If we should find ourselves in the same division next season Cardiff City installed 600 rail seats in the away end at the stary of 2022. So away end is now split between safe standing and fans sitting down (in theory).
Cardiff Away Rail Seats
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FSA are asking visiting fans about their experience. It will be really interesting to hear how away fans have taken to "safe standing."
NorthumberlandBoro
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Never regarded standing at normal seats as being particularly unsafe.
Are there any stats to prove otherwise?
Are there any stats to prove otherwise?
Yes but will fans stand if they buy ordinary seat tickets? That is part of the point here giving away fans the choice again to stand or sit.Everyone just stands at away games anyway!
There are no stats showing it is unsafe. But some supporters say they are put off travelling away because either they cannot stand or prefer not to. Part of the campaign behind rail seats was to give fans that choice again. So, I am interested to hear which tickets are most popular with visiting fans? And also whether people do sit down on in non rail-seats and also whether it is enforced. I hope not but they could choose to do so.
NorthumberlandBoro
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Would it be an idea just to be to allocate a sitting only block? I know there are always practical issues but it's worth a thought.
Not sure how many would prefer to sit, but some probably have to due to age/ health conditions.
The ticket office try and help with this when asked. They do it informally which is perhaps best.
But going forward if we experience away sections with and without rail seating then it will be interesting to see how this will all work in practice. It was one of the drivers behind the safe standing campaign that it was giving choice back to those who couldn't or wouldn't want to stand.
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