1912 Exiles

At the end of a big night in Newport County's history, Ed and Ian jumped straight onto Zoom to consider matters. With Trust members voting 455-8 in favour of selling a majority stake in the club to former Swansea City chairman, Huw Jenkins, what might happen next? What will he bring to the table, how will our club change, and what role will there be for the Trust going forwards?

This was recorded 'as live' so apologies if the audio quality or lack of editing mean it's not as polished as usual - we wanted to get it out straight away rather than wait until tomorrow to edit.

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Sorry, I'm afraid we have to talk about that Bradford game...

Ed is joined by Chris Kirwan of the South Wales Argus, who wrote an insightful article laying bare what went wrong on Saturday afternoon and the challenge County face to put it right before a challenging run of games. With helpful contributions from listeners along the way, we explore how to inspire a better performance next weekend at Salford and give shoutouts to two behind-the-scenes heroes at Rodney Parade.

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Ahead of a colossal week at Newport County, with the Trust voting on a change to the club’s ownership, one of the two prospective bidders has joined Jamie Harris on the pod.

We’ve heard from Huw Jenkins in other media, but in a 1912 Exiles exclusive, Jon Pratt joins us to outline who exactly the investment partners are, why they’ve put an offer in, and the sort of value the owners can provide to the club.

DISCLOSURE TIME: We have also reached out to the other bidding party directly - but this is an open invitation to come on the pod and chat with us. 

1912Exiles is an impartial podcast, not affiliated with either bid, or the Trust. We do not have a stance on a preferred bidder or the vote next week - we merely want to discuss important issues about the club in a balanced way, as we can with the current owners of the club - the fans.

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With the big Trust vote next week on a change to County's ownership, we've tried to unpick some of the key issues as fans grapple with the choices.

Ed is joined by two guests with plenty to contribute. Nigel Dutson was Chair of the Trust from 2010 to 2013 so has sat in the hot seat and knows the difficult balancing act the current Board face. Gareth Leaman, meanwhile, wrote an excellent article dispassionately examining current debate - we'd recommend it as pre-pod reading if you get chance. Together, the trio seek to understand the principles at stake, considering along the way some excellent thoughts from listeners. We hope the discussion helps you make your own decision ahead of next week's ballot.

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Ian battled the M1 and M25 on the hottest day of the year en-route to Crawley, so you didn't have to... Along the way, he caught up with a few friends of the pod (yer Amber Arnies, yer Stus, yer Ollies) and praised the good value of Crawley's away ticket pricing. The record does not show whether or not he still felt the same at 5pm...

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Jamie is joined by Ian and Ed to examine a busy week for County - games against AFC Wimbledon and Brentford dominate discussion, along with an evaluation of our transfer business. We also discuss County's asymmetric tactical approach, denounce joy thieves, and lavish praise on our industrious midfield.

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Ed is back in the chair and welcomes long-time listener Hamid to the pod for his debut. Hamid gives a review of the away hammering of Forest Green Rovers (and gives a thumbs-up to their chickpea curry pasty) whilst Ed praises the character shown in coming back to beat Sutton at home. And we continue the pod's love-in for Will Evans, who seems to have the golden touch at the moment.

We'll be back next weekend to discuss the matches against Brentford in the League Cup and AFC Wimbledon in the Fourth Division. In the meantime, you can contact the show via Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn with any questions or comments.

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After years of him asking us to call him on a Saturday evening, he decided to call us! An absolute delight to have Rob Phillips, one of the premier voices of Welsh football on BBC Radio Wales and BBC Wales Sport - and a 1912 Exiles listener at that - join Jamie Harris for a chat.

A Newport-born boy, he shares stories about his time reporting on the club in the 80s; his interactions with the likes of Justin Edinburgh, Dave Boddy and Graham Westley; and in more recent years in the Flynn, Rowberry, and Coughlan tenures.

He also shares stories from covering some of our biggest games in recent years, including having to stand on a box to commentate on the Great Escape finale, and a run-in with Justin Edinburgh's crystal ball.

An enlightening, honest, and entertaining presenter, who leaves you feeling buoyed and optimistic, but mostly reminds you that it's just fun to watch football. (Rob, not Jamie.)

We'll be back with some of our panel after next weekend's match against Sutton. Do send any feedback to us via Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn in the meantime.

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Additional music: Virgo by Sean T.

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Crikey, what a mad few days...

We start with a panel discussion where Rhys, Ian and Ed wax lyrical about County's 4-0 demolition of Doncaster in the August sunshine. We heap praise on Will Evans, Aaron Wildig and Ryan Delaney, and ask whether we need to raise our pre-season expectations... We are then brough crashing back down to earth by a Crewe audio diary from listener Dan Williams as County ship four goals including two to former captain Mickey Demetriou.

And then, as if we weren't already spoiling you enough with #GreatContent, we belatedly feature an interview with the co-owners of Newport City FC to talk about grassroots football in Gwent, relations between City and County, and why Exiles should try to take in a game at Spytty Park this season if we can. For reference, the games Sam mentions where your support would be particularly appreciated are:

• vs Brecon Corries, Wednesday 23 August
• vs Lliswerry AFC on Friday 24 November
• vs Chepstow on Friday 22 September

We also, as you may notice, have a new theme tune - a big thank you to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for giving us permission to feature their single Discoland. Please support them by buying their music, catching them live or making a donation to Kidscape who are their chosen charity

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Sound the klaxon, because your 1912 Exiles are here to give our on-the-spot reaction to Thursday night's fans' meeting at Rodney Parade to discuss potential future ownership options. If you weren't there, slides from the meeting can be viewed hither.

Ed retired to The Murenger (best pub in Newport and spiritual home to the pod) with Dan Grace to go through the key things we learned at the meeting and what they might mean for the future. Dan also gives his reflections on Tuesday night's victory over Charlton in the League Cup and we muse on Sam Bowen's departure.

As always, you can send any feedback to us via Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn (please, for the love of god, follow us on LinkedIn, it's very lonely!), and if you're going to Crewe midweek and want to send us a match report, get in touch.

Music: Virgo by Sean T.
Rumours of a new podcast theme are... well, just rumours. For now.

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