A BBC radio reporter who has covered more than 2,500 Notts County matches over seven decades is retiring from commentary.

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Colin Slater, 83, worked on his first Notts game in 1959 as a local newspaper journalist, making his BBC Radio Nottingham bow in 1968. He will remain the station's Magpies correspondent.
The Sony Radio Academy award winner was made an MBE in 2001.
"Now is the right time to have made this decision," he said.
Colin's last commentary for BBC Radio Nottingham will be the Magpies' trip to Newport County on 6 May - almost 50 years after he was first heard on the airwaves.
"I left newspapers just as Radio Nottingham was starting," he said.
"I got a telephone call from the first manager of the station, Gerald Nethercott, who asked me to be their Notts County correspondent.
"The first game I did on radio was in August 1968. Notts County lost 5-0 at Lincoln."
Colin, whose input helped save the club from going out of business in 1965, was behind the microphone at Wembley on several occasions during the 1990s, as Notts County twice won promotion and beat Ascoli to win the Anglo-Italian Cup.
Other memorable matches included a 2-0 win over Chelsea in 1981, the year the Magpies won promotion to top flight, a victory over Leyton Orient in 1998 which saw them promoted as champions of Division Three and the 5-0 thrashing of Darlington in 2010 that saw them win League Two.
He will continue to report on the club's fortunes but has given up match commentary to limit his travelling.
He said: "I will still be at home matches and I will travel to a selection of away matches, but I won't be commentating.
"Rather than doing 50 games a season, which has been my norm for years, I think that I'll be doing something between 30 and 35 games a season.
County moment: "The final whistle at Wembley in a play-off final against Brighton and the knowledge that Notts were going back to the old First Division."
County manager: "Jimmy Sirrel, by some distance, was the most successful manager not just of my time with Notts County, but in their entire history."
County player: "Don Masson. The finest passer of the ball that I've seen in Notts County's colours. Magical moments - splitting defences with one pass. Outstanding.
Ground to visit: "The Emirates Stadium. I've been a guest there but not worked there. I think it's just wonderful and better than the new Wembley."
BBC Radio Nottingham's Matchtalk presenter David Jackson: "He seems to know everyone and takes a keen interest in each and every one of them. It's incredible.
"I grew up listening to Colin's voice on BBC Radio Nottingham and I'll never forget the feeling of pride I got when I first shared a commentary with him. It was at Field Mill in 2002, Notts County were playing Mansfield Town.
"Colin was his typically generous self even though I stepped over my allocated time to continue commentating as Mansfield went 3-0 up.
"And then there's that voice. What a voice. Any broadcaster would give their right arm for a voice as distinctive. The airwaves each Saturday afternoon will be all the poorer for not having Colin's voice gracing them."
BBC Radio Nottingham sport producer Colin Fray: "It's been a privilege and a pleasure to work alongside Colin, and it will continue to be so in the future.
"His knowledge of Notts County and his contacts book are second to none, and I'm delighted that he'll be carrying on as the station's Notts correspondent, still attending many of the club's matches on behalf of the BBC.
"Colin's decision to hang up his commentary microphone leaves his replacement with a hard act to follow."
1959: Covered first Notts County match, a 2-1 win over Chester for Nottingham Evening News and Football News.
1963: Notts County correspondent for Nottingham Evening Post and Guardian Journal.
1968: Covered first Notts County match for BBC Radio Nottingham, a 5-0 defeat at Lincoln City.
1989: 4 February, covered 1,000th match.
1998: 21 February, covered 1,500th match.
2001: Made an MBE
2007: 13 October, covered 2,000th match
2009: Celebrated 50th anniversary as Notts County correspondent by accepting Lifetime Achievement Award by Sony Radio Academy.
2014: Given Special Award by the Football League and inducted into the Notts County Hall of Fame.
2016: Given Pride of Nottingham Award at Nottingham Sports Awards.


Germany striker Miroslav Klose became the record scorer in World Cup history by netting his 16th finals goal in the 7-1 semi-final victory over Brazil.

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The 36-year-old Lazio striker put his country 2-0 ahead as they opened up a 5-0 half-time lead in Belo Horizonte.
Klose moved level with former Brazil striker Ronaldo by scoring against Ghana earlier in the competition.
Germany's leading goalscorer with 71 goals in 136 games, he is the third player to net at four World Cups.
Brazil legend Pele and West Germany's Uwe Seeler both scored at the 1958, 1962, 1966 and 1970 finals.
Klose's goal against Brazil came in his 23rd World Cup appearance, a tally only compatriot Lothar Matthaus has bettered.
Germany have never lost a game in which he has scored.
"Klose is not a Ronaldo, or a Pele or that kind of footballer," said Match of the Day presenter and former England striker Gary Lineker. "He is a poacher but to break that record is a phenomenal achievement."
Former England and Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand, working as a pundit in Brazil, added: "He does not excite you outside the box but he is a pure goalscorer.
"When the ball comes into the box, he comes alive."
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England's Alex Pritchard is out of the European Under-21 Championship after suffering ankle ligament damage in the win over Sweden.

The Tottenham midfielder, 22, played 55 minutes in England's 1-0 win on Sunday before limping off.
Manager Gareth Southgate will not be able to bring a replacement into his squad in the Czech Republic.
England play Italy in their final group game on Wednesday, knowing victory will secure them a place in the semi-finals.
Everton defender John Stones is expected to feature in that match, having returned to training on Monday for the first time since suffering concussion in training before England's opening fixture against Portugal.


St Johnstone defender Brad McKay has joined Dunfermline Athletic on loan for the remainder of the season.

The 22-year-old has made only three appearances for the Premiership outfit since his summer switch from Hearts.
Saints manager Tommy Wright said: "He won't just be going for the sake of it, we want the right team for him.
"He's very much part of the squad here but he's not been able to get into the team and we both feel he needs games."
McKay made 13 appearances for Hearts last season but has struggled to make an impression at McDiarmid Park during this campaign.
"He came here from Hearts and he hasn't played as much as he would've liked because of the way others are playing," Wright continued.
"He's been working hard in training but needs to get playing again.
"Brad is still contracted to us for 18 months so he's still very much our player and in our thoughts, but at this moment in time he needs football.
"If the right club comes in we'll look at it, if not he'll stay here and fight for a place."


Ben Heneghan and Craig Mahon got the goals at Roots Hall as Conference side Chester produced the FA Cup first-round shock of the day by beating Phil Brown's Southend United.

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Heneghan's early near-post header from Peter Winn's free-kick made it 1-0.
Southend equalised when Barry Corr's penalty found the bottom corner after John Rooney had fouled John White.
But winger Mahon won it on 51 minutes when he cut in off the right flank to fire home from the edge of the area.
Mahon's stunning left-foot shot earned Steve Burr's Chester a place in Monday night's televised second round draw for the first time in eight years.
It is a level of the competition the reformed club have not reached since a team including Everton boss Roberto Martinez and Stoke City striker Jonathan Walters reached the third round in January 2007.
But Chester, 14th in the Conference, were good value for their victory against the Shrimpers, who stand seventh in League Two.
Burr's men, in fact, could have won by more, but Southend keeper Daniel Bentley made a good first-half save to deny Craig Hobson's low 18-yard shot and Rooney, younger brother of Manchester United and England captain Wayne, had an effort cleared off the line by Gary Deegan.


Dozens of bushfires are sweeping across southern Australia, fanned by hot weather and strong winds.

Officials say an unknown number of homes have been destroyed and a firefighter has been injured in the state of Victoria.
Some residents have been ordered to leave and flames have spread to the outer suburbs of Australia's second biggest city, Melbourne.
Conditions in Victoria are at their worst since 2009, authorities said.
Then, wildfires killed 173 people and destroyed about 2,000 homes in a disaster dubbed Black Saturday.
Belle Nolan, Warrandyte, Victoria, Australia
I live in Warrandyte in Victoria State with my fiance, Ryan - one of the worst affected areas.
There's no co-ordinated evacuation, but we all have a bushfire emergency alert on our phones. We got an alert of a fast moving bushfire in the area, and were then told we had to evacuate.
There was smoke, ash and embers everywhere. The police were already closing the roads. We got out just in time before another alert telling us it was now too late to leave.
It's now 12 hours since we left and we're heading back. We have been told the fire is contained but not over, so we're not quite sure what we're going back to. We know that three houses have been destroyed and 25 acres of land destroyed.
We do get a lot of alerts and some people are very complacent and say they will stay no matter what.
But there is only one road out of town, so if there is a problem you do need to be on it.
Emergency crews are also fighting blazes in South Australia and New South Wales.
Cooler weather should help the massive firefighting effort, says the BBC's Phil Mercer in Sydney, although strong, gusty winds continue to fan the flames.
More than 70 fires are burning across Victoria and 15 emergency warnings are in effect, with up-to-date local information available on the Vic Emergency website.
Hundreds of firefighters and dozens of fire engines are battling the blazes.
Fire authorities are worried about the threat posed to the coal-fired 1,600-megawatt Hazlewood Power Station in Latrobe Valley, local media reported.
Homes have been lost in the Melbourne suburbs of Warrandyte and Mickleham, and in Gisborne some 50km (30 miles) north-west of the city.
Victoria Premier Denis Napthine said help was available for anyone impacted by the wildfires.
"The Victorian government has an assistance package in place that will be rolled out immediately for those people who have lost their homes," Dr Napthine said.


Footballer Craig Bellamy says the death of the former Wales manager Gary Speed has led to the "worst time in my life" and the break-up of his marriage.

