http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/ en Copyright 2010 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:41:45 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss A worrying sight was witnessed at Flushing Meadows on Sunday: Andy Murray losing a mental battle. Murray was beaten by an admittedly impressive Stanislas Wawrinka, but it was the manner of the defeat that set alarm bells ringing. Both players finished the match like punch-drunk boxers and it may be that the Scot was suffering from a physical problem - he did complain of a wrist injury after beating Dustin Brown - but he did not look overly troubled when a set and a break to the good. Wawrinka possesses as much talent as anybody on tour but has often looked less than hearty when sucked into a battle. So to see Murray surrender a position of such authority is disappointing. He may well have been rattled by Wawrinka calling the trainer to treat a leg problem at the start of the third set but he really needs to block those things out of his mind. Time and again we have seen Murray drag himself into drawn out battles by letting his level drop but generally he has won through. Those sorts of games have been against players of inferior ability to the Scot, but this time he came up against a player of comparable talent. The one thing Wawrinka did not look to possess in comparison to Murray is bottle. But last night instead of doing what he should have done and knock out a good man when he is wobbling, Murray allowed his opponent off the ropes and it cost him dear. The US Open was a prime chance for him to get a slam under his belt as everything looked to be in his favour but he blinked at the vital moment and will now have four months to think about it before Australia. http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/09/murray_lost_the_mental_fight.php http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/09/murray_lost_the_mental_fight.php Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:41:45 +0000 Andy Murray made a superb start to his US Open quest with a straight-sets victory over Lucas Lacko and it was good to see him show a ruthless streak. Murray has the talent to go all the way, but time and again in majors he has wasted energy by winning matches in four and five sets that he should have put away in three. Most of his lapses can be put down to a lack of concentration, but that can be an Achilles heel when you are playing at a major lasting a fortnight. It is imperative you conserve energy in the early rounds, especially so for Murray who did not kick off his campaign until Wednesday meaning his matches will be squeezed into a tighter timeframe. Against Lacko, Murray produced the quality play he is famed for, but also recovered from dropping his serve at the start of the second set to close out the match. There would have been times in the past when a dropped serve at the start of a set would have been the catalyst for Murray losing his focus and surrendering a set. But not on this occasion. Lacko is of limited ability when you talk about players at the top of the tree and up next is a similar player: Dustin Brown – a Jamaican capable of the sublime and the ridiculous. Truer tests lie ahead for Murray over the course of the next week and a half, but he needs to maintain that ruthless streak. http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/09/muray_needs_to_show_ruthless_s.php http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/09/muray_needs_to_show_ruthless_s.php Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:06:15 +0000 James Milner appears to be rivalling Cesc Fabregas and Fernando Torres for the transfer saga of the summer award. Will he or won’t he leave Aston Villa for Manchester City? That is the question on the lips of many fans of the two clubs, but I doubt fans of Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal are losing too much sleep over the saga. Milner is a good player, but is he really any better than that? I just don’t see it. I am a fan of Milner, he has a great attitude and is a tireless worker. But those are the sort of players that should be operating for teams in the middle of the table, not in the Premier League title race. So is he worth £30 million? The transfer market suggests he is, so it must be the case, but that speaks as much about the money flooding through Eastlands than the quality of the player. And that really is the problem as City do seem to have money burning a hole in their pockets. If you look at the players on City’s books, Roberto Mancini could field two teams that would stand an excellent chance of finishing fourth. But, worryingly for City and their fans, I don’t think the Italian could pick one side that would win the Premier League. Shay Given is a top class keeper, as is Joe Hart, but if you look through the rest of the squad there are a glut of good players but only a small handful who are top-class talents. There is talk that Mario Balotelli is on his way and he is in the mould of potentially top class but far from the finished