The Newport County Courier
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Failed medical for Sebastian Jensen
The deal with Brighton died in the treatment room. Nobody will say what was found and everybody in the game will find out by Friday.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Newport County
Matty Jacob 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
Estoril Praia tell Newport County: Khayon Edwards is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: James Morgan joins the Newport County first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. James 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
Andrew Edwards steps up from the Newport County academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Andrew Edwards 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
Peter Cooper steps up from the Newport County academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Peter Cooper 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 Jonathan Hughes from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jonathan Hughes 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.
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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Lewis Jamieson gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- Squad This league is too small for Nor Maviram
- Squad The formation has left Aaron Nemane behind
- Transfer targets Newport County try to borrow Matthew Turner