The Golden Neep IC

Golden Neep 2000 is underway
We came away with the snitch, but not the win

Disappointing? Perhaps
But the series is about the snitch!
Maddie got us that snitch

Cheers to everyone for going strong against Maddock
I have a dog’s name riding on this series

We are in their heads
Our bludger game was solid
And the quaffle game was fast paced
We might have been channeling Willison and should continue

Let's work on cleaning up our defense
When it comes to Montrose they're an old team
Experienced? But prone to getting run down

The state of Pride is Strong

We’ll play Montrose again at home on 30 April
Updated training plans expected tomorrow

Let's shift gears, start thinking about post season
We have Chudley on 10 April at home
Postseason quarters run 20-23 April

Right now we’re sitting in third
This sets us against Wigtown
They have been steadily building momentum

Wigtown is playing Wimbourne tomorrow
We’ll be ending training early if anyone wants to watch or listen in

The other two teams to watch this block:
Puddlemere and Ballycastle
They play on 8 April
(Kenmare too but they're in 4th)

Of course this could all change

We’ve had a tough season
Let’s continue to show everyone we’re better despite it
I will see everyone at the clubhouse in the morning

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

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

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