Safe Standing

[mfcjohn]

Clubs in the Premier League and Championship have been given the green light to introduce safe standing areas within their grounds from the start of next season

Anyone know if we are going to be doing anything, bit late in the day to introduce it for the start of the season though

Premier League, Championship clubs can introduce safe standing

Clubs in the Premier League and Championship have been given the green light to introduce safe standing areas within their grounds from the start of next season. The UK government has allowed clubs in the top two tiers of English football to offer limited safe standing following a successful pilot.

theathletic.com

 

[kinelloz]

For what it's worth, don't think I've sat down in the last 2 years

 

[ct6 lion]

I always stand at away games but enjoy sitting at the Den

 

[HappyLion]

For what it's worth, don't think I've sat down in the last 2 years

Taking a dump must be tricky.

 

[kinelloz]

Taking a dump must be tricky.

You learn to adapt mate

 

[4evaLions]

You learn to adapt mate

You must have a good aim standing on the seat. A bit splashy too!

 

[Phlion54]

Some of the so Called seating areas at some grounds are awful so you do end up standing so can't see the big deal about standing areas unless it a rouse to charge more for a seat ticket then a standing one ?

 

[Axholme Lion]

Very rare i seat down. Most of the seats are minging in any case.

 

[Wippa]

Should try it with the lower south, then if it’s popular use it on all the lower tiers. Would guess it would add a couple of thousand on to our capacity?

 

[Lionchel]

To old the stand now, last time i was in an away end without seats was Colchesters old ground when we won 1-0, Paul Ifield scored. It was the 2000 promotion season which we won div 2 (as it is now)

 

[Lion of rotherhithe]

Should try it with the lower south, then if it’s popular use it on all the lower tiers. Would guess it would add a couple of thousand on to our capacity?

Looking at the picture in that report, not sure it would add any extra, attendance wise, as you still get a seat to stand in front of

 

[Lionman]

Until we make the most of the space available and unused this will not happen at the Den. Remember too it has to be 'approved'......this is millwall we are talking about

 

[Wippa]

Looking at the picture in that report, not sure it would add any extra, attendance wise, as you still get a seat to stand in front of

Bit daft

 

[Peckham Lion]

Would guess it would add a couple of thousand on to our capacity?

Not necessarily mate, it will probably have all sorts of caveats attached for it to be deemed safe. Crash barrier in front of every row of seats is what i believe will happen. Would cost a fair few quid for smaller clubs to carry out.

 

[mfcjohn]

No, no extra capacity, as Lion of rotherhithe said, there will still be a seat.

 

[Ilderton Wanderer]

It sounds all good but when you realise it’s just rail seating that flips up there isn’t much point, it would probably suit divvy fan bases like Palace who have singing sections but for us where most fans do what they want anyway it seems a waste of time. Let’s face it the terraces as we knew it back in the day are never coming back.

 

[Peckham Lion]

Let’s face it the terraces as we knew it back in the day are never coming back.

Spot on. Another thing we can thank those salt of the earth scousers for