As players, coaches and fans take a well-earned breather, we sat down for a lengthy chat with County chairman Huw Jenkins to look back at a rollercoaster season and to ask how the club might steer itself into calmer waters. Mr Jenkins gave an open and honest assessment of what went wrong last year, but also in explaining what lessons have been learned from it, and why fans should keep the faith. We also touch on whether any future investment might be forthcoming, club communications, and the relationship with the Dragons and Newport Council.

We'd like to put on record our thanks to Mr Jenkins for speaking with us. Not every chairman would open themself up to scrutiny from an unofficial club podcast, and we hope listeners find the conversation of interest.

We'll be back with more summer content over the coming weeks, likely dropping a new episode every fortnight (roughly). In the meantime, check out our website for all the pod info you need, and drop us a line on the socials if you have anything to tell us. As usual, our theme tune is the original 1973 recording of Come On The County - and we are brought to you in association with our friends at the Riverside Sports Bar.

Until next time, look after yourselves and each other, and above all Keep It County.

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Now the dust has settled on the 2025/26 campaign, Rhys sat down over Zoom with Ian and Alfie to unpack and review what can at best be described as a topsy-turvy season for Newport County AFC.

We'll likely do our usual thing of releasing episodes about every fortnight over the summer break - but within that scaled-back schedule we hope to bring you a few special interviews, some hot takes on new signings, and maybe a few bits of bonus irreverence as we all lose our minds without any football to watch.

In the meantime, check out our website for all the pod info you need, and drop us a line on the socials if you have anything to tell us. As usual, our theme tune is the original 1973 recording of Come On The County - and we are brought to you in association with our friends at the Riverside Sports Bar.

Until next time, look after yourselves and each other, and above all Keep It County.

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The pod crew are having a week off, so this is a bonus episode for you in which Ed, Rhys and Ian conduct a thought experiment. Would County ever join the Cymru Leagues? How good would the offer have to be? And what would it mean for the club and its support?

We'll be back next weekend with a full show, reviewing the games against Barnet, Bromley and Walsall. In the meantime, check our website for all the pod info you need, or drop us a line on the socials if you have anything to tell us. Thanks as ever to the Riverside Sports Bar for their support of the pod. Our theme tune is the original 1973 recording of Run Lads, Shoot Lads.

Until next time, look after yourselves and each other, and above all Keep It County.

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Our first big panel discussion for a while - sadly sans Rhys, but Jack does an excellent job of corralling Ian, Ed & Jamie to make sense of recent events. It's a long one, this episode, so here's what to expect and when in the episode (rough timings, depends on adverts length!):

• 1m10s: Intros
• 3m18s: Jamie's match diary and Colchester analysis
• 20m43s: Crawley analysis
• 28m10s: "Beat the pod" quiz
• 31m43s: Is the playoff dream over?
• 35m32s: A word about the Morecambe game...
• 47m46s: Your questions answered
• 55m32s: Player of the pod, shoutouts and beefs.

Ian will hopefully be back next weekend with a diary from the Grimsby game. In the meantime, you can contact us via Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn, and you can support us at our ko-fi page should you wish. Thanks as always to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme, thanks to Phil from Northampton for submitting the quiz, and thanks to all of you for listening - especially those who sent in questions for us to answer.

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It's another Ian Street match diary, but sadly without quite the same level of joie de vivre as last weekend. The "fifth Beatle" of the pod, Ollie, also makes an appearance - but neither of them find much to warm the soul from a frustrating and cold afternoon in Barrow.

The podcast, like the NHS, remains proudly free at the point of need. However, if you are able to chip in to support what we do then you can visit our ko-fi page; anyone setting up a regular £2pm donation will get a little thank you present in the post. And if you can't spare any money, that's fine - but please do recommend us to a friend and leave us a nice review somewhere.

We've not had a full panel discussion for a while, and the plan is to do that next weekend to review the two Easter games and also pick up on other recent under-discussed moments - not least that 5-3 win against Morecambe! If you have any questions you'd like us to consider, get in touch via Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn.

Thanks as always to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme, and thanks to all of you for listening.

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Well, get ready for an Ian Street matchday diary extraordinaire, ably supported by Ed & Jamie, as well as an assortment of guest appearances, including Stu, Fraser, Ollie, the Dragons Lair podcast & more! Wimbledon still doesn't know what hit it.

