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Guys no one is good enough to take Toro's spot for now, he may not be at his best, but he is the best RB we have, and he is a big game player, his spot in the starting 11 is more than guaranteed.

Now that AEK has qualified to the final of the Greek Cup, PAOK has secured a spot in the next season's European Competition. If PAOK wins the playoffs, we will take part in the Champions League qualifying rounds. Any other finish in the playoffs means that PAOK will take part in Europa League. PAOK should be seeded in most Europa League rounds, and probably in the Qualifying Round 3 of the Champions League.

Hehehe. The Gavs are appoaching the game like it is going to happen: http://www.metrosport.gr/article/proetimazonte-gia-pechnidi-ston-pirea-pics

The draw for the play-offs will be tomorrow at 15:00 GR-time.

I wish he would threaten to build a decent squad

Did you read Manolara's post before posting ? He is clearly stating that Greece is and has been a dysfunctional nation economically. They should never have received the loans they got. As to why the loans were given, we can only speculate. 1) The EU, IMF, ECB did not know this. In this case they are manifestly incompetent. 2) The EU, IMF, ECB knew this but were optimists. In this case they are manifestly unwise. 3) The EU, IMF, ECB knew this but gave the money knowing there was a good chance Greece would get into trouble. This then begs the question, why did they do it ? And that question has many possibilities. When you are a small player you have to play by the rules. But when you're a big player you can always move the goal posts. My understanding of Manolara's post is that ALL of the blame going onto Greece and its citizens is grossly unfair, as they are not 100% to blame. Now if we want to work out what percentage of the blame should be on the current Greek government, what percentage on previous Greek governments, what percentage on its citizens, what percentage on the EU, what percentage on the IMF, what percentage on the ECB ... that is another study in itself. As to "good" citizens in Australia paying their taxes, I can assure you they wouldn't be such good citizens if they could easily get away with not paying tax. They pay because they must. Because it's not easy in Australia for the average person to get away with not paying. Because if the ATO catch you out, they are relentless in collecting the due amount and are also very well staffed. P.S. I really hope the upcoming vote for Brexit leads to the UK leaving the EU. It's time the EU copped a good kick in the teeth.

Guys!! I met samaras after his match in Miami last night. Very quiet, polite guy but friendly. Unfortunately he didn't get off the bench. His team won 3-2. The quality of play was very uneven but there were some excellent moments. More skill on display than I expected. Many of the players have spent time in MLS. Also on samaras' team was Derek boateng. Any PAO fans remember him? Also, the coach of Miami is Nesta. Crazy to see him coaching at this level. His tactics were off from the get-go and Rayo went up 2-0 on counter attacks despite getting dominated. He made a first-half sub that changed the game and they tied it 2-2. But Rayo won a soft penalty at the death to clinch it.