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Please be good please be good please be good!

Why? I'm the world's greatest gambler

Still will be great for the coefficient. Those two teams are automatically in the group stages now right? So it's just us and the fish who need to not screw up. I am feeling frisky so I put money down on both winning. Made me kind of sick to do anything pro-them, but at least I can make some money off of 'em.

What's the sound a whinger makes, I wonder! Whatever it is, it's probably even louder on the bench.

This guy loves whinging

Ahh you're right, like two days ago. I just saw the "Moscow" and assumed it was the same one.

Always a great sign when the guy in the foreground looks 1/4 the size of the dude in the background. They'll eat him alive! Good thing Meite will be there to protect him.

Jorge Carrascal, Samu Castillo, Reinier, Jackson Muleka....lots of names still in the wind. Let's see if we get any of them. It does sound like Antonio is basically a done deal, but take it with a grain of salt until you see him exit that airport...

The sites are saying Marcos Antonio will be in Thessaloniki as soon as tomorrow to sign. Apparently our transfer window ends on the 15th? For some reason I thought it was the 31st. Expect whatever other buys we make to come down to the wire either way

Fortuna's makin' out like a bandit, then. Another fun rumor - might this guy be the Narey replacement? Seems to be linked with some Italian clubs as well, though, which doesn't bode well for our chances. https://www.transfermarkt.com/samu-castillejo/profil/spieler/195171

Two items: This li'l guy will be training with the first team, but I'm sure will be playing only with the B team. Still good to see that he's getting a look from Lucescu. https://inpaok.com/786200/stin-proti-omada-tou-paok-o-smyrlis/ InPAOK now saying the Narey deal (which has closed) is now 2.2mm + a 40% resale. Color me surprised. https://inpaok.com/786186/episimo-telos-o-narei/

Why would Besiktas sell someone who has been them for one year, seemed to play a full season, and has already scored three goals during these qualifiers? This honestly sounds like someone journalists made up by looking for mid-priced Turkish league strikers on transfermarkt.

Another rumor on the Narey # is that he'll be sold for 2.5mm + a resale. I'm sure every "journalist" is going to pull his own random number out of a hat. InPAOK is claiming there has been movement with Lazio on Marcos Antonio. Still three days to go so don't hold your breath on a quick resolution. Reinier still has three years left on his deal with Real Madrid, and they spent 30 million to get him, so don't expect a cheap deal. That same site is saying we might try for a two-year loan.

The distinction is he might have been our youngest ever starter to score this time. Kid's racking up all the most meaningless statistics haha

I guess Lucescu is now a loose cannon

Okay so their coach (who I did not expect to see coaching Kifisia) gets a yellow and his assistant gets a red. What a blessed game this is!

My stream keeps crashing, who just got a red? Was it one of our coaches?

Amazing, grade-A own goal to bring the game to 2-1 hahahaha Baba man of the year

He might be asking because the commentator was talking about it, but I only tuned in like halfway through the sentence. I am such a letdown 😞

I am SHOCKED that he got the start and I am totally here for that goal. Well done by him. Good thing Murg realized he was offside there (and good for Baba to not try the pass until Murg was back onside).

He is now, uh, stranded? https://inpaok.com/785885/egklovismenos-se-aerodromio-o-ouarnta/

Hopefully not. I think he should be an option for games like this - which *should* be easier. Seems weird that Kedziora would even be in the squad list; he has already played a lot of minutes. Here's a fresh lineup, hot off the presses for your viewing pleasure and debate. I bet Lyratzis won't start (and wouldn't be surprised if Baba Rahman plays as LB). Does Tsiggaras get rested too? You'd think Schwab would be more tired at this point. --Kotarski-- --Lyratzis--Michailidis--Nasberg--Vieirinha-- --Ozdoev--Tsiggaras-- --Narey--Konstantelias--Murg-- --Brandon-- I also don't think you should leave Murg out of the starting lineup. As for Narey - he has one foot out the door but if he puts in one last effort, it would save some wear and tear of Zivkovic.

I am so overjoyed I could cry

I legitimately cannot even follow this chain of events. Wild. https://inpaok.com/785795/den-vazei-myalo-o-ouarnta/ I hope when he retires - be it now, in a year, or in ten years - that some intrepid scholar like Blackhawk will have a book ready for us on this kid's life story.

That second Legia match is at home for them? I think I'd put money on a win there...