Anyone setting up a £2pm donation via our ko-fi account before the month is out will receive a mystery gift through the post - do support us if you can. And if you can't, please at least leave a nice review via your podcatcher or give us a plug on social media.

We'll be back next weekend with Ian's trip to Barrow, before Jamie decants himself in Colchester. In the meantime, get in touch via Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn if you want to. Thanks as always to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme, and thanks to all of you for listening.

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So near, but yet so far... Analysing that painful late, late defeat at Edgeley Park, Ed & Jamie are joined by pod debutant Alfie and regular contributor Ollie to question the officiating whilst still paying tribute to a battling performance that so nearly paid off. Ahead of Tuesday night's Fourth Division game against Morecambe, we also thank Dave Salmon for his voicenote telling us everything we need to know about our visitors.

Right at the start, Ed teased you by saying that anyone setting up a £2pm donation via our ko-fi account before the month is out will receive a mystery gift through the post - do support us if you can. And if you can't, please at least leave a nice review via your podcatcher or give us a plug on social media.

We'll be back next weekend with an episode covering the Morecambe game and also the Big Lads Day Out to AFC Wimbledon - it should be a fun one, come and say hullo if you see us. In the meantime, get in touch via Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn if you want to. Thanks as always to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme, and thanks to all of you for listening.

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The 1912 Exiles threw this one open to you - our wonderful listeners - to make sense of today's defeat to Mansfield. Some agreed with our view that today just needs to be dismissed as an off day against a quality side - others argued that this showed a lack of ambition, and wholesale changes are required. There were some strong words for the ref, differing opinions about the quality of our opponents, and a lot of looking ahead to what the summer might hold. Whether you agree with us and we agree with you, thank you to everyone who took the time to send stuff in. And if you missed your opportunity today then you can contact us through Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, and you can contribute a voicenote via our Speakpipe page.

Thanks as always to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme, and thanks to all of you for listening. If you like what we do, you can donate the price of a Bovril towards our running costs through our ko-fi account. We'll be back next weekend - but until then, look after yourselves and each other, and Keep It County.

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Our man on the northern beat, Ian Street, makes a rare foray even further towards the arctic to bring you a matchday diary from Harrogate away. In the middle of a dizzying start to 2024, Newport County find themselves just two points off the playoffs, with huge games to come in the next few weeks.

But instead of feeling daunted by games against the league's top two, why not settle in with a heartwarming listen, as Ian does battle with the Harrogate PA system, shares his best Martin Tyler, "Agueroooooooo" impression, and a bit of potted history about the Bath Spa of the north.

Don't forget, we have two excellent episodes in our feed: our chat with Newport County media manager Louis Cartwright-Walls and South Wales Argus wordsmith Chris Kirwan on the media storm surrounding the Manchester United game last month; and our interview with Martin Calladine about his new book, No Questions Asked: how football joined the crypto con. Both well worth checking out if you haven't already.

Keep your eyes peeled for some more interviews in the coming weeks and months, as well as our regular panel chats and matchday diaires. In the meantime, you can follow us on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn and send us your thoughts and questions. You can also contribute a voicenote via our Speakpipe page or donate the price of a Bovril towards our running costs through our ko-fi account.

Thanks as always to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme, and to all of you for listening.

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In a highly unusual move, we're dropping an episode on a Saturday and bringing you another belting interview. In this one, Jamie speaks with Chris Kirwan (of the South Wales Argus) and Louis Cartwright-Walls (Media Manager for Newport County AFC) about being at the centre of the media storm during our FA Cup tie with Manchester United. They discuss having to stay professional when all around them were getting carried away with the hype, the mixed feelings towards the journos turning up to Rodney Parade as one-off day-trippers, and their matchday routines.

Be sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn and send us your thoughts and questions. You can contribute a voicenote via our Speakpipe page or donate the price of a Bovril towards our running costs through our ko-fi account. Thanks as always to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme, and to all of you for listening.

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Another 'pod of two halves' as we balance analysis of on-the-pitch matters with a broader look at other issues. Part 1 of this episode is a catch up between Rhys and Ed about the home matches against Notts County and Gillingham, with County demonstrating great 'bouncebackability' powered by Will Evans' scoring antics. Then, in Part 2, we speak with Martin Calladine about his new book, No Questions Asked: how football joined the crypto con. The book is excellent, and comes highly recommended by your 1912 Exiles, and Martin gives us his insights into how poorly-regulated and often criminal crypto enterprises have preyed on football fans.

