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Matt began his 2024 football adventures by travelling to watch Malaga take on Intercity - not in their usual Alicante home, but instead at the Estadio Municipal Los Arcos. A poor performance by Málaga - excluding Alfonso Herrero - but they esaped witha point. Plus, the episode features a very tired sounding Matt review the town of Orihuela, encounter a Brighton-loving/Palace-hating Málaga fan and he even found some Welsh folk.

As we close the page on 2023 join Nick, Chris and Luke as they look back over the first half of the Primera RFEF season and judge whether Malaga have what it takes to secure promotion back to Segunda at the first time of asking.

The Festive Season is well underway and Malaga rewarded their fans with an early Christmas present of 3 points after beating Algerciras on Sunday night. Alex and Luke are on hand to look back over that win after Malaga's last game of 2023!

For the final time in 2023, Matt headed to La Rosaleda and got to see Málaga finish the year with a 2-1 win against Algeciras. A cold night at La Rosaleda saw a heated game.

The lads are back this week after a well earned win away at Merida on Sunday evening. We also look ahead to this weekend's clash against Algerciras for the last game of 2023 and bring you the latest news straight from La Rosaleda.

If you struggle to get to sleep at night then the Guiricast prescribes you to watch this weekends game between Malaga and Atletico Sanluqueno as a cure for insomnia. The lads are back to look back over a very uneventful game at the weekend, as Malaga now haven't won at home since mid October. We also look ahead to this weeks double header as we take on Eldense in the Copa del Rey and then head up the road to Merida for a Sunday evening game. 

After an emphatic dismantling of Real Murcia on Sunday, the team talk about Malaga getting back to winning ways once again. We also look ahead to this weekend's visit of Atlético Sanluqueño as well as bringing all the latest news from La Rosaleda.

The aftermath of the Guiricast Meet must've hit the team hard as an unheard of 3 absences means Chris and Alex lead the good ship Guiricast this week. They look back over that brilliant get together of Guiricast fans and the not so brilliant result against Alcoyano. With a visit to Murcia this weekend, we were delighted to be joined by Gavin from MurcianistasSA ahead of a tasty looking match up.

It was Haitam who once again stole the show after rescuing a point for Malaga at Can Misses but it's the 22 year old centre back that stole some of the plaudits this week. The boys are back to review that game from the weekend, as well as look ahead to the visit of Alcoyano, where the Guiricast fandom descend on Malaga city!

After a quick trip up to Madrid, Matt made a flying visit to Ibiza this past weekend to take in Málaga's tough game away at UD Ibiza. A clash between 2nd and 3rd proved to be predictably tight, but Matt did get a lovely view of Haitam's incredible equaliser. 

Cordoba didn't come to make up the numbers this weekend as Malaga snatched a draw from the jaws of deafeat. The team are back this week to look over a tough game at La Rosaleda as well as looking ahead to this Sunday's big visit to Ibiza with a game between 2 of the top 3.

As 600 Málaga fans headed to Antequera to watch Málaga triumph in the derby, Matt boarded a plane and headed north to Bilbao to take in a footballing double-header in the Basque Country. Sunday evening saw him head to San Mamés for Athletic v Valencia, but of course, the main event of the trip was found 6.5km north in Barakaldo, where Matt went to watch Málaga progress in the Copa after a penalty shootout win v Barakaldo. Plus, we have another museum review, Matt meets the Jokin Gabilondo fan club and, after the match, he even meets his hero…

This week, the boys are back to look over that spook-tacular result away at Antequera, as Malaga put the frightners on Castellon and Ibiza by closing the gap at the top. We also look ahead to this weekends encounter with Cordoba with Malaga looking to keep alive their unbeaten run!

It's an all Spain affair this week as Matt, Chris and Alex bring you all the latest news from La Rosaleda. We review the game from the weekend against Castilla as well as look ahead to the Big Malaga Provincial Derby as we travel to Antequera on Sunday evening!

Malaga got back to winning ways with an uncovential victory against Melilla on the all too familar kick off time that is Midday on a Thursday. The team review this game as well as looking forward to the visit of REAL MADRID (Castilla) on Saturday as well as bring all the latest news straight from La Rosaleda.

