I have now cancelled my website contract with 1&1 so sometime in February my three blogs will disappear from their webspace. They should still be floating around on Blogger though! I have no firm idea if and when I will return to them, and if I do what I'll be doing on them.
Things still aren't great for me at the moment. I have no stomach for gaming in any way, shape or form. My latest White Dwarf lies unopened, I haven't bought the 'Nid codex, I haven't followed the Blood Angels rumours and I haven't listened to a single podcast or visited a gaming forum since December.
I had already fallen out of love with the playing games side of the hobby some time ago, and now the painting has stopped too. I might return to the painting, but if I'm not playing the games, why paint an entire army? Would I not be better served concentrating on painting a handful of models to a good display standard?
Given that I am also skint, it therefore makes sense to sell off the majority of my collection and keep a handful of models I still want to paint.
The only other aspect of the hobby I can foresee maintaining at the moment is my reading.
So, that means my blogs may become a medium for reviewing Games Workshop fiction, showing off the odd paint job and selling my models.
Anyway, that's for the future.
For now, adieu!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
GENERAL: Moving on out
Okay, if I've done everything correctly I should now have moved all of my posts over to the new blogspot addresses across all three of my blogs. I think I'll leave the old blog addresses active for a little bit yet before I cancel the custom domains just to be sure that everything is okay and also to give people a last chance to move to the new addresses (which you can find in the post below).
Thanks for your patience!
Thanks for your patience!
Friday, January 8, 2010
Ch-ch-ch-changes to my blog addresses
Thanks to everyone who has offered sympathy over the past few days, it has been much appreciated.
Given that my finances are an even bigger issue for me at the moment I thought now was a good time to make good on one of last years New Year resolutions. I resolved to take my blogs off my paid for web hosts and put them onto free blogger accounts.
This morning I finally got around to picking out some new names on blogger, so I thought I'd post them here with plenty of notice for people to bookmark them if they want to stay with my blog.
So:
My main blog, lone pilgrim, was at:
http://blog.lonepilgrim.co.uk/
and will now be here:
http://lonepilgrimredux.blogspot.com
My battle reports blog was:
http://battlereports.lonepilgrim.co.uk/
and is now:
http://lonepilgrimbattlereports.blogspot.com
My Blood Bowl blog (which I started but never really added much to) was:
http://bloodbowl.lonepilgrim.co.uk/
and will become:
http://oldalbionbloodbowlleague.blogspot.com
Sometime over the next few days I'll transfer all of the content over to the new addresses. Once I'm satisfied that that has all gone smoothly I'll be contacting my webspace providers and cancelling my contracts.
Given that my finances are an even bigger issue for me at the moment I thought now was a good time to make good on one of last years New Year resolutions. I resolved to take my blogs off my paid for web hosts and put them onto free blogger accounts.
This morning I finally got around to picking out some new names on blogger, so I thought I'd post them here with plenty of notice for people to bookmark them if they want to stay with my blog.
So:
My main blog, lone pilgrim, was at:
http://blog.lonepilgrim.co.uk/
and will now be here:
http://lonepilgrimredux.blogspot.com
My battle reports blog was:
http://battlereports.lonepilgrim.co.uk/
and is now:
http://lonepilgrimbattlereports.blogspot.com
My Blood Bowl blog (which I started but never really added much to) was:
http://bloodbowl.lonepilgrim.co.uk/
and will become:
http://oldalbionbloodbowlleague.blogspot.com
Sometime over the next few days I'll transfer all of the content over to the new addresses. Once I'm satisfied that that has all gone smoothly I'll be contacting my webspace providers and cancelling my contracts.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
LEAGUE TABLE: 2500 season
Here are the league standings after week 2 of the Old Albion Premier League.
North
South
Remember that the top two teams from each division go through to the play-offs.
North
- Moriar Crushers (Dwarfs) 33
- Lorien Avengers (Wood Elves) 21
- Wolfenburg Shadows (Humans) 18
- Gorechildren (Chaos) 8
South
- Gutter Runners (Skaven) 36
- Skinflayers (Undead) 20
- Hells Teef Rippas (Orcs) 20
- Hexengate Slammers (Dark Elves) 4
Remember that the top two teams from each division go through to the play-offs.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
2500 GAME REPORT: Week 2
Lorien Avengers 0 vs 2 Moriar Crushers
Both the Avengers and Crushers came into this game on a high having won their first games. They knew that just one more win was almost certain to propel them into the play-offs. The first blow for the Wood Elves came when Adonis Saracen, their Wardancer and captain, called in sick before the game. Asurmen insisted it was due to a niggling leg injury but Anvila suggested he was staying at home doing his hair!
79,000 excited fans took their seats in perfect Blood Bowl weather to watch the Dwarfs kick-off to the Wood Elves. The match soon turned into a comedy of errors as Carel Marchant tried and failed to pick up the ball for the Avengers which allowed Alabrin Kai to blitz in. He tripped over his beard and missed his chance to steal the ball. Carel breathed a sigh of relief and bent over to pick up the ball - only to watch it slip out of his fingers. Bakarak Brown took his chance and picked up the ball but he was soon pummelled to the ground and the ball squirmed free. Again the Wood Elves rushed in and again the ball rolled around the pitch.
Eventually Brown scooped up the ball for a second time and made for the Avengers end zone. He broke a couple of tackles to run over for the touchdown at the end of the first half.
The Wood Elves kicked off to the Dwarfs in the second half keen to reduce the deficit. They couldn't get the ball, though. Both Apollo Cathe and Sanron Estillian were badly hurt and that mean Bakarak Brown could zig-zag his way the length of the pitch to score his second td of the game.
The only blemish for the Crushers were their demanding fans; some of them were so disgusted at the lack of Elf casualties they stopped supporting the team altogether! Nevertheless it looks like the Dwarfs are in the play-offs while the Wood Elves need another win to be in with a chance.
