Pieces of paper don’t bother me, says relaxed Flynn as Doncaster consider his managerial position

The newly-crowned League One champions received their title trophy in an official presentation ceremony at the Keepmoat Stadium last night.

They have now turned their thoughts to next season following their return to the Championship, with the club’s board having plenty of pressing business to which they must attend.

A host of players will be out of contract this summer, including Chris Brown, Tommy Spurr, Kyle Bennett, Neil Sullivan, Paul Keegan and Martin Woods, with Flynn’s deal as caretaker-manager also ending on Sunday morning following Rovers’ dramatic promotion back to the second tier in a stunning finale at Brentford the previous day.

To provide themselves with some time before reaching a decision regarding the next manager, Ryan confirmed the club have given Flynn a two-week deal.

On the short contract for Flynn, Ryan said: “It just gives us time to sort things with him. We have got a meeting and the deal is just to give us a bit of latitude as his contract ended on Sunday and we just said we would carry on paying him.

“I should not think anything will happen (on Tuesday). I don’t know exactly when (it will) to be honest, but we have a meeting and what we know is that there are a lot of players out of contract and we have to sort that out too.

“We need to get things going so people know what they are doing.”

For his part, Flynn is relaxed about the situation and while being keen to land the job permanently and manage in the Championship for the first time, he is prepared to wait for his opportunity.

He said: “There is a meeting which I am not party to. But there’s no ulterior motive in that; there is no problem at all.

“I said on Saturday that officially I was out of work on Sunday and to the letter of the law, that is what it was. But I worked for 14 years at Wrexham without a contract, so pieces of paper do not bother me.

“Things will travel their course and I am quite comfortable. I am not bashing the chairman’s door down. I am calm about things and prepared for whatever (happens).

“This is football management and a crazy world and you never take anything for granted. That is not being negative at all, just realistic.”

All told, the future of 10 senior players are currently up in the air, with Brown, Spurr, Bennett, Sullivan, Keegan and Woods out of contract, along with a number of others.

Iain Hume has returned to parent club Preston North End, and young midfielders John Lundestram and Cameron Howieson have headed back to Everton and Burnley respectively.

Dean Furman, whose loan spell from Oldham has also now been completed, is expected to join Rovers permanently with his Latics deal expiring this summer.

Others out of contract include Paul Quinn, Andy Griffin and James Harper.

Goalkeeper Sullivan, 43, who played the final four games of the season after spending most of the campaign on loan at AFC Wimbledon, remains keen on staying at the Keepmoat.

He said: “Hopefully (I will stay). It is a great division and a lot of big clubs are there and if I can be a part of that, it would be brilliant.”

Meanwhile, Saturday goal hero James Coppinger admits the club face some big decisions this summer, while revealing he would be happy if Flynn got the full-time post

On Flynn’s credentials for the job long term, he said: “I don’t see why not. They made a decision to appoint Brian on a temporary basis to continue what Dean (Saunders) was doing and Brian steadied the ship. I am sure he will stay at the club in some capacity.

“We have eight contracted players and don’t know who is going to come in and out.

“The club have got a big job on their hands. But I am sure they would prefer to have that job rather than another season in League One.”