FA CUP THIRD ROUND PREVIEWS
By Chris Dunlavy

HERE WE GO: Newport manager Michael Flynn, with Padraig Amond

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IT’S fair to say preparations for the visit of Leeds United haven’t gone quite as planned for Michael Flynn. The Newport County boss spent Wednesday wrapped up in bed, laid low by the flu that has ripped through his staff. Thankfully, his players escaped unscathed.
“At least I hope so”; croaks the 37-year-old Welshman. “But a game like this, they’d have to be at death&r...