Wolfenburg Shadows 2 vs 1 Gorechildren
Despite being only the second game of the season for these teams, this was a must win match. Both the Shadows and the Gorechildren had lost their first matches so another loss would see them fail to qualify for the play-offs. A draw would do neither of them any good.
59,000 Shadows fans turned out in force against the Gorechildren's measly 4,000 followers and cheered on their team to the first touchdown. 'Cool Hands' Luke ran the length of the pitch to score and the Humans surprised the Chaos team by putting two of their Beastmen in the Apothecary tent. Slash Swordflux evened the score somewhat when he gouged the eye of Jaq Drastique who subsequently missed the rest of the game.
With only seconds to go to the end of the half the Gorechildren went for a long throw but the sun got into their catcher's eyes and he dropped the ball.
The Chaos team kicked the ball back to the Humans at the start of the second half. Ichor Axegore moved the ball upfield and handed off to Blunt Rabidsore who scored a quick touchdown in reply. The scores were now level and both teams knew they had to score to reach the play-offs.
The Shadows received the ball and immediately went for the long throw. Despite an inaccurate throw, Wil Munny managed to retrieve the ball and deftly dodge away from Moulder Blackfire. As he raced toward the endzone Ichor Axegore made a desperate last-gasp tackle...but failed to make contact. Munny crossed the line and gave the Shadows a 2-1 win.
So the Gorechildren are out of the play-offs and the Shadows have at least a chance to go into their last game. Their chances must have improved with the acquisition of Thorgh Gutbuster, a viscious Ogre.
Gutter Runners 4 vs 0 Hexengate Slammers
Skaven versus Dark Elf Blood Bowl matches tend to be brutal and high scoring and this game was no different. Despite harsh sunshine beating down upon the players, both teams tried to play a passing game. The Gutter Runners received first but quickly lost the ball to a failed throw. The Slammers responded by picking up the ball and trying to batter through the Runners' lines. A last-ditch trip saw Rubric Coldblade fumble the ball and the Skaven regain control. They quickly handed the ball off to Fury Dreadeye who scampered over for the touchdown.
The Dark Elves received the ball and pushed forward eager to level the scores. They simply couldn't stop the Skaven from breaching their defences, though, and Scummer scooped up the loose ball. He ran up and handed off to Sting Blackbreak who made the score 2-0 to the Gutter Runners at half time.
Again the Slammers received the ball and again they swarmed forward for the early touchdown. A failed throw let in Crick Knucklewort who completed his own throw to allow Scummer to make the score 3-0 and put the game beyond the Dark Elves.
The Slammers got the ball once again, determined to salvage some pride. Felon Despair, their star thrower, kept up his rotten performance by misjudging yet another throw and letting the Skaven in yet again. Krank Bilgerot threw the perfect spiral but it was expertly plucked out of the air by Felon Despair! Could he make one last throw to at least make the score respectable? The answer was no, as his own long pass was intercepted on the line of scrimmage by Vermin Rabidsore. Unbelievable! No interceptions in the league so far then two in one game!
Rabidsore bolted into the Slammers half to hand off the ball to Fury Dreadeye to complete the romp and leave the score at 4-0.
So this result puts the Slammers out of contention for the play-offs and all but ensures the Gutter Runners qualify. The burning question is - will anyone be able to stop them?
Hells Teef Rippas 2 vs 0 Skinflayers
The Skinflayers were the red-hot favourites going into this game as they had won eight games straight, in a run stretching back to the early 2499 season. Meanwhile the Hells Teef Rippas had lost their first game and could fail to make the play-offs with a loss against the Undead.
The Skinflayers received the ball at the start of the game and immediately a vicious fight broke out on the line of scrimmage. The Undead brought two mummies to the party while the Orcs had three Black Orc blockers and their newly acquired Troll, Durr. Crucially, the Orcs won the battle and knocked both mummies into the apothecaries tent. The damage was obviously severe as they didn't reappear for the rest of the match. For their own part, the Undead managed to put Gitsnik Foulhead out of the game.
This allowed the Hells Teef Rippas to dominate the fights and they turned over the ball late in the first half. Grimgor Borgut collected the ball and powered over to score just before the half-time whistle.
Now the Orcs received the ball with the Undead deploying in an unorthodox deep formation. This was fortunate for the Orcs as their frontline collapsed when Durr the Troll forgot how to block and was kicked while he was down. The Skinflayers still put some early pressure on Kroksnick Blackskull as an unnaturally animated Zombie raced to sack the Orc Thrower deep in the Rippas half.
Blackskull broke free and drove up the left. The Orc line of scrimmage recovered and began to batter the Undead back, smashing skeletons and Ghouls off the pitch. This allowed The Orc thrower to make the short pass to Gazgrim Rok who ran over to put the game beyond the Skinflayers.
So the Skinflayers' winning streak is ended and their qualification for the play-offs is in question while the Hells Teef Rippas now have a fighting chance to go all the way.
Both the Avengers and Crushers came into this game on a high having won their first games. They knew that just one more win was almost certain to propel them into the play-offs. The first blow for the Wood Elves came when Adonis Saracen, their Wardancer and captain, called in sick before the game. Asurmen insisted it was due to a niggling leg injury but Anvila suggested he was staying at home doing his hair!
79,000 excited fans took their seats in perfect Blood Bowl weather to watch the Dwarfs kick-off to the Wood Elves. The match soon turned into a comedy of errors as Carel Marchant tried and failed to pick up the ball for the Avengers which allowed Alabrin Kai to blitz in. He tripped over his beard and missed his chance to steal the ball. Carel breathed a sigh of relief and bent over to pick up the ball - only to watch it slip out of his fingers. Bakarak Brown took his chance and picked up the ball but he was soon pummelled to the ground and the ball squirmed free. Again the Wood Elves rushed in and again the ball rolled around the pitch.
Eventually Brown scooped up the ball for a second time and made for the Avengers end zone. He broke a couple of tackles to run over for the touchdown at the end of the first half.
