It was an error in my post not to specifically mention the top two divisions for which I apologise. But as we are talking of Brighton, I thought people would understand I was specifically referring to that.
Regardless of what caused the disaster, it still affects the current law. By law, neither Brighton, nor any other UK club is permitted to have standing areas for watching football. Brighton turned a blind eye to the "back four rows" when the stadium first opened, but that is being abused by...
And what about the labour charges for a few days? What about the costs of the new seats and the bars? And what about the waste of money spent on the posh seats that the North Stand football snobs refuse to sit on?
Standing in football grounds in the UK was made illegal after the Hillsborough disaster of 1990. This law would have to be changed before the Club could introduce standing in the North Stand. It would also be expensive for the club to alter the seats to safe standing ones, and put in the rails...