Shocking news. Adam Stansfield has passed away. He had been diagnosed with bowel cancer and lost his battle with the disease last night, at the age of 31. My deep and sincere commiserations to his family and friends.
What can you say when something like this happens? There's no rhyme nor reason to it, nothing that can be said to make anyone feel better. All we have left are memories. I'll never forget Adam scoring against Stevenage Borough in the FA Trophy final and especially his interview afterwards, live on Sky Sports. 'I've come fucking miles for this,' he beamed in sheer delight and I can remember laughing out loud and thinking, yeah, haven't we all Lisa, haven't we all. I loved him a little bit for that and I loved him for the sheer effort he put in on the football pitch, loved him for the way he never stopped running, never stopped closing the opposition defenders down and for all the goals he scored in the green-and-white. And always with a smile on his face. And I loved him for refusing to celebrate when he scored against us for Exeter the last time he played at Huish Park, a short time before he was diagnosed with the bowel cancer that ended his life.
An Exeter fan, Nick Bryant, is doing a charity run from Exeter to Yeovil on the day the Glovers play Exeter City, Saturday 25th September, in aid of Cancer Research UK. Donations can be made here: www.justgiving.com/arunforstanno
Rest In Peace Adam, you'll be missed.
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