"Anyway, this is the squad list."
SFF announce squad for WC50
TEAM MANAGEMENT
Carlos Cueto (Age 83)
Leader of the new Schiavonia, Carlos finished his playing days in Cafundéu and has lived there up until a few weeks ago, when he invited he Schiavonia WC36 squad to meet up on an island somewhere in Atlantian Oceania. He will also be playing in central defence.
David Jones (Age 84)
Manager and head of the FA, David was also left back and team captain.
Kenny Sanderson IV (Age 41)
The only one in the line of Kenny Sandersons not to have played for Schiavonia, Kenny IV will be doing all the fitness stuff that the old timers might struggle with. And anything else they can't do, for that matter.
GOALKEEPERS
1. Chris Howard (Age 89. Debut WC 31 (for Socialist Romanistan), WC32 (for Schiavonia))
Quite possibly the most experienced goalkeeper in world football. Since Schiavonia's dissolution, he has played in goal for a different one-cup newbie during the world cups Schiavonia missed out on. Was last seen in goal for one of the worst teams in WC history, EvilDarkMagicians. Although, with them being evil dark magicians, nobody knew it was him. Probably a bit old now, but still kept on the squad due to his extremely good fitness. For his age.
2. Marc Howard (Age 11)
3. Alan Brenton (Age 9)
4.Tom Fearley (Age 8)
Schiavonia's three goalkeepers, great-grandsons of the three previous holders of these squad places.
DEFENDERS
Centre Backs (CB)
11. Callum O'Henry (Age 6)
Great-grandson of Niall O'Henry.
12. Benny Jones (Age 2)
Great-grandson of David and Isla Jones, also son of Schiavonia's commentator Laurie Jones and someone she met at the Cup of Harmony during WC49. Father unknown.
13. Rebecca Tilda (Age 11)
Great-granddaughter of Matthey Tilda, and also a promising gymnast. Not strong, but intelligent and can get the ball away quite unexpectedly.
14. Jaime Cueto (Age 9)
Great-grandson of Carlos Cueto, who is still running the place.
Left Backs (LB)
15. John Jones (Age 14)
Jones is the youngest grandchild of David and Isla Jones.
17. Ed Neil (Age 11)
Great-grandson of Jim Neil
Right Backs (RB)
16. Billy Bell (Age 13)
Great-grandson of Andy Bell
18. Tony Fowler (Age 9)
Grandson of Winston Fowler.
MIDFIELDERS
Ball Winners (MB)
22. Robbie Winston (Age 9)
Great-grandson of Richie Winston
23. Jonas Tomasson (Age 7)
Grandson on Jan Tomasson. Quite a big lad, it must be said, especially for his age.
Distributers (MD)
21. Kenny Sanderson V (Age 12)
Not surprisingly, the grandson of Kenny Sanderson III. Kenny Sanderson IV was very disappointed not to be involved.
24. Adam Adams (Age 6)
Great-grandson of the Adams fella who used to be in the squad but never play. Hopefully Adam will get better in time. Johnny, that's him!
Creators (MC)
25. Debbie Jones (Age 10)
Great-granddaughter of Isla and David Jones. Well, legally, David Jones, although Isla was a bit of a player back in the day...
26. Desmond O'Connor (Age 7)
Great-grandson of Graham O'Connor. Would rather play tennis, but is best friends with Tom Fearley, so is coming along for a bit of a laugh.
FORWARDS
Runners (FR)
35. Pierre Leau (Age 14)
A quick young thing like grandfater Jean used to be. Not many adults manage to keep up with him.
36. Joseph Lewis (Age 8)
Great-grandson of Frank Lewis, Joseph will be racing Pierre in a few years time.
Strengths (FS)
32. John Smith (Age 8)
Grandson of Paul Smith and another big lad in the same way as Jonas Tomasson. They both love sweets more than your average kid.
34. James Hogan (Age 13)
Grandfather James was nicknamed "The Hulk", but Paul isn't huge but has massive strength, especially for his age.
Finishers (FF)
31. Colin Berry (Age 10)
Great-grandson of Jerry Berry, and named after Schiavone legend Colin Chester. Good instinct for tender years.
33. Alexandros Chester (Age 5)
Great-grandson of Horatio Konstantopolous, one of only two family names not to make it from the last squad, this one due to marraige. The other being Hugo Brain, as he was always to dumb to figure out how the whole reproduction thing worked.
Our first choice line-up is as follows...
4. Howard
16. Bell 13. Tilda 14. Cueto 15. J.Jones
25. D.Jones 22. Winston 21. Sanderson V
31. Berry 34. Hogan 35. Leau
However, there are three alternative formations that are sometimes used. One is the traditional 4-4-2...
4. Howard
16. Bell 13. Tilda 14. Cueto 15. J.Jones
25. I.Jones 22. Winston 21. Sanderson V 35. Leau
31. Berry 34. Hogan
...another, a less traditional variation on the same formation, a 2-4-2-2...
4. Howard
14. Cueto 13. Tilda
16. Bell 22. Winston 23. Tomasson 15. J.Jones
21. Sanderson V 25. D.Jones
31. Berry 34. Hogan
...and finally, 3-5-2.
4. Howard
14. Cueto 13. Tilda 11. O'Henry
35. Leau 25. D.Jones 22. Winston 21. Sanderson V 15. J.Jones
31. Berry 34. Hogan
The SFF made themselves some dashing kits for World Cup 31, and we doubt they'll be changing any time soon. Mainly because the designers passed away years ago.
A GUIDE TO SCHIAVONE PLAYING POSITIONS
Schiavone football teams generally play in a 4-3-3 formation, but the different positions are not always referred to in normal terms. The goalkeeper (GK) and centre-backs (CB) are as normal, but the rest are not so clear cut.
The left-back (LB) and right-back (RB) are very important in attacking, and generally one attacks down the wing while the other one comes in and covers as a centre back.
Ball winner (MB) is a midfield position that does exactly what you think. They sit in midfield to protect the defence and win the ball back for the team.
A distributor (MD) is a player with very good passing skills, and can switch play or unlock a defence with one pass, but can keep it simple if the situation requires it.
The creator (MC) is a player who runs at defenders with the ball before either shooting or, more often, laying it off for someone else to have an effort on goal. They are good at attracting defenders and so making space for team mates.
The runner (FR) is a player who can run away from defenders and make chances for themselves with this advantage. Not many slow players can play this role, although Shiela Blige is an example of one.
The strength (FS) is what most people would call the big man up front.
Finally, the finisher (FF) is a player who has an uncanny knack of being in the right place at the right time to stick the ball into the goal with an uncanny regularity.
So there you have it. A guide to the Schiavone style of playing football. Hope that was helpful.
Games in Schiavonia will take place on The Field, which will have a capacity of 6,000. There will be a main stand for 5,000 away fans, and the locals will stand around the edge of the pitch.
If you want to interview a Schiavone, feel free. Responses might be a bit slow, though.
Style modifier is +2.
My opponent, if they RP first, can do whatever the hell they like. As long as it is in the friendly Schiavone nature and doesn't involve severely harming or stealing any of the players or the island. For anything that might be a bit outlandish, do contact me first, although I'm usually open-minded to most things. In terms if the usual boxes...
Choose my goalscorers: Y
Godmod scoring events: Y
RP injuries to my players: Y (but nothing too major without asking)
Godmod injuries to my players: Y (again, nothing to major without asking. And no deaths to players!)
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Y
Hand out red cards to my players: Y
Godmod other events: Y (but don't kill anyone!)
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