer	Free
24	FW	Farquharson	19	EU		Released	Summer	Free

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff

Source: Crewe Alexandra Staff

Kits

Competitions

League One

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
20	Carlisle United	46	12	14	20	56	69	−13	50
21	Northampton Town (R)	46	12	13	21	61	65	−4	49	Relegation to Football League Two
22	Crewe Alexandra (R)	46	12	10	24	59	82	−23	46
23	Cheltenham Town (R)	46	9	12	25	51	91	−40	39
24	Hereford United (R)	46	9	7	30	42	79	−37	34

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	12	10	24	59	82	−23	46	8	4	11	30	38	−8	4	6	13	29	44	−15

Last updated: 16 May 2009.
Source: http://www.crewealexandra-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadlgt.asp

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	D	L	D	L	D	D	D	L	L	L

Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2009. Source: Matches section below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

9 August 2008 1	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Crewe
	Zola 85' O'Connor 75' (Unsporting behaviour)	Report	Virgo 36' Forster 84' (Dissent) Forster 90'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,557 Referee: J Moss

16 August 2008 2	Carlisle United	4–2	Crewe Alexandra	Carlisle
	Graham 15' Graham 19' Dobie 59' Hackney 76'	Report	McCready 22' Pope 86' Pope 90' (Dissent)	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,919 Referee: M Oliver

23 August 2008 3	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Walsall	Crewe
	Elding 21' Grant 45' O'Connor 68' (Unsporting Behaviour)	Report	Hughes 59' Hughes 70' (Unsporting Behaviour) Ibehre 76' (Unsporting Behaviour) Reich 79' (Unsporting Behaviour)	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,160 Referee: K Wright

30 August 2008 4	Hereford United	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Hereford
	O'Leary 48' Hudson-Odoi 56'	Report		Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,894

6 September 2008 5	Leeds United	5–2	Crewe Alexandra	Bescot, Leeds
	Delph 26' Sheehan 36' Douglas 49' Beckford 67' Michalik 69' Delph 71' Robinson 82' Michalik 90+2'	Report	Baudet 86' Zola 90+3' Bopp 90+4'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 20,075

13 September 2008 6	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Colchester United	Crewe
	O'Connor 46' Pope 69'	Report	Ifil 14' Heath 29' Platt 45+3' Gillespie 87' Hammond 90+5'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,510

20 September 2008 7	Crewe Alexandra	3–4	Southend United	Crewe
	O'Connor 25' Pope 42' Zola 66'	Report	Freedman 4' Baudet 21' (o. g.) Freedman 69' Betsy 86' Grant 88'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,574

27 September 2008 8	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Crewe Alexandra	Bristol
	Hinton 85'	Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,870

4 October 2008 9	Crewe Alexandra	1–3	Northampton Town	Crewe
	O'Connor 39' Pope 55'	Report	Davis 32' Jackman 45+1' Crowe 56' Akinfenwa 64' (pen.) Osman 70'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,977

11 October 2008 10	Scunthorpe United	3–0	Crewe Alexandra	Scunthorpe
	Woolford 35' Hayes 67' Iriekpen 80' Mirfin 90'	Report	Schumacher 25'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,790

18 October 2008 11	Crewe Alexandra	2–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Crewe
	O'Hanlon 32' (o. g. ) Miller 43'	Report	Baldock 15' O'Hanlon 48' Chadwick 79'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,055

21 October 2008 12	Yeovil Town	3–2	Crewe Alexandra	Yeovil
	Owen 37' Schfield 45+1' Schofield 56' Schofield 66' Way 85'	Report	Zola 45+2' O'Connor 70' Moore 73' Miller 77'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 3,536

24 October 2008 13	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Birkenhead
	Jennings 51' Shotton 53' Shuker 74'	Report	Miller 77' Jones 87'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,790

28 October 2008 14	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Peterborough United	Crewe
	Pope 88'	Report	McLean 14' Zakuani 37' Hyde 90'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,699

1 November 2008 15	Huddersfield Town	3–2	Crewe Alexandra	Huddersfield
	Butler 20' Parker 36' Craney 39' Worthington 64' Parker 88' Parker 90+3'	Report	Donaldson 41' Donaldson 59'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 11,679