Thanks to Gerard Piqué's YouTube football circus coming to town, Málaga found themselves kicking-off at the bizarre time of midday on a Thursday on Spanish National Day. Matt was at La Rosaleda bright and early for the usual prematch Victorias and got to toast Spain Day with another 3 points.

The winning steak comes to an end as Malaga rescued a draw away against a tricky Recreativo Huelva side. Join Nick, Luke and Alex as they bring you a full review of that game, all the latest news from La Rosaleda as well as a preview of Malaga's strange midday Thursday home game against Melilla.

Join the team this week as they review Malaga's 5th win on the spin, taking them to the lofty position of second in the league. We also look ahead to this weekends game, as Pellicer takes his men to the birthplace of Spanish football, Recreativo Huelva. Plus we'll have all the latest news and opinions on all things Malaga CF in the past week!

Along with his pal Gibbo, Matt was at La Rosaleda as Málaga made it 5 wins a row with a 1-0 triumph over San Fernando. Matt is obviously ecstatic as Kevin scores the winning goal, but there is also chat about Pablo Picasso, what bands got better over time (very few it seems) and we even have a guest apperance from Peter Kay from Bolton...

Malaga made it 4 wins on the bounce after treating over 2,000 travelling fans to another away win. Matt was there and tells us all about this crazy away whilst he's joined by Nick, Chris and Luke to review the Linares game, look ahead to San Fernando and catch up on all the latest news from La Rosaleda.

It was 4 wins in a row for Málaga, as 2500 Malaguistas swarmed the town of Linares to cheer on the lads. Amongst the gran desplazamiento  was Matt, enjoying beers on the streets of Linares with the fans, then struggling to find beer, before heading onto the open concrete terracing of Estadio Municipal de Linarejos to watch Roberto score and run his legs off.

Another Week, Another Win! Matt is joined by Nick and Alex as we look back over a routine victory for Malaga over Recreativo Granada and a Kevin Masterclass. Hear more about the latest news from the club, all about the Pelli-Press and a preview ahead of this weekends trip to Linares.

This week, Matt delights us yet another musical delight as he's joined by Nick, Luke and Chris to discuss Malaga's second straight win away to Atletico Baleares as well as looking ahead to this weekends game against Recreativo Granada!

This week, Matt returns to full time Guiricast action as the he "raps" up his summer back in Marbella. He's joined by Chris, Nick and Alex as they bring you all the lastest news, review last weekends win against Atletico Madrid B as well as previewing the upcoming match away to Atletico Baeleres.

Málaga were back the beautiful La Rosaleda for the first time this season and it looked even more beautiful with a Málaga winning result on the scoreboard at full-time. Matt was there to enjoy the last-minute winner scenes, as well as try to spread more Kevin Medina propaganda to new visitors to La Rosaleda.

If you can't get enough Guiricast content, we now bring you the Guiricast Q&A! Once a month, the Guiricast team will get together to answer  your questions about the club, ourselves and maybe Kevin's calves. Join the fun and send us your questions!

This week Nick, Alex & Luke look back over this weekends game as Malaga slipped to a narrow defeat at a strong Castellon. We also preview the upcoming game against Atletico Madrid B as well as bring you all the latest news from La Rosaleda!

Join Matt for a truly brilliant trip across the width of Spain as he travels from the beautiful San Sebastian down to Castellon via Valencia to watch Malaga's first game of the new Primera RFEF season. 

This week, Nick, Chris and Alex are joined for the Guiricast debut of Luke Chambers. With the season only days away, the team check out all of the latest news and pick out new player they're most excited to see in a Malaga shirt in on Saturday. We also hear from Matt Harrison as he completes his mammoth walk across Iberia in the beautiful San Sebastian.

This week, Nick & Alex catch up on all the latest news straight from La Rosaleda, we hear from Matt on his huge walk across the Iberian Penisula and they lads tell us who they'd put in their Starting XI's if they were in Pellicer's shoes.

We are still in pre season and talents are walking out the door and new players are being welcomed. A lot is happening and loads to discuss, but probably the most remarkable news this week is that we might not have 2 new Vengaboys but 4. Yes they (might) be going to Ibiza. 

We are back for another season of football down on the Costa del Sol, as Malaga prepare for their season in the Spanish third tier. Nick, Chris and Alex catch up on everything Malaga CF this week!

