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  1. Very true. A lot of bewilderment around the world at what has happened in the last few weeks. Yeah there is lots of the usual "why can't they just pay back the debt" coming even from Greeks themselves, but a lot of economists, politicians etc, people with "clout" are amazed and not impressed at what is happening.
  2. So true. Especially the part about the bad governments. Unfortunately, Greece has never really had someone that went into government just to try and help the country, apart from a select few. I can't think of anyone in recent times. Having said that, the EU is now trying to control Greece. We are this ping pong ball that's now stuck between Germany and France. The Germans believe they can cut us loose (please do!), and the EU will be all right. Based on their past predictions from the 1st bail out onwards, I wouldn't put too much stock in their predictions. The French and Italians are deathly afraid of us being booted from the Euro, hence why they were so against Schauble's 5 year Grexit plan. And to top it off, Hollande is saying the Greeks weren't humiliated at all. In the meantime, the Greeks have eaten well, danced, sung, partied and are passing on the bill to their children. Shameful behaviour all round from everyone. As for the "European Project", well, we all know who is the boss now!
  3. Reaper you go on and on about the leftists. If you were to remove all the leftists from the country, what would the population of Greece be ?
  4. You should have asked me instead of pash. I would have done it for half the price.
  5. I hope so. The "kid" is 24 years of age and has spent his professional career coming off the bench.
  6. You can't get more Greek blooded than Daniel Batista Lima. Always loved seeing the Ethniki photos with him In the squad.
  7. He's a bit of a risk to be fair. He's been very injury prone and hasn't played consistently. He did have a decent run of games last season but his injuries coupled with the fact that he'll want a hefty wage, means I don't really want him. If we had money to burn, sure, take the chance, but for the wages he'll want, I'd prefer someone more reliable. Enough of these has beens using PAOK as a recovery hospital. Yes, I'm looking at you Maduro and Maartens.
  8. I am amazed this wasn't the first thing discussed the minute Syriza (or whoever won the election) got into government. The best thing Greece could have done is have a fall back plan. The only possible problem to this could be the narrow time frame of 6 months or so from getting into government until the bailout ran out. Either way, the day I realised how terrible the EU is, was the day they replaced Papandreou for "daring" to even mention a referendum. The way that episode played out, was an eye opener. The world is realising now, but the EU showed its colors then. That was when all the major parties in Greece should have got together and started planning for a Grexit. Not to necessarily do it, but to be prepared as possible if need be.
  9. I just don't see any pros in sticking with the Euro. Even if Greece had zero debt, it's economy would be better off without an overvalued currency that affects your competitiveness. The sticking point is the changeover, which would be harsh at best, chaotic at worst. But as you say, the serious money has already been shuffled safely away. There isn't all that much to devalue is there ? Now that Greece went to a gun fight with a water pistol, it's all moot. I'm not a trained economist but isn't it obvious that our exports would grow dramatically as a result ? As for imports, we import too much anyway so having a weaker currency would just mean less "frivolous" spending and only buying essentials. The common consensus (how this was arrived at who knows, maybe throwing darts at a board), seems to be that a dpx would settle at about a 40% less than the Euro. Is this the end of the world ? What Greece should have done is said we want to leave the Euro, but need to stage and manage it over say a 3 year period or something like that. As far as the media is concerned, you could make it palatable to Merkel to make it seems like it's Greece's fault, which is all she cares about. In fact it would be an early Xmas present for her since a lot of her voters would love a Grexit.
  10. Well aek66, if it's that cut and dried ie. we are too afraid to leave the Euro, at what point do we begin to think that maybe going to the dpx was the better alternative ? After 10 years of 25% unemployment, 15 years, 20 years ? Never ? Is there a cut off ?
  11. You would have been better off deleting the entire post. It looks like I cursed with all the ********** in there now, but in fact I didn't. And there was no threat in there! Having said that the comment was 100% out of line.
  12. I've often wondered if threats of "turning a blind eye to Turkish aggression" have been casually offered. But, it's only speculation. Who can say really. Maybe that's why Tsipras pushed Varoufakis to the side. Varoufakis is not the type to take threats lightly and is more than happy to tell the media some of what is told behind closed doors.
  13. I think its been shown that the 4-2-3-1 doesn't suit us. At least not with our combination of CB's and DM. Just too weak and we concede so easily. Let's see how Tudor lines them up ...
  14. I was all for giving Lucas another chance, but if he keeps this up he'll have to go. This is where Savvidis really needs to have a talk with him behind closed doors. Tudor can only do so much. If I was Savvidis I would tell Lucas, I expect you while you are at the club to give it 100%. If a fair offer comes in you can leave, but until then you need to respect the club, fans and your contract. If you are doing this to cut a cheaper deal with Depor, I will sell you on purpose to any club except them, even if it's for less money.
  15. Right now, I'd love to see all their *************. I'll cool down soon ... I think. Moderator: I know you don't mean it literally but it in these times we shouldn't make statements that can be misconstrued as threats.