The Wood Elves kicked off to the Dwarfs in the second half keen to reduce the deficit. They couldn't get the ball, though. Both Apollo Cathe and Sanron Estillian were badly hurt and that mean Bakarak Brown could zig-zag his way the length of the pitch to score his second td of the game.
The only blemish for the Crushers were their demanding fans; some of them were so disgusted at the lack of Elf casualties they stopped supporting the team altogether! Nevertheless it looks like the Dwarfs are in the play-offs while the Wood Elves need another win to be in with a chance.
Wolfenburg Shadows 2 vs 1 Gorechildren
Despite being only the second game of the season for these teams, this was a must win match. Both the Shadows and the Gorechildren had lost their first matches so another loss would see them fail to qualify for the play-offs. A draw would do neither of them any good.
59,000 Shadows fans turned out in force against the Gorechildren's measly 4,000 followers and cheered on their team to the first touchdown. 'Cool Hands' Luke ran the length of the pitch to score and the Humans surprised the Chaos team by putting two of their Beastmen in the Apothecary tent. Slash Swordflux evened the score somewhat when he gouged the eye of Jaq Drastique who subsequently missed the rest of the game.
With only seconds to go to the end of the half the Gorechildren went for a long throw but the sun got into their catcher's eyes and he dropped the ball.
The Chaos team kicked the ball back to the Humans at the start of the second half. Ichor Axegore moved the ball upfield and handed off to Blunt Rabidsore who scored a quick touchdown in reply. The scores were now level and both teams knew they had to score to reach the play-offs.
Ichor Axegore seconds before he hands off to Blunt Rabidsore
The Shadows received the ball and immediately went for the long throw. Despite an inaccurate throw, Wil Munny managed to retrieve the ball and deftly dodge away from Moulder Blackfire. As he raced toward the endzone Ichor Axegore made a desperate last-gasp tackle...but failed to make contact. Munny crossed the line and gave the Shadows a 2-1 win.
So the Gorechildren are out of the play-offs and the Shadows have at least a chance to go into their last game. Their chances must have improved with the acquisition of Thorgh Gutbuster, a viscious Ogre.
Gutter Runners 4 vs 0 Hexengate Slammers
Skaven versus Dark Elf Blood Bowl matches tend to be brutal and high scoring and this game was no different. Despite harsh sunshine beating down upon the players, both teams tried to play a passing game. The Gutter Runners received first but quickly lost the ball to a failed throw. The Slammers responded by picking up the ball and trying to batter through the Runners' lines. A last-ditch trip saw Rubric Coldblade fumble the ball and the Skaven regain control. They quickly handed the ball off to Fury Dreadeye who scampered over for the touchdown.
The Dark Elves received the ball and pushed forward eager to level the scores. They simply couldn't stop the Skaven from breaching their defences, though, and Scummer scooped up the loose ball. He ran up and handed off to Sting Blackbreak who made the score 2-0 to the Gutter Runners at half time.
Again the Slammers received the ball and again they swarmed forward for the early touchdown. A failed throw let in Crick Knucklewort who completed his own throw to allow Scummer to make the score 3-0 and put the game beyond the Dark Elves.
The Slammers got the ball once again, determined to salvage some pride. Felon Despair, their star thrower, kept up his rotten performance by misjudging yet another throw and letting the Skaven in yet again. Krank Bilgerot threw the perfect spiral but it was expertly plucked out of the air by Felon Despair! Could he make one last throw to at least make the score respectable? The answer was no, as his own long pass was intercepted on the line of scrimmage by Vermin Rabidsore. Unbelievable! No interceptions in the league so far then two in one game!
Rabidsore bolted into the Slammers half to hand off the ball to Fury Dreadeye to complete the romp and leave the score at 4-0.
So this result puts the Slammers out of contention for the play-offs and all but ensures the Gutter Runners qualify. The burning question is - will anyone be able to stop them?
Hells Teef Rippas 2 vs 0 Skinflayers
The Skinflayers were the red-hot favourites going into this game as they had won eight games straight, in a run stretching back to the early 2499 season. Meanwhile the Hells Teef Rippas had lost their first game and could fail to make the play-offs with a loss against the Undead.
The Skinflayers received the ball at the start of the game and immediately a vicious fight broke out on the line of scrimmage. The Undead brought two mummies to the party while the Orcs had three Black Orc blockers and their newly acquired Troll, Durr. Crucially, the Orcs won the battle and knocked both mummies into the apothecaries tent. The damage was obviously severe as they didn't reappear for the rest of the match. For their own part, the Undead managed to put Gitsnik Foulhead out of the game.
This allowed the Hells Teef Rippas to dominate the fights and they turned over the ball late in the first half. Grimgor Borgut collected the ball and powered over to score just before the half-time whistle.
Now the Orcs received the ball with the Undead deploying in an unorthodox deep formation. This was fortunate for the Orcs as their frontline collapsed when Durr the Troll forgot how to block and was kicked while he was down. The Skinflayers still put some early pressure on Kroksnick Blackskull as an unnaturally animated Zombie raced to sack the Orc Thrower deep in the Rippas half.
Blackskull broke free and drove up the left. The Orc line of scrimmage recovered and began to batter the Undead back, smashing skeletons and Ghouls off the pitch. This allowed The Orc thrower to make the short pass to Gazgrim Rok who ran over to put the game beyond the Skinflayers.
So the Skinflayers' winning streak is ended and their qualification for the play-offs is in question while the Hells Teef Rippas now have a fighting chance to go all the way.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
2500 GAME REPORT: Week 1
Lorien Avengers 3 - 0 Wolfenburg Shadows
Both coaches approached the first game of the 2500 season with some trepidation, albeit for different reasons. The Wolfenburg Shadows had gone the whole of the 2499 regular season undefeated while the Lorien Avengers had never won a game. An impressive 84,000 fans also turned out to watch the proceedings.
