2011–12 The New Saints F.C. season

The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid

2011–12 season
Welsh Premier League	Champions[1]
Welsh Cup	Winners[1]
Welsh League Cup	Semi Final
UEFA Europa League	Qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: Greg Draper, 22 goals All: Greg Draper, 28 goals
Highest home attendance	1468 vs Bangor City, 21 April 2012
Average home league attendance	League:
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The 2011–12 season of The New Saints F.C. is TNS's 19th consecutive season in the Welsh Premier League along with being the club's 53rd season in existence. The club began their pre-season friendly schedule on 12 June 2011 with a win against a team representing Ynys Môn.

Season review

After completing early pre-season friendlies, the club played its 2011–12 UEFA Europa League qualifying round matches, winning on aggregate in the first qualifying round against Clifftonville before being eliminated in the next round against Danish club Midtjylland. In the domestic competitions the season was a successful year with the club regaining the Welsh Premier League in April,^[2] by a five-point margin, in a season that saw the club lose just four league matches. Greg Draper finished the season as the club's leading scorer with 21 league goals, just one behind the Llanelli's Rhys Griffiths. The club became the first side to score in every game in a Welsh Premier season since the birth of the League of Wales in 1992.^[3] They completed the double on 5 May 2012 beating CEFN Druids F.C. 2-0 in the Welsh Cup final, and thus kept a record on not conceding a goal for the entire Welsh Cup campaign.^[1]

The club also progressed to the semi-final stage of the Welsh League Cup.

At the end of the season came the news that the club had submitted entries for the English FA Cup and FA Trophy for the 2012-13 season. This decision meant that the club wished to play in both the Welsh and English domestic cup competitions.^[4]

Head coach Carl Darlington received the Welsh Premier League's manager of the year award for 2011/12 at the end of the season.^[5]

Season squad

As of 9 February 2012.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player — GK Paul Harrison — GK Alex Ramsey — DF Phil Baker — DF Steve Evans — DF Marcus Giglio — DF Jermaine Johnson (until January 2012) — DF Chris Marriott — DF Connell Rawlinson — DF Simon Spender — MF Aeron Edwards — MF Sam Finley (from January 2012) — MF Ryan Fraughan (from January 2012) — MF Barry Hogan

No. Position Player — MF Luke Holden (January–February 2012) — MF Craig Jones — MF Richie Partridge (retired in August 2011) — MF Tom Roberts — MF Scott Ruscoe — MF Christian Seargeant — MF Nicky Ward — MF Chris Williams — FW Alex Darlington — FW Greg Draper — FW Charlie Proctor — FW Chris Sharp (until end of August) — FW Matthew Williams

First Team Transfers

In

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Ref.
—	FW		Greg Draper	21	EU	Basingstoke Town	Transfer	Summer			The New Saints FC[6]
—	MF		Sam Finley	19	EU	Warrington Town	Transfer	Winter			The New Saints FC[7]
—	MF		Luke Holden	23	EU	Chester	Transfer	Winter			The New Saints FC[8]
—	DF		Jermaine Johnson	21	EU	Stafford Rangers	Transfer	Summer			The New Saints FC[9]
—	MF		Tom Roberts	18	EU	Aston Villa	Free Agent	Summer			The New Saints FC[10]
—	DF		Simon Spender	25	EU	Barrow	Transfer	Summer			The New Saints FC[11]
—	MF		Nicky Ward	33	EU	Bangor City	Transfer	Summer			The Daily Post[12]
—	MF		Chris Williams	26	EU	Rhyl	Transfer	Summer			The New Saints FC[13]

