The Golden Neep IC

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31st Mar, 2018

IC/OOC The GOLDEN NEEP Match One

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Montrose Magpies (11-0-0 1.000) versus The Pride of Portree (9-1-1 0.818)
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Play Started:2000-03-31 at Scottish National Stadium at The Lamb
Snitch caught in : 3 hours, 42 minutes
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Montrose Magpies : 690
The Pride of Portree : 580
Congratulations, Montrose Magpies
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( Good showing by the Pride, but they'll need both of the next two to keep the Neep... )

Tags: ! ic/ooc, ! match, # montrose, # neep, # portree

30th Mar, 2018

bbart

[Portree+]

I feel like I haven't said enough about this Neep match but here are some things I'd like to point out.

We are coming into this match full speed. Montrose is coming into this match with no wind in their sails. They've got a lot of injured players, especially in their Chaser line. I want to see some hard pushing on them both from our Chasers and from the Beater team. Also ride hard on their Beaters, since we know their reserve is still recovering.

They've burned a lot of their depth against Wigtown and their backup Keeper is still injured. Don't play dirty, but be aggressive on offence and make Savage work for every save. And with Campbell on a new broom, I expect to see that Snitch in a Portree hand. Pip and Maddie, you both have experience and talent to stand up to Campbell when he was on his trusty old broom. You can for sure get past him now.

I am here for you today, tonight, and tomorrow before the match if you want specific and personal guidance, or a last run-through on form. We beat most of this lineup two years ago and four years ago, and I know we can do it tomorrow.

Tags: ! journal, # portree, bart roberts

29th Mar, 2018

lady_dragon

FSU PRIDE!

Ward to Portree Players + Staff

To recap what happened at the team meeting today:
T-minus 44 hours until Neep
Forget all that rubbish trying to throw you off your game

You have one goal:
TO PUT AN END TO THE MONTROSE WINNING STREAK

We are coming into this well rested and hungry for it
Montrose has taken some big hits in their line up
We are at full force
~~We will fuck their shit up~~
I want Maximum Effort

Make no mistake we are here to win
But we are going to fucking enjoy ourselves when we do it
We are battling for a golden neep

A GOLDEN VEGETABLE, people

It is ridiculous
But so very Scottish
So very us

WE ARE Portree
We are lions, and dragons, and fucking chimeras.
We are not going to simply hand that over

We have been running some different line ups in training
Getting used to quick changes
There is going to be more of that
AND WE ARE READY

Let’s bloody do this because it’s not like we need to save anything for Chudley
MAXIMUM EFFORT

Ward to Allie

Still up for date night tonight?
Or are you too busy with your other pursuits?

Because after tonight the bedroom is off limits

Especially because I fully intend Champ to be named proper
Champion MacFusty has quite a nice ring to it

Ward to Merc

Honest question/offer
You’ll still shake my hand on Saturday?
Professional and all, right?
If not …
Well, Bart could stand in for that

Tags: ! journal, # portree, elspeth macfusty

20th Mar, 2018

thegoldenneep

IC/OOC: Tutshill Tornados (4-5-1) versus The Pride of Portree (8-1-1)

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Tutshill Tornados (4-5-1 0.400) versus The Pride of Portree (8-1-1 0.800)
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Play Started:2000-03-20 at English National (Maaaaaaanchester)
Snitch caught in : 0 hours, 37 minutes
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Tutshill Tornados : 50
The Pride of Portree : 200
Congratulations, The Pride of Portree
( goodness. 2:37 already? How time flies... )

Tags: ! ic/ooc, ! match, # portree, ainsley galbraith, alasdair buchanan, alec urquhart, amir khoury, chidera okeke, elspeth macfusty, fiona roberts, hamish roberts, lorna macfarlane, madeline savage, maggie macdougal, meaghan mccormack, pip parkinson

16th Mar, 2018

ohlaird

Whizz Hard Book Launch

Who: Anyone related to Scottish Quid/Affairs/Press/Books in general (so pretty much all of you if you want) and all current and past members of both teams (NPCs welcome!)
What: The release of the Golden Neep companion book
When: March 16th 8pm
Where: Portree and Montrose clubhouses
Warnings: Language maybe? Drinking