Things started badly for the Humans as five of the Shadows were caught up in the crush as they approached the stadium. This led to a violent argument between Jaq Drastique and Rudi Patton and they refused to appear on the pitch together. In the end Jaq won out and Rudi spent the whole game on the sidelines. He was joined by Tyrus Storm whose niggling hand injury prevented him from playing.
It went from bad to worse on the pitch. The Shadows kicked off to the Avengers who quickly drove up the left to score. The Shadows then received the ball and, helped by the five late players, tried to drive up the left themselves and level the scores at halftime. The Avengers managed to blitz the ball carrier, though, and then the Shadows had a massive task to simply prevent the Avengers from scoring a second. The plucky Humans held out and went in one nil down.
The second half started with the bad tempered Shadows fans hurling a rock at an Avengers player. While he was being treated by the Apothecary on the pitch, Dieon Flax was attacked and killed by J J Johannes! More Wood Elf casualties rolled into the Apothecary's tent as the half progressed but they managed once again to blitz the ball carrier and, despite a failed throw, ran over to score a second touchdown. A riot now held up the kick off for a turn as the Shadows desperately tried to turn the game around. Alas it wasn't to be, as they overstretched themselves which allowed the Avengers to steal the ball and grab a third.
So the Avengers secured their first league win and the Shadows wonder what hit them.
Moriar Crushers 1-0 Gorechildren
This game kicked off in sweltering heat before just 29,000 fans. The Crushers kicked off to the Gorechildren and then all hell broke loose. The ball was largely forgotten as the two teams got stuck into each other. In the most brutal incident Ithrag Akarak, Dwarf Trollslayer, was pushed into the Gorechildren's fans and torn apart by the frothing loonies. By the end of the half there were just six players left on each team. The score remained nil-nil.
The Chaos team suffered most from heat exhaustion with three players unable to restart the second half. Coupled with the players in the apothecary's tent, they began with a distinct disadvantage. The Dwarfs were able to capitalise and the runner, Bakarak Brown, ran the length of the pitch to win the game for the Moriar Crushers.
When will the Gorechildren's luck turn?
Bakarak Brown makes his break for the end zone.
Gutter Runners 2 vs 0 Hells Teef Rippas
32,000 Hells Teef Rippa fans battled through a blizzard to watch their team take on the Gutter Runners. The meagre 8,000 Skaven fans were massively outnumbered and were powerless to prevent the Orcs from ripping the referee limb from limb. As a result his quaking replacement turned a blind eye to Rippa fouls for the entire first half. Furgul Gashgrind saw the carnage and decided his niggling injury was playing up so he refused to take the field. All the fouling didn't help the Orcs much though, as they lost possession following a dropped catch and the Skaven nipped in. Fury Dreadeye ran over for the touchdown to take the Runners into a 1-0 lead.
At the start of the second half the Orc fans once again got to the referee and tore him apart. The terrified replacement of a replacement continued to ignore Orc fouls as the stadium threatened to erupt into a riot. The atmosphere was not improved when Krank Bilgerot picked up the ball deep in his own half and drove up the left. The Skaven Thrower pushed forward despite mounting casualties until he was hemmed in on the sideline, up against four Rippas. In a desperate play he blitzed out of the pack and squeaked over for the score. That gave the Gutter Runners a 2-0 victory and a winning start to the league. The Orc fans weren't finished yet as they now turned on the Skaven fans. When the green tide finally melted away, bodycounts placed the number of Skaven dead at close to 1,000.
Hexengate Slammers 0-2 Skinflayers
The Skinflayers won the OAP last year so started this season as the hot favourites while the Slammers had had a troubled campaign. The Dark Elves looked to have a strong squad, though, and hoped to get something from this game. It began badly for them when a riot saw their Witch Elf Shaz Stone badly hurt and unable to participate in the match. They kicked off to the Undead and tried to stop them from scoring. They failed. The Skinflayers proved too powerful and the Ghoul, Knuckle Bonehead, ran over the touchdown. The Slammers tried a desperate play but time ran out at the end of the first half.
The Dark Elves received the ball in the second half and began to move forward. Felon Despair was stunned to find a Mummy hot on his heels and he lost the ball as he was dragged to the ground. Rubric Coldblade pushed through the scrum to collect the ball and he tried to throw the ball to a blitzer in the end zone but the ball fell short. This let the Skinflayers back in and Frackem Skullhammer grabbed the ball. He shrugged off two Dark Elf Blitzers as he ran the entire length of the pitch to score the second touchdown.
It proved to be the winner as the game ended two-nil to the Undead. The only positive for the Dark Elves was that they killed Meta Tarsal, a Skinflayers Ghoul, so they kept up the record of one dead player per match in the season so far. This could be the bloodiest OAP league yet!
Frackem Skullhammer leaves the Dark Elves in his wake.
Both coaches approached the first game of the 2500 season with some trepidation, albeit for different reasons. The Wolfenburg Shadows had gone the whole of the 2499 regular season undefeated while the Lorien Avengers had never won a game. An impressive 84,000 fans also turned out to watch the proceedings.
Things started badly for the Humans as five of the Shadows were caught up in the crush as they approached the stadium. This led to a violent argument between Jaq Drastique and Rudi Patton and they refused to appear on the pitch together. In the end Jaq won out and Rudi spent the whole game on the sidelines. He was joined by Tyrus Storm whose niggling hand injury prevented him from playing.
It went from bad to worse on the pitch. The Shadows kicked off to the Avengers who quickly drove up the left to score. The Shadows then received the ball and, helped by the five late players, tried to drive up the left themselves and level the scores at halftime. The Avengers managed to blitz the ball carrier, though, and then the Shadows had a massive task to simply prevent the Avengers from scoring a second. The plucky Humans held out and went in one nil down.
The second half started with the bad tempered Shadows fans hurling a rock at an Avengers player. While he was being treated by the Apothecary on the pitch, Dieon Flax was attacked and killed by J J Johannes! More Wood Elf casualties rolled into the Apothecary's tent as the half progressed but they managed once again to blitz the ball carrier and, despite a failed throw, ran over to score a second touchdown. A riot now held up the kick off for a turn as the Shadows desperately tried to turn the game around. Alas it wasn't to be, as they overstretched themselves which allowed the Avengers to steal the ball and grab a third.
