Over-riding sense of mutual disrespect is running through our football club... and will always be an obstacle to progress

Swindon Advertier reporter Joe Acklam's scores for the Newport County defeat sparked the ire of Ian Holloway, and have led to a minor spat.

But what does this latest psychodrama tells us about the wider malaise at the County Ground?

There is an unwritten rule in media which encourages journalists to support their peers, particularly in instances where their subject matter is unnecessarily confrontational, or seeks to prevent them from being freely able to scrutinise, analyse and opine.