Copa Rushmori VI - Everything Thread

by **Whirl Islands** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 6:32 pm

Welcome everyone to Copa Rushmori VI, the sixth edition of Rushmore's more prestigious international football competition. This sixth edition features the presence of 36 teams from all over the region, which will compete for the ultimate prize: the nice shiny trophy currently in hands of Sargossa and a little space in the Copa Rushmori's NSwiki page.

Those 35 teams visiting the Whirl Islands plus the host will be split into 9 groups of 4, with each team playing the others in its group once. The top 9 teams in each group plus the best 5 second-placed teams will advance to the round of 16, while the remaining 4 second-placed teams will face each other in a one-game playoff in order to complete the 16 qualified teams to the following round. The first matches will be scorinated on Friday at 20:30 UTC-5 (21:30 EDT/Saturday 02:30 BST), and will be scorinated every other day thereon. Now, without further ado, we will present our 9 groups for this Copa Rushmori edition:

Group A (Matches to be played in Navel Island)
Whirl Islands
Astograth
West Zirconia
Princess Béatrice Island

Group B (Matches to be played in Lagoon Town and Eastburg)
Civil Citizenry
Lonaga
Albundania
Swartaz

Group C (Matches to be played in Atlantis and Terranova)
Pasarga
Ansernia Islands
Logria
Kazzoria

Group D (Matches to be played in Moncton and Hoxvathor)
Cotdelapoms
Erathore
Queer Poco el Mono Ara
Mytannion

Group E (Matches to be played in Eastburg and Lagoon Town)
Saugeais
Ocel0t
Sarrbia
Bleak Rock

Group F (Matches to be played in Terranova and Atlantis)
The Kytler Peninsulae
Polar Islandstates
Camwood
The Kiaser Colonies

Group G (Matches to be played in Puerto Viejo and Narissa)
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Palacios and Rodallega
Seleucius
The Hidden Paw

Group H (Matches to be played in Narissa and Puerto Viejo)
Southern Cynocephali
Nieuwe Sleeswijk
Carmadin
Khabarovsk Krai

Group I (Matches to be played in Hoxvathor and Moncton)
Sargossa
Carasatoga
Chenkorya
Mangolana

Schedule
Friday 9th: 1 v 4, 2 v 3 (MD1)
Sunday 11th: 3 v 1, 2 v 4 (MD2)
Tuesday 13th: 1 v 2, 3 v 4 (MD3)
Thursday 15th: Play-off games
Saturday 17th: Round of 16
Monday 19th: Quarterfinals
Wednesday 21st: Semifinals
Friday 23rd: Third place play-off and Final

by **Whirl Islands** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 6:32 pm

Welcome to the Whirl Islands!

Known as a quiet and peaceful tropical paradise located to the west of Rushmore, the Whirl Islands are the best destination you could choose if you are looking for a vacation full of sun, water, soft sand and palm trees (specially if you are a tourist coming from one of our neighbouring, cold nations). If you come from a nation in which the only thing you can see is snow, then we have err...good? news for you: we are in the middle of our "summer" season, which means we will have sunny climate, scorching heat (average temperatures of 34°-35°) and some annoying humidity for the duration of the tournament, although it is advised to stay well hydrated, specially if your team must travel to places like Puerto Viejo and Narissa.

While tourists arriving here for the duration of the tournament will have the chance to enjoy and relax (and our hotel industry the chance to get even richer), regrettably we cannot say the same for the 36 teams who will be competing in this Copa Rushmori edition. The shiny Copa Rushmori trophy will be the prize for the team who manages to endure better the hostile weather and environment...we doubt the locals will be willing to support another team other than the hosts...

And now, we present the 11 (yes, with that lot of sign-ups we needed a lot of stadia) host stadia of this Copa Rushmori edition, and obviously two maps of Whirl Islands:

Updated map of the Whirl Islands (host cities in orange circles and yellow letters)
Map of Ayacucho, venue to 2 groups (D and I) and maybe some knockout round matches

Host Stadia:

Portomar Field (Portomar, Navel Island - Capacity: 23,000)

Home of Navel FC, Navel Sharks (until the last Premier League season) and the Whirl Islands national football team, Portomar Field is located to the southwest of Navel Island, in the Portomar neighbourhood. Being the only stadium with synthetic turf in the whole nation, it will represent a challenge for most of the teams that will play there, unless you come from a snowy nation...since they are already used to play in pitches with those characteristics. Portomar Field will be home to all the matches played by the hosts during the group stage and other 2 Group A games.

Matches to be played there:
MD1: Astograth vs. West Zirconia - Whirl Islands vs. Princess Béatrice Island
MD2: Astograth vs. Princess Béatrice Island - West Zirconia vs. Whirl Islands
MD3: Whirl Islands vs. Astograth

Docklands Stadium (Maracaibo, Navel Island - Capacity: 10,000 with additional seating)

Docklands Stadium, located in Maracaibo, to the northeast of Navel Island, is home to Union FC and Sparta Navel (two Premier League underdogs) and will serve as host to only one match in the tournament. Being the last stadium chosen by WIFA for the tournament (let's be honest, at the last minute), it did not receive any significant renovations: WIFA only added temporary stands which increased the stadium's capacity from 4,800 to 10,000 people, so we apologize for any inconvenience that visitors may suffer.

Match to be played there: MD3: West Zirconia vs. Princess Béatrice Island (Group A)

Yellow Park (Atlantis - Capacity: 15,000)

Yellow Park is home to FC Atlantis, one of the strongest teams in the Premier League (although they have won nothing). In order to be ready to host the tournament, Yellow Park underwent some renovations which increased its capacity from 12,700 to 15,000 people and added new press, TV and radio booths and VIP boxes, which transformed this stadium into one of the most modern stadia in the Islands, although regrettably, some things like the athletics track will have to wait...
Yellow Park will welcome some of the hottest matches in this Copa Rushmori, as it will host five Group C games and a single Group F game.

Matches to be played there:
MD1: Ansernia Islands vs. Logria - Pasarga vs. Kazzoria
MD2: Ansernia Islands vs. Kazzoria - Logria vs. Pasarga
MD3: Camwood vs. The Kiaser Colonies (Group F) - Pasarga vs. Ansernia Islands (Group C)

Hastings Park (Terranova - Capacity: 12,500 with additional seating)

Hastings Park is located in the beautiful town of Terranova, located to the west of Atlantis Island, and serves as host for home matches of Racing Club de Terranova (former Copa de los Príncipes winners) and FC Terranova. Despite this stadium did not receive significant renovations, it was turned to an all-seater stadium, which reduced its capacity to 8,500. Due to this, some bleachers will be installed in order to increase its capacity once again. Hastings Park will host five Group F games and a single Group C game.

Matches to be played there:
MD1: Polar Islandstates vs. Camwood - The Kytler Peninsulae vs. The Kiaser Colonies
MD2: Polar Islandstates vs. The Kiaser Colonies - Camwood vs. The Kytler Peninsulae
MD3: Logria vs. Kazzoria (Group C) - The Kytler Peninsulae vs. Polar Islandstates (Group F)

Lagoon Road (Lagoon Town - Capacity: 10,750)

Lagoon Road, located in Lagoon Town just between the Modraine Sea and Victoria Lagoon, serves as home for the Lagoon Red Diamonds, another heavyweight in the Premier League, and will serve as home for Group B. Given that this stadium is small (and modern, too), we can assure there will be an excellent atmosphere for Copa Rushmori matches. No renovations were made to Lagoon Road though, given some stiff opposition from Lagoon Town's local government. Five Group B matches and a single Group E match will be played at this stadium.

Matches to be played there:
MD1: Lonaga vs. Albundania - Civil Citizenry vs. Swartaz
MD2: Lonaga vs. Swartaz - Albundania vs. Civil Citizenry
MD3: Sarrbia vs. Bleak Rock (Group E) - Civil Citizenry vs. Lonaga (Group B)

Municipal Stadium (Eastburg - Capacity: 10,000 with additional seating)

Small, uncomfortable...but host to another powerhouse in the Premier League (Eastburg United), that's Municipal Stadium, located in the town of Eastburg. This town may have been blessed with beautiful white sand beaches, but its stadium is not that beautiful. WIFA tried to prepare it for the tournament, installing bleachers on the ends (increasing the stadium's capacity to 10,000 in the process), however, that was not enough to make it more comfortable. In this case, we also apologize for any eventual inconvenience. Municipal Stadium will host 5 Group E matches and 1 Group B match.

Matches to be played there:
MD1: Ocel0t vs. Sarrbia - Saugeais vs. Bleak Rock
MD2: Ocel0t vs. Bleak Rock - Sarrbia vs. Saugeais
MD3: Albundania vs. Swartaz (Group B) - Saugeais vs. Ocel0t (Group E)

Estadio del Mar (Puerto Viejo - Capacity: 13,500)

Estadio del Mar is located in Puerto Viejo, a small, quiet town located to the north of the archipelago. This stadium hosts Port-Vieux FC's and Náutico's home matches and will serve as the headquarters of Group G. Estadio del Mar was the stadium with the most radical renovations for the tournament: a new main stand, seats all over the stadium, new executive and VIP boxes, as well as new TV, press and radio booths and a brand new athletics track. The construction of the North and South ends had to be suspended due to a lack of funds though, but it is expected to resume when the tournament ends. Estadio del Mar will host 5 Group G games and 1 Group H game.

Matches to be played there:
MD1: Palacios and Rodallega vs. Seleucius - Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuk vs. The Hidden Paw
MD2: Palacios and Rodallega vs. The Hidden Paw - Seleucius vs. Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuk
MD3: Carmadin vs. Khabarovsk Krai (Group H) - Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuk vs. Palacios and Rodallega (Group G)

York Stadium (Narissa - Capacity: 10,000 with additional seating)

York Stadium, home to Narissa Dolphins and nicknamed "The Colorful Eyesore" or "The
Multicolor Circus" (due to the lot of colors in the stadium's seats) by Narissa's rivals, will host Group H matches. York Stadium is another stadium without many renovation works (except for those horrid, colorful seats) for the tournament, although it will also feature some provisional bleachers on the ends in order to expand its capacity to 10,000. In addition to five Group H games, York Stadium will also host a single Group G match.

