Tag Archives: Newport County

A lubbly Bubbly awayday at Haig Avenue

Posted on February 28, 2013 by writewyattuk

WHAT a week for the Cards, and a rare one for me as I’d seen them play three matches. A half-term trip South allowed me to take in a battling Kingfield defeat to play-off hopefuls Newport County, before a return … Continue reading →

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Out of town and out of sorts with the Cardinals

Posted on February 21, 2013 by writewyattuk

IT’S supposed to be a good sign. As we drove down to Kingfield from Lancashire last Saturday morning, Tony Blackburn was playing The Jam as we hit Victoria Way traffic. Some kind of time warp? Almost. It was Pick of … Continue reading →

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Kenny’s death put bitter rivalries into context

Posted on November 20, 2012 by writewyattuk

WE ALL know the sad tale about the world-beating football team making their way back home after a European Cup match against Red Star Belgrade in early February, 1958, refuelling in Southern Germany before heavy snow and engine problems combined … Continue reading →

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Sat Nav be buggered – the pitiful search for Rodney Parade

Posted on November 2, 2012 by writewyattuk

We were doing so well, with the motorway traffic between Lancashire and the South Wales border flowing as smoothly as could be expected on a busy Saturday morning at the beginning of half term and everything going to plan. The … Continue reading →

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