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M.G. "Merc" McGonagall ([info]avoidretrograde) wrote in [info]neeps,
@ 2018-03-05 22:41:00

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Entry tags:! journal, # montrose, ada olivier, alasdair maddock, dani miracle, elektra yaxley, florinda mcgonagall, georgi draganov, kal sharma, mg mcgonagall, michael corner, roger davies

[Montrose+]

Alright team this is a big month for us. We're nearing the end of the regular season and the first Neep on the 31st.

Since at this point in this season, with only 3 blocs left, we have a very solid grasp on a good playoff seed, I’m going to turn our attention to starting strong with the Neep. We are not going easy on the regular season teams, but we are going to try and save some of our strength for hitting Portree hard right off the bat.

Which means the lineups for this month are subject to change and up in the air but I will tell you ahead of time some of my plans for them so a few of you are prepared. Please note these are tentative.

Tentative line up notes:
Chasers: I don Wigtown will be Jason, Roger, and Angus. Maddock, listen to Florrie and heal well. We still have a lot ahead we need you for. Unfortunately nothing much to give you lot right now other than the Wigtown lineup, it’s all up in the air.

Beaters: Lex and Georgi, you’re on Neep. But Kal, I’m playing you for both Wigtown and the Kestrels. You’re more than ready for both. Who's playing which match with you is still to be determined but one for each either way.

Keepers: Micah is leading us into the Neep so Ada you’ll be getting one of the two regular season matches. I’ll get back to you on which.

Seekers: Lennox, normally I’d rest you for the match the week before the Neep, you’re going to be absolutely vital there, but that match is against the Kestrels. And Lynch is the only one experienced and levelheaded enough to give you any kind of a challenge. So that’s not one I can rest you on, unfortunately we’ll need you to play both those matches. So Kenna, I’m giving you Wigtown. We’ll talk about their seekers in detail later.


[Montrose Staff]
Regarding having a pink team at the match:

I’m going to say again, it’s not mandatory, I want people to do it in the spirit of support and solidarity not because it’s mandated.

But I want to support this how we can. Roger had a mention of pink boots in Jason’s entry, that and rosettes might not be a bad idea? Opinions? Whatever we do will need to be a rush order though.

And Jason wants the magpie on his robes to be a neon pink, I’ve told him I’m very happy for him to have that screw any fines. But seeing as he won’t have time to fiddle around with designs...Mick? Should be a fun project for a change. Take the practice uniforms and experiment so that Jason has options to choose from.



[PRIVATE]
To Do list:
  • Follow up with Florrie - Maddock for the Kestrels match?
  • Speaking of Florrie: bday gift + dinner
  • Dinner at mum’s this week
  • Work out tentative lineups for the next 3 matches (Wigtown/Kestrels/Neep)
  • Line up considerations:
    • Maddock recovery time (out for Wigtown, ?Kestrels but if so then iffy on playing him for Neep)
    • Jason’s Broom Race
    • Need for starter rest
    • Captain or ViceCap needs to be in play for each match
    • Kestrels > Wigtown, unfortunate timing though
    • Neep lineup needs to be saved up where possible, but balanced with what’s reasonable to put reserves on
    • Lennox vs. Lynch needs to stay
    • Georgi/Lex: Which on wigtown, which on kestrels
    • Ada - Wigtown or Kestrels
    • Chasers - who the hell knows right now

  • Buckle down on Portree research
    • Roberts era Portree (focus on the prime years)
    • Old Ballycastle - Pepper (+possibly Okeke)
    • Dig up Wigtown matches - Okeke
    • Galbraith in case (no way they don’t play McCormack) - Cannons (this will be painful to go through) + Wanderers if there’s time
    • Listen to Parkinson recordings Gregor dug up - their giant hasn’t completely found his spot in the BIL style of play just yet, there’s more that can come from him

  • Celtics for Kai’s potential debut on the 15th
  • Attend Portree vs. Cats
  • Consider updating Potential Future Players list for offseason wants/needs
    • Revisit Georgi’s contract pending Peppard’s progress

  • Ideally keep the top seed for the postseason run (fuck the Bats)
  • Follow up on pink additions for the match (for players/staff)
  • Find some extra pink to wear or charm something pink for self


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Montrose staff
[info]avoidretrograde
2018-03-06 10:07 am UTC (link)
Festive! And appropriately eye-catching. Let nobody say Montrose doesn't go big. We do close out this bloc after all, might as well end it on a high point.

