George Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Potential big news!! It is being reported at Phantis.com that PAOK has signed a Canadian keeper that holds a Portuguese passport and whose last name is Fernandez. Is Thunder Dan back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted January 30, 2004 Author Share Posted January 30, 2004 Fernandes on the front page of the POAK website: http://www.paok-hellas.gr/ . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarrek Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimglow Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Is this the same club as Kappos? Maybe he got a recommendation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimglow Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Is this the same club as Kappos? Maybe he got a recommendation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 The PAOK website is stating that Fernandes has signed on for 3.5 years. (It's also stating that he's Portuguese ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimglow Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Metro The PAOK website is stating that Fernandes has signed on for 3.5 years. (It's also stating that he's Portuguese :-( ) Probably just because it sounds much more glamorous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettermirror Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 is he in the first team then? or is this another hirsch signing? (is hirsch ever gonna get a chance!?!?! - he needs to or transfer NOW) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reza Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 well, if Keller gets hurt, Hirsch will probably get a start or two here and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natesta Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Where is Tanya Harding when you need her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Not Kappos' club. The same club that just signed Alen Marcina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 does anyone know around how much any of these guy that are getting singed with greek team are getting paid?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimglow Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 quote:Originally posted by bettermirror is he in the first team then? or is this another hirsch signing? (is hirsch ever gonna get a chance!?!?! - he needs to or transfer NOW) Hirsh is still very young. Nothing can replace the level of coaching he is getting day in, day out at Spurs. Not many keepers his age that are starting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Mimglow Probably just because it sounds much more glamorous.They could be referring to his passport: I don't know if there is a limit to the number of foreigners allowed on Greek clubs, but if so then from PAOK's point of view an EU passport is more important than his national team and for all intents and purposes he is Portuguese. (I must give Jeffrey S. credit for this observation, which he has previously passed on to me with respect to some of our other players who are not listed as Canadians on European rosters.) Of course, they should probably still mention that he is Canadian, but that article looks really short so they probably just wanted to get the key details out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 quote:Originally posted by DJT They could be referring to his passport: I don't know if there is a limit to the number of foreigners allowed on Greek clubs, but if so then from PAOK's point of view an EU passport is more important than his national team and for all intents and purposes he is Portuguese. (I must give Jeffrey S. credit for this observation, which he has previously passed on to me with respect to some of our other players who are not listed as Canadians on European rosters.) Of course, they should probably still mention that he is Canadian, but that article looks really short so they probably just wanted to get the key details out. I know, but greek articles generally mention what country a player is from if it differs from their passport. I'm just being picky, that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeffery S. Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 I have had word from Thunder over a week ago, but have kept it quiet. He went on trial there a few weeks ago and seemed to like it, in spite of cold. Also had possibilities in Portugal. Mentioned he had met Marcena who was loaned out soon after. The team is third I think, a perennial Champions qualifying team in Greece. He plays under the Bosman rule as an EU, a Portuguese, which means he does not occupy a foreign spot. Reason for him being listed as such. The idea would be that he could work his way up, as the current keepers are quite senior. This fall Daniel was playing in Vancouver in the amateur leagues while sorting out his rather confusing autumn. Wish him all the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Jeffrey S. The team is third I think, a perennial Champions qualifying team in Greece. I think you mean UEFA Cup, as PAOK have qualified for the Champions Cup only when they won the Greek title in 1976 and 1985. Certainly they generally have Olympiakos, Panathinaikos and AEK ahead of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted February 1, 2004 Share Posted February 1, 2004 Perhaps DF will join Marcina in the Greek Third Division. DF has spent enough time on the bench, and needs to get some valuable first team action, even if it's in the Greek Third Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted February 1, 2004 Author Share Posted February 1, 2004 Here is the keeper pecking order at PAOK courtesy of a reliable source at phantis.com. 1) Tochoroglou: vetran (1972) (sometimes shaky) 2) Atmatsidis: vetran (1969) (former national team keeper) 3) Porliotopoulos: vetran (1969) (instructed to find a new team) 4) Daniel (really the #3) There are also two promising youngsters on PAOK's youth team: Vasilidadis and Andriopoulos. I don't think Daniel's imediate prospects for 1st team football are great, but if he bides his time well he could be the number one in a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 quote:Originally posted by DJT I think you mean UEFA Cup, as PAOK have qualified for the Champions Cup only when they won the Greek title in 1976 and 1985. Certainly they generally have Olympiakos, Panathinaikos and AEK ahead of them. I think you're right. Since the Champions' League inception, I don't remember PAOK ever finishing high enough to qualify. (Before this season, only the top two in the Greek League qualified for the CL.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Posted February 2, 2004 Author Share Posted February 2, 2004 For some strange reason PAOK just signed another keeper. His name Christos Lambakis (1979). He has played six games for Aris this year (Aris is in the Greek first division). Here are the deatils on Lambakis http://www.supersport.gr/soccer/ANational/default.asp?action=player&tid=5&pid=72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desigol Posted February 2, 2004 Share Posted February 2, 2004 Paul Robinson is set to join Spurs at the end of the Season. So,maybe Hirschfeld's time at Spurs is up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 heres a pic of thunder dan on the cover in greece DJT: It seems as though the featured cover changes every day. Fernandes was no longer shown after February 5. Since the image was rather large I removed it. It was from http://www.extrasport.gr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 oops,i forgot to mention hes the one in the top left for those who didnt figure it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 The smaller print below the headline talks about the debut of all the new signings shown in a friendly with Paulos Melas on Wednesday (which PAOK won 3-1). BTW, the woman shown at the bottom is Beckham's alleged new home-wrecker (in case the photos weren't self-evident).[8D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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