( Whizz Hard Books is proud to present... )

12th Mar, 2018

lady_dragon

( Memo posted in the Pride Club House, Monday AM )

Tags: # portree, elspeth macfusty

9th Mar, 2018

thegoldenneep

IC/OOC: The Pride of Portree (7-1-1) versus Caerphilly Catapults (6-4-0)

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The Pride of Portree (7-1-1 0.778) versus Caerphilly Catapults (6-4-0 0.600)
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Play Started:2000-03-09 at Rannoch Moor
Snitch caught in : 1 hours, 35 minutes
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The Pride of Portree : 430
Caerphilly Catapults : 50
Congratulations, The Pride of Portree
( It's always a sad day when they let us out of the stadium before happy hour... )

24th Feb, 2018

lady_dragon

[Friday Afternoon; 23 Feb]

[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.]

Tags: ! journal, # portree, elspeth macfusty

20th Feb, 2018

thegoldenneep

IC/OCC Holyhead Harpies (3-6-0) versus The Pride of Portree (6-1-1)

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Holyhead Harpies (3-6-0 0.333) versus The Pride of Portree (6-1-1 0.750)
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Play Started:2000-02-20 at Ellis Moor
Snitch caught in : 5 hours, 30 minutes
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Holyhead Harpies : 20
The Pride of Portree : 590
Congratulations, The Pride of Portree
( Well, one of today's scheduled teams showed up. )

Tags: ! ic/ooc, ! match, # portree, alasdair buchanan, alec urquhart, ama macfarlane, bart roberts, chidera okeke, elspeth macfusty, georgi draganov, hamish roberts, kenna mcleod, madeline savage, maggie macdougal, meaghan mccormack, owen macfarlane, peggy urquhart, sara scrimgeour

13th Feb, 2018

cavallero

WHO: Pride Team
WHEN: Monday morning, strategy meeting followed by a training day
WHERE: Portree Quidditch complex
SUMMARY: Announcing Joy's departure.
WARNINGS: Perhaps language

At the normal Monday morning strategy meeting, Cav, with Ellie and Bart alongside him, announces that Joy will not be returning to the team from Australia. He'll say that the team is committed to finding a replacement but that in the meantime, this is a chance for the reserve squad and the team to come together. If anyone has any questions, his office door is, of course open.

He'll then turn it over to Ellie for the rest of the meeting and then it will be followed by training as scheduled.

Tags: ! ic/ooc, # portree, alasdair buchanan, amir khoury, bart roberts, chidera okeke, elspeth macfusty, lorna macfarlane, maggie macdougal, meaghan mccormack, pip parkinson, sebastian cavallero, terry boot

3rd Feb, 2018

lady_dragon

Who: Pride of Portree Players & Staff
What: Hell Week -- to challenge and test the endurance of the team because did you see the Falcon v. United match? 20 hours! Also with the Golden Neep and Post Season, they are going to be busy. (Use this as planning or threading fun!)
When: 1 February - 9 February
Where: Pride training grounds, MacFusty Reserve

( Welcome to Hell Week! )

Tags: ! ic/ooc, # portree, ainsley galbraith, amir khoury, bart roberts, chidera okeke, david urquhart, elspeth macfusty, lorna macfarlane, madeline savage, maggie macdougal, meaghan mccormack, owen macfarlane, sara scrimgeour, terry boot

1st Feb, 2018

wrecktify

I treated myself to the Catapults match on my final day of single-job freedom and now I may never forgive Fofana, but I suppose that's something we'll just all have to learn to live with.

[...] And does anyone have a spare litter box for a small cat? ~~Do litter boxes even have si~~ ~~I can't believe I'm allowing an animal to shite in my wa~~ I only need to borrow it for a week or so.

