A FOOTBALL player who spent over a week in a coma after sustaining a head injury in a match for Bath City has slammed inaction from the FA.The response comes after former Arsenal youth star Billy Vigar tragically passed away after suffering a similar head injury last week.Bath City FCAlex Fletcher has said FA safety steps for Non League are “too little too late” after Billy Vigar’s death[/caption]chichestercityfcVigar passed away following a collision with a concrete wall while playing for Chichester CIty[/caption]Vigar, 21, was playing for Chichester City away at Wingate and Finchley in the Isthmian League Premier Division when he collided with an unprotected concrete wall near the pitch last Saturday.He was airlifted to hospital and placed in an induced coma, but sadly passed away as a result of the brain injury, triggering a series of calls for improved safety standards for pitch-side hazards.The FA subsequently announced its plans to conduct a safety review of perimeter walls at non-league grounds, but Fletcher feels the body took too long to intervene.Fletcher told BBC Breakfast: “I think it’s too little too late. I think if you ask Billy’s family, they would say that that isn’t going to bring their son back, unfortunately.“It’s something that needs to happen urgently because there are hundreds of football matches being played across the country at all levels where this kind of incident could occur again and where it’s billed as a freak accident – it’s an accident waiting to happen, quite frankly.“The FA need to get hold of it quickly to ensure that another incident such as this doesn’t happen again.”Fletcher, 26, was playing in a National League South game in November 2022 when he crashed into an advertising hoarding and fractured his skull.He was rushed to hospital and placed in an induced coma in eerily similar circumstances to Vigar.The injury would leave him deaf in his left ear, and would contribute to his retirement from football in 2024.He continued: “I know firsthand the pain and suffering that my family went through following my incident, made even more painful by the fact that it could have been prevented. “The overriding emotion that I have is frustration that the calls for change haven’t been listened to by the FA. I’m afraid this isn’t going to be the last, if serious action isn’t taken.”Vigar had joined his new club after being released from his contract with Arsenal, and had also had spells with Derby County‘s youth teams.Chichester have postponed their game on Tuesday, while Wingate and Finchley – whose ground was where the incident occurred – have called off their next two matches.The latter released a statement explaining the decision, and affirming that safety measures will be undertaken at the ground.The statement read: “Out of respect for the memory of Billy Vigar, the club has taken the decision to postpone this week’s two home fixtures.“The club is incredibly mindful of the debate that followed Billy’s passing and intend to install rubber safety padding in the ground once it has received full accreditation from the relevant sanctioning authorities.”