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Newport County Fan travels 5,000

Postby Forever Blue » Mon May 22, 2017 5:51 pm

NEWPORT COUNTY FAN / 5,000 MILES TO SURVIVAL

22/05/17

It’s the Friday before the final weekend of another eventful football season, and corporate attorney Gordon Grafft is staring out the window of his coach as it crosses the Severn Bridge into sunny South Wales.

Gordon has travelled from the other side of the globe to take in a piece of what he and countless others believe to be the richest footballing culture in the world.

Given the club’s brief fling with American coach Bob Bradley, it would be easy to think he is on his way to watch Swansea City continue their fledgling bid for Premier League survival at home to Everton.

But Gordon’s not going to the Liberty Stadium, although he does have an appetite for a relegation battle, albeit one that is far away from the attentions of your standard American soccer fan.

His destination? Rodney Parade, the home of League Two strugglers Newport County, who after an incredible revival under Michael Flynn, have battled to six wins in 11 games to bring themselves two points clear of Hartlepool United in the race to avoid the Football League’s final relegation spot.

A win over Notts County on the final day will be enough seal survival and it is not an occasion Gordon is prepared to miss.

He explains: “I’m confident, but not certain. I think if it was a sure thing I wouldn’t waste my time with the trip but I feel good about it.”

His hometown of Mountain View, California, is probably the last place one would expect to find a love of English lower league football. But it is here that Gordon, along with his roommate Sean McElroy, have founded the Newport County USA Supporters Club.
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Re: Newport County Fan travels 5,000

Postby SgorioFruitt » Mon May 22, 2017 9:25 pm

I heard about this chap travelling from
California. I'm so glad county won that day for these types of fans.
What an incredible survival achievement.
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