1912 Exiles

With Hayden Mullins appointed earlier as County's new manager, we hastily assembled an #EmergencyPod to gauge the panel's reaction, to assess listeners' views, and to probe what sort of tactical approach we can expect from the new man at the helm. Ed, Jack and Ian are your guides for this one, with plenty of laughs along the way. Enjoy!

We'll be back soon with our big Season Preview. In the meantime, do check out our website for all the pod info you need, and drop us a line on the socials if you have anything to tell us. You can also support the pod from as little as £2 on our ko-fi page. Our theme tune is the original 1973 recording of Come On The County - and we are brought to you in association with our friends at the Riverside Sports Bar.

Until next time, look after yourselves and each other, and above all Keep It County.

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It's been a busy few weeks in the Countyverse, with managerial rumours, investment rumours, more friendly games than you can shake a stick at, and a squad that seems to be developing nicely. To catch up on all the latest, Ed sat down with Chris from the Amber Army for a rare joint episode between the two foremost Newport County fan channels.

We'll be back in a few weeks with our big Season Preview. In the meantime, do check out our website for all the pod info you need, and drop us a line on the socials if you have anything to tell us. Our theme tune is the original 1973 recording of Come On The County - and we are brought to you in association with our friends at the Riverside Sports Bar.

Until next time, look after yourselves and each other, and above all Keep It County.

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TWO IMPORTANT NOTES!

• As Jack says at the start, this episode is best consumed visually so you can see the slides we're discussing. You can watch the video version here.
• If you prefer to listen, then you can still view the slides either on LinkedIn or on Facebook.

This is another summer special episode, where we fulfil a long-held ambition to do a ground guide to Somerton Park - arriving from Cromwell Road, entering through the turnstiles behind the Main Stand, and then doing a lap of the ground, taking in the sights and smells. To help us along the way, we have keen County historian Chris Shingler, curator of the legendary Newport County AFC Nostalgia group on Facebook, and a slew of great photos and archive materials to guide us. Chris is joined by semi-regular host and constant curmudgeon Jack, who asks the naive questions as someone too young to have experienced the ground for himself, whilst regular panellist Ian Street chips in with some memories of his own. Thanks to everyone who helped bring this very special episode together.

As always, do check out our website for all the pod info you need, and drop us a line on the socials if you have anything to tell us. Our theme tune is the original 1973 recording of Come On The County - and we are brought to you in association with our friends at the Riverside Sports Bar.

Until next time, look after yourselves and each other, and above all Keep It County.

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NB, intro recorded prior to Christian Fuchs' departure - see Ep280 for our snap reaction to that news...

Another short bonus episode for you, ahead of County's first pre-season game on Saturday at Bristol Manor Farm - and one that features a time capsule from a year ago, when we asked four listeners to send us a voicenote predicting how County would fare in 2024/25 based on the friendlies they'd just watched. Listen and learn what they got right and wrong. We featuring the voices of Hwyligan, Amber Arnie, Stu and also our sadly-departed friend, Ollie Allen, whose voicenote we used with the kind permission of his mum. We hope that - like us - you enjoy hearing his voice again, odd though it may feel.

At the heart of the episode is hopefully a welcome reminder to not worry too much about the result and performances over the next few weeks. Enjoy the sunshine and company of friends for games that are interesting but ultimately don't really matter a great deal. Let's save the existential angst for April and May...

We hope to be back in a week or so with a video episode where we delve into archive photos to give you a ground guide to Somerton Park. But in the meantime, check out our website for all the pod info you need, and drop us a line on the socials if you have anything to tell us.

As usual, our theme tune is the original 1973 recording of Come On The County - and we are brought to you in association with our friends at the Riverside Sports Bar.

Until next time, look after yourselves and each other, and above all Keep It County.

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Rhys, Ed & Alfie hastily assemble in the aftermath of Christian Fuchs' resignation as Newport County manager. They give their reaction to the news, speculate on what might happen next, consider the many rumours of who might take over as manager and indeed as chairman, and reflect on the Supporters' Trust statement to fans. As always, we'd welcome your views in the comments as well.

Do check out our website for all the pod info you need, and drop us a line on the socials if you have anything to tell us. As usual, our theme tune is the original 1973 recording of Come On The County - and we are brought to you in association with our friends at the Riverside Sports Bar.

