With Camberley without a game I went to watch the Sandhurst v Cove match. Terence Collina's summing up of the game was spot on although I thought the Cove player who got sent off for a second yellow was a little lucky not to have gone for telling the ref to "F#*k off" well after the decision was given against him. Cove led 2-0 but Sandhurst hit back near the end and pulled a goal back and went close to an equaliser in the final few minutes but overall Cove were worth their win.
There was a case of handbags at the end of the game which featured almost all 21 players left on the park (I think half of them were trying to work out who to separate) but my attentions were turned to a man who is quite well known in local football circles round our way and a man I have known for years, Sandhurst Town's Life President, Jock McKinnon who had slipped on the concrete path and cracked his head open five minutes before the end of the game. His head hit the path very hard and an ambulance was called for immediately as it looked serious but he was still being cared for on the spot where he fell half an hour later. If it was not for the quick actions of the Sandhurst officials and physio it could have been more serious had he blacked out whilst concussed. After 40 minutes he was helped into the clubhouse very groggy, concussed, sporting a nasty looking scar above his eye and there was still no sign of an paramedic or an ambulance.
Its the fourth time I have been to a game in the last 18 months where an ambulance has been required for one reason or another and not once has one turned up within 40 minutes (2 head injuries involving concussion, a broken leg and a suspected broken leg). Being the son of a former ambulanceman, I am aware of what a good job the underfunded emergency services do but these response times are getting ridiculous especially considering two of the incidents were within five minutes of the nearest ambulance station and hospital
Hopefully Jock is alright and has suffered nothing worse than a scar, a black eye and a headache and I hope he has a quick recovery