Richardson, however, fears trouble could strike at any time.

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Lewis Neal had the Potters' best chance of the half, but his wayward strike from 10 yards failed to trouble Dons goalkeeper Kelvin Davis.

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But the trouble is the same as the asteroid strike.

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And though there's rarely an ideal time for a work stoppage, a fall strike would likely exact the most immediate and irreparable damage on network television, which is having trouble maintaining its relevance even with a full stable of writers at work.

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So I am never prepared to accept that somehow non violent crime isn't important, what I will say for the police is that it is a very difficult balance to strike when you're policing those huge events because if you're too heavy handed you can provoke trouble as we've seen there in the past.

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