Last updated: 1 January

Out

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
—	FW		Matthew Berkeley	23	EU	Hyde	Released	Summer
—	MF		Luke Holden	23	EU	Formby	Released	Winter
—	DF		Danny Holmes	22	EU	Tranmere Rovers	Released	Summer		The New Saints FC[11]
—	DF		Tommy Holmes	31	EU	Airbus UK Broughton	Released	Summer		The New Saints FC[14]
—	DF		Jermaine Johnson	22	EU	Hednesford Town	Released	Winter		Welsh Premier League[15]
—	DF		Sean Jones	20	EU	Stafford Rangers	Released	Summer		The New Saints FC[16]
—	MF		John McKenna	20	EU	Colwyn Bay	Released	Summer		The New Saints FC[16]
—	MF		Ryan Marriott	22	EU		Released	Summer		The New Saints FC[16]
—	MF		Richie Partridge	30	EU		Retired	Summer		BBC Sport[17]
—	FW		Chris Sharp	25	EU	AFC Telford United	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	The New Saints FC[18]
—	FW		Craig Whitfield	21	EU	Airbus UK Broughton	Released	Summer		The New Saints FC[16]
—	MF		Craig Williams	28	EU	Aberystwyth Town	Released	Summer		The New Saints FC[16]
—	MF		Jamie Wood	32	EU		Released	Summer		The New Saints FC[16]

Loans out

#	Pos	Nat.	Player	To	Start	End	Source
—	DF		Jermaine Johnson	Newtown	8 October 2011	31 December 2011	The New Saints FC[19]
—	FW		Charlie Proctor	Llandudno	August 2011	?

Last updated: 20 October 2011

Matches

Competitive

Welsh Premier League

The club started the season with a draw, followed by a defeat by a late goal at Port Talbot Town. Seven wins followed propelling the club to the top of the table and earning first team coach Carl Darlington the Welsh Premier League's manager of the month award for August/ September.^[20] This was followed by the club's best win of the season, a 4-0 win against Carmarthen Town, and a draw away at Bala Town.^[21] A narrow win at home to Port Talbot Town returned them back to the top of the table.^[22] Their first match of November saw them go six points clear at the top of the table, having won eleven of the past twelve matches^[23] and Darlington claimed his second manager of the month award on the back of the team's results throughout October.^[24] The following matches however saw a reversal of the team's previous good form, with a draw followed by two defeats, at home to Bangor City and away at Afan Lido.

The following week, Director of Football Mike Davies resigned after eighteen months in charge of team affairs.^[25][26] The club received more than 50 applications when they advertised the full-time post.^[27] On 30 December the club announced the appointment of Craig Harrison as his replacement.^[28]

The team ended the year strongly with four wins and a draw, leaving them second at the end of first phase of the season.

Phase one

The New Saints v Bala Town

12 Aug 2011	The New Saints	1 - 1	Bala Town	Oswestry
19:45	M. Williams  3'	Report[29]	Mason  13'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 617 Referee: Nick Pratt

Port Talbot Town v The New Saints

19 Aug 2011	Port Talbot Town	2 - 1	The New Saints	Port Talbot
19:30	Belle  52' Blain  90'	Report[30]	M. Williams  28'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 264

The New Saints v Prestatyn Town

26 Aug 2011	The New Saints	2 - 1	Prestatyn Town	Oswestry
19:45	M. Williams  15' Ward  30'	Report[31]	Stephens  78'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 309 Referee: Lee Evans

Llanelli v The New Saints

3 Sep 2011	Llanelli	0 - 1	The New Saints	Llanelli
15:45		Report[32]	Draper  50'	Stadium: Stebonheath Park Attendance: 163 Referee: Dean John

The New Saints v Neath

7 Sep 2011	The New Saints	3 - 0	Neath	Oswestry
19:45	Evans  7' Draper  54' Darlington  69'	Report[33]		Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 258 Referee: Lee Evans

Bangor City v The New Saints

10 Sep 2011	Bangor City	0 - 3	The New Saints	Bangor
15:45		Report[34]	Evans  3' Draper  60' M. Williams  89'	Stadium: Farrar Road Attendance: 559 Referee: Kevin Morgan