Matches to be played there:
MD1: Nieuwe Sleeswijk vs. Carmadin - Southern Cynocephali vs. Khabarovsk Krai
MD2: Nieuwe Sleeswijk vs. Khabarovsk Krai - Carmadin vs. Southern Cynocephali
MD3: Seleucius vs. The Hidden Paw (Group G) - Southern Cynocephali vs. Nieuwe Sleeswijk (Group H)

South Park Stadium (Hoxvathor, Ayacucho - Capacity: 18,500)

South Park Stadium is located in Hoxvathor, the capital of Ayacucho, to the south of the Whirl Islands and will serve as host to the reigning champions' three matches in the group stage. This stadium is known for being one of the most modern and comfortable stadia in the nation, and with Ayacucho's climate being less harsh than the climate in the Islands, we expect fans to feel a bit more comfortable there than the ones going to Whirl Islands. In addition to Sargossa's matches in the group stage, South Park will host other 2 Group I matches and a single Group D match.

Matches to be played there:
MD1: Carasatoga vs. Chenkorya - Sargossa vs. Mangolana
MD2: Carasatoga vs. Mangolana - Chenkorya vs. Sargossa
MD3: Queer Poco el Mono Ara vs. Mytannion (Group D) - Sargossa vs. Carasatoga (Group I)

Stade Moncton (Moncton, Ayacucho - Capacity: 15,000 with additional seating)

Stade Moncton is located in Moncton, the second most important city in Ayacucho. This stadium is best known for being an athletics stadium, however, it also hosts matches for FC Moncton, the local football team. Stade Moncton did not need many remodeling works, but a temporary stand which increased the stadium's capacity from 13,500 to 15,000 was installed in the south end exclusively for the tournament. Moncton will serve as host to most of Group D games, plus a single Group I match. Due to Moncton's proximity to the border with Cotdelapoms, and Cotdelapoms' presence in Group D, many Cotdelapomais fans are expected to arrive to this city for the tournament.

Matches to be played there:
MD1: Erathore vs. Queer Poco el Mono Ara - Cotdelapoms vs. Mytannion
MD2: Erathore vs. Mytannion - Queer Poco el Mono Ara vs. Cotdelapoms
MD3: Chenkorya vs. Mangolana (Group I) - Cotdelapoms vs. Erathore (Group D)

Sharks Waterfront Stadium (Jamestown, Navel Island - Capacity: 27,528)

The newest, biggest and most modern stadium in the whole nation. Built by Bright New World for Navel Sharks, the most successful and renowned team in the Islands, Sharks Waterfront Stadium will receive its Baptism of Fire with this competition, as this stadium has been chosen to host the final match of this Copa Rushmori edition as the first official match to be held in the new stadium.

by **Sarrbia** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:18 pm

Team Sarrbia - Copa Rushmori VI

Basic Information

Nation: The Tropical Paradise of Sarrbia
Nickname: Islanders
Colors: Pink, Gold
Mascot: Sheila the Whale
Style Modifier: +3
Roster Size: 17 players
Formation: 4-2-4

Stadium: The Sun Dome
Capacty: 56,000
Location: Sapphire Springs, Sarrbia

Coaching Staff

Manager: Heath McDaniels
Assistant Manager: Alaina Wess
Goalkeeping Coach: Kio Arrabuel
Defense Coach: Donovan Buckles
Midfield Coach: Susie Jackson
Striker Coach: Milo Madlambayan
Fitness Coach: Reipo Suzalubu

Roster
*Bold denotes starters*

GK - Meredith Kassidy "Merekassi" Salazon
GK - Elliot Fisherman

DF - Michael Gemino
DF - Lawrence Northland
DF - Melissa Whives
DF - Raul Avonni
DF - Lilac Sumberton
DF - David Kim

MF - Saietha Quinson
MF - Noman Salud
MF - James Leuban

ST - Charlotte Thompson
ST - John Williamson
ST - Stacey Zamill
ST - Lester Tipsley
ST - Patricia Gordon
ST - Milo Sabarhic

Kit

RP Permissions

In the event my opponent posts an RP first, they may:

Select my scorers (Y)
Give out yellow cards to my players (Y)
Give out red cards to my players (Y)
RP injuries to my players (Y) TG for permission first
Godmod injuries (Y) TG for permission first
Godmod scoring events (Y)
Godmod other events (Y)

by **Saugeais** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:45 pm

Saugeais National Team Roster
Saugeais Knights

Manager: Benoit Howard – Age 61

Starting Eleven:
Pos. - Number - Name - Age
GK - 1 - Jenson Paulson - 31
LB - 3 - Thomas Quentin - 21
CB - 4 - Metin Feik - 31
RB - 6 - Pierre Garçon - 34
LM - 19 - Ed Van der Kampe - 35
LCM – 24 - Esteban Dombrowski - 36
RCM - 21 - Sasha Krause - 29
RM - 7 - John Barker - 26
LW - 8 - Dan Nagato - Age 24
RW - 18 - Luko Šimic - 30
ST - 10 - Amaechi Olsen - 30

Substitutes:
GK - 2 - Jacques Martin - 26
B - 5 - Troy Donovan - 35
B - 19 - Hans Sordet - 27
B - 42 - Klaus Rheinholt – 24
M - 30 - Lars Kamien - 36
M - 9 - David Schultz-Eklund - 22
M - 23 - Steve Park - 25
M - 40 - Philippe Lyon - 25
W - 14 - Leandro McManus - 26
ST - 29 - Vaughn Charlesworth - 31

Style mod: +2

by **Khabarovsk Krai** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:18 am

Khabarovsk Krai National Team

Head Coach: Ferrau Vaillancour
Assistant Coach: Ellis Williamson

FORMATION:4-2-2-2

Starters are in Bold

GK- Tyrone Mennink
GK- Saville Deblois

LB- Theodore Luttikhuis
LB- Aran Rouschop
CB- Niko van Dijkhuizen
CB- Adjai Ekelmans
CB- Noë Rijpstra
RB- Gijsbertus Jagtenberg
RB- Luca van Eekeren

CDM- Jorrin Hoogenraad
CDM- Huibrecht Verkroost
CDM- Raphael de Veer
CAM- Renso van der Linde
CAM- Kadir Meijnen
CAM- George Nijeboer

LS- Guleed ten Hove
LS- Eppo Snepvangers
RS- Martinus van der Zee
RS- Abdennour van der Moolen

by **The Kytler Peninsulae** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:43 am

National Soccer Team of The Kytler Peninsulae

Expected starting lineup (4-4-1-1): Joyce; Chappell, Duggan, Kennard, Ortega; Crawley, Hassani, Chezlot, Vandenbergh; Snyder; Upson.
Style modifier: -2
RP permissions: no godmodding, not too many injuries, and try and fit the player styles described in the roster. Anything else goes.

by **Southern Cynocephali** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 10:23 am

Style Modifier: -1.0

RP Permissions

Choose my goalscorers Y
Godmod scoring events Y
RP injuries to my players Y
Godmod injuries to my players N
Hand out yellow cards to my players Y
Hand out red cards to my players Y
Godmod other events Y
Anything goes really. Just please don't kill or maim anyone.

................................................................
...........................A. YUILL (c).........................
[color=#00BF00].................................................
...........MANCION......KLUKA......GREYNOLD......KNEIP..........
...........................REIDENBACH...........................
.............CANGELOSI....CLEO BARRASA.....ZEZIMA...............
....................MERCIER............BUGAY....................
................................................................
Kick Takers (in order of ability)
Left Corner: C.R. Cangelosi, Yong Schweiss, Deangelo Cleo Barrasa
Right Corner: Francois Zezima, Gildas Mancion, Deangelo Cleo Barrasa
Free Kick: Deangelo Cleo Barrasa, Francois Zezima, Yong Schweiss, Roscoe Reidenbach
Penalty Kick: Gauvain Mercier, Deangelo Cleo Barrasa, Emery Bugay

Manager: Napoléone Ramolino
Assistant Manager: Joachim Labastide
Fitness Coach: Jensen Soraine
Physiotherapist: Margot Robért

COPA RUSHMORI VI ROSTER


	Starting 11

GK	Arron Yuill (c)	(Urajbina ZL)(Kagdazka and Pazhujebu)	Age: 26	Caps:48
RB	Gildas Mancion	(Saint-Urbain)(Cotdelapoms)	Age: 24	Caps:41
CB	Neville Kluka	(Lilter United)	Age: 25	Caps:39
CB	Sterling Greynold	(Baltimore)(Cotdelapoms)	Age: 27	Caps:45
LB	Erik Kneip	(A.F.C Rhohdah)	Age: 26	Caps:42
CDM	Roscoe Reidenbach	(Étoile Rouge)(Cotdelapoms)	Age: 25	Caps:44
RM	C.R. Cangelosi	(Eastern Chase)(Civil Citizenry)	Age: 25	Caps:33
CM	Deangelo Cleo Barrasa	(Port Milne)	Age: 24	Caps:41
LM	Francois Zezima	(Angels)(Kagdazka and Pazhujebu)	Age: 28	Caps:47
STR	Gauvain Mercier	(Nicostrato)(Erathore)	Age: 26	Caps:46
STL	Emery Bugay	(Indica United)	Age: 23	Caps:33

	Reserves

GK	Stephen Mahoney	(Port Milne)	Age: 30	Caps:2
RB	Dominique Carlton	(A.F.C Rhohdah)	Age: 22	Caps:5
CB	Dion Jantot	(Blue Mountain Range)(Astograth)	Age: 23	Caps:10
CB	Octavio Siegel	(Port Milne)	Age: 20	Caps:0
RM	Shon Hillegass	(A.F.C Rhohdah)	Age: 18	Caps:2
CM	René Adamo	(Isereliet Invictus)	Age: 20	Caps:1
LM	Frankie Vejarano	(Indica United)	Age: 19	Caps:1
CAM	Yong Schweiss	(Lilter United)	Age: 21	Caps:30
CF	Randell Broten	(Port Milne)	Age: 25	Caps:12
ST	Damian Plambeck	(Seiya)	Age: 24	Caps:10
ST	Léon Lafontaine	(Lilter United)	Age: 20	Caps:0

by **Ocel0t** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 10:59 am

(Shamelessly taken from the CoH thread)

Ocel0t Copa Rushmori Squad

Morten Heikkinen- Head Coach
Maarten Van Aanholt- Assistant Coach
Style: +2
Nickname: The Spots

RP Permissions:

Do whatever you want; go nuts and make it interesting!

by **The Kiaser Colonies** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 12:46 pm

The Kiaser Colonies National Football Roster:

Coach: Maku Yamek

Starting XI:
GK: Daniel Beale - FKK Avenion (Chenkorya)- Age 28

LB: Jerry Wallaby - Baltimore (Cotdelapoms) - Age 31
CB: Andrew Gray - No Club - Age 27
CB: Philip Dorian - No Club - Age 23
RB: Hakebo Sanuli - Giga Hurricanes (Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuk) - Age 26

