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I guess the game is still up in the air. It apparently depends on the condition of the Ajax player that collapsed in their last game. His condition is very serious. I think they will decide tomorrow. Yes, all those reporters use hands free cell phones. Pretty amateur set up by the PAOK radio reporters.

The friendly against Ajax was almost cancelled by Ajax, but it was decided that it will go ahead as planned. PAOK would like to televise the game on PAOK TV, but Ajax is refusing to give permission. Not only that, they are also trying to stop any kind of radio broadcast of the game. What will Kolkas do now?

We just got lucky with the draw. I really doubt the other big 3 would let PAOK manipulate the draw. Good idea to scrap the playoffs, but I have a feeling that it's only a preemptive move to force NOVA to the negotiating table concerning the TV revenue. The league will have to vote on this and all the small teams will bend over to accommodate NOVA, since their existence depends on the TV revenue. it will be a step in the right direction to cancel the playoffs.

Perasa kala. I went with my son for his registration and orientation at the university he is going to attend in the fall.

PAOK schedule for the 2017-2018 season: Round 1: Levadeiakos – PAOK Round 2: PAOK – AOK kerkyra (NO FANS) Round 3: Apollon Smyrnis - PAOK Round 4: PAOK – Panaitolikos (NO FANS) Round 5: PAOK – PAS Giannina (NO FANS) Round 6: AE Larisa - PAOK Round 7: PAOK – PAS Lamia (NO FANS) Round 8: Olympiakos - PAOK Round 9: PAOK – Asteras Tripolis (NO FANS) Round 10: AEK - PAOK Round 11: PAOK – Atromitos (NO FANS) Round 12: Panionios - PAOK Round 13: AO Xanthi - PAOK Round 14: PAOK - Panathinaikos Round 15: Platanias Chania - PAOK

Prijovic's agent says that Arsenal and PSG are looking at him. Buyout clause is at 7 mil.

The draw for the Superleague is taking place tomorrow. Let's not forget that the first 7 home game will be without fans. Of course we will play all our derbies in that time frame. Superleague also will also vote on the league restructuring (14 or 16 teams), change in play-off format and the legal issues with NOVA.

Poor first half. Slight improvement in the 2nd half. We need some help in midfield and defense. I think the Ajax game will show us where we stand. Stanojevic after the game said that he might have to rethink the 4-4-2 formation. Also said that Deligiannidis has a head start over Konstantinidis.

I saw at least five such signs driving on I-80 from Pittsburgh to Chicago yesterday.

In Greece nothing is final. We don't even know if Superleague will be televised next season.

Greece is not participation for fear of safety for the athletes.

Ochoa is rumored to be signing with Standard Liege despite the fact that apparently PAOK was offering more money.

Don't know why they don't want Malezas on the team. For a backup CB he is decent unless they are looking at bringing somebody else. Four player currently in Holland will be returning back to Thessaloniki as they are not considered by Stojanovic. They are Korovesis, Patralis, Kakko and Dimitriadis.

I don't think Ochoa had any intentions of signing with PAOK. He (or his agent) was just using us to get a better deal somewhere else. I just hope this Rey guy turns out to be a good goalie. Apparently Rey will sing for 4 years with a 400K salary. His old team will retain a certain percentage if we sell him. In other news Antonis is going to VVV Venlo, our next pre-season friendly opponent. Not sure if it is a loan or if we released him.

I am back from my vacation in Dominican Republic, and was able to see the whole game without any distractions. It's obvious Stanojevic is just trying things out. He's just trying to see what kind of players he has available. I don't think we will see anything close to the real lineup until the Ajax and perhaps not until the Antorthosis friendlies. I am liking this Dimitriou guy so far. Surprised we have not seen Konstantinidis and Malezas so far.

Hello Oran and welcome to our forum.

Klaus just continues where he left last season. We should seriously try to unload him. BTW it looks like Malezas is staying.

I doubt Ochoa will sign with PAOK. I think he is using us to get a better deal somewhere else.

That would be great. Maybe they should do that for SL games also. I am having great time here. Nice place, nice weather and unlimited supply of alcohol.

I think it's the discipline. He refused to submit to physical tests. Also don't forget he used the "fell asleep at the airport" excuse when he missed the plane from the African Cup game last season. Hope to catch a stream of the first game while vacationing in the Caribbean.

PAOK will play a friendly game against Anorthosis at Toumba on July 21, which is 6 days prior to our first Europa League game. The pre-season friendly schedule is as follows: July 4: AFC Tubize (Proximus League - Belgium 2nd division) July 9: Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) July12: VVV Venlo (Eredivisie - Holland) July15: Ajax Amsterdam (Eredivisie - Holland) - Amsterdam Arena - The game will be played behind closed doors July21: Anorthosis Famagusta (Cyprus) - Toumba Stadium

Russian media reports that PAOK and Zenit have agreed for Robert Mak to return to PAOK for next season on 1-year loan basis.

Ended up in 4th place. After beating Turkey the team did not show up for the game games against France and Belgium losing by gig margins. At least we qualified for the World Championships.

I always considered him the Tochoroglou of Mexico, but much better keeper. Saw him only in one game at the Confederation Cup, the 2:2 tie against Portugal. He did not do anything special. Not sure if he is worth 1.5 mil. He would be making at least 500K more than Prijovic who is our highest paid player right now. I have a feeling we will end up with Rey from Argentina. Will cost us same money (600K salary, but big fee to his team). Giannulis was loaned for 2 years to Atromitos. Sounds like he might not play for PAOK again.

Agreed. There are quite few already. Don't know what happened to Alexi Pappas and why she is not competing these days. She could really helped us in the middle distance events. I hope she did not become a Greek citizen just to compete in the 2016 Olymoics.