Name: Spencer Weir-Daley
Date of birth: 05/09/1985
Birthplace: Leicester
Position: Striker
Previous clubs: Nottingham Forest, Macclesfield Town (loan), Lincoln City (loan), Bradford City (loan).
Career appearances: 33 (21 as a substitute)
Career goals: 9
Weir-Daley arrives at Meadow Lane as a player with considerable goalscoring potential - a signing that is sure to capture the imagination of the fans and spark an optimistic frenzy.
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Being part of the famed Forest youth set-up, Notts fans will be familiar with the name who was once tipped as Forests' next big thing.
Prolific at academy level, Weir-Daley's pace and finishing attributes had him as one of Forests' greatest ever reserve goalscorers and he finally made his much anticipated first team breakthrough during the 2005-06 season - Forests first in League One.
His debut came as a half-time substitute during the Reds' humiliating Carling Cup exit to Macclesfield Town.
He did enough to earn a first league showing five days later as Forest visited Gillingham.
He came off the bench with Forest two goals up with fifteen minutes left and bagged a crucial third after the Gills had pegged them back just a minute earlier.
He went on to make six more substitute appearances that year before last seasons' merry-go round saw Weir-Daley perform for four different clubs.
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The 21-year-old made some impact though scoring twice in seven games alerting League Two promotion chasers Lincoln City.
It was there Weir-Daley proved his potential was still there as he impressed all becoming a fans favourite at Sincil Bank owing to his five goals, determination and exciting displays.
After a brace at championship elect Walsall in front of the Sky TV cameras Weir-Daley alerted the prying eyes of several scouts and was nominated for February's player of the month award.
Other than the Walsall strikes - incidentally a game that possible future strike partner and fellow Notts new boy Hector Sam scored - Weir-Daley notched past MK Dons (also on Sky), Hereford and Notts.
The goal at Meadow Lane in the Magpies' 3-1 win came late in the day with Weir-Daley also being denied by a stunning Kevin Pilkington stop from a Scott Kerr penalty rebound.
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League One relegation battlers Bradford beckoned as Forests huge roster of strikers - Grant Holt, Nathan Tyson, Scott Dobie, Neil Harris and Junior Agogo - kept him out of Colin Calderwood's thoughts.
At Bradford he netted on his debut in a crucial relegation battle at Bournemouth. Former Notts man David McGoldrick had given the Cherries the lead but Weir-Daley came off the bench and popped up with a priceless final minute equaliser.
He started two games for them with two further substitute appearances before finishing the season with his last Forest showing as a late substitute in the playoff semi-final first leg win at Yeovil Town.
Fans were angered he wasn't used in the second leg as the Reds were stuffed at home to Russell Slade's men.
Weir-Daley has signed a two year deal with Notts and joins Jason Lee, Lawrie Dudfield, Sam and Andy Parkinson in the Notts attacking ranks.
His pace and obvious finishing ability will add a new dimension to the Magpies and the signing can only be looked upon as a positive one.
This is particularly true as Forest offered him a deal to stay at the City Ground and two of his other former employers also wanted him with Bradford boss Stuart McCall and Lincoln both snubbed.
A tribunal is set to work out how much compensation Notts will owe their rivals from across the Trent.