| Safe Standing 17:49 - Feb 11 with 1964 views | Blue |
Are you for, or against it?
Looks like united will be the first to open areas with it in, very soon, using the quadrant areas, they are juat awaiting a response from the usually compliant trafford council.
I'd love it, but I'm 50 now, not sure it's in time for me, but hopefully will enhance the atmospheres at grounds, which have become relatively sterile of late. |  |
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| Safe Standing on 17:53 - Feb 11 with 1957 views | SouthSeaSaint |
100% for me despite being an old'un
Enjoyed the experience at Spurs recently |  | | |
| Safe Standing on 18:02 - Feb 11 with 1943 views | Occasional_Showers |
100% against it. A stupid idea that would just be like a seated area without the seats. |  |
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| Safe Standing on 18:09 - Feb 11 with 1937 views | JaySaint |
I will not comment until I know what fans from Liverpool think | |
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| Safe Standing on 18:16 - Feb 11 with 1929 views | Gennaro_Contaldo |
Can't be bothered with standing now, we have sofas to watch games on ...
Being serious, I can't see it making an impact here, the clubs want to appeal to tourists who want to sit there with club shop tat all round them. We are not the fans they want, so safe standing will never be a thing. |  |
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| Safe Standing on 18:24 - Feb 11 with 1921 views | PatfromPoole |
If it saves me a few shin injuries a season from goal celebrations, it might be a bonus, I guess.
It was OK at Spurs, but it’s great fun to pile down a row or four when we score, and this would put a stop to that. Unless one were particularly brave.... |  |
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| Safe Standing on 18:32 - Feb 11 with 1909 views | this_charming_man |
even the name is cringeworthy, safe standing FFS
Do you have safe standing areas at gigs or festivals?
I don't really see how it'll help the atmosphere either as the majority of fans who sing stand up anyway. | |
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| Safe Standing on 18:34 - Feb 11 with 1902 views | RonManager |
| Safe Standing on 17:53 - Feb 11 by SouthSeaSaint |
100% for me despite being an old'un
Enjoyed the experience at Spurs recently |
Were the tickets cheaper than seats? |  |
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| Safe Standing on 18:40 - Feb 11 with 1887 views | grumpy |
| Safe Standing on 18:32 - Feb 11 by this_charming_man |
even the name is cringeworthy, safe standing FFS
Do you have safe standing areas at gigs or festivals?
I don't really see how it'll help the atmosphere either as the majority of fans who sing stand up anyway. |
TCM has a point there. |  | | |
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| Safe Standing on 18:43 - Feb 11 with 1881 views | djsaint |
| Safe Standing on 18:32 - Feb 11 by this_charming_man |
even the name is cringeworthy, safe standing FFS
Do you have safe standing areas at gigs or festivals?
I don't really see how it'll help the atmosphere either as the majority of fans who sing stand up anyway. |
I think the clue is in the name, Safe Standing, as opposed to standing in seated areas which really isn't safe!
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| Safe Standing on 19:30 - Feb 11 with 1831 views | cocklebreath |
| Safe Standing on 17:53 - Feb 11 by SouthSeaSaint |
100% for me despite being an old'un
Enjoyed the experience at Spurs recently |
Did they have safe standing at spurs? |  |
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| Safe Standing on 19:42 - Feb 11 with 1819 views | Blue |
| Safe Standing on 18:09 - Feb 11 by JaySaint |
I will not comment until I know what fans from Liverpool think |
Part of the reason I absolutely detest them fkers. | |
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| Safe Standing on 20:49 - Feb 11 with 1758 views | dirk_doone |
It doesn't really matter what we think as our owners wouldn't pay for anything like that. Where's the profit in it for them? |  |
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| Safe Standing on 20:55 - Feb 11 with 1751 views | this_charming_man |
| Safe Standing on 20:49 - Feb 11 by dirk_doone |
It doesn't really matter what we think as our owners wouldn't pay for anything like that. Where's the profit in it for them? |
If they can fit twice as many people in as there are with seats and keep the ticket price the same, or sell it as a premium standing space and increase the price then they can make a bit of money out of it. | |
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| Safe Standing on 21:23 - Feb 11 with 1722 views | Bison |
Be honest , the only ones shouting for it are 'us' oldies.
If you could guarantee it went to under 25 year olds it would be a great spectacle. My boys would rather the best seats in the house or a box. |  |
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| Safe Standing on 22:09 - Feb 11 with 1669 views | 1teeminants |
I’m getting on too mate but I’m all for it. I remember the atmospheres at grounds in the 70’s and 80’s . Loved those days. Proper football days out although I’m way too old now to jump around all over the place . [Post edited 11 Feb 2020 22:13]
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| Safe Standing on 22:25 - Feb 11 with 1653 views | kingslandstand1 |
| Safe Standing on 19:30 - Feb 11 by cocklebreath |
Did they have safe standing at spurs? |
Not officially but they are geared up for it with bars to lean against while standing as fans always do at away games anyway |  | | |
| Safe Standing on 22:35 - Feb 11 with 1647 views | ericofarabia |
| Safe Standing on 22:25 - Feb 11 by kingslandstand1 |
Not officially but they are geared up for it with bars to lean against while standing as fans always do at away games anyway |
It looked like they had somthing similar at Wolves as well. |  | | |
| Safe Standing on 22:53 - Feb 11 with 1639 views | Blue |
| Safe Standing on 22:35 - Feb 11 by ericofarabia |
It looked like they had somthing similar at Wolves as well. |
I think I recall Wolves pre-empting this decision by installing the necessary barriers, in anticipation of a favourable outcome. | |
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| Safe Standing on 07:25 - Feb 12 with 1564 views | Mushty |
| Safe Standing on 20:49 - Feb 11 by dirk_doone |
It doesn't really matter what we think as our owners wouldn't pay for anything like that. Where's the profit in it for them? |
You're right, it will be one seat out, one 'safe-standing' in, no likely increase in capacity.
I'd like to see it in the hope it would add a bit of atmosphere to the dead stadiums of England but as it will just as likely be the same crowd currently passively standing in seated areas, I have my doubts. | | | |
| Safe Standing on 07:41 - Feb 12 with 1560 views | Capt_Koons |
I would welcome it but its never going to happen at SMS. |  |
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| Safe Standing on 08:29 - Feb 12 with 1533 views | franniesTache |
I want it to happen, and i know for a fact the club have already done a feasibility study of where it'll be in St Mary's, though i'm not 100% sure it'll solve the atmosphere problem as it'll still have the same people in it, and if you look at our main "home end" at the moment (the northam) it's fully of people that wear replica kits and take cuddly toys to games, and until they change the atmosphere will stay the same.
Also Pat if you think you can't have a pile down after a goal then you didn't see me at Spurs away in the cup, i ended up cartwheeling over the top of the barrier into a handstand because of Walking Rosie  |  | | |
| Safe Standing on 08:49 - Feb 12 with 1528 views | UlsterBaz |
100% for it, give fans the choice of whether they want to sit or stand. I quite liked having the rail in front of me at Spurs. |  | | |
| Safe Standing on 11:38 - Feb 12 with 1486 views | GasGiant |
| Safe Standing on 18:32 - Feb 11 by this_charming_man |
even the name is cringeworthy, safe standing FFS
Do you have safe standing areas at gigs or festivals?
I don't really see how it'll help the atmosphere either as the majority of fans who sing stand up anyway. |
You're onto something there TCM - why don't clubs just have a mosh pit round the edge of the pitch and fill it with foam? | | | |
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