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Imo #2 is a lot more achievable than #1.... For 1 to happen the club be seen openly a bucking regulations. Not happening.
Standing in the old gaff was no more officially approved.
As already noted the stand/sit debate is a non starter.
A section for the 'rabble' is the best we can hope for until the gov. have a change of heart.
This issue could be put to bed in one action if premier league grounds were allowed safe standing.
It's crazy that you can watch a match from the leagues below, some with big crowds, and be able to stand. Can't recall any incidents post Hillsborough?
Dortmund fans can't stand for European games but can for league matches? Again without incident!
It's crazy that you can watch a match from the leagues below, some with big crowds, and be able to stand. Can't recall any incidents post Hillsborough?
Dortmund fans can't stand for European games but can for league matches? Again without incident!
Tipping point has been reached already IMO.
New stadium doesnt suddenly mean were all prone to hunger during the 90.... Again, just points to a seating arrangement fail.
Maybe this irritant will fade as the novelty wears off. Can't see the atmos resolve itself without a seating re-jig tho.
You'd still be plagued by the non-singing burger squad.....
Sort this shit out in the meantime cos safe-standing isn't 'just around the corner'.... Regardless of a few handrails being pre-emptively installed.
If the arse fell out of the premier league and the TV money dried up and the net result was half empty grounds. Quess what? You would be amazed at how quick the authorities would be calling for so called safe standing.
In the mean time you can only stand up when they tell you it's ok.
I went to Harlequins recently. Atrocious atmosphere. Doesn't help when no one, even the rugby 'experts', have no clue what the referee is doing some of the time. There were about 50 food and drink outlets catering for anything you would ever want. All people seemed to be doing was eating and drinking in vast quantities. I mean there is nothing wrong with that but these people were having about 10 pints in 2 hours (and getting up during while doing it). Still behaved themselves mind but just didn't care about the match.
On the flip side, from a supposedly old school club, I went to Orient in the FA Trophy. They have shit support I tell you and incredibly heavy handed stewards assaulting the away fans from Telford.
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I thought I'd heard that if the govt give the go ahead for safe standing it will still only be for a certain percentage of capacity; so I can see it still being an issue in the big games.
Coming to the game on Saturday I heard a bloke on the train talking about the gradient of the upper Park Lane and how dangerous it could be for people standing; just wondered if anyone up there has had probs?
We have built a stand with the maximum gradient allowed and put in an area lower down that encourages standing. This was always going to be an issue due to the current ground regulations the Premiership clubs have to abide by.
The best move would be to make the Paxton lower safe standing as well and make the lowest part of the South West just above the safe standing more of a family area.
This would improve the atmosphere at the Away end and make sure that at least part of the south stand is always visibly seated for the authorities.
Won’t happen...... but in a perfect world........
I am surprised no one has looked at this from the clubs point of view. The club have only recently got their licence and no doubt this is still under review and closer scrutiny than more established grounds. Standing is not allowed but ignored in many places. The club need to be careful for a while to ensure the Authorities remain happy and if that upsets some supporters that is the price they must pay. I really cannot see that the club really cares if supporters stand although has to take notice of sitting supporters. I think things will settle down and hopefully both types of supporters will be happy by mid season next year.
No problems standing in our part of the south stand and I’m not surrounded by casuals
If you’ve got a seat in any other part of the ground you’ve made your choice really. Don’t see what more the club can do under current regulations
If you’ve got a seat in any other part of the ground you’ve made your choice really. Don’t see what more the club can do under current regulations
Anyone who gets banned, doesn't get banned for standing - they get banned for acting like a cunt when they are asked to stop standing.
Good for you, but that doesn't speak for the entire south stand experience
#Jack'sAlright.
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Is that inside info or merely an assumption?
That vid of a steward swinging for a punter is still very much fresh in my mind.
Let's call it standcoins. You get credit for standing by buying more merch, food etc. I reckon you can upload them to your access card.
The sooner safe standing is introduced - particularly for stadia as modern as ours the better.
I fucking hate standing personally, but I know its important to some people, and in a well sculpted stadium like ours, it should be possible to implement
Practically, it is much safer and cheaper to police, to have people standing in safe standing areas, than it is to have large amounts of people standing in areas full of seats - surely the authorities and legislative bodies can see that?
I fucking hate standing personally, but I know its important to some people, and in a well sculpted stadium like ours, it should be possible to implement
Practically, it is much safer and cheaper to police, to have people standing in safe standing areas, than it is to have large amounts of people standing in areas full of seats - surely the authorities and legislative bodies can see that?
Until the authorities can make more money out it, i don't think it will be changing as soon as people think.
Safe standing means more people - no?
Not the current version, no. It’s the same as a seated area. 1 seat 1 punter. Just that the seat can be locked up when in standing mode.
Obviously that shouldn't ever happen - but I bet the video wasn't running from the very moment the person involved entered the ground.....it's very rare to get a reaction like that without provocation