I can't see Flint leaving but an extension to his contract would suggest no new style of football. Likewise, starting with a trio of CB's of Morrison, Flint and one of Nelson/Brown tells us we're not going to be initiating any passing moves from the back so for all the talk about a midfield I think a new CB is needed as well.

Interesting to see if we try to cash in on Murphy or look to negotiate a cheaper deal.

These conversations are best left for the summer but i) we're likely to end up still with a mainly Warnock style defence or midfield next year for all the good and bad that entails and ii) transfer business will tell us a lot about direction club is heading in. We're signing up a lot of youth players so there is sign that it's a desire to be more comfortable on the ball, and finally having some time on training pitch could see some players mentioned in this thread develop that skill.

Right now I'd say MM has done lots of good things (several, obvious) and some bad (use of bench to rest players and pursue win against Stoke) but we can't really judge if extending his contract was right thing to do or not until we see his plans for next season and beyond.