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I'd be happy to sell him, but only for a decent amount, and with a buy-back clause in case things didn't work out. Considering some of the players out there will ridiculous fees on their heads, Kace would have to be worth at least a few million. The kid is only 21 and has made serious improvements in the last 2 years.

It's obvious Greece can't run itself. It has never had a strong reliable currency, nor a professional bureaucracy. What Greece needs is to have a different currency, that doesn't fluctuate like the drachma, and is more stable. This in turn will lead to lower rates, and in turn allow for more foreign money to be invested. Further, joining some sort of economic block, that can help assist it, at least as a source of investment, with a common currency, would truly lead to spectacular results. Even though such a system could be considered undemocratic, and is seen by some as inflexible (since you lose the ability to issue currency and adjust your own interest rates), in time as the general standard of living rises, it will be seen that such a system is not only desirable, but necessary to lead the country into the 21st century. At this point, the people would realise (but only at this point) that their fears were unfounded.

Facetious much ? All you ever do is focus on one demographic. The weather was bad today, so those left leaning commie bastard anti Junta scums are to blame ...

Agree with you Akritis and Pash. At the end of the day, the club has to try him out. Hopefully the drop in level will see him regain his enthusiasm and if he goes on to bigger and better things so be it. If he end up being a rimali who has no self control, well then this really will be his last chance gone to rejuvenate his career. Interesting times ahead.

Yes, if nothing is agreed to the satisfaction of the EU. They will never willingly allow Greece to stop using the Euro as its currency. Basically they will buy time by kicking the can down the road in the hope that a different Greek government will get voted in that is more friendly to their wants, or the current government somehow becomes more "sensible". That's assuming the current government complies by accepting yet another temporary loan with which to pay back the interest on the permanent loan. This is the great unknown. I expect there to be an agreement but I wouldn't be surprised if there isn't, and they just "roll over" this months repayments into next months (just like they did with the previous IMF payment) at which point the whole world should shrug their shoulders and say, what's all the fuss about, and just stop paying attention.

Well, based on this http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2433546-ex-chelsea-wonderkid-slobodan-rajkovic-where-is-he-now it doesn't sound like the most encouraging signing. Having said that, players can sometimes get a second lease on life when given another chance so you never know, and Arnesen rates him. Hopefully his wages aren't too high ...

Raikovic has had injury problems so hopefully he is past that and won't be another Maduro or Maartens.

How anyone can think ill of Varoufakis is bizarre. You may disagree with his economic views, but talk of hanging and mocking, well your heart is black. That's for sure. I think, beyond repair or redemption. This has been a political thread for some time, with no real economic dialogue. Maybe the Junta can come back and hang them. Then you can have a big party and celebrate.

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Unfortunately, Springvale was unable to get past Oakeigh. Good game last night and a good crowd. Oakleigh were slightly better at best and were definitely nothing to boast about. Springvale probably gave them too much respect. A red card and penalty with 15 minutes to go really turned the game on it's head and it was one way traffic with Oakleigh hanging on for dear life in the end, with two goal line clearances and scrambles all over the place. Overall a great night and for a club of it's size, a great run by the boys of Springvale Aris.

@ gyros, what is going on with that avatar ? It looks like a dog took a dump in some pita bread.

js1000, unfortunately the pain and suffering is seen as justified for "voting wrong". How can you reason with such a mind ? You can't.

Not qualifying for the group stage would be a huge disappointment. I'm expecting our boys to make it, and to give us a few heart attacks along the way. :)

Welcome back Pontos. Good to see you back and nice to see that avatar again. :)

I agree, the ND posse were so much more malleable.

I think the kid is good when he's on. But he's inconsistent and drifts in and out of a game. This season is make or break for him as far as I'm concerned.

What are you guys expecting ? For PAOK to sign Mourinho ? The only club in Greece that has signed any decent overseas manager is Olympiakos and that is because they have 5x the budget of every club and are guaranted CL each year. All the other clubs fight over the scraps. Look over there, a pixie!

Now, this is when you need a translator. Where is Skinny Joe these days ? ;)

Link please.

I have my own republic ? I didn't even know.

The wording and interpretation is yours not mine. I was referring to Greek resistance/stubbornness. I probably shouldn't have used the word resistance. It's been misinterpreted, but the point remains the same. And that is, that getting the citizens of Greece to run their country in a manner similar to Germany or some other modernized nation is not only difficult to do, it's almost impossible at the moment. Maybe it's just not realistic in the time frame desired by the EU. This thread has one common theme, and that is that Greece needs reforms. And there are ideas and suggestions of what some of those reforms should be. But as to actual implementation details ... well, that's the hard part. It's easy enough to pass a bill through parliament saying "tax collection this and that", but getting the tax collectors to work properly, and then the judiciary and police to enforce those laws, and to make the reform work properly and holistically, that's the hard part. When it comes to the specifics of how to fix things, conversations mostly go quiet. Oh no, now I've done it. Here come the posts now about how it's impossible to have reform while any left leaning government is in power ...

It's unfortunate Arnesen wasn't brough in over the Xmas break, so that he would have had some time to really look at the squad as well as have time to hire a manager for next season. And to make matter worse, our play offs debacle means he now has even less time! I don't expect too much for this season due to the lack of time he has. Having said that, I do expect an improvement on the season just finished. The next few weeks will be enlightening. P.S. I hope the rumors about Di Matteo are just that. He had an awful season with Schalke.

That site has been around for years, and it's always been an excellent site. If you google "uefa coefficient" it'll be the 3rd or 4th hit usually.

Goalkeepers: only Glykos and he is on probation for a year. Perform or you're out. Defenders: Skondras, Vitor, Rats. Midfield: Kace, Noboa, Golasa. Attackers: Klaus, Mak, Pereyra. That's 10 players. So only need to sign another 15 or so. And those 10 are far from strong. They are squad players at best. The only player out of that lot I'd pencil in as a starter each week is Kace.

It's really difficult to say who the 12 will be. We'll soon find out if there is any truth to it. One thing I am happy about is that Arnesen has a sense of urgency about the situation. This was the case even before our woeful playoff (1 goal, 1 goal!!) performance. All I can say is the players cut will indicate the direction he wants to take the club in. Will he eliminate youth to make room for more experienced squad players with the intent of having more depth ? Will he get rid of players that are past it e.g Salpi ? Players that on paper should be leaders but aren't doing the job e.g Maduro, Tziolis ? All of the above ? I have no idea. The only player I don't see us cutting out of your list is Costa. He's on a decent wage so he won't be easy to do a deal with, and he hasn't really failed like many other players in the team over a number if seasons. Having said that, if Costa is happy to leave it wouldn't bother me in the slightest. I don't really want players of his age in the squad unless they are absolutely killing it, which he isn't.