Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
- 72,673
Strongly suspect that every time the question gets asked in a club poll, the silent majority don't want safe standing anyway
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[Football] Safe standing in the North stand next season ....?
- Thread starter JonnyComeEarly
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pigmanovich
Good Old Sausage by the Sea
Just received an email from the club with a survey on the prospect of safe standing in the North Stand. "This will directly inform potential changes to the North Stand for the 2025/26 season." Also: "Safe standing will also be introduced for visiting supporters in the coming seasons."
Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
- 16,291
Good idea, IMO.
Albion_Dave
Well-known member
Really glad this was sent out just to supporters in the North stand only this time. Really hope it goes through.
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
I thought loads of the 'singers' were heading south after the away fans move.
nicko31
Well-known member
They had it at Anfield but the seats are still here, pretty useless i you want to sit on them unless you are 5 ft 5
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Can't really see the point meself. One of the best thing about terraces was the freedom to shuffle around to find your mates, so you could all stand in a group wherever you liked. Safe standing won't enable that.
That said, I'm WSU so not overly bothered either way.
That said, I'm WSU so not overly bothered either way.
attila
1997 Club
It'd be great if everyone answered this time, whatever your thoughts. Although we actually do now, I think formalising it is a great idea.
BRIGHT ON Q
Well-known member
- Jul 5, 2003
- 9,277
Do you think you are in the right stand?
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
I was but I’m 13 years older now. It all catches up with us.
My answer is still applicable. There are quite a few in G & H block who don’t stand.
- Nov 11, 2009
- 12,378
Nobody sits in North except at HT anyway!
May as well, just a little less comfy on your bum at HT
Peacehaven Wild Kids
Well-known member
This. One of the attractions to the North Stand at the Goldstone when I was a kid (and I’m treading very carefully here) was the ‘unsafe’ element, the surges and the “knees up Brighton town” losing a shoe when we scored and so on.
Standing at Anfield Saturday proved it doesn’t add much to the singing.
However, I will always vote for it as I know people want it, if I want to sit down I’ll choose a seat in the 75% of the ground that doesn’t encourage standing.
BN41Albion
Well-known member
- Oct 1, 2017
- 6,892
What's so unsafe about standing as it is now? Have there been any incidents whatsoever since folk started standing in (technically) all seated stadiums? (Bar people getting overexcited at a goal and going flying, but that could just as easily happen when jumping up and celebrating a goal from being seated)
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Sure. But it doesn't alter my point. You can't move around like on a terrace, you're still committed to your spot regardess.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Have you not seen the weekly DEATHS happening in L1 and L2 ?
Open your eyes man.