15 November 2008 16	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Leyton Orient	Crewe
	Grant 18' O'Connor 58'	Report	Saah 14' Mkandawire 55' Boyd 74'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,872

22 November 2008 17	Crewe Alexandra	0–3	Stockport County	Crewe
	Jones 71'	Report	Davies 48' Pilkington 66' Thompson 90+4'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,337

25 November 2008 18	Leicester City	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Leicester
	Fryatt 15' King 72'	Report	Zola 70'	Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 16,961

6 December 2008 19	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Cheltenham
	Diallo 48'	Report		Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,052

13 December 2008 20	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Swindon Town	Crewe
	Miller 45+4'	Report	Paynter 67' Ifil 81'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,941

20 December 2008 21	Millwall	0–0	Crewe Alexandra	Bermondsey, London
	Robinson 13' Grabban 54'	Report		Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,018

26 December 2008 22	Crewe Alexandra	0–3	Oldham Athletic	Crewe
		Report	Byfield 57' Hughes 68' Hazell 73' Hughes 85'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,780

28 December 2008 23	Hartlepool United	1–4	Crewe Alexandra	Hartlepool
	Porter 48'	Report	Brayford 45' Nelson 56' (o.g.) Murphy 61' Miller 83'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,877

17 January 2009 24	Crewe Alexandra	3–2	Scunthorpe United	Crewe
	O'Connor 60' (pen.) O'Connor 66' Donaldson 72' O'Donnell 90+3'	Report	Hayes 19' Thompson 54' O'Donnell 70' (o. g. ) Byrne 90+2'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,811

24 January 2009 25	Northampton Town	5–1	Crewe Alexandra	Sixfields, Northampton
	Clarke 2' Jackman 19' Doig 28' Clarke 55' Davis 57' Clarke 70' (pen.) (Hat-trick)	Report	Baudet 18' Carrington 19' Daniel 30' Daniel 69' O'Connor 70'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,675

27 January 2009 26	Peterborough United	4–2	Crewe Alexandra	Peterborough
	Boyd 50' McLean 53' Keates 69' Boyd 87'	Report	Pope 2' Pope 57'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 5,782

31 January 2009 27	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	Crewe
	Donaldson 9' Grant 82'Carrington 83' Grant 82'	Report	Shotton 5' Kray 26' Barnett 72' Chorley 77'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,936

14 February 2009 28	Leyton Orient	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Leyton, London
	Purches 11' Smith 44'	Report	Baudet 28' Jones 88'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,705

17 February 2009 29	Southend United	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Southend-on-Sea
	Francis 8' Dervite 69'	Report	Jones 34'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,614

21 February 2009 30	Crewe Alexandra	3–1	Huddersfield Town	Crewe
	Moore 32' Pope 58' Donaldson 60' Broomes 63'	Report	Williams 13' Berrett 30'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,056

24 February 2009 31	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Yeovil Town	Crewe
	Donaldson 45+1' Pope 53' Brayford 79'	Report	Peltier 75'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,432

28 February 2009 32	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–4	Crewe Alexandra	Brighton
	McNulty 32' Cox 54'	Report	Jones 24' (pen.) Daniel 30' Baudet 40' Schumacher 79' Jones 84' Sigurdsson 89'	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 6,366

3 March 2009 33	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Carlisle United	Crewe
	Donaldson 34' Baudet 71'	Report	Taylor 17' Raven 38' Kavanagh 57' Anyinsah 73'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,759

7 March 2009 34	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Hereford United	Crewe
	Zola 37' Jones 55' (pen.) Jones 82'	Report	Hewson 55' Diagouraga 79'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,195

10 March 2009 35	Walsall	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Bescot, Walsall
	Deeney 57'	Report	Schumacher 90+3'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,604

14 March 2009 36	Colchester United	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Colchester
	Izzet 67'	Report	Sigurdsson 18' Zola 63' Brayford 86'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,907

17 March 2009 37	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Crewe
	Lawrence 70'	Report	Disley 33' Duffy 74'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 3,879