The Cardiff City and Wales player told the Sunday Mirror: "All I know is that my best mate has gone. I'm struggling."
Ex-Premier League star Speed was found hanged at his Cheshire home last year.
His parents and family members marked what would have been his 43rd birthday on Saturday with a walk up Moel Famau, Denbighshire, near his childhood home.
Roger and Carol Speed told Wales on Sunday the family are still coming to terms with his death in November 2011.
Bellamy, 33, whose former clubs include Liverpool and Manchester City, told the Sunday Mirror he has moved out of the marital home he shared with his wife Claire and their three children.
He said: "Losing my best mate has affected everything. I can't believe how hard it is.
"He was the best mate I've ever had. It's sad but unfortunately it got to my marriage. I'm here and she's there.
"I don't know if that's it for us. All I know is that my best mate has gone. I'm struggling. I can't lie."
Bellamy told the newspaper of his family situation: "I can't tell you how hard it is. It's the worst time in my life ever."
Bellamy was part of the Team GB squad at the Olympics, and last month joined Cardiff on a two-year deal from Liverpool.
Speed's clubs included Leeds, Newcastle, Everton, and Bolton, and he managed Sheffield United.
A coroner at the inquest in January said he could not be satisfied that Speed intended to kill himself.


A seven-month old puppy was drowned in a bath by burglars who broke into a house in Norfolk, police said.

Cockapoo Benji was in the property in Cobholm Close, Gorleston, at the time of the break-in on Wednesday afternoon.
His owner Mark Phillips, 40, said the burglars' actions were "barbaric" and he had been "in hysterics" when he found his pet in the bath.
"They'd have to be sick, or twisted, or both, to do that," he said. Police said it was a "particularly cruel crime".
"Steal the dog, take him - but to do what they did was barbaric," Mr Phillips said.
"We only got Benji last year, and he was such a loveable dog. Things around our house remind us of him.
"I want to remember him as he was and not seeing him in the bath. That's still in my head."
The burglars stole a number of items, including a computer, detectives said. They urged anyone who saw suspicious behaviour to come forward.


Some of the archaeological treasures of prehistoric Britain have been featured in a new set of eight stamps.

Issued by the Royal Mail, the stamps include illustrations of a headdress dug up in North Yorkshire and a bronze shield cover found in the River Thames.
The Neolithic village of Skara Brae in Orkney and the Avebury stone circles in Wiltshire also feature.
The stamps present a timeline from an ancient ritual of 11,000 years ago, to the Iron Age of around 300 BC.
Illustrated by London-based artist Rebecca Strickson, the stamps have been designed as overlay drawings, showing how people lived at the sites or used the objects.
For each of the stamps, Royal Mail will provide a special postmark on all mail posted in a postbox close to the site or where the artefact was found.
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Philip Parker, stamp strategy manager at the Royal Mail, said: "The UK has an incredibly rich heritage of prehistoric sites and exceptional artefacts.
"These new stamps explore some of these treasures and give us a glimpse of everyday life in prehistoric Great Britain and Northern Ireland, from the culture of ancient ritual and music making to sophisticated metalworking and the building of huge hill forts."


Australia's most populous state will focus on better preparing students for university and employment in a major overhaul of its school curriculum.

New South Wales on Tuesday unveiled changes to its high school syllabus for the first time in 18 years.
The new focus eschews "social context" teaching - which had drawn criticism - for more in-depth, critical thinking.
It comes after an international study in December showed Australia's maths and science ranking had tumbled.
The changes address recent criticism over a lack of rigour, said Tom Alegounarias, the head of the state's Education Standards Authority.
"We reviewed the whole [syllabus], we looked at what the community is demanding for now and in the future," Mr Alegounarias told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
"The major shift is towards greater depth, rigour, and mastery of content learning."
One of Australia's leading scientists, quantum physicist Michelle Simmons, recently attacked what she called attempts to "feminise" the teaching of physics.
Prof Simmons said learning by essays rather than formulas, in an apparent attempt to interest more women the subject, was a mistake.
"There is a big cost in this type of thinking," she said in an address last month.
Education officials said these concerns had been addressed, with the new curriculum putting "more science in science" by focusing on its mathematical bases.
Maths will now include more statistics and algorithms, such as those used by internet search engines.
In English, texts will no longer be studied through themes like "journey" or "discovery" but examined for their individual merit.
In history, subjects such as the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution will be explored in depth, rather than focusing on a breadth of topics.
The new curriculum will be introduced from next year.


Team Refugee's Popole Misenga and Yolande Bukasa Mabika "entered history" despite going out of the judo competition at the Rio Olympics.

The pair, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, are among 10 refugee athletes competing under the flag of the International Olympic Committee.
Misenga, 24, lost his last-16 -90kg bout as Mabika, 28, was knocked out in the first round of the -70kg contest.
"When I'm older, people will see my name in the books about Rio," she said.
Misenga, who beat India's Avtar Singh in his opening match, lost by ippon to South Korea's Gwak Dong-han.
Misenga's home city of Bukavu was one of the areas worst affected by the Second Congo War, which began in 1998 and officially ended in 2003. Both he and Mabika began seeking asylum in Brazil during the 2013 World Judo Championships in Rio.
"It's an honour to be in the Olympics. I fought with a champion," Misenga said.
"I'm just really happy to be here because everybody understands and knows about the refugee team, knows the refugee story. People around the world, they're all watching this competition right now."
Mabika lost to Israel's Linda Bolder at Carioca Arena 2 on Wednesday.
But she said afterwards: "I'm representing many nations and my victory is a victory for all refugees in the world. I lost, but I'm here. The fight did not end today. The fight is not only judo, the fight is life."


Former African champions Esperance of Tunisia are through to the play-off round of the Confederation Cup.

Esperance came back from a 2-1 first leg loss to Tanzania's Azam to win 3-0 and progress 4-2 on aggregate.
It was goalless at half-time but in the second period the home side cut loose to end lowly Azam's hopes of an upset.
The winners of the last 16 ties will play the losers in the Champions League for a place in the Confederation Cup group phase.
Esperance are joined in the next stage by fellow Tunisians, Stade Gabesian.
Gabesian had a 3-0 win over Zambia's Zanaco while Sagrada Esperanca of Angola are through against V Club Mokanda of Congo.
Uganda's SC Villa managed a 1-0 at home to FUS Rabat of Morocco on Wednesday but the goal was nothing more than a consolation as it finished 7-1 on aggregate.
Umar Kasumba scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot in the 56th minute.


Mansfield Town have refused Swindon Town permission to speak to manager Steve Evans.

The 54-year-old took over at Field Mill in November 2016 and guided the Stags to a 12th-placed finish in League Two.
Swindon boss Luke Williams left earlier this month after their relegation from League One.
Chairman John Radford said Evans was "fully committed" to the club and they would allow for "no distractions" as they look to win promotion next season.
He added: "I have refused Swindon Town permission to talk to our manager and work continues behind the scenes at our club as we put together a squad which we believe will be highly competitive in Sky Bet League Two next season.
"Steve has my full backing as we aim to fulfil the dreams of a town and its people."
Evans, who previously had spells with Crawley, Rotherham and Leeds, has already signed goalkeeper Conrad Logan and defender Zander Diamond for next season.


The body of a football club director who took his own life was discovered at the team's ground by three children, an inquest has heard.

Colin Taylor, 62, from Wheatley, was found dead in the seating area at Oxford City Football Club's Marsh Lane stadium on 17 July.
The three boys had arrived at the ground for football training.
At Oxford Coroner's Court, assistant coroner Nicholas Graham recorded a verdict of suicide.
The coroner said Mr Taylor had made a "huge" difference to the development of the football club and had left a "lasting legacy" to the community.
The inquest heard Mr Taylor was worried about the club's financial status.
His GP Dr Elizabeth Cope said Mr Taylor had been diagnosed with severe depression and had said he "felt hopeless about the future" and had suicidal thoughts.
Det Sgt Anthony Maddison, who investigated Mr Taylor's death, said it was "absolutely not" suspicious.
In a statement, Susan Taylor said her husband had a "passion for football".
He worked for the club in a voluntary unpaid basis, dealing with its business interests and day-to-day running, and worked hard to "turn the club around and get things back on track".
She said he was private about his depression and saw it as "a failure in himself".
On the day before his death he went to a meeting in London to speak to potential sponsors and watched the team play at Chesham United.
She said he seemed in a good mood and later fell asleep in his chair, but in the morning he was gone and had left his phone and wallet behind.
When she drove to the ground she saw the boys who said they had seen his body.
"I was in shock and did not know what to doâ€¦ I touched him and he was very cold," she said.


Network Rail has issued a legal challenge to the TSSA union over its bank holiday strike, saying there are "numerous defects" in its ballot.

