The Newport County Courier
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Jordan Graham runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 25. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Newport County
James Bolton 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.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Jack Senior falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Match29 Aug 2026
3 matches without a goal for Newport County
The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 3 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.
Squad31 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Ged Garner
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Ged Garner, and the manager let it.
Market31 Aug 2026
Newport County and Steven Sessegnon are talking past each other
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
In brief
- Squad Harry Anderson dropped after a run of poor form
- Match Point won or two lost for Newport County?
- Market Newport County borrow Chizzy Ezenwata