PORTREE PLAYERS [NO OTHER STAFF]

You're about to enter a [...] trying week. Aye, I'm aware that each of you is a professional, but that doesn't shield you from overexertion.
When you get home at night, sleep instead of party. Doze when you can.
Drink ~~as much water as you c~~ plenty of water. You have no excuse not to.
Don't drink alcohol (it's one week. You'll survive.)
Eat well — your body will need the fuel. I've ~~given a list o~~ asked the cooks to ensure there will be more smaller, nutritious meals and snacks for when you don't have the time for a complete meal, and MacFusty and I have arranged that there's always a hearty lunch waiting for you.
[#5 is added after Lorna's reply:]
Please don't die.
Beginning tomorrow I'll be picking up some evening shifts at St. Mungo's, but I'll still be at the clubhouse during office hours if you need anything, as well as attending the late practices. If you think you're ill or overextending yourself, or if you have any questions, please come speak with me. I'd prefer to help you avoid injury than experience it first-hand. This goes for the regular season as well.

PORTREE MANAGEMENT

Parkinson's been a model player as far as his healing but I'm not keen on the idea of him playing the Harpies on the 20th after his concussion. MacFusty and Roberts have the report; my recommendation is to bench him. If all goes well he'll be back in the air in time to train for the match against my the Catapults.

ALEC URQUART

I met the Bulgarian, no thanks to you.

Oh, and... 🎶 I know something you don't know... 🎶

AUGUSTUS PYE

The Thing came back the very next day.
The Thing came back, I hoped it was a goner,
But The Thing came back; it just wouldn't stay awaaa-aaaay.

"But Maggie," I hear you insist, "Just take it back to the shelter!"

I did.

JUSTIN FINCH-FLETCHLEY

The tribe has spoken. [...] Well, the gran has.

Tags: ! journal, # portree, alec urquhart, augustus pye, justin finch-fletchley, maggie macdougal

29th Jan, 2018

lady_dragon

[PRIDE PLAYERS & STAFF]
To follow up on today’s team meeting
YES. YES. And why, yes!

We do have a bye block upcoming
I do have very exciting things planned
They will start on the first

NO ONE will be bored
(As we all know this would be the real tragedy)
There may or may not be a wager pool among the staff

I am looking forward to a very busy post season
Everyone … EVERYONE will need to be at the top of their game
So this is happening

You can thank me or curse me later
Official schedule to follow

[PRIDE STAFF: BART, CAV, GWEN, OWEN, MAGGIE, TERRY, TOR]
As mentioned, I am in need of volunteers
People to shift their schedules to stay late or come in early
I have a rather … aggressive training schedule planned and cannot man all the hours myself
Most days just need people to turn the lights on/off
And just over the next two weeks

Right now still planning for two late nights
Potentially one overnight session
And another day up at the Reserve

Maggie - let me know what you’ll need for player time
And any restrictions, precautions for players
Obviously Pip will have modified schedule

Tags: ! journal, # portree, elspeth macfusty

20th Jan, 2018

thegoldenneep

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The Pride of Portree (5-1-1 0.714) versus Ballycastle Bats (2-4-0 0.333)
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Play Started:2000-01-20 at Rannoch Moor
Snitch caught in : 7 hours, 16 minutes
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The Pride of Portree : 740
Ballycastle Bats : 340
Congratulations, The Pride of Portree
( The most warnings since the charity match... )

19th Jan, 2018

bbart

( Note tacked to bulletin board in the Pride locker room )

Tags: # portree, bart roberts

16th Jan, 2018

oh_ke_ke

Who: Chidera Okeke and Bastian Cavallero
What: Chidera gets recruited to Portree
When: Monday, 15 Jan, mid afternoon
Where: Hog’s Head, Hogsmeade
Warnings: None
( What do you think about coming over and playing for Portree? )

Tags: ! log, # portree, chidera okeke, sebastian cavallero

9th Jan, 2018

instagraham

IC/OOC: Portree Meets the New Consulting Coach

Who: Bart Roberts and a cast of dozen(s)
What: First Day Coaching
When: All day Jan 9th
Where: Portree Practice Pitch and offices.
Warnings:
( Somebody said something quotable! )

