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

[drew]

At the very least I hope they make the south safe standing.

No idea if it's possible (and i suspect it very much isn't)but I'd quite like the south to be sit/stand where you like and easier for non season ticket holders to get tickets for.

Safe standing doesn't allow for a free for all. You have an allocated space.

 

[drew]

Had a search on cost and Celtics (c3,000 seat section cost £500,000)

Personally think it would help in the north and maybe enforce some movement for those who don’t contribute to the atmosphere.

I don’t know why we would do this for the away end though, what’s the benefit?

But how does it enforce those that try to add to the atmosphere to coordinate with other like minder people in the north

 

[chaileyjem]

But it won't be the away end any more. Away fans are being moved are they not?

Yes. And they are , as i understand it , getting safe standing as well.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

I've always stood so won't be much different

 

[chaileyjem]

Happy to vote to formalise safe standing in the North (as opposed to the informal safe standing we currently have). Just don't make me move seats. PBOBE will say no to safe standing tho cos it will mean somebody having to take a hit on their budget for no measurably net gain, despite the EPL millions currently sloshing around the club

Isn't it the complete opposite ? . Club are always spending money - where they don't have to. All the new screens, signage and painting is something that many other clubs either won't or can't afford to spend on their grounds. (have you been to Old Trafford, the Emirates, or the Vitality and others recently - all looking old stadiums now that could do with a lick of paint) . And the fanzone - shelter, screens, seats - will perhaps have long term commercial benefits eventually but its hardly a cost saving exercise. And its Fulham and Villa charging £100 to watch their matches not the Albion.

 

[Terry Butcher Tribute Act]

Great that the club have seen the light on this

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Safe standing doesn't allow for a free for all. You have an allocated space.

Yeah, more's the shame.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

What happens about the kids? Plenty of relative ankle-biters near me in N1G, some of them have had an ST for a few years along with their parents/minders. Would they be subject to mass eviction so they can see? Be allowed to stand on seats? Be permitted to bring in milk crates a la Goldstone. These are the future lifeblood of our club. Won't somebody please think of the children of Mile Oak

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Am I reading this correctly, people are complaining about a cold metal bar? Just because it’s there you don’t have to touch it.

 

[Gazwag]

Am I reading this correctly, people are complaining about a cold metal bar? Just because it’s there you don’t have to touch it.

My comment about it being a cold bar was a bit in jest, I am more concerned of the loss of space

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

My comment about it being a cold bar was a bit in jest, I am more concerned of the loss of space

Fair, I haven’t been to Brentford yet so can’t comment on the space but Tottenham’s ground felt perfectly spacious to me. The Amex is quite generous for space so I’d like to think we’d be ok.

 

[Gazwag]

Fair, I haven’t been to Brentford yet so can’t comment on the space but Tottenham’s ground felt perfectly spacious to me. The Amex is quite generous for space so I’d like to think we’d be ok.

Looking at the photos for Brentford is looks like you lose space in front of you, traditionally when standing during the game when people come and go they do this behind me, if necessary I can lean slightly over the seats in front, there is no standing on toes or missing any action that way. With the bar being slightly behind the seat in front I feel fans will be standing for in the centre of row so less room behind so harder for fans to come and go like they do now. Spurs ground was build with the metal barriers wasn't it? so they may well have factored this in.

With all of the unforgiving metalwork everywhere I do wonder if the number of injuries will actually increase

 

[amexer]

I like my EU seat and will only ever want to sit. However from my many visits watching German football always come away with how much the standing areas add to the atsmosphere and would like to see it at the Amex.
How have our away supporters found the standing areas experience at away grounds .

 

[brighton_tom]

People already stand, so yeah go for it.

 

[seagullwedgee]

As it stands, 82% of north standers want safe standing, 61 of 74.

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

I'm in Row Q in the North Stand and we always stand!

 

[warsaw]

Safe standing on its own won't improve the atmosphere, but a few subtle built in microphones piped to the rest of the ground just might

 

[Jeremiah]

If it is introduced into the North can it be configured so that more people will fit in and increase our capacity ?

 

[dazzer6666]

Really like the away ends in grounds that have safe standing (Chelsea, Spurs, Brentford at least and always choose these seats if available) - doesn't seem to be any less space and the bars aren’t in the way at all and can still sit pre-match/HT. Doesn’t seem to be much more sophisticated than simply having handrails in front of you.

 

[Greenbag50]

We moved to North and are right next to East lower. I was hoping to stand all game, but alas same as other stands…. Sitting!! I am gutted!!! Only stand on corners and when action…. Minimal singing as well…. V disappointed!
Section to our right stands all game, but our section, not a chance!
Would love safe standing and would jump at it.