| RIP Billy Vigar..... 19:17 - Sep 25 with 836 views | Bloots |
....the Chichester City player has died after colliding with the wall surrounding the pitch at the weekend.
This isn't the first time this type of situation has happened, it's a disgrace that football grounds at any level have walls around the pitch.
Over the last few years I've noticed more and more players at the top level pushing players off the pitch as they run towards the touchline at speed, and I fear it's only a matter of time before a more "high profile" player is seriously injured because of it.
It needs to be taken very seriously. |  |
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| RIP Billy Vigar..... on 19:27 - Sep 25 with 716 views | Samuelowen88 |
Not the same, but I was amazed at the steepness of the exterior of the pitch at Blackburn, that seemed dangerous, but absolutely mental that walls are allowed. |  |
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| RIP Billy Vigar..... on 19:41 - Sep 25 with 628 views | FrimleyBlue |
Seen it many times in the non league game
camberley town have walls surrounding the whole pitch, remember a fair few injuries especially in derby games between the sides, always a few players being pushed into the wall. |  |
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| RIP Billy Vigar..... on 19:46 - Sep 25 with 563 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
I am sure we don't have them any more but I recall photographer pits with metal boards over them and players falling into them at risk to both themselves and the photographers. |  |
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| RIP Billy Vigar..... on 19:55 - Sep 25 with 472 views | SitfcB |
Horrific. Wasn’t there a similar incident with a Bath City player the other year?
No need for these concrete walls around pitches really. |  |
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| RIP Billy Vigar..... on 19:56 - Sep 25 with 465 views | SitfcB |
| RIP Billy Vigar..... on 19:46 - Sep 25 by Nthsuffolkblue |
I am sure we don't have them any more but I recall photographer pits with metal boards over them and players falling into them at risk to both themselves and the photographers. |
Yes down the side of the west stand, I think the lineman fell down one once? | |
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| RIP Billy Vigar..... on 20:19 - Sep 25 with 327 views | PhilTWTD |
Indeed, dreadful news and something which should have been addressed before now given previous incidents. Just checked and he came on towards the end for Arsenal U21s against Town in the Papa Johns in 2022. |  | | |
| Old Trafford has..... on 20:49 - Sep 25 with 202 views | Bloots |
| RIP Billy Vigar..... on 19:27 - Sep 25 by Samuelowen88 |
Not the same, but I was amazed at the steepness of the exterior of the pitch at Blackburn, that seemed dangerous, but absolutely mental that walls are allowed. |
....a massive slope behind each goal touchline.
Amazed that nothing has ever happened there.
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| RIP Billy Vigar..... on 21:05 - Sep 25 with 125 views | TheBoyBlue |
So sad and it has happened at least one other time in the last couple of seasons I think. Surely something can be implemented to ensure something like this doesn't happen again?
Thoughts are with his family and hoping no other family has to go through this simply from their loved one playing a game of football. |  |
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