The New Saints v Afan Lido

17 Sep 2011	The New Saints	3 - 0	Afan Lido	Oswestry
14:30	Seargeant  12' Jones  34' M. Williams  75'	Report[35]		Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 254 Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones

Airbus v The New Saints

24 Sep 2011	Airbus	1 - 2	The New Saints	Broughton
15:45	Hayes  80'	Report[36]	Darlington  78' Seargeant  90'	Stadium: The Airfield Attendance: 174 Referee: Mark Whitby

The New Saints v Aberystwyth Town

1 Oct 2011	The New Saints	3 - 2	Aberystwyth Town	Oswestry
14:30	Darlington  43' Jones  47' Draper  50'	Report[37]	Thomas  13' Codling  64'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 363 Referee: Wayne Stephens

The New Saints v Carmarthen Town

8 Oct 2011	The New Saints	4 - 0	Carmarthen Town	Oswestry
14:30	M. Williams  8'  55' Draper  45' Seargeant  69'	Report[38]		Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 223 Referee: Mark Petch

Bala Town v The New Saints

14 Oct 2011	Bala Town	2 - 2	The New Saints	Bala
19:30	Brown  59' Jones  62'	Report[39]	M. Williams  22' Draper  28'	Stadium: Maes Tegid Attendance: 378 Referee: Brian James

The New Saints v Port Talbot Town

22 Oct 2011	The New Saints	3 - 2	Port Talbot Town	Oswestry
14:30	Jones  10' Roscoe  59' Darlington  82'	Report[40]	Cochlin  73' Bowen  90'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 227 Referee: Kevin Parry

Prestatyn Town v The New Saints

28 Oct 2011	Prestatyn Town	0 - 2	The New Saints	Prestatyn
19:30		Report[41]	Draper  46' Baker  86'	Stadium: Bastion Road Attendance: 334 Referee: Lee Evans

The New Saints v Llanelli

5 Nov 2011	The New Saints	4 - 2	Llanelli	Oswestry
15:45	Darlington  12'  33' Draper  19'  40'	Report[42]	Griffiths  54'  66' (pen)	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: Ray Hetherington Referee: 327

Neath v The New Saints

9 Nov 2011	Neath	1 - 1	The New Saints	Neath
19:30	Hughes  32'	Report[43]	Evans  12'	Stadium: The Gnoll Attendance: 356 Referee: Brian James

The New Saints v Bangor City

13 Nov 2011	The New Saints	3 - 4	Bangor City	Oswestry
14:30	Ward  41' Marriott  63' Roberts  84'	Report[44]	Morley  40'  74' (p) Smyth  30' Wilson  68'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 723 Referee: Kevin Morgan

Afan Lido v The New Saints

18 Nov 2011	Afan Lido	3 - 1	The New Saints	Aberavon
19:30	Payne  18'  57' Hood  41'	Report[45]	Draper  1'	Stadium: Marston Stadium Attendance: 267 Referee: Dean John

The New Saints v Airbus

25 Nov 2011	The New Saints	3 - 1	Airbus	Oswestry
19:45	Darlington  51' M. Williams  78' Seargeant  85'	Report[46]	Sheridan  74'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 437 Referee: Kevin Parry

Aberystwyth Town v The New Saints

10 Dec 2011	Aberystwyth Town	1 - 1	The New Saints	Aberystwyth
15:45	Kellaway  55'	Report[47]	Draper  63'	Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 278 Referee: Dean John

Carmarthen Town v The New Saints

17 Dec 2011	Carmarthen Town	0 - 1	The New Saints	Carmarthen
15:45		Report[48]	Darlington  5'	Stadium: Richmond Park Attendance: 237 Referee: Kevin Morgan

Newtown v The New Saints

26 Dec 2011	Newtown	1 - 3	The New Saints	Newtown
14:30	Boundford  55'	Report[49]	Spender  68' Roberts  72' Jones  74'	Stadium: Latham Park Attendance: 375 Referee: Brian James

