As the 2019-20 fixtures are released I wanted to give my opinion on them. We start of with a repeat of the play off semi final with a home game with Mansfield. This is a tricky game for both teams. We started last season with an away trip to Mansfield. We lost 3-0 on that day but got the better of them in the play offs.
August looks like a tough month for us with us also facing the other losing play off semi finalists Forest Green Rovers, we also face 2 of the 4 relegated teams as we welcome Plymouth and we travel to Walsall.
We are away to Exeter on Boxing day. We are against Leyton Orient on December 29th which will be a sad game due to the sudden passing former manager Justin Edinburgh. We are home on new years day to Cheltenham town. On the last day of hopefully another great season we are at home to Northampton.
I hope that this is a promotion season. If we start well and put a run of about 7-10 wins together then it might be another very good season for us. This is my opinion. Let me know what you think down in the comments. Also don't forget to follow me on twitter.
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21 June 2019
Season Review- Premier league
This season's Premier league has been nothing short of amazing with drama from start to finish. After Manchester city ran away with the league last season every one was thinking who would challenge them. People were saying Manchester United and/or Liverpool. A massive £1.26 Billion was spent during the window. However Tottenham made some history by being the first team to sign no one in a summer window.
During the first couple of months Man City, Liverpool and Chelsea started to run away with it and left the likes of Arsenal and Tottenham chasing. However at the other end of the table 4-5 teams were in an early relegation fight. Huddersfield, favorites to go down were bottom. Fulham who spent upwards of £100 Million were in the bottom 3. I think that over the past couple of years the so called big 6 aka Man United, Man City, Tottenham, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea have been getting better and that has left a gap in quality. It also has created 2 mini leagues with the top 6 in one and the other 14 in another.
Then came Christmas and a notoriously tricky time in football. Not much had changed in the league positions, Liverpool went top and Newcastle put a run of a few wins together to clime there way out of the danger zone. Manchester United has sacked Jose Mourinho and had appointed fans favorite Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who had the immediate impact at Old Trafford. Over the Christmas period came the highly anticipated match between the 2 title challengers Liverpool and Manchester city. City came out on top to close the gap to about 6 points.
The title race went back and forth with Manchester City catching up and overtaking Liverpool due to a few games in hand they had over there merseyside rivals but the gap was only 1 point. Over all in the season Liverpool were top for 139 days and Manchester City on top for 113 days. The first two relegation spots were confirmed in a matter of weeks as struggling Huddersfield and Fulham faced the drop to the Championship.
As we went into the final few weeks of the season a lot was yet to be decided like the winners, who would get into the champions league and who would join Fulham and Huddersfield in England 2nd tier. The teams battling it out were Cardiff and Brighton. Brighton lost 3 or 4 games in a row which put them a few points of the relegation places. However as games began to ran out Cardiff lost to Crystal Palace which confirmed the drop. The title race ran down to the last day with Liverpool against Wolves and Man City making the long trip down to Brighton. After some early drama city came out on top and became the first team since Man United a few years ago to win back to back league titles. Liverpool finished with the 3rd highest points tally in the history of the premier league with 97 points but only finished 2nd. The Premier League kept its drama to the very last minutes.
This is my opinion. Let me know what you think in the comments. Don't forget to follow my twitter.
During the first couple of months Man City, Liverpool and Chelsea started to run away with it and left the likes of Arsenal and Tottenham chasing. However at the other end of the table 4-5 teams were in an early relegation fight. Huddersfield, favorites to go down were bottom. Fulham who spent upwards of £100 Million were in the bottom 3. I think that over the past couple of years the so called big 6 aka Man United, Man City, Tottenham, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea have been getting better and that has left a gap in quality. It also has created 2 mini leagues with the top 6 in one and the other 14 in another.
Then came Christmas and a notoriously tricky time in football. Not much had changed in the league positions, Liverpool went top and Newcastle put a run of a few wins together to clime there way out of the danger zone. Manchester United has sacked Jose Mourinho and had appointed fans favorite Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who had the immediate impact at Old Trafford. Over the Christmas period came the highly anticipated match between the 2 title challengers Liverpool and Manchester city. City came out on top to close the gap to about 6 points.
The title race went back and forth with Manchester City catching up and overtaking Liverpool due to a few games in hand they had over there merseyside rivals but the gap was only 1 point. Over all in the season Liverpool were top for 139 days and Manchester City on top for 113 days. The first two relegation spots were confirmed in a matter of weeks as struggling Huddersfield and Fulham faced the drop to the Championship.
