Sheebo
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- Jul 13, 2003
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The answer is numbers, When we went to The Emirates at the start of the season there was a block to our left that 'tried' to stand (about 200 of them) as soon as the stewards came in and asked them to sit, 180 of them complied, they were cacking themselves, the standing in the Homesdale now stretches across Block D so now 4 blocks all stand and as The Paddy has said when enough of you tell the stewards NO (and a steward told me he had to keep asking as its his job, fair enough) but never got heavy handed, for those talking out of their backside about 'terracing' its called 'Rail Seating' and can be seen here:- http://www.fsf.org.uk/campaigns/safe-standing/ so you still have to 'buy' a seat, its not like the terraces of old
Yeh I understand - we have the same thing in the North and most of the North seems to stand all game I think. But the stewards still come along every game & try get people to sit - and yes they say they have to keep asking. Never seem to see it with that Italian block at your place - maybe it's accessibilty too as its on the side? And of course they'd be pissing in the wind trying to get that many people standing to sit..