The New Saints v Newtown

2 Jan 2012	The New Saints	5 - 0	Newtown	Oswestry
14:30	Draper  28'  51'  90' Darlington  70'  78'	Report[50]		Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 417 Referee: Wayne Stephens

Phase Two

After a disappointing home defeat to Neath, two away wins saw the team keep up the preasure on league leaders Bangor City.^[51] The beginning of March saw the first home league win of the second phase with a home win against Bala Town.^[52] The following week saw an away victory over leaders Bangor, and the club moving to the top of the table.^[53] The remainder of the season, saw the club win three of the next four games, with a final day of the season match against second placed Bangor City for the second consecutive season. This time they won the final game with a comprehensive 5-0 win,^[54] resulting in them being crowned champions for the sixth time.^[55]

The New Saints v Neath

4 Feb 2012	The New Saints	1 - 2	Neath	Oswestry
14:30	Draper  52'	Report[56]	Trundle  57' Lewis  62'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 254 Referee: Lee Evans

Prestatyn Town v The New Saints

10 Feb 2012	Prestatyn Town	0 - 4	The New Saints	Prestatyn
19:30		Report[57]	Edwards  5' Roberts  42' Darlington  49' (p)  67'	Stadium: Bastion Road Attendance: 170 Referee: Mark Farrington

Llanelli v The New Saints

18 Feb 2012	Llanelli	0 - 2	The New Saints	Llanelli
15:00		Report[58]	Draper  49' Edwards  63'	Stadium: Stebonheath Park Attendance: 224 Referee: Kevin Morgan

The New Saints v Bala Town

2 Mar 2012	The New Saints	3 - 2	Bala Town	Oswestry
19:45	Ward  57' Seargeant  67' Draper  84'	Report[59]	Hunt  41' (p)  60'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 423 Referee: Brian James

Bangor City v The New Saints

10 Mar 2012	Bangor City	1 - 3	The New Saints	Bangor
17:15	Thomas  47'	Report[60]	Draper  18'  41' Edwards  38'	Stadium: Nantporth Attendance: 756 Referee: Mark Whitby

Neath v The New Saints

17 Mar 2012	Neath	0 - 1	The New Saints	Neath
14:30		Report[61]	Ruscoe  83'	Stadium: The Gnoll Attendance: 217 Referee: Brian James

The New Saints v Prestatyn Town

23 Mar 2012	The New Saints	2 - 1	Prestatyn Town	Oswestry
19:45	Fraughan  14'  90'	Report[62]	Stephens  37'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 433 Referee: Nick Pratt

The New Saints v Llanelli

6 Apr 2012	The New Saints	1 - 1	Llanelli	Oswestry
17:15	Ward  14'	Report[63]	Griffiths  21' (p)	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 246 Referee: Paul Robertson

Bala Town v The New Saints

15 Apr 2012	Bala Town	0 - 1	The New Saints	Bala
14:45		Report[64]	Finley  78'	Stadium: Maes Tegid Attendance: 301 Referee: Lee Evans

The New Saints v Bangor City

21 Apr 2012	The New Saints	5 - 0	Bangor City	Oswestry
15:30	Draper  4'  26'  81' (p) Seargeant  7' Fraughan  62'	Report[65]		Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 1468 Referee: Kevin Morgan

Results by round

Phase one Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Ground H A H A H A H A H H A H H H A H A H A A A H Result D L W W W W W W W W D W W W D L L D W W W W Position 8           1 1 1 1   1 1 1       2 3 3 2 2 Last updated: 26 December 2011. Source: welsh-premier.com Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Phase two Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ground H A A H A A H H A H Result L W W W W W W D W W Position 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Last updated: 21 April 2012. Source: welsh-premier.com Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

League position

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	The New Saints	32	23	5	4	75	31	+44	74
2	Bangor City	32	22	3	7	72	45	+27	69
3	Neath	32	18	8	6	60	36	+24	62

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

      Champion       Runner-up       Top 6^[nb1]       Play-off       Relegated

UEFA Europa League

The club entered the Europa League in the first qualifying round as a result of having been runners-up of the Welsh Premier League in the 2010-11 season. In the first round they were drawn against Northern Irish side Cliftonville, drawing the first leg at home before winning away 1-0, progressing 2-1 on aggregate. In the second qualifying round they played Danish club Midtjylland losing both times; 3-1 at home and 5-2 away.

