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Half time 0:0 Dortmund look the better side, but you right off Madrid at your peril. I'd rather the tournament be a competition for Champions only, but just for tonight I hope Dortmund can pull it off.

The Bears are all out for 149 after 19.3 overs. The Outlaws need 150 to win.

The Bears win the Toss and will bat first. Here is the Outlaws team list.

Agree @Wheelbarrow repair man Snus should be banned for a variety of reasons. 1. To protect junior players full stop. 2. To protect senior players from the harmful & long term effects. 3. To stop the use of Cnus from spreading throughout sport in general 4. To stop the use spreading to the general population any more than it has. So I believe it should be banned full stop by the government, or at the very least, to ban all sports persons from using it.

The 2nd game for Notts outlaws as they visit the Bears, 6:30 pm start at Edgbaston. Can the Outlaws come back from their defeat to Northants last night? Notts need a win to get off the bottom of that early table.

@Wheelbarrow repair man Agree about Bart or Kasper Either Bart or Kasper would be excellent picks on a one year contract initially, experienced, both excellent goalkeepers.

In the Sky news article @Wheelbarrow repair man a football club coach described one single SNUS pouch ss equivalent to smoking 4 cigarettes at once. In the sky article it mentions that players taking it have ignored club bans, so it looks like individual clubs have tried to ban it's use but without success. If it is not illegal to take, I suppose it will be hard to ban, but surely they could ban it's use in the confines of the workplace, just like cigarettes are. And what about the junior section of clubs. What are the clubs doing to prevent it's use by academy and junior players? It appears by all accounts that SNUS usage is going to be a growing problem in football.

Thanks for posting about Snus @Wheelbarrow repair man I had never heard of this and had no idea that a big percentage of top professional players are taking it. Surely if it is being used as a supplement it should be banned & the FA and EFL should make it clear that it's use in the game will not be tolerated. Why is it legal to use but illegal to buy or sell in the UK? That just doesn't make any sense. Why do they make laws with loop holes? Footballers are role models for young people and if they get wind of this youngsters are likely to take up the habit. Here is an article on Snus in Football from Sky news. https://news.sky.com/story/one-in-five-professional-footballers-using-snus-or-tobacco-free-nicotine-pouches-says-study-13144487

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@Wheelbarrow repair man I agree that the pre season and the first half dozen matches will be vital for Stuart to show that he is the man to to take Notts forward He will have several new players at his disposal, players that he would have had lots of input in choosing. There will be no more excuses. The Notts team will be his team playing how he wants them to play, by his shape & tactics. He has the support of the Notts owners & hopefully he will be confident enough now to shine in his role If Notts make a good start things will be fine, but if not, after six to 10 games the owners may be looking elsewhere. Football can be brutal for Managers and Coaches.

@Wheelbarrow repair man I don't think Kyle will be Captain next season because I don't see him any more than a squad player next term. Yes we do need a leader on the pitch, and we need some players with league 2 or even league 1 experience in the side. Notts have made a good start by recruiting Platt, who appears to be like an old fashioned defender. Recruiting Platt demonstrates the Notts can pull in good experienced players that can cope with the physicality of league 2, something we desperately lacked last season

Two years today Notts signed Macaulay from Gateshead. The rest is history.