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  1. Samaras to leave Bhoys

    Skysports.com understands that Greece international Georgios Samaras will not be signing a new contract at Celtic.

    The former Heerenveen and Manchester Citymarksman's three-year contract expires at the end of the season and he will be available on a free transfer.

    Celtic have moved to secure the 25-year-old on a new deal, however, it is believed that Samaras has not received the assurances he seeks from the SPL giants.

    Two Spanish clubs are understood to have tabled offers for the Greek forward, although there may be the option to stay in Britain.

    Premier League side Liverpool have enquired about Samaras' services through the club's technical director Eduardo Macia.

    It remains to be seen whether Samaras will see out the season and leave for free next summer or whether manager Neil Lennon opts to cash in on his services in the New Year.

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    He will most likely not sign for Liverpool as they have many attackers. However it would be great if he signs as I am a Liverpool fan and also he will be the second greek player of the club.

    He should never have gone to Scotland. Epitelous some common sense has been shown.

    Hmm I am not sure he should go to Liverpool. I think the English press will be looking to string him up any opportunity they get.

    Just read some of the comments from Celtic and Liverpool supporters in the article.

    Personally I feel he should go to a mid to top club in Spain (Villareal, Valencia, At Madrid, Espanyol, Sevilla) for his own development and to the experience he will bring to the Ethniki.

  2. I saw the last 25 minutes of the match and from what I saw of Sokratis' performance, he wasn't great.

    He needs more playing time and it would be unfair to dismiss him after the 2 or so matches he has played this season.

    Napoli's Lavezzi made him look like a right fool at one point with a cheeky back heal near the touch line which went through Sok's legs, but in all fairness the backline of AC is ordinary.

    Nesta though not as bad as Fabio Cannavaro, is seriously overrated as a defender. His best days are behind him whereas Sok's is defintely in the future. Nesta was the main culprit for the Napoli goal. Sok got to the ball, but Nesta was the one who failed to clear it and allowed Lavezzi to chip the ball into the net.

    That being said he needs to gain some composure and ensure that whenever he is given his next chance he steps up as we all know he is so much better than his last match.

  3. Great move from the kid.

    He is 19 years old and considering the position he plays is so important, he has the ability and position to seriously improve.

    We need decent attacking midfielders playing (and or developing) at the highest levels as we seem to import all our attacking options from OS and thus struggle to fill these roles in the NT.

    Not saying that Tachtsidis is NT material yet, but he has potential.

  4. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2932/spl/20...-samaras-report

    Samaras has been linked with a move to Athletico Madrid. The Celtic fans all seem pleased on their forums because he's so inconsistent. Hopefully in a stronger league he'd find a rhythm and maintain a high level consistently. Hopefully he'll also develop his passing and footballing brain there because he seems to have developed a tendency to try and run with the ball whenever he gets possession of it. They might manage to teach him a more "pass and move" approach

    Just a rumour at this stage.

    However if it turns out to be true...he will be a fool not to go to Atletico.

  5. It is not exactly hot of the press, as there is a little tournament happening in South Africa at the moment which has most people's attention, but the coach for 2010/11 going forward is Ewald Lienen the German who was at Panionios a few years back.

    Let's hope he can steer this ship back.

  6. He scored a cracking solo goal against Tottenham in the Wembley Tournament on the 26th of July. He took the ball from inside his own half and out sprinted the Tott defenders to crack the ball home for a slight angle. The finish was superb but at times his touch was not as confident, but great goal.

    Check it out...its on the goal4replay site.

    Things were a little more different last night however as Celtic lost 0-1 at home to Dynamo Moscow in the 3rd round UEFA CL first leg. Samaras was used as a 60 minute sub and had a great chance with about 5 mins of the match remaining but he headed straight at the keeper.

  7. playing regularly for bremen i'm surprised no one opened this topic sooner. on loan at preasant hopefully he'll get a permanent move in the summer

    He has been playing regularly, however he didn't get a run in the 2nd leg semi versus Hamburg which Werder won. A bit dissapointing. Hopefully he hasn't been demoted by the manager.

    It would be great for him and for Greek football if he gets a shot at the UEFA Final. Would be a very big thing to win against Shakhtar.

