spurzgrrl Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 The return of Senseless Ilium! Back because I enjoyed writing it, and I wasn’t nearly done, but was interrupted by the arrival of 03/04. Not being able to bring the game over, I really didn’t feel like messing with the database as much as I would have had to to use it in the new game, and I wanted to play the new game, so I left it for a while. That said, I’m satisfied that I now understand the game sufficiently to be able to wander back to older versions for some fun, and so I bethought me of Senseless Ilium, and, well, here we are. For those who don’t remember, or didn’t read it the first go-round, and want to know what I’m on about, the first part is here. As we return, it is January 18, 2003, and Apollon remain on top of the Greek National B Division. The Heroes of Greece hold all the statistics leads – goals, assists, ratings, the works. Orpheus has conceded but three goals in league play, while Perseus and Theseus are level with 22 atop the goal standings (after 19 games!). Five Apollon players lead the assists list, led by Odysseus’ 12. The entire starting eleven are the top eleven in the ratings lists. We face our co-tenants Panionios in the quarter-final of the Greek Cup to come, having just disposed of Olympiakos. The competition is not intended, yet, to be the focus. Clearly, the Heroes are deeply outclassing the B Division, as expected, and will probably impress in the A Division enough to enter Europe. That’s the aim – taking the Heroes to glory across Europe and the world, and hopefully taking the Greek national team along for the ride. Your narrator, as before, is the gaffer – Homer, ably assisted by his young friend Babis, the 16-year-old Greek modern who has been named GM of the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spurzgrrl Posted April 6, 2004 Author Share Posted April 6, 2004 The return of Senseless Ilium! Back because I enjoyed writing it, and I wasn’t nearly done, but was interrupted by the arrival of 03/04. Not being able to bring the game over, I really didn’t feel like messing with the database as much as I would have had to to use it in the new game, and I wanted to play the new game, so I left it for a while. That said, I’m satisfied that I now understand the game sufficiently to be able to wander back to older versions for some fun, and so I bethought me of Senseless Ilium, and, well, here we are. For those who don’t remember, or didn’t read it the first go-round, and want to know what I’m on about, the first part is here. As we return, it is January 18, 2003, and Apollon remain on top of the Greek National B Division. The Heroes of Greece hold all the statistics leads – goals, assists, ratings, the works. Orpheus has conceded but three goals in league play, while Perseus and Theseus are level with 22 atop the goal standings (after 19 games!). Five Apollon players lead the assists list, led by Odysseus’ 12. The entire starting eleven are the top eleven in the ratings lists. We face our co-tenants Panionios in the quarter-final of the Greek Cup to come, having just disposed of Olympiakos. The competition is not intended, yet, to be the focus. Clearly, the Heroes are deeply outclassing the B Division, as expected, and will probably impress in the A Division enough to enter Europe. That’s the aim – taking the Heroes to glory across Europe and the world, and hopefully taking the Greek national team along for the ride. Your narrator, as before, is the gaffer – Homer, ably assisted by his young friend Babis, the 16-year-old Greek modern who has been named GM of the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HD Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 excellenty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spurzgrrl Posted April 6, 2004 Author Share Posted April 6, 2004 January 26, 2003: National League B, Panaigialios v Apollon A Nubian threw a scare into us very early in this game, Rasch of Ghana smashing a hard shot at Orpheus less than thirty seconds after the referee’s whistle. Though it slipped past Orpheus, alertly Jason turned it upfield. Only a few moments later, Odysseus raced after a ball which had been bumped upfield by Daedalus, and with his casual grace, drew the keeper well out of position before rolling the ball easily in. As so often, the agility of the opposition keeper was holding us firmly from the goal, and it took a piece of Odysseus’ magical accuracy to beat him – the big man’s shot finding the net near the end of the game. Not to be dismissed, the little Nubian once again raced away from the kickoff, and this time found the corner against Orpheus. With the win, we edged our lead to ten points atop the Division. The plan well in hand, I thought. Panaigialios 1-2 Apollon Odysseus (15,16) 8m, 76m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Good to see this back (and yourself for that matter ). BTW, if you want to, I can up and re-open the old thread so that you can carry on in there. Your call Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spurzgrrl Posted April 6, 2004 Author Share Posted April 6, 2004 Nah, this is fine, thanks. I've got most of the first one put into a Word file I keep locally, so I can refer to it easily enough, and anyone else shouldn't need to refer back too often... