“Dwarf of the Match: Harid Bardtongue

An excerpt from Coach Knut Rockie’s post-match press conference held deep in the bowels of Candlesmith park…

Scriven Ironquill, the reporter for the sports section of the journal ‘The Old Times of Kazad Dum’ rose to ask a question…

Ironquill: “Coach Rockie how do you react to claims that some of your players continued to hit their opponents while they were lying on the ground?”
Rockie: ”Why that’s an outrageous suggestion, there’s a referee hired to look out for that sort of thing sonny.”
IQ: “You mean the same referee who mysteriously disappeared at half-time after accepting a ‘gift’ from the 40miners fans?”
R: “well… I …”
IQ: “Coach, I’m going to put this bluntly. If your team had pulled that stunt against Orcs, Goblins or even Elves myself and the other members of the press would all be applauding you… but to do it against Dwarves, your own kind, Frankly sir, that was below you”
R: “Look, we’d lost some players in the first half and I told the lads to hit harder in the second to try and even up the numbers. I didn’t hear coach Shaykhan complaining of anything untoward.”

At this point Gufri Grunes, editor of the Zan Branziskol Herald, interrupted…

Grunes: “Coach Shaykhan was keeping a dignified silence he didn’t want to add fuel to an already inflamed diplomatic incident...”
Rockie: “inflamed? Diplomatic incident? Whatever do you mean?”
GG: “I thought they’d told you coach. The 40miners Owner, your boss, Eddy D. Bardhollow Jr, had just set up a deal with King Bloodhammer IV for an order of mining engines, this match was arranged as a celebration of that event. Well, King Bloodhammer’s ambassador has just informed me that the order has been cancelled. This will cost him thousands of Gold crowns”

Suddenly Eddy D. Bardhollow Jr’s secretary, Krom Redbeard entered the press room.

Redbeard: "Coach Rockie, Mr Bardhollow would like to see you now.”

Noting this the coach turned to the assembled press saying…

Rockie: “Ahem, we will have to continue this discussion later. I have to go now. I may be some time.”
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