Malaga Insiders

The Guiricast is back! Yes, we are back for the first podcast of the season where we look over what has been going on at Málaga over the summer, from the new players to the new kits. Plus, we were joined by Alex Fitzpatrick of The Spanish Segunda podcast to give us the lowdown on the rest of the league this upcoming season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Málaga’s 2020/21 season is a wrap and they finish it with a bang, thanks to a 3-0 home win against Castellón. We look back on our biggest win of the season, before we celebrate the season our own way with our 2nd annual Guiricast End of Season Awards. We pick our best game, goal, young player and player of the season, plus much more whilst sipping a way at some pacharán. Also, we talk about the ap...

Two losses in a week for Málaga carries on their bad run of form over recent weeks; we look back on our two 1-0 losses to Girona and Leganés this past week. Plus, we talk about our upcoming final game of the season against Castellón, the potential arrival of a new manager, the new teams in Segunda and the sad passing away of former player and Sporting Director Francesc Arnau.  Learn more about you...

For the latest Guiricast Plus episode, we head to South America to talk about all things Venezuela. Who better to join us to chat Venezuela than Jordan Florit, the author of the excellent ‘Red Wine and Arepas: How Football is Becoming a Religion in Venezuela’. We discuss Jordan's adventures in Venezuela, how football has grown there and the many Venezuelan footballers who have come through Málaga...

After a few weeks of speculation, Sergio Pellicer has confirmed that he will be leaving Málaga CF at the end of the season. We react to the news and discuss who could be the new manager. Also, we were delighted to be joined by Oviedo fan Alexandra Jonson to talk about Málaga’s 1-0 loss to Oviedo this week, as well as her dislike for Eurovision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...

We were delighted to be joined by Málaga right-back, Iván Calero. We talked about his time at Málaga so far, playing without fans, VAR, Escassi apparently not being scary and his time spent with  the likes of Diego Simeone, Steve McLaren and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As thunder and lightning hammered the Costa del Sol, all was calm on the pitch at La Rosaleda. Málaga put in a composed performance against promotion chasing Mallorca and very much deserved their 1-1 draw. We look back on us getting a penalty for only the second time this season, the brilliance of Juan Soriano and the guy with the Mini name, but the big talent. Plus, we look ahead to our game agai...

As expected against the best team in the league, Málaga succumbed to a 3-0 loss to Espanyol - a club who will almost certainly be joining the Primera very soon. Having listened to us lament the defeat and with Chris’ delivering some interesting analogies on how the game reminded him of dating, we looked ahead to our next game. From playing 1st in the league, we now go on to play 2nd in the league,...

With their own play-off party seeming impossible now, Málaga could be heading to a different promotion party this weekend. This Sunday, Málaga travel to Espanyol to take on the league leaders, where the hosts can get promoted if results go their way elsewhere. We were joined by Mark the ‘Mancunian Perico’ to talk all things Espanyol ahead of the game. We also discussed what went wrong for Málaga a...

All of football was dwarfed this week by the news of a potential European Super League. It would have been amiss of us not to offer our views on this proposal and how it could affect football and our own beloved Málaga. Of course, we didn’t ignore the going-ons at Málaga, as they drew 1-1 at Las Palmas. Is that the end of their ambitious play-off hopes now? Or does a win against Fuenlabrada this c...

It’s now two wins in a row for Málaga and they sit comfortably in the top half - so can we begin using the P word? (SPOILER ALERT: it does get used a lot on this podcast eventually). We look back on Málaga’s ‘comfortable’ 2-0 win over Albacete, as well as talking about the latest news coming out of Málaga regarding possible summer signings. We were also delighted to be joined by Matt Rayns of the...

Was it a David Lombán goal? Was it is a Stefan Šćepović goal? Do we care? Not really - a goal is a goal and that goal meant a 1-0 win for Málaga over Lugo, taking Los Boquerones onto 46 points and surely guaranteeing their place in Segunda next season already. We look back on a game described as a ‘boxing match’ by Sergio Pellicer, as well as looking ahead to our game against bottom of the league...

There have been two games in a week for Málaga and just one point taken. We look back at an unfruitful week for the club with a 1-1 draw away at Cartagena and then a 3-0 loss at home to high-flying Almeria. What has gone wrong for Málaga this week and how do they get back on track against Lugo this coming weekend? We discuss all. Plus, we are also joined by Almeria fan Brian White to talk about VA...

