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I don't think there is a loan window below the EFL

surely you should know by now that most of malone's posts are him raking up old posts to humiliate regardless of how relevant they are

on the flip side though, as someone who works in AI and machine learning and is very aware of inherent racial biases in datasets, I'd love to know how you think it can possibly apply here, where AI isn't being used at all, just plain old data modelling.

You did point that out twice but as I made very clear, I was referring to the players signed in Jan. As we all know, this was the first window post Scott Mitchell and one in which I'm assuming a different approach was used that relies more heavily on, ahem, aglorythms and less on traditional scouting.

Now I appreciate there are a few members on here who don't seem to understand nuance, so for the avoidance of doubt I am absolutely not accusing any member of the Wycombe team of bias, either conscious or unconscious. But given none of us on here know what datasets are used, how they're being interpreted or how comprehensive they are, I think it's a perfectly valid to point out a clear pattern in signings that appears to correlate with a well-established criticism of the fast-developing world of AI. Whether it's fair in the case of the data that the club use, none of us on here know. @flymofrank can post as many sneery comments as he likes but his knowledge appears to extend no further than a couple of articles he's found on the internet. And I doubt anyone has much more insight than him.

I think this is a bizarre comparison. I'd ask you to explain your thinking but, on balance, it's probably best none of us actually know what was going through your mind.

He might have a point, but it's absolutely irrelevant to data-led player recruitment in football.

I must admit to being a bit disappointed that our negotiations with the FA (reported by ITKs) did not result in Ashley Cole, Serina Weigman or Stuart Pearce's girlfriend bring appointed.

Not a home chant but Akinfenwe used to take it well when the opposing supporters Sunderland was the one I remember sang 'your tits are off side.'

Against Oxford when he was their manager a rendition of 'if you tolerate Rix then your children will be next' was amusing and in tune

It's a valid question for data science in general, however in this kind of a scenario a data search and stats based approach is far more likely to be representative and fair, and less open to unconscious bias than the old model which really doesn't fit any of the guidelines in that area.

I'm not saying there aren't good fair people in football but we've seen others and the Idea of picking an unqualified local fan favourite to be manager, letting him pick his friends or anyone he wants as staff and basing his hiring / signing decisions on a closed fews opinions over who might be a good fit with existing players kind of goes against everything HR is for.