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  1. Looks like Vitor will be available for the game, but I doubt if he will play. Also Tziolis and Kace will miss this game due to cards, and Jairo due to injury.

     

    My lineup for the game:

     

    -------------------- Glykos ------------------

    Kitsiou - Malezas - Tzavellas - Leovac

    -------- Cimirot ------ Charisis -----------

    Mystakidis  ------ Pelkas ----------- Mak

    ---------------- Athanasiadis --------------

  2. Bringing in a player of Berbatov's caliber is counter productive if you're gonna have him play with a supporting cast such as Glykos, Kitsiou, Malezas, Kace, Klaus, Korovesis, etc. 

     

    Like I said, Berbatov came to PAOK in order to fulfill Ivan's wet dream and marketing purposes.

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  3. I like how people here and elsewhere are acting as Ivan's accountants worrying about his money. 

     

    Berbatov was Ivan's wet dream and he just went and got him just to satisfy himself. At least he did not go all out for Ronaldinho. I think in the process it was a good promotion for the club all over Europe and the World. I am sure some people who have never heard of PAOK before, now know about the club.

     

    Getting him was a good marketing move by Ivan. As pash mentions the deal probably helped getting the SportinBet sponsorship. Don't know if we sold all the jerseys to cover his salary (probably not). All I know is that me and my two kids own a Berbatov jersey.

  4. Vellios is not coming to PAOK. He said that in Greece he will play for Iraklis only. He was close to going to Olympiakos in winter, but he or the Thyra 10 organized fans prevented Papathanasakis from selling him. As a result the infusion of cash into Iraklis has suddenly stopped.

     

    I don't think Klaus is going anywhere. I don't see him having any success anywhere else besides PAOK.

     

    We don't need to make drastic changes to the roster. We just need to add around 5 top notch players in every line.

     

    I am very sure that one of the goalies (Glykos or Vellidis) besides Olsen, Skondras, Golasa, Antonis, Berbatov and possibly Vitor, Jairo and Pereyra will bid us goodbye in the summer.

  5. Savvidis has good intentions, but is clueless on how to run a team. Throwing money at the problem is not the solution. Savvidis can bring in Messi and Murinho to PAOK, and forces behind the scenes people will be undermining his actions. That's why Steffens, Arnesen, Aggelidis, Berbatov, Natho, Noboa can't stay around. The problem is pressure from fans and media, when results are not happening instantly. In my opinion fans and certain Thessaloniki media have way too much influence on people running teams in the city.

  6. I still think Olsen is a better goalie than either Glykos or Vellidis. It just did not work out for him at PAOK. It's probably better for both sides to split ways.

     

    As for Koulouris, I don't see how he can make it at PAOK. As it stands now Klaus will be above him, and if we as a team want to go anywhere, we need a better striker than Klaus to be the starter. I see him as a 3rd stringer if he comes back to the team. I just hope they are not that stupid at PAOK and decide not to get a top notch striker during the transfer period. 

  7. Leader,

    You mean: third place will give us a ticket for Q3 EL as long as AEK does not finishes last, I suppose?

     

    You're correct. Also tonight we might know if there is till a chance that the "good" ticket might lead to EL group stage. 

     

    In any case, if we don't finish last in the playoffs, we are looking at basically the same scenario: starting the European campaign at the end of July.

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