article. If City want to challenge Chelsea and United, they need to be channelling their millions into signing top-class talents. Milner, for all his qualities, is not. http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/08/milner_is_not_the_answer_for_c.php http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/08/milner_is_not_the_answer_for_c.php Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:18:04 +0000 We have to be careful not to let the big issue of England's defeat to Germany be missed in the subsequent fallout: England were terrible and terribly managed. Frank Lampard had a perfectly good goal not given and Sepp Blatter will surely roll out an excuse for why he is right to ignore calls for goalline technology. Both are big issues but the goalline-technology debate has been a big issue for a long time. The case for goalline technology has to be championed but it is a debate for another day. Whether Lampard's goal had been given or not is pretty much irrelevant as Germany were in a different parish in terms of class and, in my opinion, would have won in any case. England had a ten-minute spell when they were on top, but for the other 80 minutes they were chasing shadows. That England's keeper was the best player in a 4-1 drubbing speaks volumes. We witnessed the sight of John Terry, for so long a player that you could set your clock by in terms of reliability, fail to grasp the concept of altitude and Matthew Upson fail to grasp the basic concept of defending. Steven Gerrard, Lampard and James Milner cannot be accused of a lack effort - they were simply outperformed by a slick Germany midfield. This was a Germany midfield that deployed the luxury player that was Mesut Ozil. He spent the whole game simply drifting into gaps, working space and hurting the opposition. England did not have the capacity to deal with him or the ability to hit back because the manager does not believe such players can be carried. Germany can breathe a sigh of relief that Joachim Low does not sing from the same hymn sheet. What also cannot be overlooked is England were carrying passengers. Gareth Barry is a quality player but a clearly unfit one. His touch at times was awful and the way Ozil gave him a five-yard start and still went past him had to be seen to be believed. The only excuse for Barry's impression of wading through treacle was a lack of sharpness. And the manager must take the blame for deploying a player who could not do the job. The other passenger was Wayne Rooney. It is not in doubt that he is the nation's best player, but he looked a shell of a man and has done all tournament. He has not been fit since damaging his ankle against Bayern Munich and then being rolled out for the second leg of Manchester United's Champions League clash and going over the ankle again. The subsequent groin injury will have been picked up on account of him overcompensating for the ankle problem. It is commendable that he wanted to play but he was not up to the task and the manager should have been big enough to have seen this and put someone else in his place. There was no power in the Rooney legs and without that he is half the player. Capello clearly felt that a half fit Rooney was better than his other forward options. That was not the case. The other concern from the Germany game was Capello's refusal to change his system. At 3-1 down it was not really the time to take off the most likely source of a goal, Jermain Defoe, and replace him with another striker. If he wanted to throw on Emile Heskey then it would have been better to take off a defender or midfielder and play three up top. Yes it would have given Germany more space but it would also have given them something new to think about. To go out of the World Cup without rolling the dice is not acceptable. http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/06/england_need_to_make_big_chang.php http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/06/england_need_to_make_big_chang.php Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:42:10 +0000 A lumbering 0-0 draw with the mighty Algeria still leaves England’s qualification hopes in their own hands. A win over Slovenia will allow England to progress into the second round, possibly as group winners, but as things stand and with the team that was sent out against Algeria, that will not be good enough. The team that was sent out against Algeria will probably beat Slovenia – but that will not mask that things need to change, and fast. The change that needs to be made, and it will take a brave manager to do it, is for Fabio Capello to grasp the nettle and drop Frank Lampard. ‘Drop Frank Lampard?’ the calls come. ‘Yes’ is the answer. Lampard is one of the finest midfielders this country has produced in recent times, but he is in a team that possesses a better one. Steven Gerrard is quite simply a better midfielder than Lampard. But Gerrard is paying the price for being a better midfielder than Lampard. He is superior, the victim of his own quality if you like, and he is being asked to play the square-peg-in-round-hole role. Capello has round pegs for round holes but so far he has, for reasons unknown to me, declined to use them. In Joe Cole, England have the one player who is ideally suited to international football. Cole may not have got a regular game at club level last season, but he is a player of the highest class and is a player who knows the value of the football. To win at international level, you have to control, caress, love the ball. England do not do that, the Premier League does not lend itself to that type of football, but Cole is one player who has that trait. Cole needs to be let off the leash to take on the role on the left-hand side of midfield – freeing Gerrard from those shackles. To do that needs a radical change. Capello is unlikely to change from his 4-4-2. Some said Sven did not have a Plan B, well I’d rather have Sven but that is a story for another day. Capello can retain his beloved 4-4-2, but he must bring in Cole, shift Gerrard to the middle and inform Lampard that his role is one of bench warmer. By handing Gerrard the role in the middle he can, with Gareth Barry guarding the shop, have freedom to wander, create and inspire in the way he does for Liverpool. Tough decisions are required for England to progress and we need to see if this hard-line Italian has it in him to make those decisions. http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/06/drop_lampard_to_free_gerrard.php http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/06/drop_lampard_to_free_gerrard.php Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:30:02 +0000 Andy Murray's third-round clash at Queen's with Mardy Fish was halted at 3-3 in the final set on account of bad light. A good time to take the players off, you might think. Not if you are Andy Murray. The British No. 1 had fought back from 3-0 down to level things. The momentum was with Murray, Fish knew it, and in another 15 minutes he might well have wrapped up the match. It was gloomy, but not unplayable. Fish could see the match drifting away and chanced his arm. He went up to the umpire and gave his best 'I can't see impression'. The referee was called and Fish followed that fine first serve with an excellent volley 'it's a bit slippy and could be dangerous'. The referee could not dig out a stroke to counter and the match was duly called off. Faster than he had moved at any stage in the match, Fish picked up his bag and scurried off to the locker room. All the while, Murray was stood on the baseline waiting to receive serve. As Fish wandered off, a mix of disbelief and rage drifted across Murray's face. But still he stood, until finally he trudged back to his chair - as if accepting that Fish had not gone for a quick change of shirt. At which point the tirade began. He complained that the light was good enough to play, that he had been given no warning that play would soon be called off and, the most pertinent point, that Fish had shown no desire to come off when leading 3-0 ten minutes earlier. Murray's points were valid but were a little like shutting the door after the Fish had bolted. As soon as he saw Fish heading for the chair to persuade the umpire that the match should be halted, he should have been up there as well stating his case that the game should carry on. Fish knew he was struggling and tried it on, successfully. Murray should have been alive to the situation. It may all turn out fine as he could seal the win upon the resumption, but it is certainly a lesson learned. http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/06/a_bit_late_to_whinge_murray.php http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/06/a_bit_late_to_whinge_murray.php Fri, 11 Jun 2010 07:41:03 +0000 So England were unconvincing in beating Mexico. What's new? The last time England were convincing was arguably against Germany in 2001. England do not do convincing. England do not pass teams off the park and score beautiful goals that leave you with a warm feeling in your stomach. That sort of thing is best left to the Spains and Brazils of this world. Fabio Capello does not have the players at his disposal to play the beautiful game. There is no Leo Messi, no Kaka, no Cristiano Ronaldo and certainly no Xavi and Iniesta. If you want your team to pass the opposition to sleep and win beautifully, go find another team. What England do do is work hard pressing the ball and grinding teams down. England have Lampard and Gerrard, two good players, but cut from a different cloth from the aforementioned set of top-class stars. England may win the World Cup, I very much doubt it simply because their inability to keep the ball will see them punished by a good side, but whatever they achieve will not be done convincingly. http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/05/england_do_not_do_convincing.php http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/05/england_do_not_do_convincing.php Tue, 25 May 2010 08:05:29 +0000 Blackpool has a Tower, a Winter Garden, a big dipper or two and now it has Premier League football. Clubs see the Premier League as the place