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Timing matters mate. Arguably on paper, yes some of these transfers appear to be solid. A lot were brought in after we were knocked out of Europe and the team was already in a spiral. Lisci has been pushing sh!t uphill since he arrived. Appointed one day before pre-season, has his best player sold in the middle of European qualifying and then has a bunch of transfers arrive in September (way too late.) I say this as someone who wasn't a fan of his appointment, I thought he was too inexpereinced and was taking over a big club with expectations to win. Something he hadn't had before in his career. That was a byproduct of the club's awful organisation. Another loss against Iraklis and and it may very well become untenable. Regardless he was never really given a shot to succeed by the club and their extremely poor preparation and organisation. BTW Elustundo has been a disaster.

Listening to the radio today, a generally in the know PAOK reporter stated with regard to Michailidis (whos contract is due to expire at the end of the season) that there is a club option to extend his current deal for another season. Which means we aren't in any real danger of losing him next summer. Remains to be seen if that is actually the case. Regardless of that I hope the club is working to re-sign both he and Zivkovic. We know how painfully slow we have been with these sort of things.

I agree the result is on Jovanovic, the 2nd half we played far too timid and sat far too deep. This team can play football, there is quality there. The 2-3 times we ventured up the pitch in the 2nd half we looked dangerous. With no Tzolis we had no outlet on the counter, no-one pacey breaking into space for us to hit on the break. That doesn't excuse the 2nd half but I guess it offers some explanation. I still have question marks over Jovanovic as plenty do, but if we criticise then we also have to praise him when he gets stuff right. Starting Ioannidis ends up being a master-stroke. He has collected 7 points from a possible 9 against Serbia, Germany and the Netherlands. He made some errors today for sure, tactically the 2nd half was poor. It was not the right move to sub off BOTH Ioannidis and Pavlidis together (I realise fatigue may have been a factor). Another error that he made IMO is leaving Kyziridis out of the matchday squad. When you only have 4 wingers for 2 positions you do not leave one of them out. He would have been invaluable coming off the bench in the 2nd half, his pace on the counter would have at the very least given the other boys an outlet to try hit when we won the ball back. This team is capable, more than capable. Androutsos was another big plus today, very impressive with a dogged display in midfield. It remains to be seen whether Jovanovic has the chops to take this team forward.

He moved in the summer to Roma and has yet to nail down a starting position. He has played twice off the bench for them so far this season. Higher expectations of defenders in Italy compared to Germany, I suspect it will take him some time to adjust and win the trust of his manager. Clearly he has been relegated to 4th choice with the Ethniki as a result of his lack of playing time, this is evidenced through Michailidis being subbed on in both games for the final few minutes.

I was very impressed with Tzolis, Retsos and Kourbelis today. Karetsas looked rusty but still had moments of quality, he'll be better for the run. It's clear Jovanovic wants to play with a number 10. Kostoulas isn't that IMO, he is a striker or he isn't starting. The lack of attacking mids forced him to rotate strikers through the no.10 position, which didn't really work. They all looked invisible for large stretches, Tetti was probably the most involved and he played on the wing when he came on. I think while Konstantelias is out (either injured or excluded himself) it maybe worth reverting to a midfield 3 with no dekari. Tzolis and Karetas create enough, I don't think shoehorning a striker into the no.10 role is sustainable. Regardless the team showed great heart and resilience to get the 3 points. Was a huge result in the context of the group. Looking forward to the upcoming matches!

I wonder how that will translate for us fans living outside of Greece. Will Sport FM TV make their platform available globally and we subscribe direct? Or will they maintain the status quo and on sell the rights to Antenna/Sport Plus.

Tough decisions for Jovanovic to make. All 3 of the keepers are starting for their respective clubs in Spain, England and Italy. Our strikers too we have Pavlidis, Kostoulas and Douvikas starting in Portugal, England and Italy respectively. Add in the in form Tetti and there are going to be some unlucky lads who miss out on a starting position. As for the match, the games against Serbia are key. They are the most winnable (on paper) so we need a minimum of 4 points. 6 if we want a shot at mixing it with the Dutch and Germans. Speaking of, neither are in sparkling form. Obviously they still have plenty of quality but they have both underachieved over the last few major tournaments. Are the potentially gettable? The Germans with Klopp now at the helm will want to make a statement early. I think he will have them breathing fire and really up for it. All the more reason we kick-off on the right foot and take 3 points from the Serbians.

He has started the season on fire in Turkey. 3 goals and an assist in his first 3 matches. He was also sent off in his first game, so missed 1 or 2 with suspension. He's been busy! He was sent off shortly after scoring this magnificent equaliser against Galatasaray, his debut for Corum.

You're wild bro. SACK EVERYONE SELL EVERYONE. Ah s%$#! that didn't work..... SACK EVERYONE AGAIN!!! Let's hope you never become a billionaire and buy a football club because the fans will hate you, then love you and then hate you again within a 3 week stretch. And if you do become super rich, I just ask that you stay away from PAOK. Please and thank you😁

Nothing to see here.

Fans are ready to tear shreds off Toumba and you think selling what remaining good players we have is the move? Sell Zivkovic? Sell Giannoulis? Sell Kenny? Michailidis? Keep it to football manager, that sh1t doesn't happen in the real world.

So you're saying the timing is awful and you don't have a whole lot of confidence the club will spend the money adequately? Mate there is no chance the club has scouted or prepared for this in anyway. Remember the sale of Koulierakis, we knew he was leaving in the summer from the previous January. We held onto him until we qualified for the Europa League that summer and then proceeded to scramble after he was officially sold in LATE August and we signed Omar Colley as a free-agent. Who was underwhelming to say the least.

Thank god we sold our best player on and got 26 million! They can't mess it up from here😁 Am I doing it right boys @pash @PaokCT 😉

Konstantelias has temporarily retired from the Ethniki and has ruled himself out of the 4 matches in September. Remains to be seen when/if he makes himself available again.