Olympiakos charged by UEFA

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Fri Aug 24, 2018 6:48 pm

Olympiakos have been charged by UEFA following objects being thrown onto the pitch and flares set off during last nights game. It is not clear if the stabbing and various assaults will be taken into account. The charge will not be heard until Sept 27 so any guilty verdict will be unlikely to benefit Burnley.

Pimlico_Claret · Post by **Pimlico_Claret** » Fri Aug 24, 2018 9:50 pm

Should also have included half the back room staff invading the pitch in order to intimidate the referee. Oh, and blocking away fans view with cheap and badly arranged netting.

Stayingup · Post by **Stayingup** » Fri Aug 24, 2018 10:44 pm

Pimlico_Claret wrote:Should also have included half the back room staff invading the pitch in order to intimidate the referee. Oh, and blocking away fans view with cheap and badly arranged netting.

UEFA will bottle it and not charge their officials. In any case the Greeks have no money pay if they were fined
Personally I think they should be thrown out of the competition out of the EU and out of the Euro.

Steve-Harpers-perm · Post by **Steve-Harpers-perm** » Fri Aug 24, 2018 10:52 pm

Lancs telegraph saying owner entered the refs room at half time to vent his frustration while 3 of our players watching had to be moved after being spat at.

bfccrazy · Post by **bfccrazy** » Fri Aug 24, 2018 10:58 pm

Steve-Harpers-perm wrote:Lancs telegraph saying owner entered the refs room at half time to vent his frustration while 3 of our players watching had to be moved after being spat at.

Nothing will be done about it - UEFA won’t want to upset a club with the European pedigree of Olympiacos ..... I’m going to go for a €30k fine for them worst case.

Steve-Harpers-perm · Post by **Steve-Harpers-perm** » Fri Aug 24, 2018 10:59 pm

Just hope we send Clive Holt into the refs room on Thursday to sway the game in our favour.

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Fri Aug 24, 2018 11:06 pm

Yeah but the Burnley players and referee should have had their wits about them and shown Olympiakos more respect.
Plus someone was waving a flag of the rival team somewhere, probably miles from the incident, so it’s to be expected.

mybloodisclaret · Post by **mybloodisclaret** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 12:11 am

Bordeauxclaret wrote:Yeah but the Burnley players and referee should have had their wits about them and shown Olympiakos more respect.
Plus someone was waving a flag of the rival team somewhere, probably miles from the incident, so it’s to be expected.

Were they? I'm not doubting it, but I was at around the Divani hotel and also in the square with all the Burnley fans and saw nothing of it. Show me the pic / vid. There AEK ATHENS and Panathonicos fans appreciating Burnley fans and I had a drink with some of them, can only imagine this has been misconstrued. Looking at the LET (rovers rag) it's been said on the. Salt pinch of.

Wo Didi · Post by **Wo Didi** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 2:08 am

mybloodisclaret wrote:Were they? I'm not doubting it, but I was at around the Divani hotel and also in the square with all the Burnley fans and saw nothing of it. Show me the pic / vid. There AEK ATHENS and Panathonicos fans appreciating Burnley fans and I had a drink with some of them, can only imagine this has been misconstrued. Looking at the LET (rovers rag) it's been said on the. Salt pinch of.

It's the lad Vizeh who does the vlogs and his mate with the Panathinaokos flag, the picture was even picked up by Greek mainstream media undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire. He even tweeted the picture and has several thousand followers so it was a stupid and irresponsible thing to do.

mybloodisclaret · Post by **mybloodisclaret** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 2:10 am

Wo Didi wrote:It's the lad Vizeh who does the vlogs and his mate with the Panathinaokos flag, the picture was even picked up by Greek mainstream media undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire. He even tweeted the picture and has several thousand followers so it was a stupid and irresponsible thing to do.

My apologies have seen the pic now. What a clown, why on earth he has done that is well beyond me. Simply no need at all.

fidelcastro · Post by **fidelcastro** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 2:38 am

mybloodisclaret wrote:

My apologies have seen the pic now. What a clown, why on earth he has done that is well beyond me. Simply no need at all.

