flanagan mentioned in guardian today

suzisausage

to do with football in the us?

whats that all about then? he played out there after he finished here?



(yes, i am keeping one of my new years resolutions by reading a broadsheet a week! - only managed 1 bit of the whole paper so far tho!)

WSS

Michael "Mike" Flanagan (born Ilford Essex November 9, 1952) is an English former professional footballer and manager. Currently he is assistant manager of Margate F.C.

Flanagan played for Charlton Athletic (where he formed a successful partnership with Derek Hales, although the pair were once sent off in an FA Cup tie for fighting with each other) and QPR as a prolific centre-forward.

During the summer of 1978 Flanagan crossed the Atlantic and signed for the New England Tea Men of the NASL, and subsequently scored 30 goals in 28 league appearances. He also won the MVP award (Most Valuable Player) for the 1978 season - beating off competition from Franz Beckenbauer, George Best, Carlos Alberto, and Rodney Marsh.

In the 1990's after Flanagan had retired, he managed Gillingham, and his current manager at Margate is one of the players who played under him at Priestfield, Robin Trott.