Newport County began the post-James Rowberry era with a sense of déjà vu as they lost to the team who started the day bottom of the table – just as they had the week before.
Rowberry’s 12-month tenure was ended by a 1-0 home defeat to Rochdale at Rodney Parade last week, allowing the visitors to climb off the bottom.
And caretaker manager and sporting director Darren Kelly got off to an equally miserable start with a 2-1 loss at Crawley Town, allowing the hosts to leapfrog Hartlepool United into 23rd spot and leaving the Exiles in 19th – just two points above the drop zone.