For our second bonus podcast, we were delighted to be joined by Charlie Dean I’Anson - a professional footballer at UCAM Murcia and, more importantly for us, a Málaga fan. We talked about his move from England to Spain as a child and growing up in Benalmadena, where he got to play alongside Isco at Atlético Benamiel. Plus, we talked about British footballers abroad, his time at Grimsby Town, his e...

A player dives in on the ball at the goalie’s arms at chest height and prods it home for a goal: you are the ref - what do you do? If you are Ocón Arraiz you give a goal, but what about the Guiricast? We talk about that 1-1 draw with Tenerife and that controversial equaliser. Plus, we are joined by Jordan of @FCCartagenaUK to talk about this Saturday’s Cartagena v Málaga game and discuss Ruben Cas...

For only the second time this season, Málaga have won two games in a row...so are we getting greedy now and hoping for a third? For that third win to come, we need to beat Tenerife, so we were delighted to be rejoined by Tenerife-native Chris Todd of the Armada Sur to talk all things Málaga v Tenerife. Of course, we also look back on this past Sunday’s 1-0 win over Logroñés, although we end up spe...

After 40 games without stepping up to the penalty spot, Málaga finally have a penalty - a penalty that helped secure a 2-0 win at La Rosaleda. All hail Luis Muñoz! We look back on a great win for Málaga and the second home win in a row. As well as that, we look ahead to our away game this coming weekend at Logroñés and talk about a potential well-travelled new signing. Learn more about your ad cho...

It’s been a tough week for Málaga after a loss to Mirandes this past Monday; however, arguably the biggest loss came in the form of the injury to the team’s main goalscoring threat, Pablo Chavarria. Who will Málaga replace Chavarria with? And who better to see us through the stormy times than one half of the Storm Time podcast, David Wilcox, a Bristol Rovers fan and all-round intrepid groundhopper...

For our first ever Guiricast+ episode, we are joined by Ellis Platten of Away Days fame. Originally, Ellis agreed to join us to talk all things football shirts and to choose his top 3 Málaga shirts, but we delved into so much more. Leeds, Porto, groundhopping and the concept of supporting two teams were all discussed, plus much more, before we eventually made it on to talking about all things foot...

Finally, Málaga win at home again - their first home win since the 22nd October! A 2-0 win over Rayo Vallecano means we have fun talking about Málaga playing well at home for a change with particular love for the superb Luis Muñoz. As well as analysing the Rayo game, we look ahead to our game versus Mirandés with Doncaster Rovers fan Tony Greenall, a man who has stumbled into a soft spot for Miran...

Valentine’s Day evening proves to be not very fruitful for Málaga in Gijón, as they slump to another defeat . that is now one win in nine for the team, but was there more attacking intent than usual? As well as discussing the loss in Gijón, we look ahead to our game against Rayo Vallecano and a reunion with former player Antoñín. Plus, what 2019/2020 Málaga player do we miss the most, how some bof...

Málaga’s winless home streak continues as this weekend’s loss to Zaragoza now means it is four months without a win at La Rosaleda. We discuss what went wrong, while Alex suggests how his beloved Yeovil Town deal with these sort of situations. To get over more despair at La Rosaleda, Málaga head north to Gijón this upcoming weekend to take on Sporting and so we talk about the league’s current top...

As Ismael’s Instagram post read on the weekend, ‘No pain, no gain’ - this was referring to his head being bandaged up, but it could also refer to watching the painfully dull opening 91 minutes of Alcorcón v Málaga to then being rewarded with that winning goal in the 92nd minute. We look back over Málaga’s first league win of 2021, before looking ahead to our upcoming game at home against Real Zara...

La Rosaleda continues to be a broken home for Málaga, as we look back on another home loss - this time a 2-0 loss to Ponferradina. We try to work out what wrong and question do Málaga need to start worrying about ‘Doing a Numancia’ yet. We also delve into the virtual world this week, as we get to chat with Málaga’s very own professional FIFA Player, Pablo Naveiras AKA ‘Brutaker’ about the life of...

Málaga fall at the last 32 hurdle of the Copa del Rey, as our neighbours Granada come to town to beat Los Boquerones 2-1. We look back on Sunday lunchtime’s Andalusian Derby, before we turn our attention back towards the league - and that means an upcoming home game against Ponferradina. We are joined again by Mr. Ponferradina Chris Pidgeon to talk about the upcoming Málaga v Ponferradina, as well...