Our man on the northern beat, Ian Street , makes a rare foray even further towards the arctic to bring you a matchday diary from Harrogate away. In the middle of a dizzying start to 2024, Newport County find themselves just two points off the playoffs, with huge games to come in the next few weeks. But instead of feeling daunted by games against the league's top two, why not settle in with a heartwarming listen, as Ian does battle with the Harrogate PA system, shares his best Martin Tyler, "Ague...
Feb 28, 2024•23 min•Season 6Ep. 44
In a highly unusual move, we're dropping an episode on a Saturday and bringing you another belting interview. In this one, Jamie speaks with Chris Kirwan (of the South Wales Argus ) and Louis Cartwright-Walls (Media Manager for Newport County AFC) about being at the centre of the media storm during our FA Cup tie with Manchester United. They discuss having to stay professional when all around them were getting carried away with the hype, the mixed feelings towards the journos turning up to Rodne...
Feb 24, 2024•34 min•Season 6Ep. 43
Another 'pod of two halves' as we balance analysis of on-the-pitch matters with a broader look at other issues. Part 1 of this episode is a catch up between Rhys and Ed about the home matches against Notts County and Gillingham, with County demonstrating great 'bouncebackability' powered by Will Evans' scoring antics. Then, in Part 2, we speak with Martin Calladine about his new book, No Questions Asked: how football joined the crypto con . The book is excellent, and comes highly recommended by ...
Feb 19, 2024•47 min•Season 6Ep. 42
We were going to wait until after the Notts County game to drop an episode, but after THAT 3-0 win up at Walsall, Jamie demanded an emergency pod. So he dragged Ed out of bed on a Sunday morning, and with the help of Arnie's match day diary, they dissected that cracking away performance. Also in the pod: how can Newport cope with a tough run of fixtures coming up? How many leaders can one side have? Is H.W.J. Charsley a butcher, a poet, or a 19th Century sportsman? As always, you can contact us ...
Feb 11, 2024•30 min•Season 6Ep. 41
#168 - Swindon win, and Newport City Women After 167 episodes, Ep168 marks a bit of a new era for the 1912 Exiles.... We are delighted to announce that we have partnered with talkSPORT to be a part of their fan network of podcasts, hear more at the top of the pod. The first half of the episode is an Ed ( https://toot.wales/@DrEdBridges ) match diary of the game against Swindon Town, with guest input from Robins fan Phil ( https://twitter.com/philmoomp ) as well as Hazells Stand regulars Stu, Fra...
Feb 04, 2024•50 min•Season 6Ep. 40
It’s been SOME week for Newport County. We beat Wrexham at home, we had Manchester United RATTLED (for 21 minutes), Huw Jenkins has formally taken over the club, and the Supporters’ Trust held its AGM. We also signed someone! So, no wonder this pod turned into a bumper episode. Jamie , Ian , Ed , and Jack all convened in the aftermath of that FA Cup game at Rodney Parade to chew the fat. Also in this pod: wine chat, the most expensive Newport County tickets ever sold, and the result of a full AV...
Jan 30, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 6Ep. 39
Yes yes, we know that there's the big victory over Wrexham to discuss – but we wanted to cynically capitalise on the extra interest around the Man Utd game, so we’ve created this big preview show. We’ll do a feature-length episode in a week or so to discuss how we managed to bring down the Gogs and also however we fare in the FA Cup Fourth Round. In this preview, lovingly compèred by Jack , you will hear: Jamie and Ed settle down for a cosy fireside chat in a London pub to dare to dream about sp...
Jan 21, 2024•45 min•Season 6Ep. 38
Yes yes, we know everyone's excited for the potential trio of Eastleigh (a), Wrexham (H) and possibly Man Utd (H) - but before that, we've got an important trip to Doncaster which needs our attention. Who else would we send to this one but Ian Street ? On his travels, he chats with Ollie , Stu , Fraser and even the Usually-Unlucky Amber Arnie - but perhaps today might be the day he breaks his duck! We gave a plug to our ko-fi - if you're able to throw in a few quid then thank you; if you're not ...
Jan 13, 2024•21 min•Season 6Ep. 37
A rare match diary from Rodney Parade, as Rhys & Ed hunker down at the back of the Hazells Stand for the FA Cup game against Eastleigh. Another 1-1 draw for Coughlan's side, in a game that County should have put away comfortably. Contact us via Twitter , Facebook or LinkedIn with your thoughts. Thanks as always to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme, and to all of you for listening. Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...
