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Bristol Flyers Top 10 Social Media Moments of 2018
Saturday, December 29th 2018
Narrowing down the alternative universe of social media to its subjectively best moments throughout an entire year is an overwhelming task.
The last 12 months for Bristol Flyers have been the most successful in the club’s BBL era, both on and off the court. The club’s Twitter account have become well-known through the British Basketball community for pushing the online boundaries - from hilarious GIFs to engaging video content and friendly trolling.
So with that in mind, here are ten of the best moments that the Bristol Flyers social media channels had to offer in 2018.
10 - HERE COMES THE MONEY
The British Basketball All-Stars Championship returned for its second year in October, as the top eight teams from the 2017/18 season competed for a record-breaking £100,000 prize fund.
After defeating Surrey Scorchers in the opening round of the competition, the club’s Twitter account sent out a cheeky reminder of the prize money at stake.
✅ First game...
— Bristol Flyers (@BristolFlyers) October 14, 2018
✅ First win...
Here comes the money! 💰 pic.twitter.com/KSj9U72uTZ
9 - DANIEL EDOZIE = FLYERS LOYAL
The beginning of a new series of Love Island fell quite nicely with Daniel Edozie putting pen to paper on a new contract over the summer.
Daniel Edozie is 100% Coach K’s type on paper... #LoveIsland pic.twitter.com/Jag5ffPExl
— Bristol Flyers (@BristolFlyers) July 5, 2018
8 - 'L' IS FOR LONDON LIONS
January saw the Flyers pick up a crucial win against London Lions in the BBL play-off race - a result which prompted a friendly bit of online trolling…
7 - THE GREG STREETE TESTIMONIAL
After officially calling time on his 12 year playing career, the club honoured Greg Streete with a testimonial game in September, where he delivered a heartfelt speech which was very well received by fans across social media.
12 years a Flyer. ✈️
— Bristol Flyers (@BristolFlyers) September 15, 2018
A true #BristolFlyers legend.#ThankYouGreg pic.twitter.com/7TIpxCSaSR
💬 "It couldn’t have gone any better."
— Bristol Flyers (@BristolFlyers) September 16, 2018
An emotional Greg Streete reflects on his testimonial game and a very special night at the WISE Campus. pic.twitter.com/XRoJO9Tl8S
Thank you for the memories, Greg! ✈️ pic.twitter.com/23GzbBLSVY
— Bristol Flyers (@BristolFlyers) September 15, 2018
6 - SHEFFIELD SHARKS DO DO DO DO DO DO
Ahead of the Flyers’ clash with Sheffield Sharks, it was always going to be a social media win to link it in with the ‘Baby Shark’ song…
Love the new hype video, @SheffieldSharks... 😂
— Bristol Flyers (@BristolFlyers) September 25, 2018
Just 90 tickets left for Saturday » https://t.co/xcONavDavG pic.twitter.com/4ULr60lHaD
The tweet went down so well that we even decided to change the Sharks’ intro music on the night.
The @SheffieldSharks lineup was just introduced with the ‘Baby Shark’ song... 😂#IceCold ❄️ pic.twitter.com/88nRs7AFpZ
— Bristol Flyers (@BristolFlyers) September 29, 2018
5 - PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINAL BOUND
Bristol Flyers picked up a historic win over Newcastle Eagles to advance to the BBL play-off semi-finals, but it was Panos Mayindombe who stole the limelight with his hilarious reaction from the bench.
🎥 See what happened when we mic'd up Panos Mayindombe during THAT GAME against @NewcastleEagle on Sunday afternoon.
— Bristol Flyers (@BristolFlyers) May 10, 2018
Same again tomorrow? » https://t.co/xcONavDavG pic.twitter.com/gWjhAYua83
And of course a first win over Newcastle Eagles called for another Coach K viral edit… 😂
Mood. pic.twitter.com/aK59n7pMsE
— Bristol Flyers (@BristolFlyers) May 6, 2018
4 - THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA
There was a lot of excitement and love for the Ashton Gate Sports & Convention Centre on Twitter.
BASKETBALL IS COMING TO BS3! 🏠
— Bristol Flyers (@BristolFlyers) September 18, 2018
Introducing the Ashton Gate Sports & Convention Centre. pic.twitter.com/PpWa8B58ej
Our new home... 😍 pic.twitter.com/thiEqWnVDU
— Bristol Flyers (@BristolFlyers) September 18, 2018
If you then you don’t
— Bristol Flyers (@BristolFlyers) September 18, 2018
don’t love deserve
me at my me at my pic.twitter.com/qulkYzLzns
Just when you thought we were going to #AnnounceTheKit... pic.twitter.com/rh3U5VPSWR
— Bristol Flyers (@BristolFlyers) September 18, 2018
3 - BROMANCE AT ITS BEST
It was an emotional reunion for Andreas Kapoulas and Nick Burns following Coach K’s return from leading England at the Commonwealth Games…
In fact… Nick Burns memes were a popular trend in 2018…
2 - AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATIONS
The Flyers celebrated Australia Day in style back in January, with an upside down themed night on Twitter.
🚨 IT'S GAMEDAY! 🚨
— Bristol Flyers (@BristolFlyers) January 27, 2018
From here on, we'll be celebrating #AustraliaDay by making it a little bit easier for our Aussie supporters... 🙃#FlyersDownUnder🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/hwNyV9irUk
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— Bristol Flyers (@BristolFlyers) January 27, 2018
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— Bristol Flyers (@BristolFlyers) January 27, 2018
˙ɥʇᴉɯS ǝǝlsǝ˥ sɐʍ ʞǝǝʍ ǝɥʇ ɟo ǝʞolq doʇ פSɹ ǝɥʇ#FlyersDownUnder🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/u1ltytP5VK
— Bristol Flyers (@BristolFlyers) January 27, 2018
You can now turn your devices the right way round!
— Bristol Flyers (@BristolFlyers) January 27, 2018
Hope you all enjoyed #FlyersDownUnder🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/QW4WhFc8mQ
1 - ALL-STARS CHAMPIONSHIP - NBA JAM SPOOF
Don’t lie… You’d definitely buy a copy of this game…
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