  16. I don't think so Akritis, but I'm only speculating. I can only go by what I'm thinking, and right now, I feel betrayed by Tsipras. If I was a voter in Greece, I would have voted for Syriza, as an alternative to the duds of yesteryear of course. But right now, I wouldn't vote for him. After today, he's done nothing different to what ND or PASOK would have done. Having said that, who the hell knows. Maybe in 2, 3 or 5 years from now we might turn around and say that having the EU control the Greek economy helped fix it. Or Greece may be worse off. I really don't know. I'm pretty sure the IMF and EU don't know since their 1st bail out turned into a 2nd, and now a 3rd. Will there be a 4th ? F*** PASOK. F*** Papandreou. F*** the Junta. F*** ND. F*** Karamanlides. F*** Tsipras. F*** them all. Can you tell I'm a little angry ? :) P.S. F*** Schauble and Merkel too.
  17. I can see XA getting a larger share of the vote, if things don't improve. It's too early to say, but if in 2 or 3 years from now, Greece is now 500 billion in debt and on the verge of requiring a 4th bail out, then yes, XA could very well become a contender. Syriza had a chance to do something historic. All they had to do was have the guts to issue IOU's on the day the ECB cut off liquidity. But, it's a gamble. I get it. It could have failed and the consequences could have been dire. But if you're not willing to roll the dice, don't play the game and sign the document put in front of you a few weeks back. You F***wits. Schauble and Merkel must be laughing at our incompetence.
  18. As pexoun bala, kai den me niazei an foresoun mono sovraka.
  19. Bravo Tsipras. I never had you on a pedastal, but neither did I have you in the special club of Greek politicians I hold in contempt. However today, you have completed the requirement for joining the special club. No balls. No brains. To be fair, balls without brains doesn't get you far, but if you're going to try scare the EU, at least have an ace up your sleeve. Stooge. Going to be interesting how Syriza do at the next election. Welcome to Greece, Germania Minor, jewel of the Aegean.
  20. I'm seriously worried Tsipras is going to cave in to all of the EU's demands.
  21. Only private property. Maybe the Greek government can forcibly take ownership of everything, and everyone can pay rent to the new landlord of Germany. :)
  22. Agree with you on France and Italy. They are worried that in time, they will be forced to cede control of their economies entirely. As for the Euro project, I consider it a failure. It doesn't have any way for a country to get out of trouble, other than through devaluation. This has always been it's major weakness. It can't work without a central authority, which countries were never willing to sign on to. In simple terms, its too inflexible. Greece is better off with out it. Leaving the Euro will mean incredibly harsh times for the first 2 years or so. Maybe in 5 years from now, we'll be where we are now economically, but from there onwards, especially 10+ years from now, Greece will be infinitely better off with its own currency.
  23. By Paul Krugman, Anger at the demands on Greece, gathered on social media under the hashtag #thisisacoup is gaining traction. Nobel laureate economist, Paul Krugman, has lambasted the summit developments in his column at the New York Times, and thrown his support behind #thisisacoup. Suppose you consider Tsipras an incompetent twerp. Suppose you dearly want to see Syriza out of power. Suppose, even, that you welcome the prospect of pushing those annoying Greeks out of the euro. Even if all of that is true, this Eurogroup list of demands is madness. The trending hashtag ThisIsACoup is exactly right. This goes beyond harsh into pure vindictiveness, complete destruction of national sovereignty, and no hope of relief. It is, presumably, meant to be an offer Greece can?t accept; but even so, it?s a grotesque betrayal of everything the European project was supposed to stand for.
  24. Well it's been an interesting pre season. Some observations ... not necessarily correct. The change to 3-5-2 seemed radical to begin with, but kind of makes sense. I can only guess that Tudor doesn't believe we have the strength to play with 2 CB's, so he wants a 3rd CB to compensate for that. Scoring all those own goals was kind of comical though. If he wants this to be our main system for the majority of the year, we'll definitely need to sign 1 more CB for depth, unless he plans on using Skondras there full time. Speaking of Skondras, where is he ? Has he been playing ? I wonder if Tudor doesn't want to use him on the flank ie. he doesn't rate his attacking abilities as good enough. Skondras was one of our better players last season, so it would be a shame if he couldn't find a role in this new system. I like Tudor's emphasis on set pieces. This is professional football 101. Pelkas has bee a revelation and it's great to see another kid from the academy might be a permanent part of the team! Who the hell is Mystakidis lol. Again, great to see. Charisis seems like he might be the real deal. Good to see. Rats ? Does he have a role in this system ? Tudor seems to be favouring wingers over wing backs, although it's too early to say really. It's only pre season. If that is the case though, we are sorely lacking in wingers. Only Mak is an out and out extrem. With the return of Pelkas and Lucas, it's like we've signed 2 players. Hope they both keep up the good work. I really hope Lucas stays and can produce the sort of form he had in Spain in the second half of the season. Glykos. Hope he bounces back from the injury. We need a solid backup keeper.
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