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Sheeee's Baaack!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Educated Hick Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Good to see you back SG! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spurzgrrl Posted April 6, 2004 Author Share Posted April 6, 2004 February 2, 2003: National League B, Apollon v Kalamata Finally, the return of our only real rivals for the championship. In September, early in the return, they had beaten us for the first time, 1-0 on a goal by Christos Kalatzis. Young Kalatzis now toiled in our reserve team, and without him, the Kalamatoi were considerably less able to oppose us. Theseus used his head in the most direct way two minutes in, from Odysseus’ corner, and was matched two minutes later by Perseus with a very similar goal. Defender Jason fought through heavy marking in the white-area to crash a third corner in on the twenty-minute time. Perseus added a fourth late in the second half, as Kalamata tired, and Daedalus was awarded the laurels for his influential play. Apollon 4-0 Kalamata Theseus (34) 2m; Perseus (27, 28) 4m, 73m; Jason (5) 21m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spurzgrrl Posted April 6, 2004 Author Share Posted April 6, 2004 February 5, 2003: News Report ATHENS – Five of the so-called “Returned Heroes of Greece†have been named in the latest international squad by Otto Rehhagel for next week’s trip to Kiev for the friendly against Ukraine. Defenders Ajax, Agamemnon and Jason join Odysseus and Theseus in making their – ahem – “debut†for Greece. Skeptics continue to insist that the so-called Heroes are merely users of an as-yet undetectable supersteroid, and that the whole will be exposed as such before much longer. Whatever the source, their team, Apollon Smyrnis, have won their last seventeen games in all competitions, conceding only two goals against seventy-nine for in that time. Time will tell, as the five are expected to be given every chance in training to earn starting spots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spurzgrrl Posted April 6, 2004 Author Share Posted April 6, 2004 February 5, 2003: Greek Cup Quarter-Final First Leg: Panionios v Apollon An away game, but a home game, as we both held the Rizopouli Stadium as our home. Our neighbours were struggling in the A Division, in fourteenth place, but we knew they would play us hard. The stadium was a complete sell-out, and the local neighbourhoods were almost silent, with all the attention on the game. A tough game it was to be, too, as Panionios went with an early burst of attacks towards our net, stretching Orpheus out more than once to keep them out of his goal. Class began to tell, though, and by the half, we were once more in control. Though no goals were scored, it was clearly just a matter of the passage of time. Starting the second half, it was Perseus, in the end, who broke the stalemate with a quick response to a ball bouncing wildly in the white-area. Ten more minutes passed before Theseus helped Perseus make it 2-0 Apollon, drawing the keeper nearly to the edge of the white area before rolling softly into the path of rushing Perseus. The game ended in this way, with our two-goal lead intact, but the win was costly. Pyrrhus would have understood the bitterness; a broken ankle would put bright Daedalus out of the fray for many months. We would face Panionios here again in four weeks. Meantime, there were international debuts to come, and a league championship to secure. Panionios 0-2 Apollon Perseus (29, 30) 55m, 68m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spurzgrrl Posted April 6, 2004 Author Share Posted April 6, 2004 February 12, 2003: International Friendly, Ukraine v Greece We finally began to pay attention to the national team, now that some of the Heroes had been selected. To our surprise, only Odysseus and Agamemnon, playing in the centre of midfield, were given the opportunity to start. Both acquitted themselves decently, Odysseus setting up the first Greek goal with his traditional long shot, allowing Machlas to slap the rebound in with his thigh. Theseus came on late, but had too little time to make much of an impression. Final: Greece 2, Ukraine 0. To our great frustration, we discovered we were not due anything in recompense when Agamemnon came back injured. We had sought to perform an injury of the same sort on Rehhagel, the coach(a painful groin pull, to which Herakles was looking forward with impertinent glee), but were once again foiled by modern "mores", in the person of "law enforcement". Myself, I could not see how they could be custodians of order and not see the need for just recompense, but this was the state of such things today. Of course, this was part of why the Heroes had returned, to right such things. We would continue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faramir Posted April 7, 2004 Share Posted April 7, 2004 Great to have you back spurzgrrl (and very glad to see more on this one...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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