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The Catastraphonic Carnival They are loud, far too loud to play. Having travelled the Old World for many years as a rather unsuccesful circus these folk decided that playing BloodBowl might be a better occupation - how wrong can you be? Nevertheless the sad little caravan is now moving around the Old World playing what ever opponents will face them. The current travels have taken them along the edge of the World Edge's mountains, half of their first 6 games were played against Dwarves. This seemed to suit the Carnival quite nicely as the won their first two games against the bearded folk. Overall progress has been slowed down slightly by the loss against the Subway Rats and the narrow defeat against the Short Hill Giants. The team has been doing fine of late still with an above "500" Winning ratio but a hefty blow was the pay dispute / reoccuring injury with Bruce the Strong - depends who you believe on that one I guess. After the "retirement" of Bruce a new puncher has been found Ludger has performed well during his first few outings and has already improved his skills. Unfortunately we have to report a further departure - long suffering Mario - the punching bag of the team has had one too many injuries, after being severally beaten several times, more or less killed, all these knocks took their toll and he started suffering from recurring headaches while learning a new skill. He is greatly mourned.It now appears as though Bruce and Mario's retirements were not flukes or lazyness as Pierro el Zidino also sustained a niggling injury while training for his second skill. He had shown incredible fury and made great progress with his frenzied attacks but now is complaining about constant foot pains.Redhammer concluded that their skills coach was being bribed by some unknown rival coach. The team has tarred and feathered up their old skills coach is now urgently looking for a new one.After all the retirement worries, the team went on a decent run playing successfully against some revived characters and the like, not loosing in 5 successive games - only then to run into a nasty bunch of wood elves. Although stand in thrower Reinhard did a storming job with 4 completions, equalling Ignacio's team record in his first game - the troupe got trounced by the elves and reliable Walter was severally hurt (recovery questionable).What the team really needs is a new apothecary. not ony did he not save poor Walter, now Maria was killed and he did nothing meaningful to save her (or him). A massive drive went underway the team complete 3 quick games in a day* to get ready for the Warpstone open, brutal harsh but amazing advances were made on the training ground - although the games were really not worthy of note except that they got a very mild revenge on Dwarves in High Heels - a win at least. Then came the: and a match against Porklift; and it all went down the drain. Porklift mishandled the Carnival so badly, leaving 3 dead, 3 bh and 1 seriously injured in a narrow win - killing of all remains of the original triplet of Tilean linemen.It is going to be difficult to rebuild from here, lets see if Redhammer can get the team back on track, although this is unlikely as the first game after the debacle goes