Dollymarie Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 This picture (and the facial expressions) just gets better and better the more I look at it. Flint - here I am, just doing what I do.... Frankie - Yep, my boy has got this, no worries Baker and Sterling - Exactly how the f**k has he managed to do that!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Fantastic bit of defending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazred Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Quite literally the only player tall enough on the pitch to have been able to clear that. Absolute top class defending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42nite Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 That is a great photo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlborough Red Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Fantastic image. Should win a prize for best sports photo of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedKatieScarlett Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Just when you think you can’t love him even more ❤️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRFTG Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 According to the Torygraph (no, not my paper of choice but it's the cheapest way to get a bottle of water,) it was REID with the miraculous header off the line. I guess they're similar in appearance.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverRed Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, BTRFTG said: According to the Torygraph (no, not my paper of choice but it's the cheapest way to get a bottle of water,) it was REID with the miraculous header off the line. I guess they're similar in appearance.... ...peas in a pod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSSEL85 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 3 minutes ago, BTRFTG said: According to the Torygraph (no, not my paper of choice but it's the cheapest way to get a bottle of water,) it was REID with the miraculous header off the line. I guess they're similar in appearance.... ha ha, 3 foot in height, skin colour and tattoos, apart from that, separated at birth. . Thought they were both fantastic last night, along with the other 9 hero's on the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 7 minutes ago, RUSSEL85 said: ha ha, 3 foot in height, skin colour and tattoos, apart from that, separated at birth. . Thought they were both fantastic last night, along with the other 9 hero's on the pitch. To be fair they were wearing the same… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 One of the best pieces of defending I’ve ever seen A Banks / Pele moment There was a mass gasp from those around me and looks of complete astonishment What a defender , what a man Just how good has he become , improved month by month , week by week in his time here Flinty - you are everything I admire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atyeo's lift Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 23 minutes ago, BTRFTG said: According to the Torygraph (no, not my paper of choice but it's the cheapest way to get a bottle of water,) it was REID with the miraculous header off the line. I guess they're similar in appearance.... Well, it is MY paper of choice (certainly no apologies) and you're wrong - it definitely says Flint made the header Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extonsred Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 What is equally amazing was the speed n determination n timing that took him to spot where he produced that amazing leap. So many have referred to him being slow - no way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atyeo's Love Child Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Looking forward to watching the game on TV tonight, replays of this clearance & the quarter back freekick etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Another iconic Flint moment to add to his collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I think Sterling’s photo a second later sums it up really !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I think you'll find Aden Flint can't defend. I read it on OTIB most weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coppello Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 1 minute ago, BobBobSuperBob said: I think Sterling’s photo a second later sums it up really !!!! If anyone is a dab hand on photoshop could have a lot of fun with this image... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 2 minutes ago, BobBobSuperBob said: I think Sterling’s photo a second later sums it up really !!!! Thought he was class for Man City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 34 minutes ago, RiverRed said: ...peas in a pod. Who does ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRFTG Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 14 minutes ago, Atyeo's lift said: Well, it is MY paper of choice (certainly no apologies) and you're wrong - it definitely says Flint made the header Do you think I make these things up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atyeo's lift Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Maybe a different edition then - here's the quote from this morning's paper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaspberryRed Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Brilliant pic @Dollymarie Bumped his price tag up 2m! He's our leader, an icon and I dread to think of other clubs sniffing around him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverRed Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 14 minutes ago, 1960maaan said: Who does ? Astronauts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTRFTG Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, Atyeo's lift said: Maybe a different edition then - here's the quote from this morning's paper I'll ask my mates who work there but strange they'd have two reporters covering given there's hardly anybody left in the sports room these days. Mine was credited to James Ducker, Northern Football Correspondent and his copy is wholly different from yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natchfever Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Dollymarie said: This picture (and the facial expressions) just gets better and better the more I look at it. Flint - here I am, just doing what I do.... Frankie - Yep, my boy has got this, no worries Baker and Sterling - Exactly how the **** has he managed to do that!!!! He had to duck to avoid taking the crossbar off ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semblar Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 27 minutes ago, BobBobSuperBob said: I think Sterling’s photo a second later sums it up really !!!! "Wow, what a GOD of a defender" - any other captions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meryl Goodrum Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Thank God he didn't hit the crossbar and injure himself. Not only a great defender but a brave one! Love ya Flinty x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meryl Goodrum Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 31 minutes ago, BobBobSuperBob said: I think Sterling’s photo a second later sums it up really !!!! Not even a good imitation of the Mo-bot!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeAman08 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Best clearance I have ever seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 3 minutes ago, Meryl Goodrum said: Thank God he didn't hit the crossbar and injure himself. Not only a great defender but a brave one! Love ya Flinty x He did, but the crossbar came off worse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 42 minutes ago, BobBobSuperBob said: I think Sterling’s photo a second later sums it up really !!!! Must admit it passed me by that Nathan Baker was wearing hot pants last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grifty Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Watching on TV I have to admit it looked a lot more comfortable... but he did well to keep going to get back there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Annielar Zyderhead Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Dollymarie said: This picture (and the facial expressions) just gets better and better the more I look at it. Flint - here I am, just doing what I do.... Frankie - Yep, my boy has got this, no worries Baker and Sterling - Exactly how the **** has he managed to do that!!!! I mean the man is a god Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Looking at it again in the cold light of day- well I thought it amazing at the time and now returning to it even more so- one of the best bits of defending I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I honestly think that could be one of the greatest goal line clearances EVER. If that was Pique/VVD/Otamendi et al that did that, we would see it repeated every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septic Peg Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Dollymarie said: This picture (and the facial expressions) just gets better and better the more I look at it. Flint - here I am, just doing what I do.... Frankie - Yep, my boy has got this, no worries Baker and Sterling - Exactly how the **** has he managed to do that!