excessbee wrote:I think the precarious nature of a football manager's job means that they are all open to offers at any time. Moving on is inevitable but that doesn't only depend on financial consideration. I'm guessing Flynn is possibly in a unique situation of his first management post being with his home town club. That means the ties to the area are considerations that don't apply to other itinerant managers.
I agree. How many people can you say have been a successful player, coach and then Manager in his home town club. Managerial first stint as well. We all know MF history so probably no need to repeat it here.
We hear a lot about how Managers follow the money and there is sometimes no loyalty. True, MF has stated that he is ambitious and wants to progress. No problem with that at all. However, the Newpôrt connection must not be forgotten. There is definitely an emotional connection for Mike, that is blatantly obvious to me. He will want to leave here with his head held high and quite rightly so.
If you take the emotional connection out of football then it just becomes a numbers and tactics game. For me it is part and parcel of the game and I wouldn't bother if it wasn't for the passion it generates. If I want to see good silky skills and everything else that comes with it I will watch the Premier League, Champions League or the World Cup. For reality football and home town emotion it is the County for me.
MF is in a unique position as you have stated. If he had success in his first stint at another club I doubt very much whether that clubs fans would be debating the issue as we are. The emotional connection currently works in our favour. He will be gone one day, hopefully not for a year or so. I think when he goes he will leave as a L1 Manager. He has Championship potential at the moment. I would say that one of his old clubs like Wigan will be future favourites for his signature. All speculation of course.