The New Saints v Cliftonville

30 Jun 2011 1QR/ 1	The New Saints	1 - 1	Cliftonville	Oswestry
19.00	Darlington  27'	Report[66]	Johnston  39'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 927 Referee: Clayton Pisani (Malta)

Cliftonville v The New Saints

7 Jul 2011 1QR/ 2	Cliftonville	0 - 1	The New Saints	Belfast
19:45		Report[67]	Baker  4'	Stadium: Solitude Attendance: 1221 Referee: Magnus Thorisson (Iceland)

The New Saints v Midtjylland

14 Jul 2011 2QR/ 1	The New Saints	1 - 3	Midtjylland	Oswestry
19:00	Evans  59'	Report[68]	Hassan  65' Olsen  59' (pen) Albaek  90'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 914 Referee: M Fabian (Hungary)

Midtjylland v The New Saints

21 Jul 2011 2QR/ 2	Midtjylland	5 - 2	The New Saints	Herning, Denmark
19:15	Igboun  23' Nworuh  25' Olsen  32' (pen) Hvilsom	Report[69]	Darlington	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 2650 Referee: Levan Kvaratskheli (Georgia)

Welsh Cup

The club were drawn against reigning Welsh League champions Bryntirion Athletic in the third round of the FAW Welsh Cup,^[70] a game the which saw a comfortable victory.^[71] In the next round the club were drawn against Newport County.^[72] County were forced to play a youth team as their first team were playing league game at the same time in Gateshead. As a result, the Saints ran out 4–0 winners.^[73] A narrow victory over fellow full-time club Neath^[74] saw them progress to the semi-finals where they played Bala Town, securing a comfortable 4-0 win.^[75] In progressing to the final against Cefn Druids, they had cleared each round without conceding a goal. The club completed their second league and club double with a 2-0 win on 5 May.^[1]

The New Saints v Bryntirion Athletic

3 Dec 2011 R3	The New Saints	6 - 0	Bryntirion Athletic	Oswestry
14:30	Darlington  3' M. Williams  16' Draper  39'  46' Baker  43' Spender  61'	Report[76]		Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 187 Referee: Bryn Markham Jones

The New Saints v Newport County

28 Jan 2012 R4	The New Saints	4 - 0	Newport County	Oswestry
14:30	Rawlinson  15' Darlington  19' Draper  26' Jones  43'	Report[77]		Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 278 Referee: Mark Whitby

The New Saints v Neath

25 Feb 2012 QF	The New Saints	1 - 0	Neath	Oswestry
12:30	Draper  37'	Report[78]		Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 278 Referee: Kevin Parry

Bala Town v The New Saints

31 Mar 2012 SF	Bala Town	0 - 4	The New Saints	Aberystwyth
15:00		Report[79]	Ward  8' Draper  12' Fraughan  26' Edwards  62'	Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 282 Referee: Dean John

Cefn Druids v The New Saints

5 May 2012 F	Cefn Druids	0 - 2	The New Saints	Bangor
		Report[80]	Draper Darlington	Stadium: Nantporth

Welsh League Cup

The club received a bye in the first round as the holders of the competition. After a 3-1 aggregate victory over Airbus UK Broughton, they were drawn against Newtown in the regionally focused two leg semi-final. After leading the home leg 3-0, then conceded two goals. In the second leg, Newtown scored a late goal, therefore winning on away goals.^[81]

