uns ▁of ▁Navar one , ▁and ▁his ▁mat ernal ▁grand m other ▁was ▁English ▁actress ▁Susan ▁Shaw . ▁Flo od ' s ▁father , ▁Tim , ▁was ▁( 2 0 1 3 ) ▁the ▁programme ▁and ▁market ing ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Custom s ▁House ▁Theatre , ▁South ▁Sh ield s . ▁ ▁Flo od ▁was ▁brought ▁up ▁in ▁Mor p eth , ▁North umber land ▁where ▁he ▁attended ▁Ch antry ▁School . ▁He ▁also ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Kings ▁School ▁in ▁T yn em outh . ▁Flo od ▁graduated ▁from ▁North umb ria ▁University ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁business ▁management , ▁and ▁has ▁also ▁undert aken ▁a ▁Gr adu ate ▁Di pl oma ▁in ▁Law , ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁his ▁planned ▁post - rug by ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁lawyer . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁ ▁New castle ▁Fal cons ▁A ▁product ▁of ▁the ▁Fal cons ▁a cademy , ▁his ▁third ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁university ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁a ▁part - time ▁basis ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁rugby ▁commit ments . ▁Jon ny ▁Wil kin son ▁trained ▁the ▁Kings ▁School ▁first ▁team ▁while ▁Flo od ▁was ▁a ▁student ▁there . ▁ ▁Le ic ester ▁Tig ers ▁On ▁ 3 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Flo od ▁was ▁set ▁to ▁leave ▁New castle ▁Fal cons ▁for ▁Le ic ester ▁Tig ers . ▁He ▁was ▁officially ▁confirmed ▁as ▁a ▁Le ic ester ▁player ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁As