'Sliding Doors' moments in football are rarely as starkly illustrated as the 89th minute goal that kept Newport County in the Football League last season at the expense of Hartlepool United.
It was an incredible achievement for the Exiles to even have a chance of survival going into the final day of the 2016/17 campaign as they had been nine points adrift of safety when local hero Michael Flynn took over as manager.
Fast forward to February and Newport sit comfortably in mid-table in League Two and an estimated £900,000 better off from their FA Cup run which culminated in a replay at Wembley against Tottenham Hotspur while Hartlepool battle for their very survival as a club.
It isn't just financially that Newport have prospered, however, and with Flynn as a figurehead it seems as though the club has managed to re-engage with its local community.
They will hope to further strengthen those links with a ticket promotion for the visit of Crewe Alexandra on Saturday 24th March with all areas of the ground priced at £5 for all ages (Under 6's free).
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