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyC Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 He said no,no,no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 2 hours ago, BobBobSuperBob said: I think Sterling’s photo a second later sums it up really !!!! Sterling's reaction when he heard Jordan Henderson will be fit in time for the World Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Sparti-Bob Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Think I've just found my new wallpaper . Awesome photo, thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I love flinty and didn’t want him to go in the summer, but was sceptical that he’d be good enough. He’s proved everyone wrong, the guy is a beast and appears to be one of those players that just grows better and better as the team around him improves. i don’t want him to go but I would now love to see what he could do in the prem, hopefully we’ll take him there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin Soldier Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I met Flinty at a private work function recently and speaking to him after at the bar, he is also a bloody nice guy who loves Bristol City! Will take a BIG offer to drag him away but I fear he is now in the headlights of the premiership head hunters! What a player! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC Rich Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 3 hours ago, BobBobSuperBob said: One of the best pieces of defending I’ve ever seen A Banks / Pele moment There was a mass gasp from those around me and looks of complete astonishment What a defender , what a man Just how good has he become , improved month by month , week by week in his time here Flinty - you are everything I admire I think he is someone who thrives on pressure and being pushed. He has constantly made steps up in quality. He was already an excellent championship defender last season but has continued to make massive improvements this season. Whatever the ins and outs of the potential transfer in the summer it has ended up being one of the keys to our successful season. We signed Baker as a replacement and the fact it all dragged on meant we kept Mags until it was too let to loan him out. Two of our back four last night are only here because of how the transfer played out. Add to that if Pisano is fit we have 3 CB who are exceptionally good at this level. I think this has (amongst other things) driven Flint onto another level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Old Boy Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 4 hours ago, BTRFTG said: According to the Torygraph (no, not my paper of choice but it's the cheapest way to get a bottle of water,) it was REID with the miraculous header off the line. I guess they're similar in appearance.... I saw that, obviously no copy readers these days, as it was contradictory........... “Flint sent one clearance straight to De Bruyne, whose shot was expertly tipped over by Fielding, but the Bristol defender was his side’s saviour moments after Reid scored. Sterling was put through and looked to have drawn City level after chipping the onrushing Fielding, only for Reid to acrobatically head clear on the goal line.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Old Boy Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 3 hours ago, Meryl Goodrum said: Thank God he didn't hit the crossbar and injure himself. Not only a great defender but a brave one! Love ya Flinty x He damaged some of the equipment behind the goal, which being repaired at halftime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atyeo's lift Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 3 hours ago, BTRFTG said: I'll ask my mates who work there but strange they'd have two reporters covering given there's hardly anybody left in the sports room these days. Mine was credited to James Ducker, Northern Football Correspondent and his copy is wholly different from yours. Same credit here - I guess we have different editions (I'm in Devon) and at some point a copyeditor made the changes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 5 hours ago, Dollymarie said: This picture (and the facial expressions) just gets better and better the more I look at it. Flint - here I am, just doing what I do.... Frankie - Yep, my boy has got this, no worries Baker and Sterling - Exactly how the **** has he managed to do that!!!! Is that picture on your cupboard wall - for when the man himself is not in residence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Ive said this on another thread. Watching live my first thought was that Flint had punched it over the bar, so expected a neatly and a red card. Could;t believe when they showed the replay that he had headed it over. Absolutely amazing defending and typified the teams' performance last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Great photo. Is it an official photographers photo or a screen Shot (too clear ?). Well done whoever took that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollymarie Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 1 hour ago, RedM said: Great photo. Is it an official photographers photo or a screen Shot (too clear ?). Well done whoever took that. Nicked it from a BBC tweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfctim Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 It wasn't just the header, the turn of pace to get there.. When you watch it back, he was actually behind Sterling when the ball was played through to him. God amongst men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judda Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Go go gadget neck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 44 minutes ago, Dollymarie said: Nicked it from a BBC tweet. I haven’t seen it before, so much flying round on social media and at the game. Thanks for posting x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Some views from Brum fans about Flint & Walsh https://www.smallheathalliance.com/read.php?1,2399571 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 11 hours ago, Dollymarie said: This picture (and the facial expressions) just gets better and better the more I look at it. Flint - here I am, just doing what I do.... Frankie - Yep, my boy has got this, no worries Baker and Sterling - Exactly how the **** has he managed to do that!!!! Wouldn’t you jump that high if you’d been couped up in an understairs cupboard since the window opened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ian M Posted January 11, 2018 Admin Share Posted January 11, 2018 Watching the video replay is even better as you get to see Sterling smile as the ball clear Fielding as he already knows he has scored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 For me this epitomizes Flint. He is what makes this team tick. When you look at what Liverpool were looking for in Virgil V D which was a tall commanding centre half and what they paid for him, I would say Flint was priceless in comparison. If I had to make a choice out of the four centre backs on show I know which one I'd pick. He's not called Flint for nothing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 38 minutes ago, Swede said: For me this epitomizes Flint. He is what makes this team tick. When you look at what Liverpool were looking for in Virgil V D which was a tall commanding centre half and what they paid for him, I would say Flint was priceless in comparison. If I had to make a choice out of the four centre backs on show I know which one I'd pick. He's not called Flint for nothing! Baker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassagogo Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Proof positive that Flint is Superman not that Clark Kent bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderHider Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Sterling is crushed :laugh:, but the look on Fieldings face, a deadpan stare 'he will do this' and Baker, 'hes not going to do this? ' Sterling, 'Oh God please dont do this!' Fint 'I SAY NO' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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