“Back Then” takes us on a journey through time, every Friday within the program “Time in Greece.” Today, we leaf through the pages of the sports newspaper “Filathlos” dated Monday, 31 October 1988 — exactly 37 years ago!
And here’s what we find…
– Koskotas makes headlines, sweeping everything before him with his “fairy-tale money.”
– AEK wins after a thrilling match against Panathinaikos inside the legendary “Tomb of the Indian.”
– Greek-American Frank Klopas arrives in Greece… to join AEK.
– PAOK is scouring the international market in search of players of Greek descent.
– Papachristou is punished by Ethnikos for inappropriate behaviour toward coach Pieter Packert.
– Sourmena denounce referee Kolokythas for allegedly fixing the result of their derby against Aris Petroupolis.
– Rethymno’s team complains about the atmosphere in Peristeri: “We took quite a beating,” they say.
– Panachaiki is in turmoil — fans cry out that it’s a disgrace for certain players to wear the historic jersey.
– Panathinaikos considers signing Melbi, if they get past Sredets — but in the end, it never happened…