Shireroth Football/Soccer

[Liam conToketi]

Well, now that Shireroth is my only citizenship, I should be spending a bit more time here. I want to do something useful, so how about I get Shireroth's sports going, starting with football (or soccer, however you want to call it). First, is the government in general support of such an organizaiton? Second, are there people willing to manage teams (it's not as hard as it sounds)?

[Jess]

sure why not?

[Erik Mortis]

I'm neither here nor there on the issue. It's been done before...

[Jonas]

I'm neither here nor there on the issue. It's been done before...

I don't remember you disapproved it. But also I don't remember you approved it...

[Erik Mortis]

I may or may not have...

[Liam conToketi]

So...is there generally no interest? Should I bother?

[Jess]

YES!!! I'll own the Naudia'Diva Divas!

[Prodigy Almighty]

I dunno, I've never been a big fan of futbol.... *shrug*

[hypatias mom]

I'm afraid I'm a baseball fan, myself. I have occasionally watched soccer, but usually only a couple of world cup games. Sorry.

[Liam conToketi]

Well, it's mostly just because it's easier to simulate. I have no way of doing the same with baseball (although it would be easy).

Ok, so let's change this a bit. If there were a general consensus, which sport should I (or whoever) start up here?

[hypatias mom]

I've watched a couple of online soccer games, and the software is amazing. Why not go with that, since it is so realistid. I just don't think I'm the one to be the go-to person for Shireroth. I just don't know or appreciate the game enough. It is still not too big here in the States, except among the kids. It really didn't exist in this country while I was growing up.

[Liam conToketi]

Well, it certainly existed in Pennsylvania when my father was young. It's big in pockets around the US, I suppose. It's pretty big here in the northeast.

Anyway, I don't want to do something that won't generate interest. I want to start something people will get into. Something people might actually care about. If there's no interest in a football league, then maybe American football, or hockey, or baseball. I can do just about anything, really.

[hypatias mom]

Pardon me. I guess I am miopic about the sports in this country. In California, where I grew up, I never heard of professional sports beyond American football, baseball, and basketball. We also played volleyball, badminton, dodgeball, tennis, softball, etc. I actually played soccer in school PE and hated it, but I never heard about any professional soccer teams in California. Professional ice hoey didn't come to this state until our 30-year-old was a child, with the Ducks and then the Sharks. (Go, Sharks!) Any sport would be fun to watch in a game format online, but soccer just doesn't happen to be one of my favoroites.

[Jess]

rugby?

[Jacobus Loki]

Soccer in school wasn't too bad. You could kick somebody and it "Could be" an accident.

Go for it. I'll root for Jess' team. I'm just not a big sports guy.

I've got to see if I can find Mike Fors. He's tried more than once to get soccer/football going somewhere, but the countries keep drying up on him.

[Liam conToketi]

...The problem is then, I need more people willing to manage teams (which means naming 16 players and doing the odd trade here and there)...at the moment, it looks like Jess and I are the only ones...

[Prodigy Almighty]

Aww, hell, Razorball isn't working so well. I'll do it.

[Liam conToketi]

THREE! YAY! Eight would be ideal, but I'd settle for four. If nothing else I can recruit people from outside Shireroth...

[Jacobus Loki]

I can recruit people from outside Shireroth

Paying feriners big munny to play our games, eh? (Spits tobacco juice)

(Pay no attention to that.)

Yes, recruit foreigners! Our Cultural Imperialism marches on!

[Jacobus Loki]

I posted a link here:

http://mnn.mncentre.net/forum/index.php ... 248.0.html

Back to this thread. Liam, you might want to go there and make a presentation/invitation.

[Craitman]

I smell football...

You know I'm interested

[Jess]

Yeah well, if you didn't have 1000 other citizenship you would have to join! B0O/\/\

[Liam conToketi]

OH! Fantastic! Thanks, Milord Steward!

It's time to get this rolling then. Can we get a forum for this?

[Jess]

So what teams shall there be?

The Yardistani Annexed Football Club?

[Liam conToketi]

Managers pick a city and name a team and get 20 players (I'll have a few more thing too) and I'll get it going.

[Jess]

Goalies:
01 Masykm Hejmeenatoff*
02 Sean Brokerage (Sub)

Defenders:
32 Hunter O'Stagg* (Captain) (Right)
21 Billiam Legweek* (Left)
13 Wilhelmus vanModib* (Centre)
19 Yinraale derCrates* (Sweeper)
20 Andreas conGulien (Sub)
21 Lyam Mayer (Sub)

Mids:
03 Onale eynCapadia* (Centre)
05 Jean eynBeaumont* (Left)
07 Bullfrog Piano* (Right)
09 Sven Bjornson (Sub)
10 Ole Olafson (Sub)
11 Johannes Letzdrasne (Sub)

Forwards:
40 Annakolaus von Steuben (Centre)*
45 Henrji van Windsor (Right)*
50 Bennikolas Cosstas (Left)*
60 Senjeev Benahaarja (Sub)
70 Benjeeev Sengapoura (Sub)

[Craitman]

Yeah well, if you didn't have 1000 other citizenship you would have to join! B0O/\/\

I believe the number of citizenships I have has absolutely no effect on whether or not I get involved in this. They have said they may need to recruit foreigners...
And massive exaggeration gets you nowhere, especially when it's 100-fold...

As President of the FMF, I'm extremely interested in new leagues, especially in the largest nation on Micras :P

ps. Jess, sweepers play in behind centre backs...

[Liam conToketi]

Craitman, I'd be honored to have your help.

Now, where's that forum?

[Liam conToketi]

Hello? *echos*

[Ari Rahikkala]

I recommend you ask in the Kaiser's court. I'm going to apply my ad hoc powers here again and refuse to just create the forum since I am against the idea .