 For the 2009–10 season, new manager Micky Adams elected to return Griffith to the role of 'midfield enforcer'.He was transfer listed in late September, along with the entire Port Vale squad, after Adams saw his team slip to a third consecutive defeat.He remained in the first team however, and was playing in the form of his life under Adams, striking up a midfield pairing with Tommy Fraser, who he also shared a house with.