the same way as the Porklift game - khemrabien; caused 8 cas against him. The last game against bila ruka looked like a bit of a more solid performance but was a further loss. The troupe has had the honour of playing against the possibly most famous team of all startrek.nl a furth er amazing performance by startrek.nl - the bravest of all elves were beaten down by a nasty virus, apparently it prevented them from smelling flowers & perfumes. In disgust a punch of the guys did not even play. If all the elves had been on board, the game would certainly have not ended 3-1 to the troupe. The troupe is continuing on the road to recovery having won the next came 3:0 against a Khemri side on their home turf in the blistering heat, they main problem facing the troupe now is that a further training injury now leaves 3 players permanently doubtful - coach Redhammer has to make a decision soon on who to let go.More games have been played and they have been of mixed quality to say the least. The troupe is getting outpunched by dandelioneaters, mice and all kinds of littel stupid things and this is proving to be a real problem. The team apothecary is still a liabilty and when will they find a skills coach that will show them how to hit hard and how to tackle.More bad news for the troupe - not only did Heinrich the Elusive injury himself during strength training, now the same has happened to Igancio Iluminus, their absolute star player. Redhammer is pondering what to do with him now.Going from weakness to weakness a continuing streak of BASHLESSNESS has caused the troupe to loose the 2nd oger and a couple of blitzers. After another pounding by the Power of Pro they will face a real uphill struggle now, the next game will be with only 11 players on the pitch. They have struggled from a fan exodus, their remaining 9 groups of fans are not filling the coffers quickly enough.So the demi-century game will be a big step for the troupe can they end the BASH-SLUMP, can they generate some INCOME, can they return players to fitness and regain fans?Its still too early to answer those questions but some stability has returned to the side but now a new worry has come up old hand Ignacio Iluminus - Centurion Passer - has now been injured in training again. He will start missing more and more games if this continues. Tough choices once again for Coach Redhammer to face: Shall he give the old hand the chance to make it to the top of the active human passers leaderboard? ; It seems the faith put into Ignacio has generally paid off, so far he has missed only a few games and continued to pass like magic. The bashlessness has continued however. After a brief respite the troupe received 12 cas in 2 games to put them back into their unrightful place. The last couple games have been hard on the team, knocking back their win percentage, reducing their number of blitzers further with the niggling injury to their iconic Knut Knoerrson.The only recent bright spot was the team's first Larson scored by Bartholomaeus der Mönch against Super Rats 2nd XI. Win Loss Difference Touchdown Difference Casualty Difference * these training games were on fumbbl birthday and will no be listed in the official honours list below Awards: /> King of Spades Bartholomaeus der Mönch for scoring a Larson