  8. Gekas didn't even make the bench for Portsmouth's 2-2 draw with Stoke. What is going on? Why on earth did they sign him if he isn't in their plans??

    Patience my son.

    Hair grows an average of about 10-12mm a month so until his mullet is fully formed so to speak, he won't be allowed to go in public.

  9. Ever since he cut off the mullet, much like the mythical Samson (or Shimshon as our Jewish cousins call him) he has lost his influence.

    He needs to regrow the gouronotrixa and be the Gekas we all know and love and I'm sure he'll do great in the English Premiership.

    Portsmouth are in for a relegation fight so he needs to start scoring.

    Actually, I really admire him because he could have so easily taken the easy option which a lot of Greek players do and stay in Greece playing for a mediocre club earning decent money, but he took a chance and moved to Bochum and became Bundesliga top scorer.

    Who would have expected the Gekas of 5 years ago when he was playing at Kallithea would have had the career he has had.

    I hope he continues chasing his dream and I seriously hope he succeeds in the premiership and he goes on to score many more goals for the ethniki as well.

  10. Happy Nw Year to all!!! :tup:

    Ok, now it's January!

    What are your thoughts concerning this winter transfer?

    Obviously, Tetei has been mentioned a lot, with the latest that the team has made an offer twice and rejected. The last been reported about 1.5 million Euro. Apparently Arsenal (supposedly) is interested as well.

    Then there is also Ntiame the French 21 year old. But he too is also a bit expensive.

    I believe that Kokkalis will make a transfer, maybe two, but it obviously depends on his budget...

    Happy 2009 to everyone.

    On the transfers, my opinion is that I'd be surprised if we get a big transfer this period.

  11. i see so its purely political reasons why you don't want him to play for greece. if he was say german or brazilian you'd have no problems with it. but because of the current politcal situation with the 2 countries (which was not caused by the player concerned) you don't want a player that could potentialy benefit greece.

    i'm sorry i can't get emotionally attatched to political situations and decide whether i like someone based on political climate, all i see is a player that might benefit greece.

    No I don't want a player who does not consider himself Greek and share the values of a Hellene. Call it political or whatever you like.

    I couldn't care how good he is. He is using the Greek passport for his own reasons and he would disrespect the shirt and the anthem that is played prior to every match he took the field.

    He may have not created the issue, but he is perpetuating the propaganda of FYROM and these apologists and there is politics in everything. Be it Otto not selecting Tavlaridis or whatever.

    I'm hardly a right wing patriot on issues involving who is Greek or ethnicity or NT matters.

    I wanted Nery Castillo to play for Greece. I have no problem with Panagiotis Kone or Muslims representing Greece, what I take exception with is this Australian raised guy misrepresenting the whole issue purely for individual gain to further his career.

    You clearly have no idea the extent that FYROM and their apologists have created in countries outside of Greece with their revising of history and anti-Greek agenda.

  12. I agree with Euro2004's post.

    I live in Australia and the FYROM community has this intense anti-Greek agenda. They are pursuing this revision of history to suit their politcal goals and by playing ball with this kid, this whole fiasco has the potential to embarrass us.

    Let me guess, he has a Greek passport because a grandparent of his is Greek born and when they migrated to Australia they finally realised that their Slavophone background translates into them being "Macedonian" and they have a direct link to the Ancient Kingdom of Philip and Alexander? Pure and utter deluded propaganda!!!

    Nothing more than politics and false representation of history. It's an insult to the history of Greece to allow this kid to use the NT for his personal ambitions.

    This kid should never have been selected.

    From a pure football perspective, how good is he that he can walk into the squad?

    The lunatics and apathetic are running EPO.

  13. Koutsianikoulis of Ergotelis is a promising player.

    He's in the Greek u19s but this kid should look at going OS. Germany/Spain/Holland or France. If he's going to waste his time on the bench better at a club in a better league than at Oly.

  14. Sokratis played the full match against Inter away. He was solid in a defence which didn't give Inter's big names much room.

    I watched the entire match and I was very impressed with his performance.

    In the first half he was strong and didn't let anyone get the better of him. He is playing in a right back role.

    The kid needs to be permanently in the Ethniki. Only a fool (0tt0? <_< ) would keep him out.

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