{"id":3648,"date":"2014-03-21T12:44:30","date_gmt":"2014-03-21T12:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=3648"},"modified":"2014-03-21T12:44:30","modified_gmt":"2014-03-21T12:44:30","slug":"former-cardiff-player-joins-newport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2014\/03\/21\/former-cardiff-player-joins-newport\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Cardiff player joins Newport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_3649\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3649\" style=\"width: 241px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Darcy_Blake_Wales-by-Biser-Todorov-2011.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3649\" alt=\"Darcy Blake playing for Wales in October 2011 (Photo: Biser Todorov)\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Darcy_Blake_Wales-by-Biser-Todorov-2011-241x300.jpg\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3649\" alt=\"Darcy Blake playing for Wales in October 2011 (Photo: Biser Todorov)\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Darcy_Blake_Wales-by-Biser-Todorov-2011-241x300.jpg\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <strong>Darcy Blake playing for Wales in October 2011 (Photo: Biser Todorov)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<strong>Newport County have signed former Cardiff City defender Darcy Blake on a free transfer. <\/strong><br \/>\nBlake, 25, has joined Justin Edinburgh\u2019s side on a short-term deal until the end of the season.<br \/>\nHe has been training with Championship side Birmingham City since February.<br \/>\nThe versatile utility 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