against Super Rats 2nd XI on 2007-09-16 King of Hearts Maria the Bearded Woman for making the ultimate BB sacrifice against Mombai Buccaneers on 2007-01-01 Ivan Wodkalescu for being "Rockied" against Porklift on 2007-01-06 Walter von der Stummwalde biting the dust against Porklift on 2007-01-06 Carlo killed by Rocky in the battle against Porklift on 2007-01-06 Dirk van Kaaten for passing to a worse life against Dead Bunnies United on 2007-01-11 Heinrich the Elusive was murdered by Koebes Kings on 2007-02-05 Frederic de la Grange was torn apart by the crowd Where is Se Money, Lebowski on 2007-02-28 Rolf der Haarige could not be saved by the apothecaryWhere is Se Money, Lebowski on 2007-02-28 Ludger Lightfoot was fataly hit by a pebble Action Orcs! on 2007-07-23 Carlettino was murdered by a dandelion from Beginging on 2007-11-07 Gotthilf der Geißler was malovolently kicked while down by Schmerztal Darkbones on 2007-11-10 Queen of Hearts Mario was nearly transported to the next life[revived RIP] Barricades Arise on 2006-09-30 Carlo who had seen the bright light briefly [revived RIP] Karatatze Wumbatze on 2006-10-15 Der Burkhardt for really getting smacked [revived RIP and then BH] against SciFi on 2006-11-21 Fabioletto just escaping the reaper in the revenge against Dwarves on High Heels on 2007-01-05 Reinhard the Stableboy putting his body totally on the line [revived RIP] against Wesel At Its Best on 2007-10-04 Queen of Spades Dirk van Kaaten for being the people favourite 2007-01-04 to 06 Helden der Nation, Dwarves on High Heels and Porklift; (3 successive MVP awards) Queen of Clubs Der Burkhardt for a CAS hattrick against Leeching Lizards on 2006-08-20 Skjoern the Human Penguin for a CAS hattrick against Swarm Fighters on 2007-11-11 Queen of Diamonds Houdinov the Phantom for a TD hattrick against Dead Bunnies United on 2007-01-10 Jack of Clubs Igancio Iluminus for a killing block [RIP] against Mombai Buccaneers on 2006-08-26 for a send a greenskin to neverneverland [RIP] against Action Orcs on 2008-07-24 Ludger Lightfoot for complete shrinking of a Chaos Dwarf [RIP] against Karatatze Wumbatze on 2006-10-15 Houdinov the Phantom for doing his duty as an Ratminator [RIP] against Dont Shoot The Messenger! on 2006-11-12 Eric "the Shark" Nerhus for 'retiring' an opposing player[RIP] against Fabulous Fanatics on 2007-08-19 Bartholomaeus der Mönch for putting a Gobbo in his place [RIP] against Moneymakers on 2008-07-22 Jack of Hearts Mario having a permanent (?) cracked skull from [-AV] from Keep It Family Friendly on 2006-08-23 for taking one for the team [SI] against Spliff Snacks on 2006-08-27 and for a further thumping against Wrangor Allstars on 2006-09-09 Pierro El Zidino for getting concussed [SI] against Short Hill Giants on 2006-09-03 Houdinov the Phantom for having his arm broken [SI] against Wrangor Allstars on 2006-09-09and getting beat up [SI] against Dwarves on High Heels on 2006-12-20 Carlo for his jaw broken by a foul [SI] by SciFi on 2006-11-21 Fabioletto for spleen & toughness reduced (-AV) by Red Flagon of Justice on 2006-10-24for being brutalised [SI] by Dwarves on High Heels on 2006-12-20 Walter von der Stummwalde for being brutalised [SI] by Dwarves on High Heels on 2006-12-20 Frederic de la Grange being beaten on the head [SI] by khemrabien on 2007-01-06 Carletto for having his legs broken [SI] by khemrabien on 2007-01-06 for having his ankle smashed [-MA] by Kraman Koege Roosters on 2007-01-23 for getting his head knocked about [SI] Landlubbers on 2007-02-08 Skjoern the Human Penguin getting a limp [-MA] by Where is Se Money, Lebowski on 2007-02-28 for getting a peg leg [-MA] Clan Eshin Renegades on 2007-05-06 had his neck broken by a rock [-AG] Action Orcs! on 2008-07-24 Rough Rude Roger being roughed up [SI] & patched up by Action Orcs! on 2007-07-23 and then getting broken [-Str] in the same game Action Orcs! on 2007-07-23 Zarthar the Surrounder being kneecapped [-Ma] by Wache Ankh Morpork on 2007-09-09 [url="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b389/Redhammer_the_old/Cat-Development.png" alt=""] After a decent start to and great development the last few games have totally destroyed the great record the Carnival looked to be building. For a while it looked as though they could climb out of the hole but they have reached a new lowpoint recently.

		For					Against
Opponent	Race	TV	SPP	Cas	Gold	Score	TV	SPP	Cas	Gold	Gate
Saphery Snake-Eyes	High Elf	1000k	13	0/0/0	50k	2 - 1	970k	12	0/1/0	70k	73k
Leeching Lizards	Lizardmen	1030k	15	3/2/0	30k	0 - 0	1210k	7	1/0/0	40k	43k
Keep It Family Friendly	Dwarf	1100k	24	2/2/0	50k	3 - 0	1120k	9	1/1/0	40k	58k
Mombai Buccaneers	Skaven	1210k	15	1/0/1	90k	1 - 2	1120k	17	1/0/0	90k	62k
Spliff Snacks	Dwarf	1330k	19	0/3/0	30k	2 - 1	1240k	15	3/0/0	80k	45k
Short Hill Giants	Dwarf	1400k	9	0/0/0	80k	1 - 2	1510k	17	1/1/0	70k	64k
Wrangor Allstars	Orc	1500k	9	0/0/0	40k	1 - 1	1500k	14	1/2/0	80k	73k
Where Is Se Money, Lebowski	Dark Elf	1500k	16	0/2/0	60k	2 - 2	1670k	14	0/0/0	50k	67k
Random Nobles	High Elf	1600k	24	3/1/0	50k	2 - 2	1550k	16	0/1/0	30k	65k
Barricades Arise	High Elf	1640k	15	0/1/0	30k	2 - 1	1640k	16	1/0/1	20k	64k
Mombai Buccaneers	Skaven	1710k	14	0/2/0	60k	1 - 1	1710k	13	1/1/0	40k	51k
Spliff Snacks	Dwarf	1660k	11	1/0/0	30k	1 - 0	1580k	5	0/0/0	40k	72k
Karatatze Wumbatze	Chaos Dwarf	1710k	18	2/1/1	60k	1 - 1	1780k	14	1/0/1	60k	73k
Nightbearers	Dark Elf	1790k	23	2/2/0	30k	2 - 3	1650k	20	0/0/0	80k	79k
Red Flagon of Justice	Necromantic	1800k	14	1/0/0	40k	3 - 0	1770k	9	1/1/1	50k	66k
Oh Really	Shambling Undead	1760k	18	1/2/0	50k	2 - 1	1620k	9	1/0/0	50k	97k
Dont Shoot The Messenger!	Skaven	1850k	22	2/1/1	60k	2 - 1	1850k	9	0/0/0	30k	82k
Discworld XVI	Dark Elf	1920k	17	1/0/0	30k	2 - 2	1980k	18	1/1/0	40k	76k
SciFi	Orc	1970k	15	1/0/0	40k	2 - 1	1980k	15	1/2/1	50k	93k
Dwarves on High Heels	Wood Elf	2050k	15	0/0/0	20k	2 - 3	1800k	21	1/3/0	40k	85k
Mombai Buccaneers	Skaven	2100k	12	0/0/0	20k	2 - 2	1920k	15	0/0/1	10k	72k
Ratface Rangers	Skaven	2050k	22	2/1/0	60k	3 - 5	2080k	31	1/1/0	60k	84k
Manasseh Demons	Skaven	2150k	13	1/0/0	40k	1 - 4	2380k	29	1/3/0	30k	83k
Helden der Nation	Necromantic	2220k	13	0/2/0	20k	1 - 2	2250k	15	2/0/2	30k	87k
Dwarves on High Heels	Wood Elf	2210k	16	1/1/0	60k	2 - 1	2060k	11	1/0/1	50k	88k
Porklift	Orc	2310k	10	0/0/0	40k	1 - 2	2660k	25	3/1/3	40k	80k
khemrirabien	Khemri	2110k	13	0/1/0	0k	1 - 2	2210k	27	6/2/0	30k	66k
Bila ruka	Orc	2130k	15	1/0/0	60k	2 - 3	2290k	21	2/0/1	60k	100k
Dead Bunnies United	Shambling Undead	2220k	19	0/0/0	20k	3 - 3	2240k	18	0/0/1	50k	111k
BlockHead'z	Lizardmen	2120k	28	3/3/0	30k	3 - 1	2050k	8	0/0/0	30k	68k