The New Saints v Airbus

14 Feb 2012 R2/1	The New Saints	2 - 1	Airbus	Oswestry
19:45	Seargeant  28' Baker  85'	Report[82]	Danks  59'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 202 Referee: Mark Petch

Airbus v The New Saints

28 Feb 2012 R2/2	Airbus	0 - 1	The New Saints	Broughton
19:30		Report[83]	Finley  13'	Stadium: The Airfield Attendance: 238 Referee: Nick Pratt

The New Saints v Newtown

20 Mar 2012 SF1	The New Saints	3 - 2	Newtown	Oswestry
19:45	Seargeant  18' Darlington  45'  89'	Report[84]	Rushton  65' Partridge  67'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 208 Referee: Kevin Parry

Newtown v The New Saints

3 Apr 2012 SF2	Newtown	1 - 0	The New Saints	Newtown
19:30	Boundford  85'	Report[85]		Stadium: Latham Park Attendance: 226 Referee: Mark Whitby

Pre-season

The New Saints v Ynys Mon XI (Anglesey Games XI)

12 Jun 2011	The New Saints	4 - 0	Ynys Mon XI (Anglesey Games XI)	Oswestry
14.00	Proctor  15' Darlington  17'  29'	Report[86]		Stadium: Park Hall

The New Saints v Cliftonville

18 Jun 2011	The New Saints	1 - 2	Cliftonville	Oswestry
14:30	Baker  26'	Report[87]	Donnelly  53' Gormley	Stadium: Park Hall

The New Saints v Luton Town

17 Jul 2011	The New Saints	3 - 0	Luton Town	Oswestry
15:00	Sharp  13'  60' C. Williams  87'	Report[88]		Stadium: Park Hall

Llansantffraid Village v The New Saints

29 Jul 2011	Llansantffraid Village	1 - 5	The New Saints	Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain
19:30	Evans	Report[89]	Proctor  25' C. Williams  30' Edwards Seargeant Darlington	Stadium: Treflan

Shropshire Senior Cup

The New Saints v Shrewsbury Town

11 July 2011	The New Saints	2 - 1	Shrewsbury Town	Oswestry
19:45	C. Williams  37' Proctor  82'	Source[90]	Cork  38'	Stadium: Park Hall Attendance: 496 Referee: Steve Rushton

AFC Telford United v The New Saints

6 Aug 2011	AFC Telford United	1 - 1 (pens)	The New Saints	Telford
15:00	Samuels  89'	Report[91]	Sharp  18'	Stadium: New Bucks Head Attendance: 803 Referee: P J Keane

Season goalscorers

As of 5 May 2012.^[92]

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Welsh Cup	League Cup	Europa League	Total
1	FW		--	Greg Draper	22	6	0	0	28
2	FW		--	Alex Darlington	12	3	2	3	20
3	FW		--	Matty Williams	9	1	0	0	10
4	FW		--	Christian Seargeant	6	0	2	0	8
5	MF		--	Chris Jones	4	1	0	0	5
=	MF		--	Nick Ward	4	1	0	0	5
7	DF		--	Steve Evans	3	0	0	1	4
=	DF		--	Phil Baker	1	1	1	1	4
=	MF		--	Aeron Edwards	3	1	0	0	4
=	MF		--	Ryan Fraughan	3	1	0	0	4
11	MF		--	Tom Roberts	3	0	0	0	3
12	MF		--	Scott Ruscoe	2	0	0	0	2
=	DF		--	Simon Spender	1	1	0	0	2
14	MF		--	Sam Finley	1	0	0	0	1
=	DF		--	Chris Marriott	1	0	0	0	1
=	DF		--	Connell Rawlinson	0	1	0	0	1
				TOTALS	75	15	6	5	101

Notes

1. ^nb1 The Welsh Premier League will be played over two phases. Phase one will last twenty-two weeks, cultimating on 2 January 2012. Phase two will be played between January and April, this is followed by play-offs to decide the last 2012–13 UEFA Europa League spot.^[93]

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