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I predict Red Lion to be the manliest coach of all this season!

Because he gave you an erection?

No, DO, no no no.

You are, I hope correct La. The heroism its already underway. The abomination that was Cheddar's press-ganging into Gandalf's Nurgle ranks has already been cleansed. A most noble quest has been completed. Saucers of milk all round.

I've seen him do a 1 turn touchdown... I've seen it with my very own eyes.

For that reason, although not alone, I predict Abom to be ruler of thy league.

Idanmel wrote:I've seen him do a 1 turn touchdown... I've seen it with my very own eyes.

For that reason, although not alone, I predict Abom to be ruler of thy league.

Perhaps one day, my friend. Perhaps in one of the many tomorrows. But today... Today I fumble a bombardier pass.

Time for pre-season predictions!!!

Season 8 looks like an inexperienced setup on the whole, we have 5/6 teams in their first season, 2 in their second and 2/3 veteran teams back for some more action. Some indecisive coach still hasn't chosen his team with less than 48 hours until it starts, I called him for info but all I got back from him was some gibberish about mushrooms. So don't blame me for the fact that there are 11 teams in the lineup.

1) lawastooshort's MasterCheesers, la is a great coach and has a high quality team here. I predict a return to the olden days of la winning with Skaven... what was that? Season 2?
2) Daigaro's Orc team - the only high-valued team (apart from the joke that is Team Shrek), this makes them well placed to have a strong season and injure a lot of people.
3) Notjarvis' Bad For Thy Elf - after a pretty decent opening season, I think they could go higher this time round, now notj is familiar with them.
4) id3nt1ty's Fables! - they usually finish here or hearabouts.
5) Raveen's MarS Spiders - This new elf team are coming along nicely. Can Raveen adjust to this new style of play? The pre-season friendlies suggest yes.
6) Idanmel's One Hit Wonderz - A solid mid table position on Idan's return.
7) Moose's Fistful of Boomstick - This undead team is starting to turn into a team to be feared. After a poor opening they ended last season strongly.
Daigaro's Dwarf team - paper thin weirdos with beardos!
9) WelshGandalf's Team Shrek - hilariously over-valued, and with a freak that is an agility 4 ogre. Giggles and injuries aplenty are expected, but mostly ogres boneheading.
10) Red Lion Three's Nermal Distribution - a new underworld team. Not the best race, at early value. Going on coach's recent form however, a cup final awaits...
11) Abom's Punch Dummies - bottom of the league but top for entertainment!

Ooh that is some top top class dementia or mindgames.

Nice mix of teams and values, everyone's got a couple of season's experience, the three statistically inferior teams have their inferiority offset by 1/being the most developed and violent team in the league+reigning champion 2/being current cup champion and 3/being cup runner up with the physically, spiritually, and morally best blood bowl roster yet to have been created. edit: biggest league for some time too! Should be an excellent season

I like Gandalf's approach of a theoretical prediction table taking into account all those people who can't decide yet. Here goes:


1) Red Lion Three's Nermal Distribution - Is this a moral league table? No? Bother. I might be wrong then. Underworld take a few games to get going, and even when they get going they aren't actually very good. Can't stay on the pitch. Aren't that fast. Low on strength. By goodness they can be murderous though. I personally hope Red Lion beats me 4-0 and kills 7 of my rats.

2) Notjarvis' Bad For Thy Elf - The only thing stopping NJ from reaching the top this season is he'll be too focused on predicting himself to lose in the predictions thread and not on the action on the pitch. Dark elves are one of the top top teams and NJ one of our top top coaches.

3) WelshGandalf's Team Shrek - Gandalf's put himself third from last, forgetting the ogres were runners up two seasons ago and he won the league one season ago. If this was football manager, the board's expectations would be to be in or around the top 2. admin edit - la got Nurgles and Ogres confused

4) Idanmel's One Hit Wonderz - Idan's a good coach and it's marvelous to have him back. Lizards are one of the teams to have won the league. I don't get his pop culture youth music references though.

5) Raveen's MarS Spiders - As long as they don't all die the Pro Elves are going to score a lot and win and sidestep. It would be a fitting tribute to one of my cultural heroes if they won every game, which I think would be a first.

6) Daigaro's Orc team - Daigaro will forget to ever score and spend all his time blitzing with Gertrude and strolling about with Pirlorc SPP farming. He'll enjoy this but probably still complain.

7) id3nt1ty's Fables! - I think ID still hasn't psychologically recovered from the injuries to his beloved werewolves. They're a well-rounded team though and should do much better than 7th.

Moose's Fistful of Boomstick - It's likely this is the season where Moose blossoms in tune with his team. The team are fearsome and the end of last season showed that Moose is now competitive and experienced.

