'FA MUST FOOT BILL FOR BILLY'

Smaller clubs 'will have to boost safety

- by SIAN HEWITT

FOOTBALL clubs around the UK could be forced to knock down their pitchside areas in the wake of the Billy Vigar tragedy.

At present the minimum runoff requirement in the National League is 1.83m from the pitch, while in the EFL it is 2.25m, with 2.75m preferred.