Micky Adams - Knowledge

1359:'s jaw in a row over a card game in 2002. Adams had previously initiated a crackdown on club discipline, going so far as to enforce random breathalyser tests. Adams said that "in a lot of people's eyes, the players are guilty before they have had a fair trial – which is not the case". The incident also cast doubt over Adams' future at the club, as reports surfaced that he planned to quit the club. He did offer his resignation, which was rejected by the club. However, he kept faith in his players' innocence, and claimed "if they are guilty of anything it is of being unprofessional – of being drunk to excess". His faith was later vindicated when it transpired that all allegations against the players were false. 1939:. Defeat to local rivals Crewe Alexandra marked the club's fifth consecutive loss, and after the game Adams accepted that his position would be under threat if results did not turn around quickly. Following six straight defeats Adams resigned as manager on 18 September after lengthy discussions with the chairman. The club would decline and suffer relegation after his departure, leading Adams to say in 2018 that: "I’m sad to see the Vale where they are. A couple of things about the Vale: To the players… liven yourselves up, and secondly, to Norman Smurthwaite, sell the club for God’s sake." 1653:, Vale chairman Bill Bratt announced he had "reluctantly" given Adams permission to talk to Sheffield United. Six days later it was announced that he would be taking the position. He announced his three aims as manager would be to firstly avoid relegation, to then challenge for promotion, and finally "to develop a structure that will build us a reputation for homegrown talent that fans can be proud of in their team". Former United player Alan Cork was installed as his assistant, Cork had worked as Adams' assistant at Fulham, Swansea, Leicester and Coventry. The fourth manager at the club 8999: 1570:. However, following a period of three defeats in seven days, Adams decided to place his whole squad on the transfer list, saying of his team's performance: "We looked like a woman who had a big fur coat on but underneath she's got no knickers on." It was a controversial move, one that divided opinion among analysts and fans, also bringing the fourth tier club to national attention. He later admitted he merely played "a psychological game with them... I don't think they fell for it – I don't think anybody fell for it". Three wins – including a 1657:, he brought in Dave Bassett in a consultancy role after finding managing the club a bigger task than he had previously assumed. As Adams explained: "When you're manager at Port Vale you probably get three calls a day and one of those is from the wife asking me what time I'm coming home for my tea." His honeymoon period dissipated quickly, as United failed to win in his first eleven games in charge (four draws and seven defeats) and slipped into 23rd spot after letting slip a two-goal lead to lose 3–2 to fellow relegation strugglers 1860:. However, Vale slipped to five defeats in seven games, and Adams claimed that "idiots" in a "certain section of the crowd" were giving him "personal" abuse following the run of bad results and his decision to drop fan favourite Ryan Burge for disciplinary reasons. Vale managed to turn their form around and secure automatic promotion, finishing as the division's top-scorers as wingers Jennison Myrie-Williams and Ashley Vincent provided quality service to prolific striker Tom Pope throughout the campaign. 1892:

ninth place – far exceeding their original aim of avoiding relegation. During this time he had to deal with issues such as sacking defender Daniel Jones for physically attacking captain Doug Loft during training, and had to deal with months of speculation over his future after chairman Norman Smurthwaite took until May before offering him a new one-year rolling contract. He signed the contract the following month.

1018:. Fulham had just been relegated to Division Three (the bottom tier of the professional league) for the first time in their history. He signed up with the club with the understanding that Branfoot would teach him the ropes of coaching. They finished seventh in the league that season, but due to a restructuring of the league, which saw one less promotion place in the three lower divisions, Fulham missed out on a 1230:, Adams guided Brighton to promotion as Division Three champions after spending five seasons in the league's basement division. A late chase for the title proved to be unnecessary, as high flying Chesterfield were deducted nine points for financial irregularities, leaving Brighton ten points clear at the season's end. He was named Third Division Manager of the season for a second time, also picking up the 1512: 1661:. Adams told the press that "The fans were singing 'you're not fit to wear the shirt', I cannot disagree with them. That is as disappointing a result as I have ever had in my career." It took three months before he achieved his first win. The victory came on 8 March 2011 (his fourteenth game in charge), as his side came from behind to beat Nottingham Forest 2–1. Sheffield United were relegated to 1413:. The team started poorly but improved in the second half of the season to rise the table, with Adams making an inspired signing of Dennis Wise. However, despite excellent home form, he could only guide Coventry as high as 8th, missing out on a play-off place by only two league places, though several points adrift of that year's standard. 1766:

award for three wins in four December games, Adams revealed that due to the club's precarious financial position, he was unable to sign any new players or even retain his loan players in the January transfer window – despite the chairman having previously told him to draw up a list of transfer targets. He did though manage to sign