Just a guess this, but the reason... because he's a dick?

dermotdermot · Post by **dermotdermot** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 3:10 am

Steve-Harpers-perm wrote:Lancs telegraph saying owner entered the refs room at half time to vent his frustration while 3 of our players watching had to be moved after being spat at.

That really doesn’t sound very nice. I’m sure that our players wouldn’t do that. The Greeks have to come to Burnley next week.

HunterST_BFC · Post by **HunterST_BFC** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 3:24 am

Vizeh is a student who seems to be able to find shed loads of cash... Mummy, Daddy my phone is not the latest, "don't worry son - and here is some more cash on top of that - we know how poor students are..........."

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Suratclaret · Post by **Suratclaret** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 4:41 am

All that will happen will be a small fine and a warning. Waste of time fining clubs unless the fines are millions of pounds/euros and even then that would be small change to some owners. Clubs get fined for failing to control their players/fans when the fines are less than most PL players earn in a week. The only way is to start deducting points or throw them out of the competition if a cup match-but we all know that will never happen. Just hope next Thursday is an unseasonably cold night in Burnley with no hot water in the away dressing room, night time fire alarms in their hotel and that Lancashire plod have a particular dislike for anything Greek. Brian O'Neill in midfield might help just a bit!

scouseclaret · Post by **scouseclaret** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 6:53 am

Steve-Harpers-perm wrote:Lancs telegraph saying owner entered the refs room at half time to vent his frustration while 3 of our players watching had to be moved after being spat at.

To me this is a much more sinister development. Yelling at the ref in the tunnel is one thing, but bursting into to the ref’s dressing room is on an entirely different level. Anything could happen behind a closed door - threats, intimidation, bribery...

The fact that it wasn’t in the refs report potentially makes it even worse. This could, of course, mean the report is a load of ********, but it surely needs to be investigated. if it’s found to be true I honestly believe they should award us the tie.

Blackrod · Post by **Blackrod** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 7:45 am

scouseclaret wrote:To me this is a much more sinister development. Yelling at the ref in the tunnel is one thing, but bursting into to the ref’s dressing room is on an entirely different level. Anything could happen behind a closed door - threats, intimidation, bribery...

The fact that it wasn’t in the refs report potentially makes it even worse. This could, of course, mean the report is a load of ********, but it surely needs to be investigated. if it’s found to be true I honestly believe they should award us the tie.

This is totallly unacceptable and has to be investigated. If not Europa and the competition lose all credibility.

ŽižkovClaret · Post by **ŽižkovClaret** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 7:50 am

HunterST_BFC wrote:Vizeh is a student who seems to be able to find shed loads of cash... Mummy, Daddy my phone is not the latest, "don't worry son - and here is some more cash on top of that - we know how poor students are..........."

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This does seem to come across as "old man yells at cloud and doesn't understand how YouTube is monetised"

wilks_bfc · Post by **wilks_bfc** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 7:57 am

ZizkovClaret wrote:This does seem to come across as "old man yells at cloud and doesn't understand how YouTube is monetised"

Siddo · Post by **Siddo** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 8:48 am

There is a tweet from Alistair Campbell that has a Wikipedia link about the Olympiakos chairman. The section entitled Controversy actually beggars belief. I'm sorry but I can't post it from my phone. It tells you everything you need to know about playing in Europe. We are too nice and very naive.

scouseclaret · Post by **scouseclaret** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 9:16 am

WTF!...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelos_Marinakis" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Cleveleys_claret · Post by **Cleveleys_claret** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 9:19 am

HunterST_BFC wrote:Vizeh is a student who seems to be able to find shed loads of cash... Mummy, Daddy my phone is not the latest, "don't worry son - and here is some more cash on top of that - we know how poor students are..........."

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Think Vegas pays him for some private webcams too the amount of promotion he does for him on here

kritichris · Post by **kritichris** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 9:21 am

Siddo wrote:There is a tweet from Alistair Campbell that has a Wikipedia link about the Olympiakos chairman. The section entitled Controversy actually beggars belief. I'm sorry but I can't post it from my phone. It tells you everything you need to know about playing in Europe. We are too nice and very naive.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelos ... ontroversy

Oops, beaten to it.

Blackrod · Post by **Blackrod** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 9:26 am

I wonder how he got off all those charges. I wonder what he actually did say to the referee. Disgusting.

