Malmo’s season started well. They were undefeated in their first eight games, recording wins against current league leaders, Gothenburg, and recent champions, Helsingborg, as well as a 2-2 draw at Elfsborg, but form soon slumped.
They’ve only recorded back to back wins in the league once since. Wednesday’s 3-0 over Salzburg is by some measure their best result of the season. Right now, there will be a lot of football fans in Austria wondering how on earth Salzburg are out of the Champions League. There’s a fair chance there’s just as many fans in Sweden wondering how Malmo remain in the competition, but there are clues.
Salzburg lost narrowly to Rapid Vienna days before the capitulation in Sweden, the second reversal in two league games this season. They beat a team from a regional league in the cup (0-7) but that and the 2-0 win over Malmo is the only positives in an early season full of panic.
Preseason friendlies are not to be regarded as an indication of anything, but home win over a weak-looking Southampton was the only friendly in which they avoided defeat in four attempts. At most this indicates their fitness was behind the curve.
The most telling inferences from all of these stats is that the margins between success and failure for Malmo, Salzburg, and Celtic, are tight. We could and should have beaten Maribor a year ago. Dedryck Boyata’s late goal against Qarabag transpired to be all that separated us from them. We are looking fit, and organised, but you and I both know we’ve yet to spark up front. We have a lot of work to do in the margins before the end of the month.
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No worries Dexter, Iif The Hoops ever play in Leverkusen I will be on here letting everyone know that if they come to my city, they will be looked after, Shalke or Dortmund would be similar, I would be telling everyone to stay in cologne and I would organise the supporters bus to the game, one hour away.
One dat The Hoops will visit NRW and I will plan the ultimate CQN away day.
Will we be home or away first for the last 16 tie? ;-)
Paul 67 luv your work but this new set up is beyond me. HH
Ok ghuys
I came on to apologise for my recent rants, BUT, seeing some of your totally outragous responses, I do despair. WTF did I do to deserve this. Wit the feck is………….. Who cares, I support Celtic.
Lennybhoy I live 5minutes away from you.HH.
TcR ….. Pearse Jordan was a favourite of mine when we were all going to the games, years ago, I drink in a wee boozer called “the bammy” a few of the ML bhoy a will know the pub, walked in last Sunday and Pearse Jordan was on, only about a dozen folk in but young and old stopped talking and appreciated the song……am not into hatred of the other mob some of the songs of fallen heroes are pretty dam amazing
Mönchengladbach, for me would be just as good as Leverkusen. A little further by train, about 25 minutes, but generally when European teams play in Leverkusen or Mönchengladbach the travelling support stay in Cologne.
Weefra
I know you support the tic and that’s what makes us all part of the same family, I’m sure Dena and Jamesgang and a good few others would be disappointed not to get their hug at the corner. Don’t take others criticism to heart they are only giving their opinion right or wrong, no reaction from anybody on my thoughts of playing Virgil up front. HH
FrannyB if you know anybody on the committee of the Banks you will know my big brother
gerry,
The ballad of Pearse Jordan is a truly magnificent song.Magical.
I know it doesn’t read right but I love Aidan McAnespie, and as a wee bhoy The Town I Loved so Well will be hard to beat…..
No hatred just really meaningfull songs !
WeefratheTim on 9th August 2015 12:29 am
G`day from Oz,pal.
Mate.
Most of us cop it at one time or another.
Sometimes deservedly.Sometimes not.
I find that the strategy that helps is to take on board criticism from those for whom you have respect.
As for the rest,try not to let it get to you.
Bigot.Racist.Hun.etc.etc.Epithets directed at my goodself.
Now it`s simply watter aff a duck`s bahookie:
A farming reference…………..
:-)
These attacks should only matter if you know them to be true.
Hail Hail
PAPAJOE55
I would too. He has all the attributes for a proper target man, and there’s no question of his abilities when tracking back.