In the absence next weekend of County playing a proper game against an opponent who deserves to exist, we'll bring you another cracking interview in lieu of a match report; stay subscribed so you don't miss out. In the meantime, you can follow us on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn and send us your thoughts and questions. You can also contribute a voicenote via our Speakpipe page or donate the price of a Bovril towards our running costs through our ko-fi account.

Thanks as always to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme, and to all of you for listening.

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We were going to wait until after the Notts County game to drop an episode, but after THAT 3-0 win up at Walsall, Jamie demanded an emergency pod. So he dragged Ed out of bed on a Sunday morning, and with the help of Arnie's match day diary, they dissected that cracking away performance.

Also in the pod: how can Newport cope with a tough run of fixtures coming up? How many leaders can one side have? Is H.W.J. Charsley a butcher, a poet, or a 19th Century sportsman?

As always, you can contact us via the following social media with your thoughts

•  TWITTER - https://twitter.com/1912Exiles
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• LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/company/1912-exiles-podcast

You can drop us a voice note to talk about Newport’s sexy goals, just like Tim did, in our Speakpipe link here: https://www.speakpipe.com/1912exiles

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After 167 episodes, Ep168 marks a bit of a new era for the 1912 Exiles....

We are delighted to announce that we have partnered with talkSPORT to be a part of their fan network of podcasts, hear more at the top of the pod.

The first half of the episode is an Ed (https://toot.wales/@DrEdBridges) match diary of the game against Swindon Town, with guest input from Robins fan Phil (https://twitter.com/philmoomp) as well as Hazells Stand regulars Stu, Fraser, Ollie and Chris. Despite an immediate setback, a tactical masterstroke at half-time saw County conjure up a win which leaves them on 40pts and looking firmly up the table.

In the second half of the show, we bring you the first of a few planned bonus features over the coming month. In this one, we check in with Newport City Women FC (https://twitter.com/newportcitywfc) , hearing from their players Amy Doswell and Sophie Jenkins about how their season is going and how healthy the women's game is in Newport more generally. If you want to lend them your support, the games they mention at the end are away at Cardiff City U19s at Ocean Park in Cardiff on Sunday 11 February (2pm) and a big game at Newport Velodrome against Penybont on Sunday 21 April (also 2pm).

As always, you can contact us via the following social media with your thoughts

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You can also contribute the price of a Bovril towards the podcast's running costs via our ko-fi page: http://www.ko-fi.com/1912exiles

Thanks as always to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme, and to all of you for listening.

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A rare Ian Street match diary from Newport. Not in the happiest circumstances, or with the happiest of match reports, but there's some laughter and joy along the way as we hear from Dave, Iwan, Fin (from Maeve), Jack and Ed about the home loss to Colchester (as well as Dave & Ed's match report on the midweek win over Tranmere).

Do check out our shiny new website and drop us a line on the socials if you have anything to tell us, including feedback on our new theme tune (the original 1973 recording of Run Lads, Shoot Lads). Thanks as ever to the Riverside Sports Bar for their support of the pod.

Not yet sure of the plan for next weekend. We may have a Barnet match report, or we may offer up some alternative bonus content for a bit of fun... But until then, look after yourselves and each other, and above all Keep It County.

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Yes yes, we know that there's the big victory over Wrexham to discuss – but we wanted to cynically capitalise on the extra interest around the Man Utd game, so we’ve created this big preview show. We’ll do a feature-length episode in a week or so to discuss how we managed to bring down the Gogs and also however we fare in the FA Cup Fourth Round.

In this preview, lovingly compèred by Jack, you will hear:

• Jamie and Ed settle down for a cosy fireside chat in a London pub to dare to dream about springing a surprise…
• Ian takes a look at the history books to answer the question “Is Sunday’s game against Man Utd the biggest County have ever played?” (spoiler alert – no) 
• An opposition preview from No Question About That – a Man Utd podcast who fill the gaps in our knowledge about top-flight football and offer insights on our opponents.
• Reflections from Rhys on Eastleigh ("Rhystleigh"), who also fires up the Tactics Truck to analyse Man Utd's weaknesses.