LM: Adam Jones - No Club - Age 20
CM: Nomah Papakoi - Jaguars (The Golden Tamarind) - Age 29
CM: Greg Jackson - Hjeravenion Klub (Chenkorya)- Age 32 - Captain
RM: Muku Jahai - No Club - Age 25

ST: Ricky Lamont - No Club - Age 24
ST: Brian May - No Club - Age 22

Subs & Reserves:
GK: Connor Neville - FC Deltaï (Chenkorya)- Age 21
GK: Liam O'Hare - No Club - Age 24
DEF: Ronan Jordan - No Club - Age 27
DEF: Gary Sherridan - No Club - Age 26
DEF: Ryan Kelly - No Club - Age 18
MID: Peter Nolan - No Club - Age 18
MID: Cyril Fagan - No Club - Age 22
MID: Bradley Jones - No Club - Age 20
MID: Connor Tobin - Ajacascadax Chenkorya F.C. (Chenkorya) - Age 19
ATT: Colm Goldrick - No Club - Age 21
ATT: Chris Hudson - No Club - Age 19
ATT: Mefoko Papakoi - Jaguars (The Golden Tamarind)- Age 28

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goalscorers: Y
Godmod Scoring Events: Y
RP injuries to my players: Y (no more than 2 game out)
Godmod injuries to my players: N
Hand out Yellow cards to my players: Y
Hand out Red cards to my players: Ask via telegram, if no reply N
Godmod Other Events: Y

Style: +2

by **Seleucius** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:49 pm

Seleucius National Football Team

Coach: Elias Varella (46 years old)

Formation: 4-2-1-3
Style: +3

------------------Catti------------------

-----Lazzatti-----Mouzo-----Tesorinni-----Di Girolamo-----

-----Rattini-----Canizzia-----

----Estévez (C)----

------Palacios--------Marzoli---------Rojas------

Players:
Starting:
GK - 1 Orlando Catti (Racing Club de La Plata, 34 years old)
DR - 4 Hugo Lazzatti (San Isidro Club, 29 years old)
DCR - 2 Alberto Mouzo (C.D. San Martín de La Plata, 29 years old)
DCL - 6 Gabriel Tesorinni (C.A. Seleucius Juniors, 34 years old)
DL - 3 Stefano Di Girolamo (C.D. San Martín de La Plata, 27 years old)
MCR - 5 Hugo Rattini (Defensores Fútbol Club, 25 years old)
MCL - 8 Claudio Canizzia (C.D. San Martín de La Plata, 22 years old)
AMC - 10 Román Estévez (C) (C.A. Seleucius Juniors, 29 years old)
WFR - 7 Silvio Palacios (Racing Club de La Plata, 25 years old)
CF - 9 Martín Marzoli (C.A. Seleucius Juniors, 34 years old)
WFL - 11 Ángel Rojas (San Isidro Club, 26 years old)

Subtitutes:
GK - 12 Roberto Mondaini (Defensores Fútbol Club, 32 years old)
DC/DR - 13 Carlos Romani (Asociación Deportiva Platense, 25 years old)
DC/DL - 18 Nicolas Gattaro (Gimnasia y Esgrima de Liniers, 26 years old)
MC - 14 Gonzalo Mazzola (C.A. San Isidro, 24 years old)
AMC/WF - 16 Rodrigo Arismendi (San Isidro Club, 28 years old)
CF - 20 Fábian Taggliafico(Ituraitz FC, 24 years old)
CF - 21 Gonzalo Esquellotto(C.A. Seleucius Juniors, 28 years old)
DC - 22 Claudio Chellay (C.A. Seleucius Juniors, 24 years old)
MC - Marcelo García (C.F. General Arias, 30 years old)
DM/MC - 19 Javier Cherrini (San Telmo F.C., 23 years old)
SS/CF - 17 Fernando Gaona (C.D. San Martín de La Plata, 26 years old)
WF - 23 Federico Monzón (Racing Club de La Plata, 25 years old)

Captain: Román Estévez
Free Kick Taker: Román Estévez
Penalty Taker: Silvio Palacios
Right Corner: Ángel Rojas
Left Corner: Román Estévez

Kits:
Home:

Away:

Goalkeeper:

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:

Choose my goalscorers Y
Godmod scoring events Y
RP injuries to my players N
Godmod injuries to my players N
Hand out yellow cards to my players Y
Hand out red cards to my players N
Godmod other events Y

by **Whirl Islands** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:30 pm

THE WHIRL ISLANDS FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
27 Seaside Avenue, Navel Island, Whirl Islands

Official Roster for the Copa Rushmori VI

Style Modifier: +2
Formation: 4-3-3
Head Coach: Jean-Claude Vermillion

Starting Line
1. Ryan Nixon, GK, 28 - Navel Sharks
2. Peter Jones, DR, 31- Navel FC
3. Mel Brown, DC, 29 - Narissa Dolphins
4. Ken Bowles, DC, 28 - Navel FC
5. Paul McAllister, DL, 26 - FC Atlantis
6. Thomas Hatchet, MR, 29 - FC Fauxham (Valladares)
7. Gilbert Phillips, MC, 27 - FC Atlantis
8. Reggie Gamboa, ML, 33 - Lagoon Red Diamonds (Captain)
9. Dan Halverson, FW, 31 - Halcones de Maracaibo (Vice-captain)
10. Conally Jones, FW, 29 - Lagoon Red Diamonds
11. Jonathan Nicholls, FW, 26 - Navel Sharks

Bench Line
12. Robin Foster, GK, 31 - Eastburg United
13. Charles Lennon, GK, 30 - Narissa Dolphins
14. Robert Reyes, DR, 29 - Navel Sharks
15. Gerard Richardson, DC, 25 - Sparta Navel
16. Ben Edwards, DLC, 27 - FC Atlantis
17. Ernest Suazo, DL, 30 - Eastburg United
18. Jefferson Acuña, MR, 24 - Navel FC
19. Jack Cahill, MC, 28 - Navel FC
20. Craig Palin, MLC, 33 - Navel Sharks
21. Michael Neill, FW, 25 - FC Fauxham (Valladares)
22. Gary Rogers, FW, 26 - FC Atlantis

Starting Lineup:

KITS: (Courtesy of UltraTeam, from Valladares)

RP PERMISSIONS:
If my opponent RPs first, he/she can:
Choose my scorers? Yes
Yellow card my players? Yes
Red card my players? No I'll determine whether my players are sent off or not.
Injure my players? No without permission. I'll determine the severity if granted permission.
Godmode injuries? No
Godmode scoring events? Yes
Godmode other events? No unless they involve weather conditions.

Please no killings nor anything related to unrealism. Realistic RPs will be appreciated. Follow this permissions and have fun...

by **Mangolana** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:39 pm

Manager: Mikael Svensson
Assistant Manager: Christopher Mathews
Head Trainer: Dr.Todd Wisocki
Head coach: Leonardo Guatalupe

Mangolana line-up

Goalkeeper: #1 Tim Hedjuk Jr (23yrs old)

Left Back: #12 John Davenport (28yrs old)
Left center #37 Back: Mathew Johnson (31yrs old)
Right center Back: #25 Brent Buckley (21yrs old)
Right Back: #7 Frankie Donaldson (26yrs old)

Left Mid-Defensive Midfielder: #11 John McFadden (28yrs old)
Right Mid-Defensive Midfielder: #10 Tappy Shogun (22yrs old)

Midfielder: #99 JD Fuller (19yrs old)
Midfielder: #66 Allen Fuller (17 yrs old)

Shadow Striker: #13 Jonathan Montgomery (Captain, 33yrs old)
Striker: #8 Akeem Howard (24yrs old)

Bench
Forward: #55 Rudy Johnson (29yrs old)
Midfielder: #27 Alex Wesley (25yrs old)
Midfielder: #2 Erik Camelet (22yrs old)
Forward: #4 Eric Donald (27yrs old)
Forward/Wing: #30 Jonathan Kamary (35yrs old)
LB/CB: #78 David Awada (19yrs old)
CB/RB: #9 Caleb Debana (23yrs old)
GK: #5 Shaun Gates (21 yrs old)

style modifier: +2

Player Roles

Kits:

Permissions
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Godmod scoring events N
Roleplay injuries to my players Y, tg major injuries, i can set return time table
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Godmod other events N

by **Erathore** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 7:48 pm

+3 Modifier
3-5-2

------------------BENNEDETTO(c)------------------

-----MANLIO-----DINO------NERO-----

------------------LANZIANO------------------

-----ROLODEL-----CULNÁMO-----

-----DEL NIERAN-----

------CESC--------RINGËRIL------MALVOLIO--------

by **Kazzoria** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 11:50 am

RP: Do what you like, they're imortal.
Style mod: +2

Kazzorian National side

The Kazzorian national team consists Entirely now of Eygptian gods. The last squad was removed after science proved that they were non-existant and just a figment of some refugees imagination. Ra the king of gods will take his poistion as manager, although he is trapped in another realm so will have to skype in. Meanwhile Nut the godess of the sky will also have to skype is as she is trapped in the clouds. Geb meanwhile will be the coach as he is the only one able to be on the ground, literally. Meanwhile Osiris will be the captain as the new king of the gods with Horus as the vice-captain. There are only eleven other gods plus two monsters (Ammit and Apep) Here then is the squad:

Starters in Bold

Goalkeepers

1. Anubis: God of the Dead/Embalming (Will be hoping to kill of the opositions attacks)

Defenders

2. Osiris: Old god of dead and new king of gods (Can stop attacks dead in their tracks with his skills).
3. Ma'at: Godess of justice (Will be giving the strikers their Comeuppance with her solid defending).
4. Horus: God of Pahroahs (Can use his leadership skills to get the defence together to stop offsides)
5. Apep: Snake of evil (Stopped Ra on the odd occasion and might be able to stop defenders if they let him out of the duat)

Midfielders

6. Hathor: Goddess of music (Will be hoping to make sweet music in midfield with good through play)
7. Isis: Goddess of Magic (Her magic always helps making something in attack)
8. Thoth: God of Wisdom (His wisdom is always great in orginising the attacks, plus he has a spell that makes chicken tikka)
9. Amun: God of Creation (Hopefully he'll be able to create something in midfield for the strikers)

Strikers

10. Bastet: Goddess of cats (With feline reflexes she can surely give the defence a beating.)
11. Sekhmet: God of destruction (Will be looking to destroy the opposition's defences this cup.)
12. Set: God of chaos (Can cause some chaos in defence with his attacks)
13. Ammit the destroyer: Eater of evil souls (If it escapes the world of the dead then it might make an appearance).

by **Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuk** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 3:03 pm

Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuk National Football Team

by **Nieuwe Sleeswijk** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 4:04 pm

Right, so footy is it? With swans and geese and everything? Better get the Kooikerhondjes out there to hunt then, we should!

