| RIP Billy Vigar..... 19:17 - Sep 25 with 1702 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.
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| RIP Billy Vigar..... on 19:27 - Sep 25 with 1579 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 1481 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 1422 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 1333 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 1323 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 1191 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 1062 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 991 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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| RIP Billy Vigar..... on 03:45 - Sep 26 with 541 views | Illinoisblue |
Horrendous incident. Just seen photos of the ground. Unfathomable there’s a wall that close to the pitch. Beyond belief it’s even there at all. |  |
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| Old Trafford has..... on 06:24 - Sep 26 with 387 views | iamatractorboy |
| Old Trafford has..... on 20:49 - Sep 25 by Bloots |
....a massive slope behind each goal touchline.
Amazed that nothing has ever happened there.
Yet. |
They're on the sides too. I remember Ashley Young colliding (I'll word it like that) with Angel Di Maria and ADM going flying into the little lower wall they've got below the slope, could've been seriously nasty. | | | |
| RIP Billy Vigar..... on 06:51 - Sep 26 with 317 views | Battersea_Blue |
Really sad this has happened and in this day and age, even at non-league level, it shouldn't be possible.
Every time I've been to Old Trafford I'm surprised there's not been a serious injury because of the huge drop off from pitch level down the sidelines. | | | |
| RIP Billy Vigar..... on 07:26 - Sep 26 with 200 views | Wallingford_Boy |
But what’s the alternatives?
I run a step 5 non league team and we have a wall around the pitch, it would cost tens of thousands to remove and replace and we barely get by week to week financially.
The FA would not be able to afford grant’s to cover every club and nor would any other bodies.
So tragic what happened, but there will be more, clubs just don’t have any other options. |  |
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| RIP Billy Vigar..... on 07:38 - Sep 26 with 159 views | DJR |
| 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. |
I think it was Greaves who in the first half pushed one of the Blackburn players down the slope and against the wall.
I thought that was appalling.
Understandably, the player reacted angrily but fortunately he didn't get injured. [Post edited 26 Sep 7:40]
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