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Fani scored a penalty in the 3 - 0 against Hannover on the weekend. This victory now sees Leverkusen rise to 3rd place alongside Amanatidis/Kyrgiakos' Eintracht. Just 1 win behind the early leaders Bayern Munich. Good work by Fani. He seems to be performing well considering the pressure of his move from VfL Bochum and the massive profile he now has amongst his rivals. :gr:

I saw a replay of the match with Preston North End. I didn't see the goal he conceded as the commentators said something about him being at fault for it, but aisde from one nervy moment where he kicked the ball out for a throw in near the corner post, his keeping and especially his kicking out was top class. His team would regularly play the ball back to him and his distribution was excellent. He is a left footer. Best Greek goalkeeper for sure. Pity Otto the gaidouri doesn't know he even exists.

Why? His wife started complaining?What do you know about him not keeping it up that the rest of us don't? :P

I agree with your view. The guy can be a world class striker. He certainly possesses all the physical attributes, but he seems easily distracted and lazy.I wonder where his career goes from here. His time at Man City is surely over now. Sven has started his revolution and it appears he has no plans for Samaras. I hope he goes to a team in Spain, France, Germany or Netherlands and maybe they can turn him into a true professional.

Kali epitixia paidia! :tup: How great is it to see these pics with happy Greeks! :gr: Full credit to everyone connected to this team. Nioplias looks overjoyed and so he should. He's done a fantastic job with these up and coming youth players.

Bravo paidia! Let's hope this isn't the FIBA World Championships all over again where we celebrated prin tin wpa and we got spanked by Spain! No Deja Vu please!

LOL - I don't think the ferret on the back of his head is making him score. But then again, maybe it is! :P

Fani didn't score yesterday as Bochum ended up losing 2 - 3 at home to Stuttgart. Either way however, he looks like finishing Bundesliga top scorer which is a fantastic achievement for him and if you consider where Bochum were and where they are finishing (just short of UEFA place), the Bochum fans and club should be extremely happy with the "gamble" of picking him up. Bravo Fani...perimenw na exeis kopsi to mali gia to epomeno seson. :tup:

I saw the goal on the Goalissimo program.Low and hard to the keeper's left. He got a hand on it but couldn't keep it out. Apperently God helped him as he looked up to the "heavens" after he scored.

All hail King Cazzu!

Bochum lost 3 -1.At least he scored another goal. I think even if VfL Bochum stay up Gekas should leave for a bigger club. He is in his mid to late 20s now and there would be no better time for him to test himself at a greater club.

It's a very well written and witty piece, but it is quite insulting to Gekas. The mullet he sports is shocking and in my opinion fair game for people to take the mickey out of, but the writers attack on him being dull and bereft of skill does not negate from this when giving him a backhand compliment for his goal scoring. We all need some humour when analysing the world, and especially football but if I was Gekas I'd be annoyed! :D The guy has skill. He is more skillful than Charisteas for example. He should show it more. Kai kopsto gourounotriho re Fani!

He also scored AFTER the 3rd round FA cup match. He pulled 2 trollop slappers at a Manchester pub and took them back home for some "slap and tickle" *wink* *wink* *nudge* *nudge* and a bit of "how's ya father?", you know what I mean? Bravo Giorgo! I have always said that Kritikoi are God's people...the chosen ones. You reinforce my belief that Kritikoi are correct by calling Jesus Christ, Manoli!

His first goal was impressive. He took a pass from inside his half and casually dribbled well into Everton's half leaving defenders guessing at what he would do next. He then slipped a ball behind the defenders in their penalty box to a rushing Beasley who then crossed to a near post rushing Samaras who side footed the ball through the keepers legs. His second was a penalty. Which he confidently dispatched.

He's worth has come by getting Bochum out of the relagation zone through his goals. Bochum are only 2 points off mid-table which reflects very well on Fani and I hope that he goes to a bigger German club if Bochum doesn't show their potential in Bundesliga.

He scored overnight again to lift Bochum off the Bundesliga table. Bravo Funky Fani! :tup: I think he's loan deal will either be made permanent or he will find another club abroad. He is right on with his comments on the Greek league et al.

I watched the weekends game v Wigan and Man City were down 2 nil in 3 minutes. Samaras played a full match but was largely ineffective. He tried hard but it wasn't his or Man City's day. They ended up losing 4 - 0.

I saw the goals as well and he could esily have had 4 or 5. At least he is finding himself in these positions. Charisteas can only dream of finishing the way Samara did on the weekend. Bravo Giorgo! You're world class!

Really positive for Fani to be performing. Hopefully he can help his side off the bottom of the ladder. 4 matches gone and they only have the draw they got this past weekend at Nurenburg who were league leaders, so that is something positive. Check out Fani's hairstyle from the clubs website: Looks like the German climate has kick started the mullet into super growth. :tup:

Played full Champions League game for Benfica against FC Copenhagen in Denmark Wedensday night. According to uefa.com, he was fouled in the 11' minute but aside from that I'm not sure how he played.

Fantastic scenes all over Greece. The Greek media (ERT/ANTenna et al) are bringing out all the "classics" tunes to celebrate. Europe's "The final countdown" :LOL: and even The Scorpions!!!! :LOL: We're right back in the 80s! No wonder Gekas is still sporting the mullet! All over Greece ta tsigannakia and the mullet headed mixavakia gangs are going off! :gr:

Marcos lost eventually, but I guess the match was set up for Agassi playing his final tournament and all. Marco has years ahead of him. It's a pity that he will have Federer in front of him for a few more years as he is the only one I really feel is better than Marco.

Absolutely unbelievable! Bravo paidia! Just switched on the TV and the whole of Greece is reliving Euro 2004 again. Kali epitixia sto teliko. :gr:

Makari na eitan toso eukolo!It's a 9 hour flight to Narita (near Tokyo), Japan from Sydney. Would be excellent if there could be at least a few hundred Ellines in the stadium to give the place a familiar atmosphere. PAME GIA NIKH!