Is Flynn the man to turn around their fortunes?

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Flynn was in charge of Welsh rivals Wrexham for 12 years but has been seeking a new club since leaving The Racecourse a year ago.

Swansea's poor start to the season under player-manager Nick Cusack has left the club seeking a change of direction.

The Swans are currently languishing at the bottom of the Third Division and Flynn will be expected to get points quickly.

What do you make of the move?

I remember Nick Cusack at Oxford and he was always a model professional. I wish him all the best and was sorry that he did not get the chance to prove himself at Swansea. Your time will come, Nick. Good luck to the new management team. They will certainly need it!
Peter Devonshire, Spain

The criticisms of Brian Flynn on this page, many from Wrexham fans, are extremely unfair.

He took a very small club (average home attendance in the bottom half of Division Three) from the bottom of the league to the threshhold of the Division Two play-offs in three successive years - at the same time playing attractive football and claiming several Premiership scalps in the FA Cup. Swansea have made a great signing.
Mark, Scotland

The bloke gets my vote, living legend who was the last Leeds player to score the winner at that well known theatre of pigs called Old Trafford.
Paul, England

Swansea are too good to be at the bottom, I only hope Brain Flynn can turn it around. But it sad to see Cusack going, he should have rolled up his sleeves and performed his "proper job" on the pitch. And helped us to get out of this terrible situation.
Steve Pope Swansea, Wales

Flynn will do a good job! But what we need is for all the Swansea fans to get behind him and the team, and go to the Vetch Field and support them!! There should be at least a crowd of 8,000 down there on Saturday!!
Adrian C, London

Best of luck Brian and Kev; I feel they could have taken Wrexham into Division One, given the backing from the board. I would anticipate Swansea challenging for the Second Division next season, they have been in Div Three for too long. Good luck Swansea.
Matt, Wales

If I were a Swansea fan I would not be happy at the appointment of Brian Flynn as their new manager - his track record at Wrexham was not exactly the stuff of dreams, was it?

While he may keep them in the League, I think his arrival suggests that that is the only ambition of the club, and will remain so while he is in charge.
Simon, Wrexham, Wales

I was disappointed by the lack of ambition shown by Brian Flynn and Wrexham FC. At the start of each of the previous few seasons Flynn's target was 50 points and to avoid relegation.

In addition, Wrexham did not adapt their style of football sufficiently to deal with opposition tactics. That said, Wrexham have come on leaps and bounds over the past 10 years, much of which should be credited to Brian Flynn and his management team. The jury is still out!
Richard Owen, Wales

Brian Flynn is facing his biggest challenge in football. I feel sorry for Cusack because he appeared to have made some intelligent decisions at the Vetch. He was let down by the players, particularly the woeful defence.

Brian Flynn will need to stop the flood of goals against the Swans, but hopefully he can do this and still play attractive football.
Mark Edwards, Wales

Good luck to Brian and Kevin. I truly believe that they will do a great job at the club. Andy Williams is right...survival this season, promotion next!!
Andy Lock, UK

Brian and Kevin did a great job with my club Wrexham. Brian saved an ailing club and turned it into a well-respected Second Division outfit with many big cup scalps. Good luck to them, and let's hope they can turn our Welsh rivals around to finish just below Wrexham!
Dennis Jones, Wales

Brian can hopefully turn us around, and will certainly be backed by us. However, I'm very disappointed to have to lose Cusack.
Nick Ahern, Wales

Ask any Wrexham supporter - who know him better than anyone - and you will find probably the most overrated manager there has ever been.

Swansea, prepare for a man sitting passionless in the stands for every game and the exact same tactics week in week out. It took over a year for anyone desperate enough to take a chance on him!
Wayne Simpson, Wales

Brian who??
Kev, UK

I first started supporting Wrexham as a young lad. When Flynny took over he transformed not only the fortunes of the club but also the profile and way in which the team plied their trade. The football he makes the team play is a joy to watch and I wish him all the best at the third best team in Wales.
David Richards, UK

Brian Flynn has got a first class record as a lower division manager working on a tight budget. He is a local lad from Port Talbot and will instantly command the respect of the players and the fans alike. I just hope that we keep Cusack as a player as he can still do a job for us on the park.
Bob, UK

The signing of an experienced centre-half is crucial. Confidence is very low, and the team needs a leader.
Billy, Germany

Brian Flynn and Kevin Reeves are both smashing guys, and I am extremely confident they will be turning around Swansea's fortunes this season.

'Andrew' calls Flynny third-rate - ridiculous! He transformed Wrexham from the bottom of the Third Division into a decent Second Division side on a shoestring. A minor miracle if you ask me.

And how on earth 'Paul' can blame Brian Flynn for Wrexham's relegation when Denis Smith had almost 40 games to turn it around is beyond me!

I wish both the guys all the best. In a few months time other teams will be wondering why they didn't take him on!
Gary Broughton, UK

The Swans need a manager with experience to improve our fortunes. Flynn can offer this and should be given a chance. An improvement is needed quickly before it's too late. We don't want to move to Morfa as a Conference side!
Phil Cook, UK

It is clear that the Swans need an experienced manager. Hopefully Brian Flynn is the answer. Nick Cusack should go with his head held high although he could be criticised about a lack of defensive depth. Oh to have had Chris Todd this season.

All supporters must rally behind the new manager and get the Swans away from the door to the Conference. I do not want to suffer another "Wrexham".
Roger Porch, England

The only thing that matters now is whether Brian Flynn can motivate the players to start winning matches and climb up the table. The players have to look at themselves and decide if they want to be playing League football for Swansea next season or not.

There will be no hiding place over the coming weeks and months so we will see what they are really made of. I feel great sympathy for Nick Cusack who was asked to do an impossible job and failed. He has been a great player for Swansea and did much to keep the club going last season but unfortunately the managers' job proved too much for him. Good luck to him wherever he ends up.
David Cox, Harrow

Brian Flynn is a legend...maybe in his own lunchtime. Brian Flynn is a third-rate manager at a third-rate club, they deserve each other.
Andrew, Singapore

This should have happened five months ago. You need experience to build up from nothing. Nick tried his best but it was a job that he should have been doing in a few years time, not in March.

He can only learn from what has happened and it will hopefully make him a great manager in the future.
Mr Pessimism, UK

Brian Flynn did wonders at Wrexham in his first three years. But Wrexham had been a mid-table side for seven or so years before we dropped (Flynn's doing, not Denis Smith's).

Don't get carried away, Brian Flynn was not a great manager, if he was, why has it taking him so long to get back in the game? Maybe he couldn't get a decent reference from Wrexham!
Paul, UK

Flynn will take over at just the right time - Swansea will be bottom of the league so they can only get better! I think he is just the right guy for the job and should guide Swansea up the table. I predict survival this year, followed by promotion next year and Europe the following year!
Andy Williams, UK

Brian Flynn is a legend. He was fantastic with Wrexham bar the odd blip in a season, but generally he was brilliant - One of my all time favourite managers. If he can generate the amount of respect he had at Wrexham, then Swansea will be challenging for a play-off spot.
Pete, Wales