Nation: Nieuwe Sleeswijk
Team Nickname: The Kooikerhondjes, the Hunting Dogs, the Other Dutchies.
Style Modifier: +3
Formation: 4-4-2 (diamond)
Home stadium: Dunno yet.

Kit:

Manager: Wouter den Uyl of Nieuwe Sleeswijk state.
Assistant Manager: Peiter Remkes of Nieuwe Sleeswijk state.
Offensive Coach: Sogo Matkok of Totk state.
Defensive Coach: Ejler Bærentzen of Våre-gagaia state.
Goalkeeper Coach: Ruud Marijnen of Rusmorland state.
Medicine Man: Ogwok of Marg state.

An terrible, terrible map of Nieuwe Sleeswijk

Team roster.

Format: Name, [position], age, Club, Home region/state. Other guff.

First 11
1. Manu Kafi, [GK], 34, Draai, Gwru-gea. *Vice-captain* Solid keeper and all that.
2. Michaël Soutendijk, [RB], 27, Zijpersluis, Rusmorland.
3. Rako Dok, [LB], 20, Dõgea1897, Totk.
4. Pwróg Wltigu, [CB], 24, Oegy, Oogu-gu.
5. Willem Cornielje, [CB], 26, Antwerpen, Nieuwe Sleeswijk. *Vice-captain*
6. Thomas Krabbé, [DMF], 31, Antwerpen, Nieuwe Sleeswijk. *Captain*
7. Armin Gaerthé, [RW], 23, Owrgk, Rusmorland.
8. Boudewijn Röntgen, [AMF], 19, Toltk Krijgers, Nieuwe Sleeswijk.
9. Orbog Wroda, [SS], 22, Våre Zwervers, Våre-gagaia.
10. Toltin “Toco” Fik, [CF], 23, Toltk Zwanen, Totk.
11. Asbjørn Hjejle, [LW], 18, Awrgu, Våre-gagaia.

Subs:
12. Klaas van Zweden, [GK], 25, Antwerpen, Rusmorland.
13. Johannes van Houten, [MF], 29, Antwerpen, Nieuwe Sleeswijk.
14. Xaviera Oltmans, [ST], 20, Antwerpen, Nieuwe Sleeswijk.
15. Kebáh Põlt, [ST], 26, Totk Staat, Totk.
16. Zesir Oefbo, [Wing], 23, Toltk Zwanen, Totk.
17. Oskrinog Ttnor, [SMF], 19, Rama'tu, Gwru-gea.
18. Ramoulis Ttnor, [MF], 21, Toltk Krijgers, Gwru-gea.
19. Matthijs Tinné, [AMF], 17, Draai, Nieuwe Sleeswijk.
20. François Tasman, [DF], 23, Dõgea1897, Nieuwe Sleeswijk.
21. Jan Thijssen, [SB], 23, Toltk Zwanen, Oost.
22. Frederik Pieterszoon, [CB], 26, Gataivai, Nieuwe Sleeswijk.
23. Hieronymus de Hooch, [GK], 18, Waal, Nieuwe Sleeswijk.

Special Consideration players:*
Roisk Margo, [MF], 31, Komodo, Marg.
Goufa Doik, [DF], 23, Owrgk, Ter-tao.
Dosu Futyal, [MF], 24, Badokk, Eki-vai.
Galöza Xiki, [ST], 17, Oegy, Gëa.
Mikoitak Foikaiq, [Wing], 27, Zijpersluis, Matai-ala.

*Due to the odd federal nature of Nieuwe Sleeswijk, all states are meant to be represented in international events of all kinds, however it is generally agreed that the best people should be in any team and there should be no selection restrictions put on coachs, thus states not representated in the actual squad will have a player selected by the coach to represent their state in a non-playing capacity in the squad. Inter-state rivalry and different cultures still present a difficult political matter in all realms of life in Nieuwe Sleeswijk.

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Choose my goalscorers Yes
Godmod scoring events Yes
RP injuries to my players Yes
Godmod injuries to my players No
Hand out yellow cards to my players Yes
Hand out red cards to my players Yes
Godmod other events Yes

by **Albundania** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 7:09 pm

Albundanian National Roster

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Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
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Godmod injuries to my players: No
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes
Godmod other events: Yes

Style Modifier +2

by **Cotdelapoms** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 7:18 pm

Michel Carbonnier's squad for Copa Rushmori VI keeps in the tradition of "transitional" squads selected for the tournament. Whilst not quite the "A" squad, many of the big stars are present- but a handful of first timers will make their first important caps for Cotdelapoms. The team will also be outfitted in a brand new "retro" kit that is as simple and elegant as possible- a truly excellent new shirt.

Copa Rushmori VI Squad

(Starters in Bold)

GOALKEEPERS
Romain Frederiksson, Worcester Hearts
Timothée Riopel, SK Franz Josef City (Polar Islandstates)
Nicolas Painchaud, Étoile Rouge

Notable for his absence is Yannick Latendresse, who will almost certainly have to fight for the #1 shirt in the next World Cup but will, Carbonnier has assured us, be back with the national team then. We are unsure as to whether or not the non-Frederiksson keepers will get playing time in such a short tournament. Riopel has been very impressive in the Polarian league, which has assured his jump in the pecking order over Painchaud and earning him starting spots in recent friendlies with Ocaterra and Tamarindia.

DEFENDERS
CB- Loïk Mailhot, Atlético Jutense (Cafundéu)
CB-Dermot O'Brien, Montréal
LB- Einar Sigurdsson, Ridgemont Town (QPeMA)
RB- Alexandre Grainger, Montréal
Alessandro Battistuzzi, Sparta
Guillaume Leblanc, Hochelaga
Salvatore Eagle III, Cosmopolitan

Barrie and Dubé take a tournament off, although Dubé may not factor in to the future plans of the national team. Jonathan Barrie definitely has at least one more tournament in him. First major tournament for O'Brien and debuts in general for Leblanc (who had a sterling Série A season) and Battistuzzi (who has been developing into one of the most no-nonsense defenders in the league). This is a much more defensive group than normal for Cotdelapoms, with only Grainger as a player who has any interest in bombing forward.

MIDFIELDERS
LW- Jesper Jensen, Montréal
AM- René Boisbriand, Nacional (Valladares)
DM- Pascal-Luc Brillant, Worcester Hearts
RW-Renato Jefferson, Canalave Dragons (Valladares)
Pierre-Alexandre Séguin, Worcester Hearts
Jean Bédard, Montréal
Yoann X'Arc'Tx, Cosmopolitan
Felicio Proença, Sparta

Nothing particularly notable in the four men who will likely start- all got extended time during the World Cup run, but the bench contains four players with two Cotdelapomais caps between them. Séguin plays at forward for Worcester, but we all know that their "Christmas Tree" formation doesn't allow too many attacking players and he's more comfortable as an attacking midfielder. Bédard has shown fits of genius and also occasionally absolutely disappears and seems distracted, as often comes with youth. Proença is a talented creator who has earned a reputation for complaining about contact that comes his way, and X'Arc'Tx is very tough.

FORWARDS
Jackson Diawara, FKM (Kagdazka & Pazhujebu)
James Hunt, Montréal
Frédéric Bilodeau, Stephen of August (Nova Cambria)
Erubiel Navarro, Tout-Puissant Outremont
Christophe Charlebois, Baltimore

Peculiar group of strikers without Johansson-Bakvis, which means Jackson Diawara gets to show that this is his team in the future. A lot of trust is being put in Bilodeau and the very surprising Navarro, who has heaps of potential but has not shown very much so far as a professional. Rumours have Bilodeau joining a Série A team next season, which should help, and Navarro may find himself as the man at a club other than Outremont next year, which will give him much needed experience. Charlebois is obviously being rewarded for his club form.

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goalscorers Yes
Godmod scoring events Yes
RP injuries to my players Yes
Godmod injuries to my players No
Hand out yellow cards to my players Yes
Hand out red cards to my players Yes
Godmod other events Yes
Style Modifier: +3

by **Cotdelapoms** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 7:49 pm

Your Guide to Moncton, Whirl Islands

With the recent break up of Sirain, Whirl Islands share a border with us to the south and in that territory lies the city of Moncton, where you will conveniently find that Cotdelapoms will be playing all of their group stage matches for Copa Rushmori VI. With such easy proximity for us, and with heavy security discouraging "anti-social" (read: typical Mytanar) behaviour it will be easy to picture the first matchday contest with Mytannion as a home game for the Apples. Here are some helpful tips for you, the Cotdelapomais tourist to make yourself feel at home in Moncton.

There are actual police everywhere! Back home, there are just police stations where mountains of paperwork get filed and stored.
Their primary tourist attraction is a nearby optical illusion hill that makes it appear as though your car is being pulled forward. Nova Cambria has one of these too, and we mock them for it- we didn't know about this one the whole time it belonged to Sirain but the Whirl Islanders seem quite proud of it. Let's let them have their fun for now.
This city is full of small town sorts of people, even if it's a semi-metropolitan area. You will be looked at strange for being from out of town. Just imagine you are in Sainte-Catherine if you're from Marianne, or Portsmouth if you are from Chênederven.
This is a developing area- just flash some money at them and they will be happy to do what you want.
If anyone here is antagonistic towards you, remind them of Cotdelapoms' long legacy of footballing victories over Valladares. That will certainly endear you at least temporarily.
Once Cotdelapoms beats Mytannion, it'll feel just like home. Or Thessia.

Let's make our fans a tour de force in Ayacucho!

by **Bears Armed** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:45 am

(Busy: I'll post The Hidden Paw's roster & RP permissions as soon as I have time, probably on Saturday, but if anybody actually needs them before that then you can take it that the roster is basically -- and the permissions are exactly -- the same as last time around.)

by **Mytannion** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 2:26 pm

написана для людей, написанный людей
Napisana dlya lyudyeĭ , Napisannyĭ lyudyeĭ.
Written for the People, by the People.

