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Still no sign of any deal by PAE PAOK to provide a viable option for us to watch PAOK home games. Before every home game I send them an e-mail, but get the same response that they are working on it. perhaps Savvidis had something to say about it in his 4-hour speech the other day, but I doubt it. I wish they would just have the games temporarily on Laola or at least on PAOK Youtube Channel.

During the first board meeting on Monday after he became the PAE PAOK President, Ivan Savidis gave a 4-hour speech dealing with various PAOK subjects. Here is a transcription of his speech for you to read if you have free time on your hands: http://www.paokfc.gr/nea/i-istoriki-proti-omilia-tou-proedrou-ivan/

Viktoras Mitrepoulos used to be the President of EPAE, the organization running 2nd Division (these days Football League). Before that he was the president of Aigaleo and Karditsa. These days he is behind the Imerisia newspaper. He is also the brother of Thomas Mitropoulos who was president of Aigaleo in 2002 during the game fixing scandal. That's when Thomas Mitropoulos was heard on tape saying: "F*** everybody else as long as Olympiakos and Aigaleo win", when he tried to influence referee assignments. Viktoras tried couple times to become the EPO president, but failed against Gagatsis amd Pilavios. I think with this legal action he is trying to somehow once again get involved with EPO. I am almost certain that his move was also backed by the faction supported by Olympiakos and was certain to lose the EPO elections that were going to be held on October 26.

It's official:

VS MATCHUP: Olympiakos Piraeus - P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki COMPETITION: Superleague – Round 8 DATE: 23-October-2016 TIME: 20:30 GR (17:30 GMT, 12:30 CDT, 04:30 AEDT next day) CITY: Piraeus STADIUM: G. Karaiskakis Stadium (Capacity: 32,115) REFEREES: Alexandros Aretopoulos (Trikala) - Christos Akrivos (Athens), Ilias Alexeas (Messinia) TELEVISION: Nova Sport 1 (Greece, Cyprus, Albania, Bulgaria, Sport Plus (USA/Canada/Australia Olympiakos vs. P.A.O.K. history: Superleague 2015-2016: 1:0 - Attendance: 29,576 2014-2015: 1:2(43. Athanasiadis, 49. Pereyra) - Attendance: 28,525 2013-2014: 4:0 - Attendance: 27,189 2012-2013: 0:0 - Attendance: 28,417 2011-2012: 2:1 (24. Balafas) - Attendance: 28,772 2010-2011: 3:0 - Attendance: 30,275 2009-2010: 0:1 (33. Ivic) - Attendance: 15,829 (PLAYOFFS) 2009-2010: 0:1 (20. Edinho) - Attendance: 26,139 2008-2009: 2:0 - Attendance: 29,482 2007-2008: 2:1 (42. Konstantinidis) - Attendance: 28,077 2006-2007: 2:0 - Attendance: 29,140 2005-2006: 1:2 (65. Konstantinidis, 70. Konstantinidis) - Attendance: no fans (The first loss for Olympiakos in the new Karaiskaki Stadium) Alpha Ethniki (Professional) 2004-2005: 5:1 (65. Salpiggidis) - Attendance: 26,792 2003-2004: 1:2 (68. Salpiggidis, 87. Spasic) - Attendance: 9,164 (Rizoupoli Stadium) 2002-2003: 4:3 (35. Kafes, 60. Kafes, 72. Kafes) - Attendance: 9,518 (Rizoupoli Stadium) 2001-2002: 3:2 (54. Georgiadis-p, 57. Georgiadis) - Attendance: 37,825 (OAKA Stadium) 2000-2001: 1:0 - Attendance: 12,925 (OAKA Stadium) 1999-2000: 4:1 (76. Frantzeskos) - Attendance: 11,977 (OAKA Stadium) 1998-1999: 2:1 (3. Vryzas) - Attendance: 16,582 (OAKA Stadium) 1997-1998: 2:0 - Attendance: 32,275 (OAKA Stadium) 1996-1997: 1:0 - Attendance: 14,694 1995-1996: 1:0 - Attendance: 6,191 1994-1995: 2:0 - Attendance: 16,497 1993-1994: 1:0 - Attendance: 12,237 1992-1993: 2:0 - Attendance: 11,527 1991-1992: 3:2 (13. Anastasiadis, 87. Toursounidis) - Attendance: 18,004 1990-1991: 3:2 (75. Anastasiadis, 80. Toursounidis) - Attendance: 23,974 1989-1990: 4:0 - Attendance: 30,716 1988-1989: 0:1 (55. Borbokis) - Attendance: 74,232 (2,000 PAOK fans in attendance) (OAKA Stadium) 1987-1988: 2:1 (44. Lagonidis) - Attendance: 46,027 (OAKA Stadium) 1986-1987: 1:1 (67. Skartados) - Attendance: 53,720 (OAKA Stadium) 1985-1986: 2:0 - Attendance: 37,604 (OAKA Stadium) 1984-1985: 2:1 (89. Paprica) - Attendance: 57,581 (OAKA Stadium) 1983-1984: 1:0 - Attendance: 25,032 1982-1983: 2:0 - Attendance: 28,393 1981-1982: 0:0 - Attendance: 35,450 1980-1981: 1:0 - Attendance: 35,500 1979-1980: 2:0 - Attendance: 34,470 Alpha Ethniki (Amateur/Semi-Professional) 1978-1979: 1:0 - Attendance: 27,704 1977-1978: 0:0 - Attendance: 15,714 1976-1977: 2:0 - Attendance: 39,200 1975-1976: 0:4 (24. Terzanidis, 56. Koudas, 72. Koudas, 78. Guerino) - Attendance: 39,030 1974-1975: 3:2 (4. Sarafis, 88. Sarafis) - Attendance: 39,210 (After the game 500 Olympiakos fans attacked the bus carrying PAOK players injuring Pellios, Tsiligris, Sarafis and Paridis) 1973-1974: 3:0 - Attendance: 41,110 1972-1973: 1:0 - Attendance: 41,052 1971-1972: 1:1 (76. Apostolidis) - Attendance: 37,405 1970-1971: 1:0 - Attendance: 34,960 1969-1970: 1:1 (24. Afentoulidis) - Attendance: ? 1968-1969: 3:0 - Attendance: 21,116 1967-1968: 0:1 (32. Afentoulidis) - Attendance: 28,914 1966-1967: 3:2 (67. Afentoulidis, 80. Charalambidis) - Attendance: 40,250 1965-1966: 2:0 - Attendance: 28,042 1964-1965: 5:2 (41. Koudas, 80. Litopoulos) - Attendance: 15,951 1963-1964: 2:0ff - Attendance: 24,796 (Nea Filadelfia Stadium) (Olympiakos wins 2:0 on forfeit as PAOK abandoned the game in the 34th minute, when Bulgarian referee Rumencev did not call a penalty on a handball inside Olympiakos box) 1962-1963: 3:2 (5. Savvidis, 67. Giakoumis)) - Attendance: ? 1961-1962: 6:0 - Attendance: ? 1960-1961: 1:1 (90. Vasiliadis) - Attendance: 25,000 1959-1960: 1:2 (38. Leandros, 44. Havanidis) - Attendance: 11,972 Panhellenic Championship 1958-1959: 4:0 - Attendance: ? 1957-1958: 0:1 (3. Havanidis) - Attendance: ? 1956-1957: 4:0 - Attendance: ? 1955-1956: 0:0 - Attendance: ? (Leoforo Alexandras Stadium) 1954-1955: 1:0 - Attendance: ? (Leoforo Alexandras Stadium) 1953-1954: 1:0 - Attendance: ? (Leoforo Alexandras Stadium) 1947-1948: 2:1 - Attendance: ? (Leoforo Alexandras Stadium) 1936-1937: 2:0 - Attendance: ? (Leoforo Alexandras Stadium) 1935-1936: 4:3(7. Kalogiannis, 22. Kalogiannis, 30. Vafiadis) - Attendance: ? (Leoforo Alexandras Stadium) 1931-1932: 2:3 (8. Kavourmatzis, 89. Papaiordanidis)- Attendance: ? (Neo Falyro Podylatodromio) 1930-1931: 3:1 - Attendance: ? (Neo Falyro Podylatodromio) GAMES: 69 WINS: 10 TIES: 8 LOSSES: 51

