Stuart Griffin - Cheltenhamlion

[Aldridge Villa]

Never met but words and comments on here all point to him being a a very popular and likeable character.
RIP Stu.

[dave shelley]

The last time I physically met Stu was after the last game of the season in 2015 when we'd just lost at home to Burnley and it was a week before the cup final.  We'd arranged to meet in the Barton's after the game.  We shared a taxi into town where I got the tram to Wolverhampton and he went his way.  He even let me hold his cup final ticket!  Every thing that's been said on here about Stu since this awful news broke is true, he was a decent man and he was my friend.

[Hopadop]

That's very sad. I always enjoyed reading his contributions but never met him and that sounds like my loss.

What a shame for his many friends and especially his family.

[dave.woodhall]

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.

I'm certain it was him who worked out that involvement with so many overseas Lions clubs was a front for your international drug dealing network.

[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.

I'm certain it was him who worked out that involvement with so many overseas Lions clubs was a front for your international drug dealing network.

It was indeed and  he wrote very amusingly about it. When I asked him last year to write a follow up for my Dad's 75th he was only too happy to oblige. Another hilarious piece arrived within days, alongside the aforementioned lengthy phone calls to discuss that and everything else.

[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.

I'm certain it was him who worked out that involvement with so many overseas Lions clubs was a front for your international drug dealing network.

You're right Dave. My nefarious activities were exposed by investigative journalist Stu Griffin.

[Jane]

It really was!!

[dave shelley]

Another thing about Stu, when it came to writing long and glorious rants, Stu had few equals.

[Louzie0]

I’m so sorry for the people on here who knew Stu and especially sad for his family.
I used to enjoy his posts. RIP Stu.

[PeterWithe]

Like so many of you, I didn't know him but he felt like at least an aquaintance after so many years reading his posts. He did send me a PM giving advice on a subject I'd asked about which was much appreciated. He was a valued part of our own little community here.

Absolutely tragic.

HEITS, UTV.

[TheTimVilla]

Such terrible news, Stu was a good guy. As others have said, he was so friendly and chatty. I am just so shocked, because he had decades left in the tank.

[Clampy]

Can I also add to what other people have said. I never met him either but from what I've read on here, he sounded a really lovely chap. I hope if his wife and kids reads these tributes, they take some comfort in them.

[PeterWithe]

I also liked the way he made his office based insurance job sound so exciting, I hated mine when I did it.

What a sad day.

[Risso]

I remember being in the Swiss Cottage the night before the FA Cup semi. He decided it would be hilarious to sing that godawful “Aston Villa that’s who” nonsense as a chant right in front of a load of Liverpool fans. The scruffy, scrawny so and so. Then at the Man City final he seemed to be wearing a weird three piece suit get up for some reason.

[Mister E]

Sad news. Another HITS ...