Capital One Cup - 1st Round - Newport County - HOME

[Lord Bracknell]

The last time that we played Newport County (though a different entity then) was in 1966 at the start of the FA cup run that finished in the lock-out at Stamford Bridge. There was just about a coach load from Brighton. I can remember Eric Whitington scoring.
The major memory is of the ground - Somerton Park. There was no high terracing - it was all shallow, almost like watching in a park. Behind the goal, the terracing was railway sleepers with cinders to stand on, not concrete. These cinders had probably come from the local steelworks. The ground doubled as a speedway track, and so the corners of the pitch (and the corner flags) were on coconut matting which could be taken up afterwards to expose the curved speedway track underneath (more cinders!). I had never seen that before or since.

In my early years as a Newport County supporter, it was a greyhound track that ran round Somerton Park. Sadly, the old ground has gone - buried beneath a housing development. After the Club went bust, they endured a long period of exile, playing home games as a lower-end non-league club at Moreton-in-Marsh in Gloucestershire (further from Newport than Gillingham is from Brighton), before returning to Newport to play at the delightfully named Spytty Park athletics track (does any of this sound familiar?), before moving last season to a proper stadium at Rodney Parade, which they share with Newport Rugby Club and Newport Gwent Dragons.

Somerton Park has a place in County supporters' hearts that is not very different from how Albion fans think of the Goldstone. It's where I first saw the Albion play - back in the fifties, in the old Third Division (South).

 

[HastingsSeagull]

So pleased. Doubt there's many other L2 sides I'd consider going for, but expect I'll go to this

 

[brakespear]

Damn, will be away on the 6th, would have liked to see Newport as I've long wanted to see them back in the FL (along with Southport, so only 50% there so far )

 

[Simster]

I'll be absolutely amazed if this game attracts more than 11,000. Mind you, that would still be one of the bigger gates of the round, up there with PNE v Blackpool and Rotherham v Sheff Wed.

 

[Taybha]

Dunno why clubs dont let under 16s in for nowt for these early round cup games , would add a fair few on the gates and once inside the ground parents would spend the price of a junior ticket on refreshments more than likely .

Not knowing what the price structure will be i would be amazed if its more than £15 for a adult n a fiver for for nsc'ers

 

[Gazwag]

I'm in the auto cup scheme so I'll be going

Have you re-joined then

 

[8ace]

Have you re-joined then

I thought it was opt out rather than rejoin

 

[Simster]

I thought it was opt out rather than rejoin

It costs £5 to opt out and £10 to opt in. #barber

 

[pornomagboy]

When we played gillingham at home in the cup last season how much was the tickets for that game

 

[Justice]

Sheep Sheep Sheep Shaggers

 

[Mackenzie]

Pleased we've got Newport, shame its at home though as it means a three and a half hour drive instead of twenty minutes!

I've got County supporting mate, so he'll probably be on the phone to me after he finishes work re lifts.

Can't wait.

 

[Mackenzie]

In my early years as a Newport County supporter, it was a greyhound track that ran round Somerton Park. Sadly, the old ground has gone - buried beneath a housing development. After the Club went bust, they endured a long period of exile, playing home games as a lower-end non-league club at Moreton-in-Marsh in Gloucestershire (further from Newport than Gillingham is from Brighton), before returning to Newport to play at the delightfully named Spytty Park athletics track (does any of this sound familiar?), before moving last season to a proper stadium at Rodney Parade, which they share with Newport Rugby Club and Newport Gwent Dragons.

Somerton Park has a place in County supporters' hearts that is not very different from how Albion fans think of the Goldstone. It's where I first saw the Albion play - back in the fifties, in the old Third Division (South).

Rodney Parade is a cracking stadium. Its old school but I think it suits County.

 

[atfc village]

Somerton park i got caught in a very nasty brawl there in 84 involving Newport ,Swindon and Aldershot funnily enough we played at Swindon the following week who tried to kick the shite out of us ,oh the joyous 80's.A great draw for Newport ,the last 2 year's The shots pulled the highest ranked sides West ham who we beat with an 89 minute winner in a side that contained 9 internationals and Wolves who we took to Penalties played on a Saturday.I love The league cup shame we're not in it.

 

[Nathan]

When we played gillingham at home in the cup last season how much was the tickets for that game

With FFP and barber, it doesn't matter what it was then, its what it is now. Now if Barber wants to really reduce our £8m loss, here's what he can do...charge £267 per ticket and make sure we get 30,000 turn up, job done. Or he could bottle it and charge £15 for adults and £5 for kids.

 

[Seagulltonian]

Yup, their captain, David Pipe

What a unit that man is!

And that's not gay love talking

I wonder if Adam looks like that under his shirt yet?

 

[Wozza]

It costs £5 to opt out and £10 to opt in. #barber

And a disgraceful £25 to shake it all about.

 

[Gazwag]

I thought it was opt out rather than rejoin

I am 90% sure when it was announced last year they said it is a season opt in only and if you look at your purchase history it will say Auto Cup 2012/13.

Hope so anyway as those who opted in will get 15 points to carry forward (half last years) plus 30 points for this season, if you intend to go to cup games anyway its a non brainer

 

[Simster]

And a disgraceful £25 to shake it all about.

but you DO get a free clacker stick.

 

[8ace]

I am 90% sure when it was announced last year they said it is a season opt in only and if you look at your purchase history it will say Auto Cup 2012/13.

Hope so anyway as those who opted in will get 15 points to carry forward (half last years) plus 30 points for this season, if you intend to go to cup games anyway its a non brainer

Fair enough, I'll expect an email from Barber in the next couple of days then urging me to sign up to avoid disappointment.

 

[les dynam]

£12 or less i'm there. Anymore than that... i'll keep my powder dry thanks until the first home league game on the following Saturday