JohnDearyMe · Post by **JohnDearyMe** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 9:26 am

scouseclaret wrote:WTF!...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelos_Marinakis" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

"In 2014, Marinakis was acquitted by the Three Members Court of First Instance relatively to the case of entering the referee's (Thanassis Yiachos's) locker room at halftime[72] during the football cup final between Olympiacos and Asteras Tripolis, against football regulations to complain about the decisions taken. Marinakis stated that he went to the referee’s locker room at halftime only to wish match officials "good luck". Olympiacos went on and won the match 3–1, after a tense 1–1 at halftime"

Interesting...

Blackrod · Post by **Blackrod** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 9:32 am

I think we should request from UEFA that we ban Olympiakos officials from the return leg so that they cannot influence match officials.

Real ale 2 · Post by **Real ale 2** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 9:35 am

Bordeaux claret what do you mean we should have paid Olympichaos more respect ? They messed us around with the pitch trying to get one over us ,they spat at our players some of our fans were locked up for no apparent reason and ourfans were attacked .So your blaming some of our fans for posing with their rivals flag for the things that followed they have a multiple charge sheet for incidents at their ground and it doesn't give their thugs carte Blanche to-beat up and attack our fans.You can see a Burnley flag in the Gate 7 end of their ground twice on their official YouTube channel I would very much doubt their police would have used cctv to try and tie up with the attacks and made arrests.

4:20 · Post by **4:20** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 10:17 am

I don't think I've ever hated a football club more than this filth. I hope we absolutely batter the living daylights out of them on the pitch next Thursday, make them our bitch, smash em' 4-0 and make that away goal we scored a complete irrelevancy, I hope Ashley Barnes gets a hat trick, I hope their chairman tries his slime under the Cricketfield and gets handed a bouquet of blue lilies by the security guy at the refs door, I hope a wasp, drunk on sugar at the end of summer, plagues their gaggle sat in the directors box for the entire second half, at full time I hope they play Zorba the Greek and the players dance their way to the tunnel infront of a packed dancing home support. I hope it's cold and ******* it down all day and night. **** em', disgusting club.

scouseclaret · Post by **scouseclaret** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 10:21 am

Bordeauxclaret wrote:Yeah but the Burnley players and referee should have had their wits about them and shown Olympiakos more respect.
Plus someone was waving a flag of the rival team somewhere, probably miles from the incident, so it’s to be expected.

I don’t understand this post. In what way did our players disrespect Olympiacos? Is the waving of a rival flag by one of our fans justification for nobbling the ref?

Bordeauxclaret · Post by **Bordeauxclaret** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 10:27 am

It’s ridiculous isn’t it.

scouseclaret · Post by **scouseclaret** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 10:39 am

This is really making me question the integrity of football. In 2015, this guy was banned from all football activity, yet that doesn’t prevent him from owning a football club! Indeed, he was even able to buy another one - Nottingham Forest! Fit & Proper person?

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/ ... llegations" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Rumbletonk · Post by **Rumbletonk** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 10:53 am

We're tiptoeing around making sure the toilet paper is 3 ply UEFA compliant. They're in the ref's dressing room threatening his family. You live and learn

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 11:16 am

We have contributed to bailing out this third world corrupt country and this is how we are thanked. They are a dodgy lot who thinks the world owes them a living .

Rumbletonk · Post by **Rumbletonk** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 11:18 am

fidelcastro wrote:Just a guess this, but the reason... because he's a dick?

Oh the irony.

It's not like you to miss the childish emojis whilst giving people grief btw

Woodleyclaret · Post by **Woodleyclaret** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 11:28 am

Olympiacos should be thrown out of Europa league and banned for 3yrs.

Devils_Advocate · Post by **Devils_Advocate** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 11:33 am

Do we now hate olympiacos more than Brighton, Middlesborough and Lincoln???

fidelcastro · Post by **fidelcastro** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 11:48 am

Rumbletonk wrote:Oh the irony.

It's not like you to miss the childish emojis whilst giving people grief btw

I've no idea what you're talking about.

And emojis are there to express the feeling. Nothing childish there at all, Mr. Pooby pants.

