Why is there growing optimism at Newport County?

Newport County are 12th in League Two, 12 places higher than they were this time last season [Huw Evans Picture Agency]From fears to belief, a feel-good factor has returned to Newport County. Seven unbeaten and just two points off the play-off places, Hayden Mullins seems to be reinvigorating a club that spent almost all of last season worrying for their EFL future. This time last year, a 2-0 defeat by Cheltenham Town left the Exiles with just one league win. Less than a month later, a 1-0 loss