“After our last match against the beardy mundanes it was good to see a team take the pitch who looked like they knew how to party. They even brought their own cow! Kinnnn-ky!

It was a good day to be dead although it didn't start out looking that way. The first half was largely marked by a lackluster performance by the unconventional conventioneers. Columbia had been out late last night and was looking a little clueless, though she didn't really zone out until the second half, and a number of failed blocks and dodges saw the Slaves steal the ball away from us and score in the middle of the first half. President Nixon (who had an exceptionally good game, for him) managed to pick up the ball on the first try on the next drive but was unable to complete the pass to Riff-Raff, standing in the endzone, that would have tied the game (for once I can't really blame Tricky Dick, it was a long bomb and he did get it over there, although a trifle wildly, after intially bobbling).

We scored two casulties in the first half, a BH on beastman Fakorut the Tormented when Columbia made a valiant effort to prevent the Slaves' first half TD by taking out the ball carrier and an SI groin sprain on beastman Sonova. This set up our strategy for the second half: victory through attrition. The opposition undermanned, the deadites were able to build a screen that allowed former President Nixon to run the ball into the endzone (this seems to be his forte, too bad we gave him Pass....) to tie the game.

By the time overtime rolled around we had removed Lkalur the Wretched and Bull the Stupid as well and almost sent Soulsplitter the Overseer off the pitch with broken ribs, but the Slaves' apothecary intervened. Four men down, the Slaves were selected to receive the kick-off in overtime but Nuffle decided to toy with them cruelly and granted the deadites a blitz. After a brief scuffle for the ball, The Criminologist finally scooped it up and took it on a strange journey to the endzone for the winning TD.

Our fan factor issues continue. Despite causing five casulties and scoring two touchdowns we only managed to break even. Even our "Free Garter and Fishnets" promotion failed to bring in the crowds.

All was not lost, however. We finally raised enough money that we had to decide whether to buy a team re-roll or replace Riff-Raff with a more reliable handyman. Good, skilled help being hard to find Frank decided to retain his services for now and we bought the re-roll (which we look forward to seeing used up by former President Nixon....) This decision left us with enough spare cash for Frank to buy the eleven secret herbs and spices he needed to re-animate Dr. Everett Von Scott. We all look forward to the resumption of his stunt wheelchair driving performance during the half-time show....”