Perimeter walls

[bluebird90]

It was alarming to hear about the Bath City player colliding with a perimeter wall earlier this week. He’s in intensive care having undergone neurosurgery.

It was only a few weeks ago a mate and I were saying that we were surprised that the concrete walls haven’t been done away with as part of ground regulations, particularly at EFL level.

Not a pick at us as lots of clubs still have them but is it something that needs addressing as work to the ground is done? The HS and Cross bar ends have very little run off.

[Jim]

Was it Greg Blundell who was barged into one of our walls by some thug and sustained a facial injury?

[Lancaster Branch]

Yes - by James Jennings of Kettering. Bayliss took to the pitch to shake him warmly by the throat.

Going back further, Peter Smith suffered a punctured lung at the hands of that wall….and I think Mike Marsh did himself a mischief up the other end. Was it at Holker where Jacob Blyth came a cropper with their perimeter fence?

[McMark]

Aye ended up with concussion dislocated his shoulder and fractured his wrist and was out for three months. Thankfully his tan wasn’t affected.
The Greg Blundell one looked sickening at the time but the man with balls of steel recovered thankfully.

[Holkerbird]

Was it Greg Blundell who was barged into one of our walls by some thug and sustained a facial injury?

Given oxygen on the pitch.
James Jennings next season whilst playing for a different team (think it was Cambridge) injured either Simon Spender or Mike Pearson who had to be taken to hospital in a car driven by one of our directors.
YJO's dad stayed behind to drive him home to Wales. Arriving home at 1am.
Jennings had a lot to answer for.

[Matty]

Spender had his leg broken by Jennings didn't he? Wasn't there a bit of a fallout between the Cambridge contingent and one of our directors who was annoyed that there was an issue with getting an ambulance on the premises?

The Blundell one was horrendous, remember him getting up from that challenge and his top half was crimson.

[bluessupporter]

Lots of cases online. Read one this morning where a player was hospitalised critical but not life threatening. Wouldn't be surprised to see H&S and compensation lawyers over this in due course.

[Desmond2-2]

Perimeter of many pitches are dangerous I’ve found on my travels,even ones at top level football. The drop from the pitch after a couple of metres off the pitch at OT always alarms me, extremely dangerous.

[Lancaster Branch]

Spender had his leg broken by Jennings didn't he? Wasn't there a bit of a fallout between the Cambridge contingent and one of our directors

It was Kettering, not Cambridge.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 517923.stm

[Moribund]

He was sent off when he came back with Cambridge a couple of seasons later - can remember him winding up the crowd all game, but not sure he broke anyone's leg.

[Holkerbird]

Spender had his leg broken by Jennings didn't he? Wasn't there a bit of a fallout between the Cambridge contingent and one of our directors

It was Kettering, not Cambridge.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 517923.stm

I think it was the Blundell incident which was Kettering Dave then he transferred to Cambridge for the Spender one.
One of our directors was taking him to hospital in his car and their team coach
was parked across the exit and wouldn't move. Our director was arguing with them and then their director and ours were actually rolling on the floor fighting with Spender laughing in the car.
Our director resigned which was a shame.
I don't think he had a broken leg.

[Matty]

It was Kettering, not Cambridge.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 517923.stm

I think it was the Blundell incident which was Kettering Dave then he transferred to Cambridge for the Spender one.
One of our directors was taking him to hospital in his car and their team coach
was parked across the exit and wouldn't move. Our director was arguing with them and then their director and ours were actually rolling on the floor fighting with Spender laughing in the car.
Our director resigned which was a shame.
I don't think he had a broken leg.

Yeah that was the one I recall. Seemed to remember there being a big ding dong on this forum with Cambridge fans in the aftermath.

[Roadrunner]

Perhaps we could ask the GMV to line the pitch side of the offending walls with a layer of old car tires and then replace the adverts

[bluessupporter]

Perhaps we could ask the GMV to line the pitch side of the offending walls with a layer of old car tires and then replace the adverts

You could get adverts from all the tyre suppliers in town!

[mickmike wilson]

Joking aside what stops us getting those mat type things gymnastics use but treble thinker & they could be made with the sponsors logos on, Not ideal but affords better protection & get the sponsors to contribute towards them or pay for them as extra advertising in this H&S conscious world it’s a double win isn’t it.