- Mar 1, 2021
- 576
The safety is in having a rail in front of you to hold you in place rather than falling on the person in front. It should not decrease space because the seat will be flipped up so you stand where the seat was.
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[Albion] Safe Standing 25/26 season (North Stand)
- Thread starter Conkers
- Start date
Greenbag50
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- Jun 1, 2016
- 516
I am currently inside of seating zone, so will defo want to move to standing zone next season
Birdie Boy
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- Jun 17, 2011
- 4,450
No way will the atmosphere be increased due to this as rows R to the last row stand already. You probably need at least half the rows to be standing to increase the atmosphere.
pigmanovich
Good Old Sausage by the Sea
Do we think they've decided to make only part of the stand a safe standing area because STHs in other areas voted against the initiative? Or is this incrementalism and the intention is to eventually extend safe standing to the entirety of the stand?
fly high
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But will I still keep my comfy padded seat for pre match & half time?
kevo
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- Mar 8, 2008
- 9,886
Possibly to see how it goes first - if it causes any issues and whether those sitting in the rest of the stand also want the option to stand.
pigmanovich
Good Old Sausage by the Sea
Should do, the seats are still there at the Gtech and that's the model the club are using
Gazwag
5 millionth post poster
It will reduce the space. I either move forwards or backwards to let people past and there is just enough space, now I will have a bar in front and a bar behind restricting movement so I anticipate 35 minutes to half time when the pissheads go off to the bar, 45-55 minutes when they return and 80 minutes onwards a right paid in the arse.
Terry Butcher Tribute Act
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- Aug 18, 2013
- 3,753
f***ing hell the moaning on here is extraordinary. We're possibly the only club in the league without safe standing, and people are raising concerns that they can't climb over seats in the event of a fire!
Every away game where there is safe standing there is never a problem. It is a good thing and nothing to worry about.
I'm glad we're at last moving (slowly) to adopt safe standing - just surprised it is only part of the North. I'm in Row N, and just about everyone seems to stand (as do many in rows further towards the front). I'm assuming the club decided that Row R would be the cut-off point on the basis that those further forward voted AGAINST safe-standing.....which implies that many of those (eg: in my row) who currently stand don't want safe standing!!
Hopefully we won't get stewards asking us Row N-ers to sit down. If this decision means only those from Row R back can stand, it would completely defeat the object (ie, it would definitely NOT improve the atmosphere).
No evacuation plan would ever include climbing over seats. The evacuation plan would be as now, which is to walk along your row and down the steps.
mile oak
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- May 21, 2023
- 980
Yes I agree BUT in reality that wont always happen will it
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
Once more....the atmosphere has f##k all to do with safe standing.
It's self-generated and depends on unity within the stand.
It's self-generated and depends on unity within the stand.
Not been an issue at any of the other grounds with it in my experience. The bars are maybe 1.5in thick max and the bar for the seat behind is usually attached to the sides of your seat - they don’t really impact the depth of your space at all.
There are plenty willing to move to a safe standing area if anyone doesn’t like the new arrangements and want to go elsewhere
The same here.
Well it should for the safety of everyone else!
METALMICKY
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- Jan 30, 2004
- 6,943
Hush we don't want that kind of logic on here. Ooh and did anyone mention the state of the game?
Barham's tash
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Stop using FACTS Darren. SAKE.
Moaners gonna moan. We've definitely got more than our fair share of Victor Meldrew fans.