Mike Flynn gazes out of his office window towards the stadium across the river where he endured one of the most stressful, but ultimately most enjoyable, days of his life. Rodney Parade, scene of Newport County's famous 'Great Escape' from relegation in 2017. There's no escape from the memories when your new place of work is little more than a long goal-kick away. Not that he ever wants to forget about it. "It was one of the best days of my life... the hairs on the back of my neck are standing up now just thinking about it," says Flynn of the time he kept his hometown club in the Football League with a last-gasp 2-1 win over Notts County on the final day of the 2016-17 campaign.

Source: BBC March 30, 2026 11:33 UTC