Good riddance to the 2022/2023 season -  adiós. Malaga's season finished with a drab 1-1 draw at La Rosaleda against bottom-of-the-league Ibiza, but while the stuff on the pitch was fairly tepid, things off the pitch were much more heated. We not only looked back on events from this past Saturday, but we also reviewed the season that was and discussed how much of a disaster it actually was and what were the causes of that disaster. We did our best to find some positives though - like what is there to look forward to in the Primera RFEF next season and our personal highlights of a crappy season.

It is done and it is official: Málaga are relegated and will be playing in the Primera RFEF next season. Those days of working out all the different ways Málaga could stay up are at an end after Málaga lost 2-1 to Alavés this past Saturday. We discussed the game which finally killed off any chance of salvation, before looking ahead to a now pretty pointless home game against Ibiza to finish the season this Saturday. Plus, we talked about the big press conference this past week, the incoming new Sporting Director and the protests that are planned ahead of Saturday's game.

Málaga delay the inevitable for another week by comfortably winning 2-0 at La Rosaleda this past Saturday against a pretty submissive Mirandés. We talked about the game and the protests that happened before and during the game, before looking ahead to our trip to Alavés where an actual miracle now needs to occur for Málaga to stay up. Plus, we talked about the hunt for a new Sporting Director, Atlético Malagueño's chase for promotion  and the difference between British and Spanish football fans.

After the loss against Ponferradina our believe is gone and we try to accept the  that primera RFEF is a fact for Malaga next season. We flushed all our hopes and excelenetas through the toilet, yes it's just another sh*t show. 

It was another raucous afternoon around La Rosaleda on Bank Holiday Monday, as 1000s of fans gathered to greet the Malaga team bus ahead of the game against Huesca. Sadly, the game itself was less raucous and a drab 0-0 draw played out with the headline of the game being Ruben Castro missing an 80th penalty. We reflected on what that point does to Malaga's survival chances and what they need to do going forward. Plus, I'm sure we discussed the continued fervent support from Malaguistas, the Atlético Malagueño's bid for promotion and Twitter's latest obsession: #ExceldelaSalvación

A double helping of Málaga sport on this episode of Vamos a…, as Matt takes in not only Málaga's 0-0 draw against Huesca, but he also goes to his first-ever basketball, as he headed to watch the blue and white-clad Unicaja CB beat Badalona at the Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena. Plus, there's the madness of the recibimiento before the Málaga game and the usual Victoria-fueled views from Matt and other Malaguistas.

It is 3 wins in a row for the now mighty Málaga, as they lugged themselves all the way up to Lugo to secure a 2-0 win - a great effort from the team and an equally superb showing from the 500 or so fans that made the 2000km round trip to the north. We discussed a fairly comfortable win for Málaga up in Galicia, before turning our attention to our next game, which is against Huesca at La Rosaleda. Plus, we discussed the annoyance of those teams around Málaga continuing to get points, Atlético Malagueño making the play-offs and the potential return of a local preseason tournament which once saw Espanyol beat Argentina.

“¡Si, se puede!” indeed, as Málaga made it two wins in a row for the first time this season with a good 1-0 win against play-off-chasing Cartagena at a packed La Rosaleda. We looked back on another Málaga win, before looking ahead to another big game, as Málaga travel to fellow relegation placers Lugo in the lovely green land of Galicia. Plus, we talked about the other big event of this past Sunday, which was our first-ever Guiricast meet-up on Spanish soil with me, Nick and Chris meeting in Málaga with a gang of our regular listeners to enjoy beers, vermouth, occasional tapas and, of course, pacharán. There was a glaring omission though as Alex Ashmore chose to go watch Elton John instead - thus missing out on seeing the Málaga players Sacrifice everything for the 3 points leaving Málaga Still Standing and the Sun Not Quite Going Down on Their Season quite yet. 

A jolly time was had by all at La Rosaleda this weekend, as Málaga triumphed 1-0 against play-off chasing Cartagena in front of a lively home crowd. There wasn't just a full house at La Rosaleda, as Matt was joined by Chris and Nick in his prematch ‘antics', plus some of our Guiricast followers in the first-ever Guiricast meet-up on Spanish soil. Fair to say a good time was had by all and pacharán reigned supreme by the evening's end.

