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AEK came to Toumba for one reason. Not to lose the game. Tie suited them very well.

Biseswar needs to come in. Starting Limnios was a gamble that did not pay off. AEK will get tired a the game goes on. Mak could be another option put some speed upfront.

Looks like there is a net over the visitor's bench. Toumba pretty full considering only 12 hours ago the game was going to be without fans.

Not sure starting Limnios was s good move. We'll see.

After the court decision this game will now be played with fans. I am curious to see what the attendance will be tomorrow on such a short notice. This is a very important game, that will put us back into the driver's seat if we manage to win. Hopefully our players are mentally ready.

Half-assed decision. Because of all this we are going into tomorrow's game 2 points behind AEK instead of being ahead possibly by 4 points. This whole circus completely derailed our winning run and basically put AEK back into the title race. Also, I can guarantee you that after all this Olympiakos will get their 3 points back as well. After all this farce, tomorrow is a must win game.

I don't think so. I think that a collective agreement is not going to happen next season. Rumors are that 8 teams already came to an agreement with NOVA. Each with a separate contract, but nothing has been announced officially. The only contract in place for the 2018-2019 season is between NOVA and PAOK. Apparently there was also a meeting between Superleague and COSMOTE last week, but no news came out of it.

As opposed to the original hearing this judge at least let all parties to present their case and he actually listened to them. He even let the video showing the paper not hitting Garcia in the head as evidence, which was not the case in the first trial. Let's see if this judge see things differently. PAOK lawyers stuck to their original points. PAOK asked that a decision be made as soon as possible, but the judge could not promise that.

I think AEK will come and press high and with quick forwards in Livaja and Araujo could give our defense some problems. I think Shakhov is too slow to keep up with that pace. I'd prefer Canas in his place to contain them. Mauricio will more helpful on offense.

BTW live on PAOK TV for 3.99 Euro. Speaking of PAOK TV they announced that they will decide on what to do with the PAOK - Olympiakos game that people bought after all the legal options concerning the game are exhausted.

The two upcoming friendlies will be televised in Greece on Epsilon TV. Also the Nations League as well as 2020 Euro qualifiers by the Greek national team will be televised by COSMOTE Sports in Greece. The games will also be televised by OTA (over the air) channel in Greece, which most likely will be Epsilon TV as well.

Forgetting all the legal distractions, the team needs to focus on the game on Sunday. It will be interesting to see what Lucescu comes up with. I think he needs to keep Shakhov on the bench for this one and start Canas. That's something he should have done in the Tripoli games as well. I also think he should start Vierinha as left mid instead of Mak. With that in mind here is my lineup: ---------------- Paschalakis ----------------- Matos - Varela - Crespo - Azevedo ------ Mauricio ------------ Canas -------- Campos ----- Pelkas ------- Vierinha ------------------- Prijovic ------------------- Perhaps starting Biseswar could be an option, but he might keep him for the 2nd half to come in and give the team a boost.

There is something called ΔΙΑΙΤΗΤΙΚΟ ΔΙΚΑΣΤΗΡΙΟ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΟΥ Ε.Π.Ο which is the last step in the appeal process. I think it's a last ditch effort to prove the the two previous hearings had some real flaws. Usually they just rubber stamp the EPO appeal (2nd stage) decision.

No, it's not the same court room or judges. The appeal is heard by the EPO court and judges. The original trial was by the Superleague Disciplinary Committee. I believe there is an additional appeal that can be filed, and I am pretty sure PAOK or Olympiakos will take it to that point depending on the outcome of the current appeal.

What's the point? Are you kidding me? Did you see the television broadcast of the game? Apparently not. Toumba was a church on that day. And what was the result? Pretty much the loss of a title. Security at Toumba has improved greatly from previous years, thanks to the use of private security, since Greek police is useless. Sure things are not perfect, but compared to the past the difference is day and night. As for your claim that AEK fans are angels, there were fan trouble at couple AEK games this season, but nothing happened to the team because the ref failed to include that in the match report. Also, I am not sure those angels would react the same way if there was a similar injustice carried against their team.

Well Klaus it's exactly this type of mentality and the selective enforcement of the rules that has driven the Greek football and the country in general to this sad state.

I too think our lawyers did not do very good job. They were caught off guard with the introduction of the changed match report by Aretopoulos, which happened when the court proceeding started and they did not have enough time to respond. They asked for a trial postponement but the judge denied it. The appeal is taking place tomorrow, but I don't think there will be a verdict right away. I think it will take days before they announce it. Don't forget on the same day the Olympiakos appeal (which was twice postponed) takes place concerning their -3 point deduction case.

First of all he was not hit in the head or face. Paper stream hit his back as shown on video. How can a doctor diagnose an injury. Well denying the match doctor for 15 minutes to see the "injured" surely prevents him from properly diagnosing his injuries. And since he was eventually seen wearing a neck brace and claiming serious injuries, it sure was major negligence by Olympiakos officials to deny him prompt and professional medical help.

You still failed to realize that Garcia was not a coach of a team according to match paperwork and he should have not been on the field at all. Therefore there was never an injury (fake or otherwise) to an official of the game whitch calls for point deductions, etc. That claim should have been thrown out of the court, but Aretopoulos managed to prevent that with a manipulated match report. And yes our fans (and every team's fans) have done damage to their clubs and the game itself, but Toumba on that day was a church!

Kominis, a ref with questionable past has been assigned to call the game.

Picking for straws? Just using the legal avenues that are available to us. Just like PAO did in the Ivic case. If there is fair justice in Greece (very doubtful), the right verdict will handed out. The problem is that issues like that are usually tried in biased media instead of the courts. And as Klaus points out the two cases are not identical. There are many differences between them. And let's not forget that Garcia was not even supposed to be on the field according to match report.

Melissanidis might have control of the fans for the most part, but even then there were problems at OAKA during a recent game without AEK getting punished. Additionally he has the control of the referees. It's quite interesting to note that most of the referees that call AEK games are from the "enosis" that he controls at EPO.

Nobody is saying for PAOK not to get punished for the thrown object. All PAOK is asking for the proper punishment which is monetary fine. PAOK should not be punished for a fake injury and manipulated match report. The appeal might be heard on Friday, but don't expect a verdict for at least a week or 10 days. They will wait until the results of the next two rounds of SL are known before they announce it. Mark my words. These people are so predictable.

ERTPLAY1 Web Stream will have the game: http://webtv.ert.gr/ert-play-live/

Pretty much as I expected. Stefanidi will have hard time finishing on top in the future if she does improve and start jumping 4.90m on regular basis. Filippidis did as I expected. Just like Stefanidi he will need to start jumping 5.90m regularly to have any chance. He is not getting any younger, so I think his best days are behind him. I was really surprised by Karalis. The kid will slowly replace Filippidis at the top. Good showing by Belibasaki and too bad she was DQed from the final.