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You're right. We should also continue using that strategy forever. I'd like to see 3 CBs, 3 DMs, a RB that can't run, and offset that with a LB that thinks he's a striker.

Perhaps Dortmund could make a small donation to keep the lights on ;)

It's such a shame. We hear about this kind of stuff way too often. Had it been diagnosed, he most likely could have continued and had a long career. I'm completely ignorant of what would lead to this diagnosis too; clearly it's beyond the physicals players usually go through? Krima.

He will absolutely tear it up in that league. This is a suitable punishment for him, and him signing an extension with us implies either some payoff next year, or a rehabilitated player to further help us.

Underrated or overestimated?

I was wondering why I was still seeing him in videos, I'm glad he stayed on and didn't move to Veria.

If he hasn't signed yet, when would they have had the time to print them? ;)

Veria's Stelios Markousis (GK) died during training - heart attack. Awful news, he was only 18.

I think the implication was that it wasn't the Austrian one. But either way - who am I to stand in the way of our fearless leader's reportage?

^ I saw, in passing, an article that was tweeted by one of the PAOK-centric sites that basically said Arnesen was on an unexpected/unannounced trip. This was, I think, the day before Berbatov rumors went nuts. This would 100% fit that. It would also perversely make me feel a lot better to know that Arnesen had a hand in this signing, as we've had enough "going-behind-the-back" stuff around this club.

I would put money down on him still being in better shape than Samaras.

Sensual backrubs and more bloody socks

I half believe this will blow up in our face. Troubles in the locker room, an instant injury, a disinterest in playing. We are PAOK, after all.

I'm reading that we put him on the list two minutes prior to deadline, but the French FA did not fill out the necessary paperwork in time. Who knows how this will play out.

If only the three of them didn't each look like this:

So what I see as our "best" 11 so far... --Glykos-- --Vitor--Costa--Malezas-- --Kitsiou--Cimirot--Kace--Mak-- --Pelkas-- --Berbatov--Klaus-- Berbatov is in good shape, esp for his age, but he is slow. Klaus will have to do most of the running up front. Helps that the rest of the squad has a combined age of 15. More importantly, we have significant depth across the midfield - Kitsiou/Konstantinidis/Skondras/Rodrigues on the right, Mak/Leovac/Korovesis/Jairo on the left, Pelkas/Mistakidis/Sabo/Charisis/Savvidis in an attacking midfield role. There's some real potential there. I wonder if any half-decent CBs are still available as free agents?

This makes sense, I remember the only reason we couldn't use natcho was because he was cup tied

Was the deadline for all group stage games, or just the next one?

http://www.sdna.gr/podosfairo/superleague/article/109268/eskase-i-vomva-pire-mpermpatof-o-paok Bullshit. Until I see a fanela, of course.

He's still there as far as I know.

Good news for us, for sure. Hopefully this will give the team all the more time to learn how to play together.

I believe last year's CL group stage game, Galatasaray away at Arsenal, resulted in trouble for Galatasaray. Their fans kept throwing smuggled-in flares and so on, more so as the game drew to an end.

And then quietly went bankrupt.

It's bizarre. We have absolutely no depth there. Tziolis can't cut it, and Tzavellas shouldn't be there either. I hope to God this means another signing.

^ that's what I recall too