Gazza_8 233 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Could've been worse but would've been a whole lot better. This'll be a toughie, a real toughie. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 743 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Logistically Malmo is the best draw (Belgium would have been fine also). Much better than Georgia or Lithuania. And we should be too strong for them. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Excuse my language gents..... but..... YA FUCKIN DANCER !!!!! Wee beer at the WRC lads ? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumshie RFC 0 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Think it was one of the better draws we could have hoped for. To be honest we shouldn't be fearing anyone in the champions section qualifying rounds and hopefully with this early start to the season we will be better prepared than in previous years. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefanovitch 0 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Malmo are currently 8th in Swedish league after 16 games. W7 D4 L5 F16 A18 Which could be a concern as they will provide a stern test and are half way through their season already. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza_8 233 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 From Wiki: MalmÃ?¶ FotbollfÃ?¶rening, also known simply as MalmÃ?¶ FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in MalmÃ?¶. The club is affiliated with SkÃ?Â¥nes FotbollfÃ?¶rbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion.[2] The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white. Formed on 24 February 1910, the club have won sixteen national championship titles and fourteen national cup titles, making them the most successful club in Sweden in terms of total trophies won.[3] MalmÃ?¶ FF have also won the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, on three occasions when the title of Swedish champions was not decided by the outcome of that league.[4][A] They were runners-up in the 1979 European Champions Cup final, which they lost 1–0 to English club Nottingham Forest.[5] This made them the only Swedish football club, as of 2011, to have reached the final of the competition, for which the team were awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.[6] MalmÃ?¶ FF are an open member association and the annual general meeting is the highest policy-making body. The meeting approves the accounts and elects the chairman and board. HÃ?Â¥kan Jeppsson is the current chairman, elected in 2010. Daily operations are run by a managing director who liaises with the chairman. With an equity of 78 million SEK (approximately €8.8 million) the club are the richest football club in Sweden as of 2011.[7] Currently playing in Allsvenskan, where the season lasts from April to October, the club are the reigning champions. The club first won Allsvenskan in 1944.[8] MalmÃ?¶ FF were most successful during the 1970s, when they won five Swedish championships and four Svenska Cupen titles. The main rivals of the club are Helsingborgs IF, IFK GÃ?¶teborg and historically IFK MalmÃ?¶.[9] MFF Support is the official fan club of MalmÃ?¶ FF.[10] The club have also been featured in the media, including the football documentaries BlÃ?Â¥dÃ?Â¥rar 1 and BlÃ?Â¥dÃ?Â¥rar 2. Current squad as of 17 June 2011[69] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 2 DF Ulrich Vinzents 3 DF Jasmin Sudić 4 DF Daniel Andersson (captain) 5 MF Miljan Mutavdžić 6 DF Markus Halsti 7 FW Daniel Larsson 9 MF WÃ?Âlton Figueiredo 10 MF Jiloan Hamad 11 MF Jeffrey Aubynn 15 DF Pontus Jansson 16 DF Yago FernÃ?¡ndez No. Position Player 17 MF Ivo Pękalski 18 MF Amin Nazari 19 FW Dardan Rexhepi 20 DF Ricardinho 21 MF Jimmy Durmaz 23 DF Tobias Malm 24 FW Agon Mehmeti 25 GK Dušan MelichÃ?¡rek 27 GK Johan Dahlin 28 FW Alexander Nilsson — MF Rick Kruys 26 MF Simon Kroon 29 MF Omid Nazari They have had a few famous Swedes like Ibrahimovic, Thern, Dahlin, Schwarz. Also Litmanen back in '07. 24,000 Capacity Stadium 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Malmo were always a good team and regularly punched above their weight in Europe. I wouldn't take this one too lightly to be honest. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
metlika 0 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Its a draw that I wouldn't have wanted, Malmo will be reasonable opposition. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 0 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Quite honestly if we cannot beat the champions of a very poor league then we don't deserve to participate in the CL anyway. It won't be a walkover, and we should treat them with respect, but the Swedish league is somewhere between the SPL and the first division in quality, with no teams close to the quality of Rangers or Celtic. That all said, the might of Torshavn from the Faroe Islands could well come back in the second leg... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza_8 233 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Quite honestly if we cannot beat the champions of a very poor league then we don't deserve to participate in the CL anyway. It won't be a walkover, and we should treat them with respect, but the Swedish league is somewhere between the SPL and the first division in quality, with no teams close to the quality of Rangers or Celtic. That all said, the might of Torshavn from the Faroe Islands could well come back in the second leg... The Malmo fans could be saying the same about our league. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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