The Newport County Courier
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Newport County
Jack Payne and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Newport County rebuffed over Brian Madjo
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Aston Villa have kept their man, and Newport County go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Michael Morgan joins the Newport County first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Michael Morgan is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
John Williams steps up from the Newport County academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. John Williams 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
One of our own: Harry Butler joins the Newport County first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Harry Butler is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Stephen Hunter joins the Newport County first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Stephen Hunter is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
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
Jack Payne 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
10 new faces, and Newport County are still learning each other
A squad rebuilt inside one window pays for it in a currency nobody budgets for. The football is not worse than the sum of the players; it is worse than the sum of the players who have played together before.
In brief
- Transfer targets Newport County try to borrow Lucien Mahovo
- Transfer targets Newport County ask about Stevie Bausor
- The dugout The manager makes an example of James Crole