Not necessarily true. Gaining coefficient points is huge for club and country purposes. If Greece jump back into the top 15 nations I think they get 2 clubs in UCL qualifying. A strong club co-efficient will get you guys easier draws as well.
I would not say PAOK are going down the wrong direction. They seem to be much better off these past few years than pre-Savvidis.
But also holy F***. I hope this team takes Europa seriously this year. They will be in pot 2 so they will probably be drawn with 2 bozo teams.
Another Greek football season is upon us. My predictions:
1. Olympiakos
2. PAOK
3. AEK
4. Panathinaikos
5. Aris
Relegation:
13. Panaetolikos
14. Apollon Smyrnis
Blackhawk, wouldnt it have been nice for PAOK to have had an auto-spot in the UCL group stages the year after they won the league?
That's right, they drew Ajax in qualies instead because of Greece's poor country coefficient.
Welcome back Frappe!
Excited to see Gianena back in SLGR1. I actually visited the stadium and got a nice zip up from their store when I visited the town a few years back.
I think they will finish in the bottom half but won't be relegation players. They were definitely a cut above the rest in SLGR2 this past season.
I hear they have a new Greek-Australian owner. Seems like they are going to be cleaning house so don't expect them to come right back up like Gianena or Apollon Smyrni.