Griffin to sign

[loyalroyal4life]

Just went out for my lunch wich involved driving passed the stadium where I spotted Griff coming out of the hotel ... Maybe he was just poping in for a drink but you never know

Is that the same Griff who is currently sunning himself on the beach in Spain?

[Niko]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/reading/8703652.stm
MaccyD saying what we all know...

"We've seen at Reading what a good passer he is and the way he conducts himself with the younger players - they gravitate towards him."

Surely this wouldn't be great if it happened in a match...?

[Tinrib]

http://www.whydelilah.co.uk/news/27_May ... uture.html

Griffin plays waiting game over Stoke future

May 27 by Martin Spinks
martin.spinks@thesentinel.co.uk

STOKE stalwart Andy Griffin says he is waiting by the phone to see if his long association with the club will finally end this summer.

Griffin has returned from a successful loan spell at Reading, but City boss Tony Pulis says he’ll listen to offers for the 31-year-old club captain.

Griffin says he is open to offers from the Premier League and the Championship, but would gladly remain at Stoke.

“Reading manager Brian McDermott has said he would like me back and has let that be known,” said Griffin, who’s on-off links with Stoke stretch back nearly 15 years ago.

“He knows me as a character and what kind of player I am, but we will have to wait and see what happens on that one. I’m not going to just dismiss an offer from them, but I’m not sure what will happen over the summer. I’ll stay by the telephone and wait and see.”

Griffin still has two years left on his Stoke contract and has stated in the past that he prefers not to move his young family from their Barlaston base after years on the road at Newcastle United and Portsmouth.

He said: “The family is in Stoke, the children go to school around the corner, so I don’t want to uproot the family.

“I’d have to look at Reading. The location is not perfect, but if that one was to progress further then it’s something I would have to take into consideration.

“The bottom line for me is that I want to play football and I’ve got to say I enjoyed doing that again while I was at Reading.”

Griffin was a member of the side which enjoyed a remarkable change of fortune under new boss McDermott.

The Royals were 21st in the Championship, with just 23 points from 24 games, when Griffin joined them on loan in January. He played 21 of the remaining 22 league games as they picked up a further 40 points to finish ninth.

[brendywendy]

“I’d have to look at Reading. The location is not perfect,"


cheeky oxf*rd. whats wrong with reading, eh?eh?

[Dirk Gently]

“I’d have to look at Reading. The location is not perfect,"


cheeky oxf*rd. whats wrong with reading, eh?eh?

The family is in Stoke, the children go to school around the corner, so I don’t want to uproot the family.

[Messiah]

Leeds are keen.

[Kitson12]

Leeds are keen.

I doubt he'd go there. He's played here and was happy here, plus he knows he'll definitely play every game here.

[Big Foot]

Leeds are keen.

I doubt he'd go there. He's played here and was happy here, plus he knows he'll definitely play every game here.

But he'd be closer to home and sometimes family > football m8

[brendywendy]

“I’d have to look at Reading. The location is not perfect,"


cheeky oxf*rd. whats wrong with reading, eh?eh?

The family is in Stoke, the children go to school around the corner, so I don’t want to uproot the family.

apologies, twas a pointless "joke"

[Kitson12]

Leeds are keen.

I doubt he'd go there. He's played here and was happy here, plus he knows he'll definitely play every game here.

But he'd be closer to home and sometimes family > football m8

Not by a huge amount, in driving time anyway.

[loyalroyal4life]

“I’d have to look at Reading. The location is not perfect,"


cheeky oxf*rd. whats wrong with reading, eh?eh?

Especially compared to Stoke

[Messiah]

“I’d have to look at Reading. The location is not perfect,"


cheeky oxf*rd. whats wrong with reading, eh?eh?

Especially compared to Stoke

Andy Griffin wrote:
The family is in Stoke, the children go to school around the corner, so I don’t want to uproot the family.

[Wycombe Royal]

I doubt he'd go there. He's played here and was happy here, plus he knows he'll definitely play every game here.

But he'd be closer to home and sometimes family > football m8

Not by a huge amount, in driving time anyway.

Probably nearly an hour extra each way.....

[brendywendy]

“I’d have to look at Reading. The location is not perfect,"


cheeky oxf*rd. whats wrong with reading, eh?eh?

Especially compared to Stoke

Andy Griffin wrote:
The family is in Stoke, the children go to school around the corner, so I don’t want to uproot the family.

derrr

whoosh

[Mad Dog's Ghost]

Would be a great signing.

Out of interest, anyone know where Griffin and his family live and whether that would have any bearing on things.

[johnnym]

I think they may live in Stoke

[Focher]

he lives in Barlaston, just outside Stoke

[brendywendy]

i heard from a friend that they live near stoke, and that there may be some problem with mving the child from school etc.


who knows,

[Big Foot]

Apparently he lives near stoke

[Badger Finger]

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