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Kseftila! Plain and simple. Sorry if you don't agree.

Highlites from the game:

The Greek Cup game between AEK and Olympiakos on Saturday will be televised live on OTE Sport TV in Greece, and possibly with a half an hour delay on ERT 1. Outside of Greece, it will be televised live on Antenna Satellie (USA, Canada) and Antenna Pacific (Australia). You can catch a live stream on Laola1.TV Kick-off time is 20:30 Greek Time. Sure will be weird to watch the second biggest competition in Greece in an empty stadium. What a kseftila. More details on my TV page: http://home.earthlink.net/~cigi60/GreekSoccerTVSchedules.htm

True, but they won't show any soccer games.

PAOK - OFC Pirin 3:0 in a friendly game. Mak, Athanasiadi, Tzavellas the scorers. All players except Berbatov and Leovac got playing time.

As far as I know 3rd division games are not televised. There might be a stream arranged by a local media outlet, but that is not guaranteed. According to the EPO, which runs 3rd Division both teams have 62 points. Can't get any more official than that. Also, the non-TV discussion should be moved to the appropriate forum.

AEK has not impressed me much so far. Specially by the end of the season. Panathinaikos as usual is getting into a good form by playoff time. The big unknown is Panionios. They will cut some points from everybody.

The multiple talents of Kostantis Pistiolis:

I guarantee we will do much better than last year. Can't really do any worse. My prediction is that we will battle with PAO for the first place in the playoffs. The only thing that worries me is empty Toumba.

ERT World has begun airing regular programming via the Hot Bird satellite in Europe today. Here are the first minutes of the broadcast:

I think almost everyone, including Berbatov, will be ready when the playoffs start (May 11).

Next Wednesday we will play a friendly against the Bulgarian side Pirin Blagoevgrad. The game will be played behind closed doors at Toumba.

That's bullshit. There should have been regular hearing because there could have been many reasons why the team did not show up. The funny thing is how they had the decision ready immediately right the next day. I wish EPO would be this quick in other matters. :lol: However this matter is probably not over. According Live Sport newspaper, a "Special Football Prosecutor" (whatever the F*** that is) is looking to see if the team can be prosecuted for the "defamation of the sport" and punished accordingly. The fines apparently are heavy fines, and/or expulsion from all the official competitions. So far this is just a rumor by Live Sport. Not sure who controls this newspaper, so it could just be some media BS. In any case the team expected the punishment that's in the EPO by-laws (-3 points and fine) and they sacrificed that. Also they did not announce their intentions prior to the game, so now they can claim all kinds of excuses why they did not show up for the game, if EPO and the "Football Prosecutor King" decides to push the matter any further. Also they did not announce their intentions prior to the game, so now they can claim that they missed the plane.

And where did it get us?

At minimum we should win the three home games. PAO and AEK are not really better than us, and that was proven during the regular season.

Makes no sense to talk about player acquisitions, when you don't even have a coach in place for next season, unless Ivic will be the chosen one.

EPO usually takes months to make on disciplinary decisions, took only one take to come up with a punishment for PAOK not playing the semifinal game against Olympiakos. The official punishment as expected is -3 points from the next season's Superleague, and 10,000 Euro fine.

There is still a chance we might have fans for the last game of the playoffs. The standings prior to the playoffs following the lost appeal by AEK to get the 3 points back are Panathinaikos - 2 AEK - 2 PAOK - 0 Panionios - 0 I think the draw was very good for PAOK. We beat AEK at home and Panionios manages to tie PAO in the first round, and things are pretty much leveled. If we manage not to lose at Panathinaikos in second round and get a good result against Panionios away we will be in good shape. The first two games will be very important.

Unfortunately we lost 3:0. Two "maimou" penalties and the third goal from an obvious offiside position.

PAOK is the 2015 - 2016 Greek Volleyball Champion, beating Foinikas Syros 3:2 in the fourth game of the series.

Came up short. Lost 3:2. Blackhawks pretty much gifted the series to the Blues.

Now that AEK has qualified to the final of the Greek Cup, PAOK has secured a spot in the next season's European Competition. If PAOK wins the playoffs, we will take part in the Champions League qualifying rounds. Any other finish in the playoffs means that PAOK will take part in Europa League. PAOK should be seeded in most Europa League rounds, and probably in the Qualifying Round 3 of the Champions League.

PAOK lost 2:0, but we had a good goal disallowed. Entertaining match.

The U-15 PAOK team meets Olympiakos in the final of the U-15 championship. The game will take place April 26 at 16:30 GR in Ioannina. It will be televised live on PAOKTV.

Lost 3:1. Next game and hopefully the last one, on Thursday.