where fortunes can be made but you hope Blackpool take a leaf out of the book of Burnley rather than copy the model of Hull City. Burnley may have had just one season in the top flight, as opposed to Hull's two, but the Clarets head back to the Championship far better equipped to fight a promotion battle than a Hull or a Portsmouth. Yes Burnley were found wanting on account of a lack of quality on the field, but they could have spent millions more and still ended up in the same position. Having seen Blackpool on a couple of occasions this season, it is clear their squad will need bolstering. But they have a manager in Ian Holloway who has built a tremendous team spirit and they play football in the right way. Bloomfield Road has changed massively from when I stood on the away terrace on the odd freezing January day but it will still be a daunting trip for some of the world's elite and they have to make it a fortress. But win or lose, let's just hope Blackpool don't get carried away and gamble all. Just enjoy the ride. http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/05/grab_on_blackpool_and_enjoy_th.php http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/05/grab_on_blackpool_and_enjoy_th.php Sat, 22 May 2010 17:58:50 +0000 Masters 1000 title No.18 came his way on Sunday and it is clear that Rafael Nadal is back operating towards the peak of his powers. There were those, myself among them, who feared for Nadal when he limped out of the Australian Open with yet another knee injury. It appeared that injury would rob the game of, in my opinion, the greatest player to pick up a racket. But he has battled back and the way he did another job on Roger Federer in Madrid suggests that Slam No. 7 will be heading Nadal's way at the French Open. He is a different beast away from the debilitating surface that is concrete and looks untouchable on clay. And if he manages his schedule in the manner he has since Melbourne then he will surely have a big summer on grass. The US hard-court season will offer the likes of Federer and Andy Murray the chance to hit back. Nadal would be well advised to limit his play on concrete to the big events, sacrificing titles if needs be, as his longevity is vital for tennis. The game needs stars and Nadal is the brightest of all. ]]> http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/05/long_live_king_rafa.php http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/05/long_live_king_rafa.php Mon, 17 May 2010 08:56:16 +0000 Fabio Capello has a looming problem on his hands in the shape of a certain Ledley King. Capello names his provisional 30-man squad for the World Cup on Tuesday and King must feature. The Tottenham man has produced consistent excellence this season and in recent games has proved that his notoriously brittle knees can stand up to the rigours of games in quick succession. His display during Tottenham’s win over Manchester City was top-drawer in the way he shackled Carlos Tevez and Emmanuel Adebayor, but it was no flash in the pan. He has been doing the same all season. The problem Capello faces is that not only should King be in the squad, on current form he should be in the team. If all defenders available to England were fit for selection, four centre-backs stand head and shoulders above the rest: Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, King and Jonathan Woodgate. Woodgate is out of the picture due to injury, which leaves two from three and herein lies the problem for Capello. The odd one out would appear to be Ferdinand, but he is the England captain and can he drop the England captain if he is available? King and Ferdinand are alike in terms of playing style, comfortable on the ball and great readers of the game. Terry is the no-nonsense ball winner and as such it should be either King or Ferdinand partnering Terry. Ferdinand’s position in the team would have been guaranteed 12 months ago, but a series of injuries have blighted his season and as a consequence he has not looked as assured when he has been available for Manchester United. He is likely to play in the final game of the season and as such prove his fitness, but that alone should not guarantee him a place in the team. Capello has to pick the best players available and on form it is King and Terry, but will he make that tough decision to axe his captain in the same way he stripped Terry of the captaincy for an off-field incident earlier in the season? ]]> http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/05/a_king_size_problem_for_capell.php http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/05/a_king_size_problem_for_capell.php Sat, 08 May 2010 08:34:31 +0000 Henry Cecil had a 25th Classic in his pocket, but before the famous flag could be flown over Warren Place the 1000 Guineas was ripped from his grasp by the Newmarket stewards. Jacqueline Quest scored by a nose from Special Duty, after the two had duelled throughout the final furlong, but the finish caught the attention of the stewards as Jacqueline Quest drifted to her right, taking Special Duty with her, and