County swoop for Rhys Griffiths

1:46pm Thursday 14th February 2013 in Newport County

NEWPORT County have signed free agent striker Rhys Griffiths, ending a pursuit of a player they've targeted for several years.

The former Llanelli striker has a remarkable Welsh Premier League goalscoring record - 181 goals in 180 appearances - prompting former managers Peter Beadle and Dean Holdsworth to bid for him season after season

However, he was always reluctant to quit on a career as a firefighter and only last summer joined the full-time ranks by signing for League Two Plymouth Argyle.

The cash-strapped club released him last week and County have wasted little time in signing a replacement.

"We are delighted to have him on board going into a crucial part of the season," said Exiles boss Justin Edinburgh.

Comments(9)

CountyValleyboy says...
3:54pm Thu 14 Feb 13

Hope he is not injury prone, like at Plymouth?

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larneman says...
4:08pm Thu 14 Feb 13

Sounds like a good signing to me. An extra defender would be handy as well. But well done JE he looks to be a better gamble than Washington who can't seem to be able to hang on to the ball.

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bodffordd says...
4:25pm Thu 14 Feb 13

Very good addition to the club, excellent in the air which will help O'conner. Well done J E

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netala says...
4:45pm Thu 14 Feb 13

amazement is the word!!!!!. we need to make our defence stronger, and goes for another forward, don`t we have enough on the books?. and please don`t say we have mr hughes, because he is not good enough at the moment, maybe in time who knows? it seems Kev Ward`s words are not right, he is not listening to the fans. the defence on tuesday played well, even if Anthony was pushed off the ball a few times. we don`t want over weight bulls like Mansfield , but he is not like Yakubu or James.

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COUNTYVOICE says...
5:52pm Thu 14 Feb 13

WOW another striker.

could be a shrewd nove,question is who is he shipping out?

jake harris i bet.

goalscoring record speaks for itself, but the usual gamble is can he do it at this level???

only time will tell

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the dork says...
7:30pm Thu 14 Feb 13

cannot work out if we are Glad or Sad

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larneman says...
7:37pm Thu 14 Feb 13

COUNTYVOICE wrote:
WOW another striker.

could be a shrewd nove,question is who is he shipping out?

jake harris i bet.

goalscoring record speaks for itself, but the usual gamble is can he do it at this level???

only time will tell
Well I hope its not Harris. He has been a faithful servant to County and can play at this level. Also Griffiths seems a more sound investment. (2 managers tried to get him) than Washington. Although I could be wrong. That would be nothing new.

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COUNTYVOICE says...
7:40pm Thu 14 Feb 13

you are usually sad "the dork"

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jetspotter says...
8:21pm Thu 14 Feb 13

Dork asks if we're sad or we're glad,
That we've signed up a new 'striker' lad,
But if you ask me
I'd say wait and see
It depends if he's good or he's bad !

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