'Steve Cotterill, Dubai & Mansfield' - Inside the summer Aden Flint joined Walsall
Walsall defender Aden Flint headed on his summer holidays without knowing what the season ahead had in store for him.
A free agent at the time, Flint checked into his hotel in Dubai, where unbeknown to him, his former Bristol City manager Steve Cotterill was also staying.
Even in his down time, he remained committed to his craft, preparing for the future regardless of who it was going to be with.
Bumping into his old boss in Dubai
"His body fat was one of the lowest in the squad in all the time we were at Bristol City and I don't think he has changed with that," Cotterill claimed.
"I saw him on holiday and I spoke to him every day. He was in the gym and still doing all of the things that you would expect a professional to do."
The work in the shadows is often what gives a footballer the edge, but for Flint, it's the very reason why he is still plying his trade in the Football League at the impressive age of 36.
"Steve collared me in Dubai when were staying in the same hotel," the Walsall defender explains.