TCR that oat was to you
Richie
Thanks I think he has it all reminds me of Rudd Gullitt. Aerial ability pace good feet nothing to lose giving it a try. Antony Stokes for me if griff doesn’t make it Scepovic doesn’t look hungry for me.
G64 .. Load’s a respect for you mate, but this new format just contains some news about what’s happening at the club, etc ..
Paul’s put a lot of his time into this blog, and money over the last decade .. If you’re reading this .. You’re communicating ..
Like everything else that’s new, just takes a bit of getting used to ..
It’s only conservatives that struggle to adapt to change ..
;)
Signing off now,
Hope you can all make it to Dublin 2016,
http://youtu.be/pnYzhKt2BC8
Pink Floyd.
Night all
Clogher
Ha!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnTmBjk-M0c&sns=em
An oldie (for CQN) but Goldie…
I read something the other day that resonated…
“What other people think of me is none of my business”
Roll on the Future….
Saw Tony Watt turning the game for Charlton today on the highlights against QPR.
Would take him back in an an instant if he toed the line .
Marvellous wee day in the bestest of company today.
I managed to drag a mate round an art gallery/country house,a unique bridge,a few other things,and a most beautiful historical building.
And had some beer and grub.
Great day. And you know what?
It wouldn’t have been possible for me to have spent it in the bestest of company if it wasn’t for CQN.
I would never have met Ayrshire Tim if CQN didn’t exist. I would have never met so many absolutely magic men and women as I have in the last three years were it not for CQN
Never met a bad yin yet.
I’d hate that to change.
PS-Ayrshire TIm now knows that Bath is bloody expensive!
Stephen hawking stumped.
Admits in all the universe he cannot find an equation that proves there is a handsome hun
I will be visiting Paradise on August 19th. So looking forward to it… Might lurk at CQN corner if someone gives me a hint where it is… :0)
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Looking forward to Tonight’s Old Firm Oops sorry Glasgow Derby..
Leigh Leigh Super Leigh to deliver a ‘You need to Play me from the Start’ message to Ole Ronny..【ツ】
Avro BBQ at The Bobby Sands Memorial CSC Bar then the Game Hoops Live at 9:30pm EST..
Just about as Close as You can get to a Super Sunday In the Bay..
‘There could be Trouble ahead’
Summa of MondayClubBookedAlreadyCSC
PJBHOY
Enjoyed that clip and your quote laughter is the best medicine at the end of the day.
TRI
Tony Watt has obviously a natural talent for scoring goals , however in this day and age working hard in training and for 90 mins on the park is essential hope he learns to improve that aspect. Saw Henrik and Chris Sutton having bad games but they still gave 100% for the team that’s what made them great players. HH
Carl Sagan .. Pale green dot ..
:)
Pjbhoy,
Cqn corner/gazebo is getting boycotted by the ultra Left wing small text names brigado.
We meet in secret cells, but we don’t know who other others are.
We get a text on the day of the match, saying where the rendezvous is.
Pass code upon meeting is
flounce.
KEEP IT LIT.
Mick
Had a few with Benny last week (along with a few other BV clique members!)
Diamond geezer!
Night Bhoys
Off ski.
Last orders,
Bbc2
Great wee film.
Kelly Reilly.
Aye.
RICHIE
Diamond?
Had to sell one to get the round in
papajoe,
If he gets his attitude sorted he can be a phenomenal player.
Tony Watt is a fantastic natural talent.
FRED C DOBBS
Doibt DBBIA will be too happy,he might be missing Shangri-la already.
Damn shooooooor I would.
Unless the alternative was Ayrshire,of course.
Saint stivs…..
Disagree, but that’s easy
1 Bayern Munich
2 athletico Madrid
3 Celtic
4 apoel Nicosia
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS,
Mary Weiss…Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Luke Donnelly.That’s the lad to watch.
The guy that’s on river city that’s running about with the gypsy woman is playing a young ray win stone in the film last borders, with a cockney accent.
Make scence if your watching it.
FRED C DOBBS
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ANJGTyZ6v_A