'Team delayed in Mytannion.'

by Vladimir Hyralov

The national team has been delayed from travelling to Moncton - where the first Group D game will be played. The game is against our arch rivals, Cotdelapoms - and it is a game upon which a whole load of honour lies. Our fans have been known to trash stadia and the surrounding areas after winning games, never mind losing to the nation who have people almost everywhere in our own nation and can goad us until the next time we meet. The fact that their people are so intertwined with our own lives means that it is truly a terrible thing whe we lose to them, they may be our bestfriends and be a part of our families or whatever - but whether they are best mate, husband, wife or parent - they can goad the living daylights out of you after their team beats us in something.

The fact we're playing them so close to home and the fact that the Whirl Islands (the part of the nation we're playing in isn't even an island), are apparently clever enough not to allow our fans into their stadiums and so their has been a ban on Mytanars going to Ayacucho and supporting the teams in Moncton and Hoxvathor - although when our team do finally arrive, they will be staying and training in the city of Arica. The problems which the team have encountered and have caused them to be delayed - I shall explain later. However, I'm going to talk about the ban on Mytanars travelling to Ayacucho, where the games will be played, first.

Ayacucho is very close-by, to mainland Mytannion - it'd be quick enough for some fans to hop on a plane from Esca, Thessia, Ebor, Miago - any of the airports in fact, and just travel there as if they were travelling to Cotdelapoms; the two places share a border. However, the Whirl Islander authorities have announced that they will not allow Mytanars to travel to games on account of the trouble our fans have caused in the past. We think this is a bit unfair - which we would of course, but if our fans have decided to be non-violent and more considerate to the locals in recent times (which they haven't, bu that is beside the point), then they would just be missing out on a chance to travel to a massive tournament just on what the minority of fans have done in the past - which is very unfair and is tarring all Mytanar fans with the same brush.

One Whirl Islander official said, "And as for those Mytanar hooligans...no. They will not be allowed entry to the Whirl Islands. If we find any of them in our nation, we'll make sure they get a one-way ticket back to that 'youthful rebellion paradise'."

Sure, we have had our problems in the past with both football hooliganism and crime - mainly youth crime - and sure, we still do - but mostly within our own nation. The crime will not be happening abroad, and surely if it does - they can just be arrested or whatever they do over there. Of course, if they were Mytanars - they wouldn't be doing anything wrong unless they were directly hurting a non-consenting person in whatever they were doing, whether it be drugs, youths drinking alcohol or smoking - obviously that makes theft, murder, rape etc - all crimes, unless someone is being assisted in suicide or whatever, but vandalism isn't a crime, curiously - as it happens enough in Mytannion, maybe we've just learned to accept it.

The crimes happen on our own soil, we do give people the responsibility to try and at least comply with the rules of the country they're in but they should just be extradited back and dealt with here. What happened to that Mika kid when he hurt some police officers in Valanora was terrible. It has been described, but we've not seen the poor kid since then.

Anyway, it is once again the pesky snow and tundra of our nation which is keeping the team grounded in Mytannion, and it certainly will be a race against time for our team to actually manage to fly into Ayacucho before the game tomorrow, rumour is that they're training in Thessia still - after all, it is where the best facilities in Mytannion are, for sports anyway - but that will not be anywhere near the conditions in Moncton, where we expect it will be a whole lot warmer, although they are pretty close to Cotdelapoms which is also very cold.

It is no good for the team though if the plane attempts to take-off and crashes or something and then we lose some of our best players to the air crash or whatever - which has happened overseas - then it would be no good, we would lose Mytanar people, people with families - and that would be terrible. Of course, we'd be losing our greatest footballing generation ever, too - bu that is very selfish, really.

Another problem which has come out of this delay is the fact that Theo Wekkler has not released his 23-man team yet, which is quite annoying - this is pretty much because he hasn't known whether he was coming or going, and also because of how unorganised our press have been recently - what with the troubles in Ebor and the attempted attack on the Queen. Life has been hard recently, but we'll leave you now - good luck to the team, hope they get to Ayacucho in time, hope they manage to beat the Cotdelapomais, although we've had a poor record against them recently. I'm going to rip off another famous sports' reporter by ending with:

Smile!

by **Astograth** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 4:49 pm

The Astograth National Football Team

Style: +1
Colours

Manager -

Powell Pieran (a.k.a. Poridogax Pinerat)
Following Astograth's Round of 16 exit at Cup of Harmony 48, Pieran has a pretty good idea of what the national team can do and already has a team in mind for the World Cup 57 qualifiers. He sees the Copa Rushmori as a secondary tournament in which he can try out the more untested players, though his decision to call up a squad featuring no regular starters hasn't been a popular one. Pieran himself is a rather arrogant 47 year-old manager who enjoyed some success with Citiz side Eastern Chase before being hired by the FAF to replace the retired Gartzen Treko. Irascible and capricious, he is nonetheless a sound tactician.

Starting XI:

#1 - GK - Cheru Larretape (C) - Age 24 - Royal Rumiatzi – 17 caps, 32 goals against, 4 clean sheets
Larretape has been given a chance over Zernin Aira this time around, and even been handed the captain's armband virtue of having been on every single roster since the national team's formation. His leadership and communication skills may be called into question, much like his aerial ability due to his low height. He makes up for it with great agility, positioning, reflexes and speed, though. Doesn't quite have the same composure and concentration as Aira, which costs him dearly sometimes.

#7 - LB - Urtzi Galard - Age 21 - Royal Rumiatzi – Uncapped
A veteran of three Di Bradini Cups, his quick, offensive runs down the wing are a constant threat. Tireless for the full ninety and an expert crosser, he can seamlessly swap positions with the less mobile Dicharry. Frequently pushes up too much, but runs right back when he notices the flank has been exposed.

#2 - CB – Iturri Aginaga - Age 29 –

Alianza Ciruelas – 5 caps
Part of the Iturributa United side that won two leagues, two domestic cups and two Ides of March Cups, Aginaga always stuck out more for his determination and concentration than any particularly great defensive talents. Left the comfort of United for the money and prestige of the Liga Aguazuleña, his performances at the Cup of Harmony satisfied Pieran.

#4 - CB - Sotil Burruchaga - Age 23 - Sporting Iturributa – 7 caps
Pinched from Royal Association and perfected at Sporting's prolific school of defenders, he has adapted to the Chevrons' first team without a problem and makes his presence felt with size and grit. He's not fast at all, but he often doesn't need to be.

#14 - RB - Artizar Medrano - Age 27 -

Cap Nordique – Uncapped
Fast and tireless, but suffers from a lack of concentration and determination. A rather inconsistent performer whose morale plummets to the point where he can barely play when goals come due to a mistake of his.

#17 - LM – Eneko Dicharry - Age 28 –

Worcester Hearts – 10 caps, 1 goal
Dicharry is, at long last, content with himself. No amount of trophies won with Iturributa United helped his condition as perennial substitute, nor did the Royal Cup triumph or the national team call-up lighten up his miserable relationship with the Ituraitz Victory manager. Now he is a star in the Série A, and finally feels his career is turning up following a solid Cup of Harmony performance that saw him score his first international goal. As far as footballing skill goes, he isn't very fast but passes exceptionally well, and is also remarkably good at defending.

#8 - CM - Oskitz Gerrikabeitia - Age 23 -

Kimini United – Uncapped
A good passer and even better tackler, Gerrikabeitia dominates the centre of the pitch. Though a bit of a hard-hitter, when he wins the ball he has enough skill to hold onto it before handing it over to someone else. Not very tall nor good at shooting, so doesn't venture forwards very often.

#12 - RM – Lukar Mendikoa - Age 23 - Ituraitz FC – 3 caps
Mendikoa is incredibly speedy, and hits the ball surprisingly hard for a little man like him. His crossing and ball recovery leave much to be desired, though, which will probably see him brought on as an inside forward in the later minutes of the game.

#10 - AM - Otz Lasuen - Age 22 - Iturributa United – 8 caps, 1 goal
Despite being the youngest squad member, Lasuen has already gathered plenty of experience following two Di Bradini Cups and several seasons in the first teams of Victory and Echegoyan FC. In the eyes of many he has consolidated as a viable alternative to the ageing Bularte, exhibiting the same playmaking ability and the same calm demeanor. Recently been transferred to Iturributa United with views to replacing Bularte at club level.

#20 - CF – Tipi Nanklares - Age 22 - Iturributa United – 12 caps, 3 goals
Provocative. If there is one word to describe Nanklares, that would be it. He's taken a liking to riling up the opposing fans and players on the back of his great scoring ability, which has earned him a good few needless red cards. Not overly tall, but jumps surprisingly high and posseses quick enough feet to try to go past the keeper at every chance.

#9 - CF – Artzeiz Zornoza - Age 26 –

Marinos Metropolis – 3 caps
An exceptional first touch propelled Zornoza from the Astograthian Second Division to Marinos Metropolis of the highly-rated Valladar Super League. Though not given a chance by Treko, his performances caught the eye of Pieran, who took him to the Cup of Harmony and wants to try him out some more in the Copa Rushmori.

Substitutes:
#13 - GK – Mikelatz Elizalde - Age 26 -

Bugny FC – Uncapped
Elizalde's leap from the promoted Ibarbe Polo Club to one of Saugeais' top teams was so great that all the Internet columnists and TV pundits now assert that of course he's always been an excellent keeper and how didn't you notice earlier. Regardless, he'll have a tough time dethroning Rumiatzi golden boy Larretape as second choice, nevermind Zernin Aira. At the Copa Rushmori he at least has a chance at earning his first cap.

#23 - GK – Astigar Barrueta - Age 25 - Ituraitz FC – Uncapped
Brought along for the experience of being in an international competition, really, as he has nearly no chances of playing. Played a match at Di Bradini Cup 17 several years back and then spent two seasons on loan at Ibarbe Polo Club before taking over from Lapurdi Abaitua at Ituraitz FC. Hasn't done badly so far, though he is a far cry away from the best Astograthian goalies.

#3 - LB - Cherran Zarranz - Age 24 - Sporting Iturributa – Uncapped
Slowly earned a place as a starter at league champions Sporting Iturributa due to his grit and usefulness as a utility player. He is most comfortable as a left-back, but can also be deployed as a centre-back, defensive midfielder or left winger. There is a downside to this; the lack of specialization means he can't carry out any of these roles as well as the ones dedicated to them.

#6 - CB – Erruki Echardi - Age 32 –

FC Cape Saint Paul – 5 caps
Four years out in the cold, and now called-up for the Copa Rushmori following his inspired performances in the Polarian league. How's that for a comeback? Though on the wrong side of thirty, Pieran thinks he might still be a viable alternative for the World Cup 57 qualifiers. Tall, strong and very, very slow. Crossing the ball to him during corners is a sure way of getting at least one shot on goal, though.

