Note that this page is from our archive during the time when the club was called Gresley FC. It may not be related to the old Gresley Rovers.
Alvechurch Game
Today's game at Alvechurch didn't kick off due to home supporter suffering a heart attack. Thankfully, some quick responses from the Alvechurch people using their defibrillator gave the gentleman a good chance of surviving the trauma.
The responsibility was handed over to the air ambulance crew who had landed on the pitch and they were joined by the paramedics of a land ambulance.
But, for the quick actions of the Alvechurch volunteers, the outcome could have been tragic.
Everyone at Gresley are thinking of the victim and his family and hoping for a successful outcome.
The referee decided that the game should be postponed.
The responsibility was handed over to the air ambulance crew who had landed on the pitch and they were joined by the paramedics of a land ambulance.
But, for the quick actions of the Alvechurch volunteers, the outcome could have been tragic.
Everyone at Gresley are thinking of the victim and his family and hoping for a successful outcome.
The referee decided that the game should be postponed.
