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The Oly appeal at EPO concerning their 3 point deduction was postponed to March 1. The excuse was that the Oly lawyer was busy at the SL hearing concerning PAOK and what ever happened at the Giannina - PAOK game. Subsequently that case was also postponed after Oly requested a detailed report on the damages to the Ginnina stadium, so the charges could be elevated to include points deduction. It will now be heard on March 15th. You realize this is all part of a Oly witch hunt against PAOK to influence Sunday's game and the title race.

Greece will be represented by 9 athletes in Birmingham: 60 M HURDLES: Kostas Douvalidis (SKA Drama) - 7.69 sec. /7.60 sec. (season's best / personal best) POLE VAULT: Kostas Filippidis (PAnellinios Athens) - 5.85 m / 5.85 m POLE VAULT: Emmanouil Karalis (GS Kifisia) - 5.78 m / 5.78 m Miltos Tentoglou - Long Jump (GS Grevena) - 7.95 m / 7.95 m ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 60 M: Rafaela Spanoudaki (GS Ilioupolis) - 7.29 sec. / 7.29 sec. 400 M: Maria Belibasakis (Panaxxiakos AO) - 52.28 sec. / 52.28 sec. 60 M HURDLES: Elisabet Pesiridou (GS Kifisia) - 8.11 sec. / 8.04 sec. POLE VAULT: Katerina Stefanidi (AO Filothei) - 4.83 m / 4.90 m TRIPLE JUMP: Paraskevi Papachristou (AEK Athens) - 14.25 m / 14.47 m I expect 1 medal (Stefanidi) from the Greek athletes. Anything else will be a big surprise and a big bonus.

I think the fans will behave themselves for the most part. What worries me is that Olympiakos players/officials/referees will try to instigate our fans in order to do something stupid. If I was PAE PAOK I would have a camera taping the Olympiakos bench for the full 90 minutes, and also heavy security specially near Gate 4. Another worrying sign is that they assigned the past Gate7 member Aretopoulos to call the game.

This incident has "Melissanidis" written all over. Those are the gangster tactics he used back in the 90's when he was running AEK. Let's not forget who is AEK playing on Monday. Apparently PAOK will provide him with security from now on.

Welcome to the forum DunfermlineAthleticPAOK. Cool story. Can we settle for a shorter name that we can call you in our posts?

VS MATCHUP: Panionios Athens - P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki COMPETITION: Greek Cup – Semifinal – Leg 1 DATE: 28-February-2018 TIME: 19:30 EET (17:30 GMT, 11:30 CST, 04:30 AEDT next day) CITY/STADIUM: Athens - Nea Smyrni Stadium (Capacity: 11,115) REFEREES: Emmanouil Skoulas (Thessalia) - Vasilios Nikolakakis (Iraklio), Reinhart Bauxbaum (Anatoliki Attiki) TELEVISION: COSMOTE Sport TV (Greece), Antenna Satellite (USA/Canada), Antenna Pacific (Australia), Laola1.TV (Worldwide) Panionios – PAOK Greek Cup history: 2015-2016: PAOK - Panionios Athens 0:0 - Attendance: ? (Quartefinal – Leg 2) 2015-2016: Panionios Athens – PAOK 1:1 (Pelkas) - Attendance: ? (Quarterfinal – Leg 1) 1997-1998: PAOK - Panionios Athens 1:1 (Vryzas) - Attendance: ? (Semifinal – Leg 2) 1997-1998: Panionios Athens – PAOK 1:0 - Attendance: ? (Semifinal – Leg 1) 1996-1997: Panionios Athens – PAOK 2:3 (Zouboulis 2, Dimkovski) - Attendance: ? (Round 1 – Leg 2) 1996-1997: PAOK - Panionios Athens 4:0 (Alexiou, Toursounidis, Pis, Katsouris) - Attendance: ? (Round 1 – Leg 1) 1988-1989: Panionios Athens – PAOK 3:0 aet - Attendance: ? (Quartefinal – Leg 2) 1988-1989: PAOK - Panionios Athens 2:0 (Small, Skartados) - Attendance: ? (Quartefinal – Leg 1) 1986-1987: PAOK - Panionios Athens 1:0 (Baniotis) - Attendance: ? (Round 2 – Leg 2) 1986-1987: Panionios Athens – PAOK 3:0 - Attendance: ? (Round 2 – Leg 1) 1981-1982: Panionios Athens – PAOK 2:1 (Siggas) - Attendance: ? (Quartefinal - Leg 2) 1981-1982: PAOK - Panionios Athens 1:0 (Damanakis) - Attendance: ? (Quartefinal – Leg 1) 1974-1975: PAOK - Panionios Athens 1:0 (Terzanidis) - Attendance: ? (Quartefinal) 1969-1970: PAOK - Panionios Athens 1:0 (Koudas) - Attendance: ? (Quartefinal) 1955-1956: Panionios Athens – PAOK 2:4 (Karafoulidis 2, Kouiroukidis, Geroudis) - Attendance: ? (Quartefinal) GAMES: 15 WINS: 8 TIES: 3 LOSSES: 4