Members of the TSSA voted to join RMT union workers in a 24-hour walkout from 17:00 BST on Monday over pay and jobs.
The ballot of the RMT, the largest rail union with 16,000 members, has not been challenged.
The TSSA's leader said: "We want to settle this around the negotiating table, not in the High Court."
Manuel Cortes added: "We are frankly puzzled as to why [Network Rail] are taking this legal route whilst talks continue today at Acas to solve this dispute and avert next week's strike action."
Six hours of talks between Network Rail, the RMT, the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association and the Unite union at Acas aimed at averting the strike took place on Monday.
A spokesman for Acas said afterwards the parties had adjourned to "reflect on their positions" pending continued discussions on Tuesday morning.
But Network Rail (NR) said on Tuesday: "We have asked the TSSA to withdraw notice of their industrial action as we believe there are numerous defects in their ballot information."
By quoting "numerous defects" Network Rail is threatening legal action to stop part of the strike.
It's not the first time NR has done this - it successfully took action against signallers in 2010. Back then, the RMT hadn't balloted workers at some signal boxes and had balloted others that no longer existed - presumably as its records were out of date.
What's surprising today is the timing of this intervention.
The pay talks to resolve this strike are still ongoing at Acas. While Network Rail will say the legal process is different to those pay talks - the move is bound to ruffle some union feathers and be seen as provocative.
And this legal action wouldn't stop the strike completely. The RMT has more than five times as many members as the TSSA on the trains, so if the strike happens it will still have a significant impact on commuters next Tuesday.
The 3,000 members of the TSSA, known as the "white-collar" rail union, voted in favour of action on Friday.
Its ballot, with a turnout of 52%, showed that 53% of those were in favour of a strike, with 79% backing other forms of industrial action.
The strike will see signallers, maintenance staff and station workers walk out on 25 May in the first UK-wide rail strike in 20 years.
Members also voted for a 48-hour ban on overtime from 00:01 BST on Monday.
The RMT said NR's latest pay proposals were an "attack" on workers' living standards and its members also had concerns about safety.
General secretary Mick Cash said it would not allow NR's legal challenge to "cloud the real issues".
"It is highly damaging that instead of focusing on the talks process, Network Rail have opted instead to threaten a dash to the courts to challenge the democratic decision of rail worker members of one of our sister unions."
The TSSA members joined the RMT in rejecting a four-year deal, with a Â£500 lump sum per worker this year, followed by three years of increases matching inflation, as well as a commitment to no compulsory redundancies until December 2016.
Mr Cortes accused NR of being "more determined to impress [Transport Secretary] Patrick McLoughlin and the Tories than making a serious attempt to resolve this pay row and ensure that the trains run on time over the bank holiday".
Mr Cash said the RMT would continue to engage in talks while the union finalises the preparations for strike action.
Unite, whose membership includes 230 rail workers, is not currently planning to take industrial action but is taking part in the talks.


The police force at the centre of the Rotherham child abuse scandal is still failing to record crimes against children properly, a report has said.

South Yorkshire Police's public protection unit spent a "great deal of time" trying to "disprove" allegations, said HM Inspectorate of Constabulary.
It said the force's public protection unit showed "a disregard for victims".
A separate report on Tuesday found a "collective failure" by the authorities to stop child abuse in Rotherham.
That inquiry, by Professor Alexis Jay, said at least 1,400 children were sexually exploited from 1997-2013, mainly by gangs of men of Pakistani heritage.
The new investigation, which saw HMIC inspectors visit South Yorkshire Police in February, threatened to put more pressure on police and crime commissioner Shaun Wright.
He has so far resisted calls to resign as commissioner, with David Cameron and Nick Clegg the latest politicians to call for him to go. He has quit the Labour Party.
Mr Wright was the councillor responsible children's services at Rotherham Borough Council between 2005 and 2010 .
In a statement, Mr Wright said he had "formally" tendered his resignation from the Labour Party.
But he insisted he was the most appropriate person to hold the office of police and crime commissioner (PCC).
The HMIC report said South Yorkshire Police's public protection unit (PPU) had a cultural "disregard for victims".
It criticised the unit for under-recording crime, highlighting the impact this had on vulnerable children who had been victims of sexual assault.
The HMIC looked at 117 crimes that should have been recorded, but found that only 89 had been.
Of those, three were wrongly classified. The report highlighted "a serious need for improvement in the accuracy and timeliness of crime recording decisions".
It said: "There is an inherent risk that a significant number of reported offences of a serious nature have not been recorded and that vulnerable victims have, as a consequence, been left unprotected or at risk of further offending."
The force welcomed the HMIC report, but it said it was important to note it was about the recording of crime and not the way it was investigated.
"We recognise that systems need improving and there is a programme in place to do so, including IT and the force's public protection unit stand-alone system," the statement said.
Rotherham isn't alone in facing the distressing problem of child sexual abuse. But the report exposed a deeply dysfunctional system here.
The council insists things have improved significantly in recent years. Many, though, are still shocked that efforts to confront exploitation fell woefully short.
Was there a particular problem specific to Rotherham? Did Labour's total dominance of this authority allow a complacent, rotten culture to develop? Was the political opposition so enfeebled that effective challenge to the leadership was striking by its absence?
As people here reflect on these political questions, it's worth thinking for a moment about the complex, corporate identity of modern councils. Social workers report to safeguarding managers, child protection co-ordinators, directors of services, and chief executives. All overseen by 63 elected councillors.
Such a complex web of relationships. So many different chains of command - making true accountability very hard to establish.
South Yorkshire Police is already under scrutiny after Professor Jay's report criticised police for not making child sexual exploitation (CSE) a priority and "regarding many child victims with contempt".
The force currently has 173 "live" investigations into suspected CSE.
The number includes 32 probes in Rotherham, a spokeswoman for the force said.
Supt Jason Harwin said that in the last 12 months in Rotherham 15 people had been prosecuted or charged with CSE-related offences.
Neighbouring West Yorkshire Police has revealed there are currently 65 cases of CSE being investigated in the county.


A huge inflatable sculpture inspired by a sex toy has been sabotaged days after it was installed in Paris.

The 24m (80ft) sculpture on Place Vendome in Paris was brought down when supporting cords were cut.
Earlier, US artist Paul McCarthy told a French newspaper that he was attacked by a man who said the sculpture had no place being on the street.
The sculpture is part of the week-long International Contemporary Art Fair in the French capital.
The art fair said it would restore the deflated sculpture as soon as it could.
McCarthy told French newspaper Le Monde that his work, entitled Tree, was an "abstract work" rooted in a joke about a sex toy and was also inspired by a Christmas tree.
Police said the sculpture had been attacked overnight.
"An unidentified group of people cut the cables which were holding the artwork, which caused it to collapse," police said.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said the attack was unacceptable, and also denounced the attack on McCarthy.
"Paris will not succumb to the threats of those who, by attacking an artist or a work, are attacking artistic freedom," she said.
"Art has its place in our streets and nobody will be able to chase it away."


Too much focus on exams is damaging pupils' mental health and self-esteem in England's schools, a report says.

The National Union of Teachers' report says pupils are developing stress-related conditions linked to testing.
Based on a survey of 8,000 teachers and a review of research, the report says drilling for tests has narrowed what children are learning.
The government said it is determined to ensure every child is able to realise their potential.
The report, Exam Factories? The Impact of Accountability Measures on Children and Young People, by Prof Merryn Hutchings of London Metropolitan University, says pupils' emotional health and wellbeing is suffering because of "high-stakes testing".
These are the national tests, exams and progress measures which the government uses to hold schools to account.
Most teachers surveyed for the report agreed pupils became "very stressed/anxious in the time leading up to Sats/public examinations".
One teacher said: "You just see them sat there, a 10- or 11-year-old kid in complete meltdown."
Another said: "I have just had a child off school for three days because he was so worried about his recent test result and didn't want to take any more tests."
Lucie Russell, director of campaigns at mental health charity Young Minds, which backed the report, said: "Both pupils and teachers are under a lot of pressure to achieve results in a pressure cooker, exam factory environment.
"Many of the young people Young Minds works with say that they feel completely defined by their grades and that this is very detrimental to their wellbeing and self-esteem."
According to the report, the tests affect both able and less able pupils similarly.
One secondary school special-needs co-ordinator said: "The higher ability [pupils], and the ones with the very supportive or pushy parents, are receiving higher levels of stress because of how much is being expected of them.
"I think the lower end or those with maybe less supportive parents as well are suffering from the fact that they are not being given a curriculum that suits them."
The report also argued the focus on testing was harming pupil-teacher relationships, with teachers less able to view pupils in the round.
One junior school teacher said: "I am in danger of seeing them more in terms of what colour they are in my pupils' list eg are they red (below expectation), green (above expectation) or purples (Pupil Premium) - rather than as individuals."
Kevin Courtney, deputy general-secretary of the NUT, said: "Teachers at the sharp end are saying this loud and clear, 'If it isn't relevant to a test then it is not seen as a priority.'
"The whole culture of a school has become geared towards meeting government targets and Ofsted expectations. As this report shows, schools are on the verge of becoming 'exam factories'."
He argued the accountability agenda was "damaging children's experience of education", which should be joyful and leave them with "a thirst for knowledge for the rest of their lives".
A Department for Education spokesperson said: "Part of our commitment to social justice is the determination to ensure every child is given an education that allows them realise their potential.
"That's why we are raising standards with a rigorous new curriculum, world class exams and new accountability system that rewards those schools which help every child to achieve their best."


Championship leaders Hull KR caused an upset by putting lowly Super League side Leigh out of the Challenge Cup.

