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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: 86 28.0%
  • I'm a North Stand ticket holder - No to safe standing

    Votes: 18 5.9%
  • I sit elsewhere - Yes i'd like safe standing

    Votes: 177 57.7%
  • I sit elsewhere - No to safe standing

    Votes: 26 8.5%

  • Total voters
    307






Kenn

Member
Jun 15, 2023
41
Sorry if fixtures, but will safe standing still require you to stand in a designated "seat area"? In other words, you can't move around from week to week in different places as you used to be able to on the terraces.
You will have to stand in your designated seat space/number
 






mile oak

Well-known member
May 21, 2023
913
Club website says it will improve the atmosphere with standing. Do they not know that everyone stands anyway , so no difference!
If crispies is still about and he is sat central in the singing section then yeah the atmosphere may improve if he does his rap!

"We're the safe standing we're the safe standing we're the safe standing Brighton Boys"
"We're the seated, we're the seated, we're the seated Brighton Boys"

Nah! Lets stick with North and NW
 




mile oak

Well-known member
May 21, 2023
913
Sorry if fixtures, but will safe standing still require you to stand in a designated "seat area"? In other words, you can't move around from week to week in different places as you used to be able to on the terraces.

I think the days of a loud speaker and all shuffle along at the Goldstone are long gone!
 


jonny.rainbow

Well-known member
Oct 29, 2005
6,853
Sorry if fixtures, but will safe standing still require you to stand in a designated "seat area"? In other words, you can't move around from week to week in different places as you used to be able to on the terraces.
Yes, safe-standing does have allocated seats to stand in front of.
The free-flow or the superior terrace is still a long way off.
This is a positive step though so well done to everyone who responded to the survey and the club for listening at last.
 


mile oak

Well-known member
May 21, 2023
913
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.
Indeed I expect it will be rolled out to entre North stand except the North family section shelves.
 












kevo

Well-known member
Mar 8, 2008
9,813
So in effect they are just going to add rails in front of the seats.

That's the only difference as everyone stands anyway.

Not a difficult decision for the club really.
 


DarrenFreemansPerm

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Sep 28, 2010
17,455
Shoreham
With the club deciding to only convert part of the NS at this stage, is it possible that it’s a kind of advanced warning to others in that stand? If folk who have NS tickets but prefer to sit maybe this is to make them think uh oh, it’s in its way and they make a decision to move seats rather than the club installing it widespread and creating a relocation nightmare.
 


The Grockle

Formally Croydon Seagull
Sep 26, 2008
5,766
Dorset
I understand the argument 'people stand anyway' but I think it will make more of a difference than people think.

I'm an advocate of the whole north being converted over the next couple of seasons, it's around 10% of the home crowd and probably reflects the numbers of fans who would prefer to stand all game. If you want to sit but also sing head to the south
 




Hugo Rune

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Feb 23, 2012
23,714
Brighton
I understand the argument 'people stand anyway' but I think it will make more of a difference than people think.

I'm an advocate of the whole north being converted over the next couple of seasons, it's around 10% of the home crowd and probably reflects the numbers of fans who would prefer to stand all game. If you want to sit but also sing head to the south
I’m really looking forward to having a seated and signing south stand full of Albion fans once the away fans get the boot into the corner.
 


mrjon1976

Found bliss in ignorance
Jul 25, 2011
364
gravesend
So I am in the NS (lower rows) - as a tall person, I am always mindful of the people behind me not being able to see if I stand. Also, I am not able to stand for long periods, so this solution suits me perfectly as I am not opposed to safe standing at all.
 


brighton_tom

Well-known member
Jul 23, 2008
5,527
I understand the argument 'people stand anyway' but I think it will make more of a difference than people think.

I'm an advocate of the whole north being converted over the next couple of seasons, it's around 10% of the home crowd and probably reflects the numbers of fans who would prefer to stand all game. If you want to sit but also sing head to the south
Yep, best of both worlds.
 


Moshe Gariani

Well-known member
Mar 10, 2005
12,206
As others have said, this will make almost zero difference to the atmosphere generated by the people already standing and spread out across the width of the NS back rows. The only possible impact on atmosphere is a negative one if it normalises more sitting elsewhere in NS.

Complete waste of money if it doesn't go further. Grouping together those who create atmosphere in central BLOCKS of NS (and South Stand) is what will make a difference.
 








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