Malaga Insiders

After a rather quiet period for Málaga off the pitch, disaster struck as FIFA imposed a transfer ban on us. In this podcast we discuss the implications of said ban, how Málaga can avoid it and FIFA, the organisation as a whole. On the field, things have taken a turn for the worse in the league as Málaga lost their undefeated home record with a 2-1 loss to SD Amorebieta. This is was the main topic of our discussion as well as some referee/VAR talk. In spite of all this, there is a glimmer of positivity as we look back on Málaga’s recent cup success against Peña Sport to try and heal the wounds from our analysis of our performance against Amorebieta. Finally, we take a look forward to Málaga’s next two games, Eibar away and our opponent in the next round of the Copa del Rey, Rayo Majadahonda. It also wouldn’t be a Guiricast podcast without some non-football talk so do enjoy some small NFL references and a little bit of Prince.

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Another away game, another away loss - this podcast is getting far too repetitive post-away games. Our main focus this week will be on the embarrassing performance in the snow, as Malaga lost 3-0 at Burgos. Plus we’ll look forward to returning to La Rosaleda this weekend to take on Amorebieta, as well as a brief Copa del Rey preview as Malaga travel to fourth-tier Pena Sport - a glorious chance to get an away win finally.

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In front of a boisterous atmosphere, Málaga secured another home win, as Los Boquerones beat Las Palmas 2-1 in a fast-paced game full of quality and controversy. We have a lot to go through with this humdinger of a game, before we then try to find an answer to how Málaga can claim their first away win of the season at Burgos. Plus, we talk about Ramón’s injury woes, Josemi’s New York half marathon and, carrying on the theatrical theme of this week’s pod,  the three of us discuss our past experiences performing in school plays.

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In front of a season-high 22,000 fans, Málaga win once again at La Rosaleda. This time, Las Palmas fell foul to fortress La Rosaleda, as Malaguistas created another amazing atmosphere, Matt takes you to the reception for the players two hours before kick-off, there are the usual Victoria-fuelled chats at Bar Hermanons Madrid and there are giddy ramblings as Málaga take a late lead.

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It’s Canary Islands week at La Rosaleda this week with home games against Tenerife and Las Palmas. We started Monday night with another 1-0 victory at La Rosaleda, as Tenerife fell victim to Málaga’s good home form (and some rather suspect refereeing). We look back over Monday’s night game against Tenerife, before looking ahead to our game with Las Palmas with Matt Rayns of the UDLP UK Fan Zone. Plus, we talk about the continued success of Málaga Femenino, Victoria beer in Doncaster Tesco and Chris’ burgeoning love for all things Swedish. 

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For the latest Guiricast Plus episode, we talked to Dani Strindholm - Málaga's highly thought of young Swedish goalie, who has played between the sticks for Atlético Malagueño and Sweden’s U19s and has been with the senior squad of Málaga on several occasions. He tells us about his upbringing in Málaga and his love for Málaga CF; how he still has a season ticket at La Rosaleda and his trips to the stadium with his dad; his ambitions for the future with his eyes set on more senior football soon; and he answers the big question of whether he prefers albondigas or Swedish meatballs. 

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After a brief discussion about Málaga’s 2-1 home win against Real Sociedad B, we move on to discussing our nightmare performance in Cartagena. The worst performance of the season? Undoubtedly. We discuss Málaga’s lame 3-1 away defeat to Cartagena, as well as talking to Chris Todd about our upcoming game against Tenerife. Plus, Matt pitches his Bobby Boquerón mascot idea, we talk about fan treatment in Spain and we listen to Chris eat some crisps.

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On a chilly Thursday night at La Rosaleda, Málaga defeat Real Sociedad B 2-1 to continue their excellent home form, which now moves them up to 8th in the league. Matt heads to La Rosaleda to watch a decent performance from the home side, but an exceptional one from Antonin, who looked back to his best in this game. Plus, there's the usual prematch stuff, such as Matt talking about Manchester a lot again and offending a Manchester United fan; we chat with Jordan about what is more stressful: just becoming a dad or just becoming a Málaga season ticket holder; and, again Victoria beer gets mentioned numerous times (they really should be sponsoring us by now).

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Another home game, another game without defeat - Málaga’s excellent home form continues with a comfortable 1-0 win over Lugo. We discuss Genaro’s excellent finish, a return to form for Antoñín and we wax lyrical about Victor Gomez and his performance - a performance we unanimously decide is the best individual performance of the season so far. Then we look ahead to our game against Oviedo, but instead end up talking about Woody Allen statues and whether the exterior of Oviedo’s stadium is aesthetically pleasing or not. Plus, we talk Hummel shirts, all the Málaga squad heading to the gender reveal party for an expectant father in the squad and we introduce Nick Bell, the latest member to the Guiricast backroom staff.

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Matt takes you to La Rosaleda once again, as he takes in Málaga’s comfortable 1-0 win over Lugo. Matt’s day started with him befriending a German guy in the bar and convincing him to join him at the game - and of course at Bar Hermanos Madrid, where the usual array of guiris could be found. You can expect the usual nonsense of Victoria beer chat, Kevin being compared to Kevin de Bruyne, Matt being scared by loud bangs (again) and the thrills of listening to him run to make the last bus home.

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