21 March 2009 38	Crewe Alexandra	2–3	Leeds United	Crewe
	Jones 17' (Dissent) Jones 17' (Foul & Abusive Language) Pope 60' Pope 73'	Report	Kilkenny 27' Becchio 30' Snodgrass 32' Naylor 45+4' Ankergren 90' Snodgrass 90+3'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 7,138

24 March 2009 39	Milton Keynes Dons	2–2	Crewe Alexandra	Denbigh, Milton Keynes
	Wilbraham 15' Puncheon 19' Guéret 81' O'Hanlon 90' Howell 90+2' Leven 90+3'	Report	Grant 21' Brayford 38' Pope 66' Carrington 78' Sigurdsson 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 8,454

28 March 2009 40	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Millwall	Crewe
	Baudet 76' Donaldson 84'	Report	Whitbread 45+1' Alexander 70' Bolder 73' Henry 90' Price 90+2' Price 90+5'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,680

4 April 2009 41	Swindon Town	0–0	Crewe Alexandra	Swindon
	Robson-Kanu 51' Tudur Jones 74' Vincent 86'	Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,165

11 April 2009 42	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Hartlepool United	Crewe
		Report		Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,477

13 April 2009 43	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Oldham
	Hazell 41'	Report	Baudet 42' Moore 89'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,334

18 April 2009 44	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Cheltenham Town	Crewe
	Sigurdsson 2'	Report	Artus 38' Finnigan 58' (pen.) Finnigan 81' Connor 84'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,542

24 April 2009 45	Stockport County	4–3	Crewe Alexandra	Edgeley, Stockport
	Vincent 13' O'Grady 49' Johnson 65' Johnson 82'	Report	Jones 24' Lawrence 80' McManus 90+1'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 7,134

2 May 2009 46	Crewe Alexandra	0–3	Leicester City	Crewe
		Report	Berner 56' Dyer 66' Fryatt 68'	Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 6,982
Note: Crewe Alexandra are relegated to League Two

League Cup

12 August 2008 First round	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Barnsley	Alexandra Stadium
	O'Connor 14' (pen.) Elding 36' (pen.)	Report	Kozluk 36' (Unsporting behaviour) Foster 68' (Unsporting behaviour) Odejayi 69' (Unsporting behaviour) León 83' (Unsporting behaviour)	Attendance: 2,492 Referee: A Taylor

26 August 2008 Second round	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Bristol City	Alexandra Stadium
	Elding 24' Moore 76'	Report	Wilson 79'	Attendance: 3,227 Referee: A Hall

23 September 2008 Third round	Liverpool	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Anfield
	Agger 15' Lucas 58'	Report	O'Connor 25'	Attendance: 28,591

FA Cup

8 November 2008 (2008-11-08) First round	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Ebbsfleet United	Crewe
	O'Donnell 29' Donaldson 34' Grant 37'	Report	Hand 64' Ricketts 79' Charles 80'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,593 Referee: Richard West

3 December 2008 Second round	Carlisle United	0–2	Crewe Alexandra	Carlisle
		Report	Miller 3', 12'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2,755 Referee: Andy Woolmer

3 January 2009 Third round	Millwall	2–2	Crewe Alexandra	Bermondsey
	Frampton 20' 45+2' Laird 40' Laird 58' Kandol 68' Fuseini 78'	Report	Lawrence 12' Brayford 45+2' Shelley 58' Donaldson 79'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 5,754 Referee: Darren Deadman

13 January 2009 Third round replay	Crewe Alexandra	2–3	Millwall	Crewe
	Murphy 7' Miller 58'	Report	Barron 8' 23' Harris 54' Whitbread 86'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,060 Referee: Nigel Miller

Football League Trophy

2 September 2008 First round	Crewe Alexandra	3–0	Macclesfield Town	Crewe
	Schumacher 5' Jones 27' O'Donnell 42' Rix 80'	Report	Gritton 10' Gritton 13' Bell 56' Flynn 62'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2,463 Referee: Chris Sarginson

6 October 2008 Second round	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Birkenhead
	Shuker 86'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 2,626 Referee: Carl Boyeson

References

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