Newport County sack Westley

Newport County have sacked manager Graham Westley, five months after he was put in charge.

Mike Flynn, currently a coach at the club, will take charge of the team for the rest of the 2016-17 season.

The club are currently 11 points from safety at the bottom of the Football League with 12 matches remaining.

A club statement said: "The board of directors would like to place on record its thanks to Graham and Dino for their hard work in challenging circumstances. Graham has worked extremely hard in improving standards throughout the club."

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