retired_fabricodalacosta

BBB - do the stewards not tell you to sit down at OT ?

I remember being able to stand at two games, during the previous 4/5 seasons. One was the mackems at home, season before last and another was an FA Cup game v Coventry. Stewards never told us to sit down, nor did the police.

I 'grew up' in the old Milburn paddocks, before gradutating to the 'Corner' of the Gallowage before finally settling in 'The Scoreboard'. It probably sounds a bit rose tinted, but you couldn't beat it. Standing with the same lads every home game and singing pretty much from kick off until full time. Losing my voice was often the norm. Not so now-a-days because things have changed and that's why I believe it won't be allowed a return. The PL/SKY want a family game - bringing back terraces won't encourage that. :thdn:

2boxers

Safe standing = Combiseats </BLOCKQUOTE>

whs
a german stadium (the team escapes me atm may be bayern) has seats ANDS a bar in front for each row meaning you can stand or sit and still get your view

2boxers

my 1st games were towards the end of the season the Kop before was redesigned to be seating so never got the chance to stand on it-saw it from the opposite end though & it looked FB :cool:

retired_FloraMae

Non-League is the way forward! So much room i could go for a jog around the ground

retired_g_stull

I've always stood and will always try to stand at games too.

retired_kris10nicole

What makes you think it's irreversible?

The overriding factor in the change in demographic has been cost, and with the ability to fit many more people into standing areas than the same sized seating area, that will allow clubs to have reduced price tickets for those sections without overly affecting revenue.

Given that middle tier premiership clubs are already realising the need to reduce prices to avoid half full stadiums, and already try things like singing sections to generate some atmosphere, there are certainly incentives for the clubs to back this.

I'm not saying we can go back to the swaying terraces of the 70's and 80's, or that you'll wholly retrieve the old atmosphere, but that doesn't mean there wouldn't be an improvement.

The biggest hurdle is going be actually having a proper debate, without it being stopped on day one by the shadow of Hillsborough, but the growing tide of support, coupled with a working and so far safe model in germany to use as evidence, mean it's at least not out of the question. There is also the fact that standing in all seater stadium is a growing problem to which no-one has yet found a solution, which may add more weight to the case.

retired_tripaige

only sat down at half-time at old trafford when it was united - chelsea (away stand). mikel :*).

stewards didn't say anything.

retired_katie14

I wouldn't have a problem with them keeping the seats but allowing people to stand in them, in a designated area ofc.

retired_jesenia

Not so much this season no, sit quite high up in WT2

Angell555666

People say bring back standing. But when I went to Colchester their away stand was a terrace and everyone was moaning about having to standing.