Malaga Insiders

He’s 'Natxo' manager, Natxo is Málaga’s manager - that’s right, last week appointed Natxo Gonzalez as their manager, replacing the recently sacked Jose Alberto. We discussed the new man in the Málaga hotseat, as well as his first game in charge away to Mirandés; a new manager, but the same Málaga as the week before, with Málaga going down 3-0 on the road. Plus, we look ahead to our game v Zaragoza this coming Saturday with the Spanish Segunda’s show Liam Banbridge, who of course is also a Zaragoza fan. 

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Ibiza, a place synonymous with partying,  brought their party to La Rosaleda, as they hammered Los Blanquiazules 5-0. The fans demanded blood and they got it, as that loss has now seen Jose Alberto sacked for his position as manager of Málaga CF. We discussed the end of the Jose Alberto era and potential new managers, as well as the tragic loss of a Málaga legend Antonio Benitez this week. Plus, we look ahead to the game against Mirandés, we talk about Chris’ Beefeater gin-fuelled trip to La Rosaleda and we discuss all things Burns Night, as Alex ditches the pod to travel to Santander to present Jack Harper with a Scottish flag.

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‘Don’t let the football ruin your day,’ is the moniker of many a match-going football fan, but it is hard to not view the day as ruined when you’ve just watched your team lose 5-0 at home. Matt - along with fellow Guiricaster Chris - take in a bleak night at La Rosaleda (even though Matt clearly doesn’t see it coming with some remarkably optimistic (and naive) thoughts at half-time). Plus, there’s the usual prematch chat with a range of characters at Bar Hermanos Madrid.

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On the latest Guiricast Plus, we got to talk with Málaga’s biggest Reggae artist: Little Pepe. We talked to him about his new song, ‘Soy un Lion’ and his love for Málaga and its football team.

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It’s been two weeks without a game for Málaga and now we are ready to get back into the fray at La Rosaleda, as this Saturday Ibiza come to town. We talked with UD Ibiza fan Oliver Merlin about how Ibiza’s season is going so far, what Málaga can expect from Ibiza's Paco Jemez revolution and we discuss Cifu's apparent hipster lifestyle (according to Wikipedia). Plus, we talk about Antoñín's seemingly imminent departure from Málaga and other transfer news surrounding the club. Also, the podcast may contain air fryer chat.

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Málaga returned to La Rosaleda for the first time in 2022, picking up a point against Sporting Gijón in a thrilling game. There were VAR calls, new signings impressing, flukey goals and one player in particular reminding us of how capable he can be, as Ramón delivers a masterclass and a wonder goal. We will look back at Sunday evening’s game, as well as talking about our new mascot, Súper Boke, new faces at the club and Matt explains the joys of Puskás FC

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Matt takes in a brilliant game at La Rosaleda, as Málaga earn a draw against Sporting Gijón with a late Ramón wonder strike to make it 2-2. Plus, Matt finds more Swansea fans around La Rosaleda than ever before, he talks a lot about Kevin (again) and meets the ‘boisterous’ young lads of a Rotterdam based football team on tour.

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Feliz año a todos. It’s the start of 2022 and a time when you will hear people spouting the phrase ‘New Year, New Me’ and it seems that Málaga are very much following the ‘New Year, New Me’ philosophy. It’s out with the Málaga of 2021 and in with the new 2022 version, as Málaga have finally won their first league game away from home this season in the opening game of 2022  We’ll be looking back on our win at Alcorcón, alongside our newest Guiricast member Sergio, who was at Santo Domingo to watch Málaga get the 3 points. We will also look forward to our first home game of 2022 this coming Sunday, as Málaga take on Sporting Gijon, as well as looking over what has been going at the club over the winter break.

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Feliz Navidad We are back for another Christmas special full of festive cheer and Christmas crackers…well...sort of. Sadly, Málaga got themselves thrown on the naughty list this week with a second consecutive defeat at La Rosaleda. Like every Christmas, there are some parts you just have to slog through at times and we’ll be unwrapping what went wrong at La Rosaleda this past Saturday. At least Jose Alberto tried to get in the mood though by wearing the sort of cardigan which Bing Crosby would have been proud of. To try to lift our moods we interviewed Tatiana Rodriguez of the all-conquering Málaga Femenino, there was a bit of festive chat and a surprise special guest: Marc Harrison - Matt’s brother.

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After weeks and weeks, Málaga finally put in a great performance away from home by securing a point at Eibar in a game they could have easily won. Could this be the big turning point for Málaga’s travel issues?...Well, apparently not, as our boys were dumped unceremoniously out of the cup by 3rd tier Rayo Majadahonda. We’ll look back on two very different showings on this week’s podcast. Then it's back home this Saturday afternoon to take on Leganés in our final game before the winter break, so we preview the game as well as talking about whether José Alberto’s job is in any danger. 

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