The Newport County Courier
The dugout11 Jan 2027
Will Murdock: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Newport County have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Market11 Jan 2027
Liam Shephard hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Newport County can pretend not to have heard.
Transfer targets11 Jan 2027
The paperwork begins on Noah Nadje
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Newport County have done the hard part with Angers SCO, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Boardroom11 Jan 2027
Lewis Jamieson signs for Luton Town while still at Newport County
The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Lewis Jamieson has agreed terms with Luton Town for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Words at Newport County training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Matty Jacob is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Transfer targets11 Jan 2027
Newport County rebuffed over Ephron Mason-Clark
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Tottenham have kept their man, and Newport County go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Match9 Jan 2027
At last: Newport County win one
5 matches without a win, and then this, against Fleetwood Town. Relief is a strange noise in a football ground and it was the only noise at the end.
Match9 Jan 2027
Newport County see off Fleetwood Town
Three points for Newport County, 1‑0 the final word against Fleetwood Town in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Player ratings11 Jan 2027
Jordan Graham runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 17. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
In brief
- Player ratings The afternoon belonged to Kion Etete
- Squad Tom Carroll in a row with a teammate
- The dugout Steven Roberts has his say