Safe standing to be introduced

[bocadillo]

...allowed in the Premier League and Championship from January.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58648153

 

[homer]

But not at our club, who have shown no interest whatsoever

 

[sparky79]

Should definitely bring it back if it means cheaper tickets available to fans.

 

[bocadillo]

Should definitely bring it back if it means cheaper tickets available to fans.

I doubt it Safe Standing takes any less space than seating. I can't see it being cheaper.

 

[Matt_B]

I doubt it Safe Standing takes any less space than seating. I can't see it being cheaper.

The guy who's been spearheading the campaign said as much today on the radio. The seats won't be removed, just locked up, so they'll only be able to sell the same amount of tickets.

 

[bocadillo]

The guy who's been spearheading the campaign said as much today on the radio. The seats won't be removed, just locked up, so they'll only be able to sell the same amount of tickets.

And won't there be a rail in front of each standing place? It's not going to be cheap. No swaying like in the old Kop at Filbert Street!

 

[Lako42]

But not at our club, who have shown no interest whatsoever

Nope. LCFC want a sterile fan group who do as they are told and don't rock the boat.

 

[Miles Away]

Nope. LCFC want a sterile fan group who do as they are told and don't rock the boat.

****ing hell Lako, have you explored Lexapro or other options of late?

 

[bocadillo]

The guy who's been spearheading the campaign said as much today on the radio. The seats won't be removed, just locked up, so they'll only be able to sell the same amount of tickets.

The guidelines for the trial say that seats must remain and must be not be locked either up or down.

 

[Matt_B]

The guidelines for the trial say that seats must remain and must be not be locked either up or down.

Interesting, that's not what the guy said on the radio. Not surprising that nobody involved knows their arse from their elbow, though.

 

[bocadillo]

that's not what the guy said on the radio.

It's exactly what Simon Jordan said on TalkSqualk a few seconds ago.

 

[Matt_B]

It's exactly what Simon Jordan said on TalkSqualk a few seconds ago.

I meant the spokesperson for whoever are pushing for it, yesterday. They asked the question about cheaper seats and he said not, because the seats would still be there, just locked up, so they could only have one person per space still. He could easily have been wrong.

 

[bocadillo]

I meant the spokesperson for whoever are pushing for it, yesterday. They asked the question about cheaper seats and he said not, because the seats would still be there, just locked up, so they could only have one person per space still. He could easily have been wrong.

So could Simon Jordan.

What is certain though is that each standing person will have exactly the same space as a sitting person. Additionally a safety rail will have to be provided; this will be an extra cost for clubs. If anything, standing spaces should cost more than seats.

 

[pork pie fox]

So could Simon Jordan.

What is certain though is that each standing person will have exactly the same space as a sitting person. Additionally a safety rail will have to be provided; this will be an extra cost for clubs. If anything, standing spaces should cost more than seats.

I thought in Germany they allowed more people in the same area when standing was in operation?

 

[FOX Franks]

Let's be honest this isn't a plan to reduce prices for fans, it might longer term be a way of increasing stadium capacities but we are long past any chance of football prices dropping by even a penny.

 

[bocadillo]

I thought in Germany they allowed more people in the same area when standing was in operation?

It's certainly not going to be allowed in the UK, at least in the trial.
The online Mockery report on the subject confirms the point about seats not been locked.

 

[bocadillo]

Let's be honest this isn't a plan to keep Lako happy.

That would be too much to hope for. And probably not even possible.

 

[Brown Nose]

Not sure how I feel about this.

I used to love standing at the football. Sitting was something I avoided wherever possible. I hated the introduction of all seater stadiums.

However that was 30 years ago.

The stereotype of young fans standing and older ones sitting down is probably true. I'm not sure I can be arsed with standing now.

The make up of attending fans is much older now than it was when standing was the norm. We've priced out younger fans and generally made it far too hard for them to get into grounds. So I get the feeling that the take up of safe standing will be much lower than we'd expect.

Do you have to be in a specific place? The only benefit I can see is if individual fans can get tickets and congregate together. If they can't do that, meh.

 

[Lako42]

I haven't sat down at a home game for 5 years

 

[Brown Nose]

I haven't sat down at a home game for 5 years

You can get ointments for that.