The Newport County Courier
Squad13 Sep 2027
55 days out for Claudio Villagra after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Newport County will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Player ratings13 Sep 2027
Armando Shashoua beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 28. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
The dugout13 Sep 2027
Cameron Evans says Newport County went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad13 Sep 2027
A falling-out at Newport County
Lucien Mahovo and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets13 Sep 2027
Door shut on Freddy Bernal
Newport County asked and Chelsea said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market13 Sep 2027
One of our own: Christopher Bell joins the Newport County first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Christopher Bell is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market13 Sep 2027
Newport County promote Robert Phillips from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Robert Phillips 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.
Market13 Sep 2027
Jonathan Roberts steps up from the Newport County academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jonathan Roberts 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.
Market13 Sep 2027
One of our own: Thomas Lawrence joins the Newport County first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Thomas Lawrence is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Match A bad afternoon for Newport County against Stockport County
- Squad Raheem Edwards reaches 200 appearances
- The dugout Anthony Moore answers for it