1912 Exiles
by 1912 Exiles
The original, the biggest and the best Newport County podcast - made by the fans, for the fans. Powered by the Teras podcast network, and in association with the Riverside Sports Bar and Skerryvore Designs. The 1912 Exiles brings you all the latest analysis of Newport County AFC, breaking down current news and events as well looking at wider issues affecting the game locally and nationally. #ncafc 🧡🖤 #NewportCounty #Newport #Gwent #Cymru #Wales #FootballLeague #EFL #League2 #FourthDivision This podcast has been created and uploaded by 1912 Exiles ©. The views in this podcast are not necessarily the views of the Teras podcast network. Hosted
Episodes
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#298: Four star
A pod of two halves! The Good Doctor Ed talks us through Friday night's superb win under the Rodney Parade lights against Chesterfield, stretching our unbeaten home run further. And then Jamie wades into the listener mailbag to get your reaction after a fantastic start to the weekend. A quick...
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#297: Early blows
A pod of two halves for you. In Part 1, we get a readout from Dave & Iwan about Newport County's loss to Cheltenham on Saturday. And then in Part 2 it's over to Ian (with a cameo from Jack) to describe in rich and glorious detail a battling point from Rotherham last Tuesday night. Both games saw...
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#296: Hive mind
To take the temperature of the wider Newport County fanbase, we assembled a crack panel of Exiles old and new to help us discuss the York game and evaluate how the season is looking after eleven league games. We welcome back old friends Taff (from the Amber Army), Wise Dan, and a new(port) fan…
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#295: A pleasure
NEWPORT COUNTY ARE IN THE TOP HALF OF THE FOURTH DIVISION TABLE! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! After a hard-fought and gutsy home win against Colchester, Jamie is joined by Fab and Ed to praise the team's resilience and to revel in still having an undefeated home record as we approach mid-October. We also...
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#294: Another point on the board
We sat down with friend of the pod Rob Davies to hear his first-hand account of County's solid clean sheet and point at Priestfield on Saturday, and to garner a fresh perspective on how Hayden Mullins is quietly turning this team into a very hard side to beat. Lots of positives to draw, even from…
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#293: Haddocks... battered!
Our happy band gathered in the Murenger post-match on Saturday to revel in a fine win and three points for Newport County against a hitherto-unbeaten Grimsby Town team. Regulars Ed, Jack & Ian are joined by the likes of Grimsby Simon, Marc Peplow and Iwan to praise this team's resilience and to...
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#292: All bluster, no bite
Our man on the northern beat, Mr Ian Street, makes his way across the Pennines for Newport County's visit to Accrington. Featuring his usual rag tag of away end reprobates, Ian wheels out the tactics truck as Hayden Mullins rings in the changes. Do we have a plan B? Can we perform while Gwengwe…
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#291: Six/seven!
In our first full panel episode of the season, we delve into what we know about Hayden Mullins' Newport County after seven games (six league, one cup) and the end of the transfer window. We discuss how we st up, what's worked, what hasn't, and what needs to be the priority over the coming weeks....
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#290: Staying power
Two defeats by late goals in the space of a week, and the pod crew had people at both games... First up, Ed speaks with our old friends Phil In Northampton and Dave Yr Alltudion about Saturday's 1-0 loss at Northampton, and in Part 2 we hear Ian's match diary from Salford. We ponder what Plan B…
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#289: Tranmere (H)
Jamie and the pod crew descend on Newport for another early litmus test against Tranmere; kicking things off with pre-match opines at the Arcadia before heading pitchside to meet with the usual cast of characters under the stands and on the terraces. Talking points before kickoff: has this squad...
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#288: You know when you've been Kamwa'd
Pod regular Alfie was on match diary duties for this one, as County made the short hop across the Severn for a derby against Bristol Rovers. Along the way, he draws on the thoughts of Logan and Marc, on what turned out to be a thrilling but disappointing day for the travelling fans. And in the...
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#287: Up and at em
A comfortable opening day win, in glorious sunshine, surrounded by cold beers and good company. It doesn't get better than that, does it? Join Ian for his match diary of Saturday's victory and relive a wonderful day for all County fans... Plus at the end, we have tagged on our preview of…
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#286: Season preview
Jack's joined by Ian and Alfie for the season preview as they run through a summer of change at Rodney Parade: Hayden Mullins arriving as manager just before kick-off, Kyle Cameron taking the captain's armband and a recruitment strategy that's swung from young and inexperienced to getting some...
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#285: Back in the trenches
We're back in competitive action! Jamie sauntered down south (London) for Newport's visit to Wimbledon in the Carabao Cup. Featuring a motley crew of waifs and strays taking in what was a decent first outing of Mullinsball. We'll be back soon with our big Season Preview. In the meantime, do check...
