The Great Escape is firmly on for County

By Chris Hughes
NEWPORT COUNTY caretaker manager Michael Flynn has told his players to go and finish the job at Carlisle United next week after they finally climbed out of the bottom two.
Ryan Bird headed in on the line after an hour to seal an impressive 1-0 home win over play-off hopefuls Accrington Stanley and lift his side out of the relegation zone for the first time since November.
It was a sixth win in ten matches since Flynn replaced Graham Westley last month, with the Exiles 11 points from safety at the very bottom of League Two.

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