[Albion] Safe Standing Survey...

[The Sock of Poskett]

Safe standing definitely does contribute to the atmosphere. You have to make a conscious decision to be in a safe standing area and it allows those who want to stand and bellow out songs to congregate. At the moment as we all know the singers in the North Stand are in several different groups interspersed by grandads, grandads and families. This results in uncoordinated singing.

Oi - lots of grandads among the enthusiastic singers, I'll have you know

 

[faoileán]

Oi - lots of grandads among the enthusiastic singers, I'll have you know

Ha! Fair enough; I'm in the same bracket as you, but there are plenty of others who resolutely sit there and don't contribute. You know they would be much happier sitting in a block where people didn't stand in front of them to bellow "ALBION...ALBION..."

 

[The Sock of Poskett]

Ha! Fair enough; I'm in the same bracket as you, but there are plenty of others who resolutely sit there and don't contribute. You know they would be much happier sitting in a block where people didn't stand in front of them to bellow "ALBION...ALBION..."

True enough. Mind you, plenty of younger fans around us who seem more interested in their phones and nattering to each other than getting behind the team

 

[sparkie]

Fanzone?

Wouldn't that just be more outdoor beer and food outlets ?

Sounds a pretty decent idea to me.

 

[NorthstandRacoon]

Wouldn't that just be more outdoor beer and food outlets ?

Sounds a pretty decent idea to me.

Thats a good idea. Not a designated ‘fanzone’.

 

[NorthstandRacoon]

What, like a pub with no roof open to the rain, with Sky Sports, but crappier and more expensive beer?

Yes, with cringey slogans and shit music.

 

[JonnyComeEarly]

When are the club likely to announce results of the survey?

See newcastle did the survey and already planning on puttubf safe standing in for next season

Hopefully we can move as quick

 

[PeterT]

Thats a good idea. Not a designated ‘fanzone’.

We need a banzone, where everyone who’s been ejected or banned can freely mingle

 

[drew]

And they might hurt themselves. Or others. That's why safe standing will introduce a system whereby there is a decent rail that people can hold on to.
The only valid (?) argument clubs might have against it is the cost (which, TBH, in PL finance terms is just a bit of pissing in the wind).
There are tacit standing areas in every ground - stewards are powerless (and know their limitations!) in most cases. Just make those standing fans safer. Rocket science it ain't!

Have you actually stood in a safe standing area?

 

[Terry Butcher Tribute Act]

I note from Sussex Live that apparently there wasn't the demand for Safe Standing and the results are published in the programme- anyone care to share the results please?

 

[GT49er]

Have you actually stood in a safe standing area?

No (and have you?) but I've spent many happy hours leaning on one of the barriers on the terraces, which gives me pretty expert knowledge of what standing leaning on a rail in a safe standing area would feel like.