Legendary startrek.nl	Wood Elf	2210k	15	0/0/0	50k	3 - 1	3010k	15	0/0/0	0k	86k
No Alive Allowed	Khemri	2290k	21	2/0/0	0k	3 - 0	2270k	7	1/0/0	20k	79k
Koege Roosters	Dwarf	2080k	13	0/0/0	50k	2 - 2	2130k	16	1/1/0	40k	119k
Koebes Kings	High Elf	2160k	17	1/0/0	30k	2 - 1	2130k	13	0/0/1	30k	81k
Landlubbers	Skaven	2040k	21	1/0/0	70k	3 - 4	2400k	21	0/1/0	60k	106k
Mary Juana's Favourites	Wood Elf	2140k	16	0/1/0	50k	2 - 4	2240k	29	1/1/0	30k	95k
Fighting Albinos	Dwarf	2040k	17	0/0/0	20k	3 - 1	1970k	10	1/0/0	40k	81k
Urban_Legends	Orc	2100k	18	1/0/1	20k	2 - 0	2020k	11	2/0/0	50k	86k
Defenders of Gondor	Human	2160k	12	0/1/1	60k	1 - 2	2410k	13	2/0/0	40k	131k
Where Is Se Money, Lebowski	Dark Elf	2240k	25	0/2/0	10k	3 - 3	2150k	23	0/1/2	50k	71k
Mutina_Grudgebearers	Dwarf	2160k	9	0/0/0	30k	1 - 2	2100k	14	1/0/0	40k	68k
Drakwald Strippers	Wood Elf	2210k	23	3/0/0	10k	3 - 3	2010k	25	1/1/0	20k	100k
Clan Eshin Renegades	Skaven	2260k	18	0/0/0	50k	3 - 4	2280k	27	1/1/0	60k	109k
Action Orcs!	Orc	2340k	19	0/0/0	10k	4 - 2	2320k	16	1/0/0	20k	98k
No Pow! Till Brooklyn	Dark Elf	2300k	18	3/0/0	30k	1 - 1	2220k	20	3/2/0	20k	86k
Doom stones	Orc	2350k	21	1/0/1	60k	3 - 2	2360k	14	0/0/0	30k	85k
Action Orcs!	Orc	2460k	7	0/0/0	0k	0 - 2	2430k	21	2/3/0	30k	61k
Dwarves on High Heels	Wood Elf	2220k	25	2/0/0	30k	3 - 2	2060k	17	0/0/0	50k	72k
Power of Pro	Human	2300k	20	1/1/0	10k	3 - 3	2310k	30	1/4/1	30k	72k
Dakka Dagga	Orc	2230k	9	0/0/0	10k	0 - 1	1850k	13	1/0/1	20k	57k
Fabulous Fanatics	Human	2250k	24	2/0/1	70k	2 - 1	2250k	13	1/0/0	30k	89k
Yourselves	Chaos	2380k	19	0/1/0	40k	3 - 1	2150k	18	3/2/0	30k	80k
Killing TheBot	Elf	2350k	11	1/0/0	10k	0 - 3	2280k	30	6/1/0	40k	106k
Wache Ankh Morpork	Orc	2270k	14	1/1/0	40k	1 - 2	2130k	22	1/2/0	40k	69k
Super Rats 2nd XI	Skaven	2260k	20	3/0/0	50k	1 - 3	2340k	17	1/0/0	80k	140k
Wesel At Its Best	Human	2100k	24	2/0/0	60k	3 - 1	2090k	17	3/0/1	60k	86k
Beginging	Wood Elf	2200k	20	0/1/0	40k	2 - 4	2110k	24	1/0/1	10k	71k
Schmerztal Darkbones	Necromantic Horror	2120k	13	1/0/0	0k	1 - 1	2330k	12	4/1/1	0k	60k
That's Thrall, Folks!	Vampire	2060k	11	0/0/0	60k	0 - 2	2000k	12	2/2/1	70k	83k
Swarm Fighters	Human	1940k	26	3/1/1	40k	2 - 3	1380k	23	0/4/0	60k	61k
Guri Guzzi	Skaven	2000k	16	0/4/0	40k	0 - 2	1660k	14	0/0/0	60k	62k
Dino's On Dope	Lizardmen	2070k	19	1/0/0	0k	2 - 3	1720k	15	0/0/0	60k	79k
mutant dogs	Chaos	2110k	17	4/0/0	30k	1 - 1	2270k	19	3/2/1	20k	54k
Moneymakers	Ogre	2180k	12	1/0/1	60k	0 - 3	2710k	20	4/1/0	50k	88k
Soldiers from Holywood	Orc	2140k	10	0/0/0	50k	0 - 1	2050k	19	3/0/1	60k	88k
Action Orcs	Orc	2210k	18	0/0/1	10k	2 - 2	2110k	13	1/0/0	30k	94k
Dark God Khaine´s Minions	Dark Elf	2260k	13	0/0/0	0k	2 - 1	2200k	14	0/1/1	50k	72k
Ogres Inc	Ogre	2300k	18	0/0/0	0k	3 - 2	2580k	17	0/2/1	30k	61k
Drakenhöff Dental School	Vampire	2050k	11	1/0/1	0k	0 - 3	1890k	17	2/1/0	50k	54k
This is what Orcs do..Win!	Orc	2020k	12	0/0/0	40k	1 - 1	1960k	13	1/0/0	10k	73k
No Sisters of Mercy	Amazon	2080k	15	0/0/0	20k	2 - 1	1830k	16	2/1/0	50k	97k
Bergsjon Bimbos	Amazon	2130k	11	1/0/0	60k	0 - 2	1980k	13	0/1/0	70k	99k
Gutter Gods	Orc	2200k	9	0/0/0	0k	0 - 2	2070k	21	0/2/1	40k	76k
Mostly Luck	Skaven	2210k	16	0/0/1	20k	2 - 2	2630k	13	0/1/0	0k	81k
Satanika	Chaos Chosen	2270k	6	0/0/0	40k	0 - 3	2230k	26	3/2/0	50k	66k
Hulksters	Human	2320k	14	1/0/0	0k	2 - 0	2330k	7	3/1/0	0k	58k