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**Johnny** · 08-04-07, 02:32 AM

Originally posted by Dhavlos View Post

Ok, I saw this on a thread on RAWK, and it just took my breath away. I know we acclaim ourselves as being some of the best fans around, and no doubt we are, but I look at these videos and I am amazed by the support these fans give their team.

The first video is taken from an event celebrating 80 years of PAOK Salonika. Unbelievable passion and the lyrics cant help but inspire, great song, and very distinctive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fONyDesdPKc

The second video is Panathinaikos basketball fans and again the passion is evident. The combination of passion, emotive lyrics, heartfelt signing, synchronisation and the way the two tiers of fans are in tandem is inspiring.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0rMe2Vyb9E

Two awesome sights.

I see this, and I think as great as we are as supporters, there is still a lot we can learn about supporting and inspiring our team.

First Question,What`s their cappacity and history?.

THESE things matter to decibels.

**Dhav** · 08-04-07, 02:42 AM

Originally posted by Quinncy View Post

First Question,What`s their cappacity and history?.

THESE things matter to decibels.

PAOK have been around 80 yrs and are one of the bigger clubs but have only won a handful of trophies in Greece. A couple of leagues and a few cups. One of their biggest results was knocking Arsenal out of Europe about 10 years ago. They are noted as having by far the most passionate fans in Greece - they are famous for this. They're the most passionate fans you'll see anywhere and their stadium capacity cant be much more than 20,000 odd. Yet look at the way they sing at a formal televised event.

As for the 2nd video, it's a couple of thousand people at a basketball match FFS yet look at the passion - awe-inspiring.

If you understood the lyrics as well you'd be blown away. If you're a player and had that kind of support you'd feel 10 feet tall.

**Johnny** · 08-04-07, 02:44 AM

Originally posted by Dhavlos View Post

PAOK have been around 80 yrs and are one of the bigger clubs but have only won a handful of trophies in Greece. A couple of leagues and a few cups. One of their biggest results was knocking Arsenal out of Europe about 10 years ago. They are noted as having by far the most passionate fans in Greece - they are famous for this. They're the most passionate fans you'll see anywhere and their stadium capacity cant be much more than 20,000 odd. Yet look at the way they sing at a formal televised event.

As for the 2nd video, it's a couple of thousand people at a basketball match FFS yet look at the passion - awe-inspiring.

If you understood the lyrics as well you'd be blown away. If you're a player and had that kind of support you'd feel 10 feet tall.

Who founded PAOK?

**Dhav** · 08-04-07, 02:48 AM

Originally posted by Quinncy View Post

Who founded PAOK?

I think the club was formed by Greek refugees from Constantinople.

Like I say, some of the most fanatical fans anywhere in the world

**desertscouser** · 08-04-07, 06:51 AM

Originally posted by Dhavlos View Post

Ok, I saw this on a thread on RAWK, and it just took my breath away. I know we acclaim ourselves as being some of the best fans around, and no doubt we are, but I look at these videos and I am amazed by the support these fans give their team.

The first video is taken from an event celebrating 80 years of PAOK Salonika. Unbelievable passion and the lyrics cant help but inspire, great song, and very distinctive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fONyDesdPKc

The second video is Panathinaikos basketball fans and again the passion is evident. The combination of passion, emotive lyrics, heartfelt signing, synchronisation and the way the two tiers of fans are in tandem is inspiring.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0rMe2Vyb9E

Two awesome sights.

I see this, and I think as great as we are as supporters, there is still a lot we can learn about supporting and inspiring our team.

F*cking loved the Panathinaikos clip. What a superb tune.

But in terms of noise nothing will ever come close to this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TcO_...elated&search=

**Dhav** · 08-04-07, 11:54 AM

Originally posted by desertscouser View Post

F*cking loved the Panathinaikos clip. What a superb tune.

But in terms of noise nothing will ever come close to this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TcO_...elated&search=

Amazing clip. Watching that I'm so proud I don't support a plastic club like Arsenal with their plastic, generic nonsense like "We love you Arsenal" and "who are ye".

But I do wish we had something like the Panathinaikos song, where perhaps the Kop is leading the song and the other sides of the stadium follow. That would be awesome.

**ronan** · 08-04-07, 11:54 AM

the paok song is class, people have been trying to match it to words for us on a few different forums for months

**Dhav** · 08-04-07, 12:01 PM

Originally posted by ronan View Post

the paok song is class, people have been trying to match it to words for us on a few different forums for months

If we could get that going it would be great, but the song really needs the kind of lyrics that the PAOK version has simply to do it justice.

**desertscouser** · 08-04-07, 12:23 PM

The PAOK one is brilliant too but the Panathinaikos song literally sends shivers down my spine. Pure passion. Love that sh!t.

**cobain** · 08-04-07, 12:27 PM

The PAOK fans were great! Credit to them!

But I think our record of the loudest fans in the world (from the Carling Cup final 2004/05) has been bettered by Turkish fans. I'll try to find a link and post it here...