LBBL - Season 7: Gas-Glow Septic
R1: vs Wyrdstoned Wizzardz score 2-0
Septic kicked the ball and the Wizzardz tried to push forward. Unfortunately they were not hurting anyone while Septic was happily knocking out Rats and pushing others into the crowd. Desperate to advance the Wizzardz gang fouled Roy Atiken and got sent off by the Ref. This left 6 Wizzardz tightly grouped and a loyal fan in the crowd jumped up and flung a fireball setting four of them a blaze. Septic helped put the flames out (with a few well placed punches). When the dust settled Jimmy ran off with the ball and passed it to Jimmy who passed it to Jimmy (the other one) before scoring.
In the second half it looked like the Wizzardz might equalize as Jimmy failed to catch the ball Kenny Dalglish threw. Goblins swarmed forward and surrounded the ball but Jimmy Quinn was able to extract it and run away. He got knocked over but Jimmy McNeill was right there to scoop it up and score a second time for Gas-Glow Septic.
Wyrdstoned Wizzardz tried for a final push to score but with only a single Goblin and no forward movement they left Henrik Larsson an easy target and he knocked Skuttbagz out cold. Unable to score Wizzardz went back to plan F and fouled Jimmy!
Both teams finished with one player missing the next game. Wizzardz also had a Goblin with a broken leg but he got fired and can now be seen begging outside the stadium trying to earn enough coin to feed his family.
R3: vs The Navy STEALs Score 1-2
Lightning Bolt knocked the ball loose but rain stopped the Gutter Runners escaping with the ball. Then Sorehead scooped it up and ran away. More Double Skulls from Septic ended the half 1-0. Rats quickly scored back. Keith tried to fly into the end zone and failed.
It looked like Gas-Glow Septic could flee with the ball to win the game; unfortunately their hired Star, Glart, was a star of rolling double skulls (two turns in a row) and only managed to knock out a single Goblin all game. I think the Goblins must have spiked his ale!
This allowed Sorehead to recover the ball and score a winning touchdown as the match ended.
R9: vs Phat Hatz. Score 2-2
The final game of the season was against Phat Hatz (a pun on our club name of Phat Katz and the Chorfs design). Both teams had now qualified for the play offs at this point and conservative play finished the game with the anticipated draw.
QF: vs Evadentes In Sempiternum (Elven Union) Score 2-1
We went into the QF with 500k of inducments! Glart and James McGrory Jnr were both on fire removing Elves from the pitch. With two dead, and two more injured there were just not enough Elves to stop us.
SF: vs The Navy STEALs Score 2-0
With rats receiving the ball Jimmy, Jimmy and Jimmy swarmed around to keep it safe from flying Goblins. Henrik bashed the agile Horacio Hornbungler, the agile goblin, so hard the sawbones had to stitch him back together so he could play the second half. Supported by Trolls the Goblins tried to swarm around the Skaven but they nimbly moved aside. At the crucial moment Paxman forgot he was on the pitch and Davis-Jones face planted as he tried to break away from the Linerat marking him. This allowed the Gutter Runner cage to move deep into the opponents half and then score.
Having received three casualties the Navy Steals were forced to bring Lungus the Spoon on for a single short drive. The Fanatic danced around barly managing a single hit before the ref sent him off. The advantage of being the underdog in a Goblin match the little blighters had no bribes to bring him back!
This left only eight Goblins and the Trolls for the second half. Steals went all out to remove rats and the front line were all knocked out. Unfortunately this left Horacio and the ball exposed to the agile Gutter Runners who mobbed him. There was some back and forth with the ball changing hands every turn. Finally Lord Janglepants make a break for it but a firm Tackle from James McGrory put paid to that. Jimmy McColl scooped up the ball and swiftly arrived at the touchdown line making a perfect 2-0 score for Gas-Glow Septic. The Navy Steals tried to bring some last minute pain but were unable to even remove another rat from the pitch.
Final: vs Phat Hatz. Score 3-0
As the game began fans were unhappy with the gift souvenirs they received and lobbed that at the pitch. One of them stabbed Jimmy Quinn in the head fracturing his skull. The teams shaman was employed before the ball even landed in the Phat Hatz back field. The Dwarves pushed forward leaving 3 Hobgoblins to look after the ball. Having stunned Backbreaker, the Dwarf, James McGrory saw and opening. Supported by Leigh Griffiths he pummeled Scratcher in the face and knoced the ball loose. Jimmy and Jimmy dodged away from tackling Dwarves and swarmed on the ball but Jimmy slipped in the mud and dropped it again. Fortunately Handsy the Hobgobin was not also dodgy and he face planted when he jumped towards where the ball fell. This let Jimmy get the first score for Gas-Glow.
With a quarter of the match gone Phat Hats were under pressure and rushed to get a good position. Jimmy and Jimmy ran to cut them off. J. McColl slipped in the mud and knocked himself out and J.Johnstone got punched in the face so hard he was dragged dazed from the pitch. All this battery left Scratcher protected by only three Dwarves. A shout went up as Horatio X Schottenheim tossed a firebomb at the pitch. When the smoke cleared a pair of Dwarves were left with the ball bouncing between them but neither could hold on to it. With only a pair of Gutter Runners left Jimmy Q. and Jimmy M. dashed into action; shoving Nails to one side Jimmy was off with the ball!
Only the Hobgoblin Squishy could reach but all he managed was to push Jimmy backwards. This allowed Nails to sprint over and get his tackling boots in the way of an easy route to score. Like a hammer a bolt of purple lighting shot from the sky send Nails tumbling to the floor. As many heads looked at the chanting Shaman others watched Jimmy Q. end the half with another score.
Septic had been reduced to only eight players for the second half. This did not phase them as Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy and Alec hid with the ball forcing Phat Hatz to push forward. When they could not go back any further they nimble evaded there hunters and formed a loose cage on the line of scrimmage. Everyone was shocked they did not need team training for this amount of sprinting! With only one chance left Hatz marked up all the Skaven and Bricks took six deep breaths and dodged into the cage to strike Jimmy. Unfortunately Jimmy, no the other one, has undone his boot laces and Bricks face planted allowing Jimmy to run away and watch the carnage from a distance before scoring a third and final touchdown for the match.
Final Thoughts
Coach kristofor is my nemesis having knocked me out of the play offs twice before. We both went into the final expecting the other one to win! Poetic that it was Skaven he defeated me with the first time around. This gives me a third championship win in the six seasons I have played. From 11 games we finished with nine wins and a draw giving us a win percentage of 86.4%.
League rules were a little unclear about if the champion got +10k
winning during the season if they had won previously since the rule said
"one season only". The initial thought was this was intended to be that the team only got it for one season however one of my early round opponents objected claiming it meant the coach only got it for one season. This was because the extra 10k would
have let me buy a replacement Blitzer for the one that died. In the end I went with the other
league rule and just restarted the team to ensure I had two players
with block. This rule for extra cash was also removed from the league pack to prevent future problems. Amusingly I am now owed two Willy Miniatures teams neither of which it looks like I am getting.
Final Roster
Position after the final (Other linemen got injured during the final and thrower killed in round 8). Tackle on both Blitzers due to the number of Elves and Goblins we had to face. With 120k in the bank the team can buy more players but since they are never going to take to the pitch in LBBL again not much point in updated them.
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