The Golden Neep IC

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Puddlemere United (4-3-1 0.500) versus Montrose Magpies (8-0-0 1.000)
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Play Started:2000-02-24 at Exmoor
Snitch caught in : 4 hours, 6 minutes
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Puddlemere United : 170
Montrose Magpies : 220
Congratulations, Montrose Magpies
( Are they allowed to DO that? )

[Montrose]

Puddlemere time. They’re traditionally a powerhouse team, in the last asterisk season they did outrank us, and they have a long history in this league. This has been a...very up and down season for them. Some excellent moments and matches reminiscent of Puddlemere at their height...and some truly appalling ones. But they play clean games and there’s no way of knowing which Puddlemere will show up on the day so prepare for their best and hope we get their worst.

Puddlemere Notes

Chasers: Incredibly hit and miss this season really. Griffiths is their big scorer with Duke as their reliable second. Hawksworth is the support and weak link in the trio. Mostly, it seems, because he’s captaining from the back and letting the other chasers make the goals. Force them to use him by cutting off the passing through him, you’re likely to find he’s better with strategy than accuracy.

Beaters: Very good on the defense. They’re currently the team with the least overall injuries and aren’t bad at packing a punch at all. In fact there’s a couple matches where they’ve been downright brutal. Probably the most stable part of their team, and ones to watch out for.

Seeker: Solid enough on skill, but only about a 50% catch rate. Not on a great streak at the moment but has come through for Puddlemere when they really needed her more than a few times this season. But like Puddlemere as a whole this season...you don’t know which version of her you’ll get.

Keeper: Well...their old keeper was a very respectable one and for that he was obviously snapped up by a foreign team looking for a good keeper from a previously more regarded league. The upgraded reserve is Oliver Wood, I’m sure some of our younger players might know him 'and speak up if you have any input on his style) as the former Gryffindor captain for a few years there. My Aunt speaks highly of him and from what I saw of the few Gryff matches I attended in those years, he was definitely pro material in the making early on.

He might be young and lacking pro experience but don’t go easy on him. It’s his first match as an official starter, and he is going up against the top team. Intimidation is on our side, hammer him hard with shots.

Roster: Reserves got to shine last match. Starters, you’re all up.

They’ve been on a losing streak since the break and will be looking to redeem themselves and cement that playoff spot so watch out for a return to form. Any questions/ideas/comments?

[OOC Edit] And it'd be remiss of me not to mention and congratulate our Bulgarian beater. Happy Birthday, Georgi. Many happy returns, and may this be a great year for you. You'll have an owl coming for you today.

[Florrie]

Any birthday requests? I know I have 2 weeks but..

[PRIDE +]
Excellent work this week
We held solid against Holyhead
Fucking destroyed them to be honest
Montrose doesn’t know what they have coming

Enjoy your weekend off!

We’ll start back on Monday in full force
As mentioned today, we’ll be joined by Octavius Pepper
He used to play for Ballycastle
Not quite a thunder from down under
But I think he’ll put the heart crossways of the other sides

Say hello to him!


[PRIDE CHASERS + COACHES]
Alasdair will be leading our charge here

But let's plan an early start on Monday
Run you all through your paces
And see how we fly together
Before we add the rest of the team into the mix


[CAV]
Thank you



[OOC: Pepper has now been added to the Pride wards. This would have been formally announced at Friday training session. Chasers would have been told first individually. I would assume that Pride Staff would have been available for meetings to talk through concerns/answer questions. Discussed off line is that Pepper will start training with the team on Monday after being cleared by Maggie.]

[Montrose+]

You are all amazing, Magpies. I can't believe I'm a part of this team.

[Augustus]

Let me know when you're back from St. Mungo's, and I'll bring you some food. If you want.

[Hamish/Augustus]

It was nice meeting you at the match today. Thanks for keeping me company while the referees went completely mental.

Of all the various quidditch matches I've attended over the years, this Montrose vs Puddlemere beauty will remain one of the most mental displays I've ever witnessed. Well played, Magpies.

[Oliver]
I know that's not the result you wanted mate, but I think Montrose just proved they're unstoppable. And I still owe you a drink so let me know?

[Study Group]
Since there's been a lot of announcements regarding relationships to this group lately, I figured it was my turn. So here goes...

I'm still single. And hopefully that stays that way for sometime unless those crowd bludgers start finding their way to my head. I'm happy for the lot of you though. Maggie, anything to tell us?

(I'm joking. Please don't hex me.)

[Study Group sans Maggie]
MORE IMPORTANTLY... Muir's birthday falls on the same exact day as the Catapults match against the Pride. We should all be there cause him and Rhona most definitely will. And we need an idea for his birthday. Bonus points if it helps him embarrass Maggie.