Safe Standing at the AMEX: Yes or No?

[Mutts Nuts]

Yea, it does seem odd. I'd to know exactly what would not pass health and safety regulations if we were to increase the NS capacity..

The prick is against safe standing , he is not interested in what we want ,he seems to think that the bread and butter supporters of the Albion are stupid and will believe anything he says.The north stand concourse it`s facilities and exits can be modified to accomodate the increased capacity that safe standing will bring,if Tony is still an albion fan and not just in it for the profit he will tell him to wind his fcuking neck in

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

To be honest I don't buy Barber's response about the North Stand concourse being too small to cope with expansion in terms of space and facilities. Most away grounds we go to have far smaller concourses with minimal kiosks and toilet facilities.

And it also contradicts Martin's Perry assertion that our concourses are currently bigger than the minimum legal requirement.

 

[8ace]

Yea, it does seem odd. I'd to know exactly what would not pass health and safety regulations if we were to increase the NS capacity..

Ingress and egress issues I'd guess.

 

[Gullys Cats]

Yes sir

 

[Gully Forever]

As long it's in one stand only, or area. I don't give a frack.. But I don't want to go back to the days of having some 6 ft twats standing infront of us, And we can't see jack fraking shit..

It's about as fraking annoying as when someone taller sits right infront of you in the cinema.

 

[countryman]

Perhaps it is time to start attempting to get the club to back safe standing again. From the poll it is clear the majority of fans want it and it would end any hostility between fans and stewards in the north over standing.

Paul Barber talks about how we are customers so perhaps he should listen to what we want. Also, not backing safe standing is not thinking of the future in my opinion. If we get to the premier league, we will eventually go back down again. When this happens the number of fans going to games will drop and safe standing will help get fans going to games.

 

[leigull]

Perhaps it is time to start attempting to get the club to back safe standing again. From the poll it is clear the majority of fans want it and it would end any hostility between fans and stewards in the north over standing.

Paul Barber talks about how we are customers so perhaps he should listen to what we want. Also, not backing safe standing is not thinking of the future in my opinion. If we get to the premier league, we will eventually go back down again. When this happens the number of fans going to games will drop and safe standing will help get fans going to games.

Got a feeling the more people kick off about being told to sit, the less the club are likely to consider bringing safe standing back in

 

[KZNSeagull]

Perhaps it is time to start attempting to get the club to back safe standing again. From the poll it is clear the majority of fans want it and it would end any hostility between fans and stewards in the north over standing.

Paul Barber talks about how we are customers so perhaps he should listen to what we want. Also, not backing safe standing is not thinking of the future in my opinion. If we get to the premier league, we will eventually go back down again. When this happens the number of fans going to games will drop and safe standing will help get fans going to games.

He cannot back something that the club are not currently allowed to do. Until such time as the law/regulations change and safe standing becomes an option in football stadia, whether the club back it or not now is irrelevant.

 

[father_and_son]

Perhaps it is time to start attempting to get the club to back safe standing again. From the poll it is clear the majority of fans want it and it would end any hostility between fans and stewards in the north over standing.

Paul Barber talks about how we are customers so perhaps he should listen to what we want. Also, not backing safe standing is not thinking of the future in my opinion. If we get to the premier league, we will eventually go back down again. When this happens the number of fans going to games will drop and safe standing will help get fans going to games.

I thought PB made it quite clear and why this has been put to bed for the forseeable future. The club has just spent sh*tloads of [TB's] money on 30k+ new, soft, comfy, blue seats (and a few white ones). The club is not in a financial position to take those seats out and install safe standing [for a trial] only to pay to swap back at a later date, or indeed, even on a perm basis.

Were we operating at a profit right now I, personally, am sure that the story would be different because I do believe that PB is actually an ok sort of bloke with the club's interest [and game's] at heart, but you can't rip up an entire stand just 2 years after building it, it's financial idiocy.

 

[The Stout Yeoman]

How much do you think it would cost to have it done for the north stand?

Dunno but it shouldnt be at the cost of those who sit down ie included in the 2014-15 season ticket price! You wanna stand you pay !

 

[rippleman]

Lest We Forget

All-seater stadia came about as a result of the Taylor Report, where much credence was given to the evidence given by OB.

As we now know, there was a widespread conspiracy amongst OB to blame the fans for the tragedy and the police lied, and lied, and took their cushy pensions...and continued to lie.

It wasn't standing that caused the deaths of the 96 it was the sheer incompetence of OB.

Those that advocate all-seater stadia on "safety grounds" maybe need to think again!

 

[Captain Sensible]

If the North Stand and NW & NE corner were safe standing, it would just be so EFFING cool! It would look fantastic, the noise would be fantastic, it would always be full.
Can some really clever person do a photo shop of what it would look like? I mean not old style terraces but safe standing with the barriers and fold down seats ala Germany. It would solve so many problems.

Mouthwatering!!!

 

[Captain Sensible]

Imagine this as the NorthWest Corner. We could have like one of those NORD-KURVE Ultras section.

 

[les dynam]

He cannot back something that the club are not currently allowed to do. Until such time as the law/regulations change and safe standing becomes an option in football stadia, whether the club back it or not now is irrelevant.

Why not? The chief execs at Aston Villa, and countless championship clubs are publicly backing the introduction of Safe Standing areas. Check out the Safe Standing campaign site, you might be surprised.

 

[drew]

All-seater stadia came about as a result of the Taylor Report, where much credence was given to the evidence given by OB.

As we now know, there was a widespread conspiracy amongst OB to blame the fans for the tragedy and the police lied, and lied, and took their cushy pensions...and continued to lie.

It wasn't standing that caused the deaths of the 96 it was the sheer incompetence of OB.

Those that advocate all-seater stadia on "safety grounds" maybe need to think again!

Out of interest, in your opinion, had the Leppings Lane been all seater and everyone with a ticket had an allocated seat, irrespective of the decisions made by the Police leading up to the tragedy, do you think 96 people would have died?

 

[Garage_Doors]

When this happens the number of fans going to games will drop and safe standing will help get fans going to games.

Not sure this is true, whilst the want to stand lobby is very vocal, there are more people who would rather sit than stand.

 

[drew]

How short sighted some people are. PB gave a fair minded account of why the club are not going to consider safe standing for the foreseable future. It seems that 3 months later we are past the 'foreseable future' and therefore the club should reconsider the position again!!!! Makes you wonder about the attention span of those who keep bleating on about.

 

[Drumstick]

How short sighted some people are. PB gave a fair minded account of why the club are not going to consider safe standing for the foreseable future. It seems that 3 months later we are past the 'foreseable future' and therefore the club should reconsider the position again!!!! Makes you wonder about the attention span of those who keep bleating on about.

I'm very keen for safe standing but very much this. We can sit this one out and if it is allowed in future or maybe a call for a national peaceful protest then we can look at it again.

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

IF safe standing is introduced then surely the rules on standing would be relaxed as well? So even though the North Stand would still be seated they could give the whole North Stand similar rules to what the back 4 rows have currently?

 

[drew]

IF safe standing is introduced then surely the rules on standing would be relaxed as well? So even though the North Stand would still be seated they could give the whole North Stand similar rules to what the back 4 rows have currently?

Horse and cart mate. The rules would have to be changed before safe standing is introduce (although it might be trialled elsewhere in the run up to a change).