Kontonis, the Undersecretary of Sports, closed Gate 4 for the pitch invasion against Olympiakos in the cup last season. He did the same to Gate 13 in the past. Stupid move, since those fans just go to different gates during the ban. How about just catching the trouble makers and banning them from the games?

Football League officially kicks-off this weekend. ERT3 will televise selected games each match day.

1:0 final. Huanderson MVP of the game.

Cimirot in for Canas

That must have been the easiest save by Huanderson on Rodrigues.

Another big save by Wanderson on Biseswar.

Biseswar is having a good 2nd half, but nothing to show for it.

Cross bar by Klaus

I just muted the audio and get one audio stream, but it's 1 minute behind the video.

Looks like Kitsiou in for Leovac and Varela in for Malezas.

I predict a red for a PAOK player. We are playing Olympiakos next week after all. Good save by Glykos at the end to go with a lead into the dressing room. Dissapointing that we did not finish them off in first half.

Shots 11:0 in out favor. yes, Wanderson saved two certain goals.

I don't believe what we are missing.

Red card to Saramantas. Iraklis with 10 men.

Klaus could have had 2 goals by now.

Let's get a couple more before the half.

1:0

Looks like the game will be played in an improved pitch at Toumba. Apparently during the 15 day break they did some work on the pitch:

Citing various issues concerning how EPO operated, FIFA has decided to assign an interim committee to run day to day issues at EPO. This interim committee will supposedly be in place until elections for a new EPO president are held. It should be noted elections were to be held on October 26, 2016, but were cancelled after legal actions by Viktoras Mitropoulos. Here is the announcement by FIFA: http://www.epo.gr/media/files/FIFA_UEFA/FIFA_LETTER_HFF_NORMALISATION_COMMITTEE_20161014.pdf In my opinion this action is too little, too late.

I would hope he has learned his lesson by now.