{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65bb91a5de7c480017bd8130/68f79d618125b849f81be8cd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#248: Where now?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65bb91a5de7c480017bd8130/1761057703368-51022dfd-219c-447e-92c3-8e1ea3a5422c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/rhys_warren3/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rhys</a> sat down on Sunday night with <a href=\"https://toot.wales/@DrEdBridges\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ed</a> and <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ianstreet/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ian</a> to read the runes after Newport County's humbling by Cheltenham Town, and to ask the big questions.</p><p><br></p><p>Can Dave Hughes keep his job? What will happen if he goes? Where does our defensive injury crisis leave us? Can we still be in contention for survival come January? Is there even money to strengthen if we are? Is our situation more akin to a bad episode of <em>Ready, Steady Cook</em> or to Icarus?</p><p><br></p><p>It's not an uplifting listen, but it <u>is</u> an important reality check - one which ends with a rare Ian Street poetry reading (this time it's <em>Resignation </em>by Lostling).</p><p><br></p><p>Do contact us via <a href=\"https://linktr.ee/1912exiles\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">your social media platform of choice</a> if you have anything you want to share. You can also <a href=\"https://ko-fi.com/1912exiles\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">donate as little as £2 via our ko-fi page</a> towards our running costs - with a special gift coming soon for all monthly contributors. Thanks to <a href=\"https://twitter.com/TintyBucketHats\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tinty &amp; The Bucket Hats</a> for letting us use <a href=\"https://youtu.be/Dy0hkl5TcvU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Discoland</em></a> as our theme tune, and to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/RiversideXWSF\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Riverside Sports Bar</a>&nbsp;(the home of great sport and burgers in Newport) for their support of the pod.</p><p><br></p><p>We'll be back soon. Until then, look after yourselves and each other, and above all - as always - <strong>Keep it County!</strong></p>","author_name":"1912 Exiles"}