20) Pretend injuries are a thing in the ISFL and your team has had a lot of them lately – so many that your GM has asked you to play out of position. What position are they asking you to play and what about your player build will help you succeed in this role?
The injury bug has bit our Wide Receiver corps hard and we are currently down to trotting out either our Left Tackle as the #1 Wide Receiver or me, Willie Miller. The coach picked me because, in his words “you already play Wide Receiver, just on the other side of the ball.” It’s hard to disagree with that, we do a lot of the same stuff as them anyway. It’s my job to attack the ball at its highest point and hopefully come away with a catch, it's my job to run a route (alongside the real Wide Receiver that is), but most importantly it's my job to put the team in the best position to win. My player would truly succeed at Wide Receiver due to his 80 speed and 55 agility, giving him the ability to run routes ranging from a fly to a curl to a hook. His 71 endurance would also be a big help making sure he can stay on the field and give the team their best shot with the newly found replacement level Wide Receivers. A rating of hands at only 50 may seem detrimental, but hey you can’t ask for too much when your team can barely field a full roster due to some recent bad injury luck. Game day finally arrives as the London Royals take the field ready to showcase their newfound talent.
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22) Your player has been paid to endorse a product/service. What is it? How do you endorse it?
Fight Milk! Caw! Fight Milk is a local crow egg based protein drink coming out of a local drinks company in Philadelphia, Frank’s Fluids. Frank’s Fluids produces a wide range of drinks including Fight Milk, Wolf Cola, and an upcoming unnamed Nip Boba drink. Fight Milk is truly the best protein drink on the market right now for its litany of benefits. 1) The drink is “clean” with no added preservatives, only crow! 2) Gains, gains, gains. This drink has a tendency to make you evacuate your system, which just makes cutting and losing weight 10 times easier! 3) The taste. Who doesn’t love the hearty taste of liquefied crow egg in the morning, at lunch, and before bed? A fool, that’s who. Now, you may be reading these and thinking to yourself “Wow, Fight Milk sounds amazing, I need to try that.” The trick to using Fight Milk is that you need to be in the right line of work, because it has been known to throw up some rather spotty results on certain drug tests. But hey, if you’re in the best football league on the planet like I am where they realize that the competitors need to do everything to gain an edge, then there’s nothing to worry about!
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25) How or where would you celebrate with your teammates after winning an Ultimus or Ultimini?
That’s an easy one, we’d head down to the local pub for a couple of pints! London culture is quite a bit like the United States where a popular celebration spot after a victory, job promotion, or any other positive life event is celebrated with some alcohol. Except for some reason those guys across the pond call it a “bar” and drink by the “pint”. Whatever, a little weird, but Willie Miller isn’t put off by it all. He just enjoys a nice cold beer with his teammates and friends. “To victory!” He exclaims. “To the Royals!” His team responds. Then a rowdy team chant follows. “Bang Bang!” “Lion Gang!” “Bang Bang!” “Lion Gang!” As news of the Championship winning Royals spreads throughout London, the pub begins to attract new patrons who all recognize their favorite players and an impromptu meet and greet is set up. Young fans are ecstatic to get autographs and pictures with these stars while the older generation is happy just to meet some of the guys who they have been watching blossom into household names. You might think that the happiest players in the pub are the newly crowned champions, but guess again because all these people have made the pub owner the happiest man in the world.
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17) Describe the unique food items sold in your team’s home stadium. Write about the most popular items among your team’s fans and players, or create a graphic showing the menu of featured foods in the stadium.
The food at London home games is a bit odd, given the higher class of fans. There is less “bar food” and more “sit down food than one would expect from a football stadium.
Fish and Chips - A classic London meal, deep fried beer battered cod and some golden brown french fries. Served with ketchup for the fries and malt vinegar for the fish, you’ll be hard pressed to find a better meal at a Royals home game.
Sunday Roast with Yorkshire Pudding - This roast beef meal is accompanied by some of the finest Yorkshire Pudding in all of London. Most people typically split this menu option with one other person due to the sheer amount of food served!
Pie and Mash - Our Shepherd's Pie is served alongside a hearty helping of mashed potatoes. The delicate pie crust is complemented by the juicy meats and fillings of the Shepherd's Pie. The mashed potatoes topped with gravy are mouth watering and to die for!
Bangers and Mash - As you can see, we Londonites like our mashed potatoes, this time paired with a delicious serving of Sausage.
Sticky Toffee Pudding - You may think this is a pudding like you would get at the grocery store in the States, but in reality this dish is a sponge cake filled with raisins/dates with a toffee sauce topping. We also serve it with a side of custard or ice cream!
