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#158: Tran-merde
1912 Exiles - December 10, 2023 09:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe legendary Amber Arnie brings us a match report from Prenton Park on what proved a frustrating afternoon for County, in a classic 'game of two halves'. Did the windy conditions play a part? Arnie manages to squeeze in #FloodlightWatch, a chat with Ollie, and even establishes a catchphrase for ...
#157: FSA Awards
1912 Exiles - December 05, 2023 12:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe've got something a bit different for you today... We were honoured to be nominated in the "club podcast of the year" category at this year's Football Supporter's Association awards, and Ian & Jack made the trip to London on Monday for the awards do. This episode brings you their report of the...
#156: Frozen Barnet
1912 Exiles - December 03, 2023 09:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHave you thawed out from that yet? 🥶 A frustrating afternoon of FA Cup action at the end of a gruelling week. Ed is on hand to offer a few tactical insights and find a silver lining to the cloud. Thanks to all our listeners who sent in comments, and make sure you read Mark Vickery's excellent ma...
#155: If only More Came
1912 Exiles - November 28, 2023 22:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIan, 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. ...
#154: Coupon busters!
1912 Exiles - November 27, 2023 04:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRhys 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 he...
#153: Nowt from North Notts
1912 Exiles - November 19, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating"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 C...
#152: MK Dons tide over
1912 Exiles - November 13, 2023 21:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA bit of a tide-me-over pod to keep the wheels turning at 1912 Exiles towers with a few submitted clips and comment post MK Dons. Do drop us any thoughts 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 t...
#151: Benno-bauer
1912 Exiles - October 30, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA bumper episode this week. Jamie and Ian are joined by Arnie and Ollie, who made the trips to Notts County and Gillingham respectively. Listen back to their matchday diaries, which include #piewatch, service station beefs and match clocks. We chat formation changes in an up and down week, Bogle...
Benno-bauer
1912 Exiles - October 30, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA bumper episode this week. Jamie and Ian are joined by Arnie and Ollie, who made the trips to Notts County and Gillingham respectively. Listen back to their matchday diaries, which include #piewatch, service station beefs and match clocks. We chat formation changes in an up and down week, Bogl...
#150: Hammer blow
1912 Exiles - October 22, 2023 17:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEd and Ollie discuss the key points from County's draw against Walsall: Maxted's performance in goal, how Countryfile fared in midfield, and our best defensive / attacking partnerships. We also look ahead - briefly - to a tough week of away games at Notts County and Gillingham, and start a beef w...
#149: Swindon (a) with Rich
1912 Exiles - October 15, 2023 12:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe're very grateful to our Southwest of England Correspondent, Rich Cocksedge, for sending us his report of yesterday's defeat in Wiltshire. It doesn't make for positive listening - we've heard more upbeat Radiohead albums - but it's a good and fair analysis of a disappointing afternoon. We'll b...
#148: Bare bones
1912 Exiles - October 08, 2023 11:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHow much are County riding their luck, how much are they making their own luck, and how much are they being affected by rank bad luck? That's the theme this week after a smash-and-grab victory over Colchester was followed by a decidedly sub-par performance at home to Harrogate Town. Ed is in the...
#147: Elis James on Huw Jenkins
1912 Exiles - October 04, 2023 03:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSo, Huw Jenkins has been waved through to takeover Newport County. He’s been in this position before, at Swansea City. So who better to take us through the experience of supporting a Huw Jenkins-led football club than Swans fan, podcaster extraordinaire, and one of the premier voices of Welsh foo...
#146: Unknown pleasures (a.k.a. Salford away)
1912 Exiles - October 01, 2023 09:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAfter 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,...
#145: Huw Jenkins - snap verdict
1912 Exiles - September 29, 2023 03:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAt the end of a big night in Newport County's history, Ed and Ian jumped straight onto Zoom to consider matters. With Trust members voting 455-8 in favour of selling a majority stake in the club to former Swansea City chairman, Huw Jenkins, what might happen next? What will he bring to the table,...
#144: Defensive Cook-ups
1912 Exiles - September 24, 2023 14:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSorry, I'm afraid we have to talk about that Bradford game... Ed is joined by Chris Kirwan of the South Wales Argus, who wrote an insightful article laying bare what went wrong on Saturday afternoon and the challenge County face to put it right before a challenging run of games. With helpful con...
