Malaga Insiders

Good riddance to the 2022/2023 season -  adiós. Malaga’s season finished with a drab 1-1 draw at La Rosaleda against bottom-of-the-league Ibiza, but while the stuff on the pitch was fairly tepid, things off the pitch were much more heated. We not only looked back on events from this past Saturday, but we also reviewed the season that was and discussed how much of a disaster it actually was and what were the causes of that disaster. We did our best to find some positives though - like what is there to look forward to in the Primera RFEF next season and our personal highlights of a crappy season.

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It is done and it is official: Málaga are relegated and will be playing in the Primera RFEF next season. Those days of working out all the different ways Málaga could stay up are at an end after Málaga lost 2-1 to Alavés this past Saturday. We discussed the game which finally killed off any chance of salvation, before looking ahead to a now pretty pointless home game against Ibiza to finish the season this Saturday. Plus, we talked about the big press conference this past week, the incoming new Sporting Director and the protests that are planned ahead of Saturday’s game.

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Málaga delay the inevitable for another week by comfortably winning 2-0 at La Rosaleda this past Saturday against a pretty submissive Mirandés. We talked about the game and the protests that happened before and during the game, before looking ahead to our trip to Alavés where an actual miracle now needs to occur for Málaga to stay up. Plus, we talked about the hunt for a new Sporting Director, Atlético Malagueño’s chase for promotion  and the difference between British and Spanish football fans.

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After the loss against Ponferradina our believe is gone and we try to accept the  that primera RFEF is a fact for Malaga next season. We flushed all our hopes and excelenetas through the toilet, yes it’s just another sh*t show. 

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It was another raucous afternoon around La Rosaleda on Bank Holiday Monday, as 1000s of fans gathered to greet the Malaga team bus ahead of the game against Huesca. Sadly, the game itself was less raucous and a drab 0-0 draw played out with the headline of the game being Ruben Castro missing an 80th penalty. We reflected on what that point does to Malaga’s survival chances and what they need to do going forward. Plus, I’m sure we discussed the continued fervent support from Malaguistas, the Atlético Malagueño’s bid for promotion and Twitter’s latest obsession: #ExceldelaSalvación

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A double helping of Málaga sport on this episode of Vamos a…, as Matt takes in not only Málaga's 0-0 draw against Huesca, but he also goes to his first-ever basketball, as he headed to watch the blue and white-clad Unicaja CB beat Badalona at the Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena. Plus, there's the madness of the recibimiento before the Málaga game and the usual Victoria-fueled views from Matt and other Malaguistas.

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It is 3 wins in a row for the now mighty Málaga, as they lugged themselves all the way up to Lugo to secure a 2-0 win - a great effort from the team and an equally superb showing from the 500 or so fans that made the 2000km round trip to the north. We discussed a fairly comfortable win for Málaga up in Galicia, before turning our attention to our next game, which is against Huesca at La Rosaleda. Plus, we discussed the annoyance of those teams around Málaga continuing to get points, Atlético Malagueño making the play-offs and the potential return of a local preseason tournament which once saw Espanyol beat Argentina.

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“¡Si, se puede!” indeed, as Málaga made it two wins in a row for the first time this season with a good 1-0 win against play-off-chasing Cartagena at a packed La Rosaleda. We looked back on another Málaga win, before looking ahead to another big game, as Málaga travel to fellow relegation placers Lugo in the lovely green land of Galicia. Plus, we talked about the other big event of this past Sunday, which was our first-ever Guiricast meet-up on Spanish soil with me, Nick and Chris meeting in Málaga with a gang of our regular listeners to enjoy beers, vermouth, occasional tapas and, of course, pacharán. There was a glaring omission though as Alex Ashmore chose to go watch Elton John instead - thus missing out on seeing the Málaga players Sacrifice everything for the 3 points leaving Málaga Still Standing and the Sun Not Quite Going Down on Their Season quite yet. 

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A jolly time was had by all at La Rosaleda this weekend, as Málaga triumphed 1-0 against play-off chasing Cartagena in front of a lively home crowd. There wasn’t just a full house at La Rosaleda, as Matt was joined by Chris and Nick in his prematch ‘antics’, plus some of our Guiricast followers in the first-ever Guiricast meet-up on Spanish soil. Fair to say a good time was had by all and pacharán reigned supreme by the evening’s end.

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Good Friday was a very good Friday indeed for Málaga CF as they very much brought their A-Team and A game to defeat Villarreal’s B Team. However, it sadly looks like it was for nothing, as, as the Easter weekend’s fixtures continued, Málaga’s relegation rivals continued to crucify them as almost all the teams around Málaga won their games leaving Málaga pretty much back to square one. On the positive side, Málaga did put in a great performance away at Villarreal B, so we did have that game to discuss at least, before we looked ahead to a home game this coming Sunday, at a sold-out La Rosaleda, as Málaga take on an in-form Cartagena. 

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