So the Avengers secured their first league win and the Shadows wonder what hit them.
Moriar Crushers 1-0 Gorechildren
This game kicked off in sweltering heat before just 29,000 fans. The Crushers kicked off to the Gorechildren and then all hell broke loose. The ball was largely forgotten as the two teams got stuck into each other. In the most brutal incident Ithrag Akarak, Dwarf Trollslayer, was pushed into the Gorechildren's fans and torn apart by the frothing loonies. By the end of the half there were just six players left on each team. The score remained nil-nil.
The Chaos team suffered most from heat exhaustion with three players unable to restart the second half. Coupled with the players in the apothecary's tent, they began with a distinct disadvantage. The Dwarfs were able to capitalise and the runner, Bakarak Brown, ran the length of the pitch to win the game for the Moriar Crushers.
When will the Gorechildren's luck turn?
Bakarak Brown makes his break for the end zone.
Gutter Runners 2 vs 0 Hells Teef Rippas
32,000 Hells Teef Rippa fans battled through a blizzard to watch their team take on the Gutter Runners. The meagre 8,000 Skaven fans were massively outnumbered and were powerless to prevent the Orcs from ripping the referee limb from limb. As a result his quaking replacement turned a blind eye to Rippa fouls for the entire first half. Furgul Gashgrind saw the carnage and decided his niggling injury was playing up so he refused to take the field. All the fouling didn't help the Orcs much though, as they lost possession following a dropped catch and the Skaven nipped in. Fury Dreadeye ran over for the touchdown to take the Runners into a 1-0 lead.
At the start of the second half the Orc fans once again got to the referee and tore him apart. The terrified replacement of a replacement continued to ignore Orc fouls as the stadium threatened to erupt into a riot. The atmosphere was not improved when Krank Bilgerot picked up the ball deep in his own half and drove up the left. The Skaven Thrower pushed forward despite mounting casualties until he was hemmed in on the sideline, up against four Rippas. In a desperate play he blitzed out of the pack and squeaked over for the score. That gave the Gutter Runners a 2-0 victory and a winning start to the league. The Orc fans weren't finished yet as they now turned on the Skaven fans. When the green tide finally melted away, bodycounts placed the number of Skaven dead at close to 1,000.
Hexengate Slammers 0-2 Skinflayers
The Skinflayers won the OAP last year so started this season as the hot favourites while the Slammers had had a troubled campaign. The Dark Elves looked to have a strong squad, though, and hoped to get something from this game. It began badly for them when a riot saw their Witch Elf Shaz Stone badly hurt and unable to participate in the match. They kicked off to the Undead and tried to stop them from scoring. They failed. The Skinflayers proved too powerful and the Ghoul, Knuckle Bonehead, ran over the touchdown. The Slammers tried a desperate play but time ran out at the end of the first half.
The Dark Elves received the ball in the second half and began to move forward. Felon Despair was stunned to find a Mummy hot on his heels and he lost the ball as he was dragged to the ground. Rubric Coldblade pushed through the scrum to collect the ball and he tried to throw the ball to a blitzer in the end zone but the ball fell short. This let the Skinflayers back in and Frackem Skullhammer grabbed the ball. He shrugged off two Dark Elf Blitzers as he ran the entire length of the pitch to score the second touchdown.
It proved to be the winner as the game ended two-nil to the Undead. The only positive for the Dark Elves was that they killed Meta Tarsal, a Skinflayers Ghoul, so they kept up the record of one dead player per match in the season so far. This could be the bloodiest OAP league yet!
Frackem Skullhammer leaves the Dark Elves in his wake.2500 STATISTICS
I'll be updating this page regularly throughout the 2500 season.
1 Gutter Runners 6
=2 Lorien Avengers 3
=2 Moriar Crushers 3
=4 Skinflayers 2
=4 Wolfenburg Shadows 2
=4 Hells Teef Rippas 2
7 Gorechildren 1
8 Hexgate Slammers 0
Best Defence (least team touchdowns conceded)
=1 Moriar Crushers 0
=1 Gutter Runners 0
=3 Skinflayers 2
=3 Lorien Avengers 2
=3 Hells Teef Rippas 2
6 Gorechildren 3
7 Wolfenburg Shadows 4
8 Hexgate Slammers 6
'Team you wouldn't want to meet down a dark alley award' (casualties for)
1 Hexgate Slammers 5