Until next time, look after yourselves and each other, and above all Keep It County.

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The crew are still taking a few weeks off, but we've brought you some bonus content to keep you entertained. A match diary from America, no less! Not of the World Cup, but of Ian's trip to the baseball back in April. A welcome distraction from football, and plenty to love about this.

We'll be back next week with a short episode about pre-season friendlies that you might find interesting, and we're also working on a special episode about Somerton Park. But in the meantime, check out our website for all the pod info you need, and drop us a line on the socials if you have anything to tell us.

As usual, our theme tune is the original 1973 recording of Come On The County - and we are brought to you in association with our friends at the Riverside Sports Bar.

Until next time, look after yourselves and each other, and above all Keep It County.

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Hot off the heels of our interHuw (episode #277), we’re bringing you another chat - this time, with bonafide Newport legend, and newly-appointed Newport City manager, Robbie Willmott.

Robbie takes us through his two stints at the club, including those memorable games where he lit up the small screens with breathtaking performances. He also speaks candidly about his approach to management and the coaches who inspired him. Plus, after two seasons playing for Barry Town, his thoughts on the calibre of the Cymru leagues in light of the club’s recent recruitment strategy.

There is also a news EXCLUSIVE - but you’ll have to listen to find out!

Huge thanks to Robbie for coming on, and for being so open and honest with us. We think it’s a fascinating insight into being a pro footballer.

You can check out our interviews with other County legends Mark O’Brien (episode #238) and Joss Labadie (episode #231).

We'll be back with more summer content over the coming weeks, likely dropping a new episode every fortnight (roughly). In the meantime, check out our website for all the pod info you need, and drop us a line on the socials if you have anything to tell us. As usual, our theme tune is the original 1973 recording of Come On The County - and we are brought to you in association with our friends at the Riverside Sports Bar.

Until next time, look after yourselves and each other, and above all Keep It County.

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As players, coaches and fans take a well-earned breather, we sat down for a lengthy chat with County chairman Huw Jenkins to look back at a rollercoaster season and to ask how the club might steer itself into calmer waters. Mr Jenkins gave an open and honest assessment of what went wrong last year, but also in explaining what lessons have been learned from it, and why fans should keep the faith. We also touch on whether any future investment might be forthcoming, club communications, and the relationship with the Dragons and Newport Council.

We'd like to put on record our thanks to Mr Jenkins for speaking with us. Not every chairman would open themself up to scrutiny from an unofficial club podcast, and we hope listeners find the conversation of interest.

We'll be back with more summer content over the coming weeks, likely dropping a new episode every fortnight (roughly). In the meantime, check out our website for all the pod info you need, and drop us a line on the socials if you have anything to tell us. As usual, our theme tune is the original 1973 recording of Come On The County - and we are brought to you in association with our friends at the Riverside Sports Bar.

Until next time, look after yourselves and each other, and above all Keep It County.

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Now the dust has settled on the 2025/26 campaign, Rhys sat down over Zoom with Ian and Alfie to unpack and review what can at best be described as a topsy-turvy season for Newport County AFC.

We'll likely do our usual thing of releasing episodes about every fortnight over the summer break - but within that scaled-back schedule we hope to bring you a few special interviews, some hot takes on new signings, and maybe a few bits of bonus irreverence as we all lose our minds without any football to watch.

In the meantime, check out our website for all the pod info you need, and drop us a line on the socials if you have anything to tell us. As usual, our theme tune is the original 1973 recording of Come On The County - and we are brought to you in association with our friends at the Riverside Sports Bar.

Until next time, look after yourselves and each other, and above all Keep It County.

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It comes down to this, 81 possible outcomes but only one that matters; keeping our league status!

Join Ian Street, man on the Northern beat schlep across the Pennines with Holker Street in view and hopefully for the taking. Featuring a cast of familiar characters, come huddle in front of the tactics truck, bemoan the floodlights and much much more on this rollercoaster day, the final day of the season.

Do check our website for all the pod info you need, or drop us a line on the socials if you have anything to tell us. As usual, our theme tune is the original 1973 recording of Come On The County - and we are brought to you in association with our friends at the Riverside Sports Bar.

Until next time, look after yourselves and each other, and above all Keep It County.

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