Why Olympiacos did not agree with the letter to UEFA

At Olympiakos, as mentioned earlier, they feel justified after the meeting with the Bennett-Baltakos regarding the issue of the participation of Stavros Mandalos in the appointment of referees.

The people of Piraeus commented that documents were presented at the meeting, from which it appears that there is participation of Mr. Mandalos in the designations of referees of the Super League, while from the first moment, when the new KED was known, the agreement was Bennett is solely responsible for the definitions. Only he, that is, to deal with the definitions and Stavros Mandalos to deal with those in the 3rd National Team. Based on the above, Olympiacos found and confirmed that Bennett and Mandalos are two very close associates.

From there, on to her topic letterwe remind you that, according to the president of the EPO, Taki Baltako, Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, AEK, PAOK, Aris and Volos were close to “shaking hands” in order for it to be drawn up and sent to UEFA. With their letter, the “six” would ask for better referees. Olympiacos, however, insisted until the end on the arrival of a referee from the top six leagues and that was the reason, that he did not consent, after all!

Specifically, Vangelis Marinakis insisted the EPO to request elite or first-class referees from the six leading European leagues (England, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Netherlands). On the contrary, as the people of Piraeus argue, some representatives of other groups, who were at the meeting, wanted elite or first-class referees from all European countries, without parameters, with the consequence that a difference of opinion would arise. Panathinaikos, for example, in its own positionspeaks of elite referees from the ten best leagues or even the upcoming A’ class referee.