#15 - CB - Tartalo Maruri - Age 24 - Iturributa United – Uncapped
A small man who can play precise passes at any distance and anticipate excellently. Always keep a cool head but prefers to stand off opponents rather than going in for the tackle, which gets him in trouble sometimes.

#5 - RB - Eneko Dorregaray - Age 29 - Sporting Iturributa – 12 caps
Returning to the squad he was dropped from following World Cup 55, Dorregaray manages to be tough without sacrificing speed. His usefulness is rather limited in this formation, however, as the full-backs also need to be profficient at passing and crossing.

#22 - LM – Zuzen Barta - Age 21 – Iturributa United – Uncapped
Having played three Di Bradini Cups, the last one as captain, and several seasons in United's first team, Barta is no stranger to international tournaments. He plays seamless football, weaving together dribbles and passes with tremendous skill. Isn't afraid to shoot at goal either, which is something goalkeepers tend to learn a fraction of a second too late.

#16 - CM – Artzeiz Uhalt - Age 30 - Ituraitz FC – Uncapped
Another comeback tale, Uhalt was included in Astograth's first ever national team...and was the only one to not make a single appearance before being unceremoniously dropped for the next tournament. He's been itching to set the record straight for four years and finally earned his chance after spending several seasons as a deep-lying playmaker at Ituraitz FC, where he is also the vice-captain.

#19 - RM – Lore Echebarne - Age 26 - South Factory – Uncapped
Likes to do all the fancy tricks and dribbles while completely lacking the skill to execute them. Rather slow as well, but his tendency to be in the right place at the right time means he can still be useful granted he doesn't do something stupid.

#21 - AM - Iratze Zarazua - Age 27 - Ituraitz Victory – 4 caps
A competent playmaker who tends to fade in and out of the match, making him an inconsistent player at best. His skill at playing those vital passes and his commanding demeanor mean he is still worth having on the team, though.

#18 - CF – Beremando Aldoaga - Age 24 – Royal Rumiatzi – Uncapped
A giant of a player, Aldoaga's 1.97m make him first choice when heading of any kind needs to be done. He can tower over and power his way through any defense, though his comparative lack of pace often hinders him. Played at Blue Mountain Range before spending two relatively successful seasons at Erathore's AF Mildrid. Now at Royal Rumiatzi, where he hopes to end the team's enduring title drought.

#11 - CF - Itzaina Erreka - Age 22 - South Factory – 3 caps
Not very technically gifted but posseses an incredible sense of positioning, always knowing exactly where to stand in order to recieve the ball. His heading isn't anything out of this world either, however his shots are thunderous and fired without hesitation.

------------------Larretape (C)------------------
-----Medrano-----Burruchaga-----Aginaga-----Galard-----
------Mendikoa--------Gerrikabeitia---------Dicharry------
----Lasuen----
-----Zornoza-----Nanklares-----

Captain: Cheru Larretape
Free Kick Taker: Otz Lasuen
Penalty Taker: Artzeiz Zornoza
Right Corner: Urtzi Galard
Left Corner: Otz Lasuen

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Choose my goalscorers: YES
Godmod scoring events: YES
Roleplay injuries to my players: YES
Godmod injuries to my players: YES
Hand out yellow cards to my players: YES
Hand out red cards to my players: YES
Godmod other events: YES

Should you need any information about Astograth, don't hesitate to TG me or visit the wiki article.

by **Whirl Islands** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 7:02 pm

[OOC: Civil Citizenry and Polar Islandstates authorized the use of their characters in this RP]

THE NAVEL POST
First and Best Newspaper in the Whirl Islands
Navel Island, Friday, September 9, 2011

COPA RUSHMORI VI - THE START

By: Jairo Meluk,
Sports Editor,
Navel Island

NAVEL ISLAND (WIP) - Within hours of the start of the sixth Copa Rushmori edition, the first one to be held in the Whirl Islands, The Navel Post in its webpage (http://www.navelpost.wi) decided to organize for its users and readers all over the nation a chat with a member of the Organizing Committee (name not given due to confidentiality) about some controversy unleashed during the previous days and other important information, such as allocation of tickets for local and foreign fans, and other things.

The Navel Post: Thanks for answering our call, let us open this chat with this question: What will be the conditions for journalists (both local and foreign) to cover this tournament?

Organizing Committee Member: Thanks for your question. All journalists and media interested in covering the tournament will have to fill an application for an accreditation (you can find the link on the tournament's webpage). After that, we will consider your requests and we will decide whether we approve your application or not. If we do, you will be given an accreditation card which you will be required to show at the stadium's entrance in order to be allowed entry to the press zone. If we do not, it is because all the accreditations available have been awarded. We will limit that number to 30 per participating nation (50 more will go exclusively to local media).

lindab90: why did you decide to ban mytanar fans from entering the nation for the tournament?

OCM: Let's make this clear, we did not decide to ban all Mytanar fans. The ban was directed at the Mytanar "hooligans", which are known by their destructive and antisocial behaviour. We do not care if they only riot and cause destruction in their own nation, but recent reports (the most recent World Cup finals) speak badly about their behavior in and outside football grounds. That football culture does not exist in our country, and we do not want it to exist, either. We want to protect all those peaceful fans travelling to here from all over Rushmore, and we expect they (the hooligans) abide our ban. Our national Police will be ready to deal them with harshly if they need to.

lindab90: and what about if all those fans are hooligans?

OCM: The answer is simple. No hooligans will be allowed entry. If they are all hooligans, none of them will enter.

LukasLagoon: I heard some Civil Citizenry delegates criticized Lagoon Road the day after the draw, due to it being "too small". What are your thoughts on that?

OCM: We do not have that information, in fact, we did not know about it until you mentioned it, so we abstain of making any comments on the matter. Lagoon Road's local government should provide further explanations, after all, they were the ones who refused to make any reforms to the stadium.

ruudygonotredame: i'm from Civil Citizenry and i've got a question with regards to the allocation of tickets. How will that work for foreign fans?

OCM: WIFA will try to contact the other 35 participating FAs in order to know their interest in selling tickets for the event in their nations. For example, Cotdelapoms's football association and WIFA reached an agreement and the FFC will sell tickets to Cotdelapomais people in Cotdelapoms. WIFA will allocate a total of 20,000 tickets per association only for group stage matches. Although foreign fans can also buy their tickets in Whirl Islands, if they wish to. Tickets for matches from the play-off round onwards will only be sold in Whirl Islands and the cheapest ones will cost $10 (OOC: $10 in NS standard dollars).

Johan_Ruud: Will local fans have priority to buy tickets?

OCM: Yes. There will be one ticket booth in every host stadium selling tickets to local fans only, with their Whirl-Islander ID.

PeterShark: How will the teams be transported through the islands and Ayacucho?

OCM: WhirlAir is one of the tournament's local supporters and will serve as official transport of all the teams while they are competing in the tournament. For teams in Ayacucho, LíneaBus (a bus corporation) will offer its services to the teams competing there.

RedNavel: Why was Jamestown chosen as venue of the final and not Portomar Field? After all, Portomar will host more matches...

OCM: Waterfront Stadium was chosen as host because it is newer, is able to seat more people and is more modern. Navel Sharks also lodged to us their request to consider Waterfront Stadium offering us the chance to host the final match there as the first official match ever played at the stadium. As for Portomar, as you said, it will host more matches and it will also host the National Team for at least the group stage...

The Navel Post: And with that, we finish this chat with our readers and the member from the Organizing Committee. Thanks to everyone who participated, have a nice day and enjoy within some hours the first match of the Copa Rushmori!

by **Polar Islandstates** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 8:47 pm

THE FEDERATION OF POLAR ISLANDSTATES ROSTER FOR COPA RUSHMORI VI
Nation Name: The Federation of Polar Islandstates
Shorthand Nation Names: The Federation, The FPI
Demonym: Polarians
Team Nickname: The Terns
Official Supporters Group: The Twitchers (as in, birdwatchers)

KIT COLOURS:
Courtesy of Barrengeka Kits, Astograth:

HOME STADIUM:

HOME SUPPORT:

FULL ROSTER:
(Caps in brackets indicate appearances from the bench)

Coach: Sol Kirkkegaard, 51
Sol Kirkkegaard was the hero of the hour, and the name on everyone's lips as he lead the Terns to a completely unexpected fourth place at the 56th World Cup. Qualifying from a group they weren't expected to from after a playoff match in which they were the underdogs, the Terns were treated to a phenomenally tough draw featuring Bostopia, The Archregimancy, and The Babbage Islands. Rousing team talks is one thing, setting up a team to draw against the Archregimancy and only lose to The Babbage Islands 1-0 is another entirely. In squad selection, man management, and team tactics, Sol excels. He was aware that the group may go to goal difference, and saw Bostopia's all-out attacking formation as the best chance to counter-attack with speed, and as a result ran out 5-1 victors, a result that saw the Terns proceed on goal difference at the expense of The Archregimancy. An extra time win and a penalty win later, and the Terns were in the the third placed play off after a defeat by Sorthern Northland. Defeat to Aguazul surely followed, but for taking the team that far, Sol can only be admired.

He has been outspoken recently on the subject of 'Sol's Boys'. Rather than favouritism, this is a term used by the Polarian press to describe the core of players that Sol had taken to relying on during the last two World Cup campaigns. Sol has come to agree with the press, and the retirement from international football of Maarten Berg following the World Cup has brought the issue home even harder. To combat the detrimental effect that more retirements would have on the squad in future, Sol has made the decision to axe all players aged twenty-nine or over from this Copa Rushmori. Obviously this gets rid of a host of big names, and with the U-21s training in anticipation of an invitation to the Draggonnii Inviyatti, this Copa will surely test the middle order of Polarian stars.

Assistant: Morten Yarbin, 66
The megaphone to Kirkkegaard's computer. The pair have worked together for coming up to twenty years, and in many cases Morten is able to start shouting a specific instruction onto the pitch with only a knowing glance from Sol. Loud, abrasive, fierce, and dogged, Morten is a master at motivating his players to do their best, walking the fine line between aggravating them and complementing them with a fine skill. Health problems have begun to tarnish his professional career, and we may well be seeing a new number two in the dugout in future tournaments. For now, though, expect Morten to be there, loud and proud.

#1 - GK - Lars Hegg Gammel - Age 26 - Saint-Urbain (Cotdelapoms) - 19 Caps
Lars moved abroad to Cotdelapoms in order to try and win a place in the Terns squad, fearing he'd never get the chance if he stayed stuck behind Atle Andreasson at SK. The move appears to have paid off, replacing Atle on the bench in the qualification campaign before stepping in following Karlsson's injury. Karlsson's place is by no means assured once the Copa is over, so expect to see this name for a long time yet.