Tom Queally was guilty of not pulling his whip through to his right hand. The stewards took the view that the result had been affected by the actions of Jacqueline Quest and took the decision to reverse the placings. It was the right decision, as the margin had been so slight it was almost certain that Special Duty had been hampered, and it should not matter whether it was a Group One race at the headquarters of racing or a selling race at Folkestone on a Tuesday afternoon. But that is where the problem lies as there have been far worse incidents that have occurred in the past that have gone unpunished. The British Horseracing Authority are attempting to boost the image of racing with an initiative called ‘Racing For Change’. That’s all well and good, but there is no possible way that the image of racing can be improved if the people that matter, the paying customers, have no faith in the system. The majority of backers of the two horses will have gone away from the 1000 Guineas fairly happy, as Special Duty was a well backed 9/2 favourite whereas Jacqueline Quest was an unconsidered 66/1 shot. But there will be those who are aware that more serious breaches of the rules go on day in, day out that are not punished. Cecil is a master of his art and will take the decision with good grace, but there may not be good grace in the future if one of his horses is carried across the track in a selling race at Folkestone on a Tuesday afternoon and is not awarded the race. All we can ask for is consistency. But will we get it? ]]> http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/05/a_plea_for_consistency.php http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/05/a_plea_for_consistency.php Sun, 02 May 2010 16:06:58 +0000 Momentum is a vital thing in sport and Manchester United certainly have it following the events of Saturday. Sir Alex Ferguson’s men have a never-say-die attitude so it came as no surprise that that scorer of countless key goals during his career, Paul Scholes popped up with a header out of the very top drawer to win the Manchester derby. Scholes threw down the gauntlet and Chelsea failed quite miserably in their bid to take up the challenge. Tottenham deserve plenty of credit for their win, but Chelsea did little to help themselves. They looked pretty ordinary going forward, Didier Drogba looked to be feeling the effects of the hernia problem that is expected to require surgery in the summer and was a virtual passenger in the second half due to Carlo Ancelotti using up his substitutes at the break, but it was the actions of John Terry that had me shaking my head. Terry got away with one at Bolton in midweek when he handled the ball. After that game he suggested luck evens itself out and maybe the footballing gods were watching as an almost identical situation saw him concede a spot kick which Jermain Defoe rammed home. That was not the incident that caused any alarm, it was just one of the things that can happen when you are defending, rather his rush of blood in the second half. Terry brought down Roman Pavlyuchenko and was immediately cautioned by referee Phil Dowd. You would have thought a defender of Terry’s calibre would take stock, having escaped a caution in the first half for handball. He was certainly on Dowd’s radar but rather than rein things in, he lunged wildly at Gareth Bale a couple of minutes later and was shown a second yellow card. "Twice I got the ball," he appeared to gesture to his bench as he trudged down the tunnel. Not sure about that, but whether he did or he didn’t when you are walking the tightrope you have to make dam sure you make the right move. The one saving grace for Chelsea is that Terry will sit out a home game with Stoke as opposed to a trip to Liverpool, but with Droga part of the walking wounded and John Obi Mikel an injury worry – the red half of Manchester, and Arsenal for that matter, have a spring in their step. ]]> http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/04/terry_hands_momentum_to_rivals.php http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/04/terry_hands_momentum_to_rivals.php Sat, 17 Apr 2010 22:53:28 +0000 If England fans were in any doubt about the importance of Wayne Rooney to the World Cup cause, they only needed to cast a glance towards Old Trafford on Saturday to clarify this. A Rooney-less Manchester United were quite simply ripped apart on their own patch in the first half by title rivals Chelsea. Joe Cole’s deft flick handed Chelsea the lead at the break, but it was barely a reflection of their dominance. United improved after the break, it would have been difficult to get any worse, but Didier Drogba climbed off the bench to double the advantage – albeit from an offside position. Federico Macheda set up a grandstand finish with a goal as controversial as Drogba’s, but Chelsea held on. For the final 30 minutes, United were the better side but they lacked the zip and attacking instincts of a man sat in the stands watching on in frustration. Chelsea were short of their best, too often they gave the ball away and Nicolas