“After drawing a bye in round one, the Misery faced off against the rapidly ascending swarm of Skaven known as Compare the Meerkat. The newcomers brought their fans with them, but the Misery stoically set up to receive. Despite being quick on their feet the Misery opened with some disappointing blocks and failed to inflict the mayhem and fear they so needed. The Meerkat counterattacked but the Misery held the line. The Misery counter push came with some punch! Cxalk'gnil knocked one out, Z'odra badly hurt another, and then Gedney struck. In an effort to rile up the Misery assault he viciously stomped a line rat to death, gleefully hurling insults at the booing Meerkat fans. So hard did he stomp, that not even the medical teams could piece the creature back together. Reeling in the face of Gedney's vicious behaviour the Meerkats swarmed The Beast and a syringe appeared from nowhere, and The Beast was left unconscious. The Misery tripped one fleeing Meerkat, and a well placed (but more subtle) boot from Vincent Bluesnake ended another of the creatures. A contingent of Misery players broke off to engage the fleeing rats, while the others continued to shield Mr_Foulscumm and the ball as he headed to the end zone. The contingent that engaged the rats found themselves falling prey to the creatures, as one after another they were rendered unconscious. Some came back to life shortly after, but it would become apparent later that the others were victims of poison. Mr_Foulscumm handed the ball of to TheSpoonyBard and the Misery continued to screen and run the clock down. The Meerkats gave chase and knocked out Woodstock with their poisoned claws. The Misery formed up and TheSpoonyBard went to score, but tripped and lost the ball in to the crowd. Seeing his opportunity a rookie Meerkat made a break for it, received a pass, and scored. With the half ended 0-1 in favour of the Meerkats, the disappointed Misery prepared to defend. However their poisoned comrades would not return to the pitch, and they were badly outnumbered. It became clear that despite their fireballs and lightning being conspicuously absent, the foul sorcerers that tormented the Misery so were still present. Remembering how dangerous the Misery could be, the Meerkats played conservatively and hid the ball deep in their half, while making tentative forays in to the Misery territory. Mr_Foulscumm made his break. He looped around the cautious Meerkats, and effectively forced half the team to follow him. Despite their best efforts the Meerkats could not bring him down, and the rest of the Misery saw to the remaining Meerkats whose tentative foray had gone wrong. With the Misery advancing in to their half the Meerkats made their break. The Misery wheeled and chase after them. Z'odra smashed the leg out from under a Meerkat and left him rolling off the pitch, while the rest of the Misery grappled with the remaining screen. Unable to shift the defenders, the Meerkats scored quickly under pressure. With time left to play the Misery set up, determined to force over time despite being down 0-2. However their comrades remained in the dugout suffering from poison. The ball went deep, but Mr_Foulscumm collected it and prepared to throw a long pass. The Meerkats swarmed the Misery receivers and jabbed Manbush with another poisoned needle. TheSpoonyBard tried to get away, but tripped again. Laying prone he simply died of shame. Vincent Bluesnake saw what was happening and made a break for it. The pass from Mr_Foulscumm was true, but the gore slicked hands of Vincent Bluesnake had no traction, and the ball bounced away from him as the buzzer rang. Eliminated from the Bob Borc Cup the disappointed Misery trundled home. Further training would be needed.”