Bananas

You were 6 in 2000. F--k me, I was 28. The first tournament I remember was 1982 in Spain. 1986 was the ultimate, hands down. I can tell you know that from then till 2004 they were grim years for the Ethniki, very grim. We routinely copped some bad floggings. The vivid memory I have of 2004 is when the final whistle blew and people were shouting, hugging, celebrating, I just stared at a childhood friend of mine who I grew up with (his only flaw is that he support Panathinakos) following the NT and we just laughed. It was so surreal. So yeah missing out sucks, it really really sucks and I hope it never happens again, but the NT has come a long way.

He didn't stick to the golden rule. Go for the far post. Kace played quite well. Was involved in the play and got forward. Albania did well for their debut tournament game. Yes, silly errors and nerves but they played their hearts out, which is all you can ask for.

Albania giving a decent account of themselves considering they are playing with 10 men.

Ftou sou. Beat me to it. Go Kace.

If the media reports about Djalma are true ie. he'll be on 800K per season, then he'll be the highest paid player in the squad (now that Berbatov is gone) and as such, I'd expect him to be the best player in the team. I am happy with the transfers of the two players from Dnipro. Not so sure about this one though.

It was mentioned many times. But it was never stated unequivocally. More a case of "we believe it could be the surface ...". What Ivic said just sounds more ... plausible.

Well, it will be interesting to see how the season will unfold regarding injuries. We won't know for quite a while if this will make difference to our horrendous injury list, but I'm glad the we are taking the initiative to at least try and solve the issue.

Ha ha. Yeah I noticed him. With a voice like that you'd think he would have a gig in the sex industry instead of journalism.

Kace on the bench for game 1 vs Switzerland.

Nice to see Michel clearly state that statistically the defense was not good during the regular season and that this is something they hope to fix by signing a GK and CB. Also, looks like we might have some clarity on why we have so many injuries. Michel said that the warm downs post training were not adequate.

Those eyes! I think I'm fallling for Ivic. Michel also stated that Vladan Ivic has been confirmed as the PAOK manager for the next 3 years.

If this keeps up, I wonder how long before the Socceroos begin kicking ?

Maniatis again. Seriously like watching the Katsouranis later years all over again.

He definitely changed as a player as a result of the loan spell to Deportivo. When he was with us, there were glimpses, but only glimpses. At the beginning of this season, he really looked levels above the rest of the forwards.

I still rate him as a manager, in terms of his tactical nous and how to set up a team. Unfortunately his personality gets in the way. If we only had Greek players in PAOK that happened to also be religious, this guy could win us a league.

I believe we have to extend Mak's contract by the 31st December at the latest. From 1st January 2017 he can sign for other teams. Either way, the issue will be decided before then. Mak is waiting to see what happens with Euro 2016 as is PAOK. If he has a good tournament, I'm sure offers will start coming in. He is definitely a quality player, even if his finishing is sub standard. Having said that he still popped in 20 golakia this season. Not bad for a winger. I think Mak is one of those players who just falls through the cracks and needs a second chance. He's definitely been a good buy for us. Lucas is another example of a player that fell through the cracks. You watch him now and he's leading the line for Deportivo, banging in goals in La Liga and yet this guy was playing for lowly Karpaty a few years back. Just crazy.

I think it's a good choice for AEK. He knows Greek football, he knows the Greek mentality. He knows the club and the expectations. Could do a lot worse.

Maybe I'm being a bit harsh. He only turned 22 recently. I feel like he hasn't improved considerably since he had the RB position under Huub. He sort of regressed and only recently got back his position once Konstantinidis got injured. I'll be happy to eat humble pie or bougatsa ala Boston if he steps it up a notch or two.

I think Skondras and Kitsiou have hit their ceiling. I can't see them becoming vastly better than what they are today. At least it seems that way to me. Konstantinidis was coming along really well this season, so I'm happy to give him the benefit of the doubt. Hopefully Matos is easily better than all of them.

I hadn't heard about the Klaus or Rodrigues offers. It will be interesting to see how Matos and Shakhov work out. We haven't had a steady reliable RB in the last 3 seasons, so I'm hoping Matos works out. Also, I'm hoping Shakhov is the midfielder we've been lacking for many seasons that actually knows how to read the game and play that incisive through ball. In theory they should be good signings. Then again, in theory Maduro (I shudder each time I mention his name) and Maartens should have worked out also.

Reliable website ?

Agreed, Mak is probably the #1 player I'd put on the team sheet each week. A bit harsh on Golasa but I don't think it's anything personal and unlike many players at PAOK, I think he'll leave on good terms. Cimirot 92% ?? Should be 100%. If Mak scored most of his chances he'd be the top goal scorer in the league with probably 50 goals. He is what he is. At least he makes the opposition wary, and forces them to think twice about playing a high line. His goals vs Dortmund were both excellent. I'll be amazed if we can hold onto him next season and I don't see us finding a replacement easily.

Take the survey. Some interesting results. http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Paok/poioys-tha-kratages-gia-th-nea-sezon-ston-paok.4099256.html

A big PAOK group hug for the Sheriff ?

pash coined it. But I gotta say, I do love it. :)