Safe Standing Green Liight

[rob_fmttm]

Safe Standing introduced from New Year's Day at Man U, Chelsea, Spurs, Man City and Cardiff.

 

[Jedi boro]

Didn’t Gibson say he’d never do it at the riverside

 

[newyddion]

Safe Standing introduced from New Year's Day at Man U, Chelsea, Spurs, Man City and Cardiff.

Great news.. hopefully things start moving in the right direction.

Hold on to the pink seats for the rest of this season.. then rail seats with the prem money.

With Kieran Scott and Chris Wilder at the helm we shouldn't need more than £5m on players to be smashing the champo and heading for a european spot!

 

[rob_fmttm]

The problem will be down to cost. Re seating a large section is expensive. Rail seating even more so.
The club are now open to this as technology, safety guidance etc has all changed substantially over the last decade.

 

[rob_fmttm]

I would expect most of the Premier will quickly follow on when given the green light but Championship might be more hit and miss with who can afford it.

 

[Cuthbert]

Hopefully it will eventually mean that we can actually sit down at away games again!

 

[adammarc_98]

Fantastic step forward, should improve matchday atmospheres at the highest level tenfold. Still think we'll be one of the few clubs to not do it despite our fans standing at pretty much every away game.

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

Burnley mate was in away end at Stamford Bridge on Saturday and they already had safe standing. Said it was excellent.

 

[rob_fmttm]

Yes is already installed at Cardiff too and new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where many of us experienced it first hand in the FA Cup replay in 2020.

 

[Expat Smoggie]

long overdue

 

[NorthumberlandBoro]

What's unsafe about standing in normal seating areas?

 

[adammarc_98]

What's unsafe about standing in normal seating areas?

Well those areas weren't designed for such a purpose and really don't operate as an effective barrier for someone taller than four foot five. Safe standing designs allow for actual physical barriers and a standing experience which doesn't afford any undue risks.

 

[Middlesbrough123]

I’d love the north/south stand to turn into the holgate .

 

[NorthumberlandBoro]

I’d love the north/south stand to turn into the holgate .

Don't think it would ever compare as the capacity doesn't increase with safe standing, as I understand it.