#2 - DR - Sergey Makarov - Age 28 - Skyline City (Mangolana) - 62(3) Caps, 2 Assists
Devastated to miss out on the WC56 campaign through injury, Makarov has returned to the right-back position he left behind. At 28 years of age he is exactly the kind of player Sol wants to see lead at this Copa, where his 65 caps make him one of the most experienced members of the group. Fierce and tough to get past, he carries a strong and sensible head on his shoulders.

#3 - DC - Sander Ljungberg - Age 23 - SK Franz Josef City - 8(9) Caps
Vice captain at the DBC, Sander is expected to prove to Sol Kirkkegaard just how good a natural replacement for Maarten Berg he will be. Unbelievably, he will be the only capped central defender in central defence during this competition, and a lot may fall on his head as a result. Watch out for his movement, dependability, and extravagant tackling.

#4 - DC - Jan Kowalski - Age 26 - East Franz Athletic - Uncapped
Being thrown in at the deep end is as good a way to start off your international career as any I suppose, and Jan Kowalski is having to do just that. An imposing presence at the centre of the park for East Franz, he was a key component of their title winning campaign last league cycle and will be relied on to do a similar job here. Almost a sweeper, he will hang back and mop up any spillages before the keeper is needed, using his quick burst of pace to surprise attackers.

#5 - DL - Petter Marveau-Kahn - Age 25 - East Franz Athletic - Uncapped
Marveau-Kahn lines up alongside Kowalski for East Franz Athletic, and so the pair should be a reliable choice on the left side of defence, not needing to gel as much as other new players might do so. A wing-back in everything but the name, Marveau-Kahn will bomb forwards to display his wicked driven crosses as often as possible. Has dual Cotdelapomais-Polarian nationality, but chose to play for his country of birth.

#6 - DMC - Jorgen Hauge - Age 23 - Battle (Zarbli) - 31(2) Caps, 6 Assists, 4 Goals - VICE-CAPTAIN
A regular starter during the WC56 campaign, Hauge was a thorn in the side of many an opposition thoughout, and was instrumental in the Terns' overall performance. Hauge was the captain for the U21s in the Tern's most recent Di Bradini Cup appearance and has been handed the vice-captainy here. A bright future awaits this young lad, who is impressively large even by Polarian standards, and this chance to lead the Tern midfield for a whole competition is likely to improve further the reputation that brought him a move to Zarblese giants Battle. He is fast, can run non-stop for 90 minutes, can pick a pass at will, is a fierce tackler and nigh-on unbeatable in the air, as well as possessing a wicked long shot. This guy can change matches on his own and will be one of the standout performers for the Terns this competition.

#7 - RM - Steffan Hastings - Age 27 - Jan Mayen Islanders - 1(1) Caps, 1 Assist
It would appear than Sol is breaking his traditional 'Iceberg' formation to try something new. Whether or not he plans on being around that long, he nonetheless can't have ignored the vast swathes of talented wingers currently working their way through the ranks of the U-17s,-18s, and -21s, and so perhaps this is a tactical move to adjust the team to playing with wide midfielders, something he usually avoids. Steffan Hastings is one of the nation's most decorated players, winning a host of trophies with Jan Mayen, and now has the chance to test himself on a bigger scale. His pace and accuracy will be key.

#8 - DMC - Pol Sundstrom - Age 28 - Miago City (Mytannion) - 13(15) Caps, 3 Assists, 1 Goal
Hard as nails and solid as a rock, Pol Sundstrom and Jorgen Hauge playing in the same midfield is a truly intimidating prospect for opposition. Solid in the tackle and excellent at keeping the ball and slowing down the play, Pol could come on to seal games against feisty attacking opposition searching for equalisers, and has a solid header from corners and free-kicks.

#9 - ST - Patrick Ackermann-Finn - Age 28 - A.F.F. (Cafundéu) - 78(10) Caps, 13 Assists, 28 Goals - CAPTAIN
Ackermann-Finn is a tall and wiry striker, who excels at holding up the ball for his strike partner, or heading in from tight angles. Recently moved abroad to Cafundéu in order to try and learn from one of the highest ranked leagues in the world, Patrick has returned a more learned and experienced player, and he will leap at this chance to play as the lone striker in the absence of usual spotlight-grabber Timo Skye. Expect to see plenty of darting feet to tap in at the near post, and lots of heading down for an approaching Demarchelier. Simple, perhaps, but the simplest plans are often the best executed.

#10 - AMC - Luc Demarchelier - Age 26 - Parr City (Mytannion) - 38(27) Caps, 17 Assists, 4 Goals
More of a driving attacking midfielder than playmaker van Jendrisen, Demarchelier is one of a handful of Polarian midfielders playing in Mytannion. His powerful runs with the ball seemingly glued to his feet are a regular sight during the closing parts of many matches, as his stamina allows him to terrify tiring defenders. Still plenty young enough to make a massive impact on this side, this chance to start without the presence of Ole van Jendrisen, much of the creative direction for the team will come through this relatively young man.

#11 - LM - Petter Fjorrisen - Age 28 - SK Franz Josef City - 1(1) Caps, 1 Assist
Alongside Hastings, Fjorrisen is a beneficiary of Sol's new tactical direction, and at least during the group stage matches we should expect to see Fjorrisen and Hastings darting down the wings and whipping in the crosses for Ackermann-Finn. With a long history of tormenting defenders in his time at SK, opposition managers will have to ensure their players are well clued up on this dangerous attacker, otherwise goals will be flying in.

#12 - GK - Ole Gorrachategi - Age 27 - FC Torshavn - Uncapped
Wearing the number twelve shirt for the Terns this Copa will be the half-Astograthi Gorrachategi. He probably won't be expecting to get any game time out there, but the experience is sure to be a good thing for this tall and lanky goalkeeper. His distribution is excellent, even if his positioning can leave something to be desired, but he is very reliable and very rarely spills a shot. A favourite at FC Torshavn, he now has the chance to show himself on a wider stage.

#13 - GK - Mathias Marek - Age 28 - Jan Mayen Islanders - 2(4) Caps
Younger brother of captain Niko, penalty shoot-out specialist Mathias was the hero of the Burchadinger Cup, coming on to both score and save penalties as a last minute substitution on two occasions. He then repeated this feat against none other than Bears Armed in the World Cup, and helped propel the Terns into the semi-finals. Is in the squad again, he is a dependable keeper for Jan Mayen and his hunger for success drives him onwards at all times.

#14 - MC - Henning Tir - Age 27 - East Franz Athletic - 10(13) Caps
A well heeled utility midfielder that can play in almost any position across the midfield range. May be a little light on experience so far, but with the ageing starting lineup, Henning will surely get his chance on a more permanent level sooner or later, and with his outstanding start to his East Franz career, more than deserves his call up but is unfortunate that Sol's new formation doesn't call for a utility midfielder from the off.

#15 - MC - Artur Rochemback - Age 22 - Jan Mayen Islanders - 0(2) Caps
One of the younger members of the squad, Rochemback is finding it hard to break through to the first team at Jan Mayen due to the pure strength of the other players there. Despite this, Sol is confident that he has seen enough of this hardworkign player to merit his inclusion here, just edging out Hans van Ellson, who now earns a living in Swartaz. This confidence boost could be just what Rochemback needs, and if cards are played right he could be a force for the future.

#16 - AMC - Marcel Sanderskye - Age 23 - Miago City (Mytannion) - 1 Cap
Sanderskye is the second player from Miago City to make the 23 this time around, and his time in Mytannion seems to have turned his career around. Once suffereing from the same problem as Rochemback at Jan Mayen, Sanderskye moved to ply his trade in Mytannion, making an instant impact, and winning back a spot in the nation team as a result. He is fast, highly intelligent with his passing, and can shoot a wicked shot from anywhere up to 30yards. Nor is he averse to dropping back and helping out in defence.

#17 - ST - Henning Blonqvist - Age 28 - East Franz Athletic - 24(25) Caps, 2 Assists, 22 Goals
East Franz striker Blonqvist has sealed an almost telepathic relationship with new strike partner Berghoff at club level, but has been unable to nail down a starting position for his country. Despite this, he has made the number 17 shirt his own, and will be game-changing if brought on from the bench, which he surely will be. A stocky and physical striker, he looks to battle his way into poaching positions, and his leap makes him very competitive in the air for his height. Is hitting his physical and technical peak at the moment, and will be a formidable foe on the day.

#18 - ST - Jens Forgrossand - Age 25 - FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla - Uncapped
With an impressive run of stats since helping Bjarnarey to the top tier, Fogrossand has proved to everyone what he already knew, that he can perform and win at top level football, influencing Sol to call him up today no doubt. He can also excel as a lone striker if given support, and would be a natural replacement for Ackermann-Finn should any injury befall the national captain.

#19 - DR - Oscar Egeberg - Age 25 - FC Axel Heiburg - Uncapped
Not one of the more celebrated products of the Haapa-Mechelin youth academy, Egeberg has nonetheless worked his way into the first team through hard work and much effort. He has put a string of good performances together for his team so far this season, and finds himself called up as a result of both that and the lack of 29+ players here. Not a natural attacker, he is a central defender moved across really, he stills finds time to drive the ball upfield when the chance presents itself.

#20 - ST - Amadeus Irndtor - Age 24 - SK Franz Josef City - 7(12) Caps, 1 Assist, 3 Goals.
With a lethal left boot and a sixpence turning circle, this speedy youngster is just waiting for his big chance, which he may get here. Hasn't exactly made a sparkling start to his career with the Terns since his goals at the Brotherhood Cup, but is out there to prove his doubters wrong.

#21 - DL - Jon Birk Pettersen - Age 27 - Bondage Safe (Civil Citizenry) - 2 Caps
Pettersen is a fully fledged part of the team at Bondage Safe now, having moved from Melville Celtic many years ago, and some in the Federation had forgotten about this dependable figure. Only has two caps, but if the untested Marveau-Kahn turns out to be a it ropey, expect this excellent tackler of the ball to take his place in the team.

#22 - DC - Bergen Oledatter - Age 28 - Vincanto FC (Erathore) - Uncapped
Moved away from SK to Erathore after being frustrated at the lack of time spent in the first team. Has found things more to his liking in Erathore but still probably wasn't expecting this call-up. His headers are powerful and he is a nigh-on unbeatable force in the air, meaning goals will fly in the opposition penalty box should he come up for corners. Is also faster than he looks, and attackers should not take him at face value.