Good Friday was a very good Friday indeed for Málaga CF as they very much brought their A-Team and A game to defeat Villarreal's B Team. However, it sadly looks like it was for nothing, as, as the Easter weekend's fixtures continued, Málaga's relegation rivals continued to crucify them as almost all the teams around Málaga won their games leaving Málaga pretty much back to square one. On the positive side, Málaga did put in a great performance away at Villarreal B, so we did have that game to discuss at least, before we looked ahead to a home game this coming Sunday, at a sold-out La Rosaleda, as Málaga take on an in-form Cartagena. 

Matt spent the past week travelling to Andorra and then - via some days in Barcelona and Tarragona - to Villarreal to take in two Málaga away days in the space of one week. Plus, he made a pilgrimage to watch a former Spanish great play for CD Castellon.  He decided to take his ‘Vamos a…' podcast on the road to record his road trip.Matt has more success this time around, as he finally gets to see Málaga win away from home, as the team triumphed in the very yellow surroundings of Villarreal's estadio. A great game and great atmosphere from the Malaguistas. Then Matt went off on a pilgrimage to see former Swansea great and Leeds cult hero Pablo Hernández play for 3rd tier Castellon, where he was unsurprised to find some Leeds fans on a similar pilgrimage.

Matt spent the past week travelling to Andorra and then - via some days in Barcelona and Tarragona - to Villarreal to take in two Málaga away days in the space of one week. Plus, he made a pilgrimage to watch a former Spanish great play for CD Castellon.  He decided to take his ‘Vamos a…' podcast on the road to record his road trip.In Part 1 he heads to the lovely, mountainous nation of Andorra to watch Málaga lose 1-0 at FC Andorra. You can expect some football chat, but instead you can expect more things like him having a theoretical chat with his 14-year-old self, debating which Málaga player would be the best to go on holiday with, spilling a beer over a 10-year-old's head and drunken Spanish chat in a small bar in Tarragona with a man named Francisco,  plus much more - although not much more insightful.

In this episode we bring you the latest Málaga CF news and we talk about the boring loss against Andorra. We also look ahead to this weeks match against Villarreal B on good Friday.. will it be a good friday? 

Just like the design on Leganés' away shirt at La Rosaleda, the sun may be setting on Málaga's aspirations to stay up, but the sun isn't down quite yet, as this past Monday night they battled to a 2-0 win against an out-of-form Leganés. And they really did battle in a tough game which provided us with plenty of talking points for this week's pod. Plus, after a week of international football, Málaga travel abroad this week too, as they cross the border into the beautiful and diminutive land of Andorra this coming Sunday to take on FC Andorra. Of course, Andorra is famous for its mountains and Málaga still have their own mountain to climb to get 3 points on the road and hopefully continue climbing up the league. 

A draw, a good performance and still ten points from safety - no you aren't reading about last game week, but instead Málaga find themselves in the exact same position as the last matchday - except now they are a game closer to Judgement Day of course. This time Málaga took the game to Levante at La Rosaleda in a feisty 0-0 draw - we looked back at that Friday night game and poured over Málaga's performance, before we poured over the referee's performance. From opening the Jornada to closing the next Jornada as Málaga's next game sees Leganes come down to La Rosaleda. Another big game for us discuss.

Málaga take another step closer to the abyss as another game passes by with Málaga still ten points from safety. However, it was a good performance from Málaga out in Gran Canaria against high flying Las Palmas - and, of course, there was a superb debut from our latest boy wonder: Alex Calvo. We go again this Friday night at La Rosaleda with another high flyer coming to town, this time in the form of Levante UD. We reviewed the Las Palmas game and previewed this Friday night's game, as well as looking at this week's news, which again features rumours of a Qatari takeover.

After the loss against Racing we are feeling down, but miracles do happen. Chris and Alex review the match against Racing Santander and joined by friend of the Guiricast Las Palmas Matt we preview the match against Las Palmas… do you believe in Miracles? 

Matt headed to La Rosaleda with Atherton Collieries' finest, Emil and Emma, in tow for Málaga's big crunch match against Racing...it was a Genaro crunch that ruined the game for Málaga though as his tackle put Málaga down to ten and ultimately set them on their way to a 1-0 loss. Don't let the football ruin your day though, as Bar Hermanos Madrid was packed with guiris up for a chat this week.

After the defeat against Granada it's time for probably the most important match for Malaga so far this season against Racing Santander.  This week we are joined by Racing fan Andy for the preview.