=2 Gorechildren 3
=2 Hells Teef Rippas 3
=4 Wolfenburg Shadows 2
=4 Lorien Avengers 2
=4 Moriar Crushers 2
=4 Skinflayers 2
8 Gutter Runners 0
Highest Gate
=1 Lorien Avengers vs Wolfenburg Shadows 84,000
=1 Hexgate Slammers vs Skinflayers 84,000
3 Lorien Avengers vs Moriar Crushers 79,000
4 Hells Teef Rippas vs Skinflayers 68,000
5 Wolfenburg Shadows vs Gorechildren 63,000
6 Gutter Runners vs Hells Teef Rippas 40,0000
7 Gutter Runners vs Hexgate Slammers 32,000
8 Moriar Crushers vs Gorechildren 29,000
Player of the Year (gaining most spp's in 2500 season)
Krank Bilgerot, Thrower, Gutter Runners, 10 spp
Fury Dreadeye, Gutter Runner, Gutter Runners, 9 spp
Bakarak Brown, Runner, Moriar Crushers, 9 spp
Blunt Rabidsore, Beastman, Gorechildren, 8 spp
Erato Thalia, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 7 spp
Shaz Stone, Witch Elf, Hexgate Slammers, 7 spp
Sylvan Wiltflower, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 5 spp
H H McClaren, Lineman, Wolfenburg Shadows, 5 spp
Moulder Blackfire, Beastman, Gorechildren, 5 spp
Hurk Tarn, Lineman, Hexgate Slammers, 5 spp
Narga Adumi, Blitzer, Moriar Crushers, 5 spp
Jawlock Muzzle, Skeleton, Skinflayers, 5 spp
Blagrot Skrag, Lineman, Hells Teef Rippas, 5 spp
Gitsnik Foulhead, Blitzer, Hells Teef Rippas, 5 spp
Bano Saffron, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 5 spp
Kullock Gar, Longbeard, Moriar Crushers, 5 spp
Silas Hardface, Lineman, Wolfenburg Shadows, 5 spp
Maggot Spite, Lineman, Gutter Runners, 5 spp
Carbon Skulljack, Zombie, Skinflayers, 5 spp
J J Johannes, Lineman, Wolfenburg Shadows, 4 spp
'Cool Hands' Luke, Thrower, Wolfenburg Shadows, 4 spp
Gristle Fistface, Beastman, Gorechildren, 4 spp
Horus XIIth, Mummy, Skinflayers, 4 spp
Apollo Cathe, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 3 spp
Corona Terpsichore, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 3 spp
Frackem Skullhammer, Wight, Skinflayers, 3 spp
Knuckle Bonehead, Ghoul, Skinflayers, 3 spp
Sting Blackbreak, Gutter Runner, Gutter Runners, 3 spp
Wil Munny, Catcher, Wolfenburg Shadows, 3 spp
Felon Despair, Thrower, Hexgate Slammers, 3 spp
Scummer, Gutter Runner, Gutter Runners, 3 spp
Gazgrim Rok, Blitzer, Hells Teef Rippas, 3 spp
Grimgor Borgut, Blitzer, Hells Teef Rippas, 3 spp
Kroksnick Blackskull, Thrower, Hells Teef Rippas, 3 spp
Slash Swordflux, Beastman, Gorechildren, 2 spp
Zack Steel, Lineman, Hexgate Slammers, 2 spp
Vermin Rabidsore, Lineman, Gutter Runners, 2 spp
Tyric Dimish, Lineman, Hexgate Slammers, 2 spp
Slasher Rukglum, Lineman, Hells Teef Rippas, 2 spp
Thugsnik Morbad, Thrower, Hells Teef Rippas, 2 spp
Snarheed Korna, Blitzer, Hells Teef Rippas, 2 spp
Dun Grom, Trollslayer, Moriar Crushers, 2 spp
Kili Karver, Longbeard, Moriar Crushers, 2 spp
Glace Steel, Lineman, Hexgate Slammers, 2 spp
Mace Blackblood, Lineman, Hexgate Slammers 2 spp
Blacknor Elf-Smiter, Blocker, Hells Teef Rippas 2 spp
Morfang Ironhide, Blocker, Hells Teef Rippas, 2 spp
Carel Marchant, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 1 spp
Crick Knucklewort, Gutter Runner, Gutter Runners, 1 spp
Howk Itup, Thrower, Gutter Runners, 1 spp
Obur Ustrel, Ghoul, Skinflayers, 1 spp
Top scorer
=1 Bakarak Brown, Runner, Moriar Crushers, 3 td
=1 Fury Dreadeye, Gutter Runner, Gutter Runners, 3 td
=3 Erato Thalia, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 1 td
=3 Apollo Cathe, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 1 td
=3 Corona Terpsichore, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 1 td
=3 Frackem Skullhammer, Wight, Skinflayers, 1 td
=3 Knuckle Bonehead, Ghoul, Skinflayers, 1 td
=3 Krank Bilgerot, Thrower, Gutter Runners, 1 td
=3 Sting Blackbreak, Gutter Runner, Gutter Runners, 1 td
=3 Blunt Rabidsore, Beastman, Gorechildren, 1 td
=3 'Cool Hands' Luke, Thrower, Wolfenburg Shadows, 1 td
=3 Wil Munny, Catcher, Wolfenburg Shadows, 1 td
=3 Scummer, Gutter Runner, Gutter Runners, 1 td
=3 Gazgrim Rok, Blitzer, Hells Teef Rippas, 1 td
=3 Grimgor Borgut, Blitzer, Hells Teef Rippas, 1 td
Most completions
1 Kroksnick Blackskull, Thrower, Hells Teef Rippas, 3 comp
=2 Thugsnik Morbad, Thrower, Hells Teef Rippas, 2 comp
=2 Krank Bilgerot, Thrower, Gutter Runners, 2 comp
=4 Carel Marchant, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 1 comp
=4 'Cool Hands' Luke, Thrower, Wolfenburg Shadows, 1 comp
=4 Felon Despair, Thrower, Hexgate Slammers, 1 comp
=4 Howk Itup, Thrower, Gutter Runners, 1 comp
=4 Crick Knucklewort, Gutter Runner, Gutter Runners, 1 comp
=4 Obur Ustrel, Ghoul, Skinflayers, 1 comp
