The Newport County Courier
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Newport County
Harry Smith was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Arvin Appiah
Newport County asked and Almería said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Jacob Scott steps up from the Newport County academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jacob Scott has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Jason Robinson steps up from the Newport County academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jason Robinson has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Newport County promote Henry Wilson from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Henry Wilson has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Daniel Carter steps up from the Newport County academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Carter has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Squad10 Aug 2026
James Crole stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” James Crole and Newport County agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Przemysław Płacheta needs a bigger stage
He is doing things every Saturday that nobody around him can answer. It is flattering for a season and a problem after that, and Newport County know which stage they are at.
Squad10 Aug 2026
The formation has left Aaron Nemane behind
Every shape has positions in it and this one does not have his. Newport County will either change the shape, change his job, or change his club, and he is waiting to hear which.
In brief
- The dugout Lewis Jamieson asks for a word with the manager
- Looking ahead Home comforts ahead for Newport County