After tries by Ryan Shaw and George Lawley were cancelled out by Leigh, James Greenwood's converted late first-half try earned Rovers a 16-10 lead.
Victory was then sealed by a late drop-goal from ex-Leigh scrum-half Jamie Ellis, who also landed three kicks.
Winger Shaw's last-gasp converted put the icing on a hard-earned fifth-round win for the 2015 beaten finalists.
It was a sixth successive defeat in all competitions for twice Challenge Cup winners Leigh, who stand 10th in the table, having won just three of their 11 Super League matches this season.
Leigh had pulled back a 10-0 deficit with tries from Lachlan Burr and Curtis Naughton before Rovers edged ahead again by the interval.
But, after going behind again, once Leigh winger Naughton had seen a second try disallowed for a forward pass, the visitors' defence held out against the side they effectively swapped places with at the end of last season.
Rovers got off to a great start in only the second minute when Shaw was first to react to a wayward pass, racing over from halfway, before Ellis added the conversion.
Ellis was then involved again on eight minutes when he prodded a kick through for second rower Lawler to ground the ball, although Ellis was unable to kick the goal.
Leigh pulled one back on 19 minutes when Josh Drinkwater took on the Hull KR defensive line before sending a pass to Burr who charged in from close range. Ben Reynolds kicked the conversion, although he was unsuccessful minutes later after Naughton had gone in at the left corner to level the scores.
But, with only two minutes of the half left, stand-off Jordan Abdull's well-timed pass to Greenwood put Rovers back in front.
Ellis converted, then, after a long scoreless spell, kicked the drop goal which stretched the Robins two scores clear, before adding the conversion to Shaw's second late try.
Leigh coach Neil Jukes:
"It was a good effort and, although we worked hard, there was not enough quality. I don't like hammering the guys publicly but everyone is accountable and that starts with me at the top of the tree.
"We are not getting enough out of some players. We can look at the players who have not played and make excuses but the 17 we picked were good enough to win the game.
"We had enough ball in the second half to win but we were guilty of some poor last plays. Defensively we were not far off but there's not enough quality with the ball in hand."
"The bounce of the ball didn't always go our way but you sometimes get that when you're up against it. Hull KR smelled a bit of blood on us and went for our throats."
Hull KR coach Tim Sheens:
"It was a good win and we had to show a lot of courage. That's not their best side and it wasn't ours either but we had good support from our crowd.
"It pleased me that we were never behind at any stage and that we took the opportunities that came our way.
"I'm really happy with the result. We approached the game very professionally. Everyone did their jobs. But we have got some stuff to learn. We have got a long way to go as a team.
"My attitude has always been to deal with what's in front of you - but we are only halfway through the season."
Leigh: Ridyard; Hampshire, Crooks, Dawson, Naughton; Reynolds, Drinkwater; Acton, Hood, Weston, Vea, Stewart, Hansen.
Replacements: Pelissier, Tickle, Hopkins, Burr.
Hull KR: Quinlan; Shaw, Hefernan, Salter, Hodgson; Abdull, Ellis; Scruton, Lunt, Johnson, Lawler, Blair, Kavanagh.
Replacements: Greenwood, Dockar-Clay, Mulhern, Wardill.
Attendance: 9,152.
Referee: James Child (RFL).


Cavan boxer Ceire Smith has replaced injured Belfast flyweight Michaela Walsh in the Ireland squad for the upcoming Olympic qualifiers.

Commonwealth Games silver medallist Walsh, 22, had been scheduled to be one of the nine fighters aiming to clinch their Rio Games spots in Turkey.
However, Walsh has been forced to pull out of the competition after sustaining an injury in training last week.
Walsh defeated Smith at the Irish National Finals last November.
An Irish Athletics Boxing Association official told BBC Sport that Walsh sustained the injury on 23 March during a training camp at the High Performance Unit in Dublin.
"In order to prevent any further damage to the injury, she has been advised by the medical staff to rest and recover," added the spokesman.
"Ceire Smith from Cavan BC and the number two Irish flyweight has replaced Michaela on the team for this tournament."
While Walsh is going to miss next month's Olympic qualifying tournament in Samsun, she could still her book her Rio place at the World Championships in Kazakhstan in May.
However, Smith will in pole position for the Olympic spot if she reaches the final of the 51kg division in Turkey, with the top two in the division earning Rio berths.
The Cavan fighter's rivals will include Britain's reigning Olympic champion Nicola Adams.
London Olympic lightweight gold medallist Katie Taylor will be among the Irish fighters aiming to secure Olympic places in Turkey.
Cork middleweight Christina Desmond will be the third Irish female competing in Turkey while Belfast man Brendan Irvine also competes in Samsun after moving up to the flyweight division.
Irvine is trying his luck in the 52kg division with double Olympic bronze medallist Paddy Barnes having already nailed down Ireland's light-flyweight spot.
David Oliver Joyce, Dean Walsh, Michael O'Reilly, Darren O'Neill and Dean Gardiner will also be aiming to secure their Olympic spots in Turkey.
The top three finishers in the 10 men's divisions in Samsun will clinch Rio qualification.
Barnes, his fellow Olympic medallist Michael Conlan, Steven Donnelly and Joe Ward have already qualified for the Olympics.


This is my seventh US political convention and I have never seen anything quite like this.

I've never heard a speaker booed on the stage or a party this beset by internal strife or a wing of a party drag the rest out to the fringes of political respectability. It's stunning and begs the question: Are we watching the death throes of the Republican Party?
Many people around the world may be surprised that the most vocal challenge to Donald Trump comes not from the American political centre but from the right of the Republican Party. Ted Cruz is a Christian conservative who opposes Donald Trump for being too liberal and he is the one who's stood up and made a big stink at Mr Trump's coronation party.
Mr Cruz is right, of course: on economic issues Mr Trump is liberal by the standards of the Republican Party.
But it's noticeable that the objection to Mr Trump in Cleveland is definitely not because of some of the more contentious things he has said about Muslims or Mexicans or women. There's barely a squeak of complaint about those things here in Cleveland. Indeed, in some ways the delegates at this convention seem to have gone beyond even Mr Trump on politically extreme rhetoric.
The subject of their ire is Hillary Clinton.
It's normal for conventions to spend time attacking the nominee of the other party. And in some recent conventions the tone of those attacks has become more personal. In 2004 Democrats were really angry with President George W Bush and the Iraq war. In 2012 Republicans clearly hated the way President Barack Obama had expanded the role of American government. But even then it didn't feel like this.
I honestly don't know if it's because Mrs Clinton is a woman. It may be because she's been around as a political figure for so long or because her email server makes her look like she thinks she's above the law but the hatred of her here is vicious and visceral. This has become the "lock her up" convention. Ask individual delegates about Mrs Clinton and they get a glint in their eye - she's "evil", a "liar", "dangerous."
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's mock prosecution whipped up a crowd that was willing to be pulled into the fringes of political acceptability. Think what you will of Mrs Clinton as a potential president, there's a nasty mood here when it comes to her. You see it in the slogans, the T-shirts, the buttons and the speeches.
On the whole this convention is more subdued than any I have been to. There's a lack of excitement and the only thing the party really seems united about in Cleveland is the other party's nominee. They really, really hate her. On that they can agree.


Newly-released files from the Irish National Archives have revealed how the British and Irish Governments discussed redrawing the Northern Ireland border in 1984.

The then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher talked about the idea with her Irish counterpart, Garret FitzGerald.
However, Mr FitzGerald rejected the offer
The exchanges are contained in files in Dublin's national archives released under the 30-year rule.
In exchanges at a crucial summit ahead of the Anglo-Irish Agreement, Mrs Thatcher argued that giving Dublin an official role in the running of the region would plunge it into civil war.
The files reveal that she told Mr FitzGerald in the November 1984 talks that resolving the crisis could mean "simply" moving the border.
"She wondered if a possible answer to the problem might not simply be a redrawing of boundaries," records an official note of the meeting.
However, Mr FitzGerald rejected the apparent offer.
"What we have achieved at present is a lowering of expectations," he said.
The pair later discussed a federal, Belgium-style model.
Mr FitzGerald said the Irish government had worked on dampening hopes among some for an end to Northern Ireland as it was constituted.
The secret files include an official note of the two-hour Chequers summit, which show Mrs Thatcher's "incomprehension" as to what Irish nationalists wanted.
Mr FitzGerald explained that the minority felt Irish and part of the majority of the island of Ireland "from which they had been cut off by an arbitrary act".
He said the British had drawn a line around Northern Ireland, creating a Protestant majority, cutting off the minority from the rest of the island, and people were "set against each other within a narrow space".
He said Mrs Thatcher needed to deal with the alienation of northern nationalists.
He pressed her for a new system of governing Northern Ireland, based on agreed policies between the UK's secretary of state and an Irish government minister.
Mr FitzGerald said where they could not agree, decisions would be appealed to the Prime Minister and the Taoiseach.
However, Mrs Thatcher "reacted strongly" to the plan, according to the Irish government files.
"No, no - that is joint authority. You are giving them 40% of our country," she said.
During exchanges, described by those at the meeting as rapid and vigorous, Mrs Thatcher fretted about the wider consequences of addressing Catholic alienation in relation to ethnic minorities in Britain.
She said: "If these things were done, the next question would be what comes next? Were the Sikhs in Southall to be allowed to fly their own flag?"
Mr FitzGerald said there had been agreement on an Irish government role in running Northern Ireland, adding that he could not ask the Republic of Ireland to give up its territorial claim over it without such a deal.
But Mrs Thatcher said: "It smacks too much of joint authority. That was definitely out."
"The unionists would say you are giving up your constitutional claims but you are coming across the border and don't really need the claim. That would put us well on the way to civil war," she added.
Discussing a suggestion from Mr FitzGerald of a Belgium-style solution - a federal arrangement under a monarchy -  Mrs Thatcher said she "had not ruled it out, even though it would be attacked by unionists as an effective repartition".
She added: "History shows that the Irish, whether the Scottish-Irish or the Irish-Irish, don't like to move. However, they all seem to be terribly happy to move to Britain."
Mrs Thatcher also complained there was too much public-sector employment in Northern Ireland, there was no wealth creation and that it was costing London Â£2bn a year in subventions at the time.
She was also worried about a threat of more violence as a result of the Anglo-Irish talks.
"There was a real danger that a Marxist society could develop," she added.


Sam Jones hit a brace as Gateshead beat Dover at the International Stadium.

