John Griffin Appreciation Thread

[GlasgowBee]

Not only has he named himself after the greatest park in the country but is Mr Griffin not the greatest scout of all time.

This guy is a genius and Im not talking recent history, for all those lovers of the beautiful game....did he not recommend Doug Allder?! I rest my case.

When will BFC recognise this man for all he has done for the club...he is a true legend..and I hope all who read this will add their gratitude too.

PS Im only doing this because of the number of times threads that contain the line of "if hes good enough JG will notice him"...shoot me if Im wrong

 

[Sweepy]

I was only thinking of this earlier, whilst reflecting upon a recent discussion here about the cost of winning promotion against other income/losses.

If it was not for John Griffin's scouting work through the non-leagues, BFC would have few saleable players to enable the servicing of the many debts. Furthermore, we would have probably lost our club years ago.

The word legend is often used too freely; for John Griffin the accolade is richly deserved.

 

[GlasgowBee]

Without being too sentimental, and maybe its not for me to say it but when are we as fans going to ask for some sort of recognition of this mans work for our club..I know he would be too humble to want anything but I have a rich tapestry of players this man has brought to the club...if nothing else any new ground should have a Griffin Stand to remember our past and Mr Griffin.

Someone give Fullers a nod to produce a Griffin Beer when he retires!

 

[Edmundo]

We've named the bloody stadium after him, what more does he want? Maybe we should name one of the pubs on the corners after him? Oh, that's right, we have. Perhaps we should run a lottery in his honour and call it Griffin Gold? That too? Oh. Well surely he should be happy?

 

[Wurzel Gummidge]

Perhaps we should run a lottery in his honour and call it Griffin Gold? That too? Oh. Well surely he should be happy?

When did this happen? What is it?

 

[RodBee]

We've named the bloody stadium after him, what more does he want? Maybe we should name one of the pubs on the corners after him? Oh, that's right, we have. Perhaps we should run a lottery in his honour and call it Griffin Gold? That too? Oh. Well surely he should be happy?

Oh! Edmundo!

Bitchy or what????

 

[eghambee]

Oh! Edmundo!

Bitchy or what????

 

[Sweepy]

Post time: 3:03am. Conclusion - it's just the jetlag making him grumpy.. :lol:

 

[rebus]

Post time: 3:03am. Conclusion - it's just the jetlag making him grumpy.. :lol:

He doesn't need jetlag to be grumpy!lol

 

[Edmundo]

Didn't intend to be grumpy. I think it was just the alcohol talking.

 

[brooks]

I like him because he's named after my border collie, Griffin.

 

[GlasgowBee]

I have to be honest, 24 hours after posting this the main theme seems to be edmundos ability to control alcohol during transit..

I for one genuinely thank John Griffin for what he has done for Brentford Football Club...and will still do in the future...we are all in debted to him

 

[Edmundo]

I agree entirely. I should have added a huge smilie to my post as I was not being serious at all.

I once had the privelege of a 20 minute chat with John and a nicer bloke you could not meet. Did you know that football is not his first sporting passion? Yet it takes up most of his time.