The Golden Neep IC

[Posted about an hour after the Portree game finishes... ;)]
( Potentially NSFW: big damn swearing )

( Tuesday Tussle )

Got to stay in overnight, but at least it's just the one rib.

Gwenyth
Ellie just found out and she's not exactly happy. It may need to be contained.

Pride Players, Tor
When I get out of here, I'm inviting the lot of you round to mine for dinner and drinks, because I'm sure as hell not missing out on celebrating our first win. Wish I'd been able to see the end of that match.

Also, it's probably about time Ada met you lot.

The number of owls we received today about Laddie the Lion's language is truly stunning, especially considering all the concerned parents were clearly willing to let their precious, impressionable children watch a sport where people get pummeled by outsize cannonballs and knocked off their brooms from several storeys' height.

Still, much as I hate to admit it, the pearl-clutching contingent may have a point: whereas bludgers and blood are institutional to Quidditch and only to be expected, the horrors of swearing aren't necessary and can be avoided -- at least on the part of the mascots, since we can't control who you may be sitting next to.

You could argue as well that swearing is harder to explain than violence, at least in this instance. In order to explain the word "fuck," you'd have to explain sex, and then why, if it is in fact a beautiful thing shared between people who love each other very much, it's also a very naughty word, and only grownups should use it, and technically not even them excessively because it makes you look like an idiot with a tiny vocabulary. It's a potential minefield of a conversation even if you don't agree with the latter point, and not something I relish discussing with any of my grandchildren.

But this, of course, assumes you believe in the innocence of children and their right to, for a time, not be excessively corrupted by the influence of the rest of the population, which are largely arseholes. And along with it, the right of parents to protect those children, at least while very young, from undue exposure to the evils of the world as they see it. Naturally, this may be quite a large assumption to make.

Personally, I was there with only my youngest grandchild, and she's small enough that none of the chant made a damn bit of sense to her, so all awkwardness and potential trauma was eliminated.

[PRIDE PLAYERS + COACH]

To recap from the meeting today:

Up next: Kenmare on 9/10 - just under 2 weeks away.
Our biggest match on the horizon is in bloc 5 against Montrose.

They just had a nasty match against Ballycastle just a few days ago. They'll probably be using their reserves or not playing at full strength. Doesn't mean we ought to under estimate them.

We are all getting very comfortable in our individual roles, but we have room to grow with field awareness of what's going on elsewhere.

Bottom line - we are getting killed in point differential.
We are better than this.

Scrimmy and Joy - you're running drills with David. Try to get him to speed while Alasdair is healing.
Alasdair HEAL.

McCormack. Don't bite anyone's head off.
MacDonald HEAL

Luag you are my accomplice for upcoming retreat.

That being said: special training at the Reserve this Sunday. We are going to be some dangerous different things. Be ready.

[//PRIDE PLAYERS]

[CAV]

Fiendfyre discharged. No take backs.

Really not sure MacAuley is working out. We're not being tattered by a bloody snitch.
That being said, would you like to see some scouting reports that came across my desk?

Well, okay, a friend of a friend. Which is really to say my ex dropped them off.
After I asked for them.
Some pretty interesting American and Canadian players. Even one from Norway. I think they might be worth a look. Put some feelers out. Get rid of our curse.

[//CAV]