only being back at the club for three weeks, nonetheless Griffin was delighted describing it as a "proud moment in my career." He was controversially sent-off against Queens Park Rangers on 2 March 2008 as Stoke fell to a 3–0 defeat. Stoke were successful in their appeal. In a match against Watford former teammate John Eustace was sent-off and Griffin branded the Referee's decision as "Pathetic". Griffin missed the final two matches of Stoke's promotion winning 2007–08 campaign due to a torn hamstring. After the season ended Griffin admitted he made the wrong decision to join Derby rather than Stoke in the summer of 2007. Griffin began the 2008–09 season as first choice right back this was until he was involved in an on pitch altercation with striker Ricardo Fuller away at West Ham United on 28 December 2008 which saw Fuller sent-off. Afterwards the pair publicly apologised for the incident. However Griffin lost his place in the side and Abdoulaye Faye took over as captain for the remainder of the season. He found himself out of the first team in 2009–10 but he did manage to score a dramatic 96th-minute winner in a 4–3 victory over Blackpool in the League Cup. Reading On 11 January 2010, he joined Reading on loan for the remainder of the season. He was instrumental in solidifying Reading's back line in the second half of the 2009–10 season which saw Reading rise from the relegation zone at the beginning of January to 9th place by the end of the season. Griffin signed on a permanent 2-year deal on 1 July 2010 for an undisclosed fee. On 2 May 2012, after Reading had won promotion to the Premier League and with Griffin having made only 9 league appearances in the 2011–12 season, the club announced it would not be renewing Griffin's contract. Doncaster Rovers On 22 October 2012 Griffin joined Doncaster Rovers on a non-contract basis. He played in 18 matches for Doncaster in 2012–13 as the side won promotion to the Championship. He was informed by manager Paul Dickov that he wouldn't be getting a new contract with the club but allowed him to play with the reserves until he finds a new club. Chester Griffin joined Conference Premier side Chester on 27 March 2014. He made just four appearances for Chester before he decided to retire from playing. Post-retirement After leaving Chester in