As we went into the final few weeks of the season a lot was yet to be decided like the winners, who would get into the champions league and who would join Fulham and Huddersfield in England 2nd tier. The teams battling it out were Cardiff and Brighton. Brighton lost 3 or 4 games in a row which put them a few points of the relegation places. However as games began to ran out Cardiff lost to Crystal Palace which confirmed the drop. The title race ran down to the last day with Liverpool against Wolves and Man City making the long trip down to Brighton. After some early drama city came out on top and became the first team since Man United a few years ago to win back to back league titles. Liverpool finished with the 3rd highest points tally in the history of the premier league with 97 points but only finished 2nd. The Premier League kept its drama to the very last minutes.
This is my opinion. Let me know what you think in the comments. Don't forget to follow my twitter.
20 June 2019
Transfer preview-Newport county
As the transfer window opens I want to give my opinion on what might happen over the summer at the club.
So far we have signed 5 players. Tom king, Kyle Howkins, Lazar Stojsavljevic, Marvel Ekpiteta and most recently Daniel Leadbitter. I personally think that some of these signings are replacing players who have left for example Regan Poole and Dan butler and players who are out of contract for example Joe day and Micky Demetriou. Tom king is an ideal replacement for Joe day who is rumored to be going to Cardiff city in the championship. Then other name I mentioned was Micky Demetriou. I haven't heard any rumors about him leaving but I believe that he is too good for us as a league 2 club. If we had won at wembley then I think that the players who are out of contract e.g Dan butler, Joe day and Micky demetriou would have stayed. Daniel Leadbitter I think will play right wing back which will allow Robbie Willmott to play in central midfield.
In my opinion I think we need to sign a left back/wing back to replace Dan butler, 1 or 2 new midfielders because we were poor in midfield a lot of the time last season but when Josh Sheehan played towards the end of the season we were better. Also I think we need a winger. This will allow us to play another way if things aren't going our way in the game. If we can make 1 or 2 good loan signings like in the past Antoine Semenyo and Ben White then this will boost our promotion bid for next season.
This is what I think will happen over the summer. Let me know what you think in the comments. Don't forget to follow me on twitter.
So far we have signed 5 players. Tom king, Kyle Howkins, Lazar Stojsavljevic, Marvel Ekpiteta and most recently Daniel Leadbitter. I personally think that some of these signings are replacing players who have left for example Regan Poole and Dan butler and players who are out of contract for example Joe day and Micky Demetriou. Tom king is an ideal replacement for Joe day who is rumored to be going to Cardiff city in the championship. Then other name I mentioned was Micky Demetriou. I haven't heard any rumors about him leaving but I believe that he is too good for us as a league 2 club. If we had won at wembley then I think that the players who are out of contract e.g Dan butler, Joe day and Micky demetriou would have stayed. Daniel Leadbitter I think will play right wing back which will allow Robbie Willmott to play in central midfield.
In my opinion I think we need to sign a left back/wing back to replace Dan butler, 1 or 2 new midfielders because we were poor in midfield a lot of the time last season but when Josh Sheehan played towards the end of the season we were better. Also I think we need a winger. This will allow us to play another way if things aren't going our way in the game. If we can make 1 or 2 good loan signings like in the past Antoine Semenyo and Ben White then this will boost our promotion bid for next season.
This is what I think will happen over the summer. Let me know what you think in the comments. Don't forget to follow me on twitter.
9 June 2019
Season Review 2018-19
This season has been a fantastic one for the county in all competitions especially in the league and Fa cup. With a trip to wembley, the 4th one in the past 7 seasons in a play off final and a home tie against the back to back champions of England.
We started the campaign with a disappointing away trip to Mansfield losing 3-0 at the One call stadium. We then went on a run of 7 wins out of 8 with the only defeat coming in the 2nd round of the Carabao cup Against Oxford at home. After a 1-0 away loss to Swindon came the lowest part of the season in my opinion with the 0-6 thrashing by yeovil who have now been relegated but we didn't let that bother us as we then went on another unbeaten run of 6 games which saw us clime into the automatic promotion places.
