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The app has been updated and PiesPlayer now actually works. I actually managed to stream the highlights of the Tranmere game to Chromecast, which is something iFollow was never able to do. Unfortunately the audio commentary was missing for a lot of yesterday's match, although the club said it wasn't a fault at their end and many other clubs were also affected.

I'd have played Bass to help him settle in, but apart from that it looks like a strong team and a strong bench. Three players make their first start for us, I'm particularly interested in what Edwards has to offer.

Pure tinpottery. And why did the referee allow them to kick off like that at all? Did he think they'd manage?

You never know @Megan_Elizax. But take a picture of the table just to be safe @CliftonMagpie you'd better hurry up and join in, there are only 1215 points left to play for

He started and was taken off after 80 minutes. That surprised me a bit given he only signed the day before. As good as they are individually, playing Nemane and Jones left us badly lacking defensively. Time will tell whether the club have done the right thing.

The results: Barrow 1-0 Crewe Alexandra Gillingham 4-1 Carlisle United Harrogate Town 0-2 Bromley Salford City 0-2 Port Vale Altrincham 1-0 Woking Boston United 0-3 Rochdale Halifax Town 2-1 Barnet Southend United 1-1 York City --- So these are the scores for the first round. Congratulations to our first leader @william1984, and honourable mentions also go to @liampie, @Megan_Elizax and @thommo. A small word of warning here - I'm using a new spreadsheet this season, but I checked some of the scores manually and everything seems to be correct. We're off to a great start, thank you all for taking part! The next round will cover Saturday's games, so I'll post the fixtures on Wednesday. See you all then!

The only thing I really want it for is PiesPlayer. I suspect it isn't actually finished yet, but was rushed out in time for the start of the new season. I hope it gets better.

We have them in our garden, they're beautiful birds (even when they're dissecting mice on the roof of our shed). I recently found out that "pie" is the older term for magpie (magpie came from maggie-pie, a pet name for them). The pastries were then named after them in honour of mapies' habit of collecting random items. There's also a brilliant song about them:

Did it also keep buffering and showing a little grey circle @Fan of Big Tone? I checked my Internet speed at first, but now I'm certain the problem was at their end.

Unfortunately the iFollow replacement was absolutely dreadful and I gave up on it in the second half. However, I thought the new defensive signings looked solid. Bass had little to do but looked competent. As I wrote above, the game was a bit tepid with neither side looking to take risks, but a point on the road is a steady result.

It's been a really tepid game. We look well organised but pose little threat so far.

I'm attempting to watch PiesPlayer on my laptop (as the app just crashes) and it is absolutely shoddy. Every ten seconds the stream stops and a little grey circle appears (my Internet speed at this time was 185 Mbps, more than enough to stream UHD videos). I was treated to a completely grey screen for about five minutes, at which I gave up and listened to the radio instead (which also no longer works on my phone). I hope this improves because at the moment it is unwatchable. Otherwise I'll have to ask for a refund.

Hmm, I hope it gets better. To anyone trying to log in, you need to make a new account on the club website first, and then sign in with that on the app. That bit worked for me. I downloaded it so I could cast PiesPlayer, but it crashes every time I select it. Looks like the laptop again then!

Nemane might not have been an automatic starter this season anyway, especially when you look at who else we've signed in his position. In light of that, I can understand the club being tempted when offered a possible six-figure sum for a squad player. Time will tell whether we really need another central midfielder. On the other hand, what kind of signal does it send out when we sell to a promotion rival on the eve of the season? I hope the club are vindicated in this.

I can't see us playing Grant, I don't think he's even had a training session with us. If Robertson is fit he'll start, alongside either Edwards, Hinchy or even Crowley. It'll be interesting to see whether we'll persist with three at the back with wing backs this season. SM switched to four at the back at times last season. @NottsCountyKev, if it's a miserable day for the mood hoovers, I think most of us could settle for that!

We seem to have a good mob together, thank you all for taking part! Any more? @gtownjohnno, @True Magpie, @cheeky~k8, @4everapie, @Harry Buckley? Kick off is Saturday at 3!

