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FA Opens Review of Non-League Pitchside Walls as Tributes for Billy Vigar Continue

Critics call the inquiry overdue, pressing for enforceable changes to remove hard perimeter hazards.

Overview

  • Non-league club Wingate & Finchley postponed two home fixtures and plans to install rubber safety padding once accredited.
  • Arsenal will honour the former academy forward before Wednesday’s Champions League match against Olympiacos after players wore black armbands at Newcastle.
  • Reports indicate Vigar suffered a fatal brain injury after colliding with a concrete wall during an Isthmian League match, prompting the FA’s immediate review.
  • Former player Alex Fletcher and the PFA argue the death was preventable and urge urgent, binding standards to address dangerous pitchside structures.
  • Chichester City launched a GoFundMe for Vigar’s family as public petitions push for bans or reconstruction of brick and concrete barriers at non-league grounds.