Newport ignoring 'outside noise' says Hughes
"You look at the teams that are expected to go up and the financial muscle they have and that's great for them, but it comes with pressure and expectation."We'll be going all out to ensure that we perform to the best level of our capabilities every week, upset our opponents."Hughes has signed goalkeepers Nik Tzanev and Jordan Wright, centre-back Lee Jenkins, Wales midfielder Matt Smith and striker Ged Garner during the summer.Manchester United defender Habeeb Ogunneye and Cardiff City striker Michael Reindorf have joined on loan and while Hughes wants to add further recruits, he is pleased with his squad."I'm really confident in the squad – we all have belief in them," he said."We're not re-inventing the wheel. We're just trying to be really clear with how we see the game, how we expect players to play and - more importantly - represent the people of Newport."That's what the club is and what the club has to do, so when people leave Rodney Parade on a Saturday afternoon they have something to cheer about and we've represented them with some grit, spirit, residence and a little bit of style as well."
County begin the new League Two season at home to Notts County on Saturday.But Hughes' side have already played one game already - Tuesday's win on penalties away to Barnet in the EFL Cup preliminary round."There were some really good aspects of the performance we were really, really pleased with," Hughes added."You play every game and there's areas that you want to evolve as you try and progress and that will be no different as we move throughout the season."Bear in mind it was four or five days before the season started to get a positive performance and a positive outcome, the lads were really pleased and the staff equally.
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