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Post by theoharis on Apr 26, 2012 22:25:28 GMT 10
The book is absolutely fantastic.
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Post by anothermp on Apr 26, 2012 23:39:28 GMT 10
agreed its just awesome, feel like exactly what its meant to be, a comprehensive insight into what our club was 50 years ago.. a different world.. patrinos was like a fucking superstar
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Post by theoharis on Apr 27, 2012 11:53:42 GMT 10
The atmosphere at the games must have been incredible, I've heard many stories, but this book makes me appreciate and understand the reason for the passion so much more.
I like how it really stresses how PanHellenic was much more than just a football club, it united the previously scattered Greek community...
I started reading last night and I'm about 100 pages in, didn't want to put the book down. A lot better than what I thought it would be, and I did have high expectations, massive thumbs up to the author (Y) Must have been so difficult to put together, he would've needed the 12 years !!
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Post by levendara on Apr 27, 2012 12:48:20 GMT 10
Whether you were Cretan, Pontian, Cypriot, from Smyna or Constantinople, Macedonia, Thrace, Epirus, Thessaly, Pelopennese, Athens, Egypt, Olympic united everyone in Sydney under 1 banner
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Post by sweeper on Apr 27, 2012 18:56:32 GMT 10
I was about 7 or 8 years old when the Greeks stormed Wentworth Park during a game.
They wanted to kill the ref and I think he was a Turk ( need to confirm that ).
The late Panhellenic super supporter, Peter Varvaressos stormed onto the field to protect the referee while screaming at the top of his voice, " THOUSTOU TO POUSTI KSILLO TOR ARHITHI, GAMISETONEA TO MALAKA ". He was " protecting "the ref while urging the supporters to give him more.
The rest of the Greeks in the stands were falling over themselves with laughter.
I jumped the first fence with my cousin but my dad grabbed me before I got across the dog track.
WHAT A DAY. I miss those days a lot.
To anyone who reads this and doesn't like it, bad luck.
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Post by levendara on Apr 27, 2012 19:27:39 GMT 10
LOL CLASSIC
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Post by anothermp on Apr 27, 2012 21:35:41 GMT 10
LOL thats mad.. driven past wentworth park a thousand times but never been inside, can only imagine what watching Olympic play there would be like
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Post by sweeper on Apr 27, 2012 22:22:59 GMT 10
I loved it. The away teams might of found the dog track unusual but it was nothing to the Panhellenic supporters. Back in those days there were no parking restrictions either. Today it's a nightmare for parking. When Panhellenic played their last game there, that was the last time I've been inside. At Belmore I still see some of the old faces from back then and the memories flood back. Panhellenic, I was really proud of the club and still am.
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Post by mini on Apr 28, 2012 8:22:20 GMT 10
I've played at that field one time I was against Hakoah
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Post by sweeper on Apr 28, 2012 8:31:46 GMT 10
Na pa na GAMITHI tor Hakoah !!!
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Post by mini on Apr 28, 2012 8:34:52 GMT 10
I scored that game. Not sure of the final score though, lol
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Post by bobolesis on Apr 29, 2012 19:29:52 GMT 10
What is the best way of purchasing this book. I do not attend your matches anymore, but would still like to have it in my collection.
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Post by paoktzi on Apr 29, 2012 19:53:41 GMT 10
Go the office
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Post by levendara on May 11, 2012 16:21:11 GMT 10
What a book!!!
Havent read it all yet but it is some read already
Pan-Hellenic/Olympic grew from nothing to be a powerhouse of soccer in NSW.
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