Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has labelled Mike Flynn’s job at Newport County “remarkable” after rescuing the Welsh club from a destined relegation.
The legendary Arsenal goalscorer is in Wales doing his coaching qualifications but the Frenchmen has commented on Flynn’s remarkable job in beating relegation with Newport County.
The 36-year-old Manager made a combined 110 appearances for the Welsh club in four spells but when he was promoted to the hot-seat in March, he was given a difficult task of fighting relegation with the Exiles eleven points adrift of safety.
It was a dramatic end-of-season run of form that saw the Welsh side come to within a chance of staying up on the final day of the season, and a last-gasp goal from Mark O’Brien meant County’s victory sent Hartlepool down to the Vanarama National League.
The Arsenal legend had previously pledged an allegiance to the League Two side, but he has since grown an even larger Exiles supporter following Flynn’s dramatic turnaround.
“Michael Flynn is the big man,” Henry told BBC Wales Sport. “He made the impossible, possible.
“I didn’t think it could be done, even though I wished Mike luck, I thought that is going to be a difficult one.
“The situation they were in and yet he made it happen. I don’t care what division you are in, it is a remarkable, remarkable achievement.
“I was looking at every result for Newport right up until the end of the season. I will follow them even more next season.
“He couldn’t sign any players and that is why it is magical, he had to make his guys go on a mission.
“A good general needs soldiers. His challenge was to stay up and he did, which is still unbelievable for me. Now the club need to build from that.”
