7.45pm 4 January 2013
Football Conference, Premier
Newport County 1 Wrexham 1 (att 3,627)
This was the first time I'd seen the reborn Newport County play a home game, having visited their previous ground for a Welsh League game before County took up residence. The attendance at this was actually higher than when I saw the "old" club play Swansea City at Somerton Park in a Fourth Division game back in 1988.
The whole evening had the feel of an old-fashioned lower division league game, with a muddy pitch, plenty of terracing with a mixture of stands, and an enthusiastic and noisy crowd. Newport County's new home, Rodney Parade, is of course better known as the home of rugby in the town.
While the quality of the football wasn't as high as you might expect for the sides lying second and third in the table, the entertainment was great.
Newport missed a penalty before Wrexham took a first half lead, to the delight of their 421 travelling fans. The home side's second half equaliser was deserved, and despite chances at both ends the game finished a draw.
I rarely look forward to visiting the new grounds at this level, but if more of the experiences were like this it'd be a different matter.
Football Conference, Premier
Newport County 1 Wrexham 1 (att 3,627)
This was the first time I'd seen the reborn Newport County play a home game, having visited their previous ground for a Welsh League game before County took up residence. The attendance at this was actually higher than when I saw the "old" club play Swansea City at Somerton Park in a Fourth Division game back in 1988.
The whole evening had the feel of an old-fashioned lower division league game, with a muddy pitch, plenty of terracing with a mixture of stands, and an enthusiastic and noisy crowd. Newport County's new home, Rodney Parade, is of course better known as the home of rugby in the town.
While the quality of the football wasn't as high as you might expect for the sides lying second and third in the table, the entertainment was great.
Newport missed a penalty before Wrexham took a first half lead, to the delight of their 421 travelling fans. The home side's second half equaliser was deserved, and despite chances at both ends the game finished a draw.
I rarely look forward to visiting the new grounds at this level, but if more of the experiences were like this it'd be a different matter.
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