Going to Athens Oct 11-15; any good basketball games then?

[Saras]

i'll be in Athens for an extended weekend 11-15 Oct with my wife, sister in law and her husband. Would be cool to meet you hairy people, get some drinks and go to some brawl (i.e., Olympiakos vs Panathinaikos would rock ).

So what's on then?

[VetLegion]

AFAIK paiktis22 is from Athens (MarkG is from Solun), but he doesn't post here any more. I've seen him on Counterglow though.

[Saras]

Axi is from Athens as well. Paiktis doesn't really come here I believe, I'll prolly PM him.

[axi]

Right now the teams are only beginning to play the 2006 Greek Cup games, which will last till the end of September. The 2006-2007 A1 basketball Championship is beginning after that, but the programme will be drawn in September 6. Then I will be able to tell you what matches will be played in October. However there is a chance that there will be no matches that weekend because the municipal elections are to be held Sunday, October 15. I know that there will be no football that weekend f.e. Still, basketball is more flexible and it is sometimes played on Wednesdays, so you may have some luck.

[Saras]

paiktis22 doesn't work; what was his new handle?

[Sir Og]

Bereta Eder or something simmilar.

[Sir Og]

Someone told me that he was permabanned though. If this is the case you should not be able to find him.

[Japher]

paiktis posts at CG regularly if you can't get him here

[VetLegion]

Really? Paiktis was permabanned? I thought he simply got bored of this forum.

[Spiffor]

Yeah, his last troll was maximalist.

He's a counterglow regular, so it's easy to get in touch with him there.

[VetLegion]

What last troll?

[axi]

The draw for this seasons championship is done. 11/10 is the 1st matchday of the championship, so the interest will be high and the stadiums quite full. Olympiakos plays away, in Larissa, but Panathinaikos plays at home (at the Olympic Hall), with Aris Thessaloniki. Last season, Aris has finished 3rd in the playoffs, has played in the final of the ULEB cup and is participating in the Euroleague this year. This means that this is going to be quite a good match for you to watch.

I don't know yet when tickets are going to be issued, but this happens usually in the last week before the game.

[axi]

Btw, Olympiakos - Panathinaikos is on 28/10.

[Saras]

WHOA! Kool, will you go? How can I get tickets? I sent Paiktis a pm at CG, still no reply from him.

[Saras]

I meant the game on the 11th. Also, what time does it start usually? I need to check our arrival times as well.