Silkyskills1 · Post by **Silkyskills1** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 12:07 pm

Perhaps he was just 'bearing gifts' to the referee. The Greeks have a history of doing this.

THEWELLERNUT70 · Post by **THEWELLERNUT70** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 12:34 pm

We either put up or shut up. We need to make things official and let mainstream media know of our intention to pursue what went on in Athens. It's of no use bleating to Daz Bentley on Clarets Player and a couple of local journalists who then pass the information on the nationals. I for one hope we are brave enough to pursue it. Gamesmanship you can just about swallow but this is a whole new different level.

I also hope we fill the ground on Thursday and make it as hostile and uncomfortable atmosphere for them as we possibly can. I also hope we can absolutely smash them on the pitch for good measure too

THEWELLERNUT70 · Post by **THEWELLERNUT70** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 12:38 pm

HunterST_BFC wrote:Vizeh is a student who seems to be able to find shed loads of cash... Mummy, Daddy my phone is not the latest, "don't worry son - and here is some more cash on top of that - we know how poor students are..........."

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Because of the amount of subscribers Vizeh gets on YouTube (circa 135k) his channel now generates money through advertisements which play through his video outputs. It's no mean feat to do that!

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 12:44 pm

THEWELLERNUT70 wrote:We either put up or shut up. We need to make things official and let mainstream media know of our intention to pursue what went on in Athens. It's of no use bleating to Daz Bentley on Clarets Player and a couple of local journalists who then pass the information on the nationals. I for one hope we are brave enough to pursue it. Gamesmanship you can just about swallow but this is a whole new different level.

I also hope we fill the ground on Thursday and make it as hostile and uncomfortable atmosphere for them as we possibly can. I also hope we can absolutely smash them on the pitch for good measure too

Dream scenario we hump them 3-0 next Thursday,then still complain about their conduct in Greece,as we'll have won the tie anyway nobody can accuse Burnley of sour graping.

Stayingup · Post by **Stayingup** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 12:50 pm

Steve-Harpers-perm wrote:Just hope we send Clive Holt into the refs room on Thursday to sway the game in our favour.

We could send Rocky in. That'd phase 'em.

RingoMcCartney · Post by **RingoMcCartney** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 12:52 pm

Stayingup wrote:UEFA will bottle it and not charge their officials. In any case the Greeks have no money pay if they were fined
Personally I think they should be thrown out of the competition out of the EU and out of the Euro.

As a punishment they should be thrown out of the competition but made to STAY IN the EU.

The Enclosure · Post by **The Enclosure** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 12:55 pm

Stayingup wrote:We could send Rocky in. That'd phase 'em.

Who are ya .Who are ya. Golden Gamble.

scouseclaret · Post by **scouseclaret** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 1:09 pm

Beat them 3-0 and then withdraw from the competition in protest....

Blackrod · Post by **Blackrod** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 1:16 pm

Rumbletonk wrote:We're tiptoeing around making sure the toilet paper is 3 ply UEFA compliant. They're in the ref's dressing room threatening his family. You live and learn

Exactly what I was thinking. UEFA need to get their arse into gear and do something about this. Greek football is rife with this sort of thing. The owner of POAK Salonika went on the pitch in one game to confront a ref whilst wearing a sidearm.

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 1:32 pm

You'd hope at the very least we sit their supporters as far away from the goals that we are allowed to, hopefully behind one of the posts. If we don't have to sit them in the block nearest the goals we should give them a poor view, thus negating any support they have.

Steve-Harpers-perm · Post by **Steve-Harpers-perm** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 1:34 pm

How’s the away ticket sales looking? Was expecting the away end to sell out.

JohnMac · Post by **JohnMac** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 1:38 pm

Just another nutter who can buy his way out of anything no doubt.

Wo Didi · Post by **Wo Didi** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 2:14 pm

mybloodisclaret wrote:

My apologies have seen the pic now. What a clown, why on earth he has done that is well beyond me. Simply no need at all.

No worries, no apology needed. But like you I simply can't believe why he would do that.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 2:30 pm

we should tell them the pitch is ****** and make them train on Townely, remove all the seating from the changing room and put the fans on full cold.

From memory they've played 13 away Euro ties in England and have lost all 13