Manager Sol Campbell believes his Macclesfield team can talk their way out of trouble in League Two – and put a huge dent in Newport County’s play-off hopes. Newport have fired up promotion hopes thanks to an unbeaten six-match run, scoring 10 goals, conceding two and keeping four clean sheets. Macclesfield are only two points […]

Newport County are keeping things tight in their quest to make a late dash to snatch a League Two play-off slot. The Exiles are five points away from seventh place with six matches left and their remarkable defensive record is keeping hopes alive. Goalkeeper Joe Day has conceded only one goal in the last four […]

Regan Poole is hoping his loan spell at Newport County will lead to an extended contract at Manchester United and a return to the Wales Under 21 ‘WhatsApp’ group. The 20-year-old defender went back to his roots this season with his return to Rodney Parade looking to get more league games under his belt in a bid to convince his United bosses to take up the one year option on his deal at Old Trafford this summer.

Newport County have seven matches left – four at home and three away – in their quest to snatch a League Two play-off place. The Exiles are 13th, six points outside the top seven, after their goalless draw against Tranmere Rovers, but have at least one game in hand on the teams above them. They […]

Mike Flynn hailed his ‘unbelievable’ players after Newport County’s 2-0 League Two win at Yeovil Town. The home team had 67 per cent possession during the first half, but County showed a defensive resilience and assertiveness. Just after the hour Ben Kennedy provided a pinpoint delivery for Robbie Willmott to power home a header in […]

Newport County have had a two-week break from League Two fixtures and now travel to play relegation battlers Yeovil Town on Saturday. The Exiles still have hopes of qualifying for the play-offs and manager Michale Flynn is taking inspiration from Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. Flynn spent time with Klopp at Liverpool’s training ground this week […]

Michael Flynn brought out a Sir Alex Ferguson-style hairdryer at half-time during Newport County’s 1-0 League Two home win against Cheltenham Town. “The first-half was one of the worst games of football I’ve ever seen,” said Flynn. “We were terrible, nowhere near, sloppy in possession, weren’t brave in possession because nobody wanted it. Even when […]

Welshman Ryan Broom returns home this evening when he plays for Cheltenham Town against home city club Newport County at Rodney Parade (7.45pm). The former Bristol Rovers player says: “I made my Football League debut at their ground. “I was born in Newport, but live outside in Blackwood. Initially, I joined a development centre in […]

Cardiff City have five players in the Wales under-19 team for their Uefa Championships elite round challenge later this month. Goalkeeper George Ratcliffe, Ryan Reynolds, Sion Spence, Sam Bowen and Dan Griffiths are the young Bluebirds included, while Swansea City are represented by Ben Cabango and Brandon Cooper. Jay Foulston, the young Newport County defender […]

Michael Flynn admits Newport County’s League Two play-off dream is fading, saying: “You won’t get in the play-offs with away form as bad as ours.” The Exiles suffered a 12th away defeat of the season, losing 1-0 at Northampton Town after a magnificent 88th minute goal by substitute Joe Powell. County are 13th with 10 […]

Northampton Town manager Keith Curle has warned his players: “Beware the Newport backlash.” Experienced Curle, a 55-year-old Bristol-born former England international, lost his job at Carlisle last season following a draw against Newport County and was appointed Cobblers’ manager last October. “Newport on their day can compete above this level which they have shown in […]

Michael Flynn’s anniversary was spoiled by a Colchester United team who were simply too good for his Exiles on the day. Newport-born Flynn took charge of his home-city team two years to the year since he was first appointed, but it was a disastrous day for County in Essex. “We were outplayed,” said Flynn. “We […]