662:. However, he tendered his resignation in October 2004, failing to keep the club in the top flight. He took charge at former club Coventry City in January 2005, though he lost his job in January 2007. He returned to Brighton in May 2008, though his second spell in charge would only last nine months. He was appointed manager of 1322:. Despite a good start to their campaign, the club fell into the relegation zone in the new year. Adams was resentful of lucrative long-term contracts dealt out to his less talented players by previous managers, which restricted his ability to bring in fresh faces to boost their campaign. Leicester slipped back down again in 1965:; these players joined Chris Shuker, who Adams had signed in October to work as a player-coach (Guy Madjo also had a brief spell at the club over Christmas). He left his position as manager of Tranmere Rovers by mutual consent on 19 April, with the club still bottom of the Football League with two games left to play of the 2048:

He has three daughters from his first marriage to Amanda; the marriage broke down during his time at Fulham due partly to the amount of time he put into his football career. He later married Claire, with whom he had a son, Mitchel, born in 2001, and a daughter, Madison, born in 2004. As of 2016, they

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reversed his decision to leave the club, and promptly signed a two-year deal as player-coach. In a shock move Adams announced that he intended to take up a directorship at the club as the club's constitution stipulated that a minimum of four directors were needed before any playing contracts could be

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to Division Two as runners-up in the following season's final table, and Adams was given the Third Division Manager of the Season award. He built his side on free transfers and small fees, installing belief and self-confidence in the players at his disposal rather than spending big money. The highest

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on 9 March, ending what had been a genuine push for promotion; talks between the administrator and Adams did not seem constructive, as Adams told the press that he was "taking legal advice". However, he stayed put, and steered the "Valiants" to a 12th-place finish; they would have been only 3 points

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meant that the two Stevenage loanees scored a total of five goals between them in their first three games. However, in December he admitted that the club's off-the-field issues were a cause of concern for him and that he was being "kept very much in the dark." Nominated for the Manager of the Month

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was inferior to Leicester's. The "Foxes" were becoming a "yo-yo club" and Adams blamed this on a lack of investment. During March 2004 nine Leicester players were arrested for various offences related to a drunken outing that ended with an alleged sexual assault on three German tourists, with three

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in March 1994 until the end of the season. He scored three goals in ten games for the "Potters" but did not join the club permanently as the management staff refused to allow him to help out as a coach at the club's academy. In his five years with Southampton, Adams made 174 first-team appearances,

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surgery. The club overstretched itself financially, meaning that as they lay outside the play-offs in January Adams could only sign largely untried youngsters on loan whilst releasing higher paid players either on free transfers or loan. Their promotion push fell away, but they ended the season in

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Adams spent six months working under Bassett when Leicester were almost permanently stuck at the bottom of the Premier League table. In March 2002 he demanded the management position for the next season. However, he later apologised for his comments and insisted he was happy working under Bassett,

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Adams was clear about his ambitions of managing at a higher level, stating his disappointment at not being offered the management positions at either Southampton or West Ham United in the summer of 2001. He did leave "Seagulls" in October 2001, though by then he had already set the foundations for

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for an undisclosed fee; However, 19 days later, Adams left the club by "mutual consent" (although he had stated he wished to stay) due to poor team performances. He later acknowledged that it had been a mistake to return to Brighton and that he should have instead sought a fresh opportunity

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and had no regrets about leaving Brighton. The next month, just before relegation was confirmed, Adams was promoted to the manager's seat while Bassett became Director of Football. Adams said: "I'm not expecting to produce a miracle, I'm still working with the same group of players".

