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So there you have it Olsen Vitor Costa Tzavellas Kitsiou Kace Pelkas Tziolis Mak Lucas Koulouris

What is this guy thinking....

Maybe if we get him, we can convince Lucas to stay with his pal ;)

Didn't he say Rat and Noboa were the ones that weren't starting? Still, the above is an improvement over last time. I hope Mistikidis takes this chance and runs with it.

No, you're right. Like any good Greek, I shoot my mouth first with bs conspiracy theories. It's entirely possible Lucas wants to play for us, and that the fine is truly resolved and is a nonissue. Just saw an article on paok24 basically saying...the same thing we've heard for a week. Lucas is training, Pereyra is being difficult. Lucas playing even at half capacity and out of position as a striker will still probably do more damage than Salpi managed. In 24 hours and 2 minutes, we'll know for sure.

I hope that was literally his first jersey, and that he physically can still fit in it. Seeing as how he's maintained the physique of a 15 year old boy, I could 100% believe that.

As an Inter fan...I would be very depressed if we bring that poor man into our team. Perhaps it was some encouragement from his buddy Lucas.

Both good points. Wouldn't mind seeing Koulouris and Mistikidis starting in that case, for a 4-2-3-1.

You posting this brought it up to 9th place. You're good luck.

I think Salpi should be, at best, a sub (but it sounds like Tudor does not agree). My guess is one of Mistakidis or Koulouris. Mistakidis is a second striker and winger (so essentially, he's Pereyra) who has been training since the beginning and has been doing well, while Koulouris is a CF who only just rejoined the team. Personally, I'd pick Mistakidis and use Koulouris as a possible sub.

True. A clean slate is needed from all sides. Rotten to the core.

So it sounds like they're talking about a 4-4-2 as in the below. I think the only thing I can say about it, is at least it doesn't have Tzavellas in the lineup. --Olsen-- --Kitsiou--Vitor--Costa--Rat-- --Tziolis--Kace-- --Pelkas-- --Mak-- --Lucas--Salpi--

Essien out for two months. Well, that lasted long.

I have no doubt believing that. Sorry to hear about you dealing with this bullshit, of course. The one and only time I've made it to the store at Toumba (in 2011), gave me the same wishy-washy impression. The more things change, the more things stay the same. I'll have to look into that hotel, though ;)

Nationalize Benfica

Thanks fearless leader, hope you're enjoying yourself. Today was one of the most miserably humid (and hot!) days I've seen in years. 95 degrees with 75% humidity? No, thanks. I know people prefer Kitsiou to Skondras, but I think in a 4-person defense, Skondras is still the better option. Thing is, if Lucas plays, then he's also a better option than Kitsiou. Below would be my picks, in that case: --Olsen-- --Skondras--Vitor--Costa--Rat-- --Noboa--Kace-- --Lucas--Pelkas--Mak-- --Mistikidis-- If we're going back to the 2 DMs, at least Noboa should be able to play there with Kace. Would still give the start to Pelkas over Charisis, as I think it would be a shame to not see him start.

Also, I am absolutely loving Paolo Artico in this video:

Just tweeted by the team - the guy who will probably end up in charge of PAOK, watching the Euro U19 final.

Updated, thank you! That is an *incredible* name.

Would think Dpaps is still better than a second division Turkish side, but more power to him for signing. Hope he gets a good pay day out of the deal. Sounds like Pereyra should get loaned down to a third division club.

Our problems in the back have remained for three seasons so far, but surely the TD will try to remedy this. Of that group, it's not just Kace who has experience at this point - Mak, Lucas, and Kitsiou are all old hands by now, and Pelkas at least got a few dozen appearances last year. I think for once, we might actually have some depth in the midfield - apart from DM, where Kace is literally the only option we have that isn't horribly out of shape or just plain bad.

Let me know if any of the above info is wrong and I will update. Unsurprisingly, I am a poor replacement for Blackhawk. First thing's first - who's going to play? I'm assuming we'll again see the 3-CB defense, and with Lucas possibly in contention, we might see a 3-5-2 as in the below: --Olsen-- --Vitor--Costa--Poungouras-- --Kace-- --Kitsiou--Pelkas--Charisis--Mak-- --Lucas--Mistikidis-- Not so sure about that third CB, since the only trio that Tudor has consistently played includes Vitor/Costa/Tzavellas. But frankly, Tzavellas has to go (and I hope Arnesen and Tudor have figured that out by now). I also don't think we need two DMs (especially with how poor Tziolis is), and frankly we have nothing to lose at this point - we need goals, damn it, and lots of them.

vs MATCHUP: NK Lokomotiva Zagreb - P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki COMPETITION: Europa League - Qualifying Round 2 - Leg 2 DATE: 23-July-2015 TIME: 20:00 GR (19:00CET, 13:00 EST) CITY/STADIUM: Thessaloniki - Toumba (28,703) REFEREES: Carlos Miguel Taborda Xistra TELEVISION: Novas Sport 2 (Greece), Arena Sport 1 (Croatia, Sebia, FYROM, Bosnia)

Lucas paid his fine and has begun training again. Pereyra still has not.

Looks like his brother has just passed away...