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I’m off for a few days…don’t all get up at once…
By: Chris Paraskevas |The rumours are true: I’m going away from the 15th till the 26th of January, with a view to leaving the peasant-followers of The Offside to their meaningless lives (I love you all…honestly…)
Please, please, don’t all get up at once to say your goodbyes…
No really, I’ll be back…
Honest…
In the meantime, I’m sure the club will [...]
Beating PAOK and Selling The Club: A Typical AEK Week…
By: Chris Paraskevas |Well, I was going to give a lengthy account of the PAOK game (probably will end up doing that anyway) but The Offside blogger’s equivalent to a total Armageddon occurred when I must have hit “Delete” accidentally on my keyboard, thus condemning some cyberspace ranting of the purest quality to the depths of ww-hell…
In any [...]
Kintis: We Want Melissanidis At AEK
By: Chris Paraskevas |In cooperation with Goal.com:
AEK Athens president Giorgios Kintis has welcomed investment into the club by Greek businessman and former club leader Dimitris Melissanidis.
Kintis’ message immediately follows a decision to raise €15 million of share capital with a part-sale of the club by the 23rd of January.
Reports in Greece suggested that the move has paved the [...]
AEK 1-0 PAOK: Djebbour Goal Seals Impressive Win
By: Chris Paraskevas |In cooperation with Goal.com:
It was their best performance of the season during one of their most important matches: Raffik Djebbour’s fine headed finish gave AEK another much-needed victory over rivals PAOK on Sunday…
AEK Athens produced an impressive performance to grab a 1-0 derby victory over rivals PAOK at the OAKA Spiros Louis Stadium on Sunday [...]
Assorted Stuff…
By: Chris Paraskevas |Well, the PAOK match is upon us and the squad has been selected. As always, Aussie starlet Nathan Burns (who has yet to make a competitive appearance this season) has been relegated to the U21s side and Nacho Scocco, Panagiotis Lagos and Giorgios Alexopoulos miss out through injury.
The former in particular will be an absence [...]
What To Make Of It All?
By: Chris Paraskevas |Well, barely a few months after becoming AEK’s president and seemingly ending the administrative uncertainty surrounding the club, it appears Giorgios Kintis has himself resigned as head of the Enosis.
The economist was supposed to bring stability to the Greek giants, who have had anything but that in an administrative capacity over the past few years, [...]
Basinas: Draw Doesn’t Suit AEK Or Panathinaikos
By: Chris Paraskevas |In cooperation with Goal.com:
Despite an impressive individual performance and a disciplined team display, Angelos Basinas remains unhappy with his AEK side’s scoreless derby draw…
AEK Athens midfielder Angelos Basinas says his team’s scoreless draw with Panathinaikos at the weekend suits neither side.
The former Panathinaikos veteran and Euro 2004 winner produced arguably his most impressive performance in [...]
AEK Frustrate Panathinaikos In Derby Stalemate
By: Chris Paraskevas |In cooperation with Goal.com:
Panathinaikos and AEK Athens played out a typical scoreless derby draw at the OAKA Spiros Louis Stadium on Sunday evening, as both sides allowed rivals Olympiakos to skip further away from them on the Greek Super League table.
Henk Ten Cate’s team were the driving force behind what was a predominantly tense affair [...]
Preview: Panathinaikos vs AEK Athens
By: Chris Paraskevas |In cooperation with Goal.com:
With table-toppers Olympiakos having temporarily extended their lead with a win over Asteras Tripolis overnight, one of either Panathinaikos or AEK Athens might just be knocked out of the title race by tonight’s Athenian derby.
In fact, a draw between the two sides would give Olympiakos considerable breathing space at the top of [...]
Bajevic: Panathinaikos Match Not A Final
By: Chris Paraskevas |In cooperation with Goal.com:
It’s only a league encounter – that’s the message from AEK Athens manager Dusan Bajevic ahead of Sunday’s Athenian derby…
Ahead of his side’s derby clash with Panathinaikos on Sunday, AEK Athens manager Dusan Bajevic insists his side will not treat the game as a “final”.
With the Greek Super League set to resume [...]