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The injury bug has bit our Wide Receiver corps hard and we are currently down to trotting out either our Left Tackle as the #1 Wide Receiver or me, Willie Miller. The coach picked me because, in his words “you already play Wide Receiver, just on the other side of the ball.” It’s hard to disagree with that, we do a lot of the same stuff as them anyway. It’s my job to attack the ball at its highest point and hopefully come away with a catch, it's my job to run a route (alongside the real Wide Receiver that is), but most importantly it's my job to put the team in the best position to win. My player would truly succeed at Wide Receiver due to his 80 speed and 55 agility, giving him the ability to run routes ranging from a fly to a curl to a hook. His 71 endurance would also be a big help making sure he can stay on the field and give the team their best shot with the newly found replacement level Wide Receivers. A rating of hands at only 50 may seem detrimental, but hey you can’t ask for too much when your team can barely field a full roster due to some recent bad injury luck. Game day finally arrives as the London Royals take the field ready to showcase their newfound talent.
(233 words)
22) Your player has been paid to endorse a product/service. What is it? How do you endorse it?
Fight Milk! Caw! Fight Milk is a local crow egg based protein drink coming out of a local drinks company in Philadelphia, Frank’s Fluids. Frank’s Fluids produces a wide range of drinks including Fight Milk, Wolf Cola, and an upcoming unnamed Nip Boba drink. Fight Milk is truly the best protein drink on the market right now for its litany of benefits. 1) The drink is “clean” with no added preservatives, only crow! 2) Gains, gains, gains. This drink has a tendency to make you evacuate your system, which just makes cutting and losing weight 10 times easier! 3) The taste. Who doesn’t love the hearty taste of liquefied crow egg in the morning, at lunch, and before bed? A fool, that’s who. Now, you may be reading these and thinking to yourself “Wow, Fight Milk sounds amazing, I need to try that.” The trick to using Fight Milk is that you need to be in the right line of work, because it has been known to throw up some rather spotty results on certain drug tests. But hey, if you’re in the best football league on the planet like I am where they realize that the competitors need to do everything to gain an edge, then there’s nothing to worry about!
(212 words)
25) How or where would you celebrate with your teammates after winning an Ultimus or Ultimini?
That’s an easy one, we’d head down to the local pub for a couple of pints! London culture is quite a bit like the United States where a popular celebration spot after a victory, job promotion, or any other positive life event is celebrated with some alcohol. Except for some reason those guys across the pond call it a “bar” and drink by the “pint”. Whatever, a little weird, but Willie Miller isn’t put off by it all. He just enjoys a nice cold beer with his teammates and friends. “To victory!” He exclaims. “To the Royals!” His team responds. Then a rowdy team chant follows. “Bang Bang!” “Lion Gang!” “Bang Bang!” “Lion Gang!” As news of the Championship winning Royals spreads throughout London, the pub begins to attract new patrons who all recognize their favorite players and an impromptu meet and greet is set up. Young fans are ecstatic to get autographs and pictures with these stars while the older generation is happy just to meet some of the guys who they have been watching blossom into household names. You might think that the happiest players in the pub are the newly crowned champions, but guess again because all these people have made the pub owner the happiest man in the world.
(213 words)
17) Describe the unique food items sold in your team’s home stadium. Write about the most popular items among your team’s fans and players, or create a graphic showing the menu of featured foods in the stadium.
The food at London home games is a bit odd, given the higher class of fans. There is less “bar food” and more “sit down food than one would expect from a football stadium.
Fish and Chips - A classic London meal, deep fried beer battered cod and some golden brown french fries. Served with ketchup for the fries and malt vinegar for the fish, you’ll be hard pressed to find a better meal at a Royals home game.
Sunday Roast with Yorkshire Pudding - This roast beef meal is accompanied by some of the finest Yorkshire Pudding in all of London. Most people typically split this menu option with one other person due to the sheer amount of food served!
Pie and Mash - Our Shepherd's Pie is served alongside a hearty helping of mashed potatoes. The delicate pie crust is complemented by the juicy meats and fillings of the Shepherd's Pie. The mashed potatoes topped with gravy are mouth watering and to die for!
Bangers and Mash - As you can see, we Londonites like our mashed potatoes, this time paired with a delicious serving of Sausage.
Sticky Toffee Pudding - You may think this is a pudding like you would get at the grocery store in the States, but in reality this dish is a sponge cake filled with raisins/dates with a toffee sauce topping. We also serve it with a side of custard or ice cream!
(236 words)