At the start, Jack mentions our ko-fi - if you're able to throw in the price of a Bovril towards what we do, it'd be appreciated. If you're not, then that's fine, but do leave us a nice review or recommend us to a friend instead.

Contact us via Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn with your thoughts. Thanks as always to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme, and to all of you for listening.

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Amber Arnie is back again with an away match diary - this time on the disappointment of two dropped points in Sutton, and his intact record of not reporting on an away win. After that, Ed interviews Eastleigh's U18s manager and Newport County fan Ashley Healey ahead of the teams' meeting on Saturday in the FA Cup.

Oh, and there's a bit of belated festive fun with a response to our challenge for listeners to come up with an Offrande Zanzala Christmas pun...

Stay in touch with the pod via Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn. In the meantime, big thanks to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme, and thank you for listening.

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Did you miss us?!? We're back as promised with a wrap-up of County's three festive fixtures:

• Amber Arnie reports from the Cae Ras, continuing his run of only ever reporting on defeats. He'll soon be facing the dreaded vote of confidence... 😉
• Rhys reflects on the Boxing Day comeback against FGR and what it tells us about both teams' survival hopes.
• Ed offers his perspective on the draw against Crewe and argues the glass is half-full.

We'll be back next week with a Sutton review and an exciting Eastleigh preview with a special guest... 🤫 Until then, you can contact us via Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn. In the meantime, big thanks to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme, and thank you for listening.

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A short episode, this one, but we pack a lot in. Ed gets a match report from Silvers on Saturday's creditable away point at Fleetwood, we hear Rhys' take on the news that the Dragons will seek to help County stay at Rodney Parade if relegation happens, and we preview Tuesday's game by chatting to our usual Tranmere correspondent Ethan. We also mention in passing a characteristically insightful match report on Saturday's game from The Venerable Mark Vickery (from whom we also stole the picture for this week's episode artwork).

Do check out our shiny new website and drop us a line on the socials if you have anything to tell us, including feedback on our new theme tune (the original 1973 recording of Run Lads, Shoot Lads). Thanks as ever to the Riverside Sports Bar for their support of the pod.

We'll be back with a deep dive into the Tranmere and Colchester games, hopefully featuring an Ian Street match diary. Until then, look after yourselves and each other, and above all Keep It County.

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Ian, Ollie and 81 other hardy souls braved the November cold air and the cruel mistress that is the M6, and were richly rewarded for their troubles. A fine win puts County within touching distance(!) of the playoffs(!!) and gives us plenty of confidence going into December's big set of games.

As trailed, you can now buy a 1912 Exiles fridge magnet directly through our ko-fi page! Please do if you can - it supports the pod and gives you a nice little Christmas gift in return.

Stay in touch with the pod via Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn. Our thanks as always to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme. And our thanks to you for listening.

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Rhys is in the chair, and is joined by Ian and Ed to discuss the shock result of the season with County beating table-topping Stockport and bringing to an end their 12-game unbeaten run.

We heap praise on Graham Coughlan, we heap praise on Shane McLoughlin, we heap praise on James Clarke, we heap praise on the MND fundraiser shirt, we heap praise on... well, you get the drift.

We'll have Morecambe and Barnet reaction for you in the week ahead. If you like what we do, please help us out by buying a 1912 Exiles fridge magnet - just send us £10 via our ko-fi page, DM us your address and we'll do the rest.

Stay in touch with the pod via Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn. Our thanks as always to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme. And our thanks to you for listening.

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"Got what we deserved: absolutely nothing"

The bulk of this episode is another Ian Street match diary, this time from the trip to Field Mill. Ian catches up with a few faithful listeners along the way, but there were few positives to take from the game. The episode also hears Ed check in with Craig from the Mansfield Matters podcast, and get their perspective on County's survival chances and on Graham Coughlan's time as manager.

Gluttons for punishment that we are, we will be at next Saturday's game against table-topping Stockport, more in hope than expectation. Between now and then, we need you to do two things:

1. Vote for us in the Football Supporters Association "club podcast of the year" award - voting closes on Monday, so act now!
2. Buy your 1912 Exiles fridge magnet! Just send us £10 via our ko-fi page, DM us your address and we'll do the rest.

As always, you can get in touch with the pod via Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn. Our thanks as always to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme. And our thanks to you for listening to the pod!