The match ignited with three late first-half goals, the first coming in the 35th minute as Jack Parkinson curled in superbly off the post for the visitors from Mitch Pinnock's corner.
Gateshead broke away to equalise straight from kick-off when Wes York was on hand to tap in after Jones' point-blank shot was saved.
Jones then collected Paddy McLaughlin's cross superbly to put the hosts in front in the 44th minute.
McLaughlin made it 3-1 three minutes into the second half, but Ricky Miller halved the deficit after 57 minutes with his 10th goal of the season.
Sam Jones fired his second past Mitch Walker two minutes later to restore the two-goal lead but missed out on a hat-trick when he hit the crossbar with a penalty.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Gateshead 4, Dover Athletic 2.
Second Half ends, Gateshead 4, Dover Athletic 2.
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Sammy Moore replaces Chris Kinnear.
Mitch Brundle (Gateshead) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Gateshead. Gus Mafuta replaces Nyal Bell.
Substitution, Gateshead. Reece Styche replaces Wes York.
Wes York (Gateshead) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Aswad Thomas (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ricky Miller (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal!  Gateshead 4, Dover Athletic 2. Sam Jones (Gateshead).
Goal!  Gateshead 3, Dover Athletic 2. Ricky Miller (Dover Athletic).
Goal!  Gateshead 3, Dover Athletic 1. Patrick McLaughlin (Gateshead).
Second Half begins Gateshead 2, Dover Athletic 1.
First Half ends, Gateshead 2, Dover Athletic 1.
Goal!  Gateshead 2, Dover Athletic 1. Sam Jones (Gateshead).
Goal!  Gateshead 1, Dover Athletic 1. Wes York (Gateshead).
Goal!  Gateshead 0, Dover Athletic 1. Jack Parkinson (Dover Athletic).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.


Critics say the government needs to provide further details on how it will fund a cap on social care costs and when it will be introduced.

This week ministers are set to agree in principle a cap on what people in England pay towards their own care.
But Labour says the plans are "meaningless" without more details and a timetable.
And Michelle Martin, director general of  Age UK said the government's plans were "not nearly enough".
"The government must set out the process by which it will make the all-important decisions about funding social care, including timescales and milestones," she said.
"That is the very least older people and their families will be looking for next week."
Acceptance of the recommendations would be "a step forward and welcome" she added.
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has said that legislation to change the funding of social care for elderly and disabled people in England could be introduced during this Parliament.
Last July, a review chaired by economist Andrew Dilnot put forward a raft of ideas for changes to adult social care funding in England.
Chief among these was a £35,000 cap on what people should pay towards home visits or care home costs before they get help from the state.
But shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said: "A cap is meaningless if there is no plan to deliver it. How is it going to be paid for? What is the timetable to put it in place?"
Care Minister Paul Burstow said Labour had failed to make changes to the care system when it was in office, and that the coalition government would "spell out in detail how we will change the system to comprehensively reform it for the 21st Century".
The Care & Support Alliance says one in two people needs care in their lifetime costing more than £20,000, while one in 10 requires care costing upwards of £100,000.
Chairman Simon Gillespie said: "We need to make sure that we have got arrangements in place so that that risk can be shared.
"People understand that it's got to be a shared contribution between the overall taxpayer but also individuals as well."
Disability charity Scope said disabled people, who make up a third of the people who rely on social care, "desperately need clarity".
Chief executive Richard Hawkes said: "A year on from Dilnot they are still waiting anxiously for the government's plan."
Campaign groups have also said they fear the plans will be shelved because of the cost.
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Currently in England, council-funded home help and care home places for the elderly and adults with disabilities are offered only to those with under £23,250 of assets.
The Dilnot report said the assets threshold should rise to £100,000 and a £35,000 lifetime cap on costs would be "fair".
Just over £14bn a year is spent by councils on social care and changes would cost an extra £1.7bn a year if they were implemented now. This figure could rise by 50% as the "baby boom" generation begins to retire.
BBC political correspondent Robin Brant said the government will sign up to the funding cap principle when it publishes its White Paper on Wednesday, but ministers will not make any pledges on specific figures because there is no agreement yet on how to pay for it.
With the UK economy showing little sign of recovery and the coalition still not halfway through its deficit reduction plan, the chancellor wants to delay a decision until at least autumn next year in the government-wide spending review, our correspondent adds.
Labour claims there have not been any substantial talks on the issue since February and wants publication of next week's proposals postponed.
Scotland offers free nursing care to all those at home, and will contribute towards costs for those living in a care home.
Wales and Northern Ireland are waiting to see what happens in England following the Dilnot conclusions.


A body found in the sea has been formally identified as that of missing teenager Louis Harris, police said.

The body of the 18-year-old was recovered by RNLI crews close to Weymouth ferry terminal on 15 March.
Louis, from Dorchester, went missing on Valentine's Day after a night out. It is understood he was celebrating a friend's birthday when he went missing.
The force said in a statement: "His family have been updated. Our thoughts are with them at this difficult time."


A cycling shop owner is planning on turning a perimeter road at a former RAF base into a race track for bikes.

The three-mile track runs around the edge of the former Coltishall airbase in Norfolk, now called Scottow Enterprise Park.
Pedal Revolution is hoping to secure £300,000 in funding to turn the old RAF operations room into a headquarters with a cafe and workshop.
The circuit would be used for races as well as non-competitive riding.
Neil Turner, who runs Pedal Revolution, said it would be the "only cycle park this side of London" and they would not need to lay any new Tarmac.
"Cycling is the fastest growing sport, our most successful event at the last two Olympiads and, quite frankly, road cycling has got no facilities at all," he said.
"We've been working with Norfolk County Council and we're really excited about creating such a wonderful community asset.
"It is about competition, but it will also be a hub for recreational activity."
It would link up the base with cycle paths between Norwich, Hoveton and Aylsham.
Mr Turner said he would seek funding from bodies such as Sport England and the National Lottery.
The Pedal Park would charge a membership fee once it was ready, but would operate as a non-profit, community business.
The RAF left Coltishall at the end of 2006, Norfolk County Council bought the former airbase for £4m in 2013 and a solar farm has been built in the centre of the airfield.
Councillor Hilary Cox, the council's champion for walking and cycling, said: "It's important because it will cover all aspects of cycling - competitions, functions, training youngsters and it will link up with other cycle tracks."
Mr Turner said the aim was to have the cycle park ready by mid-2016.


Some of the biggest consumers of Brazilian meat have suspended imports over allegations that companies have been selling unsafe produce for years.

China has banned red meat imports from Brazil, while the European Union said it would stop buying from companies implicated in the scandal.
The crisis was triggered by a huge federal police operation on Friday.
It found evidence that meat-packers had been selling rotten and substandard produce for several years.
The meat industry plays an important part in the Brazilian economy, with exports worth more than $12bn (Â£9.7bn) a year.
The Brazilian government has done all it could to avoid a total or partial ban on meat imports from other countries.
President Michel Temer held emergency meetings during the weekend and even invited foreign diplomats to a steak house on Sunday evening to try to reassure them.
"The Brazilian government reiterates its confidence in the quality of a national product that has won over consumers and obtained the approval of the most rigorous markets," said Mr Temer.
But the effort was in vain. China, the EU, South Korea and Chile have now announced restrictions on Brazilian meat products.
Together they accounted for nearly one third of Brazilian meat exports in 2016, O Globo newspaper reported.
Brazil is the world's biggest red meat and poultry exporter.
On Friday, federal police raided meat-producing plants and arrested more than 30 people.
The government suspended more than 30 senior civil servants who should have spotted the unhygienic and illegal practices.
They are being investigated for corruption.
Three meat-packing plants have been closed and another 21 are being investigated.
Mr Temer said the plants under scrutiny represented a tiny proportion of Brazil's meat industry.
"Only 21 units out of 4,837 in Brazil subject to government inspection are facing allegations of irregularities. And only six of them have exported in the past 60 days," said Mr Temer at a meeting with foreign diplomats on Sunday.
Operation Weak Flesh was launched in the early hours of Friday in six Brazilian states after a two-year investigation.
Federal police carried out raids in 194 locations, deploying more than 1,000 officers.
The investigators allege that some managers bribed health inspectors and politicians to get government certificates for their products.
They accuse more than 30 companies of a number of unhygienic practices. Among them are JBS, the world's largest beef exporter, and BRF, the world's top poultry producer.
"They used acid and other chemicals to mask the aspect of the product. In some cases, the products used were carcinogenic," the police said.
Both JBS and BRF said they followed high quality standards and sanitary regulations.
Prosecutors say a percentage of the bribe money was paid to two parties from the governing coalition - the PP and President Michel Temer's PMDB.


Wayne Rooney sees his Manchester United future in midfield after impressing in the role during Tuesday's 3-1 win over Bournemouth at Old Trafford.