A few weeks later our attentions turned to the Fa cup and an away trip to the met police. It was a real banana skin for the county but we managed to come through with a 2-0 win. Then with a few mixed results including a draw with welsh rivals wrexham in the 2nd round of the Fa cup and a penalty shootout defeat in the second round of the efl trophy to cheltenham came the 4-0 thrashing at home in the replay against Wrexham. Our task was made easier after the visitors had a man sent off for a horrible tackle on Mickey Demetriou. our form in the league had been poor with 6 games with out a win the only win we had in a month and a half of football was the game in the fa cup. But the poor form was worth it as we welcomed the former premier league champions Leicester city to Rodney Parade.
With what we did last season in the Fa cup in mind we took on 2015-16 champions of England with the eyes of the country watching we made the perfect start with Jamille Matt heading home. We then put on a defensive masterclass until late on as Rachid Ghezzal equalized but a late penalty from Padraig Amond sent us through. Check out my Middlesbrough review to find out my thoughts on the game. As a result of the Fa cup run we had slumped to 15th in the League. Then we took on current Premier league champions Manchester City in the Fa cup 5th round there was a lot of optimism at Rodney Parade ahead of the clash. However after a superb performance it wasn't enough to beat the Champions which seen our Fa cup run end.
Our attention then turned back to the league with a play off spot still available only if we won our games in hand. With only 3 defeats in 2 and a months of football seen us dramatically get into the play offs with 1-1 draw with Morcambe. However the play offs ended with heartbreak as we lost 1-0 to Tranmere at wembley.
It has been an amazing season for the county and hopefully the start of something special.
This is My opinion. let me know what you think in the comments below. If you have any suggestions on what I should write next please let me know on twitter and make sure you follow me on there as well.
We started the campaign with a disappointing away trip to Mansfield losing 3-0 at the One call stadium. We then went on a run of 7 wins out of 8 with the only defeat coming in the 2nd round of the Carabao cup Against Oxford at home. After a 1-0 away loss to Swindon came the lowest part of the season in my opinion with the 0-6 thrashing by yeovil who have now been relegated but we didn't let that bother us as we then went on another unbeaten run of 6 games which saw us clime into the automatic promotion places.
A few weeks later our attentions turned to the Fa cup and an away trip to the met police. It was a real banana skin for the county but we managed to come through with a 2-0 win. Then with a few mixed results including a draw with welsh rivals wrexham in the 2nd round of the Fa cup and a penalty shootout defeat in the second round of the efl trophy to cheltenham came the 4-0 thrashing at home in the replay against Wrexham. Our task was made easier after the visitors had a man sent off for a horrible tackle on Mickey Demetriou. our form in the league had been poor with 6 games with out a win the only win we had in a month and a half of football was the game in the fa cup. But the poor form was worth it as we welcomed the former premier league champions Leicester city to Rodney Parade.
With what we did last season in the Fa cup in mind we took on 2015-16 champions of England with the eyes of the country watching we made the perfect start with Jamille Matt heading home. We then put on a defensive masterclass until late on as Rachid Ghezzal equalized but a late penalty from Padraig Amond sent us through. Check out my Middlesbrough review to find out my thoughts on the game. As a result of the Fa cup run we had slumped to 15th in the League. Then we took on current Premier league champions Manchester City in the Fa cup 5th round there was a lot of optimism at Rodney Parade ahead of the clash. However after a superb performance it wasn't enough to beat the Champions which seen our Fa cup run end.
Our attention then turned back to the league with a play off spot still available only if we won our games in hand. With only 3 defeats in 2 and a months of football seen us dramatically get into the play offs with 1-1 draw with Morcambe. However the play offs ended with heartbreak as we lost 1-0 to Tranmere at wembley.
It has been an amazing season for the county and hopefully the start of something special.
This is My opinion. let me know what you think in the comments below. If you have any suggestions on what I should write next please let me know on twitter and make sure you follow me on there as well.
27 January 2019
Middlesbrough review
After a much needed win against Exeter we looked forward to the highly anticipated Fa Cup 4th round game against Middlesbrough in the Transporter Bridge Derby. About 1200-1500 County fans made the 540 mile round trip to The Riverside Stadium. One change was made to the team from the Exeter match with Joe Day missing the game because his Wife is giving birth this weekend so Nick Townsend made his Fa Cup debut.
