Latest Spytty Podcast Episodes
#130: Football shirts special
1912 Exiles - June 27, 2023 03:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWith news imminent on County's away and third shirts for next season, Ed sat down over a pint in The Murenger with pod debutant James Oliver-House to discuss all things kit. What makes a good football shirt? Are proper collars still cool? What's the right shade of amber for a County shirt? What ...
#129: Sorry is the hardest word
1912 Exiles - June 15, 2023 03:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWhere better to spend the hottest Tuesday night of the summer so far than at Rodney Parade in the Trust / Shareholders meeting?!? Ed and Ollie caught up afterwards to pick through the bones of the £1.2m loss, news on the ground lease, and speculation over potential future investment. Apologies f...
#128: End of season review
1912 Exiles - May 14, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAnother season is over, and there is plenty upon which to reflect. Rhys is in the chair for our epic end-of-season review, and is joined by Ian and Ed as they analyse Newport County's 2022/23 season in depth. We revisit the decision to sack James Rowberry and where things went wrong for him, and...
#127: Sun-kissed
1912 Exiles - May 01, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEd and Jamie convene to unpack the last two games: a solid 2-1 win away in sunny Gillingham, and a chaotic 3-2 defeat at home to Harrogate. Newport County's strange, struggling home form continues in stark contrast to a respectable, borderline-impressive away record. Featuring musings on Townse...
#126: Sucker punch
1912 Exiles - April 19, 2023 07:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEd rues a frustrating night against Mansfield and wishes that the season could have ended at the weekend. Again, County experiment with a different line-up and tactical approach to no avail - with no help from referee and officials along the way... And speaking of experiments not working, apologi...
#125: Six pointer and prawn sandwiches
1912 Exiles - April 16, 2023 03:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWhat's this? Ian at a home game? Surely not! Our man on the northern beat heads home for a day in the Welsh sunshine, via a lengthy train journey, and catches up with all sorts of weird and wonderful folk on the way. He then watches the game from the majesty of the hospitality area, surrounded b...
#124: Good Friday, Lousy Monday
1912 Exiles - April 11, 2023 16:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRhys and Ed bring you the best and the worst of a Jekyll & Hyde weekend for County. Rhys reports first on a fine 3-0 thumping of promotion-chasing Northampton in front of a big Good Friday crowd in the sunshine - and then Ed reflects on a miserable trip to Greater Manchester for a 4-0 reverse aga...
#123: Dons & Bogle in G Minor
1912 Exiles - March 15, 2023 02:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDr. Ed ponders the Bradford aftermath and shares a pint in the Murrenger with Woody (https://twitter.com/wkchantwriter) to dive into why he's chosen to support Newport County after some long hard years of following the 'toon. Ian gives us a lesson in Bogle-nomics; a journey through 10% of your b...
#122: The Grimsby Diaries
1912 Exiles - March 08, 2023 13:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIan goes to see The Mariners with 49 other brave County souls + drags office pal, Steve, a Grimsby fan, into the away end to make it a round 50! Listen to the glamour and glitz of a cold Tuesday night tie in the North with great floodlight trivia abound. We'll be back soon, but your thoughts ar...
#121: Dirty Old Town
1912 Exiles - March 05, 2023 04:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIan went to Salford, so you didn't have to... En-route, he meets up with Jamie and various other waifs and strays, only to find that their customary pre-match optimism faded upon contact with the cold, hard reality of an irritatingly effective Salford side. We'll be back soon, but your thoughts ...
#120: All sizzle, no sausage
1912 Exiles - February 27, 2023 04:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEd caught up with Ollie and Esme to look back on a tumultuous week for County. Since our last pod, we've had a draw (at Walsall), a win (at Hartlepool) and a loss (at home to Sutton), as well as the departure of Darren Kelly and the arrival onto the Board of Jon Pratt. How we managed to squeeze o...
#119: Bogle's Back!
1912 Exiles - February 15, 2023 04:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWhat better place to spend Valentine's Day than hanging out on the Hazells Terrace with Spytty The Dog? Ed is joined by Ollie, and together they nobly do battle against the PA system turned up to eleven! They wax lyrical about Omar Bogle's return to form, grumble about the paucity of County's se...
#118: Barrow smash-and-grab
1912 Exiles - February 12, 2023 04:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOur man on the northern beat, Ian Street, made the long trip to Barrow, with a diversion en-route along memory lane and some family reflections. Regular listeners will enjoy his usual blend of social history, philosophy and the odd footballing insight too on what turned out to be an exceedingly d...
#117: Back with a bang
1912 Exiles - February 05, 2023 14:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIan is joined by Ed and Rhys after a few tedious weekends without any County games to discuss. They pay tribute to David Hando, form some judgements on our transfer business and what we can surmise about "Cock-ball" (don't Google that), and then we talk at length about a hard-won three points aga...
#116: Floodlights, slip-ups and Partick fans
1912 Exiles - January 15, 2023 04:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIan picks up the baton for a trip to Carlisle that is - whichever way you cut the cake - a long one for anyone. En-route, he catches up with Ed (and an unexpected bunch of Partick Thistle fans) and reviews a frustrating defeat in very cold and blustery conditions! We'll be back next weekend for ...
