John O'Shea is a Sunderland player today. There's a 99.2% chance he will be a Sunderland player tomorrow.
Still...
https://twitter.com/ffsFlint/status/770923551931113473
This Instagram post from Sarah Jones [above] has sent Twitter into a frenzy.
Bristol City fans are desperate to hang onto talented young defender Aden Flint this season; he is crucial to their Premier League promotion hopes.
Flint knows football moves fast, especially when you've got talent. Only last week he said goodbye to teammate Derrick Williams after the Irish defender was snapped up by Blackburn Rovers.
https://twitter.com/AFlint4/status/769172676267143168
With O'Shea purportedly pictured at Bristol Temple Meads train station, many City fans drew their own conclusions.
Terrified
https://twitter.com/JC_GreenArrow/status/770926831465816064
Jumping the gun
https://twitter.com/DogLayer/status/770927896760315904
Can't we have them both?
https://twitter.com/SamDavey22/status/770926475742703616
God. God? Are you listening?
https://twitter.com/seanglade/status/770926877427007488
Far from convinced
https://twitter.com/RealRobbo31/status/770940946406117376
This old chestnut/potato
https://twitter.com/Zactucker_bcfc/status/770943558635417601
Flint though...
https://twitter.com/tomharries/status/770936870251487233
As confirmed by Martin O'Neill on Tuesday, O'Shea will miss this evening's friendly against Oman. However, as per the information we have, the Waterford native is set to be in Dublin to bid farewell to Robbie Keane in his final game for Ireland.
O'Shea, the Sunderland player, is expected to stick around the international scene a while longer.
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