Bananas

Ha ha.

Sheez, I expect us to get knocked out at this stage of the competition, but I can't remember the last time the tie was decided from the first match.

The worst thing about this loss is that Schalke didn't even have to play that well. They've been in 2nd gear most of the night.

Didn't take off a CB for Henrique. I'd have even preferred Klaus off for Henrique and play Henrique on his own up front. At least he can run with the ball.

Ivic still playing it safe. Disappointing but I get it.

Glykos!

Henrique to come on. Who will be coming off ... ?

All 3 of our midfielders are playing deep. They either can't get forward or have been instructed to play that way. Cimirot and Shakhov have hardly gotten forward.

Agree. It's not like Schalke have had a ton of opportunities. As for our us, we can't penetrate. Schalke close down any space very quickly. Missing a player like Rodrigues to make something out of nowhere and apply pressure.

Yes. Kitsiou I don't think is at this level. And no obvious replacement for Leovac. Crespo plays there but we need someone who can overlap and get forward.

Klaus is truly blessed. I really don't understand why he's on the pitch instead of Mystakidis.

My 5 year old is sitting on my lap wanting to watch cartoons on youtube. I'm trying to explain to him this is an "important match" but it doesn't seem to be sinking in.

The earlier link posted not working for me anymore. Try this one for anyone else having trouble. http://www.vipleague.co/football/455548/2/paok-saloniki-vs-fc-schalke-04-live-stream-online.html Has German commentary though ...

No replacement for him either. Not at this level anyway. GSL you can throw anyone in there.

Plan A just went up in smoke.

Possession as expected. PAOK 33% Schalke 67%.

Sorry can't comment. Don't want to jinx the team.

3 cent coin ? I'm sure I've got one of those laying around somewhere.

Another superb TV series. Trust me, it's awesome.

I was expecting Better Call Saul to be just average. After all how could it reach the heights of Breaking Bad ? But I've been enjoying it thoroughly. Great TV series. Walter and Jesse get married.

I've never understood the taking of one side or the other. Both are guilty. The idea that the cops are completely innocent is farcical and is the idea that all cops are bad. Likewise for black people. The simple truth is that for a long time, if you were a bad cop it was relatively easy to get away with violence or worse. And this has lead to the situation we have today where it's a powder keg. How could it be otherwise ? Change is required by the police. There is no alternative. The transgressions of the past can't be repeated, not in today's world. They can't be brushed aside like in the past. Having said that how any sane person would want to be a police officer in that environment is beyond me. There was an incident I saw a while back where a police office shot a black man (there was a woman in the passenger seat) while the man was reaching over to get identification from the glove box. The thought I had running through my head was "How on earth is this man a police officer ?" because either he had serious PTSD (fair enough) or he was just a cold blooded killer. Either way, he should not even be a police officer.

Agree. I think in time Tudor would've come good, it was still his first coaching gig and the team was showing more good signs than bad. It's all in the past now and Ivic is doing well and hopefully just gets better.

Don't make me search for it in the entire half hour episode! Where was it ? What minute ?

10x Tziolis in the outfield. The clones are being grown in test tubes as we speak.

Regardless of the formation, the team will need to be setup so that we can retain as much of the ball as possible. If the midfield sit so deep that when we do finally get the ball we're just forced to turn it over again, then we're in trouble. No defence can withstand 90 minutes of constant pressure. It'll be interesting to see how Ivic sets the team up.