Flint Becomes A Flyer

Bristol City defender Aden Flint has put pen to paper on a landmark dual-contract deal with Bristol Flyers for the remainder of the 2015/16 campaign.

The 26-year-old goes straight into the squad for tonight’s BBL match against league leaders Newcastle Eagles (7.30pm), before joining up with his City team-mates in Hull for tomorrow afternoon’s Sky Bet Championship encounter at the KC Stadium (3pm).

Coach Andreas Kapoulas was alerted to Flint’s aerial attributes on a recent visit to Ashton Gate, when he scored twice in the 2-1 win over Ipswich Town.

The 6ft 5in centre-back twice rose highest in the penalty area to score from set-pieces, and Coach K – who was attending the game as a guest of Bristol Sport – has since been thrashing out the dual-contract deal with his City counterpart Lee Johnson.

Flint told Bristol Flyers TV: “I was sat at home one night and just got a call out of the blue from Coach K asking me if I fancied joining the Flyers.

“I was always playing basketball at school and I’m really talented, so I’m not sure why I haven’t been picked up before. I’m a defender for Bristol City and hopefully I can defend just as well for the Flyers, as well as chipping in with some points too.”

Flint faces a busy month of April, with City due to play seven times and the Flyers set to complete their regular season with five matches of their own.

The Nottinghamshire star faces a race from Ashton Gate on Saturday, April 9^th as City host Sheffield Wednesday (3pm) ahead of the Flyers’ home clash with Worcester Wolves at SGS Wise Arena (7.30pm).

Flint is expected to be substituted at half-time at Brentford a week later to allow him enough time to return to Bristol to feature in another SGS Wise Arena fixture, this time versus London Lions (7.30pm).

Coach K said: “We’re hoping Aden can be a bit of an unknown quantity for us between now and the end of the season. If this initial five-game deal is a success, who knows what the future could hold for him.”