Hellas futebol

[Faliro]

OFI beat PAO 2-1 in the cup!!

PAO coached sacked!! 

[Covenant]

Panathinaikos winning against PAOK.

[Faliro]

Yea, was a miserable affair. PAOK now only 4 points above the relegation zone..

Gate13 were banned from the game, so no atmosphere. Ouzounidis begins his PAO coaching career with a much needed win.

[Faliro]

Panathinaikos broke a few records this year - worst team officially in the Europa Cup. Not even one win.

[Cloughie]

Greek football is sinking.

[Faliro]

Not only is this the worse Europa performance by any team in the Europa Cup group stage - it is the worse European run in PAO's history. They gained less than €3 million from this season in Europe.

[Festivus]

Panathinaikos broke a few records this year - worst team officially in the Europa Cup. Not even one win.

Even Sporting got one win... but then Legia beat them.

[Faliro]

Alafouzos (chairman and chief of Panathinaikos) has been sentenced to over a year in jail.

[Covenant]

Any rumour about January?

[Faliro]

Any rumour about January?

Tonnes.

PAO have secured Kourbelis from Asteras for around €700,000 - paid over 3 years. Asteras also get 40% of any future sell on.

PAOK wants Vieirinha back. 

AEK are trying to convince Nabil Bahoui to sign with them.  They are also after Jorge Pereira Diaz. He is an Argentinian striker, 26 years old. Platellas also left via mutual agreement.

AEK signed Bosnian Ognjen Vranjes.

Asteras today terminated the contracts of Argentinians Osmar Ferreyra and Emmanuel Ledesma by mutual consent.

Larissa have made a fair few signings in order to stay in the Super League. Usual latino low grade players and world odd balls.. Pablo Gállego, Steven Thicot (remember him?), Lehlogonolo Masalesa and today they just agreed to sign Adrian Fernandez of Independiente Rivadavia. 

PAOK and the others will get going in the next few days. This year they are trying to stop rumours - but I expect many moves from PAOK this January - how else will they beat Schalke? 

[Faliro]

Panathinaikos chairman Alafouzos was sentenced again to jail last week.. it is the 2nd time in two weeks he has received a jail sentence for breaking the privacy act.. He will most likely pay the fine rather than serve the time.

Esien is demanding the money Panathinaikos owe him - around €700,000. PAO are claiming they dont have the money - but as Esien's lawyers have said, PAO just bought Kourbelis from Asteras..

[Faliro]

Panaitolikos after this guy:

http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/1028614/kleinei-lopez-o-panaitolikos-vid

[Faliro]

PAOK - 0
PAS Giannina - 1



This may be the worst Olympiacos side in 20 years, but this is turning out to be my favourite season!

[Covenant]

Paok, Panathinaikos, AEK... ALL GARBAGE.

[Faliro]

Paok, Panathinaikos, AEK... ALL GARBAGE.

They are. They have been this way for years.

What has changed and pushed them further down the table is that PAS, Panionios, Asteras and Xanthi (small clubs) are now far far better run than before. Better scouting, better players (faster and stronger + better technique), better facilities - they pay their players on time etc (PAO players were not paid for 3 months this season).

Even more ridiculous is Alafouzos (PAO owner) announced today he is cutting the budget by €5 million! He has been paying the players with loans! Esien is taking him to court for non payment of wages too.