#115: Draw specialists
1912 Exiles - January 09, 2023 04:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe're back! After a restful festive break, Ian and Ed catch up on our post-Christmas games (all of them draws). We've got Ian's matchday diary from Rochdale, Ed's reflections on very different home draws against Orient and Crawley, and we also hear YOUR thoughts on January transfer window priorit...
#114: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL (pt4) Our favourite Newport XIs... continued... continued
1912 Exiles - December 27, 2022 03:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAre you prepared for a festive nostalgic treat? Join Rhys, Ed, Jack, Ian and Jamie for a trip down memory lane... The full panel come together over a mulled wine and a mince pie to discuss their favourite Newport County players over the years. These are not necessarily the greatest XIs of all t...
#113: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL (pt3) Our favourite Newport XIs... continued
1912 Exiles - December 25, 2022 03:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAre you prepared for a festive nostalgic treat? Join Rhys, Ed, Jack, Ian and Jamie for a trip down memory lane... The full panel come together over a mulled wine and a mince pie to discuss their favourite Newport County players over the years. These are not necessarily the greatest XIs of all t...
#112: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL (pt2) Our favourite Newport XIs
1912 Exiles - December 23, 2022 03:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAre you prepared for a festive nostalgic treat? Join Rhys, Ed, Jack, Ian and Jamie for a trip down memory lane... The full panel come together over a mulled wine and a mince pie to discuss their favourite Newport County players over the years. These are not necessarily the greatest XIs of all ...
#111: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL (pt1) Tactical deep dive
1912 Exiles - December 18, 2022 04:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNo expense spared - we've cracked open the sleigh bells sound effects and can proudly bring you the first of our 2022 Christmas Special shows! In this one, Ed is on host duties. In the first part of the show, he speaks to AFC Wimbledon fan Rob to preview the sides' match on Boxing Day at the new...
#110: Doncaster Doldrums
1912 Exiles - December 12, 2022 04:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating"Composure" (or lack thereof) was the buzzword at Rodney Parade as County slumped to defeat against an out-of-form Doncaster Rovers side. Ed brings you his matchday diary, as well as setting out what you can expect from your 1912 Exiles over the Christmas break - we have some superb content lined...
#109: Doncaster Rovers preview
1912 Exiles - December 06, 2022 04:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe've had a mini-break, but we'll be back soon with some extra Christmas content. In the meantime though, Ed caught up with Doncaster Rovers vlogger Daniel Pearson (whose YouTube channel can be found here) to get a sense of what we can expect from Saturday's opponents. We'll be back with a mini...
#108: "Most Pointless Game in the History of the Universe"
1912 Exiles - November 23, 2022 18:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOur man on the Northern beat boycotts the World Cup in a big way by driving 300-mile round-trip to the bowl without a soul! Journey with Ian Street through a night in Milton Keynes.... As always, drop us a line via Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn with any feedback. And having clocked up 100+ episo...
#107: Can't score from a throw-in
1912 Exiles - November 21, 2022 04:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIan sat down with Rhys and Ed to dissect the home win against Gillingham. They talk Omar Bogle, Yma O Hyd, praise James Waite and Joe Day, and continue the Priestly Farquaharson love-in. We then pick out highlights from the Meet The Manager event with G-Cock, and answer your questions about goal-...
#106: Blame it on the Bogle!
1912 Exiles - November 14, 2022 04:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA full-on panel discussion, expertly chaired by Ian - with Ed, Rhys and Esme offering their insights. We cover the recent cup games, discuss the Stockport defeat in depth, take some listener questions, and preview the Gillingham game (with help from the Gills In The Blood team). Towards the end ...
#105: I won't mention him again...
1912 Exiles - November 04, 2022 12:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode Ian & Rhys discuss the start to the Coughlan era and look forward to our next three games. Ian swears he won't mention JR again - but can he stick to it? There's only one way to find out... As always, whether you agree or disagree with the panel, drop us a line via Twitter, Faceb...
#104: Cobblers Awed!
1912 Exiles - October 30, 2022 11:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThree games into the new era: five points, two clean sheets and unbeaten. We'd all have settled for that, wouldn't we? Ed catches up with a County legend - "Phil in Northampton", who tells us about adopting Newport as his team, following from afar, and how we looked during the draw at Sixfields....
#103: Cocko's Amber Army
1912 Exiles - October 23, 2022 03:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNew manager, new era - but the same consistently brilliant podcast experience courtesy of the 1912 Exiles. Ed and Jack were at the back of the Hazells to watch the first match of Graham Coughlan's tenure as County manager, and found a lot of positives in the team's industry and pragmatism. We al...
#102.5: Your calls, updates & Ian Street's hot takes!
1912 Exiles - October 12, 2022 20:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe're back with a bonus round! An excuse really to hear Ian Street's excellent punditry on the managerial situation add in a dash of... poetry?! We listen into your voice notes (gratefully received!) and serve up a few small updates also. As always, whether you agree or disagree with the 191...
#102½: Your calls, updates & Ian Street's hot takes!
1912 Exiles - October 12, 2022 20:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe're back with a bonus round! An excuse really to hear Ian Street's excellent punditry on the managerial situation add in a dash of... poetry?! We listen into your voice notes (gratefully received!) and serve up a few small updates also. As always, whether you agree or disagree with the 1912...
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