The England captain scored the opener and set up Ashley Young for the third.
"Sometimes you have to make choices in your career and at the moment it's better for me to play deeper," he said.
"It could be a bit different for England where I could still be the striker but probably next season that's where I see myself playing."
Tottenham's Harry Kane, Jamie Vardy of Leicester, Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge and Rooney's 18-year-old United team-mate Marcus Rashford were the other forwards named in Roy Hodgson's 26-man provisional squad for this summer's European Championship in France.
"I'm sure Roy Hodgson will have his ideas of where he thinks is best for me," Rooney, 30, told BBC Sport.
"It could be where I play for England, but that's down to Roy. I'm sure we'll speak when we meet up and he'll tell me where he wants me to play."
Rooney, England's all-time top scorer with 51 goals, is only four off Bobby Charlton's club record of 249 goals for United.
His goal on Tuesday was his 100th Premier League goal at Old Trafford.
BBC Sport have launched an England XI team selector, which lets you choose who you think should start at Euro 2016.
Within 24 hours, over 500,000 had picked their team. Only 51% of fans chose Rooney to start, but of those 83% put him in midfield.
When chosen in a traditional 4-4-2 formation - the most popular shape - just 7% had Rooney as one of their two strikers. But in that same formation, he got 200,000 picks as a midfielder - putting him as the third choice behind Tottenham pair Dele Alli and Eric Dier.
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As Japan restarts its nuclear power industry four years after the Fukushima disaster, have we learned to make peace with the technology?

Japan's nuclear plants had been switched off after the meltdown at the Fukushima plant in March 2011 caused by a tsunami following an earthquake. More than 100,000 people were evacuated from the surrounding area.
This switch-back-on will be the first of many.
But, after one of the most shocking incidents in nuclear power's history, four experts talk to the BBC World Service Inquiry programme about whether we can continue to live with the technology.
Tatsujiro Suzuki was vice-chairman of the Japanese government's Atomic Energy Commission at the time of the Fukushima disaster. He is now director of the research centre for nuclear weapons abolition at Nagasaki University.
"I thought [Fukushima] would be the end of the nuclear industry in Japan: it was very shocking.
"I personally felt very responsible for the event and I felt very sorry for the Fukushima people. It was not just a technical issue. This kind of accident has a serious social, ethical, political impact on their lives.
"We expected that there would be no such serious accident in Japan. In our culture if you speak of the devil he will show up. So you better not speak the bad thing. There's no Japanese translation of the word 'risk', so there's no 'risk analysis' or 'risk assessment': we call it 'safety analysis', 'safety assessment'.
"In the public mind there was no clear connection between the peaceful use of nuclear energy and nuclear weapons. Most people in Japan are against nuclear weapons, but the majority of the public were not against nuclear power.
"As you saw pictures of the explosion and people evacuating from their homes and becoming concerned about radiation, people started to think this could have the same impact as nuclear weapons. Finally, people started to realise radiation is radiation.
"It is a huge, huge loss of public trust. It's going to take a long long time to recover it."
Miranda Shreuers is director of the Environmental Policy Research Centre at the Free University in Berlin. She was asked to join the commission to determine Germany's nuclear policy after the Fukushima disaster.
"Germany had always looked at Japan as a peer, a country of similar technological capacity, so the question was really, could something like that happen in Germany?
"After Fukushima, Germany reached something that you don't find in many other countries that have nuclear energy: a cross-party consensus that nuclear is not the future. That lies with other areas, with energy efficiency, with smart cities, with new technologies.
"We're going to phase out nuclear energy and, at the same time, phase out of other fossil fuels: so a double phase-out, that really is historic.
"Germany has a history of division, so there was always concern that there could someday be new conflict, and concern about the connection between conventional nuclear and military purposes of nuclear.
"That contributed in the 1970s to the development of an environment peace movement and anti-nuclear movement that came together in a much stronger way than it did in most other places.
"The best thing that Germany can do is to present an alternative model that is very likely to be the more attractive model to populations around the world if we can show that it is, in fact, doable.
"I find it hard to imagine that Germany could ever again live with nuclear power."
Gabrielle Hecht is professor of history at the university of Michigan.
"Certain state elites in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana are reprising the language that you saw in the 1950s elsewhere in the world, in India, in France, in the United States: a modernising enthusiasm that nuclear electricity would be easy, cheap and could spread very easily.
"There is this kind of sense that nuclear power will provide a kind of infinite amount of energy for people, for homes, for industrial development, and the details are - as with earlier generations - being passed over by this generation as well.
"The prospect of having abundant electricity in places where there are very often electricity brownouts and blackouts, and where large parts of the country are not electrified, is huge.
"[But] even in South Africa where you have the most robust infrastructure, and you have at the moment, a very strong government backing for this, and you have at least promises of financing from the Russians, from the Chinese, there is still a lot that can go wrong and stop this course of action.
"[The risks from] political change, the collapse of financing, assessments showing the investments that you'd have to make in the national electric grid are really too huge, other industries coming in and saying, 'for much less money we could build a big solar array, we could build a wind farm', mean it still looks looks very contingent.
"I think that we're going to have to live with nuclear power, but I think that we should try to stop doing so.
"There are nuclear power plants operating now, and it would be crazy to just stop them all tomorrow, although there are certainly activists who would like to do that.  I don't think that's particularly realistic. But do we have to build new ones? No, there are better ways to invest our time and efforts as societies."
Steve Kidd is now a consultant, after working for the World Nuclear Association and its predecessor organisation the Uranium Institute (UI) for almost twenty years.
"I believe nuclear does have an important part to play in energy in the 21st century, but I've become increasingly pessimistic about its ability to take on that role that's been left open for it.
"That's because of what I describe as the paradigm of fear. The whole history of nuclear power since 1945 has been dominated by a fear factor. It is scary, dangerous, and ought to be treated with a great degree of caution. This fear factor is heavily influencing the economics so that the plants have become extremely expensive to build.
"The fear that people have has an impact on the political process and ultimately on the regulatory regime, so the requirements on the building of nuclear power stations have become more and more difficult to fulfil. Not all of the cost escalation can be put down to fear, but it is an important factor.
"We've just had the 70th anniversary of the bombs dropped on Japan. The link between nuclear power and nuclear bombs has always been very difficult to shake off.
"The industry has tried to counter that with a factional approach, almost saying to the public, 'you're stupid, you're irrational', but in fact the development of their beliefs has been wholly rational, based on what they've seen and heard over the years, and something like the Fukushima accident obviously gives credence to such fears.
"I think the industry quite naturally felt that if people had the facts at their disposal - and the facts on nuclear are very, very favourable to it - they would suddenly become hugely supportive of it, but that comes up against the problem that it's ultimately people's beliefs that determine their opinions."
The Inquiry is broadcast on the BBC World Service on Tuesdays from 12:05 GMT/13:05 BST. Listen online or download the podcast.


Britons need to get to know their neighbours, a former Downing Street advisor has said, as he launched a campaign to encourage people to connect in real life.

Max Chambers says social media has allowed people to "live in a bubble" with people they already know.
But he wants them to "share a cuppa" with someone in their area in August.
It comes after a survey suggests 60% of people do not know their neighbours well or at all.
Mr Chamber's social network Nextdoor has teamed up with Neighbourhood Watch and a charity called The Challenge to call on the government to create an official national Good Neighbours Day in 2018.
Do you have a good neighbour? Do you feel you can rely on them in time of need? Tell us your stories by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk or get in touch on WhatsApp 07555 173285.
They want it to be a follow-up to the Great Get Together - organised by Brendan Cox in memory of murdered Labour MP Jo Cox.
A survey of 2,000 people commissioned by Nextdoor suggests some 75% of people say they would not want their neighbour to look after their pet while on holiday.
Almost two-thirds of people said they would not feel confident leaving a spare key with their neighbour.
Mr Chambers warned that the internet meant people were "losing touch with those immediately around us".
Some 63% said they never borrowed something or exchanged favours with the people next door.
Speaking on BBC Radio West Midlands, he said: "Organisations like Facebook and Twitter allow us to live in a bubble with people we already know maybe that we went to school with or know through work.
"It's meaning we're interacting with different kinds of people less and less."
Asked what his former role with counter-terrorism had to do with communities, Mr Chambers said he had seen first hand the UK becoming less integrated.
Dame Louise Casey, government advisor on social integration, said recent events like the Grenfell Tower fire had shown "how powerful the public can be when we pull together, united in the common good to protect and care for each other".
"Government and public services will always have a role in this but it is the public, residents and families, first and foremost who are in the best position to knit that social fabric together."


Referees will be able to use a pitch-side monitor for the first time to review decisions when the Club World Cup begins in Japan on Thursday.

Video assistant referees will review "match-changing" situations before informing the on-field official.
The referee will then be able to view footage for some decisions - something not permitted in previous trials.
Fifa's chief of technical development Marco van Basten said the move "represents a big step forward".
Video assistant referees have been able to assist officials during two international friendlies this year but the Club World Cup represents their first use in Fifa competition.
Previous usage has been in what Fifa call a "semi-live" scenario, where the referee was not able to review decisions on a pitchside monitor.
Under the live system, on-field referees will still make the final decision in the process but it is hoped video assistant referees will be able to correct clear mistakes in serious incidents.
"Ultimately, these tests should prove invaluable in terms of determining whether the processes are sound or whether any further refinements are needed," added Van Basten, a former Netherlands international striker.
"At the same time it's important to remember that we are entering somewhat unchartered territory here, given that we are going live for the first time."
Fifa intend conducting further live trials in several countries next year.
The Club World Cup, which features champion club sides from each of Fifa's six continental confederations, plus the domestic champions from the host nation, begins in Yokohama with Kashima Antlers taking on Auckland City. Europe's representatives Real Madrid play their first fixture on 15 December.
Barcelona won the 2015 tournament, beating Argentina's River Plate 3-0 in the final.


A schoolboy fundraiser has been awarded a British Empire Medal on the New Year Honours list.