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in the League Trophy and claimed 13 of a possible 18 points in the league to take the administration-hit club to second in the league. New owners took the club out of administration and allowed Adams to strengthen his squad in January by signing four experienced players: striker

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on non-contract terms. He would also have signed Chris Birchall, However, before the deal was finalised the Football League placed the club under a transfer embargo after a tax bill went unpaid. The club was unable to pay the player's wages in February. The club entered

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and Gavin Dykes; he was charged with keeping the side in the Premier Division and performing well in the cup. Having accomplished his goal of steering the club away from relegation, he chose to leave the club at the end of

1742:. He stepped down as a director on 5 November, the day of his 100th game in charge at Port Vale, after former director Stan Meigh withdrew the £50,000 sponsorship he had provided to keep Adams on the board of directors. 1956:

that has won over players, supporters and directors alike". In the January transfer window he signed a number of players who had played for him at Port Vale, including Jennison Myrie-Williams (on loan), Steve Jennings,

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In October 2014, Adams was appointed manager of Tranmere Rovers, who at the time were bottom of the Football League. After overseeing an upturn of results that saw the club move eight points above bottom-place

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In January 2005, Adams returned to management in the Championship with struggling Coventry City, a club he had been at during his playing career. Adams managed to save the club from relegation by the end of

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the club were facing a battle for their league status. His first full season as manager was a matter of consolidation as the club finished a respectable 11th, whilst Adams signed talent such as star striker

1669:. McCabe stated that he wished to initiate a "clean sweep at the top and start afresh", whilst Adams said that he was "very, very disappointed with the decision... I am a Blade and will always be a Blade." 9045: 7915: 1448:"We are committed to our three-year quest to get Coventry City back into the Premiership and believe that tough decisions like this will sometimes be needed to fulfil that aim, as is sadly the case today. 1369:

in the summer of 2004. Adams had previously stated his concern that they would be unable to regain their top tier status before he resigned as Leicester manager in October 2004, after a poor start to the

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in the Capital League, Adams moved into management, taking over from Ian Branfoot in March 1996 with the London club languishing in 91st place in the league pyramid. After he had helped the club avoid

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until a takeover was completed, Adams was able to guide them to promotion back to the Premiership at the first attempt—they ended the 2002–03 season as Division One runners-up behind champions

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season. His team started well, However, midway through the campaign, following a run of five games without defeat, Coventry suddenly and unexpectedly hit a bad run of form. A 5–0 defeat at

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and striker Craig Davies on loan. Adams' men stormed into the play-off places for the first time in the season with just two games left to play, following a 2–1 win over champions-elect

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in Division Three but left after thirteen days and three matches in charge. Adams claimed that the money he had been promised to strengthen the team had not been forthcoming.

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off the play-offs had the club not entered administration. In May, he was linked with the vacant management position at Gillingham, with his friendship with "Gills" chairman

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After returning to England, he set up his own football consultancy business, which led to him lecturing on the Wales FA pro-licence course and mentoring youth football in

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had been a turning point in the club's season, but also said that "I genuinely believe that I could have turned it around" and "I tried my best and that's all I can do."

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table on the back of five clean sheets in seven games. Departing for his boyhood club at the end of December 2010, he left the club in second position in League Two.

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Before going into management, the "straight-talking Yorkshireman" had already demonstrated his ability to spot talented youngsters. Around 1994, he spotted

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Adams was seen as an 'old-school' manager due to his emphasis on fitness – particularly gruelling pre-season running sessions – and straightforward

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as his number two. Losing just one of their opening eleven games, his side made an excellent start to the campaign, seeing Adams rewarded with the

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he was nominated for the League Two Manager of the Month award in December, with the judges saying that he "has instilled a calm belief at

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stated that Adams' first goal would be to stabilise the club, following the "Valiants" fall from the second tier to near the bottom of the

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in 1994 before he signed with Fulham later in the year. Appointed as Fulham's player-manager in March 1996, he led the club out of the

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Premiership season was Adams' last in the top flight; he started the season as the preferred choice at left-back before losing out to

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and was prone to sulking when left out of the team. Despite this he managed to play over 100 games for City over four years before

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in 1996 and has led several teams at varying levels with mixed success, being named Manager of the Season twice, and earning four

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who had left the previous month. He subsequently left this role in January 2008, stating that he wanted to return to management.

