pillred Posted July 4, 2022 Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 All Premier league and Championship clubs have been given the green light to introduce safe standing from the start of the season, about time in my opinion should help improve the atmosphere at clubs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted July 4, 2022 Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62029516 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted July 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 2 hours ago, Bristol Rob said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62029516 Don't know how to do that thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticks 1969 Posted July 4, 2022 Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 I say make the whole south stand all standing 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted July 4, 2022 Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 7 minutes ago, sticks 1969 said: I say make the whole south stand all standing And non reserved. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticks 1969 Posted July 4, 2022 Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 2 minutes ago, Pezo said: And non reserved. Now your talking …. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leader Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 That would be awesome Back to the old East End days 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 18 hours ago, sticks 1969 said: I say make the whole south stand all standing No chance. Far too many season ticket holders to move, many of whom have restricted movement judging by how long it takes to get out of it after the game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinmans Love Child Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 I’m assuming this all means in theory that the club could put a lot more safe standing in place? I assume this then means it will only happen if fans put pressure on? I can’t see the club just doing it off their own back 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Geoff Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 20 hours ago, sticks 1969 said: I say make the whole south stand all standing No thanks, I quite like my seat where it is. 20 hours ago, Pezo said: And non reserved. No thanks I am more than happy with my seat where it is 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 2 hours ago, leader said: That would be awesome Back to the old East End days Add in open air toilets that flooded and the smell of cigars and then you are really talking.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 21 hours ago, sticks 1969 said: I say make the whole south stand all standing I say no to that, some people can't stand foe 90 minutes why should they be forced to move? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted July 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 1 minute ago, Monkeh said: I say no to that, some people can't stand foe 90 minutes why should they be forced to move? I suppose a way round that would be to give supporters a years notice, I was kicked out of my seat in the Atyeo when it became a family section the club did not seem to mind doing that, would a safe standing East end boost capacity in the event we actually got promoted? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 Just now, pillred said: I suppose a way round that would be to give supporters a years notice, I was kicked out of my seat in the Atyeo when it became a family section the club did not seem to mind doing that, would a safe standing East end boost capacity in the event we actually got promoted? And where do you move 4000 fans with out increasing the price of their tickets? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 3 minutes ago, Monkeh said: And where do you move 4000 fans with out increasing the price of their tickets? Not all those 4K would need to move. The most sensible way of doing it would be to stick to the original plan. Safe standing along the back of the South Stand, and front of the Dolman. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 8 minutes ago, Barrs Court Red said: Not all those 4K would need to move. The most sensible way of doing it would be to stick to the original plan. Safe standing along the back of the South Stand, and front of the Dolman. Indeed, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 34 minutes ago, pillred said: I suppose a way round that would be to give supporters a years notice, I was kicked out of my seat in the Atyeo when it became a family section the club did not seem to mind doing that, would a safe standing East end boost capacity in the event we actually got promoted? Might have it wrong, but I don't think safe standing increases capacity, one standing spot is one seat (I think). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderJar Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 23 hours ago, pillred said: Don't know how to do that thanks. S'easy; just look for a symbol that looks like this and choose the option that suits you (copy link or copy url). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrizzleRed Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 13 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: Might have it wrong, but I don't think safe standing increases capacity, one standing spot is one seat (I think). Pretty sure you’re right there. Whan stadiums went all seater, capacities were significantly reduced. You can bet with H&S these days, they wouldn’t let us revert to jam packed terraces again and it will be a staight swop from 1 person seated, to 1 standing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 2 hours ago, Sir Geoff said: No thanks, I quite like my seat where it is. No thanks I am more than happy with my seat where it is Would you mind being in it 20 mins before kickoff so I can sit/stand with friends? 20 mins before kickoff the whole stand is pretty much empty and you can choose whatever seat you want including your current seat if you like. At the moment I can't bring friends because they can't get seats anywhere near me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 10 minutes ago, Pezo said: Would you mind being in it 20 mins before kickoff so I can sit/stand with friends? 