FLYNN’S PRIDE AT ‘GREAT ESCAPE’

By Chris Dunlavy

STAYING UP: Michael Flynn is all smiles after the pressure of Newport’s survival fight
PICTURE: ProSports

IT had just gone 7.15 on Saturday evening when Michael Flynn left the Newport County technical area, turned to assistant Wayne Hatswell and sought inspiration.
The news from Hartlepool was desperate. Two Devante Rodney strikes meant the Newport Exiles were seven minutes away from relegation to the National League. Only a late winner against Notts County could save the day.
“I was nervous, I was worried,” admits Flynn, the 36-year-...

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