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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Did someone say
Pablo Zabaletta ?
Gerryfaethebrig
Cheers, ignore the marching morons, they’re not worthy of your anger.
I hope to be back on the treadmill tomorrow, today’s planned run was cancelled due to DIY and parental duties, however if I do 5k tomorrow with no effects I will be happy. I did two treadmill 5k runs last week and one 2 mile road run and had a bit of recurrence in the hip on Thursday. I will just play it by ear, or hip , tomorrow.
I am off for a slap up lunch after the Hoops game so could do with the calorie burn in the morning.
Pablo Cavalerro ?
Bhoylo83
Could not get the name and didn’t want to google it. He was a big strapping centre forward who flopped at Barcelona was he not?
Story from Vogue today. Taxi driver taking sevcoites to game last night. They ask the driver what team he supports. He tells them he’s a Celtic supporter. The sevcoites proceed to give the driver jip all the way to the dark star with increasing levels of obnoxiouness as is there way. They reach the land that time forgot and pay the driver. No tip as expected then ask the driver if he will pick them up afer the game. The driver assures them he will be there. Aye right.
Jmccormick
Mmm im not sure on that.
The two that are left…. one is a goalkeeper I’ve never heard and would struggle to spell correctly
The other was a forward/winger who was all left footed from what i remember
J McCormick
There is no anger, more pity…..anyway far too much attention for the attention seekers, enjoy your lunch and keep up the good work on the fitness, I played 5s, 11s all my days, since the wee yin was born (2008) I haven’t kicked a ball, hopefully she keeps me fit enough and even better we don’t have a car so it’s walk, walk and walk, she will appreciate it when she is older
By the way I hope you enjoy the fitba as much as your lunch
Hail Hail
w I t s once again you deliver the winners thank you very much one day I hope to repay you
TET,
Greetings, we are overdue a transcontinental epistle. Hope all is well with you and J and the dugs.
The reverse Epiphany of Thompson after he challenged the SMSM is extraordinary.
He appeared to have been like a dog with a bone.
He knew what was going on and called them out.
He had his Channel 4 platform…..then, nothing.
OK, he had wars and other stuff to attend to, but, he brought himself back into the frame with his nonsense about the role of journalists in a free society.
Of course society needs a free press/media, but it impossible in the modern world.
Why does h not tackle the agendas of media owners, instead of spreading a blanket of impunity over a host of cowards, liars and chancers who polute his profession.
His “sue the bastards” response to me last night underlined the folly of tapping at a keyboard with drink taken.
A salutary lesson for us all ! : > )
Boy do I feel loved.. :)
Three respected posters and a Roastir :)
Texting me…. Cheers lads…
Here we go again…on the road again.. to Maryhill (Pt) thanks to the usual suspect HT.
Maybe see some of you there guys.
Take care, Laters :)
Away to walk the dog
I’ll tell yeez when i get back
I know ur just quaking with anticipation
B-)
Bhoylo83
Your doubt was well founded, it was Villareal not Barca, but he was the man I was thinking of., 6 foot plus and built like a bull.Was looking to be the new Batistuta but it never worked out , still made a good career though.
Cheers
Robero Abbondanzieri ? Goalkeeper
Boaby Evans
No problem, won easily didn’t he
Cuchulainn,
Let.’s hope the curse of 51, doesn’t Mayo this time.
Sorry for Donegal.
Spare a thought for Louth.
Winners in 1957!
Clogher
Marspapa
Didn’t know Lennybhoy texted you :-) Roaster
Sorry affect Mayo this time.
WITS
Brill
Cheers
Hols – yeee haa
Cowiebhoy
Lennybhoy only asks Marspapa for a free lunch and bevy
Stairheedrammy @ 8:03
My Kodi was also dodgy during the week, but only Zeus Video.
I went into Kodi maintenance menu and updated. That fixed my Zeus Video. Everything ok now.
Cowiebhoy
Email reply sent.
H!H!
Wits
Don’t think PF took your tip as his wife is giving the bookies a right doing unlike ole PF
Blantyre
I hope he entered her in the best dressed lady competition,
I see others have already posted
But well done wits
As long as I dont bet them yeez are in with a chance :)))))))))
What is the Stars on 8th August 2015 2:09 pm
Pf ayr
I see you are going to Ayr races tonight
A few irish raiders over. Keatley brings 4. Corby rides, and one in the 810, Asian Wing for trainer John Feane is fancied
Very easily , I couldn’t quite believe how easy it was coasting all the way cheers
Wits
Mrs PF has bet 5 in a row
Good racing at the curragh tomorrow
If I hear anything I will post
Cowiebhoy on 8th August 2015 8:32 pM
You are the Roaster in Chief…:)
Blantyretim:
And it was lovely too…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Blantyre
That’s some going
She might buy him a drink I hope
Ok all. I am not fit to be a Celtic Supporter, although I have just renewed my ST and purchased CTV and have had my ST activated for our game against Malmo. The poster who accuses me of that is…….he knows who he is. Time up for me. Byeeeeeee
BT
That was him taking his Whife oot to spoil her :-)
Praecepta, responded Bhud
Hail Hail
WITS
Has Winning Captains got your Ronny picture sorted yet for you moniker
Quietly confident about Malmo, as I have posted before (& Craig Gordon) has reiterated it the players are aware of what they will miss out on, just as much as us
Weefra
Big james will keep you safe wee man
Take care
Weefra
Great to see you on the new look blog :-)
Hail Hail to you Bhud
Just spent nearly 2hrs watching a fantastic documentary about Joan Baez
a couple of wee songs that caught me.
-Love song to a stranger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX5v6D20w28
The Day After Tomorrow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EVkEL7d8o4
And finally her singing about the memories of Dylan after he phoned her
Joan Baez, Diamonds and Rust – Live, 1975
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGMHSbcd_qI
Gerryfaethebrig
Really looking forward to the malmo games now
Hopefully we can get to the group stages. Even if we lose all six games ( which we wouldn’t) it would be a great achievement
Mr Wits
Splendid
HH
TTT
The dugs and me are good, J is still struggling with getting her Thyroid meds right, really didn’t realise how important that wee gland is, it controls virtually everything, she was at the Doc’s yesterday, getting the results of thursdays bloods, improving by the week, but it’s a slow process, and like any woman, she want’s it fixed yesterday.
She will get there eventually.
Aye, baffled at there isn’t a journo out there who is willing to expose them, just shows how much power they really do have, and I should know, but in a way, I have some sympathy with them, but I have none for them who peddle the lies, hell mend them.
Away to water the garden, back soon.
HH