Six league games, two cup games, one win, two draws (inc. a penalty shootout win) and five losses. But what have we gleaned from those games about the Dai Hughes era at Newport County? Rhys is joined by Ian and Ed to divine what we can about this team, to ponder what's needed in the last 24hrs of the transfer window, and make some predictions about the month ahead. No spoilers, but basically Wake Us Up When September Ends.

As always, you can contact us via your social media platform of choice, and you can also donate as little as £2 via our ko-fi page towards our running costs. Thanks as always to the Riverside Sports Bar (the home of great sport and burgers in Newport) for their support, and to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme tune. Our outro music is Virgo by Sean T.

We'll be back soon with analysis of the Bristol Rovers game, and to explore what the WRU's desire to halve the number of Welsh rugby regions might mean for Rodney Parade and for Newport County. But until then: look after yourselves, look after each other, and above all – as always – Keep It County!

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It's another one of our #BigInterviews. Huge thanks to bonafide club legend Mark O'Brien for joining us. Rhys is in the hotseat as Mark chats about his time at the club. He joined under Graham Westley, scored THAT Great Escape goal, and was a feature of the side as it evolved under Mike Flynn to progress to two play-off finals and numerous cup runs, and this summer was appointed club ambassador.

Mark speaks candidly about coping with having to retire at 27 through heart issues, and dealing with the subsequent PTSD and depression. It's raw and emotional, and we're grateful to Mark for sharing his journey with us.

If you want to read more on Mark’s story, his book Game of Two Hearts: My Life in Football and Beyond is available from Amazon and Waterstones.

As always, you can contact us via your social media platform of choice, and you can also donate as little as £2 via our ko-fi page towards our running costs. Thanks as always to the Riverside Sports Bar (the home of great sport and burgers in Newport) for their support, and to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme tune. Our outro music is Virgo by Sean T.

We'll be back with a one-month-in discussion after the Franchise and Cambridge games. But until then: look after yourselves, look after each other, and above all – as always – Keep It County!

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We're back with another episode for your ears as the August games come thick and fast. Jamie brings you Ed's analysis from our League Cup match at home to Millwall, before the first Ian Street match diary of the season, making his way to Grimbsy at the weekend. Featuring existentialism, pragmatism, and that all-too-familiar realism with sucker punch injury time winners.

As always, you can contact us via your social media platform of choice, and you can also donate as little as £2 via our ko-fi page towards our running costs. Thanks as always to the Riverside Sports Bar (the home of great sport and burgers in Newport) for their support, and to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme tune. Our outro music is Virgo by Sean T.

We've got a special episode coming later this week... keep your eyes peeled for that. We'll be back soon with match diaries and discussions on the Salford, Franchise, and Cambridge games. But until then: look after yourselves, look after each other, and above all – as always – Keep It County!

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A pod of three parts for you. The first half features a review of the fine win at Crawley, courtesy of our correspondent Ashley Healey. Then, in Part 2, we have a rare Rhys Warren Monologue™ to unpack the Notts County game, and a preview of Tuesday night's League Cup opponents, via our counterparts at the Achtung! Millwall podcast.

As always, you can contact us via your social media platform of choice, and you can also donate as little as £2 via our ko-fi page towards our running costs. Thanks as always to the Riverside Sports Bar (the home of great sport and burgers in Newport) for their support, and to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme tune. Our outro music is Virgo by Sean T.

We'll be back next weekend with reaction to the Grimsby and Millwall games. But until then: look after yourselves, look after each other, and above all – as always – Keep It County!

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We wait all summer for the season to start, and THAT'S what we're treated to? Oh Newport County, don't ever change. Jamie attempts to dissect that wild League Cup game at Barnet on Tuesday night, joined by occasional contributor Dave (YrAlltudion). From screamers to injury time capitulation, they try and figure out what's in store for the season after getting a first look at Dave Hughes' side in competitive action.

Jamie also rounds us off with a look ahead to the first league game at home to Notts County this weekend, taking in listener correspondence.

As always, you can contact us via your social media platform of choice, and please also consider donating as little as £2 via our ko-fi page if you like what we do. We’re delighted that the Riverside Sports Bar (the home of Welsh sports fans) are giving us their valued support for another season, and we remain hugely grateful to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme tune. Our correspondence music for this episode is Virgo by Sean T.

We'll be back with reflections post-Notts County. But until then: look after yourselves, look after each other, and above all – as always – Keep It County!

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Gentleman, start your engines, the 2025/26 season is upon us... Jamie has the unenviable task of chairing the panel in this one - he welcomes Jack, Ian, Ed, Rhys and new crew member Alfie to give their thoughts on the season ahead. They discuss the strength in depth of the squad, likely tactical approaches, the panel's hopes and dreams for the season, and our predictions of where the team will finish in the Fourth Division.

A rare video version of this episode is available over on our YouTube page, if you want to see some of the funky graphics and charts to which the panel refer throughout the discussion. The slides can also be found here.

As always, you can contact us via your social media platform of choice, and please also consider donating as little as £2 via our ko-fi page if you like what we do. We’re delighted that the Riverside Sports Bar (the home of Welsh sports fans) are giving us their valued support for another season, and we remain hugely grateful to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme tune. Our outro music is Virgo by Sean T.

We'll be back with reaction to the first couple of games against Barnet and Notts County. But until then: look after yourselves, look after each other, and above all – as always – Keep It County!

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We have another summer special for your ears, listeners!

Ian and Rhys welcome former Newport County commercial manager James Watts. Now at Swindon Town, James shares his experience and insights into the intricacies of lower league football finance.

As always, you can contact us via your social media platform of choice, and please also consider donating as little as £2 via our ko-fi page if you like what we do. We’re delighted that the Riverside Sports Bar (the home of Welsh sports fans) are giving us their valued support for another season, and we remain hugely grateful to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme tune. Our outro music is Virgo by Sean T.

We'll be back with our annual big preview special ahead of the start of another season. But until then: look after yourselves, look after each other, and above all – as always – Keep It County!

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Welcome back, Exiles! Another pod of two halves for you - the first half is a quick news roundup from Ed, featuring reviews from Hwyligan of County's pre-season draw at Pontypridd, and from Ollie of the win at Undy.

Then, in part two, we unveil our local team in focus for 2025/26. We're really excited about the prospect of covering Rogerstone AFC Ladies who, as you'll hear in the interview, enter only their second season together. But although only a new side, they're a wonderful bunch with incredible team spirit, and they represent everything we love about sport. We look forward to tracking their progress through the season, and we encourage you to do the same - give them a follow on social media and keep across their fixtures via the Cymru Football app.

As always, you can contact us via your social media platform of choice, and please also consider donating as little as £2 via our ko-fi page if you like what we do. We’re delighted that the Riverside Sports Bar (the home of Welsh sports fans) are giving us their valued support for another season, and we remain hugely grateful to Tinty & The Bucket Hats for letting us use Discoland as our theme tune. Our outro music is Virgo by Sean T.

We'll be back soon with more news, views and gossip. But until then: look after yourselves, look after each other, and above all – as always – Keep It County!

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