Jan 06, 2024•21 min•Season 6Ep. 36
Amber Arnie is back again with an away match diary - this time on the disappointment of two dropped points in Sutton, and his intact record of not reporting on an away win. After that, Ed interviews Eastleigh's U18s manager and Newport County fan Ashley Healey ahead of the teams' meeting on Saturday in the FA Cup. Oh, and there's a bit of belated festive fun with a response to our challenge for listeners to come up with an Offrande Zanzala Christmas pun... Stay in touch with the pod via Twitter ...
Jan 02, 2024•30 min•Season 6Ep. 35
Did you miss us?!? We're back as promised with a wrap-up of County's three festive fixtures: Amber Arnie reports from the Cae Ras, continuing his run of only ever reporting on defeats. He'll soon be facing the dreaded vote of confidence... 😉 Rhys reflects on the Boxing Day comeback against FGR and what it tells us about both teams' survival hopes. Ed offers his perspective on the draw against Crewe and argues the glass is half-full. We'll be back next week with a Sutton review and an exciting E...
Dec 30, 2023•35 min•Season 6Ep. 34
🎅🏻 Nadolig Llawen i chi gyd!🎅🏻 The pod team are taking a short Christmas break, but hope to be back just before New Year's Eve with a roundup of the matches against Wrecsam, Forest Green Rovers and Crewe. But to keep you going over the festive period, our panel ( Rhys , Jamie , Jack , Ian & Ed ) got together for a bit of seasonal silliness. As well as some Newport County cracker jokes and carol puns, the panel were asked to build the perfect Frankenstein's monster from bits of County pla...
Dec 20, 2023•54 min•Season 6Ep. 33
Honours even at Rodney Parade against the Mariners. Ian and Ed ponder how and why Newport and Grimsby cancelled each other out, and also zoom out to consider the bottom third of the table. Ed also gauges the mood in The Murenger from both home and away fans at the game. All being well, the Christmas Special episode of the podcast should 'drop' (as the kids say) on Wednesday, and then we'll take a breather from producing #GreatContent until after the Crewe game. As always, stay in touch with the ...
Dec 17, 2023•25 min•Season 6Ep. 32
Jamie heads to Barnet (but not Barnet) for Newport County's FA Cup second round replay. Featuring beef with Wealdstone, comical own goals, and a tale of steam trains. A reminder to subscribe for future episodes - Ed will be at the Grimsby game on Saturday. We'll also have our Christmas special landing in feeds over the festive period. Stay in touch with the pod via Twitter , Facebook or LinkedIn . Our thanks as always to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme. And ...
Dec 13, 2023•16 min•Season 6Ep. 31
The legendary Amber Arnie brings us a match report from Prenton Park on what proved a frustrating afternoon for County, in a classic 'game of two halves'. Did the windy conditions play a part? Arnie manages to squeeze in #FloodlightWatch, a chat with Ollie , and even establishes a catchphrase for himself. See if you can spot it... All being well, Jamie will bring you a report from Barnet on Tuesday night, and Ed will be at the Grimsby game on Saturday. We'll also - hopefully - be recording our C...
Dec 10, 2023•8 min•Season 6Ep. 30
We've got something a bit different for you today... We were honoured to be nominated in the "club podcast of the year" category at this year's Football Supporter's Association awards, and Ian & Jack made the trip to London on Monday for the awards do. This episode brings you their report of the night, featuring poetry (of course), food reviews, a bit of slurring after all the free beer, some celeb name-dropping, but most of all a deep debt of gratitude to you for listening and for helping t...
Dec 05, 2023•24 min•Season 6Ep. 29
Have you thawed out from that yet? 🥶 A frustrating afternoon of FA Cup action at the end of a gruelling week. Ed is on hand to offer a few tactical insights and find a silver lining to the cloud. Thanks to all our listeners who sent in comments, and make sure you read Mark Vickery's excellent match report from the game too. Stay in touch with the pod via Twitter , Facebook or LinkedIn . Our thanks as always to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme. And our thanks...
Dec 03, 2023•9 min•Season 6Ep. 28
Ian , Ollie and 81 other hardy souls braved the November cold air and the cruel mistress that is the M6, and were richly rewarded for their troubles. A fine win puts County within touching distance(!) of the playoffs(!!) and gives us plenty of confidence going into December's big set of games. As trailed, you can now buy a 1912 Exiles fridge magnet directly through our ko-fi page ! Please do if you can - it supports the pod and gives you a nice little Christmas gift in return. Stay in touch with...