Ah Florrie, I'm sure you will pull off any hair colour you try. Maybe it'll become a thing and you'll have a hair colour for every match.

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Montrose staff
[info]lionhearts
2018-03-06 04:31 pm UTC (link)
Wigtown should be an easy match, at least. And from what I know of the Wigtown girls, we'll all be in pink.

Only if it comes out afterwards. I don't think I'm ready to go white and black other than for Halloween.

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Montrose staff
[info]avoidretrograde
2018-03-06 07:45 pm UTC (link)
A pink faceoff. Long as we still have mostly Magpies colours so people know who's on their team!

I imagine black and white would be a hard look for anyone to pull off and not look like they went white selectively.

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Montrose staff
[info]lionhearts
2018-03-06 09:20 pm UTC (link)
I'm sure Dani has that under control.

Black hair would be too harsh for me anyroad.

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Montrose staff
[info]avoidretrograde
2018-03-07 02:21 am UTC (link)
Dani tends to have everything under control. It's brilliant.

And you won't be finding me putting white streaks in.

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Montrose staff
[info]lionhearts
2018-03-07 03:43 am UTC (link)
You'd look fantastic with white streaks.

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Montrose staff
[info]avoidretrograde
2018-03-08 05:00 am UTC (link)
I'd look old!

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Montrose staff
[info]lionhearts
2018-03-08 05:26 am UTC (link)
Even if you thought you did, you wouldn't if you did it deliberately.

The problem would be doing it without looking like a skunk.

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Montrose staff
[info]avoidretrograde
2018-03-08 05:45 am UTC (link)
The fearsome Montrose Skunk. Well that'll be a new way to scare our opponents.

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Montrose staff
[info]lionhearts
2018-03-08 05:49 am UTC (link)
There is no answer I can make to that without sounding like I'm five.

Also I'm grateful that this ward doesn't include players because every flatulence joke that you can possibly imagine would have been made before I could ward you back.

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Montrose staff
[info]avoidretrograde
2018-03-08 05:52 am UTC (link)
Oh merlin. Another potential 'quidditchers are giant children' moment.

And this, children who are not here, is why you ward things appropriately.

Although Mick is on this

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Montrose staff
[info]lionhearts
2018-03-08 05:54 am UTC (link)
Alex, if you're reading this, I promise we're not like this most of the time.

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Re: Montrose staff
[info]avoidretrograde
2018-03-08 06:03 am UTC (link)
"Most" she says.

Yes Alex, this is a very serious and severe staff. We do not abide by any humour, levity, or indulgence.


Now please ignore the brazilian cheese puffs in the lounge, any small children who may make an appearance, and most certainly turn your eyes away from any pets who may visit the grounds.

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Montrose staff
[info]lionhearts
2018-03-08 06:08 am UTC (link)
I didn't bring any children or pets. Also I have been known to hex offenders who steal my cheese puffs.

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Montrose staff
[info]pastperfection
2018-03-08 02:50 pm UTC (link)
I suddenly feel like I never left America.

All that's missing is questionable beer and an overinflated sense of national pride.

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Montrose staff
[info]avoidretrograde
2018-03-08 02:53 pm UTC (link)
Will you accept good Scotch and moderately inflated national pride instead?

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Montrose staff
[info]pastperfection
2018-03-08 02:59 pm UTC (link)
Seems like a much more reasonable trade.

Why are cheese puffs so coveted, anyway?

Full disclosure, all I'm picturing now are the orange "cheese" flavored monstrosities that have gleefully stained the fingers and clothes of the woefully unwary all across the States and beyond.

