The Newport County Courier
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
Gonçalo Franco turns down Newport County
The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: Swansea City keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
Newport County rebuffed over Sydie Peck
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Sheffield United have kept their man, and Newport County go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market24 Aug 2026
Anthony Glennon asks to leave Newport County
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
The paperwork begins on Regan Slater
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Newport County have done the hard part with Hull City, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Match22 Aug 2026
Bromley take the points off Newport County
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Match18 Aug 2026
Newport County come up short against Fleetwood Town
Fleetwood Town left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Lewis Jamieson
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
James Bell faces the questions
“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” James Bell after 0‑2, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
A loan move for Josh Eccles is in the works
Newport County have made the call to Coventry City. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.
In brief
- Squad Matt Dibley-Dias falls out with a teammate over standards
- Squad A season on the outside for Konstantin Savichev
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Matty Jacob