He deserves a chance. He has a very good record with the England youth teams and already knows the setup and job better than any club manager. Being a club manager and coaching a national team are very different jobs and the idea that a very successful club manager would be a great national team coach is well wide of the mark. We don't need a big name, we need a good coach. Neither of the coaches in the final of Euro 24 had won a single thing as a club manager.

The highest point in Nottinghamshire is 203 metres above sea level, so we might struggle with this. Practicalities aside, obviously Jim and Jack, Albert Iremonger, Tommy Lawton, Don Masson and Balint Bajner.

That's a shock, especially the day before the season starts. We have signed two players for Nemane's position though, so maybe it's been long in planning? On Nemane: it's certainly a loss as he's a stand-out player on his day and can get behind defences. However, I think he's found his level. He ran riot against some teams, but the better L2 defences were able to keep him quiet. Does anyone know much about Grant? The fact that he got regular games in the division above sounds good, but he only actually played 282 minutes and Barnsley couldn't buy a win during that time.

I was told the FA Cup and League Cup won't be available to stream, although I think there was radio coverage last season. That's only two games anyway as we generally choose not to participate in the second round of cup competitions. However, we do get full coverage of something called the Bristol Street Motors Trophy, in which we get to play against Everton under 12s and probably Shrewsbury again. I'm washing my hair that day.

Barrow 1-1 Crewe Alexandra Gillingham 2-0 Carlisle United Harrogate Town 0-1 Bromley Salford City 2-2 Port Vale Altrincham 2-1 Woking Boston United 1-3 Rochdale Halifax Town 0-2 Barnet (joker) Southend United 2-0 York City

When they halved the number of pages it was clear what was going to happen. I think programmes became too bulky (who needs a 60-page volume to read at half time?), so it was necessary to shorten it - but not at the same price as before! The world has largely moved on, but I still think there could have been another way. When I last watched Cologne play, they handed out free fold-out programmes including a couple of basic articles and a team sheet, funded by ads. Of course, the more people read it, the more valuable it is to advertisers, so maybe it paid for itself?

Looks plain to me. The orange shirt has a Swan Homes logo on the back, not sure if the purple one has. I like them both and much prefer them to the awful home kit. Not sure if it's an optical illusion, but the sponsor's logo appears smaller on the orange shirt.

iFollow is dead. Long live PiesPlayer! 140 pounds is good value if you're watching all (or even just most) of the games. And you can finally cast it to your TV too! Important note to all waverers: the price will rise to 180 pounds tomorrow, so be quick. There was a confusing passage in the FAQs, according to which matches could only be streamed in countries where there is no broadcast agreement with the Football League. According to the League's website, however, this is only the case for the Championship and every match in League One and Two will be streamed. I clarified it with the club, who told me that the text wasn't relevant to us and that the matches would be available in Germany. They will have my money today!

Ladies and gentlemen, we are back! A new prediction league season is upon us. It is a time of boundless optimism, we all start from 0 points and there are no points deductions (this isn't the Premier League after all). This is how it works: At least two days before every matchday I will post a thread with eight matches to predict from the Championship, League One, League Two and the Conference. You then reply with your predicted scores. The cut-off time for posting is kick-off (in this case 3pm). At the end of it all I'll then post a table with the current standings. Scoring system: 3 points for a correct score and 1 for a correct result. So if you predict Swindon to beat Walsall 2-1 and they do, you get 3 points; if Swindon win 1-0, you get 1 point. Each round you can also choose one match as your joker - any points you win for that match are then doubled. Why not have a go? EVERYONE is welcome to take part - the more the merrier! Just post your predictions underneath, and remember to assign a joker. And if you have any difficulty, just drop me a line. Good luck! Barrow v Crewe Alexandra Gillingham v Carlisle United Harrogate Town v Bromley Salford City v Port Vale Altrincham v Woking Boston United v Rochdale Halifax Town v Barnet Southend United v York City