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On paper we are the favorites to progress. The only thing that worries me is our bad history against Austrian teams. In our 5 match-ups against teams from Austria we have 3 wins, 3 ties, 4 losses, and only one qualification (against a team from Austrian lower division: FC Karnten).

Transfermarkt claims we got 200K for Quagliata. And Tsaousis joins Panserraikos as well for the next 3 years.

As long as we can avoid Salzburg and Viktoria Plzen we should be ok.

Good job by her. I also see her doing well in 200 meters. As for the rest of the athletes we had several getting into the finals, but there they had disappointing results.

The remaining 3 pre-season friendlies in Holland will be televised live on the OPEN TV platforms as follows: Το πρόγραμμα των φιλικών αγώνων: ΠΑΟΚ – Go Ahead Eagles: Σάββατο 19 Ιουλίου στις 18:00 ΠΑΟΚ – Απόλλων Λεμεσού: Τετάρτη 23 Ιουλίου στις 18:00 Nijmegen – ΠΑΟΚ: Σάββατο 26 Ιουλίου στις 15:00 Τρόποι παρακολούθησης: Μέσω της Υβριδικής Τηλεόρασης Αν διαθέτετε smart TV, συντονιστείτε στο OPEN και πατήστε το μπλε κουμπί στο τηλεχειριστήριο για να μεταβείτε στην ζωντανή μετάδοση. Μέσω υπολογιστή, κινητού ή tablet Επισκεφθείτε την ειδικά διαμορφωμένη σελίδα: https://tvopen.gr/paokfc Μέσω YouTube – κανάλι OPEN TV Παρακολουθήστε τους αγώνες ζωντανά από την ενότητα ζωντανές μεταδόσεις ή μέσω των παρακάτω συνδέσμων: ΠΑΟΚ – Go Ahead Eagles: youtube.com/live/928KkmLex5Y ΠΑΟΚ – Απόλλων Λεμεσού: youtube.com/live/vMBeMWbTA4o Nijmegen – ΠΑΟΚ: youtube.com/live/4ejrn7FK65M

Monday is the draw for Qualifying Round 3 of the Europa League. PAOK is seeded as number 3 in he draw. We will be drawn against one of the 6 unseeded teams. Here are a the seeding going into the draw. We can't be drawn against the loser of the Rangers - Panathinaikos: SEEDED TEAMS winner Besiktas - Shakhtar Donetsk 52,000 winner Levski-Sporting Braga 46,000 PAOK Thessaloniki GRE 42,250 winner FC Midtjylland - Hibernian 32,750 winner Banik Ostrava - Legia Warsaw 31,000 winner Anderlecht-BK Hacken 28,250 winner Sheriff Tiraspol - FC Utrecht 20,000 UNSEEDED TEAMS winner FC Lugano - CFR Cluj 19,250 loser Glasgow Rangers -Panathinaikos 16,000 winner AEK Larnaca - NK Celje 14,000 loser Servette Geneva - Viktoria Plzen 11,500 Wolfsberger AC AUT 9,500 Fredrikstad FK NOR 7,937 loser SK Brann Bergen - FC Salzburg 7,937

Yes we are signing with Nova for 2 more seasons at 10 mil (+2 mil in bonuses) per season. These are for the Superleague 1 home games. As for the Europa League (or Conference League) qualifying and playoffs games, it is reported that the home games will be televised by OPEN Beyond TV

I would prefer black shorts.

Pelkas is not even in Holland.

Link for the game:

Tomorrow is out first pre-season friendly in Holland: 16-July-2025, 15:00 EEST: Ajax Amsterdam - PAOK (Sportcomplex De Toekomst) Ajax has banned fans, reporters and photographers from attending the game. However we will have the chance to see the game live at: Ajax Youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@AFCAjax/streams) PAOK TV: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCInZnZ8JYwmIvs8gtNriwSQ

At the end they decided to go with 2 groups, since there are more than 18 teams that paid the entrance fee. As it stands the two groups are as follows: GROUP 1 (North Group) Anagennisi Karditsa AO Kavala Asteras Aktor 'B' Kambaniakos Chalastra Makedonikos Neapolis Nestos Chrysoupolis Niki Volos PAOK Thessaloniki 'B' POT Iraklis Fourni Venetis PAS Giannina GROUP 2 (South Group) Aigaleo Athens Kallithea Chania Ellas Syrros Ilioupolis Kalamata FC Marko Markopoulo Olympiakos Piraeus 'B' Panargeiakos Argos Panionios Athens There was a report today that there is a chance that PAS Giannina and Chania might still drop out. In that case Asteras Aktor 'B' will move to the south group and Pierikos Katerini and Panthrakikos Komotini will be added to the north group.

