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    SL1-R18: PAOK - Volos NFC (12.01.25, 19:30 EET)

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    14 hours ago, paokarag4 said:

    No. Do you see a team dripping with quality in CB's and CM's? Or do you see a squad with glaring holes in it that hasn't replaced some quality players who departed? I see the latter. 

    You've been trying to get the "I told ya so" moment on Lucescu for years now. It is not his fault that the club didn't adequately replace Koulierakis despite knowing for months he was on his way out or that they didn't replace Meite at all. Are you so desperate to be proven right about our all time best manager that you choose to overlook the key issues that the team faces? 

    Have a whiskey and go have a lie down! Lucescu is far from our biggest problem. Being left with an incomplete squad has left him working with one hand tied behind his back. 

    Come on. You're telling me we have holes that cause teams like Volos, Kallithea, OFI can expose? No excuses, with our players we should beat those teams with no problem. Even the games we are winning, we aren't playing good soccer. And if you're telling me the manager (who you say is our best in history) has no say in who we get, or can demand better players, I got a bridge to sell you in Adelaide. BTW, I hate that saying. He is the best we've ever had. So what? Would we allow him to continue no matter what? All great managers at some point have a time when they move on, one way or another. Once it stops working, you thank him, give him a suite at the new stadium, and be on your way.

    And if you read my post, I did say that there has to be changes at the top. I don't put this all on Rasvan but those above him too. There needs to be a fundamental change in the organization. I am sorry, I can't just accept that we are the 4th or 5th best team in Greece. They need to be held to a higher degree or we can settle on barely qualifying for the conference league while all the other teams around us get better. 

    The biggest problem with Lucescu is his player selection and his antics (which a lot of you love). While who we get doesn't solely fall on his shoulders, who plays does. And I do believe his off the field issues impact the club as well. Listen, we are out of the cup. I do think we advance in Europe, but this super league season is over. We are fighting for second place, but AEK & PAO are better teams. If we keep falling, Aris (6 pts behind) will give us a run for the money. And if you think we are in a bad spot now, look what happens if we completely fall out of a European spot. See what happens to the club then.

    Transfer News and Rumors - January 2025

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    1 hour ago, Dutch Eagle said:

    Probably not far from the truth. Against Vazelo Tissoudali was 90' on the bench, Chalov was 90' on the bench and Shola played only the added time. Why play guys who score (although they are not at the level we would like them to be).

    And this is why i am far from the biggest Lucescu fan. Playing dudes like Taison & Murg. Despodov not starting. It's contempt! Would not be surprised if we fall out of the top 3 this season. Teams have gotten better, yet we get new guys and don't play them and stick with our old guns.

    State Of Mind Of Our European Opponents

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    4 hours ago, Athens4 said:

    Deal complete. On Transfermarkt their other keepers are not eligible for Europa League, so I assume they will need to buy another keeper or use a youth?

    I don’t think you can buy a keeper who is already playing in European competition and register him… so most likely gotta be a youth keeper

    Toumba Stadium

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    I think Greece was planning to bid on a WC with Egypt & Saudi Arabia but that failed. If we had gotten that bid, then the gov't would have certainly helped fund the new stadium. 

    PAOK Disciplinary & Legal matters

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    You are the head coach of the Greek champions. You can not do what he did. I’m not excusing the AEK fans or security or whatever. But at some point you just have to drive away. As my kangaroo buddy said, you’re on the bus, there’s no danger. People are chanting and giving you the finger, just go. The moment he went after those fans, you knew a suspension is coming. If that happened in any sport civilized country the same thing would happen. Imagine an NBA coach going after fans the way Lucescu did. He’d be suspended the rest of the year (probably fired). You represent the organization.

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