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With the club still unable to sign new players due to administration in May 2012, Adams offered contracts to 16 players for the

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at the end of the season, finishing six points short of safety. Adams and United parted company after a meeting with the owner

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was put in temporary charge of first-team affairs at Vale Park after Adams took the decision to take time off work to have

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in June 2009 before departing for Sheffield United in December 2010. He failed to prevent United from being relegated into

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for three months starting in August 2015. After leaving management in 2015, he started his football consultancy business.

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the following month. He left Tranmere with the club bottom of the Football League in April 2015. He managed Irish side

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as an assistant before finally being named the club's manager in April 2002. He took the club to the Premier League as

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in the FA Cup in a run of five games without a win – which included 388 minutes without scoring a goal – he signed

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for September 2002. Despite Leicester going into receivership with debts of £30 million and being banned from the

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playing for Olivers Battery; he recommended Bridge to Southampton, who then signed him as a trainee in July 1996.

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and was named as the Third Division Manager of the Season. Sacked by Fulham despite his success, he walked out on

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and was sacked in May 2011; this enabled him to return to Port Vale as manager. Despite starting the season in

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His team exited the three cup competitions at the First Round in 2011–12, and after losing to non-League

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offered Leeds £250,000 for his services. Adams made his debut for the "Saints" on 25 March 1989, taking

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from the age of twelve until released in 1977. He turned professional at the Third Division team

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began eight games without a win, including six defeats. This culminated in a 2–0 home defeat to

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for March after overseeing three wins and two draws. Despite Adams' efforts, Brentford were

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within ten years. He made his first signing on 15 June, bringing in 21-year-old midfielder

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to 18th place, bracketed together with the two other relegated sides — Leeds United and

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who were in the First Division. He spent four years at Coventry before being sold on to

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helping to give the side an extra cutting edge. His first goals for the Saints came in

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for a £110,000 fee. Near the end of his first season at Leeds, he played in the club's

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on the right. Once he had overcome the niggling injuries of his first two seasons at

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fee he spent on a player during his reign was £200,000 for former "Saints" teammate

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In May 2008, Adams returned to the helm at Brighton & Hove Albion, supplanting

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In October 2001 Adams left Brighton to become assistant manager to Dave Bassett at

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Shortly after his dismissal from Fulham, Adams quickly returned to management with

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in 1979, where he established himself in the first team, winning a move in 1983 to

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of a Fulham side on course for their lowest-ever finish – 17th in Division Three.

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He was expected by some to mount a challenge for promotion to the Premiership in

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necessary to beat opponents. Coming through the club's ranks at the same time as

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to Division Three on the last day of the season, and the club was bought out by

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for the last few matches of the season. Adams played the first seven matches of

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Brighton to achieve a second-successive promotion as Division Two champions in

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place. When Branfoot became general manager in March 1996, Adams was appointed

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Adams began to establish himself as the first-choice left-back at the start of

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250,000 in 1989, where he enjoyed five years of top-flight football. He was

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where he was reunited with Ian Branfoot in preparation for the "Cottagers"

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campaign dashed the club's hopes of an instant return to the Premiership.

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Leicester City Chief executive Tim Davies on announcing Adams' departure.

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He led the Vale to victory over Championship sides Sheffield United and

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at the end of the season. At this point, he ended his playing career.

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Adams returned to management in April 1999 with Division Three team

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in June 2009, having been a late applicant for the post vacated by

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After eleven players left the club in 2014, Adams rebuilt for the

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to replace the departing Ashley Vincent. He also signed defenders

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from Sheffield United for a fee of £75,000, as well as signing

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after less than two weeks in charge and instead took charge at

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in on loan. On 2 February 2009, he spent £150,000 on defender

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in April 1999. He led the club to the Third Division title in

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The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the

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season, Adams released nine players, and signed Sean Rigg,

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on loan. These proved to be inspired signings, as a Madjo

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arrested for setting off a fire extinguisher in 2000, and

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Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013).

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completed. His first signings of the season were former

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