#143: Jon Pratt [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]
1912 Exiles - September 21, 2023 14:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAhead 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 th...
#142: Decision time
1912 Exiles - September 19, 2023 03:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWith the big Trust vote next week on a change to County's ownership, we've tried to unpick some of the key issues as fans grapple with the choices. Ed is joined by two guests with plenty to contribute. Nigel Dutson was Chair of the Trust from 2010 to 2013 so has sat in the hot seat and knows the...
#141: Too hot for a high press
1912 Exiles - September 10, 2023 03:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIan battled the M1 and M25 on the hottest day of the year en-route to Crawley, so you didn't have to... Along the way, he caught up with a few friends of the pod (yer Amber Arnies, yer Stus, yer Ollies) and praised the good value of Crawley's away ticket pricing. The record does not show whether ...
#140: 4-parallelogram-2
1912 Exiles - September 04, 2023 03:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJamie is joined by Ian and Ed to examine a busy week for County - games against AFC Wimbledon and Brentford dominate discussion, along with an evaluation of our transfer business. We also discuss County's asymmetric tactical approach, denounce joy thieves, and lavish praise on our industrious mid...
#139: The Llangedwyn Eusébio
1912 Exiles - August 27, 2023 03:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEd 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 cont...
#138: Rob Phillips, BBC Radio Wales
1912 Exiles - August 21, 2023 13:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAfter years of him asking us to call him on a Saturday evening, he decided to call us! An absolute delight to have Rob Phillips, one of the premier voices of Welsh football on BBC Radio Wales and BBC Wales Sport - and a 1912 Exiles listener at that - join Jamie Harris for a chat. A Newport-born...
#137: Donny highs, Crewe lows & Newport City
1912 Exiles - August 16, 2023 03:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingCrikey, 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 a...
#136: Fans' meeting (EMERGENCY POD!)
1912 Exiles - August 10, 2023 21:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSound the klaxon, because your 1912 Exiles are here to give our on-the-spot reaction to Thursday night's fans' meeting at Rodney Parade to discuss potential future ownership options. If you weren't there, slides from the meeting can be viewed hither. Ed retired to The Murenger (best pub in Newpo...
#135 Season Opener - Accrington (A) Match Report
1912 Exiles - August 07, 2023 13:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWelcome to our 6th season of the 1912 Exiles podcast! A brief report from occasional contributor Stuart (blairinho - https://twitter.com/StuartB94181596) and son Fraser on our season opener at Accrington. How did we line up? Was the scoreline flattering? Did Stuart eat a pie? Answers and more i...
#134: Season preview
1912 Exiles - July 24, 2023 03:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe've had a lot of fun making our close-season bonus episodes - but now it's back to business as our panel convene to preview what 2023/24 holds for Newport County AFC. Rhys is on hosting duties, and is joined by Ian and Ed for the live record - and Jamie sends in his contribution from a piazza ...
#133: Nic the togger / Sheffield away
1912 Exiles - July 18, 2023 03:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe continue our run of close-season special episodes, with Ian in the chair this week. In the first half, he catches up with Newport County royalty and all-round good egg Nic Johns to hear about life as a lower-league football photographer. Nic gives great advice for any budding toggers wanting ...
#132: County in the Community
1912 Exiles - July 11, 2023 03:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe continue our gentle summer stroll through off-the-pitch matters around football in Newport, with a genuinely heartwarming catchup with some of the County in the Community crew. Over the course of a few hours at Rodney Parade, Ed chatted with Dave Lewis (Football & Education Programme Co-ordi...
#131: Trust business, transfers, and triallists
1912 Exiles - July 05, 2023 10:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe were planning on having a quiet summer chatting about football shirts, but off-field business put paid to that. It's pre-season so Triallist 1 and Triallist 2 are making their debuts on the pod. Jamie Harris is joined by Dan Grace and Ieuan Ellis to discuss the latest rumblings around the fu...
#41 (re-up): The David Buttress interview
1912 Exiles - July 01, 2023 16:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe hope to have a new episode out in the coming days about last week's AGM and Trust meeting, and implications for County - but in the meantime, we've watched closely the takeover of the Newport Dragons and Rodney Parade by David Buttress, which was confirmed on Friday. The deal could change rad...
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