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Athena Blood Bowl League Season Eight Preview

  Grundar: "Well, here we are, finally! It’s taken a while but the management at the ABBL have finally pulled their finger out and Season Eight is ready to get underway!"

  Al: "Orl rit yooz lot? Bin a wyle innit?"

  Grundar: "Far too long if you ask me. People are going to forget what the ABBL is all about! In fact, we’ve seen that happen with a third less Coaches this season than last season!"

  Al: "Yer, dat is true Grundar but I dunt fink dats anyfink to do wiv it. I reckon dat most of dem jus’ got orl eksited cos der ABBL is so grate but dint see ‘ow much effort yooz got to put in to it if yooz wanna play and dint want to bovva again."

  Grundar: "Hmmm. You raise a decent point but I’m still convinced the management are useless."

  Al: "Well, itz nice to ‘ear you cumin from my point of vyoo for a change Grundar!"

  Grundar: "Well, don’t get used to it you smelly little wretch! Regardless, what do we have to look forward to in this delayed season?"

  Al: "A nice wurd from yooz effry now and den?"

  Grundar: "What?"

  Al: "Nuffink Grundar! Well, wiv less teams dan befoor, we aff only got 3 Divishuns dis time round and only 10 returning teams. Orl der uvvers are eever brand noo or aff come from der Conference."

  Grundar: "Almost half of all teams are new this season? Well, at least that makes things a little less predictable this time round I suppose. Which Divisons do we have?"

  Al: "Der Norf, Souf and East."

  Grundar: "Let’s start with the North then, I believe this one has the highest concentration of remaining teams?"

  Al: "Ders loads of teams wot was in der ABBL orlready if dats wot you mean? Rilly dint fink yood aff to concentrate to figure dat wun out tho Grundar."

  Grundar: "… just tell me who’s in it!"

  Al: "Orl rite, keep your beard braided! Furst off we aff got boff of der longest serving teams in der ABBL, der Wolfenburg Bulls and der Daylight Gobbery."

  Grundar: "Those useless cousins of yours are still with us? Why do they bother? They never achieve anything!"

  Al: "I’m gonna forget you sed dat and put it down to yooz bein’ upset wiv der management Grundar. *Sniff.* We aff orlso got der return of der Mc’s…"

  Grundar: "Why am I feeling compelled to dance?"

  Al: “Pleez don’t. I’ve seen you doo dat, it ain’t pritty. Der Lizardmen are back for der second season. Da Gobsnaperz iz orlso back again for der furd time and dem Vampires wot kwalified for der Play-Offs from der West larst season are also back. Der only team wot is new is der Underworld Chiefs, der first of 2 Underworld teams wot aff joined us dis season."

  Grundar: “Goblins and Skaven? Grungni alive, what is the ABBL coming to? So, how about the South?"

  Al: “Der Souf ‘as got 3 returnin’ teams, der most eksitin’ wun bein der Skryre Fireblades, dat team wot woz der only wun dat dint get beat in der regular season and wun der Souf! Dr uvver wunz are der Marienburg Bluebloods ‘oo wun der West larst season and der Mileham Villans ‘oo got to der Quarter-Finals after kwalifyin’ as der highest losers."

  Grundar: “So 3 teams that made it through to the Play-Offs all in the same Division? Well, who’s been thrown in to this snake pit then?”

  Al: “Well, we aff der uvver Underworld team, der Underworld Chiefs and a replacement for der Horde in der shape of der Fire Valley Fateweavers. But, in a furst for der ABBL, we aff a Snotlin’ team joinin’ us, der Midden Moor Mudlarks!”

  Grundar: “Bwahahahaha!! Snotlings?! Well, I’m feeling better about this season already! Who cares if it’s late, these guys are going to make watching season 8 a blast!!”

  Al: “Yer, itz gonna be nice to wotch sum uvver Greenskins get beat up for wunce, hur-hur!”

  Grundar: “And finally, we have the East. Who’s here Al?

  Al: “Well, we aff an interstin’ mix in der East Grundar. Furst ov orl, we aff a returnin’ team from a few seasons back wot got to der Cup Final wunce, Woods Wiccan Wonders. Der Dark Elfs fort dey’d give it annuva go. We den aff 2 returnin’ teams. Wun of dem got der most Cashyoolties in a season ever larst season and der uvver ‘as got der GIT in it, der furst time der GIT ‘as bin activ in der League since Rex Barkington back in Season 4! Der Petty Hate Machines and Ratmaninovs.”

  Grundar: “You mean those damned machines are back? I’ll take my axe to them one day, I swear!”

  Al: “And den we aff two teams from der Conference: anuvva Vampire team, der Hel Fenn Harriers and sum Wood Elves, der Green Glade Packers. Finally, we aff a brand noo team of oomans called der Kirchenstein Templars oo apparently aff beef wiv anywun wot ain’t dem.”

  Grundar: “So, like any other Blood Bowl team then?”

  Al: “Yup!”

  Grundar: “So there you go Blood Bowl fans! An eclectic mix of teams if ever there was one. I for one, have no idea who’s going to win this season and I wouldn’t trust anyone that tells you they know either!”

  Al: “I reckon I noze! Itz…”

  Grundar: “Shut up Al!”

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Grundar Grundarsson

Ex-professional player for the Worlds Edge warriors

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Al 'Half-hands' McGee

Entrepreneurial Goblin Pundit

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