There are two other athletes in these Olympics with Greek roots. Both taking part in the Ice Dancing competition. Joti (Panagiotis) Polizoakis with his partner Kavita Lorenz competing for Germany finished in 16th place in the same competition. Gabriella Papadakis competed with her partner Guillaume Cezeron for France in the Ice Dancing, finishing in 2nd place. She had wardrobe malfunction during their free programme, but completed the dance and won the silver medal.

Pelkas (and Campos) did not practice with the team today, but there is no way he will miss the game on Sunday.

True but there will be some major obstacles thrown our way in the next 3 games (Oly, Tripoli, AEK). I think the Tripoli game is the most dangerous of the three.

Anybody saw the friendly between AEK and Xanthi? What a joke.

I agree 100%. Mak was very good on Saturday. A lot will be determined in this round. AEK is playing at Atromitos and this is probably the only game that they can drop points (other than the PAOK game). Too bad that the game will be played on Monday so they will know the result of our game.

This will be a tough game. They will come in to play their last card (if the 3-point deduction is overturned on appeal). We have a better team, but in these games anything can happen. We will need to play smart and the fans will also have to be smart supporting the team. Must win situation even if it is 1:0 in the 95th minute.

VS MATCHUP: P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki - Olympiakos Piraeus COMPETITION: Superleague – Round 23 DATE: 25-February-2018 TIME: 19:30 EET (17:30 GMT, 11:30 CST, 04:30 AEDT next day) CITY/STADIUM: Thessaloniki – Toumba Stadium (28,703) REFEREES: Alexandros Aretopoulos (Trikala) - Polychronis Kostaras (Aitolokarnania), Ilias Alexeas (Messinia) TELEVISION: Novasport 1 (Greece, Cyprus, Albania, Bulgaria), PAOK TV (Except Greece, Cyprus, Albania) P.A.O.K. vs Olympiakos history: Superleague 2016-2017: 2:0 (Shakhov, Prijovic) - Attendance: 26,379 2015-2016: 0:2 - Attendance: 25,674 2014-2015: 0:0 - Attendance: 24,411 2013-2014: 2:1 (Athanasiadis, Tzavellas) - Attendance: 23,344 2012-2013: 1:1 (Athanasiadis) - Attendance: 23,023 2011-2012: 0:2 - Attendance: 18,299 2010-2011: 2:1 (Koutsianikoulis, Vitolo-p) - Attendance: 20,023 2009-2010: 1:0 (Muslimovic) - Attendance: 24,109 (PLAYOFFS) 2009-2010: 1:2 (Vieirinha) - Attendance: 24,109 2008-2009: 0:0 - Attendance: 22,214 2007-2008: 1:1 (Gonzales) - Attendance: 22,000 2006-2007: 2:3 (Mieciel, Torghelle) - Attendance: 23,483 2005-2006: 1:2 (Shikabala) - Attendance: 7,050 Alpha Ethniki (Professional) 2004-2005: 1:1 (Salpiggidis) - Attendance: 23,950 2003-2004: 0:2 - Attendance: no fans 2002-2003: 1:1 (Georgiadis-p) - Attendance: 22,296 2001-2002: 1:1 (Spasic) - Attendance: 22,200 2000-2001: 2:4 (Nalitzis, Frousos) - Attendance: 5,723 1999-2000: 0:2 - Attendance: 25,550 1998-1999: 1:2 (Frantzeskos) - Attendance: 