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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Bhoylo83 on 8th August 2015 7:19 pm
Tbh
There is one u shud get. The others are very difficult
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Caniggia??
Cowiebhoy- it is indeedy. But it is only one of many. Phoenix handles ALL my sporting needs. Genesis for my movies.
I just prefer the box for the convenience of watching it on the telly. I know you could run a cable etc.. But money saved from paying Sky, Virgin etc should have this cost covered in 2 months. Maybe 1.
As Auldheid alluded to …I can find ANY game, film, boxset within a minute.
Only one song after that result
https://youtu.dr_5nP9VKxbQ
BT- Chelski? You should know better! :-(
Praecepta and the huddle
Nope to both
AoW
I have also ditched Sky and BT, so digibox for me :-) as well
Aow
I bet Swansea nearly every week as they play good football
I usually pick them for cqn coupon
Art of War,
I have one of those boxes. Clogher Jnr is out at the moment., he organised it. It was £60 stg, but has everything on it.
Watching the golf now on Sky Sports 4.
I will mail you the details tomorrow.
I think I have your e mail, if not, dublin2016@mail.com
Clogher
Bhoylo83
Ardiles, passaerella.
Donegal out
Well beaten by a good mayo side
I like the football mayo play.
Semi final will be good
Bhoylo83 on 8th August 2015 7:31 pm
Praecepta and the huddle
Nope to both
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Simone??
Saviola ?
The Huddle
no
BT
Lol do u know the question?
:-p
Hamiltontim:
That’s hat-trick sent him your number and you his also that you have two for him tomorrow as well.
BT, Cowiebhoy and me to the rescue…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Last go – running out of Argentinians!
Veron? Almyer?
Bhoylo83
I don’t know what day it is 8-)
Bonano ? Argentinian goalkeeper
Blantyretim.
Zbyszek said to me to give everyone his regards,he’s getting better, still a bit of a problem breathing but
recovering slowly.
Praecepta
Your email last 3 letters tee ?
Hail Hail
Praecepta
Veron is correct.
The rest are really difficult i’ll be surprised if anyone gets them
Cowiebhoy
Incorrect, but one of them IS a keeper
Tired performance from Donegal today. The goal just before half time killed us off.
Well done Maigh Eo
Cuchullain
Mayo are very good team. That guy up front O ‘ Shea is some player
Cowiebhoy
.mail@
H!H!
Wasn’t Valdes ? And what about Saviola ?
Another hopefully not his maradi as son in law at Man City ?
Hail Hail
Auldheid,
If you are around. I had an exchange with Thompson on Twitter re his one size fits all stance on banned journos.
His responses ,in my opinion left a lot to be desired.
Apologies for the poor attempt at C&P
Tom theTim @thomthethim Aug 7
@alextomo
Alex,where do you stand on journos who print lies and follow PR agendas. You condemn Celtic yet you know the succulent lambers.
Tom theTim @thomthethim Aug 7
@alextomo
No, Alex. Journos have to earn respect and have a responsibility to truth. You can’t generalise on a whole profession.#scattergun
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Tom theTim @thomthethim Aug 7
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Please read this and rethink your blanket defence of journalism. you are at risk of losing credibility
https://theclumpany.wordpress.com/2015/08/07/treating-us-like-morons/ …
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alex thomson @alextomo 21h21 hours ago
@thomthethim sue the bastards
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Dear o dear.who nobbled you after you dipped your toe into the SFA scandal?
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alex thomson @alextomo Aug 7
@thomthethim try and get over Celtic – I blame any club that does this there is no excuse at all ever and it just damages Celtic
10:43 AM – 7 Aug 2015 · Details
Just witnessed 12 orange bands who are banned by the orange order walking the streets of Coatbridge the OO ban them because of their UVF links, so what bright spark in the council gives this the ok ? Seemingly the police can make the decision, not 1 ban that’s banned all 12, I laugh at their desperation but then it saddens me when you see the prams & buggies, thankfully I was never brought up to hate but trust me they hate ! 20yr ago there would have been thousands following them, maybe 20 @ band like the club they followed they are dwindling ! 50,000ish last night is only going to help Glib & Big Mike
Apologies for the post but I think they come here to walk because it’s Coatbridge, bully boy tactics that suit their entitlement ethos, still sad about the kids they bring up that way
No idea what happened there
Maradona son in law playing at man city :-)
Art of War.
No problem with my box. In fact Kodi updated itself to 15.0 last night.
I missed out AT’s reply to the question I asked him.
I have reposted it below.
Tom theTim @thomthethim Aug 7
@alextomo
Alex,where do you stand on journos who print lies and follow PR agendas. You condemn Celtic yet you know the succulent lambers.
alex thomson @alextomo 21h21 hours ago
@thomthethim sue the bastards
ThomTheThim
When AT was doing his bit re the hun thing a couple of years back, I posted a fair bit on his blog, always got my posts through the filters.
Until I mentioned the masons, never got another post printed.
Their black list even reaches the depths of the Andalucian mountains :-)
HH
Kodi stopped firing up on my digibox over the last week. Has somebody nobbled them?
Saviola is incorrect
I suppose Aguero could technically be right… im sure hes had a kickaround in the back garden with his father in law
:-p
a clue for one of them, if anyone can remember his name…. he (in)famously missed 3 penalties in a game for Argentina
BHOYLO83 on 8TH AUGUST 2015 7:46 PM
Sanchez Broto?
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
BHOYLO83 on 8TH AUGUST 2015 7:46 PM
Marin Palermo.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Bhoylo83 on 8th August 2015 8:05 pm
Saviola is incorrect
I suppose Aguero could technically be right… im sure hes had a kickaround in the back garden with his father in law
:-p
a clue for one of them, if anyone can remember his name…. he (in)famously missed 3 penalties in a game for Argentina
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Martin someone??
Martin Palermo even…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Correct on Palermo, well done lhads
chairbhoy et al,
Celtic knew RFC would go under ; the information was with Dermot from Alistair Johnstone the day Craig Whyte took over.
Celtic decided very early to abstain and let matters run their course after weighing up all the pros and cons. Lawwell was the principal player in this decision making process.
Celtic await their return next season knowing it will help the club financially. The fact a few fans will are disillusioned and give up over their return will count for nothing with those eager to see the Ibrox club at Celtic Park.
Lawwell has played Russian roulette with the CL last season and this season. Failure against Malmo would hopefully see the club find a CEO who has integrity and not dependent on the Ibrox club.