The 13-year-old is the youngest person on this year's list, which gives out special awards to people for achievements like making a difference to their community, being a volunteer for many years or being amazing at what they do for a job.
Jonjo Heuerman, from Dartford, England, has raised more than Â£235,000 for Cancer Research UK's Bobby Moore Fund.
"It was a big surprise, because I never thought I could get something like this at this age," Jonjo said.
"It made me feel quite proud of myself because I've worked really hard over the last five years."
Jonjo will receive his award, which is special medal, from the Queen or other members of the Royal Family at a ceremony later in 2016.
He added: "In 2009 my Nan died from bowel cancer - she had been fighting it for a very long time.
"My football hero Bobby Moore also died from it about 20 years ago, and I decided to fundraise for the Bobby Moore Fund."
The teenager has walked and cycled thousands of miles across Britain since the death of his grandmother Lyn.
Jonjo said the hardest challenge had been in February when he undertook a 700-mile cycle ride, visiting all of the Premier League football clubs in England.
He then returned to London and walked to all of the capital's Premier League clubs.
"I'm in training for the next one which is in April. I'm going to be cycling and walking from Germany all the way to the UK," Jonjo said.
Jonjo is one of nearly 1,200 people who have been named on the New Year Honours list.


Scotland's women had to make do with a silver medal as they lost 6-4 to Russia in the final of the European Curling Championships.

Eve Muirhead's rink were always behind in the final against Anna Sidorova's side.
Sweden's men's team, meanwhile, skippered by Niklas Edin, successfully defended their title.
The world champions beat Peter de Cruz's Switzerland by 7-6 after an extra end in Esbjerg, Denmark.
Muirhead's Scots had staged an extraordinary comeback against Finland in the semi-final, overturning a 5-0 deficit to triumph 9-7.
The host nation were edged out at the same stage 6-5 by the eventual champions Russia, who led the way with eight wins from nine in the round-robin stage.
Scotland's men missed out on the semis after a play-off loss to Sweden.
The teams finished in a tie for fourth place after the round-robin and Kyle Smith's team, making their debut at this level, were beaten 8-7.
Muirhead, who collected bronze last year, takes home a sixth consecutive European medal, having won gold once before in 2011, but was disappointed with a near miss in the eighth end.
"I'm gutted," she said. "We played a really great game out there but it just wasn't good enough on the day. I was a centimetre away from making it in that eighth end and that was a big turning point.
"Silver is not what we wanted and I really felt we were good enough to get that gold medal but unfortunately Russia played great out there today.
"That (eighth end) will haunt me for a long time. It's going to be hard to forget but we've got a long season ahead of us and hopefully we can keep fighting hard."


A 28-year-old motorcyclist has died in hospital from his injuries after a two-vehicle crash in Saintfield, County Down.

The man who died was Barry Bell from the Belvoir area of Belfast.
The accident, which also involved a car, happened on the Crossgar Road just after 17:30 GMT on Saturday.
Police appealed for anyone who witnessed the accident to contact them.


The families of two teenagers killed in a crash in Caerphilly county have paid tribute to the boys.

Connor Williams, 17, and Conor Tiley, 18, both from the Aberbargoed area, died on Sunday.
The car they were travelling in on New Road, Tir-y-Berth, Hengoed, crashed just before 19:30 GMT.
Connor Williams' parents said he was "our breath, our happiness, our life", while Conor Tiley's family said he was loved by all who knew him.
"His big smile would always light up any room," they added.
"He will be sadly missed, but will never be forgotten and will always be in our hearts and memories."
A statement from Connor Williams' family read: "One of the best things in the world isn't things, it's every moment that we were blessed to be with our son.
"He was our breath, our happiness, our life."
The boys were sixth form pupils at Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni, a Welsh language high school in Caerphilly.
Head teacher Owain ap Dafydd said the "popular, pleasant and decent pupils" would be "sorely missed".
Mr ap Dafydd said: "Both Conor Tiley and Connor Williams were popular, pleasant, decent pupils at Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni.
"Conor Tiley was in the final year of his studies and had plans to study business at university. Quite the entrepreneur, he worked as a local DJ and loved music.
"Connor Williams completed his studies with us at the end of last year, and he will always be remembered as a happy boy, with a good sense of humour, who was a great friend to many.
"Both will be sorely missed by all at the school and in the wider community. We send our deepest condolences to both families at this most difficult and painful time.
Cameron Nicholas , 18, who was also travelling with the teenagers is being treated at Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales with serious injuries.
Gwent Police said all three were travelling in a dark purple Ford Fiesta.
They collided with a silver Vauxhall Astra, but the driver of that car was not seriously hurt.
Anyone with information has been asked to contact police on 101.


Mexico has strongly condemned alleged US spying after a report said that a former president's emails were hacked by the National Security Agency.

Data leaked by fugitive US analyst Edward Snowden showed ex-President Felipe Calderon's emails were hacked in 2010, Germany's Der Spiegel reports.
Mexico's foreign ministry said such spying was "unacceptable, illegal" and contrary to good relations.
It urged President Obama to complete an investigation into the allegations.
In an official statement, the Mexican foreign ministry said it would soon re-iterate the importance of such an investigation through diplomatic means.
"In a relationship between neighbours and partners, there is no place for the alleged practices," it said.
Previous reports had already suggested the NSA had intercepted communications involving current President Enrique Pena Nieto before he took office in 2012 and Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff. Messages involving her aides and state oil company Petrobas were also said to have been compromised.
The revelations prompted a sharp response from Brazil, with the suspension of plans for a state visit by Ms Rousseff to Washington next month.
The NSA is also alleged to have seen electronic data from other Latin American governments, including Venezuela and Ecuador.
At the G20 meeting in Russia last month, Mr Obama promised to investigate the allegations of espionage against Ms Rousseff and her Mexican counterpart.
"What I got from President Obama was a commitment to a full investigation... and if they turn out to be true to impose corresponding sanctions," Mr Pena Nieto told the BBC.
The allegations were also based on documents leaked by Mr Snowden.
A US federal court has since filed espionage charges against the former intelligence contractor and is seeking his extradition.
Mr Snowden, however, remains in Russia where he has been granted temporary asylum.


Swiss food giant Nestle has cut its annual growth forecast to 3.5%, from the 4.2% it forecast in August.

The firm, whose brands include Nespresso and KitKat, blamed "the current softer environment", which it says is causing food prices to fall.
Nestle's nine-month sales were 65.51bn Swiss francs ($66.19bn, Â£53.93bn) up from 64.86bn Swiss francs last year.
Like its rivals, the firm has struggled to raise prices amid intense competition between supermarkets.
One main rival, Unilever, has increased prices in countries where the currency has weakened, such as the UK, as goods imported into such countries cost more.
Unilever is the UK's biggest producer of branded household goods, making products including Marmite and Pot Noodles.
In a striking example of the battle between suppliers and retailers, both keen to maintain their profit margin, certain Unilever products were temporarily unavailable on Tesco's website after Unilever attempted to pass on its rising costs as higher wholesale prices.
Sterling has dropped by 16% against the euro since the UK's Brexit vote.
But Nestle is targeting sales volumes over pricing.
Chief executive, Paul Bulcke, said in a statement: "In an environment marked by deflation and low raw material prices, we continued to privilege volume growth."


Canadian universities have seen a rise in applications from US students since the election, school administrators say.

Visits to university websites also spiked in the weeks following the election.
Some attribute this rise to fears over Donald Trump's looming presidency.
But others say it has more to do with recruitment strategies and the growth of international education, than any political development.
While many celebrities had threatened to flee the US if Trump were to be elected, the biggest export may be students.
"If we live in a country where so many people could elect Donald Trump, then that's not a country I want to live in," 17-year-old Lara Godoff told the Associated Press.
Ms Godoff is applying to a number of Canadian universities, and she's not alone.
The University of Toronto saw a 70% increase in applications from the US this autumn, compared with the same period last year.
At McGill University in Montreal it was an increase of 22%.
US applications to the University of British Columbia in Vancouver increased by 44% compared with the same period in 2015.
McGill University registrar Kathleen Massey says it's too soon to be certain whether this phenomenon is because of the election.
"It is possible that the change in the American political landscape may be contributing to the increase in applicant numbers from the USA," Ms Massey said, but she couldn't confirm such a trend, "because we have not surveyed the applicants to ask them directly".
International applications, including those from the US, were up at many schools in Canada.
Ms Massey said there was also an increase in US applications last year, although not as pronounced.
Ted Sargent, vice-president international at the University of Toronto, attributes the "thousands" of applications coming from the US to both timing and strategy.
"We've been engaging in a kind of crescendo over the past couple of years," he told the BBC, but "evolution of the political landscape could be a factor as well".
Rhonda Lenton, vice-president academic and provost of York University in Toronto, also thinks international recruitment efforts have especially paid off this year.
Website traffic from the US to York's main recruitment webpage has grown 134%.
But, she says, the impact of the US election is difficult to ignore.
"On the one hand I can't necessarily attribute this increase to any particular political situation that might be happening in the US," Ms Lenton said.
"But this is a noticeable increase."
However, Graeme Menzies, director of recruitment for the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, says such numbers should be taken with a pinch of salt.
International recruitment at his school, like others, has been growing for years.
Reports of increased applications this cycle include those submitted before the election, and it's not clear whether the growth was spurred by Trump's win.
"That said, world events like the US election, Brexit, the global economy, regional conflict, currency fluctuations, and natural disasters are among the factors that consistently impact our recruitment plans and activities," Mr Menzies wrote in an email.
He said website traffic also increased in the days before the election, and subsided after it.
But beyond the geographic origin of the web visitor, Mr Menzies said, it's not known if those visitors were prospective students, parents or US citizens,


Vuelta a Espana winner Chris Horner has missed a random drugs test - but his Radioshack team have blamed testers for the mix-up.

