Norsca Union League

A tough decision was made just before the match today. The Phin Phighters decided to release Tardis Laundry, their all-time top scorer, due to concerns about his health after suffering a fractured skull a few games ago. There had already been mutterings about him leaning slightly to the left all the time while running, and sometimes forgetting what he was about to do on the field. In post-game interviews, he has rarely remembered the match! Tardis recorded a solid 14 touchdowns in the 28 matches of his career, and was immediately inducted into The Phin Phighters hall of fame. A new emerging agile star in Brandname Gibson stepped up as the number 1 receiver today.

The teams lined up, Phin Phighters won the toss, and elected to receive. The first block of the match resulted in a badly hurt Boot, which pretty much set the tone for the game. Humans were dropping like flies, and the Ogre spent a considerable amount of time being bone-headed, while the Kroxigor had no such difficulties. A blitz! event on The Boots' first receiving drive pretty much sealed the deal. Not really a lot to write about, it was all Nuffle, and unfortunately not the exciting final one would've hoped for.

That said, I'm extremely happy to have the Lizards sent off with the final win :)

So, thanks for the game Barm, I did need Nuffle's help to win this, and I got it in a big way.

No worries, I'll have plenty of opportunities Wednesday+

Just finished watching it, sure looked like a typical Phins v. Boots game to me!

So it's definitely Skaven for me, I've created the team "Philosophers Pack".

That should be doable, let's tentatively say Sunday 1300, but if you see me on Steam I might be ready earlier.

Bamalam Wake is eager to make a point out of the difference he makes by being on the field. At the very least, that's one more strength guy to foul off the pitch :P

Time to improve on my 0-1-3 record against the Boots!

Tomorrow (Thursday) is a good day from 18-ish onwards

Friday may or may not work

Saturday/Sunday should be very open, but preferrably not evenings.

Failing those, it's Wednesday+ next week.

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Quote from: Mr B on October 20, 2015, 09:54:00 AM
Hmm.. all bash.. so I might try some elf friends then.
W or pro I guess..

Ok, if you go Wood, I go Norse. If you go Pro, I go Wood. Let me know which one it is. /hakos

Aah.. you basterd.. I wad aiming for w.. but it would also be fun with two elf's among the bashing hoards..
But.. I'll go woody. ;)

Ahem. Since when is Skaven bashy? :D

Hehe.. true.. whoever thinks claw,mb,pilingOn is bashy? ;)
Or.. of course you have no intention building that blitzer.  :D

I would never dream of such a thing! :P

In all seriousness though, I'm thinking about not taking the ogre.

Great writeup Hakos, I really enjoy these in-depth reports!

So, with a scaly stretch, the lizards make it to the finals. Worthy of note is it that the finals of season 20 see the winner of season 18 facing the winner of season 19. This one's for all the marbles!

Also, unfortunately, worthy of note is it that The Phin Phighters have never beaten The Emperor's New Boots. Not once in 4 matches.

In season 18, The Phin Phighters faced The Emperor's New Boots on match day 5 in a grueling match that ended 1-1, which to this day is the only one in this matchup that has not resulted in a loss for the Phins. The teams met again in the semifinals, which saw the Boots eliminate the Phighters in a 1-2 victory.

In season 19, the lizards took a 0-2 loss during regular season in a royal butt-whooping, this time facing a bit of an extra uphill battle thanks to Nuffle. The two teams never faced off again, as the Boots were eliminated by Da Beatmores in the semis, which enabled Phins to win the season without ever taking down the Boots.

In season 20, match day 3, The Emperor's New Boots earned another 1-2 victory over the Phins, although this time with the Kroxigor Wake having to sit it out due to injury.

So there you have it, bookies heavily favour the Boots, but can the Phins this final time buck the trend?

Well, it was a tough match, which featured several leap-sacks of my carrier, but the lizards pulled out the 2-1 in the end. Thanks for the match Hakos, you sure made that slightly more exciting than I had hoped for!

Logging in already, in case you're ready early.

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Quote from: hakos on October 26, 2015, 08:51:51 PM

Quote from: Mr B on October 20, 2015, 09:54:00 AM
Hmm.. all bash.. so I might try some elf friends then.
W or pro I guess..

Ok, if you go Wood, I go Norse. If you go Pro, I go Wood. Let me know which one it is. /hakos

Aah.. you basterd.. I wad aiming for w.. but it would also be fun with two elf's among the bashing hoards..
But.. I'll go woody. ;)

Ahem. Since when is Skaven bashy? :D

Quote from: hakos on October 26, 2015, 08:07:12 PM
you are probably already aware, but just to be sure, we changed to Winter time in sweden this weekend.

By 19 I mean 19 CET, which I believe is the same time in norway.

/hakos

Yup, same thing here, was actually in Stockholm while the time changed :D

Quote from: hakos on October 25, 2015, 08:26:35 AM
tuesday, 1900, should work splendidly /hakos

It's on!

Quote from: hakos on October 22, 2015, 02:19:22 PM
My record this season is not that stellar so the lizards probably have quite a good chance of winning. Have not been able to beat them any time so far either.

However, this is the last match with this team, spp and levelling does not count any more, injuries does not count any more. Plus, I really want to get a better record. So I will definitely do everything I can to win this one.

Lizards: Consider yourself warned  ;)

/hakos

I do! Let's nail down a time for this battle shall we? I'm open Tuesday any time from 1800 and onwards, just let me know what suits you best.

I considered the possibility of me even having a chance to reach the finals before this match day, and wrote it off as slim to none. Guess you can't write off slim :D

Well, win or lose, this makes the final match count, which is always good :)