A rain soaked Maidstone Road saw a well fought match last night, that unfortunately was curtailed with ten minutes remaining due to a very unpleasant injury to industrious full back Mark Green.
The referee made the difficult call to halt proceedings when it became apparent that the severity of the break to the Chatham man's leg was such that he couldn't be moved until medical professionals arrived. He was finally removed from the pitch some forty minutes later, and was still being treated in the ambulance outside the ground at 10.30.
It was a horrible end to what had otherwise been a tight game with no goals - only Dean Ruddy and his Invicta counterpart Jack Delo kept it that way, both making excellent saves when it mattered. The match though, in reality, fell by the wayside with shocked players leaving the pitch to keep warm in the dressing room, the sight of Green surrounded by staff from both benches awaiting them on their return from the showers.
Mark Green is self employed, and I hope he is adequately insured. I doubt he'll be working again soon - the report on Kentishfootball states that he's got a triple fracture of both the fib and tib. Hopefully he'll return to play with us, but in the meantime I think a decent gesture by the club would be to donate the profits from last night's match to Mark. I'd also like to suggest that those playing last night donate their match fees too. In these uncertain financial times, it would be good to see a display of solidarity amongst non league footballers. This morning, a man is waking up to an uncertain future and a hideous leg break - a little light could go a long way.
The league committee is yet to decide whether to replay the match. I'd like to think both teams would settle for the point that this stalemate deserved, but we'll have to wait and see. I'll keep you posted.
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