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Good idea. Hanlan needs to get some game time. If we are off-loading in Summer, must be better to have players in the shop window.

Nobody is going to a direct rival are they?

Those signings were made with Data too. They didn’t just sign them off the back of Vibes.

Now, if we were to discuss the fact that is mind blowingly more information/data around players today than 10 years ago, then yes, absolutely.

But physically sending a scout out to look at a player was always a data gathering exercise. You can just scout more players, quicker by using a computer than sending humans out to look at anyone you’re interested in and can narrow down the field to a few key targets for those humans to go and look at.

Think games are going to move week by week now. So will maybe be two weeks till find out about Wrexham game.

Would guess a later time more likely for that one though, for the US audience.

That'll be our victory lap.

Another 4 signings?

Would it not make more sense that the recent outs are to counterbalance the 5 or 6 signings we've just made?

Fair enough.

And it's definitely something that's hard to get used to knowing it's the background management guy making all these calls.

The biggest worry is a new manager coming in and not fancying Anders and Westegaard having gone huge on their signings.

Assuming it's not an even dicier scenario where Mr Rice influences selections too.

Mike Dodds is surely the name of a 70 year old retired accountant, not some hipster developer of footballing youth?

Or they could be dead rubbers…

Being data driven will help identify players who fit a certain profile or have potential, and it's possible that may well have ruled out some very good and successful players of the past, but it may also find some gems.

It's really only only one of a range of approaches and tests though, you wouldn't ignore a medical because the data says he is a good fit, there's no reason at all to ignore the background, character and personality checks.

We've got a decent enough squad to put out a strong team and progress.