It’s £5 a ticket for spectators at the Newport County v Crewe Alexandra League Two match this afternoon. Manager Michael Flynn and his team are hoping a bumper crowd will roar County on at Rodney Parade in a match why ch is crucial to play-off hopes. “With it being a fiver a ticket, hopefully everyone […]

Six of the best at Rodney Parade will push Newport County closer to the League Two play-offs dream. Manager Michael Flynn and his team have nine fixtures to play this season and half a dozen of those are at home. The Exiles held title-chasing Luton Town to a 1-1 draw and now turn to a […]

Welsh managers Michael Flynn and Nathan Jones go head-to-head at Rodney Parade in Newport on Saturday (3pm). Newport-born Flynn, aged 37, is manager of his home city club County, while Jones, a 44-year-old from the Rhondda, is in charge at Luton Town. Neither man can afford to see his team lose a clash which is […]

Manager Michael Flynn was ‘thrilled’ with the win his Newport County team achieved at Yeovil Town on Saturday. Josh Sheehan and Paul Hayes, with his fourth goal in two fixtures, scored the goals in a 2-0 League Two win. This was a first win since January for the Exiles, but they are only five points […]

Welshman Michael Flynn has had an eventful first year in charge of his home city club Newport County. He took over exactly a year ago and has been manager at Rodney Parade for 57 matches and they travel to play Yeovil Town in a League Two fixture tomorrow. Flynn led his Exiles away from relegation […]

Paul Hayes, Newport County’s experienced striker, is claiming the first hat-trick in a professional career that started 17 years ago. Essex-born Hayes, 34, started out at Norwich and has fired 148 goals in more than 600 first team appearances for 14 clubs. Dan Butler was credited with the first Newport goal in their 3-3 League […]

Newport County badly need a big run to fire up their fading League Two play-off hopes. They entertain local rivals Forest Green Rovers at Rodney Parade having failed to win in their last eight matches. County have drawn their last two fixtures 0-0 and went through February without scoring a goal. Padraig Amond was their […]

Newport County producing a battling, resilient team display to end their run of poor League Two results. A goalless draw against Notts County at home isn’t a spectacular success, but manager Michael Flynn was happy. He was furious after the 5-0 midweek defeat at Mansfield Town, but was satisfied with the clean sheet and the […]

Michael Flynn went from proudest manager in the country to feeling ashamed in 90 minutes at the One Call Stadium, Mansfield. Manager Flynn watched in disbelief as his Newport County team was dismantled and humiliated by Mansfield Town. County suffered a third successive league defeat, crashing 5-0, and Flynn said: “Let’s not dress it up, […]

Welshman David Pipe is ready and willing to fire up Newport County’s League Two play-offs challenge, starting at Mansfield Town this evening. Caerphilly-born Pipe’s one-year contract with the Exiles ends next summer and he is playing for a new deal, but his focus is firmly on the team and not his personal situation. The 34-year-old […]

Sion Spence took his Cardiff City goals tally for the 2017-18 season to 20 by netting four times against Aberystwyth Town in the Welsh Youth Cup. The young Bluebirds powered to a 7-1 win in their quarter-final, joining holders Swansea City, Connah’s Quay Nomads and Airbus Broughton in the last four. Central midfield player Spence, […]

Newport County are hoping home advantage will prove crucial in the hunt for promotion from League Two. The Exiles were left without a fixture today after scheduled home match against Forest Green Rovers was postponed because of the bad weather. A pitch inspection at Rodney Parade led to the game being called off. County have 15 […]