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EPO Fuming over suspension to Manolas.. http://www.agonasport.com/agonasport-allnews/epo-fuming-after-manolos-receives-controversial-fifa-ban Cant afford to lose Socratis or we are literally screwed with no Manolas and now no Socratis..

Are you kidding me now?? Socratis is out for the playoffs??? WTF can it get any worse for us.. I'm literally speechless right now. F*** it looks like its not meant to be ffs...

This was absolutely done to favor Croatia there is no doubt about that. If it wasn't done to favor Croatia then it would have been done right of way. The Epo would have been notified that fifa are investigating Manolas actions. The fact the Fifa waited to see if Manolas was healthy and going to be ready to play before they made this Bullshit decision shows how criminal Fifa is. The funny thing is Fifa calls this a penalty against fair play... really Fifa calling it fair play the most corrupt organization to ever exist is laughable. Come on assholes keep throwing more at us to keep us from qualifying it wont work so be prepared to see our "boring soccer" in Russia you DUMB F***S...

I can see the ref favoring Croatia to advance by giving them a Penalty if the game is very tight... Maybe I'm just feeling like that now after Fifa banned Manolas 6 days before our biggest match..

here we are waiting and praying to see if Manolas is fit and once we find out he's cleared Fifa screws us to benefit Croatia ffs..Manolas not starting for us in Croatia will make it very difficult for us to keep a clean sheet. I'm sorry but Vellios does not deserve a call up at all that is a horrible decision by skibbe as the guy doesn't get regular playing time at all. I still think a Karelis at 60% is worth a call up over Vellios just to have as an option if we need him.

I was thinking the same thing... its absolute BS

Manolas suspended by fifa for the first game against Croatia for purposely getting a yellow card vs Cyrus.. Are you kidding me... WTF.. http://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/ethniki_elladas/xwris-manwla-h-ethnikh-timwrhthhke-apo-th-fifa.4921266.html

He does usually wait until last minute to choose his line ups. The injuries must be the main reason he is still unsure. I may be wrong but I thought teams had to make there selection before a certain date. I could be wrong though.

I don't think he's doing it to screw with Croatia I personally think Skibbe is still a little unsure of who he wants to call up.

As I said before I like the fact that Skibbe has gotten us to this point to at least have a shot at making the World Cup but his selection do nothing for the team going forward and introducing new guys to the team. I just dont have any confidence in this guys selections whatsoever. If he doesn't pick Karelis then he is an idiot... And there is no doubt in my mind the he will start Tziolis...

Me too. I was looking everywhere and the only thing I came across was this which does suggest he will miss the playoffs. http://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/ethniki_elladas/fakelos-ethnikh-thn-plhgwnoyn-oi-traymatismoi-enopsei-mparaz.4913833.html

That is a huge blow now that Donis is out.. F*** man.... We are already huge underdogs now we have to deal with our best players out. Don't really care about Mantalos anyway.

I don't think they made the results of his MRI public yet.. we really need him .I pray he's going to he ready.

Sucks that we received another Injury but I completely agree. If Manolas, Donis and Toro is back then we are still okay..

Any update on Donis and his MRI today?

I was being sarcastic when I said we have a potent offence.. I'm saying we have a hard time creating so why not bring in some guys that are in form and can score to come off the bench..I'm for giving the guy a look but I'm also sick of talking about it because Skibbe won't give him a chance. Kone last I heard signed with AEK but not sure if he's playing regularly..

We have such a potent offence where we can afford to not have a look at guys with some skill.. That's ridiculous give the guy a look what harm can it do. I don't know why people are calling the kid fat he's not.. I'd love to eventually see Kone on this team if he starts playing regularly. Anyways no point in mentioning these guys for now as we have to figure out our best possible line up for the Croatia game and we know Skibbe is not going to try new faces in these two games and he's going to go with his trusted line up that he feels most comfortable with.

Regardless what everyone thinks Fetfa at the very least deserves a call up.. If you consider the guys we have called up he is way more deserving of a shot. He doesn't have to be a starter but a good option to come of the bench if we are chasing a goal or need a different look. At least give the guy a look.

What's going on Saturday that will give us info on Donis?

I just read on Stuttgarts page the Donis will be out until approximately November 30th. I don't know if there has been an update but it looks like he won't be available.. Sucks he could have been a weapon for us..

I just feel we can be way more creative and play a lot better if we play guys in there natural position. Skibbe sticks with who he likes and plays them regardless what there natural position is and this definitely does more harm then good.

Looks like Manolas will be ready... Not sure about Donis and Toro...

That's positive as we can really use him as an option.

If Toro and manolas are out then I assume kpaps and maybe retsos would be in.. I hope both are back.. I'm hearing Donis and Manolas have a good chance of making it back..

Torosidis grade 1 muscle strain out at least two weeks..