Most of you who will read the next paragraph will not understand anything but I want to express how it feels to be a fan of a small team..
What if:
Salamina (as small team) reaches the semi-finals of the Cyprus final in the expense of Omonia:
- Less money for the TV station that will broadcast the game because of less demand, therefore lower revenue from commercials.
- Less money for the Cyprus Football Association because the Salamina stadium can only hold about 4500 spectators. Therefore the maximum money from tickets is about 76,500 Euros from which about 22,500 goes to the CFA.
- Probability of a not very interesting semi-final because of the low strength of Salamina
What if:
Omonia (as big team) reaches the semi-finals of the Cyprus final in the expense of Salamina:
- More money for the TV station that will broadcast the game because of higher demand, therefore higher revenue from commercials.
- More money for the CFA because Omonia stadium can hold about 25000 spectators. Therefore the maximum money from tickets is about 425,000 Euros. Considering that the stadium that Omonia uses belongs to the CFA, about 275,000 goes to CFA. 10 TIMES MORE THAN IF SALAMINA MADE IT THROUGH!
- Higher probability of a more interesting final because of Omonia's strengh.
- The revenues quoted above for the CFA could be doubled in the very decent possibility that Omonia makes the final instead of Salamina making it.
Let's see what happened at the games:
- Omonia equalized Ethnikos in the 5th of the 4 extra minutes added (you do the math here) with a penalty that was given against Ethnikos who unfairly played with a player less for about 40 minutes.
- Salamina was denied a penalty kick which was very similar to the one given to Omonia. People who did not watch the game have not heard or read anything about it.
- Apollonas and Salamina must be the most stupid teams in the league. While knowing that Omonia was down they could have arranged for Salamina to equalize and throw Omonia out of the cup. A win-win situation. Apollonas has one less strong team to face in the semi-final, Salamina goes through. AND YET THEY DIDN'T DO IT!
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, that is the sadness of following Cyprus soccer.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
How things work..
It's been a really bad week for me. But there are always lessons to be learned. 1) There are people who love and care about you, 2) Doctors primary concern in the U.S is if you have health insurance and if you can pay them, 3) When you are in pain, think that someone else, somewhere else had more pain than you and survived through it.
Today I went to the Kroger pharmacy to fill my prescriptions for new medication. We were the only ones at the pharmacy, I gave the prescription and the lovely lady told me that we had to wait for 30 minutes because they are running a little behind. I was wondering how can a pharmacy with three pharmacists and not many potential customers run behind, especially when I was watching them and didn't seem to me that they were trying too hard.
It took me a while...and then it struck me !!!! THEY WANT YOU TO STAY IN KROGER FOR 30 MINUTES SO YOU CAN SHOP AND SPEND MONEY. That is exactly right. I was in terrible pain, I could barely walk but they had me wander around in their supermarket so that I can shop more. And of course when I went back after 15 minutes my medication was ready and waiting. You know why? Because it only takes 5 MINUTES TO FILL A PRESCRIPTION!
To a totally different subject now..I am totally convinced that Molly has magical powers. I am 100% sure. It all makes sense to me now! There are 4 instances I can prove that. Here we go:
1) 4 years ago we were in Las Vegas and I was making some money on the blackjack table when Molly turned to me and she said "You are doing well huh..". That was it. I did not make any money on blackjack for the next three days. I even think I broke the record of fastest losing money on a blackjack table.
2) About 2 weeks ago, we woke up and there was sun outside. And for all you who live in the great state of Indiana you know why that is worth mentioning. Molly's first words were "It is a beautiful day today". It turned out to be the most rainy, yucky, very cold day.
3) I was watching the NCAA basketball final last night between Kansas (blue shirts) and Memphis (white shirts). Memphis was up by 9 points 2 minutes before the end of the game. So I asked Molly who does she want to win. Here is our conversation:
Alkis: "Which team do you want to win?"
Molly: "What are their colors?"
Alkis: "Blue and White"
Molly: "Blue"
GUESS WHAT! KANSAS makes an astonishing comeback and wins the game!!!
4) I was watching the Arsenal(white shirts)-Liverpool(red shirts)l game today when Arsenal was up by 0-1 and they were playing much better than Liverpool. So I asked Molly again..which team does she want to win. She answered "Red". And guess what. In the next minute, Liverpool scores and takes over the game and wins!
WOW. I am impressed.
Today I went to the Kroger pharmacy to fill my prescriptions for new medication. We were the only ones at the pharmacy, I gave the prescription and the lovely lady told me that we had to wait for 30 minutes because they are running a little behind. I was wondering how can a pharmacy with three pharmacists and not many potential customers run behind, especially when I was watching them and didn't seem to me that they were trying too hard.
It took me a while...and then it struck me !!!! THEY WANT YOU TO STAY IN KROGER FOR 30 MINUTES SO YOU CAN SHOP AND SPEND MONEY. That is exactly right. I was in terrible pain, I could barely walk but they had me wander around in their supermarket so that I can shop more. And of course when I went back after 15 minutes my medication was ready and waiting. You know why? Because it only takes 5 MINUTES TO FILL A PRESCRIPTION!