I am not impressed with the new striped jersey. Last season jersey was better IMHO. Here are the pics of the new jersey:

NAME: Luka Ivanušec POSITION: Attacking Midfielder JERSEY NUMBER: 18 BIRTHDAY: 26-November-1998 BIRTH PLACE: Varazdin, Croatia HEIGHT 1.75 m PAOK DEBUT: NT DEBUT: 11-01-2017 (Chile - Croatia 0:0) PREVIOUS TEAMS: Feyenoord Rotterdam, Dimamo Zagreb, NK Lokomotiva Zagreb CONTRACT ENDS: 30-June-2026 (loan from Feyenoord Rotterdam) SALARY: € per season

Luka Ivanusec is in Thessaloniki in order to sigh with PAOK the 1-year loan from Feyenoord. No official word on the purchase option, but various "Uncle Mitsoses" on radio were throwing around figures between 2.5 - 5 mil.

Squad traveling to Holland for the pre-season training: You can also add Ivanusec to the list.

Game highlights:

2:0 win against Panserraikos in the pre-season friendly. Goals by Chatzidis in 1st minute and Despodov in the 89th minute. PAOK lineups: Παβλένκα , Κένι , Μιχαηλίδης , Κεντζιόρα , Μπάμπα , Οζντόεφ , Μεϊτέ , Πέλκας , Τάισον , Χατσίδης, Μύθου Γκουγκεσασβίλι , Σάστρε , Μπαταούλας, Λόβρεν , Τέιλορ , Μαντί , Μεϊτέ (55′ Τσοπούρογλου), Μπαλντέ, Ντεσπόντοφ , Σορετίρε , Τσάλοφ

Looks like PAOK's Superleague home games will remain on Novasports for the upcoming season. Apparently we are close to signing a deal for 12 mil. It's not sure if the deal is directly with Novasport, or if we are signing with this new company Percapita, which in turn sells the rights to Novasports.

The Gomez loan to Albacete FC is official.

Mistakidis basically gave AS PAOK a piece of paper showing that he has 250 mil sitting in a bank account. Doesn't really mean anything. This is basically round 2 of the hostile takeover of the PAE PAOK by Mistakidis with the help of AS PAOK.

Our revised pre-season friendlies schedule: 11-July-2025, TBA EEST: PAOK - Panserraikos Serres (Nea Mesimvria) - No Fans 16-July-2025, 15:00 EEST: Ajax Amsterdam - PAOK (Sportcomplex De Toekomst), TV: Ajax Youtube Channel 19-July-2025, 18:00 EEST: PAOK - Go Ahead Eagles 23-July-2025, TBA EEST: PAOK - Apollon Limassol 26-July-2025, 20:00 EEST: PAOK - NEC Nijmegen

The draw results: MD1: PAOK - AE Larisa (no fans) (23-24 Aug) MD2: PAOK - Atromitos (30-31 Aug) MD3: OFI - PAOK (13-14 Sep) MD4: PAOK - Panaitolikos (20-21 Sep) MD5: Asteras Aktor - PAOK (27-28 Sep) MD6: PAOK - Olympiakos Piraeus (4-5 Oct) MD7: AEK Athens - PAOK (18-19 Oct) MD8: PAOK - NFC Volos (25-26 Oct) MD9: Panserraikos Serres - PAOK (1-2 Nov) MD10: Panathinaikos Athens - PAOK (8-9 Nov) MD11: PAOK - AE Kifisia (22-23 Nov) MD12: Levadeiakos - PAOK (29-30 Nov) MD13: PAOK - Aris Thessaloniki (6-7 Dec) ------------------------------------------------ MD14: Atromitos Athens - PAOK (13-14 Dec) MD15: PAOK - Panathinaikos Athens (20-21 dec) MD16: Panaitolikos Agrinio - PAOK (1-11 Jan 2026) MD17: PAOK - OFI (17-18 Jan) MD18: AE Kifisia - PAOK (24-25 Jan) MD19: PAOK - Panserraikos Serres (31 Jan - 1 Feb) MD20: Aris Thessaloniki - PAOK (7-8 Feb) MD21: PAOK - AEK Athens (14-15 Feb) MD22: AE Larisa - PAOK (21-22 Feb) MD23: PAOK - Asteras Aktor (28 Feb - 1 Mar) MD24: Olympiakos Piraeus - PAOK ((7-8- mar) MD25: PAOK - Levadeiakos (14-15 Mar) MD26: NFC Volos - PAOK (21-22 mar)