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Most likely Sunday at 21:00 EEST. The Aris game will switch to Saturday. We are one week away from the kick off and half the teams don't have a TV contract. Including PAOK. What a joke of a league.

I was looking a few days ago for a press conference but didn't see anything. He has said that he will play open attacking football. Our group of players is not capable of playing Dutch "total football" even though personally I'm a huge fan of that style.

Do you guys remember the old grumpy man in your neighborhood that would yell at kids around 12:05 in the afternoon because he couldn't sleep as it was too loud during quiet time? Come on we all had him in our neighborhood! I'm afraid that I am becoming that guy!!!! All the self adulation about last night's performance is making me ill. ARIS WERE ELIMINATED, this is the most important fact from the game. The players gave great effort but isn't that what they should do at the very least? They threw away a spot in the next round against an opponent who came into Vikelidis doing everything but trying to advance. I do not know why the elected to play the way they did but Aris did not take advantage of this gift. Emperor was spot on with his half time comments "Παρά το εξαιρετικό σκορ, η ομάδα δεν μου αρέσει. Δεν έχουμε καλή ανάπτυξη και συνεπώς δεν απειλούμε την αντίπαλη εστία." While they came out with great energy one can see that the adrenaline did not allow them to play with a level head. Ball movement was very poor which ultimately lead to blind crosses into the area hoping someone will get to them, not a sound plan in my humble opinion. I am rooting for Pantelidis but some of his substitutions were absolute head scratchers. When you are constantly switching the same players one has to wonder if he is watching the game or if the subs are predetermined? I don't want to come off as the arrogant guy telling people how they should feel but it definitely should not be euphoria because they gave it their all. Not sure what happened with the money from the gate but I find the story very hard to believe.

Should be also looking at Pavlidis and Fetfatzidis players who are in great form.

https://m.sport24.gr/paraskinio/24o-evaggelio/fovero-toyr-apo-fan-sip-gia-thn-ethnikh.5578005.html interesting article the coach seems to be doing his homework, also looking at Vroussai closely.

I haven't seen the clubs books...so I dunno, but this year what I do know is that they changed all the seats in the VIP section of Karaiskaki this year, and also changed all the lighting to LED for the pitch. Semedo cost us a few million I think, we also bought Sa, and a couple younger lads. Running a football club is not something you do to turn a profit, the majority lose money and the owners operate the clubs as a hoby or for status or in Greece maybe other reasons like having your own gang of hired goons, political influence, perhaps money laundering....but if anything Marinakis has put in more money than he has taken out of the club believe me.

I agree with Dutch Eagle, the joke was in poor taste, but not racist. Why does everything have to be politically correct? Also we should inform our Dutch visitor that PAOK is not a Greek team. Doesn't he know we are gypsies from Bulgaria or Turkey? I don't know which. It depends who you listen to.

Has the new coach not had a press conference? They play in less then a month are they not going to introduce the coach and hear what the guy has to say about his plan with the team??

I’m going; 1. PAOK 2. AEK 3. Olympiakos 4. Panathinaikos 5. Xanthi 5th could be a variety of teams, haven’t seen anything from Atromitos & Aris to suggest they will finish their although Atromitos’s defence looks strong