Hellas futebol

[T1n0_SLB]

Yes, Festivus.

But it was you who eventually said it first. Συγχαρητήρια!

Actully i had already mentioned it as gragão

[Cloughie]

Faliro, is everything ok at Athens?
Another riot last night...

[Faliro]

Far left riots happen almost every week of the year in Athens. Greece is the only country on earth that has professional anarchists.

They smash people's businesses, throw projectiles at police, set fire to cars and private property. It is seen as acceptable in Greece because Greece is deeply left wing as a country.

[Faliro]

Xanthi vs PAOK full time!!

4-2 !!!






Asteras VS PAO.

Asteras said they were unsure about the 200 PAO fans at their stadium at a meeting, PAO left the meeting and 200 PAO fans stormed the stadium and are still there illegally. Game may be cancelled.

[T1n0_SLB]

useless team, they  lose or draw always when they have to win.

[Faliro]

AEK's stadium has been blocked by 17 residents.

This is usually common in Greece. Major stadiums all over the country have been blocked and never built because of a few residents objections and it doesn't take many. Usually these 'residents' are part of the communist party of Greece who protest anything 'capitalistic' but mask that fact behind protesting green space being removed or the fact that the stadium is privately owned.

Tiger (Melissanidis) - the owner of AEK, who Marinakis accused of orchestrating the beating of the referee, published the names of the 17 residents who blocked the project. They are now receiving death threats from AEK fans and some have already had their mopeds burnt or property damaged.

The communist party of Greece has come out to defend the 17 'residents' and has accused Tiger of terrorizing them.

[T1n0_SLB]

communism 

[Festivus]

Greece sounds like a very strange place. I gotta go there someday

[Faliro]

Extremely strange.

But very interesting place to visit.

Seems next year the Greek league will be reduced to 16 teams. That means the bottom four teams will be relegated to make room. Personally I prefer 18 teams because it means more games, more preparation for the CL and Europa league in the summer and more opportunity for younger players.

[Festivus]

Extremely strange.

But very interesting place to visit.

Seems next year the Greek league will be reduced to 16 teams. That means the bottom four teams will be relegated. Personally I prefer 18 teams because it means more games, more preparation for the CL and Europa league in the summer and more opportunity for younger players.

I prefer 16 teams myself. Although only 2 of them got relegated.

18 teams makes it worse, because the league already have 2 or 3 bad enough teams to be on the first tier and now we got a couple more. Also, with the shitty League Cup(competition created in 2007) and European games, it just makes our schedule heavier.

[Faliro]

So you have the league + two cup competitions, + europe?

[T1n0_SLB]

right

[Faliro]

Well ok, that seems a lot.

In Greece we have one shitty cup...  which is soon over!
And I want as many games as possible! 

[Cloughie]

And our league cup doesn't give access to Europe. Ridiculous.

[Faliro]

AEK are trying to get Orlando Sa:

http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Aek/orlanto-sa-kserw-gia-to-endiaferon-ths-aek.3191023.html