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Montrose staff
[info]lionhearts
2018-03-08 04:33 pm UTC (link)
This is Brazilian cheese bread. Merc's wife Gabi makes it and it's delicious. Also rather addictive and the subject of a lot of family jokes about who gets to eat it when, because, being delicious, it's naturally something you shouldn't eat too much of.

I don't know the food sort of thing you're talking about but it sounds awful. And probably very unhealthy.

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Montrose staff
[info]pastperfection
2018-03-08 06:28 pm UTC (link)
I'm pretty sure I haven't had those, I'm afraid. In my experience, however, not everything that's delicious is necessarily bad for you. I mean, a vast majority, yes, but you don't have to go too far to find guilt free pleasure.

Given that our cheese puffs are mostly air and something that may have- at one point in its pre-snack existence- been in the corn family of products, coupled with an orange powder that likes to pass itself off as "cheese flavored", I think calling it awful and unhealthy is being terribly generous.

I should get some shipped here, just for the novelty.

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Montrose staff
[info]lionhearts
2018-03-08 08:32 pm UTC (link)
You'll get to try cheese puffs, or cheese bread as we also call them, soon, I'm sure.

I think I'll need to pass on anything that describes itself as 'cheese flavoured' without cheese in it.

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Montrose staff
[info]pastperfection
2018-03-10 02:10 pm UTC (link)
That's probably a good call.

Life's too short to (voluntarily) eat crappy food.

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Montrose staff - [info]lionhearts, 2018-03-10 05:02 pm UTC
Montrose staff - [info]pastperfection, 2018-03-10 06:34 pm UTC
Montrose staff - [info]lionhearts, 2018-03-10 06:46 pm UTC
Montrose staff - [info]pastperfection, 2018-03-10 06:52 pm UTC
Montrose staff - [info]lionhearts, 2018-03-10 07:16 pm UTC
Florrie - [info]pastperfection, 2018-03-10 07:28 pm UTC
Alex - [info]lionhearts, 2018-03-10 07:32 pm UTC
Florrie - [info]pastperfection, 2018-03-10 08:17 pm UTC
Florex - [info]lionhearts, 2018-03-10 08:25 pm UTC
Florex - [info]pastperfection, 2018-03-10 11:09 pm UTC
Florex - [info]lionhearts, 2018-03-10 11:30 pm UTC
Florex - [info]pastperfection, 2018-03-10 11:54 pm UTC
Florex - [info]lionhearts, 2018-03-11 01:32 am UTC
Florex - [info]pastperfection, 2018-03-11 01:49 am UTC
Florex - [info]lionhearts, 2018-03-11 01:56 am UTC
Florex - [info]pastperfection, 2018-03-11 02:01 am UTC
Florex - [info]lionhearts, 2018-03-11 02:08 am UTC
Florex - [info]pastperfection, 2018-03-11 02:12 am UTC
Florex - [info]lionhearts, 2018-03-11 02:29 am UTC
Re: Florrie - [info]wrecktify, 2018-03-10 07:33 pm UTC
Re: Montrose staff
[info]avoidretrograde
2018-03-10 03:27 pm UTC (link)
Well you will have plenty of opportunity to try them here.

I...have never seen your cheese puffs before. Sorry, 'cheese flavoured puffs'. But now I'm curious so if you do get them shipped, I would be interested. For the novelty. Americans have very interesting ideas about some things.

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Montrose staff
[info]pastperfection
2018-03-10 03:37 pm UTC (link)
Now I'm really looking forward to it, since they have such universal praise!

"Very interesting ideas" is a very charitable way of putting it. I'll get a whole basket delivered of the weird things we have. We can have a day of Crappy American Snacks (and not tell Florrie- sorry, Florrie).

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Montrose staff
[info]newmiracle
2018-03-07 02:30 am UTC (link)
I do! We'll have just enough pink to catch the eye without overwhelming the rest.

I think you'd look smashing with a pink streak, Florrie!

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Montrose staff
[info]lionhearts
2018-03-07 03:44 am UTC (link)
That's what we want. I'll come down and take a look so I can coordinate the charms for the tent.

You're too kind. Maybe I'll let someone colour it before the match.

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