7 ADEN FLINT
How happy have you been with the season? It’s been great – we are improving every year. The cup runs have been incredible, too. I don’t think anyone would have believed at the start of the season that we’d reach the semi-finals of the League Cup, beating Manchester United – especially for a boyhood Red – before giving Manchester City a run for their money.
The Robins’ goal celebration gifs have gone viral, with weird scenes such as Bobby Reid pouring two bottles of milk over himself and Jamie Paterson having an egg smashed on his head. Where do these ideas come from? We think of them ourselves. The media team do a great job finding the props.
You have found the back of the net regularly from defence. Your first goal of the season, away at Reading, was marked with a bizarre dancing gif. Were they your Saturday night dance moves? [Laughs] I hope not, as there’d be a 10-metre radius around me if I attempted anything like that! There’s a few different videos we’ve got ready to go, so after the match it’s straight to your phone to see which one the social media team have gone for.
After netting the winner at home to Cardiff, your gif had you Djing, spinning paper plates instead of records… The day before that game, I was told I would be doing BBC Radio Bristol on the Monday, so we were laughing that it would be the perfect time to score and put that gif out. It was Sod’s law I got the winner. The timing couldn’t have been better, really. What was the thinking behind the next one – brushing your teeth, and your face? [Laughs] I have no idea! That was for Sheffield United. I just thought I’d brush my teeth and go mad with it. My gums and face were pretty sore after that so it’s not one I’d recommend, especially on the face.
For your Manchester City goal gif, you put on a horse’s head. Where did that come from? That’s actually mine! It’s part of a fancy dress outfit that I once wore – I saw it at home and brought it in. The fact it was against Man City, and the magnitude of the match [the second leg of the League Cup semi-final], meant that one went viral.
And, finally, eating a banana at speed after scoring in February’s dramatic 3-3 draw at home to Sunderland. The world record time to peel and eat a banana is 6.78 seconds, so do you fancy a crack at it? Not really, as it wasn’t particularly pleasant the first time around… Why did I do it? I’d run out of ideas by then!
“WE’VE ALL GOT A FEW GIFS READY TO GO, SO IT’S STRAIGHT TO THE PHONES AFTER A GAME”