25,858 (match abandoned in 83rd minute) 1997-1998: 2:1 (Franzeskos, Toursounidi) - Attendance: 26,471 1996-1997: 0:0 - Attendance: 35,850 1995-1996: 0:0 - Attendance: 6,699 (played at Trikala) 1994-1995: 2:0 (Bocziek 2, Kapetanopoulos) - Attendance: 26,404 1993-1994: 1:1 (Luhovy) - Attendance: 10,291 1992-1993: 0:0 - Attendance: 7,988 1991-1992: 1:2 (Lagonidis) - Attendance: 8,577 (end of the 21 year Olympiakos winless streak at Toumba) 1990-1991: 3:2 (Skartados 2, Alexiou) - Attendance: 17,870 1989-1990: 4:1 (Skartados 2, Lagonidis, Alexoulis-p) - Attendance: 17,169 1988-1989: 1:0 (Karasavidis) - Attendance: 32,112 1987-1988: 6:1 (Borbokis 2, Bannon, Mavromatis, Siggas, Baniotis) - Attendance: 10,827 (played in Serres) 1986-1987: 4:1 (Skartados-p, Baniotis, Alexandridis, Papaioannou) - Attendance: 40,718 1985-1986: 1:0 (Orfanos) - Attendance: 24,970 1984-1985: 1:0 (Kostikos-p) - Attendance: 41,073 1983-1984: 4:0 (Dimopoulos, Koudas, Skartados, Kostikos) - Attendance: 13,138 (played in Serres) 1982-1983: 1:1 (Guerino) - Attendance: 33,334 1981-1982: 3:0 (Dimopoulos 2, own) - Attendance: 22,744 1980-1981: 1:0 (Vasilakos) - Attendance: 21,359 (Gyula Lorant, PAOK coach suffers heart attack and dies on the bench during this match) 1979-1980: 2:0 (Kostikos, Kermanidis) - Attendance: 36.016 Alpha Ethniki (Amateur/Semi-Professional) 1978-1979: 2:0 (Orfanos 2) - Attendance: 25,362 1977-1978: 1:0 (Guerino) - Attendance: 30,477 1976-1977: 2:1 (Guerino, Kermanidis) - Attendance: 45,147 1975-1976: 3:1 (Kermanidis, Sarafis, Guerino) - Attendance: 33,378 1974-1975: 2:0 (Kermanidis, Terzanidis) - Attendance: 37,448 1973-1974: 1:0 (Sarafis) - Attendance: 42,976 1972-1973: 1:0 (Gounaris) - Attendance: 42,150 1971-1972: 4:3 (Sarafis 2, Apostolidis, Manzourakis) - Attendance: 21,161 1970-1971: 0:0 - Attendance: 25,462 (beginning of the 21 year Olympiakos winless streak at Toumba) 1969-1970: 1:2 (Afentoulidis-p) - Attendance: 35,740 1968-1969: 2:1 (Koudas 2) - Attendance: 26,745 1967-1968: 1:0 (Charalambidis) - Attendance: 26,446 1966-1967: 2:0 (Afentoulidis 2) - Attendance: 31,504 1965-1966: 3:2 (Koudas, Afentoulidis, Charalambidis) - Attendance: 22,736 1964-1965: 0:4 - Attendance: 17,309 1963-1964: 0:0 - Attendance: 18,884 1962-1963: 2:2 (?) - Attendance: 19,510 1961-1962: 0:1 - Attendance: ? 1960-1961: 0:2 - Attendance: ? 1959-1960: 2:0 (Leandros, Katikaridis) - Attendance: 14,050 Panhellenic Championship 1958-1959: 2:3 (Kalogiannis, Kiourtzis)- Attendance: ? 1957-1958: 1:0 (Simeonidis) - Attendance: ? 1956-1957: 2:1 (Kouiroukidis 2)- Attendance: ? 1955-1956: 1:2 (Gentzis)- Attendance: ? 1954-1955: 2:3 (Papadakis, Gentzis)- Attendance: ? 1953-1954: 1:2 (Gentzis)- Attendance: ? 1947-1948: 0:3 - Attendance: ? 1936-1937: 1:5 (Bostanzoglou) - Attendance: ? 1935-1936: 2:2 (?)- Attendance: ? 1931-1932: 0:2 - Attendance: ? 1930-1931: 3:0 (?)- Attendance: ? GAMES: 70 WINS: 33 TIES: 16 LOSSES: 21