20 mins before kickoff the whole stand is pretty much empty and you can choose whatever seat you want including your current seat if you like. At the moment I can't bring friends because they can't get seats anywhere near me Your friends could always get season tickets in a different part of the ground so you can all sit together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 9 minutes ago, Monkeh said: Your friends could always get season tickets in a different part of the ground so you can all sit together They are pretty casual, they aren't going to get season tickets. They currently do 1 or 2 a season when everyone (5 or more) can make it, when it's just the odd 1 or 2 that want to go they tend to drop out because we can't all sit together but they usually have good intentions 7/8 times a season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted July 6, 2022 Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 I remember @Blagdon red doing quite a lot of work on this- safe standing roadshow all that, would be interested in his take on what it might mean moving forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller Posted July 6, 2022 Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 23 hours ago, Pezo said: They are pretty casual, they aren't going to get season tickets. They currently do 1 or 2 a season when everyone (5 or more) can make it, when it's just the odd 1 or 2 that want to go they tend to drop out because we can't all sit together but they usually have good intentions 7/8 times a season. So basically you want your occasional visitors to have priority over season ticket holders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted July 6, 2022 Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 56 minutes ago, Leveller said: So basically you want your occasional visitors to have priority over season ticket holders. Can you define priority in this instance? If your definition is so they can attend and we get extra people in the stadium to what most of us see as a social event that we like to enjoy with friends over people "owning seats" in one stand then yes. But that's no definition of priority I've ever heard of. It's not like they are taking priority over ticket availablity, you can still get priority over your seat by turning up first, I'm also not saying do it in every stand, so you have options but at the moment these casual supporters don't have any option other than to attend but sit by themselves thus defeating the objective of coming or to not attend - of which they pick not to attend because we can't sit together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted February 2, 2023 Report Share Posted February 2, 2023 Carabao Cup final to host return of safe standing The Carabao Cup final between Manchester United and Newcastle on February 26 at Wembley, live on Sky Sports, will be the first major domestic English men’s final in almost 35 years to have safe standing. Both clubs will receive an allocation of 867 seats within new standing areas at Wembley, located behind each goal, in both the East and West Stands. EFL and Premier League clubs have been permitted to introduce licensed standing in seated areas since the start of the 2022/23 season. Standing and terraces were removed from top-flight English football in the wake of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 when 97 people died leading to all-seater stadia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southampton Red Posted February 2, 2023 Report Share Posted February 2, 2023 26 minutes ago, Super said: Carabao Cup final to host return of safe standing The Carabao Cup final between Manchester United and Newcastle on February 26 at Wembley, live on Sky Sports, will be the first major domestic English men’s final in almost 35 years to have safe standing. Both clubs will receive an allocation of 867 seats within new standing areas at Wembley, located behind each goal, in both the East and West Stands. EFL and Premier League clubs have been permitted to introduce licensed standing in seated areas since the start of the 2022/23 season. Standing and terraces were removed from top-flight English football in the wake of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 when 97 people died leading to all-seater stadia. Have been in the safe standing sections for the last few England home matches. Hilariously, the stewards were still trying to make us sit down during the match 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Posted February 2, 2023 Report Share Posted February 2, 2023 On 06/07/2022 at 21:04, Pezo said: Can you define priority in this instance? If your definition is so they can attend and we get extra people in the stadium to what most of us see as a social event that we like to enjoy with friends over people "owning seats" in one stand then yes. But that's no definition of priority I've ever heard of. It's not like they are taking priority over ticket availablity, you can still get priority over your seat by turning up first, I'm also not saying do it in every stand, so you have options but at the moment these casual supporters don't have any option other than to attend but sit by themselves thus defeating the objective of coming or to not attend - of which they pick not to attend because we can't sit together. Why can't they sit together? I don't have an ST so only get to the gate a handful of times a season (Probably for the best I've only been to the Sunderland and Lincoln games this season!) but when I buy my tickets there's plenty of areas in the ground that have 7-8 even whole rows of seats available together. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tinmans Love Child Posted February 2, 2023 Report Share Posted February 2, 2023 2 hours ago, Super said: Carabao Cup final to host return of safe standing The Carabao Cup final between Manchester United and Newcastle on February 26 at Wembley, live on Sky Sports, will be the first major domestic English men’s final in almost 35 years to have safe standing. Both clubs will receive an allocation of 867 seats within new standing areas at Wembley, located behind each goal, in both the East and West Stands. EFL and Premier League clubs have been permitted to introduce licensed standing in seated areas since the start of the 2022/23 season. Standing and terraces were removed from top-flight English football in the wake of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 when 97 people died leading to all-seater stadia. Seems quite a small number of safe standing seats, about 2% of the total capacity, I wonder if any plans to increase this number to something more substantial? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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