The were not many chances in the first half with the score being 0-0 at half time. The deadlock was broken in the 51st minute when Spanish defender Daniel Ayala put Middlesbrough infront with a classic Tony Pulis set piece. towards the end i thought county should have scored a goal or two but with almost the last kick of the game former Boro academy player Matty Dolan equalised witch sent the travelling fans into chaos. i thought we deserved the draw as we played really well all through the game. As a result of this a replay will be played in a week and a half's time at Rodney Parade witch means that the Middlesbrough manager Tony Pulis will travel back to his home town of Newport a game witch he will not want as his team are fighting for a play off spot in the championship.
There were many shocks in this round of the Fa Cup with Everton losing at the Den against Millwall. A game witch would have had a different result if VAR would have been in use. West ham were knocked out to Bottom of League One team AFC Wimbledon 4-2. As I Write this Antoine Semenyo has been recalled by Bristol City and is rumoured to be going to Chelsea. I wish him the best for his future.
This is My opinion. let me know what you think in the comments below. if you have any suggestions on what i should wright next please let me know on twitter.
The were not many chances in the first half with the score being 0-0 at half time. The deadlock was broken in the 51st minute when Spanish defender Daniel Ayala put Middlesbrough infront with a classic Tony Pulis set piece. towards the end i thought county should have scored a goal or two but with almost the last kick of the game former Boro academy player Matty Dolan equalised witch sent the travelling fans into chaos. i thought we deserved the draw as we played really well all through the game. As a result of this a replay will be played in a week and a half's time at Rodney Parade witch means that the Middlesbrough manager Tony Pulis will travel back to his home town of Newport a game witch he will not want as his team are fighting for a play off spot in the championship.
There were many shocks in this round of the Fa Cup with Everton losing at the Den against Millwall. A game witch would have had a different result if VAR would have been in use. West ham were knocked out to Bottom of League One team AFC Wimbledon 4-2. As I Write this Antoine Semenyo has been recalled by Bristol City and is rumoured to be going to Chelsea. I wish him the best for his future.
This is My opinion. let me know what you think in the comments below. if you have any suggestions on what i should wright next please let me know on twitter.
20 January 2019
Exeter post match review
So after a last minute defeat at the hands of crewe last Saturday the attention of Newport County turned to Exeter city at Rodney Parade. There was a lot of optimism around the club and the fans after the great result against Leicester city in front of the biggest home crowd since we played Tottenham. Michael Flynn made 2 changes from the crewe game with Mark O'Brien replacing Fraser franks and Regan Poole making his return to the county from Manchester united coming in for Tyler Forbes.
It was a nervy start from the county with Exeter dominating the early stages but failed to create much. County grew in confidence as the game went on creating a few good chances and forcing a few good saves from the Exeter goalkeeper Christy Pym but Exeter had the best chance of the first half which got Joe Day scrambling to his top left hand corner. We weren't at our best in the first half but after a half time team talk from Flynn meant that we better at the start of the second half. We had much more of the ball at the start of the second half. It was roles reverse from the first half. After a 5-10 minute spell from County we were in front through the in form Jamille Matt's 15th goal of the season. We created more chances and we should have scored more. I thought that we seen the game out quite comfortably with the match ending in the 3 points goint to Newport. This will give the team momentum going into the massive fa cup 4th round game up in Middlesbrough.
I thought we weren't at our best but we got the 3 points
This is my opinion. Let me know what you think down below.
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It was a nervy start from the county with Exeter dominating the early stages but failed to create much. County grew in confidence as the game went on creating a few good chances and forcing a few good saves from the Exeter goalkeeper Christy Pym but Exeter had the best chance of the first half which got Joe Day scrambling to his top left hand corner. We weren't at our best in the first half but after a half time team talk from Flynn meant that we better at the start of the second half. We had much more of the ball at the start of the second half. It was roles reverse from the first half. After a 5-10 minute spell from County we were in front through the in form Jamille Matt's 15th goal of the season. We created more chances and we should have scored more. I thought that we seen the game out quite comfortably with the match ending in the 3 points goint to Newport. This will give the team momentum going into the massive fa cup 4th round game up in Middlesbrough.
I thought we weren't at our best but we got the 3 points
This is my opinion. Let me know what you think down below.
don't forget to follow me and The amber army on twitter for more Newport county chat.
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My name is Luke Lewis. I am a 14 year old boy from Newport. I support County with a passion but I also follow Tottenham. This will be mostly about the County but not all about the County. I am working with the Amber Army on this blog. All views are my own and I am not affiliated with Newport County.
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