Nov 28, 2023•22 min•Season 6Ep. 27
Rhys is in the chair, and is joined by Ian and Ed to discuss the shock result of the season with County beating table-topping Stockport and bringing to an end their 12-game unbeaten run. We heap praise on Graham Coughlan, we heap praise on Shane McLoughlin, we heap praise on James Clarke, we heap praise on the MND fundraiser shirt, we heap praise on... well, you get the drift. We'll have Morecambe and Barnet reaction for you in the week ahead. If you like what we do, please help us out by buying...
Nov 27, 2023•31 min•Season 6Ep. 26
"Got what we deserved: absolutely nothing" The bulk of this episode is another Ian Street match diary, this time from the trip to Field Mill. Ian catches up with a few faithful listeners along the way, but there were few positives to take from the game. The episode also hears Ed check in with Craig from the Mansfield Matters podcast , and get their perspective on County's survival chances and on Graham Coughlan's time as manager. Gluttons for punishment that we are, we will be at next Saturday's...
Nov 19, 2023•33 min•Season 6Ep. 25
A bit of a tide-me-over pod to keep the wheels turning at 1912 Exiles towers with a few submitted clips and comment post MK Dons. Do drop us any thoughts via Twitter , Facebook or LinkedIn . Our thanks as always to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme. And our thanks to you for listening to the pod! Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 13, 2023•21 min•Season 6Ep. 24
A bumper episode this week. Jamie and Ian are joined by Arnie and Ollie , who made the trips to Notts County and Gillingham respectively. Listen back to their matchday diaries, which include #piewatch, service station beefs and match clocks. We chat formation changes in an up and down week, Bogle redemption, and Scot Bennett gets a new nickname (thanks Stu !) We'll be back covering various cup games over the next few weeks before our next league game against Franchise FC. Do drop us any thoughts...
Oct 30, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 6Ep. 23
Ed and Ollie discuss the key points from County's draw against Walsall: Maxted's performance in goal, how Countryfile fared in midfield, and our best defensive / attacking partnerships. We also look ahead - briefly - to a tough week of away games at Notts County and Gillingham, and start a beef with football administrators. Stay tuned as the other members of the pod team bring you content over the next few weeks, and drop us any thoughts via Twitter , Facebook or LinkedIn . Our thanks as always ...
Oct 22, 2023•26 min•Season 6Ep. 22
We're very grateful to our Southwest of England Correspondent, Rich Cocksedge , for sending us his report of yesterday's defeat in Wiltshire. It doesn't make for positive listening - we've heard more upbeat Radiohead albums - but it's a good and fair analysis of a disappointing afternoon. We'll be back after Friday night's game against Walsall. In the meantime, drop us a line through Twitter , Facebook or LinkedIn if you'd like to. Our theme tune is Discoland , reproduced with permission of Tint...
Oct 15, 2023•9 min•Season 6Ep. 21
How much are County riding their luck, how much are they making their own luck, and how much are they being affected by rank bad luck? That's the theme this week after a smash-and-grab victory over Colchester was followed by a decidedly sub-par performance at home to Harrogate Town. Ed is in the chair for this one. The episode features a post-match chat from Tuesday with Simon , and then a longer discussion with Dan about Saturday's defeat. We also draw heavily on the deluge of comments we had f...
Oct 08, 2023•26 min•Season 6Ep. 20
So, Huw Jenkins has been waved through to takeover Newport County. He’s been in this position before, at Swansea City. So who better to take us through the experience of supporting a Huw Jenkins-led football club than Swans fan, podcaster extraordinaire, and one of the premier voices of Welsh football, Elis James! We’ll be back with at the weekend with combined analysis of the Colchester and Harrogate double header. In the meantime, drop us a line on Twitter , Facebook or LinkedIn if you have qu...
Oct 04, 2023•21 min•Season 6Ep. 19
After a tumultuous week off the pitch, Newport County get back to the bread and butter of fourth division football. Ian ’s back on the northern beat - this time in the suburbs to the north of Manchester city centre. Ably assisted in the tactics truck by friends of the pod Stu , Fraser, and Ollie , Ian covers #floodlightwatch, #bovrilwatch - and the game as well. As always, you can contact the show via Twitter , Facebook or LinkedIn with any questions or comments. Our theme tune is Discoland , re...
Oct 01, 2023•23 min•Season 6Ep. 18
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 - ...
Sep 29, 2023•27 min•Season 6Ep. 17
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. As always, you can co...
Sep 24, 2023•22 min•Season 6Ep. 16
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...
Sep 21, 2023•21 min•Season 6Ep. 15
