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Yet victory over Liverpool in their final match on Sunday could see them finish as high as 10th. No wonder Rodgers has asked as many supporters as possible to turn up to the Liberty Stadium in Elvis costumes.
Ahead of the visit of Kenny Dalglish’s side, Ashley Williams joins Sport Wales for a reflective look back on a campaign that left many people’s expectations all shook up.
Neither would you have got too many pundits tipping Newport County to end their campaign with a showpiece cup final.
But, 100 years into their history, the Exiles will grace Wembley for the first time on Saturday to face York City in the FA Trophy Final.
A remarkable story given they spent most of the season fighting relegation from the Blue Square Premier. After the grit comes the glamour.
Helping us look ahead to the big day is one man who knows all about that – former Liverpool favourite John Aldridge, who launched his career at Newport with a 70-goal haul in 170 appearances at Spytty Park from 1979-84.
Come July, the focus will be firmly on a different corner of London as the 2012 Olympics finally get underway.
But will Nicole Cooke – whose gold at the Beijing Games in 2008 placed her into a select group of Welsh Olympic champions – be given the chance to defend her Olympic title?
Cooke faces another anxious few weeks waiting to discover if she’s made the squad for the British road racing team, her place by no means guaranteed after a fluctuating run of form.
In a frank an honest interview with Sport Wales, Cooke tells us why she’s confident she will make it to a third successive Olympics. She also discusses the fallout from a row between her and potential GB team-mate Lizzie Armitstead, responds to criticism from British Cycling bosses and reveals how she was written off as “a fluke” when she started amassing cycling medals around 12 years ago.
Watch Sport Wales Friday, 11 May, BBC Two Wales, 1900 BST.
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