The only notable Swedish name I can think of is Malmo (to a much lesser extent, AIK), so I can see your point. Which would you rather have? I remember on a recent trip to Volos seeing PAOK graffiti; is that something that should bother me? I think the team has been pretty open about wanting to increase its visibility and fan base.
I would DEFINITELY bring back Pereyra.
Kace fired his agent? That is awesome news. Might be a sign of intent on his part, a willingness to "play ball" with the team.
If we drop to 12, a playoff would make more sense to me. But I am very against the idea of meeting an opponent more than twice per season.
I'm not against the idea of having minimum standards for inclusion in the league - it would allow the smaller teams to still have a reason to compete (they can win the league, after all), but penalizing them for not investing in themselves.
Charisis spends most of his time injured, and I think Antonis is going to get loaned out. Leaves just Tziolis, Cimirot (also often injured) and Sabo (who sometimes is played in a different position). If we can't keep our strongest players, we have a problem.