Anelka was ineffective, but they did not have to be at their best as United sorely missed their talisman. Sir Alex Ferguson has suggested United can cope without Rooney, but you get the impression that assertion may need to be reassessed and if Fabio Capello was watching, there will be a Latin nod of agreement. Rooney is likely to be out for around three weeks, by which time United’s season could be in tatters. Bad for the red half of Manchester, good for England’s World Cup bid. Rooney is a player who thrives on games, he has been sensational all season for United without a break but even a player with the desire for football such as Rooney could feel the effects of a long season. Rooney is also a player who needs games before coming to the boil and provided he comes back into contention by the end of April he will have three games in which to find his sharpness before linking up with England for their tilt at World Cup glory. ]]> http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/04/the_imporrtance_of_rooney_is_c.php http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/04/the_imporrtance_of_rooney_is_c.php Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:25:43 +0000 Rafael Nadal was unable to defend his title at Indian Wells, going down to a surprise defeat to Ivan Ljubicic, but it was a fantastic sight for tennis fans to see the Spaniard back on court. It was his first appearance on court since retiring injured against Andy Murray at the Australian Open in January. At that time it looked grim for Nadal, as the recurrence of his knee injury looked serious. Nadal’s camp played down the severity of the problem and it would appear they were justified by his appearance at Indian Wells. He breezed through the first few rounds and looked primed to defend his title, but came up short against Ljubicic. It was a surprise to see Nadal slip to defeat to a player he should have been well equipped to beat, but there were positives to be gleaned from his trip to California. The hard courts of America are not the ideal surface for Nadal’s suspect knees, but he scampered round the courts without any signs of weakness and provided he comes through unscathed at Miami he can look forward to the clay court season with relish. Nadal is the king of Roland Garros and with as many doubts about his rivals as his own knees, the stage could be set for the Spaniard to make a quite stunning return to the top of the sport. ]]> http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/03/a_welcome_return_for_nadal.php http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/03/a_welcome_return_for_nadal.php Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:20:02 +0000 David Beckham has got his mug on the back pages once again, but for once in his superbly-managed career I bet he wishes he hadn’t. A ruptured Achilles tendon has left Beckham facing an operation and his World Cup dream in tatters. It is a savage blow for a player seeking his fourth appearance at a World Cup finals and almost certainly ends his hopes of overtaking Peter Shilton’s record of 125 caps for England. Beckham is a great ambassador for British sport, he has been a great servant to a game that has made him an immensely wealthy man, but sentiment aside it is not a disaster for England’s World Cup hopes. He did well to work his way back into the England squad, after being wrongly discarded by Steve McClaren following the 2006 World Cup finals, with his dedication and commitment winning over Fabio Capello. He took loan moves from LA Galaxy to Milan to further his claims and was almost certain to be on the plane to South Africa, fitness permitting. Injury has intervened, but it is not a crippling blow to England’s hopes. At 34, the Beckham legs had seen him restricted to the role of impact player. Capello favours a speedy player on the flank, a player capable of beating his marker with a turn of pace. Beckham does not possess that quality, he never did if truth be told, and as such he would only have been called on in a time of crisis. Beckham is one of the finest crossers of a ball in the game, he can deliver a wicked free-kick and corner, but if Capello had to summon him from the bench in South Africa, it would have meant England were in bother. It would have been nice for Capello to have had the Beckham string to his bow, but he does not and should England fail at the World Cup finals it will not be because Beckham was not there. Aaron Lennon is Capello’s first choice for the right-wing berth and it is of bigger concern to England that the Tottenham man is struggling to shake off his groin injury. Tottenham have said they have no idea when Lennon will be fit and if given the choice it is and if Capello had to choose between the two, I know which one the Italian would have rather have with him in South Africa. ]]> http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/03/beckham_loss_not_savage_for_en.php http://blogs.espn.co.uk/editors_blog/archives/2010/03/beckham_loss_not_savage_for_en.php Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:21:06 +0000