#23 - DC - Piotr Nordin - Age 25 - Red Star Severny - Uncapped
Sneaking into the roster last but not least here then is Piotr Nordin. Partner to Ryan Ginn at Red Star, Nordin has crammed a lot into his career so far, with Globe Cup appearances under his belt. Will be looking to gain some experience from the trip as he expects to be nothing but a dependable backup to the national team in the future.

DEFAULT STARTING LINE-UP:
4-2-3-1
-------------------------- Gammel --------------------------
--- Makarov --- Ljungberg --- Kowalski --- M-Kahn ---
------------------- Hauge -- Sundstrom ------------------
-- Hastings ---------- Demarchelier -------- Fjorrisen --
--------------------- Ackermann-Finn ---------------------

Modification: +3

Record going into Copa Rushmori VI:
Played 109, Won 49, Drawn 25, Lost 35, Scored 177, Conceded 146, Goal Difference +31
Top Goalscorers:
Timo Skye - 60
Patrick Ackermann-Finn - 28
Alexsandr van Sorensen - 23
Most Assists:
Ole van Jendrisen - 44
Teemu Hansen - 19
Luc Demarchelier - 19

THE OPPONENT CAN
Choose my goalscorers? Yes
Godmod scoring events? Yes
RP injuries to my players? Yes, within reason, and I reserve the right to change the severity in a follow-up RP
Godmod injuries to my players? Yes, as above
Hand out yellow cards to my players? Yes
Hand out red cards to my players? Yes, but only 2 per match maximum
Godmod other events? TG me first, but I'm always open to ideas

by **Bleak Rock** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 7:14 am

BLEAK ROCK ROSTER FOR THE 56th WORLD CUP QUALIFYING CAMPAIGN

KIT COLOURS: - courtesy of Barrengeka Kits, Astograth

NICKNAME: The Dukes

HOME STADIUM:
Völlinn af Fjórum Húsum, Mið-Sal - 14,722

STARTING LINE-UP
3-3-3-1
------------------------------- Kielberg -------------------------------
--------------- Broberg - Friðfinnursson - Tommisen ---------------
-- Ragnarsson -------------- Eygenroy -------------- Ljótursson --
---------- Ragnarsson --- Sigurhelgason --- Jóhannsson ----------
----------------------------- Rosenmeyer -----------------------------
Happy to allow their opponents 60% possession or even more as a normality, Bleak Rock will be playing counter-attacking football this tournament. Looking to draw the attackers from the other team into a frustrating war of attrition in the defence, then lauching swift and devastating counterattacks that strike hard and fast at the opposition goal. This is guerilla football.
Modification: -5

The Protectorate of Bleak Rock, following their independence from the Federation of Polar Islandstates, is delighted to be able to submit their international team for entry into its first ever Copa Rushmori. After an uninspiring debut on the international football scene, including an 8-0 humiliation at the hands of Polar Islandstates, the Dukes picked themselves up and went on to storm to the runners-up spot in the recent Baptism of Fire. The confidence brought by this soon disappated however, after the Dukes took over half the qualification campaign to score any goals. Things picked up, but fans felt disappointed by what could have been.

Ljótur Friðfinnursson was tempted away by the bright lights of the assistant post at Swartaz, and so the BRFA was left trying to find a boss to take the Dukes forwards. With no applicants for the job from within Rushmore, the net was cast wider. Still, no applicants. Running out of options, the BRFA finally started sending letters of job offers to manager who had been out of the game for a while, and then finally, in inward looking Yafor 2, they got a response.

Shaan Magerin, the legendary Yaforite manager, will be taking the reigns for this Copa Rushmori, and presumably at least the World Cup campaign following it. Known for his unusual formations and his uncompromising attitude towards players who aren't performing as they should, Magerin will subsitute a badly performing star player within twenty minutes if the system doesn't fit the way he wants to unlock the opposing team. With Bleak Rock he will have his work cutout, these players are firmly set in their defensive 4-4-2, but if anyone can breathe new tactical life into Bleak Rock's unpredictable game, Shaan Magerin can. Aided by his Blockhead assistants, Oddur Eidergaard and Finnur Aagard, he will have to gel with them quickly if Bleak Rock are to progress in this tournament.

FULL ROSTER:
GOALKEEPERS
#1 - GK - Hallvarður Kielberg - Age 29 - Dominion (Cotdelapoms) - Hús Hreindýr
#12 - GK - Petter Sivertsson - Age 23 - Atammik Zenith FK (Polar Islandstates) - Hvítabjörninn Hús
#13 - GK - Jónas Magnússson - Age 28 - Glidi Hreindýrsal - Hús Hreindýr
Kielberg is the starter in what is a strong goalkeeping contingent in the squad, perhaps the best represented position of them all in fact. Sivertsson is one of a handful of representatives from the Polarian league, and one of only a couple from amongst them to not make the starting lineup, kept out by the impressive form of Kielberg, so impressive that it secured him a move to Cotdelapomais side Dominion.

BACKLINE
#3 - DC - Hafliði Broberg - Age 30 - Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF - Hús Náhvalur
#4 - DC - Gull Tommisen - Age 30 - FK Grise Fiord (Polar Islandstates) - Hús Hrafninn - VICE-CAPTAIN
#22 - DC - Hallvarð Friðfinnursson - Age 26 - VB Vatn Höfninflói - Hús Náhvalur
#20 - DC - Benedikt Aagard - Age 29 - FK Hámarvik - Hvítabjörninn Hús
#23 - DC - Óskar Jóhannsson - Age 31 - K85 Járn Virkaroy - Hús Hreindýr
In a defence that will be keen on avoiding another humiliation like they received against Polar Islandstates, vice-captain Tommisen will look to lead the line and hold steady in the face of attacking waves. Aggressive and not ashamed of getting stuck in, even with each other, this speedy defence will look to irritate, frustrate, and close down quickly, and their tall imposing frames with an average height of 5'11" will not make it easy for any attackers.

MIDDLE LINE
#2 - DR - Guðjón Ragnarsson - Age 27 - FF Berafjörðinn - Hvítabjörninn Hús
#5 - DL - Jens Ljótursson - Age 29 - Norðurmýrar 87 - Hús Hrafninn
#8 - DMC - Dietar Eygenroy - Age 26 - Jan Mayen Islanders (Polar Islandstates) - Hvítabjörninn Hús - CAPTAIN
#17 - DR - Steingrímur Aagard - Age 29 - Glidi Hreindýrsal - Hús Hreindýr
#18 - DL - Eyvindur Náhvalursson - Age 27 - Náhvarðvíkur Bæ IF - Hús Náhvalur
The key figure of Dietar Eygenroy will lead the way from the centre of the park for the Dukes, having both top flight Polarian football experience, as well as experience playing in the TQCC for Jan Mayen Islanders, and will surely be instrumental in any victories the Dukes manage to get under their belt. This central line of 'the back nine' will serve as a way of mopping up any attackers attempting to find space between the midfield and defence.

WINGERS
#7 - MR - Karl Justinussen - Age 29 - Leiknir Reykjanesur - Hvítabjörninn Hús
#16 - ML - Ragnar Guðmundursson - Age 26 - Hrafninn Knattspyrnufélag - Hús Hrafninn
Here for the option of having wide midfielders rather than making the first team, Justinussen and Guðmundursson are not the fastest winger in the world, but still have a good cross and are tough to get past on the wing provided they're not pushed too far forwards. Which, knowing Magerin, I can't see happening all too often unless a counter-attack is in full swing.

FRONT LINE
#6 - MC - Jón Ragnarsson - Age 28 - Juvapanam (Kagdazka and Pazhujebu) - Hús Hrafninn
#11 - AMC - Ingvar Sigurhelgason - Age 18 - FC Cape St Paul (Polar Islandstates) - Hús Náhvalur
#21 - MC - Skarphéðinn Jóhannsson - Age 30 - RKA Hvalabátum - Hús Náhvalur
#14 - AMC - Oddi Jónatan - Age 26 - Leiknir Reykjanesur - Hvítabjörninn Hús
#15 - MC - Arnljótur Rosenmeyersson - Age 24 - Hreindýrsal Stríðsmaður - Hús Hreindýr
With no wide attackers in the starting lineup, Magerin has opted to play the quick and full of tricks Siguerhelgason through the middle, well away from his favoured left wing. The ever dependable Ragnarsson will harry and dictate pace in the centre of the park, showing the kind of form that caused Juvapanam to sign him up at the start of the other season. Jóhannsson is promoted to the starting lineup as a quirk of formation, whilst Rosenmeyersson is another winger adopted to the centre of the park for the prurpose of counter attack.

STRIKERS
#9 - ST - Vagn Rosenmeyer - Age 22 - Resolute Storm 1913 FC (Polar Islandstates) - Hús Hreindýr
#10 - ST - Gunnar Mackenzie - Age 22 - FC Cape St Paul (Polar Islandstates) - Hús Hrafninn
#19 - ST - Jon Dahl Pettersen - Age 27 - FC Fetlar (Polar Islandstates) - Hús Náhvalur
The attack for Bleak Rock is a strong and young one, with new Resolute signing Rosenmeyer the key outlet for attacks and the frequent hero of the side, and young starlet Gunnar Mackenzie - having chosen his Blockhead nationality over his Polarian one after independence was granted - will be looking to show the Terns exactly what they're missing should he have the chance to come on to either partner Rosenmeyer or replace him to us his slightly superior pace to fit into Magerin's masterplan.

Record going into Copa Rushmori VI: Played 35, Won 10, Drawn 10, Lost 15, Scored 41, Conceded 52, Goal Difference -11
First Match: Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuk 2-2 Bleak Rock
Biggest Win: Bleak Rock 6-4 Princess Beatrice Island
Heaviest Defeat: Polar Islandstates 8-0 Bleak Rock
Top Goalscorers:
Vagn Rosenmeyer - 16
Gunnar Mackenzie - 10
Dietar Eygenroy - 8
Most Assists:
Dietar Eygenroy - 13
Ingvar Sigurhelgason - 8
Vagn Rosenmeyer - 6

THE OPPONENT CAN:
Choose my goalscorers? Yes
Godmod scoring events? Yes
RP injuries to my players? Yes, within reason, and I reserve the right to change the severity in a follow-up RP
Godmod injuries to my players? Yes, as above
Hand out yellow cards to my players? Yes
Hand out red cards to my players? Yes, but only 2 per match maximum
Godmod other events? TG me first, but I'm always open to ideas

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