Most casualties
=1 J J Johannes, Lineman, Wolfenburg Shadows, 2 cas
=1 Erato Thalia, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 2 cas
=1 Gristle Fistface, Beastman, Gorechildren, 2 cas
=1 Horus XIIth, Mummy, Skinflayers, 2 cas
=5 Zack Steel, Lineman, Hexgate Slammers, 1 cas
=5 Tyric Dimish, Lineman, Hexgate Slammers, 1 cas
=5 Dun Grom, Trollslayer, Moriar Crushers, 1 cas
=5 Kili Karver, Longbeard, Moriar Crushers, 1 cas
=5 Slash Swordflux, Beastman, Gorechildren, 1 cas
=5 Shaz Stone, Witch Elf, Hexgate Slammers, 1 cas
=5 Glace Steel, Lineman, Hexgate Slammers, 1 cas
=5 Mace Blackblood, Lineman, Hexgate Slammers, 1 cas
=5 Blacknor Elf-Smiter, Blocker, Hells Teef Rippas, 1 cas
=5 Morfang Ironhide, Blocker, Hells Teef Rippas, 1 cas
=5 Slasher Rukglum, Lineman, Hells Teef Rippas, 1 cas
Most interceptions
=1 Felon Despair, Thrower, Hexgate Slammers, 1 int
=1 Vermin Rabidsore, Lineman, Gutter Runners, 1 int
=1 Snarheed Korna, Blitzer, Hells Teef Rippas, 1 int
Most MVP's
=1 Sylvan Wiltflower, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 1 mvp
=1 H H McClaren, Lineman, Wolfenburg Shadows, 1 mvp
=1 Moulder Blackfire, Beastman, Gorechildren, 1 mvp
=1 Hurk Tarn, Lineman, Hexgate Slammers, 1 mvp
=1 Narga Adumi, Blitzer, Moriar Crushers, 1 mvp
=1 Jawlock Muzzle, Skeleton, Skinflayers, 1 mvp
=1 Krank Bilgerot, Thrower, Gutter Runners, 1 mvp
=1 Bano Saffron, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 1 mvp
=1 Kullock Gar, Longbeard, Moriar Crushers, 1 mvp
=1 Blunt Rabidsore, Beastman, Gorechildren, 1 mvp
=1 Silas Hardface, Lineman, Wolfenburg Shadows, 1 mvp
=1 Maggot Spite, Lineman, Gutter Runners, 1 mvp
=1 Shaz Stone, Witch Elf, Hexgate Slammers, 1 mvp
=1 Gitsnik Foulheed, Blitzer, Hells Teef Rippas, 1 mvp
=1 Carbon Skulljack, Zombie, Skinflayers, 1 mvp
Players Killed
Dieon Flax, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 8 spp
Meta Tarsal, Ghoul, Skinflayers, 5 spp
Ithrag Akarak, Troll Slayer, Moriar Crushers, 0 spp
Team awards
Best Offence (most team touchdowns scored)1 Gutter Runners 6
=2 Lorien Avengers 3
=2 Moriar Crushers 3
=4 Skinflayers 2
=4 Wolfenburg Shadows 2
=4 Hells Teef Rippas 2
7 Gorechildren 1
8 Hexgate Slammers 0
Best Defence (least team touchdowns conceded)
=1 Moriar Crushers 0
=1 Gutter Runners 0
=3 Skinflayers 2
=3 Lorien Avengers 2
=3 Hells Teef Rippas 2
6 Gorechildren 3
7 Wolfenburg Shadows 4
8 Hexgate Slammers 6
'Team you wouldn't want to meet down a dark alley award' (casualties for)
1 Hexgate Slammers 5
=2 Gorechildren 3
=2 Hells Teef Rippas 3
=4 Wolfenburg Shadows 2
=4 Lorien Avengers 2
=4 Moriar Crushers 2
=4 Skinflayers 2
8 Gutter Runners 0
Highest Gate
=1 Lorien Avengers vs Wolfenburg Shadows 84,000
=1 Hexgate Slammers vs Skinflayers 84,000
3 Lorien Avengers vs Moriar Crushers 79,000
4 Hells Teef Rippas vs Skinflayers 68,000
5 Wolfenburg Shadows vs Gorechildren 63,000
6 Gutter Runners vs Hells Teef Rippas 40,0000
7 Gutter Runners vs Hexgate Slammers 32,000
8 Moriar Crushers vs Gorechildren 29,000
Player awards
Player of the Year (gaining most spp's in 2500 season)
Krank Bilgerot, Thrower, Gutter Runners, 10 spp
Fury Dreadeye, Gutter Runner, Gutter Runners, 9 spp
Bakarak Brown, Runner, Moriar Crushers, 9 spp
Blunt Rabidsore, Beastman, Gorechildren, 8 spp
Erato Thalia, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 7 spp
Shaz Stone, Witch Elf, Hexgate Slammers, 7 spp
Sylvan Wiltflower, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 5 spp
H H McClaren, Lineman, Wolfenburg Shadows, 5 spp
Moulder Blackfire, Beastman, Gorechildren, 5 spp
Hurk Tarn, Lineman, Hexgate Slammers, 5 spp
Narga Adumi, Blitzer, Moriar Crushers, 5 spp
Jawlock Muzzle, Skeleton, Skinflayers, 5 spp
Blagrot Skrag, Lineman, Hells Teef Rippas, 5 spp
Gitsnik Foulhead, Blitzer, Hells Teef Rippas, 5 spp
Bano Saffron, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 5 spp
Kullock Gar, Longbeard, Moriar Crushers, 5 spp
Silas Hardface, Lineman, Wolfenburg Shadows, 5 spp
Maggot Spite, Lineman, Gutter Runners, 5 spp
Carbon Skulljack, Zombie, Skinflayers, 5 spp
J J Johannes, Lineman, Wolfenburg Shadows, 4 spp
'Cool Hands' Luke, Thrower, Wolfenburg Shadows, 4 spp
Gristle Fistface, Beastman, Gorechildren, 4 spp
Horus XIIth, Mummy, Skinflayers, 4 spp
Apollo Cathe, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 3 spp
Corona Terpsichore, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 3 spp
Frackem Skullhammer, Wight, Skinflayers, 3 spp
Knuckle Bonehead, Ghoul, Skinflayers, 3 spp
Sting Blackbreak, Gutter Runner, Gutter Runners, 3 spp