Tags: ! ic/ooc, # portree, ainsley galbraith, alasdair buchanan, bart roberts, graham urquhart, gwenyth miracle, lorna macfarlane, maggie macdougal, meaghan mccormack, sara scrimgeour, sebastian cavallero, torquil mctavish

6th Jan, 2018

cavallero

Who: Pride Players & Staff
What: A meeting
When: Saturday mid-morning
Where: Pride offices
Warnings: IC/OOC | probably medium for potential swearing

Cav sent notices to all of the Pride players and staff that they should report to the Pride offices on Saturday at 10:30 in the morning for a brief team meeting before the season and practices start up again. Once everyone's assembled, he says he'll keep this as brief as possible and then launches into a short speech that explains the following things:

1. Coach MacFusty has aggravated an old Quidditch injury and is taking a short leave of absence to get it taken care of. While she's gone, both Lorna as the captain and Alasdair as a vice-captain will be leading practices. Cav will be attending each one as well in case anything's needed.

2. Luag MacFusty has chosen to also take a leave of absence for the rest of the season from his beater position due to some family matters and Cav is currently working out logistics regarding that open position.

3. A reminder that players and staff should not be discussing staffing changes, leaves of absences, player changes, etc. with the press and to point any press in the direction of Gwen as needed. He also asks that if anyone is approached by the press to please notify Gwen that it happened.

4. Finally, he reminds everyone that his office door is always open in the event that any player or staffmember have a concern regarding anything, from team relationships, personal training and growth, etc.

He will end by turning it over to any other admin (Owen, Gwen, Graham) who wishes to speak and also to ask if anyone has any questions.

Tags: ! ic/ooc, # portree, ainsley galbraith, alasdair buchanan, elspeth macfusty, graham urquhart, gwenyth miracle, lorna macfarlane, madeline savage, maggie macdougal, meaghan mccormack, owen macfarlane, sara scrimgeour, sebastian cavallero, terry boot, torquil mctavish

26th Dec, 2017

instagraham

IC/OOC: Portree Emergency Staff Meeting

WHO: Graham, Pegs, Alec, Cav, Owen, Gwen, Ellie
WHAT: ~~Punchy MacFusty Comes Clean~~ Emergency Staff Meeting
WHEN: 7AM, Boxing Day
WHERE:Castle Urquhart
WARNINGS: oh, probably

Graham took an early morning swim in the Loch at 5:15, followed by breakfast. He was in the Library by 6:40 AM, as he'd decided to hold the meeting there. He had the house elf place 7 chairs in a circle and sat down to read the redlines of a book that was slated for release in January while waiting for everyone to arrive.

Tags: ! ic/ooc, # portree, alec urquhart, elspeth macfusty, graham urquhart, gwenyth miracle, owen macfarlane, peggy urquhart, sebastian cavallero

22nd Dec, 2017

mr_dragon

( Memo to Pride of Portree Players and Staff, 22 December 1999 )

Tags: ! journal, # portree, owen macfarlane

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31st Mar, 2018

IC/OOC The GOLDEN NEEP Match One

30th Mar, 2018

29th Mar, 2018

FSU PRIDE!

20th Mar, 2018

IC/OOC: Tutshill Tornados (4-5-1) versus The Pride of Portree (8-1-1)

16th Mar, 2018

Whizz Hard Book Launch

12th Mar, 2018

9th Mar, 2018

IC/OOC: The Pride of Portree (7-1-1) versus Caerphilly Catapults (6-4-0)

24th Feb, 2018

[Friday Afternoon; 23 Feb]

20th Feb, 2018

IC/OCC Holyhead Harpies (3-6-0) versus The Pride of Portree (6-1-1)

13th Feb, 2018

3rd Feb, 2018

1st Feb, 2018

29th Jan, 2018

20th Jan, 2018

19th Jan, 2018

16th Jan, 2018

9th Jan, 2018

IC/OOC: Portree Meets the New Consulting Coach

6th Jan, 2018

26th Dec, 2017

IC/OOC: Portree Emergency Staff Meeting

22nd Dec, 2017