Stuart Griffin - Cheltenhamlion

[Villa in Denmark]

Sad news, he was always entertaining in off topic.

And had a highly satisfying loathing for the Albion.

He certainly did and one of my outstanding memories of him is us nearly getting thrown out of The Barton’s for singing FTA after beating them in that FA Cup quarter final, and then when they told us they would throw us out is we didn’t shut up, singing ‘we’re not singing any more!’

Great night, that. The barman who tried to get us to pack up singing was losing his mind, no idea what to do with about 100 Villa fans taking the piss. Never saw that barman again after that night

Also the semi-final against Liverpool in the same cup run, where we nicked some bloke’s Liverpool flag (capture the flag!) who dared to venture into the Swiss Cottage after the match and walked into a wall of Villa fans off here, all hammered and loving the fact we had a pet Liverpool fan to play with.

And let’s not forget the burning of the half and half scarf after the final. Got very lord of the flies, that.

Ha. Forgot the half and half scarves after the final. Blurry memories of some mildly concerned Arsenal fans. Then it got even more blurry. Edvard was also there?

[Stu]

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[Stu]

Sad news, he was always entertaining in off topic.

And had a highly satisfying loathing for the Albion.

He certainly did and one of my outstanding memories of him is us nearly getting thrown out of The Barton’s for singing FTA after beating them in that FA Cup quarter final, and then when they told us they would throw us out is we didn’t shut up, singing ‘we’re not singing any more!’

Great night, that. The barman who tried to get us to pack up singing was losing his mind, no idea what to do with about 100 Villa fans taking the piss. Never saw that barman again after that night

Also the semi-final against Liverpool in the same cup run, where we nicked some bloke’s Liverpool flag (capture the flag!) who dared to venture into the Swiss Cottage after the match and walked into a wall of Villa fans off here, all hammered and loving the fact we had a pet Liverpool fan to play with.

And let’s not forget the burning of the half and half scarf after the final. Got very lord of the flies, that.

Ha. Forgot the half and half scarves after the final. Blurry memories of some mildly concerned Arsenal fans. Then it git even more blurry. Edvard was also there?

Edvard with a round or two of sambuca shots, yes. Omg.

[Villa in Denmark]

The Sambuca might explain the blurriness 😁

[Exeter 77]

That is awful news. Condolences to his family and those who knew him.

[Jane]

Sad news, he was always entertaining in off topic.

And had a highly satisfying loathing for the Albion.

He certainly did and one of my outstanding memories of him is us nearly getting thrown out of The Barton’s for singing FTA after beating them in that FA Cup quarter final, and then when they told us they would throw us out is we didn’t shut up, singing ‘we’re not singing any more!’

Great night, that. The barman who tried to get us to pack up singing was losing his mind, no idea what to do with about 100 Villa fans taking the piss. Never saw that barman again after that night

Also the semi-final against Liverpool in the same cup run, where we nicked some bloke’s Liverpool flag (capture the flag!) who dared to venture into the Swiss Cottage after the match and walked into a wall of Villa fans off here, all hammered and loving the fact we had a pet Liverpool fan to play with.

And let’s not forget the burning of the half and half scarf after the final. Got very lord of the flies, that.

And after the league cup final against City, coaching the foreign City fans to sing "Fuck the Albion" with us.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Shocking news. Though I never met him, we were friends on FB and exchanged a a few messages. Then one night, completely out of the blue he calls me up for a chat. Boy could he talk, we must have been on the phone for at least an hour. What an absolutely lovable fella, so full of life and energy.

I can't begin to think how his wife, boys and family are right now.

RIP Stu.

[eamonn]

Sounds like a larger than life character. Even a casual acquaintance who bothers to call various people up that he originally met on here, - it's a wonderful anachronism in a way. Clearly H&V and the networks he forged here meant a lot to him. It takes real integrity and heart to keep in touch with folk through the old-fashioned way of a lengthy phone call, a method not something that most men are gifted at.
I hope he knew how appreciated he was.

[frank]

This is a terrible shock to all of us who knew Stu and absolutely devastating for Vicky, Charlie and Spencer. Stu was a lovely person, caring, a proud father, an entertaining companion, a regular at the Barton's who always used to come over for a chat. He wrote excellent articles for Heroes & Villains, many with the title "I'll tell you what else I don't like" (it was a long list!). He was one of the best of many talented contributors to the fanzine - perceptive, imaginative, fluent and extremely witty - and also produced brilliant satirical pieces for our family on the occasion of my 70th and my brother's 75th birthdays. He will be greatly missed.

[Meanwood Villa]

This is a terrible shock to all of us who knew Stu and absolutely devastating for Vicky, Charlie and Spencer. Stu was a lovely person, caring, a proud father, an entertaining companion, a regular at the Barton's who always used to come over for a chat. He wrote excellent articles for Heroes & Villains, many with the title "I'll tell you what else I don't like" (it was a long list!). He was one of the best of many talented contributors to the fanzine - perceptive, imaginative, fluent and extremely witty - and also produced brilliant satirical pieces for our family on the occasion of my 70th and my brother's 75th birthdays. He will be greatly missed.

Hear, hear. Very well said. Hard to believe I won't see him next time I'm at the Barton's.

[Chris Smith]

I’m another WHO NEVER met him but it felt like I knew him from his involvement on here. Very, very sad. RIP.

[PaulWinch again]

I’m another WHO NEVER met him but it felt like I knew him from his involvement on here. Very, very sad. RIP.

Exactly the same for me Chris. Always enjoyed our interactions on here.

[Edvard Remberg]

Sad news, he was always entertaining in off topic.

And had a highly satisfying loathing for the Albion.

He certainly did and one of my outstanding memories of him is us nearly getting thrown out of The Barton’s for singing FTA after beating them in that FA Cup quarter final, and then when they told us they would throw us out is we didn’t shut up, singing ‘we’re not singing any more!’

Great night, that. The barman who tried to get us to pack up singing was losing his mind, no idea what to do with about 100 Villa fans taking the piss. Never saw that barman again after that night

Also the semi-final against Liverpool in the same cup run, where we nicked some bloke’s Liverpool flag (capture the flag!) who dared to venture into the Swiss Cottage after the match and walked into a wall of Villa fans off here, all hammered and loving the fact we had a pet Liverpool fan to play with.

And let’s not forget the burning of the half and half scarf after the final. Got very lord of the flies, that.

Ha. Forgot the half and half scarves after the final. Blurry memories of some mildly concerned Arsenal fans. Then it git even more blurry. Edvard was also there?

Edvard with a round or two of sambuca shots, yes. Omg.

So many good memories with Chelts when i visited for a game. That semifinal was high on the list

RIP

[Jane]

This is a terrible shock to all of us who knew Stu and absolutely devastating for Vicky, Charlie and Spencer. Stu was a lovely person, caring, a proud father, an entertaining companion, a regular at the Barton's who always used to come over for a chat. He wrote excellent articles for Heroes & Villains, many with the title "I'll tell you what else I don't like" (it was a long list!). He was one of the best of many talented contributors to the fanzine - perceptive, imaginative, fluent and extremely witty - and also produced brilliant satirical pieces for our family on the occasion of my 70th and my brother's 75th birthdays. He will be greatly missed.

His "I tell you what else I don't like" column was my favourite bit of H&V, long before I met him.

[Small Rodent]

Weird place H&V.  I don’t know any of you but when someone departs it still feels like a friend has gone.  RIP stu.

Exactly. I never met him. I’m in the pub and people have asked why I have tears in my eyes.