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#284: Mullin it over
With Hayden Mullins appointed earlier as County's new manager, we hastily assembled an #EmergencyPod to gauge the panel's reaction, to assess listeners' views, and to probe what sort of tactical approach we can expect from the new man at the helm. Ed, Jack and Ian are your guides for this one…
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#283: The 1912 Exiles / Amber Army summer mashup!
It's been a busy few weeks in the Countyverse, with managerial rumours, investment rumours, more friendly games than you can shake a stick at, and a squad that seems to be developing nicely. To catch up on all the latest, Ed sat down with Chris from the Amber Army for a rare joint episode between...
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#282: Somerton Park
TWO IMPORTANT NOTES! As Jack says at the start, this episode is best consumed visually so you can see the slides we're discussing. You can watch the video version here. If you prefer to listen, then you can still view the slides either on LinkedIn or on Facebook. This is another summer special...
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#281: Do we learn anything from friendlies?
NB, intro recorded prior to Christian Fuchs' departure - see Ep280 for our snap reaction to that news... Another short bonus episode for you, ahead of County's first pre-season game on Saturday at Bristol Manor Farm - and one that features a time capsule from a year ago, when we asked four...
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#280: Fuchs off!
Rhys, Ed & Alfie hastily assemble in the aftermath of Christian Fuchs' resignation as Newport County manager. They give their reaction to the news, speculate on what might happen next, consider the many rumours of who might take over as manager and indeed as chairman, and reflect on the…
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#279: Ian's baseball match diary
The crew are still taking a few weeks off, but we've brought you some bonus content to keep you entertained. A match diary from America, no less! Not of the World Cup, but of Ian's trip to the baseball back in April. A welcome distraction from football, and plenty to love about this. We'll be…
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#278: TV’s Robbie Willmott
Hot off the heels of our interHuw (episode #277), we’re bringing you another chat - this time, with bonafide Newport legend, and newly-appointed Newport City manager, Robbie Willmott. Robbie takes us through his two stints at the club, including those memorable games where he lit up the small...
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#277: The big interHuw
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…
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#276: Season review
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...
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#275: The fight for survival!
It comes down to this, 81 possible outcomes but only one that matters; keeping our league status! Join Ian Street, man on the Northern beat schlep across the Pennines with Holker Street in view and hopefully for the taking. Featuring a cast of familiar characters, come huddle in front of the...
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#274: NOT live at the Riverside
Ep274 of the pod saw us review probably the craziest game of football any of us have ever seen, as Newport County came from behind to win 3-2 in the 108th minute against Oldham Athletic, putting us on the cusp of retaining our Football League status. A breathtaking game, with goals galore, a...
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#273: In our own hands
A short episode, because Ep272 was a deep dive into County's accounts and Ep274 will be a "Live @ The Riverside" special, recorded after next Saturday's home match against Oldham. So for this one we just had a short chat with friend of the pod Marc Peplow about County's defeat at Whaddon Road,...
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#272: Digging into Newport County's accounts
We delve into some off-field matters this week. Last month, Newport County released its latest accounts for the 2024-25 season. To figure out what they mean for the club, Jamie, Rhys, and first-time episode contributor Jack are joined by football finance expert Kieran Maguire. They ask Kieran:...
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#271: Operation 40 points
Ed is joined by Hwyligan for this one, which manages to be a two-for-one special where we analyse County's massive home win over Harrogate whilst also keeping an eye on Rogerstone Women vs Sully Sports Woman in the spring sunshine at Rogerstone Welfare... We unpack how County ground out a vital…
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#270: Circling the plughole
We bring you analysis of both of Newport County's defeats over the Easter weekend... Part 1 sees Rhys ask Hamid and Ed about the loss to Crawley, and then Part 2 is an Ian Street match diary from a pretty dispiriting trip to Notts County (joined by, amongst others, Dave & Iwan and Stu & Fraser)....
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#269: 6(06) games to go: Correspondence special
Jamie is joined by Alfie for this episode in the aftermath of Newport's vital 1-0 home victory over Shrewsbury. Together, they wade through listener comments in a 606 correspondence special, unpacking the game, the star performers, and looking ahead to that final six-game sequence that will...
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#268: Glass half empty
Ed is in the chair and he asks Rob, Dave and Alfie to pick over the bones of matches against Barnet, Bromley and Walsall. They consider the positives (Sprangler's tenacity, Crole's raw unpredictability, the return of Smith & Shepherd) and the negatives (leaving men unmarked on the edge of the…
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#267: Would County ever join the Cymru Leagues?
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...
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#266: Tickling trout
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...
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#265: Onward Christian's soldiers
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...
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#264: Dimitri Batrouni
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...
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#263: The howl
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...
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#262: Disgruntled sigh
Well that was a week, wasn't it? After the high of the Chesterfield win, Jamie, Jack, and Alfie dissect those defeats to Accrington Stanley and Bristol Rovers, as well as a curious transfer deadline day. We're also keen to highlight the 15:01 kick off time for this weekend's Grimsby match. It's…
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#261: Ollie
This week saw the awful, tragic news that podcast regular and one of our favourite people, Ollie Allen, passed away very suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of just 23. We devote a large chunk of the episode to talking about our favourite memories of Ollie and what a huge loss he will be to the...
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#260: Transfers and Trust
After a weather-enforced break, we're back with a few bits of business: First up, Jamie sat down over Zoom with Arnie from the NCAFC Supporters' Trust to discuss next week's AGM - what's up for discussion, why are the Trust considering relinquishing some of their shares, and what's the wider...
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#259: Single-header
Sunday's postponement of Newport County vs Tranmere threw into disarray our podcast release plan for a review of the New Year week double-header! But we wanted to make the transition back to work on Monday easier for you, so here's a short pod anyway. Ed speaks to 1912 Exiles debutants Logan and...
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#258: Ian Street & the Electric Gilets (Crewe @ Home)
Ian Street graces the south in a feature length match-day diary with Ed, Rhys & Jack for his first home game of the season. After today's performance, we are now negotiating with 1912 Exiles commercial to subsidise more visits as the official club's good luck charm! Come with us on a journey of...
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#257: Christmas Special
Ian, Rhys, Alfie & Ed assembled for a festive recording, seeking to fulfil their promise of an episode free from County-related misery and to bring some light relief to a traumatic season. Over the course of an hour, they discuss: what Christmas presents you'd buy for past Newport County players;...
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#256: The elephant in the room
A long-overdue episode, this one, as we explore Newport County's ownership, the potential loss of league status, and the current existential crisis at NP19. Ian is in the chair, and is joined by Rhys and Ed. The gang briefly discuss the Crewe and Fleetwood games, but then turn our attention to...
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#255: The nadir?
After a shambolic TV broadcast this week which made the FIFA World Cup draw (complete with Rio Ferdinand-Gianni Infantino comedy skits and Wayne Gretzky attempting to pronounce “North Macedonia”) look like a polished, professional affair, Jamie attempts to unpack Newport County’s humbling in the…
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#254: Slipping Through Our Fingers
Fuchs at the wheel and a point at home, is it good enough? Come and join us on a match-day diary with Jack, Ed and company as they navigate yet another win-less Rodney Parade outing. We'd welcome your thoughts, as always, so do contact us via your social media platform of choice. If you like what...
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#253: Fuchs' around, find out!
A pod of two halves for you again, in what has been a momentous week for Newport County. In Part 1, Ed asks Jamie for his initial reaction to County's new manager announcement, and we also rifle through listeners' reactions to the appointment of Christian Fuchs. Then, in Part 2, Ed reports from…
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#252: Hughes out
An emergency pod of sorts, as Newport County finally part ways with manager Dave Hughes. First up, Alfie, along with friend of the pod Marc, report from the final match of the Hughes era up at Shrewsbury yesterday. That's followed by a morning-after-the-day-before reflection, with Jamie & Ian...
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#251: The team with the hole
A team effort this one as we hear from Ed, Ollie, Dave, Iwan, Fraser, Hwyligan, Jamie & Ian - as well as from Nathan Blake whose new podcast with Rob Phillips is well worth a listen. Between them, they consider a range of listener questions/thoughts, analyse County's loss to table-topping…
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#250: Sestercentennial
Our 250th episode of the pod (the sestercentennial, for those of you who wanting to know the official term), and a chance to stretch our legs with a longer-form episode. Rhys is in the chair, with Jamie and Alfie chipping in to discuss where Newport County find ourselves at the end of...
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#249: Old school 4-4-2
Well my goodness, where did that come from? Ian's at the helm at what is now a happy stomping ground in Harrogate away. Featuring Dave (YrAlltudion) and Iwan, it's a classic matchday diary away in another northern town. After the doom and gloom of the last episode, it's welcoming to have some…
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About this show
The original, the biggest and the best Newport County podcast - made by the fans, for the fans. Powered by the Teras podcast network, and in association with the Riverside Sports Bar and Skerryvore Designs. The 1912 Exiles brings you all the latest analysis of Newport County AFC, breaking down current news and events as well looking at wider issues affecting the game locally and nationally.
#ncafc 🧡🖤
#NewportCounty #Newport #Gwent #Cymru #Wales #FootballLeague #EFL #League2 #FourthDivision
This podcast has been created and uploaded by 1912 Exiles ©. The views in this podcast are not necessarily the views of the Teras podcast network.
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