diff --git a/scripts/hlstats.pl b/scripts/hlstats.pl
index 64927e9..46a1b24 100644
--- a/scripts/hlstats.pl
+++ b/scripts/hlstats.pl
@@ -2447,6 +2447,26 @@ while ($loop = &getLine()) {
 					&getProperties($ev_properties)
 				);
 			}
+		} elsif ($s_output =~ /^"(.+?(?:<.+?>)*?)" (say|say_team|say_squad) "(.+)"(.*)$/) {
+			# player input is volatile and can literally be anything why was this not like this before??? hlxstats CE is literally a joke
+			$ev_player = $1;
+			$ev_verb   = $2; #say, say team etc
+			$ev_obj_a  = $3;
+			$ev_properties = $4;
+			%ev_properties = &getProperties($ev_properties);
+			
+			my $playerinfo = &getPlayerInfo($ev_player, 1);
+				
+			$ev_type = 14;
+				
+			if ($playerinfo) {
+				$ev_status = &doEvent_Chat(
+					$ev_verb,
+					$playerinfo->{"userid"},
+					$playerinfo->{"uniqueid"},
+					$ev_obj_a
+				);
+			}
 		} elsif ($s_output =~ /^
 				(?:\(DEATH\))?		# l4d prefix, such as (DEATH) or (INCAP)
 				"(.+?(?:<.+?>)*?