The Pitching In Isthmian Football League

Fans dig deep for flying medics

7 Apr 2016 By David Watters

Fans of Herne Bay and Ramsgate raised more than a thousand pounds for the Kent Air Ambulance when the clubs replayed their abandoned Ryman South clash.

A cheque for £1,225 is winging its way to the emergency service's charity after nearly 400 supporters turned out to see Ramsgate's 2-1 win on Tuesday night at Winch's Field.

Originally played back on Saturday 19 March, the match was abandoned at half-time after a horror clash of heads between Ramsgate's Nick Treadwell and Herne Bay's Lee Browning and designated a "pay what you want' fixture at the turnstiles as a thank-you to the flying paramedics who landed at the ground to treat the midfielders.

Treadwell, 26, was rushed to hospital in a road ambulance while Browning, 28, was airlifted. Both were later found to have suffered severe concussion but are on the mend after their CT scans came back clear.

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Where next?

Pullman can put his feet up Ramsgate's joint managers Jim and Danny Ward have given star striker Ian Pullman the rest of the Ryman South season off so he can spend time with his family.