“The team had just managed to save some money in order to help out in the injury crisis that has plagued us throughout Season 3… however, News that Sylvania, an already superior team, had hired the count it seemed clear that the money would have to be spent elsewhere, indeed a counter offer to the Count ensured he didn’t turn up for Sylvania… the Count must be loaded by now.

Just as we hoped things wouldn’t get any worse, the Necromancers quickly ruled out Star Mummy Mikel due toa reoccurring injury, leaving the defence to an inexperienced Mummy, Enaut.

And so… when the Manager led the team onto the pitch in a less than graceful fashion still clutching an opened bottle of Bloodweiser, it was clear to see the season had started to take its toll.

At the kick off Sylvania received and “Got The Ref”, the Manager probably opened another bottle – but we could not see for sure.

Sylvania made a terrifying storm up the field, and although they seemed to be moving in the right direction, with rumours circulating of their retirement after the season, their were thoughts in the Real fans minds that this may actually be a planned massacre where someone’s odd choice of weapon just happened to be a ball.

A blitz by a Sylvania Mummy finally killed off long suffering Real Team captain (Already carrying two career injuries), Gerardo García. Real needed convincing no further and took the remaining 4 or 5 players away from the slaughter. With nothing else to hit or foul, Sylvania got bored and decided to see what happened when they carry the odd oval shaped thing into the End Zone.

1 – 0

The odds of a return score against the clock wasn’t likely… however when Sylvania seemed to just want to continue in the slaughter and congregated around Real’s Star player, the Ghoulish Díaz de Cerio, and sent him back to the after life, it seemed Real had a chance, only helped by Enaut returning the favour and Killing one of Sylvania’s Wights.
Sylvania then pulled back their men for a token gesture of a defence. An ineffectual blitz left the Real’s Ghoul to make two tricky dodges which he promptly failed at the first.

The second half and Real had 11 men again, albeit minus a niggled Mummy and its two best players who were discussing the beauties of not having to play for Real again in the RIP box.
Nonetheless, Real took to the pitch, keen to make the most of perhaps a weak defensive setup.

Enaut knocked Sylvania’s Mummy to the floor and with the aid of two other Zombies and then Juanito’s boot sent him to the KO box, making the task much simpler. The rest of the tough Real Zombies waded in to tie up Wights, Mummies, Zombies anything they could, indeed the talented Zombies were more than a match for Sylvania’s. Sylvania took its Ghouls deep to cover, but the Real offensive cage at the sidelines, made up of a rookie mummy and two Zombies, seemed enough to ward them away.

Real managed to stall until almost the final moments… but Sylvania had manage to tear their players from Real’s and encourage a slightly early score. 1 – 1

Still, Sylvania had a lot to do and no room for mistake if they were to win, so when they tried to sprint a reluctant Mummy and he fell, it was over.

Real’s record at Sylvania may not have put another win in the column but their undefeated record against them persists and their fight to avoid relegation is still alive!
A final game at Karak will tell for sure, but now with a team that even a lowly Conference side would be disgusted at having, the outlook is not optimistic.

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PML is a tough opponent at the best of times, but when you’re giving away 20+TS, your star Mummy niggles out, he GTR and you soon find yourself without your other 2 best players… it’s an impossible victory. To say I was pleased to get the draw is a gross understatement, I managed to lose to other Prem teams this season with a better line up.

The one good thing about the Injury crisis this season is that my Zombies have skilled up due to the lack of positional players and have now formed a good base to the team… if we have to go all next season with some skilled Zombies only, then we could do worse.

GG PML97.


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