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In another joint episode between the 1912 Exiles and the Dragons Lair podcast, we sat down for a chat over Zoom with Leader of Newport Council, Dimitri Batrouni. We asked about the council's commitment to both grassroots sport and pro sport in Newport, what steps it might take to support the redevelopment of Rodney Parade, and whether anything will ever get built on the Cabbage Patch. We're grateful to Dimitri for giving us his time, and we hope you find the chat useful and engaging.

And then after the break we hear from Dave & Iwan about the great away win at Salford, and from Jack about the home defeat to Cambridge... Many thanks to them for their reportage. Give us a holler if you want to provide insights on next Saturday's game at Fleetwood.

Do check out our shiny new website and drop us a line on the socials if you have anything to tell us, including feedback on our new theme tune (the original 1973 recording of Run Lads, Shoot Lads). Thanks as ever to the Riverside Sports Bar for their support of the pod.

We'll be back with a fresh episode in a week's time. Until then, look after yourselves and each other, and above all Keep It County.

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After a tumultuous week off the pitch, Newport County get back to the bread and butter of fourth division football. Ian’s back on the northern beat - this time in the suburbs to the north of Manchester city centre.

Ably assisted in the tactics truck by friends of the pod Stu, Fraser, and Ollie, Ian covers #floodlightwatch, #bovrilwatch - and the game as well.

As always, you can contact the show via Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn with any questions or comments.

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ICYMI: Ed joined the BBC Radio Wales team on Friday night in the aftermath of the Huw Jenkins vote. Huw appeared on the show, before Ed spoke with Rob Phillips and Jason Perry about what this means for the club. You can listen back here (11 minutes in).

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Ahead of a colossal week at Newport County, with the Trust voting on a change to the club’s ownership, one of the two prospective bidders has joined Jamie Harris on the pod.

We’ve heard from Huw Jenkins in other media, but in a 1912 Exiles exclusive, Jon Pratt joins us to outline who exactly the investment partners are, why they’ve put an offer in, and the sort of value the owners can provide to the club.

DISCLOSURE TIME: We have also reached out to the other bidding party directly - but this is an open invitation to come on the pod and chat with us. 

1912Exiles is an impartial podcast, not affiliated with either bid, or the Trust. We do not have a stance on a preferred bidder or the vote next week - we merely want to discuss important issues about the club in a balanced way, as we can with the current owners of the club - the fans.

As always, you can contact the show via Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn with any questions or comments.

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Ed is back in the chair and welcomes long-time listener Hamid to the pod for his debut. Hamid gives a review of the away hammering of Forest Green Rovers (and gives a thumbs-up to their chickpea curry pasty) whilst Ed praises the character shown in coming back to beat Sutton at home. And we continue the pod's love-in for Will Evans, who seems to have the golden touch at the moment.

We'll be back next weekend to discuss the matches against Brentford in the League Cup and AFC Wimbledon in the Fourth Division. In the meantime, you can contact the show via Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn with any questions or comments.

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After one point from nine leaves County five points adrift at the bottom of the Fourth Division, Ed caught up with Alfie, Logan and debutant George to ask what went wrong against Grimsby, Swindon and Franchise - and how on earth we can extract ourselves from this mess.

Do check out our shiny new website and drop us a line on the socials if you have anything to tell us, including feedback on our new theme tune (the original 1973 recording of Run Lads, Shoot Lads). Thanks as ever to the Riverside Sports Bar for their support of the pod.

We'll be back with a fresh episode in a week's time. Until then, look after yourselves and each other, and above all Keep It County.

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Crikey, what a mad few days...

We start with a panel discussion where Rhys, Ian and Ed wax lyrical about County's 4-0 demolition of Doncaster in the August sunshine. We heap praise on Will Evans, Aaron Wildig and Ryan Delaney, and ask whether we need to raise our pre-season expectations... We are then brough crashing back down to earth by a Crewe audio diary from listener Dan Williams as County ship four goals including two to former captain Mickey Demetriou.

And then, as if we weren't already spoiling you enough with #GreatContent, we belatedly feature an interview with the co-owners of Newport City FC to talk about grassroots football in Gwent, relations between City and County, and why Exiles should try to take in a game at Spytty Park this season if we can. For reference, the games Sam mentions where your support would be particularly appreciated are:

• vs Brecon Corries, Wednesday 23 August
• vs Lliswerry AFC on Friday 24 November
• vs Chepstow on Friday 22 September

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