Kyriakos Dourekas - Director of Football

[Alf-engelos Mindminackers]

He gave his first ever, one-hour (!) interview for a Greek sports site. The overwhelming majority of questions were about Olympiacos, Greek football, and his personal past. I didn't know the beginning of his relationship with Olympiacos: in the 70s and 80s he worked at his father's coffee shop next to our stadium, where the players and the owner were hanging out. He was then hired as a swimming and waterpolo coach, then as a computer expert for the finance department, and then moved up the ladder at the football department. He says he was surprised that EM kept him on the club when he took over.

He had little of interest to say about Forest. He made clear what I've told you from day one, that he has nothing to do with recruitment and major football decisions. His role is supervising football operations. He insisted a lot that football needs to trust young people, be it players, analysts, or administrators. He candidly talked about his struggle with cancer, now successfully dealt with: he had a 30% chance to survive.

Wow. We're putting a bloke with a health battle on his hands like that in a such a demanding position. That's nuts.

 

[Redemption]

Wow. We're putting a bloke with a health battle on his hands like that in a such a demanding position. That's nuts.

"Had"

Past tense. "successfully dealt with"

 

[GreeksBearingGifts]

Wow. We're putting a bloke with a health battle on his hands like that in a such a demanding position. That's nuts.

He's OK now; I think he was at the last stages of recovery when he came to Forest. He said in the interview that he asked EM to join Forest after his health ordeal, because he wanted to accomplish something new.

 

[Berkshire Red]

"Had"

Past tense. "successfully dealt with"

Don't worry about that. Alf will still use it as a stick to beat EM with.

 

[Alf-engelos Mindminackers]

He's OK now; I think he was at the last stages of recovery when he came to Forest. He said in the interview that he asked EM to join Forest after his health ordeal, because he wanted to accomplish something new.

Fair enough. Good to hear he can handle it.

Don't worry about that. Alf will still use it as a stick to beat EM with.

Damn, I've really hurt you haven't I? lol

Sorry for showing concern for a cancer victim.

 

[Berkshire Red]

Fair enough.



Damn, I've really hurt you haven't I? lol

No, you just turn everything into an anti-EM rant.

I don't think he's running the place well but you'd have us all believe he's the devil.

When he sells up and we get a consortium which fucks us up hugely you'll realise. Until then, keep going.

 

[Alf-engelos Mindminackers]

No, you just turn everything into an anti-EM rant.

I don't think he's running the place well but you'd have us all believe he's the devil.

When he sells up and we get a consortium which fucks us up hugely you'll realise. Until then, keep going.

No, you just get butthurt at any comment I make and cry over it like it has some hidden meaning behind it.

It's a you issue.

And I've already said, MANY times, I don't want him to sell. I want him to step away from the footballing side of thing to a large degree.

But keep crying over your own delusions.