Wil Munny, Catcher, Wolfenburg Shadows, 3 spp
Felon Despair, Thrower, Hexgate Slammers, 3 spp
Scummer, Gutter Runner, Gutter Runners, 3 spp
Gazgrim Rok, Blitzer, Hells Teef Rippas, 3 spp
Grimgor Borgut, Blitzer, Hells Teef Rippas, 3 spp
Kroksnick Blackskull, Thrower, Hells Teef Rippas, 3 spp
Slash Swordflux, Beastman, Gorechildren, 2 spp
Zack Steel, Lineman, Hexgate Slammers, 2 spp
Vermin Rabidsore, Lineman, Gutter Runners, 2 spp
Tyric Dimish, Lineman, Hexgate Slammers, 2 spp
Slasher Rukglum, Lineman, Hells Teef Rippas, 2 spp
Thugsnik Morbad, Thrower, Hells Teef Rippas, 2 spp
Snarheed Korna, Blitzer, Hells Teef Rippas, 2 spp
Dun Grom, Trollslayer, Moriar Crushers, 2 spp
Kili Karver, Longbeard, Moriar Crushers, 2 spp
Glace Steel, Lineman, Hexgate Slammers, 2 spp
Mace Blackblood, Lineman, Hexgate Slammers 2 spp
Blacknor Elf-Smiter, Blocker, Hells Teef Rippas 2 spp
Morfang Ironhide, Blocker, Hells Teef Rippas, 2 spp
Carel Marchant, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 1 spp
Crick Knucklewort, Gutter Runner, Gutter Runners, 1 spp
Howk Itup, Thrower, Gutter Runners, 1 spp
Obur Ustrel, Ghoul, Skinflayers, 1 spp
Top scorer
=1 Bakarak Brown, Runner, Moriar Crushers, 3 td
=1 Fury Dreadeye, Gutter Runner, Gutter Runners, 3 td
=3 Erato Thalia, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 1 td
=3 Apollo Cathe, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 1 td
=3 Corona Terpsichore, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 1 td
=3 Frackem Skullhammer, Wight, Skinflayers, 1 td
=3 Knuckle Bonehead, Ghoul, Skinflayers, 1 td
=3 Krank Bilgerot, Thrower, Gutter Runners, 1 td
=3 Sting Blackbreak, Gutter Runner, Gutter Runners, 1 td
=3 Blunt Rabidsore, Beastman, Gorechildren, 1 td
=3 'Cool Hands' Luke, Thrower, Wolfenburg Shadows, 1 td
=3 Wil Munny, Catcher, Wolfenburg Shadows, 1 td
=3 Scummer, Gutter Runner, Gutter Runners, 1 td
=3 Gazgrim Rok, Blitzer, Hells Teef Rippas, 1 td
=3 Grimgor Borgut, Blitzer, Hells Teef Rippas, 1 td
Most completions
1 Kroksnick Blackskull, Thrower, Hells Teef Rippas, 3 comp
=2 Thugsnik Morbad, Thrower, Hells Teef Rippas, 2 comp
=2 Krank Bilgerot, Thrower, Gutter Runners, 2 comp
=4 Carel Marchant, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 1 comp
=4 'Cool Hands' Luke, Thrower, Wolfenburg Shadows, 1 comp
=4 Felon Despair, Thrower, Hexgate Slammers, 1 comp
=4 Howk Itup, Thrower, Gutter Runners, 1 comp
=4 Crick Knucklewort, Gutter Runner, Gutter Runners, 1 comp
=4 Obur Ustrel, Ghoul, Skinflayers, 1 comp
Most casualties
=1 J J Johannes, Lineman, Wolfenburg Shadows, 2 cas
=1 Erato Thalia, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 2 cas
=1 Gristle Fistface, Beastman, Gorechildren, 2 cas
=1 Horus XIIth, Mummy, Skinflayers, 2 cas
=5 Zack Steel, Lineman, Hexgate Slammers, 1 cas
=5 Tyric Dimish, Lineman, Hexgate Slammers, 1 cas
=5 Dun Grom, Trollslayer, Moriar Crushers, 1 cas
=5 Kili Karver, Longbeard, Moriar Crushers, 1 cas
=5 Slash Swordflux, Beastman, Gorechildren, 1 cas
=5 Shaz Stone, Witch Elf, Hexgate Slammers, 1 cas
=5 Glace Steel, Lineman, Hexgate Slammers, 1 cas
=5 Mace Blackblood, Lineman, Hexgate Slammers, 1 cas
=5 Blacknor Elf-Smiter, Blocker, Hells Teef Rippas, 1 cas
=5 Morfang Ironhide, Blocker, Hells Teef Rippas, 1 cas
=5 Slasher Rukglum, Lineman, Hells Teef Rippas, 1 cas
Most interceptions
=1 Felon Despair, Thrower, Hexgate Slammers, 1 int
=1 Vermin Rabidsore, Lineman, Gutter Runners, 1 int
=1 Snarheed Korna, Blitzer, Hells Teef Rippas, 1 int
Most MVP's
=1 Sylvan Wiltflower, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 1 mvp
=1 H H McClaren, Lineman, Wolfenburg Shadows, 1 mvp
=1 Moulder Blackfire, Beastman, Gorechildren, 1 mvp
=1 Hurk Tarn, Lineman, Hexgate Slammers, 1 mvp
=1 Narga Adumi, Blitzer, Moriar Crushers, 1 mvp
=1 Jawlock Muzzle, Skeleton, Skinflayers, 1 mvp
=1 Krank Bilgerot, Thrower, Gutter Runners, 1 mvp
=1 Bano Saffron, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 1 mvp
=1 Kullock Gar, Longbeard, Moriar Crushers, 1 mvp
=1 Blunt Rabidsore, Beastman, Gorechildren, 1 mvp
=1 Silas Hardface, Lineman, Wolfenburg Shadows, 1 mvp
=1 Maggot Spite, Lineman, Gutter Runners, 1 mvp
=1 Shaz Stone, Witch Elf, Hexgate Slammers, 1 mvp
=1 Gitsnik Foulheed, Blitzer, Hells Teef Rippas, 1 mvp
=1 Carbon Skulljack, Zombie, Skinflayers, 1 mvp
Players Killed
Dieon Flax, Lineman, Lorien Avengers, 8 spp
Meta Tarsal, Ghoul, Skinflayers, 5 spp
Ithrag Akarak, Troll Slayer, Moriar Crushers, 0 spp
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