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It’s a big old unit, but pretty quick (can it play at centre half? ????). It will print in A3, but you have to swap the paper over as it only has one tray, and because it can print A3 it will need a fair bit of physical space to house it. Only scans at A4 though it seems. Cartridges look expensive as well at about 60-£70 for a full set, although they are individual inks which I like as less wastage. To me it looks decent, but the size and cost of ink puts me off. I’ve looked at the Eco Tanks but they don’t do duplex copying, fine for everything else though and much cheaper ink and build quality is always a little flimsy on Epsons.

He signed a three year deal originally @Chris, so still had 2 years to run, so it looks like he has signed for an extra year. Will have definitely added a release clause if there wasn’t one already I would think, but I bet it’s a fair whack and that would put a lot of clubs off. Well deserved and I bet he has bagged himself a decent pay rise into the bargain as well. Would also like to see us tie down Scott for an extra year as well, I think he is quality and may possibly end up being the better forward of the two. Bostock as well deserves an extension, the rest I would wait and see.

Tom is excellent with his in depth analysis of Notts players and team stats. He is well worth a follow for anybody not already following him.

Shocking result and just goes to show, you can sign all the attacking players you want but to not think the defence also needed strengthening was a bad call by Notts over the summer, especially when teams found us out towards the back end of last season. You can’t rely on a single defensive signing and an untried loanee at that (I hope he is blinking good though). Sides we play against this season are going to be bigger, faster and stronger than the ones we played against last season and we will have to do what Stockport had to do before we make that much progress. People putting us up there as potential champions were listening to too much hype and believing it (including the players). A mid table finish for first season back would be very acceptable and I hope a lot of fans are now thinking the same. I also think the players also listened to the hype and weren’t in the right mental state for the game. One thing is for sure, I seriously doubt we will see much more of Rawlo and Brindley after August has finished, they are further off the pace than even I thought.

Strong lineup picked for today, although I will be glad when the back line is fully fit and Baldwin and Tipton are in it. Still think we could do with another CB. Bench today is really strong, must be one of the best in the division.

After such a cold spring as well, we didn’t put our garden furniture out till May and we’ve hardly used it at all! I think the Egg chair has been sat in twice and the patio set used less than a handful of times. I’m a little worried for the farmers, the crops look way behind when they should be in full harvest by now.

Thanks for that @Chrisi had totally expunged him from all memory, now I’m haunted again!

It’s definitely him looking at the photos on Twitter X, but can’t see us signing him as we just don’t need a right back so I think he’s with us for fitness. Wouldn’t want him for the RCB position, he’s far too short and we’re lacking enough height as it is.

Interesting to see how he goes and if he has improved his end product and gained consistency. Lightning quick but could also be a bit of a headless chicken at times but seeing as Stockport look really good for promotion, I think it’s a really good move for him.

I can see Rawlo mainly being used against more physical sides this season, he just isn’t mobile enough for a high line game and I’d fully expect Brindley to be playing on the right of a three until Tipton is up to speed. A back three of Cameron, Baldwin, Tipton would give me more confidence (although Cameron isn’t the quickest either) of not being caught out with the ball over the top. Shrews fans were on the whole very complimentary about our side and play, they thought both offside goals were a little dubious, especially the second and were lucky to come out of the game with a draw. Looking forward to seeing the first starting XI of the season on Saturday as I am struggling to name one.

Never heard of the 72 but just read the article. I seriously doubt that Halifax did not offer Debrah a contract, so he would not be a free transfer as he is under the age of 24. Would take him in a heartbeat and he would definitely get the game time. LW tends to rest his more dynamic players and doesn’t tinker around so much with the back line unless forced to by drop of form or injury. I’d have no doubt that Debrah would play 40 plus games if fit and in form. The one issue is that he is taking a very long time to make up his mind and has missed a lot of pre season, so would definitely not walk straight into our side as Williams always tend to drip feed new signings into our lineups.

