PAOK FC statement
The club’s stance on the latest actions of the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO).
“The irresponsible stance of the outgoing system of EPO comes of no surprise for anyone. Nor are we surprised by yet another proof that specific persons in the federation are looking in football for the asylum they won’t get by justice.
They know perfectly well the consequences of the referee charts they compiled and they are challenging common sense on purpose. They know perfectly well that the league won’t be able to start with… Pappas and Co. and that we won’t participate under such terms.
PAOK FC have time and time again urged them to resign and save whatever dignity they have left. Now such urges come from elsewhere as well and we suggest, for the last time, that they won’t wait for the last two months of their football tenure in order to take their revenge on those who caused their flight from football. Because no one else is to blame –just the arrogance that they showcase now again with the arbitrary and unacceptable compilation of the referee charts, contrary to everything that was recently agreed”.