I don't care, I'm happy to say it...

[Ernest]

Hope they get his poster up on the wall outside the West, least he deserves

 

[dougdeep]

The last of the Wilkins Sussex team.

 

[The Stout Yeoman]

Good luck Adam .... thanks for your 110% effort every single time - a legend

 

[symyjym]

Adam El Abd has been one of my favourite Albion players of the past 10 years. For all sorts of reasons. He will be sorely missed.

I think this is the injury people have been referring to...

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Jeez. nasty

 

[Footsoldier]

Who has signed him?

 

[Surf's Up]

Has he actually gone??!

 

[grummitts gloves]

One of the all time albion greats for sheer commitment and being a local lad.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

I think it's sadder than when Gary Hart became surplus to requirements.

Most definitely. Hart effectively went out on a high note after helping to keep us up under Slade. Pretty much everyone knew that was his last hurrah. After that season he was always expected to slowly start taking a backseat. Adam on the other-hand won't get anywhere near the same sign-off, which is unfortunate for him because he deserves more, however, the circumstances just won't allow it.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Gutted. Great Sussex lad. Another link with the past gone.

 

[Phat Baz 68]

...I bloody love Adam El-Abd.

He's one of us. A Sussex boy who has pulled on the sacred stripes 300 times. And you know every time he's done so, he's gone out and given it the proverbial 110%, and more besides.

The most gifted of footballers? Of course not, but he's a determined battler with a massive heart.

The Albion will be a slightly sadder place, for me, if he's not part of it any more.

Well said mate !!!! here here good luck Adam you will be sadly missed at the Albion lad.

 

[Footsoldier]

Jeez. nasty

Made me feel sick when I looked at the picture

 

[Bakero]

 

[symyjym]

Made me feel sick when I looked at the picture

Yep that's my anatomy lesson for the day.

 

[smudge]

He loves Brighton, and we love him. He can look back with no regrets & nothing but pride on his Albion career.
It will seem very strange when the time comes to play against him, knowing exactly what he'll be up to against us!
Met him on a couple of occasions & he comes across as a top man who loves the game & appreciates his good fotune to be in his occupation.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Absolutely no questions regarding commitment, every game, every minute.

But I do feel he was a little out of his depth at the top end of the championship and since this is where we now are, and only looking upwards, I think it is the right thing to do.

I have no doubt that he can / will be a regular star in L1 and L2

 

[Ian Bairds Fist]

Loved his whole-hearted attitude.

Yeah, it might have frightened a few (quite funny that it did, actually) that he looked like he was going to give away penalties, but it was never that many, and bloody good fun to watch the opposition player being roughed-up. Also his theatricals could be a little swan-like, but I don't care.

He was (no, sod it - 'is') one of us. Never cheated the shirt, never shirked, always in the middle of it. Even wanted to give the ref some lip after the Bournemouth game before Captain Calderon told him to sling his hook.

As for that left-footed 25-yard beauty against Leyton Orient...

Yeah, he was great http://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?102791-Adam-El-Abd-is-a-DISGRACE-to-the-shirt-Merged

 

[Mowgli37]

His winding up of Shola Ameobi last season was the stuff of legends.

This! Spanish Dave put the icing on the cake by getting him sent off

 

[Hornblower]

Has he gone?
Bloody shame if true.

 

[kevtherev]

Don't like this at all. Will be very hard to replace. As solid and dependable cover at cetre back as you will ever get. In fact, I felt it was very harsh on him, with Greer coming straight back in...If we have a prem quality centre half lined up to come in, then fair enough. If not this makes no sense at all. Unless Adam himself wants to go, although I find that doubtful, after signing a new contract in the summer...Something about this just doesn't make sense.

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

They need to name a stand after him.