So at least you are admitting that HRT does not remove all of the advantage of being a genetic male. Usain Bolt is one of the greatest Olympians ever in my eyes, stick him on HRT for three years and he would have blown away the women’s field by a greater percentage marker than the men. Whilst talking about HRT, it does not reduce muscle mass to anywhere near the same level as a woman and does not reduce bone mass. Men’s bones are stronger naturally, so who is most likely to come off physically worse in a 50/50 tackle? The Usain Bolt analogy you used is great as it also highlights the fact that men have longer limbs than women, this will give them an unfair advantage when it comes to sports involving throwing as we all know that in physics a longer arm can generate greater velocity. Men also have the advantage of naturally being able to move their shoulders and hips separately at great speed, if you watch women in sport, a lot seem to struggle with this. That’s why tall male golfers can drive a ball far greater distances than a woman, the fastest male cricketers can bowl 20 mph quicker than a woman, and similar differences with male and female baseball pitchers. One of my all time favourite athletes, Fatima Whitbread threw the javelin over 70m, but she was still over 20m down on the men. In cycling a man with longer legs would be able to create more leverage which would lead to greater velocity. They would have a physical height and limb advantage at sports like basketball and volleyball. The advantages of being a post puberty male are incredible compared to a post puberty female and no amount of HRT will make things totally equal and that is why I’m against genetic males competing in female sport. I will finally add that obviously I have no objections to trans males and females competing in sports where women already compete on equal terms with men.

@George L, you can contest it, but at the end of the day transgender men and women still have the same chromosomes they were born with and that cannot be changed along with some physical attributes. A man’s heart and lungs are bigger than a woman’s, their skeletal muscle mass is larger. Men’s hearts beat slower but eject more blood than a woman’s which increases oxygen flow. Men are physically bigger, lowering testosterone does not remove all of these affects as Trans women still retain some of that advantage.

Erm, no, definitely not. A Transgender female is still not a biological female and should not be participating in top class female sport, otherwise why are so many top female athletes against their inclusion if there is no physical advantage? Where can they compete? They can if they decided to trans before puberty, if they didn’t, then they have to compete with the gender they were post puberty. Regarding Quinn who plays for Canada, she was a woman before becoming non binary, so has never had the physical advantage of being a male. In that case I am fine with it, just as I would be if a non binary biological male wanted to continue in male sport.

Not watched any of it to be honest and didn’t even know we had played until I saw this thread. I might watch a bit of the final if we get to it but I just can’t get on with the women’s game. Yes, it has improved a lot in recent years but it’s just not for me. I hope we do well, as I do with all England sides in all sports.

Good to see that the club have taken their time to make what is hopefully a good appointment as he has huge boots to follow. Was it only me that got board reading his introduction on the club’s website? Crikey, it went on a bit!

Apparently he played well last night and Tom Williams has done a thread on Twitter about him. Looks to potentially be a very promising young player and could be the ideal candidate for the RCB role we need. He looks quick, decent passing range and can head the ball, will make the odd mistake, but young players do so could be worth the gamble.

Doubt Utd will reconnect with their fan base until the Glazers are finally out of the club. I’ve seen reports that United have bid for Onana, who I think is a pretty average keeper. De Gea’s performances have dropped off the last 2 to 3 years, before that he was their player of the year for several seasons running and fully deserved it at the time. The issue now is that he’s not the best with his feet, which Ten Hag needs for his style of play. Time for him to walk away and sign for a club that actually wants him?

Oldham fans seem certain that he is going to them. Would be a huge signing for them if true as I couldn’t see him going anywhere but the EFL.

He will be direct cover for Langstaff but I also think he may be used in wide areas. We are currently not sure how we are going to line up next season as everyone assumes that we will play the same system, but we could possibly change to 4 at the back with 2 wingers.

Darren Ward for definite fobt

Bloomin’ ‘eck! I discounted JOB straight away because of the UK thing! Still think my guess was better! ????

That's the problem as I cannot think of any player that has played in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in their career. That's why I originally went with Paddy McCourt as he has played in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Totally Left field guess is Mark Briggs.

Must admit @super_ram I thought it might be Dave Kevan. I’ll go for either Arthur Mann or Jeff Whitley.

First guess would be Paddy McCourt