9) lawastooshort's MasterCheesers - Of course I am polite, and of course I'd like to win, but the Mastercheesers so far are very fragile and on a run of 2 losses in 2. The coach may be continually distracted, gazing longingly towards the underworld and wondering why he left his one true blood bowl love.

10) Daigaro's Black Country Dwarf team - Daigaro will forget to ever score and spend all his time blitzing with the trollslayers and strolling about with his "runners" throwing the ball directly to the enemy player standing in the endzone. He'll enjoy playing any team with Dodge or no legs.

11) Abom's Punch Dummies - It's traditional I suppose to put the stuntiest team in last, but let's not forget Abom is reigning cup champion and a good risk taking coach and will be enjoying himself.

lawastooshort wrote:3) WelshGandalf's Team Shrek - Gandalf's put himself third from last, forgetting the ogres were runners up two seasons ago and he won the league one season ago.

I think you're getting Nurgle (2 seasons ago, finished 2nd somehow) and Orges (3 seasons ago, finished bottom half I think) confused. As it is you've predicted a team with 6 wins 3 draws and 12 defeats to finish 3rd. lol. http://gandalfgames.net/bbdb/team.php?team_id=2

Making predictions for Team Shrek by looking at the Everglades is farcical! Alex Ferguson couldn't win the league with Carlisle...

Really? When the Cheesesophers won, you were second with Nurgle and not Ogres? Serves me right for paying attention to the children and not looking up my stats I guess.

And I like farcical. It's one of my favourite things. I will not be revising my predictions in light of these revelations.


edit: that was an excellent season with Nurgle, by the way.

Phwooooar, predictions. Righto.

WINNERS: The MasturBaters - La cheats with GutterLickers and the blatantly cheating, overpowered Claw skill (which both FlawVermin cheat and get) and beats everyone, apart from RedLion, who somehow manages to beat him 5-0 without suffering a single casualty all game.

RUNNER UP: (Predicting yourself to lose is) Bad For Thy Elf. Dark Elves + Not noobs anymore + NJ = just missing out to La on the final day of the season.

3rd: Feebles - Law of averages after playing so much means they get 3rd place as a Long Service Medal.

4th: One Hit One-ders (you missed a trick there Idan) Everyone is overjoyed that Idan's back and lets him win a bit.

5th: Team Shrek. Ogres kill lots, snotlings miraculously survive (unsuprisingly) the entire season, and everyone hates Dalf's Ogredancer.

6th: Fistful of Wombsick (Sounds horrid doesn't it?) - Mummies kill lots along with scoring miraculous TDs.

7th: Redlion's Undergirls - Tough crowd; get killed a bit but add a few draws to the 3-point erection gift from La.

8th: Bowie's lot - After being murdered by nearly everyone the last surviving Bowie makes the end of the season and proclaims "Bugger this, I'm off back to space".

9th: Abom's gobbos - It's a race to see who gets murdered more between these fellas and the Bowies; but the gobbos are more equipped to murder themselves with bombs. No match ratings below 16/20 though.

10th: Whichever team I play; probably due to what La said. Gerty/burgeoning star Trollslayer to get murdered early on in the season.

@la I love how you start your post with "that's some top top class dementia" and then proceed to get my teams confused. Since you didn't/won't, I've edited your post in an obvious fashion to point out the factual inaccuracy.

I think Daigaro's got my team the highest it could possibly be, though my snotlings do tend to die, I'm not hiring the apothecary the Everglades have, Team Shrek can't afford him/her. As ever the aim is to win at least 1 game, and if I score a TD in a game that counts as a success.

Now for this week!

The first matches are:
Punch Dummies vs Bad For Thy Elf? = DARK ELVES
The Mastercheesers vs Team Shrek = SKAVEN (a new Skaven team, might have a chance, but this is not a new team, they have played the equivalent of a whole season)
The Nermal Distribution vs Fables! = DRAW (this is red lion we are talking about)
One Hit Wonderz vs MarS Spiders = DRAW (tough one to call)
A Fistful of Boomstick vs Orkly Ducklingz = ORCKS

Well, child-related sleep loss is very similar to dementia.

Elves, Skaven, Necro, Lizards, Undead.

Exclusive interview - Growly Lineblocker talks to Red Lion Three at the pre-season training ground:

https://youtu.be/6vKGycseHLk

Predictions for the season:

1 Team Shrek
2 Orkly Ducklingz
3 Fistful of Boomstick
4 Bad For Thy Elf
5 Black Country Dwarves
6 MarS Spiders
7 Fables
8 MasterCheesers
9 One Hit Wonderz
10 The Nermal Distribution!!
11 Punch Dummies

And finally predictions for today's games:

Dark Elves to win
Team Shrek to win
The Nermal Distribution!!
One Hit Wonders to win
Ducklingz to win

Bravo Red Lion, Bravo indeedy.

That's amazing¡