News for the 2006/2007 season

[Trifilli2]

AEK has money issues as well, their president Filippou refused to spend money for the team, and atm it looks like the clubs budget will be pretty low. The team doesn’t even have a homecourt yet (earlier reports about an agreement with the OAKA were denied) and will start the practise with the junior team most likely. It’s not sure yet that Alexandris really will be the teams coach if this policy continues.

Update on AEKs condition:

Giannis Filippou just stepped down as AEKs president, AEK is for sale for 1 (!!!) Euro now. The club now really needs to find an investor, or else...

 

[rchos72]

Update on AEKs condition:

Giannis Filippou just stepped down as AEKs president, AEK is for sale for 1 (!!!) Euro now. The club now really needs to find an investor, or else...

FINALLY!it's time formelisanidis to show us that he loves aek!or anyone else!it's great if filipou is finally out of the picture!but we have to wait.in 2005 he said that again but didn't left!

 

[Juan Carlos Nadal2]

AEK is very likely to withdraw its participation from the ULEB cup after the resignation of its owner (Filipou). The club's board is trying to prevent this from happening but the financial situation of the team, in combination with the lack of an arena, and the empty roster seems that it will lead them to the inevitable.

I would agree with that decision as no-one wants a ghost team making fun of its history across Europe. If that happens it is not known what would happen to the empty ULEB cup spot. It is unlikely that another greek club would like to fill it.

A real shame for a club that no-one, even its own fans, don't care about. Because it all boils down to the lack of interest from the AEK fans. It's not becaue of bad financial programming, not because of bad board decisions, it's purely because of the indifference of the fans. I hope they can enjoy their 35.000 season tickets to watch Tziortziopoulos and Cirilo beating Atromitos, Kalamaria and 9-men Scottish clubs...

 

[Trifilli2]

AEK is in a really serious condition now. Sport24.gr claims that the depts of the club reach 2 Million Euros and that this is one of the reasons why nobody wants to take over. AEK needs to find an investor now or the days of the club are counted.
They don't have many options now though, Dimitris Melissanidis might be one, maybe even Demis Nikolaidis will jump in to prevent the end of AEK, however these are people from the football department and I don't know if they really care that much about basketball.

As for AEK withdrawing from the ULEB Cup: If this happens it's a shame and AEKs board committed a crime against greek basketball. I wondered why they took the spot in the first place back when they did, a spot they didn't even qualify for. At this point it is very unlikely that another greek team can fill the gap, Panionios (I'm sure they would've played ULEB Cup if they had the chance) will play in the FIBA Cup, same applies to Maroussi (who refused playing in the ULEB Cup like every year), while Panellinios didn't want to play in a european competition at all (something I didn't understand). In the end the only options would be the two teams from Larissa - both teams don't have a roster for the ULEB Cup though.
One can only hope that AEK will find an investor and that the withdrawal won't happen...

 

[EverGreen2]

FINALLY!it's time formelisanidis to show us that he loves aek!or anyone else!it's great if filipou is finally out of the picture!but we have to wait.in 2005 he said that again but didn't left!

If he had stepped down last year AEK would have resolved.

Shame for a club that made men out of Zisis, Dikoukis, Kakiouzis, Hatzis etc

 

[Juan Carlos Nadal2]

Does anyone know the colours that Rethymno plays in? I know that the Rethymno volleyball team plays in yellow and black and occasionaly in orange and black, but I think I have seen a recent photo from an A2 game between Rethymno and KAOD where the Cretans were wearing blue and white... They must be a different club then... Just a question in case someone knows.

 

[woma2]

Olympia Larissa made an offer to Istvan Nemeth (G/1.92m), who played for Prokom in the Euroleague last season.

And according to Eurobasket he rejected it... and decided to sign with AEL Larissa. Good decision, I will be able to watch him on ERT SAT .

 

[Pija_Olimp2]

I have a question which is only party related to the topic: when the season starts?
I suppose to be in Athens for a few days in mid September. Does anybody know or know a link where to find the info, if there are any games (league or friendly) scheduled in SEF or OAKA on 17th, 18th and 19th? Just wondering...

 

[mitsos132]

Does anyone know the colours that Rethymno plays in? I know that the Rethymno volleyball team plays in yellow and black and occasionaly in orange and black, but I think I have seen a recent photo from an A2 game between Rethymno and KAOD where the Cretans were wearing blue and white... They must be a different club then... Just a question in case someone knows.

Yes, they wear blue-white.
It's nice to have a Cretan team back in A1.Cretan Panathinaikos fans will be able to cheer for our team, on their island, again.

I have a question which is only party related to the topic: when the season starts?
I suppose to be in Athens for a few days in mid September. Does anybody know or know a link where to find the info, if there are any games (league or friendly) scheduled in SEF or OAKA on 17th, 18th and 19th? Just wondering...

