On the 12th September 2010, a new arrival joined Highbury House, he went by the name of Adam. An Arsenal man through and through, as is his wife Mrs Adam, as she was often fondly referred to on here.
Over the 13 years since, Adam has entertained many of us with his wit, irony and his cheekiness. He’s forgotten more about Arsenal than I’ve ever known. I’ve had the privilege of sharing a dining table with him and his wife in my home. With Adam, Lee and Kev in an Indian restaurant or two in London on several occasions – each leaving behind memories which will stay with me forever.
It is with great sadness I write that Adam passed away on Monday. It was sudden and totally unexpected. My heart breaks for his wife and extended family and friends. I had the privilege to be one of them.
RIP Adam, you’ll be missed by so many….
RIP Adam , I always looked for his posts , he always had a reasoned contribution to any discussion. He will be missed .
As we age we get used to losing people that we knew and as much as we know it will happen , to the immediate family it doesn’t make it any easier. If they get to read this they have my sincere condolences.
The silly season is now truly underway , Rice as a European champion has suddenly become more expensive and the non cockney eastenders are suddenly increasingly vocal.
It does make you wonder about our tactics in the Europa League and whether we should have put everything into winning that competition and let the league take care of itself.
Me too Potter re Adam’s comments. You just knew he’d be honest, straight talking and at times, bloomin hilarious. I’m going to miss him terribly and not just because of here, but away from here too.
I think Rice will have made his mind up on his future already and any club hoping to sign him is likely to have already secured a deal. Whether that’s Arsenal or not is anyones guess. We’ll find out soon enough I suppose.
RIP Adam. A consummate wordsmith. Perhaps the best of us. We shall all miss his forensic analyses and often acerbic wit.
What a shock. My condolences to one and all.
Declan Rice it seems is off to Arsenal, according to ‘Arry Rednap as heard on Today earlier. We shall see!
Absolutely Wavy, a true wordsmith.
Was Arry hanging out of the car window at the time?
What sad news, my condolences to Mrs Adam and her family. As Potter says, as we age death, or the thought of it is a constant companion. RIP Adam.
Now that the season is all but done it is surely the right moment for the FA and EPL to announce the extent of the punishment with which Manchester City are being hit. A deduction of twenty to twenty-five points for next season is, in my opinion, called for. This will not in any way impinge on last season’s promotions and relegations but will be a salutary lesson to those oil rich organisations seeking to sport wash their evil human rights reputations. It would then be up to UEFA to decide, what if any, sanctions such a bans from European competitions should apply.
That was a nice piece Rico, I got the text from Mrs Adam on Monday and safe to say it knocked me sideways.
He was a fine man, the best of the best, thoughtful, kind, generous and with an infectious laugh that I will miss terribly. We had many long conversations as I drove to work on the A13 about all manner of subjects not just our shared passion in Arsenal. Spending time in his company was a joy, listening to his many tales, listening to him playing his beloved guitar or just laughing at the idiocies of our modern society.
Driving to work on the A13 will never be the same…
Thanks Kev, everything Arsenal will never be the same again either. HH will never be the same.
Well said by the way. Perfect.
Sullivan: Rice will be sold this summer
West Ham chairman David Sullivan has confirmed captain Declan Rice will be sold this summer.
The England midfielder became only the third Hammers skipper to lift a trophy, after victory over Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League.
However, Sullivan admitted a gentleman’s agreement means they will allow a player who still has two years remaining on his contract to leave.
Asked whether lifting the trophy in Prague was Rice’s last action as a West Ham player, Sullivan told talkSPORT: “I think it has to be. We promised him he could go.
“He set his heart on going and in due course he has to get on and we have to get a replacement.
“It is not something we wanted to happen. We offered him £200,000 a week 18 months ago and he turned it down. You can’t keep a player who doesn’t want to be there.
“I think the offers will start to come today. Three or four clubs have shown interest but out of respect to West Ham, while we’re still playing, you don’t make offers for players.”
Terribly sad Cicero, knocked me sideways.
It was always a pleasure to read Mr. Adam and the clear and objective way in which he expressed and defended his opinions.
Even at the risk of not agreeing in whole or in part with them, the dialogue they generated only happened as a result of their ability to expose their opinions and different points of view.
My sincere condolences to his entire family.
Morning Rico and all.
To Rico, Mrs. Adam and their family and all on this site who new Adam well I am sorry for your loss of your friend, my thoughts are with all, may Adam rest in Peace.
Hi Geoff.
Nicely said Jm…
I know what you mean Cicero , I often wake up with a surprised look on my face .
Seems like we are off to Nurnberg in July and then the states and back to play Barcelona before Wembley in the pre season friendly .Might try and talk the wife into a late July trip to Sant Pere. Who knows I might even get away with it.
How tragic, I’m so sad reading this in the bath and have never met the guy, but been amused and entertained by his posts, and can only imagine what a lovely guy to meet. Condolences to his family, life isn’t fair is it?
Andrew, you’d have liked him even more had you met him.
It really isn’t Andrew.
Saliba agrees new deal, will sign until 2027
Just been writing that Kev. Adam would have been so pleased…
New post up now