<p>In another joint episode between the 1912 Exiles and the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DragonsLairPod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dragons Lair podcast</a>, we sat down for a chat over Zoom with Leader of Newport Council, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dimitribatrouni.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dimitri Batrouni</a>. We asked about the council's commitment to both grassroots sport and pro sport in Newport, what steps it might take to support the redevelopment of Rodney Parade, and whether anything will ever get built on the Cabbage Patch. We're grateful to Dimitri for giving us his time, and we hope you find the chat useful and engaging.</p><br><p>And then after the break we hear from <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/treigladschmeiglad.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dave</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/iwansfootballvlogs/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iwan</a> about the great away win at Salford, and from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jackfromsw/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jack</a> about the home defeat to Cambridge... Many thanks to them for their reportage. Give us a holler if you want to provide insights on next Saturday's game at Fleetwood.</p><br><p>Do check out <a href="https://1912exiles.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our shiny new website</a> and <a href="https://linktr.ee/1912exiles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">drop us a line on the socials</a> if you have anything to tell us, including feedback on our new theme tune (the original 1973 recording of <em>Run Lads, Shoot Lads</em>). Thanks as ever to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/RiversideXWSF" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Riverside Sports Bar</a> for their support of the pod.</p><br><p>We'll be back with a fresh episode in a week's time. Until then, look after yourselves and each other, and above all <strong>Keep It County.</strong></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>