Newport County, 2019-2020
Competitions
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Transfers
First Team
Summary
I won't lie, this season was a great success. In only our 5th season in the Premier League we won the title. That alone defines a successful season to me. On top of that, we also made a spectacular run in the Champions League that led to us banging on the door of the title there, where we eventually lost in the final to Olympique Lyonnais.
We also made a ton of money again, thanks to our success on the pitch, and our coffers are holding well over 80m
before we get our share of TV revenues from the Champions League. That amount should easily push our reserves into the 100m range. We have upgrades coming to our training facilities, youth facilities, and youth recruiting network. And let's not forget June 26th - the day our new stadium opens for business.
Despite all of this, I'm left a little somber due to our shortcomings this season. A quarterfinal exit at the hands of Chelsea in the Carling Cup is acceptable. A 5th round exit to Aston Villa in the FA Cup is not, however. And even though it was fantastic just getting to the final in the Champions League, it makes a 1 goal loss in the final that much harder to bear.
We'll certainly look to be back next season, however. Our striker partnership took home a ton of awards and they looked unstoppable at times. And with both of them still in their early 20s, I think their best is yet to come. We will look to get better defensively as I think that was our shortfall in the big matches that we lost. When we're dealing with complacency and our offense looks disinterested, I need to have a defense that will step up. If we find the right player, you can expect a big money signing somewhere along the back line or maybe even at keeper.