Antoniou finished 46th (out of 110 competitors) in the Giant Slalom. Very good showing. He will take part in the Slalom competition on Thursday.

2:0 final. 8 more to go.

Nice

What a beauty.

70-30 possession but nothing to show for it. Not even close.

I am sure Moulin will get some playing time. He needs to get into game shape for upcoming games since Canas has been mediocre so far and Mauricio ended up without energy at the end of the last game. In an ideal world, the score will be 2:0 at half time and we can put in Moulin and Azavedo to rest Matos and Mauricio. I have a bad feeling that referees will play a major part in the outcome of this game.

pash I don't think Azevedo will start, so expect Vieirinha as LB. Maybe if the score is 2:0 in our favor at half-time Vierinha can switch to RB and Azevedo comes in. Also it would be foolish for Koulouris to start. The only other change I can see is Limnios instead of Mak. I I prefer Mak since Limnios has not been that good the last few starts.

Angelis was 81st out of 119 competitors. Good showing. Ralli did well but not as good as 4 years ago in Sochi, where she was 33rd in the same event.

Our two competitors today in action:

That's a 6 position improvement for Ralli as opposed to the Sochi 2014 competition. In Vancouver 2010 she finished 53rd in the same event. She will also compete in the Slalom competition. As for Danou, she did worse than in Vancouver 2010, where she finished 73rd in the same event.

As well he should. There are numerous posts on AEK sites organizing "get-togethers" in Lamia. Let's not forget the big fiasco few years back when the Final 4 of the Handball was played in Lamia and the AEK and PAOK fans turned the town into a war zone. I am sure that the gangster Melissanidis and the Olympiakos are hoping for something like that to happen. It would play right into their hands. And on top of that we have "our own" Gate 4 releasing an announcement saying that they will go to Lamia no matter what. The team needs to go to Lamia, win the game with ease since we have a much better team and return to Thessaloniki and start getting ready for the game with Olympiakos. Any other extra curricular activities in the town of Lamia will play into our opponents hands.

There are rumors local AEK fans were planning an "event involving PAOK fans" during the game in order for PAOK to be punished. The other AEK move was AEK owner Melissanidis visiting EPO to complain about refereeing in Superleague. As a result Athenian crew will call the game on Saturday. I hope all PAOK fans stay away from Lamia. As for the game itself, Shakhov is out due to cards and Campos is questionable due to injuriy. Speaking of cards, Matos, Mauricio an Biseswar are siting on 3 yellows. If they receive a card on Saturday they will need to sit out one of the following games: Olympiakos, Tripoli, AEK, Atromitos.