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March 27th, 1888
Quidditch Rosters Shuffle In Off Season
Wood Moves to Howlers, Darrow to Replace Him As Cannons Chaser
A month into the Quidditch off-season, several professional Quidditch players have seen themselves reassigned, and it now appears that the rosters have reached a more permanent balance. Barring any early season injuries or other bizarre twists of fate, these should be the last roster changes we see before the beginning of the season, with the next most likely coming following the Hogwarts graduation when some younger talent may be added to the second strings.
One surprising move came when Declan Wood, after only one first string season with the Chudley Cannons, was transferred to the Hogsmeade Howlers, where he will continue to play first string chaser. Some speculate that the rather early career move may have something to do with his notably poor performance during the championship match against Puddlemere United last month, though the Cannons' coach has been notably silent on the subject of the decision to transfer Wood.
Replacing him on the first string chaser team for the Chudley Cannons will be Miss Darrow, formerly of the Holyhead Harpies. Known as one of the Harpies more competent players, it seems likely that Miss Darrow made the move of her own volition, rather than having been offered by the Harpies. With talent apparently oozing out from the team in every direction, the coming season is looking just as bleak as the last for poor Holyhead. There is no word yet as to who will replace Miss Darrow on first string for the all-female Welsh team.
Another recent addition to the professional first string roster comes with the promotion of John Humphrey-Mavis to first-string keeper for the Chudley Cannons, following the anticipated retirement of Errol Cairdson this year. Although Cairdson's departure is hardly breaking news, the appointment of Humphrey-Mavis, who last year played second-string not for the Cannons but rather for the Appleby Arrows, has raised several eyebrows and cannot help but be seen as a deliberate snub to the Cannons' current second-string keeper.
Current league champions Puddlemere United plan to continue with the same team from last season, which is a marked departure from the team's normally volatile roster (due in large part to the demanding nature of their sponsor, Thom Pettigrew). Puddlemere's Coach offered merely this statement: "If it isn't broken, don't fix it."
One surprising move came when Declan Wood, after only one first string season with the Chudley Cannons, was transferred to the Hogsmeade Howlers, where he will continue to play first string chaser. Some speculate that the rather early career move may have something to do with his notably poor performance during the championship match against Puddlemere United last month, though the Cannons' coach has been notably silent on the subject of the decision to transfer Wood.
Replacing him on the first string chaser team for the Chudley Cannons will be Miss Darrow, formerly of the Holyhead Harpies. Known as one of the Harpies more competent players, it seems likely that Miss Darrow made the move of her own volition, rather than having been offered by the Harpies. With talent apparently oozing out from the team in every direction, the coming season is looking just as bleak as the last for poor Holyhead. There is no word yet as to who will replace Miss Darrow on first string for the all-female Welsh team.
Another recent addition to the professional first string roster comes with the promotion of John Humphrey-Mavis to first-string keeper for the Chudley Cannons, following the anticipated retirement of Errol Cairdson this year. Although Cairdson's departure is hardly breaking news, the appointment of Humphrey-Mavis, who last year played second-string not for the Cannons but rather for the Appleby Arrows, has raised several eyebrows and cannot help but be seen as a deliberate snub to the Cannons' current second-string keeper.
Current league champions Puddlemere United plan to continue with the same team from last season, which is a marked departure from the team's normally volatile roster (due in large part to the demanding nature of their sponsor, Thom Pettigrew). Puddlemere's Coach offered merely this statement: "If it isn't broken, don't fix it."
Mitch Quiddel