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[Albion] Safe Standing 25/26 season (North Stand)

Safe Standing? Yay or nay?

  • I'm a North Stand ticket holder - Yes i'd like safe standing

    Votes: 85 29.2%
  • I'm a North Stand ticket holder - No to safe standing

    Votes: 17 5.8%
  • I sit elsewhere - Yes i'd like safe standing

    Votes: 166 57.0%
  • I sit elsewhere - No to safe standing

    Votes: 23 7.9%

  • Total voters
    291


The Grockle

Formally Croydon Seagull
Sep 26, 2008
5,765
Dorset
It’s the cheapest seats in the north, and many choose that area for that reason.
I hadn't considered that. I'm not sure how much more the South costs but maybe they could match it for those who are displaced
 






Thunder Bolt

Silly old bat
No it's not a pointless question and your comment about people standing anyway has been made 500 times before whenever this subject gets raised and misses the point. The point is that creating a safe-standing zone would be a chance to reset the North Stand which has never taken-off as a proper home end. Those who want to stand and sing can elect for a season ticket in the standing zone and congregate in one area instead of being spread across the NS interspersed by grannies, grandads and little kids. This would be separate from the NS seated areas where less passionate punters can sit and grumble about Webster.
You are aware that grannies can, and do sing!
 


Paulie Gualtieri

Bada Bing
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May 8, 2018
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Although, the article doesn’t open!
 


Commander

Arrogant Prat
NSC Patron
Apr 28, 2004
13,583
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Kenn

Member
Jun 15, 2023
36
The article may have been taken down for a while to correct a typo. What it said while it was up the first time was that it will be the back rows of the north only, I think it said row R backwards, but not including seats 1-13 in block A, not including some seats in block H and none in block I.
 




brighton_tom

Well-known member
Jul 23, 2008
5,525
The article may have been taken down for a while to correct a typo. What it said while it was up the first time was that it will be the back rows of the north only, I think it said row R backwards, but not including seats 1-13 in block A, not including some seats in block H and none in block I.
So essentially making it safe standing for the back of the north stand, where people stand already. Guess that’s a good first step to road test issues.
 


m20gull

Well-known member
Jun 10, 2004
3,479
Land of the Chavs
The article may have been taken down for a while to correct a typo. What it said while it was up the first time was that it will be the back rows of the north only, I think it said row R backwards, but not including seats 1-13 in block A, not including some seats in block H and none in block I.
I guess us row Q people may have to sit down then
 










Kenn

Member
Jun 15, 2023
36
I guess us row Q people may have to sit down then
The article - when it was up - said that 80% of supporters at the back of the north stand voted for safe standing and if anyone in that area wants to move away from the new safe standing area then there will be a priority window for them to do so in March. I guess that means that anyone who wants to then move to the new safe standing area can do so after that. It is then possible that they will try to enforce no standing in the front of the north maybe?
 








chaileyjem

#BarberIn
NSC Patron
Jun 27, 2012
14,636
Now confirmed (they changed the picture)


The club will install safe standing in part of the North Stand in time for the 2025/26 season, after a detailed consultation process with our season-ticket holders.
More than 80% of season ticket holders, who are seated at the back of the north stand, were in favour of safe standing and this will be installed from row R backwards.
Season-ticket holders who are currently seated in the new safe standing area but who wish to move will be offered a priority move window next March, after season-ticket renewals. The date for this window will be announced in late January.
Fans will also be able to come to the Amex and see a small section of rail seating in place. Details of this will be released shortly.
The North Stand seats affected are: Block N1A to N1H, row R upwards, seats 13-241.
Block N1A, seats 1-13 will not have safe standing installed, nor will N1H from seat 243 upwards and none of Block N1I.
For fans who currently sit in those areas, safe standing does not mean seats will be removed, but a rail will be installed in front of the seat, and those in that area will be required to remain in their allocated place. The capacity of the Amex will not increase, and ticket prices will not be reduced.
Albion’s head of ticketing and supporter services Jenny Gower said, “I’d like to thank the season-ticket holders for their feedback. We had a fantastic response to our survey and a very strong majority in favour of installing safe standing towards the back of the North Stand.
“We will help any season-ticket holders who want to move and the impact of safe standing will be regularly reviewed, but we are confident it will make the atmosphere in the North Stand even better and help Fabian Hurzeler and the team.”
 








The Grockle

Formally Croydon Seagull
Sep 26, 2008
5,765
Dorset
How many rows of safe standing will there be then and what will the approximate capacity be?
 


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