Horner, 41, became the oldest Grand Tour race winner on Sunday.
The American was not at his team hotel when testers arrived on Monday, but Radioshack say he had told authorities about his change of address.
They even released an email from Horner to the testers which they say backs up their claims.
"The management of Radioshack wants to clarify the situation about the alleged missed out of competition anti-doping test of Chris Horner," said a team statement.
"The anti-doping inspectors from the Spanish anti-doping agency that were asked to do the test by the United States anti-doping Agency (Usada) showed up at the wrong hotel in Madrid, where the team were staying but Horner was obviously not to be found.
"Chris Horner updated his whereabouts with Usada before the start of the final stage, giving the agency the name of his hotel for the night, phone number and room number for his one-hour window between 6am and 7am.
"This is all according to the rules and Chris Horner received a confirmation email."
Horner had apparently moved to a hotel where his wife was staying.
Riders must provide their whereabouts to anti-doping authorities, specifying their location for one hour each day. Missing three tests within an 18-month period triggers an investigation.
The team added that they would "seek compensation for this matter with the responsible anti-doping agencies".


More than 30 sheep are feared to have been stolen on the Isle of Skye in recent weeks.

Police Scotland said the blackface sheep had disappeared from open hill ground in the Trotternish Ridge area.
The sheep vary in age but are all the animals were marked with black paint on their shoulders
Officers are asking local crofters to check their land and be vigilant for any suspicious activity.
Con Katherine Tindall, who is leading the investigation, said: "We are asking that crofters in the Trotternish area check their land and also to report any suspicious activity including unfamiliar vehicles with animal trailers in the area.
"Rural crime - be it the theft of animals, machinery or damage to property - hits hard at the heart of small communities and by all being vigilant we can make the area a hostile place for those intent on committing such crime."
Last week Police Scotland issued a similar appeal after 50 sheep were stolen from a farm in Moray.


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Leicester City's head of recruitment and assistant manager Steve Walsh has agreed a new deal with the Premier League champions.

Walsh has been credited with helping discover bargain signings such as winger Riyad Mahrez for £400,000 and midfielder N'Golo Kante for £5.6m.
Fellow assistant Craig Shakespeare - formerly at Hull - has also agreed new terms with the Foxes.
"We've not signed but it's all agreed," said former Chelsea scout Walsh.
Algerian Mahrez joined from Le Havre in 2014 and was a star player as the Foxes became top-flight champions for the first time in their 132-year history. He was also voted PFA Player of the Year.
Frenchman Kante, who was also on the shortlist, was another who played a key role in the side.
"It's about knowledge," said Walsh. "You can't know every player in the world - that's impossible. But you target certain leagues and you try and find the better players within that league, and then try and find out about them as much as they can.
"Once the season starts you've got until January to make a decision - you don't need to make a snap decision. So if you really believe in a player, get all the DVD evidence clipped up, but then get out and see them."
Leicester celebrated their coronation as champions and lifted the trophy on Saturday after beating Everton 3-1 at the King Power Stadium.


Secondary schools in Blackpool, Knowsley and Salford are "dire", the chief inspector of schools has said.

Sir Michael Wilshaw, HM Chief Inspector, Ofsted, highlighted Blackpool in particular in his address to head teachers in Lancashire.
He said two thirds of schools in the resort are rated as either "inadequate" or "requiring improvement".
But he added schools in the rest of the county were "setting the benchmark" for other areas of the country.
Sir Michael told a Chorley meeting of the Lancashire Association of Secondary School Headteachers that their hard work and leadership meant more than 55,000 Lancashire schoolchildren are "benefitting from a good or better" secondary education.
But he added the life chances of thousands of secondary school-age children were being restricted in other parts of the region.
"Secondary school standards in places like Salford, Knowsley and down the M55 from here, in Blackpool, are, to put it bluntly, dire," he said.
"Two-thirds of secondary schools in Blackpool are inadequate or require improvement, while only 42% of 16-year-olds achieved five A* to C GCSEs this year."
Sir Michael praised Lancashire's schools and said:  "I am really pleased that secondary schools in Lancashire are in many ways setting the benchmark for other areas of the country, particularly in the north of England."
Lancashire is not responsible for schools in Blackpool and Blackburn With Darwen, which are unitary authorities.
A Blackpool Council spokesperson said all of the secondary schools in its area were academies and therefore directly answerable to the Department for Education (DoE), which said it would be sending "expert teachers to schools in struggling areas, beginning in the North West".
A DoE spokeswoman added that a Â£5m grant had been allocated among five academy organisations "tasked with driving up standards in schools across the north of England - where historically performance has been poor" as part of the Northern Sponsor Fund.
Knowsley Council's cabinet member for children's services, Gary See, said it was "trying to identify the best approach for educating children", which included converting some schools into academies.
He said the authority's schools had seen a 3.7% increase in students achieving A*-C GCSE grades, which was "the biggest percentage improvement in the whole of the North West", adding: "We know there is still work to be done but improvements are being made and we are on the right track."


Crusaders host in-form Coleraine and Linfield are at home to Glenavon as the exciting race for the Irish Premiership title continues on Easter Tuesday.

The Crues hold a one-point lead going into the final three rounds of matches.
"These games will be hotly contested. We can't have any slip-ups at this stage," said Crues boss Stephen Baxter.
"It's going to be a tough ask for us but we just have to keep winning our games and you never know what happens," stated Linfield captain Jamie Mulgrew.
"We have all worked incredibly hard all season and I don't think anyone would have thought that we would be this close at this stage," added the midfielder.
Linfield are unbeaten in 16 fixtures in all competitions and have not conceded a goal in 10 of their last 15 outings.
"Linfield are a top, top team and I always knew how difficult it would be. We are both fighting it out and we have to keep going," observed Baxter.
"People got carried away three months ago and said it was all over when we were seven points clear but now one more defeat and it could be away from us.
"There is one point in it and it can swing either way at the stroke of a foot or a head.
"You have to put your bodies on the line at this stage and we are just trying to prepare everybody as best we can and concentrate on what we are doing."
Crusaders' opponents Glenavon have drawn 13 of their matches in the league this campaign, the most of any side, leaving manager Gary Hamilton to lament the absence of clinical firepower in front of goal from his sixth-placed side.
"We have dominated a lot of games and created plenty of chances but can't find that winning goal. If we did we would be a lot higher up the table than we are," argued the Lurgan Blues boss.
"We are hoping that Andy Mitchell will come in next season and turn those draws into wins."
Meanwhile Coleraine manager Oran Kearney has banned any dressing room talk about the Irish Cup final as his charges prepare to face the Blues at Windsor Park in the second of their top-flight fixtures over the Easter period.
"We have no focus on the Irish Cup at this stage. I won't allow it. It's unprofessional to think in that way about the future and we have so much on our plate at this point in time," insisted Kearney, whose side are without a loss in 17 matches.
"We must do our job in the league first and the cup will look after itself."
Ballymena United will aim to end a run of five league games without a win, four of those defeats, when they play Cliftonville in the evening's other top-six encounter at the Showgrounds.
In the bottom half, Portadown must win again away to Ards and hope that Carrick Rangers lose at home to Glentoran as they try to further postpone their probable relegation to the Championship.
Ballinamallard United face Dungannon Swifts at Ferney Park.
Former Crusaders title-winning manager and ex-Glenavon and Ballymena United boss Roy Walker:
"This is one of those title races that we all long for and there is every chance that both Crusaders and Linfield will win their next two games and it will go right down to the wire.
"Linfield did a very professional job at Ballymena on Saturday and have a lot about them both offensively and defensively.
"It's a case of whoever blinks first and Crusaders have got to be single-minded and just chalk off the games as they come. They are still in pole position and the ball is firmly in their court. If they win their games, that's it.
"The Crues have Stephen Baxter at the helm, who has done it all before as a player and a manager, and has led them through choppy waters. There's no reason he can't see them through again."
Former Glentoran manager Scott Young:
"Crusaders have shown character throughout the season and have big-game players in the likes of Paul Heatley, Jordan Owens and Sean O'Neill, but there is no way the league title is in the bag yet.
"They haven't necessarily been playing the free-flowing football of previous seasons or shown those wee bits of magic but they are still in front.
"Both clubs deserve huge credit that we have the title race that we have and they are both in there fighting with three games to play.
"It's great for Irish League football and there could be a twist to the plot still to come."


Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has reported a 15% rise in quarterly profits in its first set of results since it listed its shares in New York.

Net income in the July-to-September rose to $1.1bn (Â£687m).
Alibaba, founded in 1999 by Jack Ma, floated in New York in September, breaking records by raising $25bn.
The shares have traded around 45% above the listing price in expectation that the firm's rapid growth will continue. The shares rose 4.2%.
After taking account of certain one-off costs in the quarter, net income fell by 39%. The costs included $490m in incentive and retention payments to certain executives, and the costs of consolidating newly bought businesses, as well as other investments and marketing costs.
Revenue rose 53.7% to $2.74bn, its fastest growth for three quarters, with mobile revenues accounting for 22% of the total.
Alibaba's platforms carry 80% of Chinese online commerce, a fast-growing market where spending is forecast to triple from its 2011 level by 2015.
Often described as a combination of eBay and Amazon, Alibaba does not sell its own goods, but links buyers and sellers. It says it is the largest online and mobile commerce company in the world in terms of volume.
There has been speculation that its main source of earnings - from advertising and sales commissions - might be affected by China's slowing economy.
Alibaba's companies include the Taobao and Tmall.com retail websites, which are household names in China but little-known outside the country.
It plans to expand into emerging markets, and, eventually, to operate in the US and Europe.