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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...

Is this the game that was potentially being postponed?

The Marcos Antonio rumor mill is saying that we've agreed terms with the player for a loan, but that Lazio has decided they don't want an optional purchase option for next season - they want it to be mandatory (and allegedly expensive). Meanwhile, Meite is apparently "packing his bags" for the land of Alexander: https://inpaok.com/785595/erchetai-stin-thessaloniki-o-meite/ We could, potentially, have an overabundance of midfielders here soon. Hopefully they get that Colombian guy in quick, to replace Narey. I would not be surprised if Murg makes the squad, with his performances recently. I bet you we'll get one winger in these next seven days and then move for another in December, when there may be a need.

Hahahaha I saw he had moved to Morocco but did not expect this (lol). I wish you could bet on player breakdowns. Bet on Warda burning bridges and El Kaddouri getting hurt; you'll never go broke.

Kind of ugly, but Hearts is not much of an obstacle. If we don't eat them alive in Thessaloniki, the heat will do the job for us. Hot takes: weak-ass penalty given to Hearts Murg > Konstantelias Brandon Thomas has only his workrate and teammate injuries keeping him employed Team was consistently way too goddamn cute with trying to let passes go by them. Bit them on the ass like six times. Tzimas actually held up the ball and attacked....better than I thought? I bet Lucescu was pissed he got all that stoppage time to play in. Soares was fine, but Rahman is a menace; will be great to see him back We definitely need a winger. Taison can't start every game, and Zivkovic eventually needs to be rested. Narey is more concerned with staying uninjured than he is interested in playing for this team.

What does that have to do with transfer rumors? Is it not obvious why a Russian citizen would want to lay low? It's the one thing that troglodyte has done right. Trolls gonna troll I guess

Is there precedence for that? I doubt it. Recall the Iranian footballer who got banned from his NT after travelling to Israel for a game.