To a totally different subject now..I am totally convinced that Molly has magical powers. I am 100% sure. It all makes sense to me now! There are 4 instances I can prove that. Here we go:
1) 4 years ago we were in Las Vegas and I was making some money on the blackjack table when Molly turned to me and she said "You are doing well huh..". That was it. I did not make any money on blackjack for the next three days. I even think I broke the record of fastest losing money on a blackjack table.
2) About 2 weeks ago, we woke up and there was sun outside. And for all you who live in the great state of Indiana you know why that is worth mentioning. Molly's first words were "It is a beautiful day today". It turned out to be the most rainy, yucky, very cold day.
3) I was watching the NCAA basketball final last night between Kansas (blue shirts) and Memphis (white shirts). Memphis was up by 9 points 2 minutes before the end of the game. So I asked Molly who does she want to win. Here is our conversation:
Alkis: "Which team do you want to win?"
Molly: "What are their colors?"
Alkis: "Blue and White"
Molly: "Blue"
GUESS WHAT! KANSAS makes an astonishing comeback and wins the game!!!
4) I was watching the Arsenal(white shirts)-Liverpool(red shirts)l game today when Arsenal was up by 0-1 and they were playing much better than Liverpool. So I asked Molly again..which team does she want to win. She answered "Red". And guess what. In the next minute, Liverpool scores and takes over the game and wins!
WOW. I am impressed.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
The reason we lost...
This blog post is dedicated especially to two of my blog fans..or actually to THE ONLY two blog fans I have...
I love you girls but you did not give us a chance to fairly compete on Friday. We got a 1-minute penalty because we ASSUMED that we were supposed to pop the balloons. We did not cheat..we assumed.
My objections also go for the questions you had up there.."Who was Charlize Theron engaged to?". WOW. It takes a lot of E! to know this answer. It is like I am asking you "Who was the point guard of Golden State Warriors in 1999"
I mean we even knew the questions and we could not get all the answers correct. How difficult were those questions?
Thriller by Michael Jackson? I was supposed to know that? I am supposed to know a song by some singer who was born in Gary, IN? Hey..how about this question.. "Who was the lead singer for Eurovision in 1985?" Fair?
And what about the drink station? I tried putting rum in the water glass for team 3 and Erica wouldn't let me. Why, why, why??
I know you are probably laughing reading this..and I am too. I am just teasing with both of you..(even though I think we should have won). I had fun on Friday. Let's do it again soon. Melissa can you turn 26 soon?
Btw..let me not forget HIGHLIGHT of the night:
We are getting ready to leave and Molly decides that it is a good idea to put her cellphone in her camera case. I immediately turned to Nathan and told those words:
"I bet you anything in the world, she will wake up tomorrow and she will be looking all over her place for her cell-phone"
Three (3) minutes later we are in the car...and the phone rings...and guess what!! Molly cannot find it..she can't remember where she put it!!
Saturday night was fun too..well free drinks are always fun. Thanks to the MBAA Association for providing us with the drinks and to the committees who helped produce a great cultural event. It was fun to meet new people (especially Europeans) that I did not know that they were in the program.
New week tomorrow..great start with K507, followed by Market Research. 1 week left for the big presentation!!
I love you girls but you did not give us a chance to fairly compete on Friday. We got a 1-minute penalty because we ASSUMED that we were supposed to pop the balloons. We did not cheat..we assumed.
My objections also go for the questions you had up there.."Who was Charlize Theron engaged to?". WOW. It takes a lot of E! to know this answer. It is like I am asking you "Who was the point guard of Golden State Warriors in 1999"
I mean we even knew the questions and we could not get all the answers correct. How difficult were those questions?
Thriller by Michael Jackson? I was supposed to know that? I am supposed to know a song by some singer who was born in Gary, IN? Hey..how about this question.. "Who was the lead singer for Eurovision in 1985?" Fair?
And what about the drink station? I tried putting rum in the water glass for team 3 and Erica wouldn't let me. Why, why, why??
I know you are probably laughing reading this..and I am too. I am just teasing with both of you..(even though I think we should have won). I had fun on Friday. Let's do it again soon. Melissa can you turn 26 soon?
Btw..let me not forget HIGHLIGHT of the night:
We are getting ready to leave and Molly decides that it is a good idea to put her cellphone in her camera case. I immediately turned to Nathan and told those words:
"I bet you anything in the world, she will wake up tomorrow and she will be looking all over her place for her cell-phone"
Three (3) minutes later we are in the car...and the phone rings...and guess what!! Molly cannot find it..she can't remember where she put it!!
Saturday night was fun too..well free drinks are always fun. Thanks to the MBAA Association for providing us with the drinks and to the committees who helped produce a great cultural event. It was fun to meet new people (especially Europeans) that I did not know that they were in the program.
New week tomorrow..great start with K507, followed by Market Research. 1 week left for the big presentation!!
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