It's too early for the league...

 

[Pija_Olimp2]

It's too early for the league...

Thanks, Mitsos.
Only a few seasons ago you still had the cup games before the league games started.

Too early?? The Adriatic league starts at the end of September.

 

[rchos72]

there are cup games still before the championship starts.but again the teams playing in a1 have their first cup games 25 or 28 of september.if you are here at 23 i think the first friendly for olympiakos open for fans in sef will be played this day with dynamo st.petersbourg(coach katsikaris and assistand milan tomic)!

 

[Trifilli2]

Thanks, Mitsos.
Only a few seasons ago you still had the cup games before the league games started.

Too early?? The Adriatic league starts at the end of September.

There will be cup games this September again, no first division teams though. Here are the matchups:

1. Ionikos Nikaias - KAOD
2. Sporting - Chalkida
3. Alimos - Pagrati
4. Siatista - Daphni
5. Panerythraikos - Dafni
6. Aiginiakos - Iraklis
7. Near East - Ikaroi Serron
8. ASE Douka - Trikala 2000
9. Peristeri - Rethymno
10. Poseidon - Ilysiakos
11. Panorama - ICBS
12. Ethn. Olympiakos - Milonas
13. Komotini - Ermis Lagkada
14. P.Faliro - Ionikos Lamias
15. Amyntas - ΜΕΝΤ
16. Keravnos Aigiou - Kolossos Rhodes

These games will take place on September 10th. Here are the following rounds:

2nd round (13/9)

17. Winner15-Winner11
18. W9-W7
19. W3-W14
20. W16-W6
21. W2-W5
22. W4-W8
23. W10-W1
24. W13-W12

3rd round (17/9)

25. W21-W19
26. W22-W24
27. W17-W20
28. W18-W23

4th round (20/9)

29. W27-W26
30. W25-W28

So if you're lucky the best thing that can happen to you is being able to watch a 2nd division team from Athens in the cup. Dunno if that's interesting for you

 

[Nikoo2]

stats from the game CSKA Sofia 88-Olimpiakos 100
Scoonie Penn-9p/6a, Papamakarios-16p/3a/3r, Alex Acker-20/2/2, Zizic-12/3r, Borusis-32p/11r, Barlos-6/3/3, Kris Acker-0/0/0 , Harisis-5/1a/2r

 

[arsinoh2]

I have a question which is only party related to the topic: when the season starts?
I suppose to be in Athens for a few days in mid September. Does anybody know or know a link where to find the info, if there are any games (league or friendly) scheduled in SEF or OAKA on 17th, 18th and 19th? Just wondering...

Normally we could find some info about when the season starts in www.esake.gr
but it has nothing! Is there another site for A1?

 

[arsinoh2]

At this moment the draw of the greek league takes place in a hotel in Athens. According to the league's site, the program of the games will be available later tonight in www.esake.gr

The games begin on 11/10.

Would you be interested in a post with the program in latin characters?

 

[mitsos132]

What i saw is that we play aris at home first match!

 

[rchos72]

1st week:

AE Larisa-Olympiakos
Panathinaikos-Aris
Marousi-Olympia Larisas
Panellinios-AEK
Makedonikos-Panionios
PAOK-Egaleo
Apolon Patras-Olimpias Patras

Panathinaikos-Aris great game and with no fans.also we have a derby against the two teams from patra!

 

[KokkinosVasilias2]

1st week:

AE Larisa-Olympiakos
Panathinaikos-Aris
Marousi-Olympia Larisas
Panellinios-AEK
Makedonikos-Panionios
PAOK-Egaleo
Apolon Patras-Olimpias Patras

Panathinaikos-Aris great game and with no fans.also we have a derby against the two teams from patra!

there is the chance that PAO will play the 3 games without fans in the cup so there will be fans for PAO-Aris...
in matter of fact the chances are 25%

 

[arsinoh2]

Apollon Patras has a new coach, the Israeli Erez Bitman. Any info about him?
What style of game does he prefer?

 

[woma2]

I'm a bit surprised with Olympias signings as well. They signed Belser and Buckman for the US positions + Djikanovic and Kurtovic for the european positions, while extending Vukadinov. So if they also sign Nemeth their foreigner spots are full and I guess Jönzen is gone (he also didn't attend the first practise). What is interesting is that Larissa has a lot of young greek players on the roster - some of them have to get playtime as it looks atm. Maybe they hope for one or two of them to grow into an important role during the season, like it happened on other teams like Iraklis or PAOK before. If that won't happen their roster doesn't look too great, really.

It looks like they won't sign Nemeth at the end - I just been told that Istvan Neymeth signed with Vojvodina Nowi Sad, where he did play a few years ago...