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For my part the answer to that is simple: it's about enabling clubs to offer fans, if they wish, a choice of sitting or standing. If that also led to reduced admission prices that would be a bonus. Whether it did or not would almost certainly depend on what rules were put in place in respect...

Nope, not for a long time anyway and only then if the club thinks it's worth it. What I'm saying is: (1) that it would be nice if the club would agree that it might be interesting to allow a couple of other clubs to run a trial to see what can be learnt from that process; (2) that if all...

Actually, the financials stack up very nicely and payback is within a very short time - depending on what capacity might be allowed. So the cost issue should not be a barrier to any club considering this if the rules change. What is sad about your club's stance (if that post truly represents...

Well, that is a surprise. That makes Brighton and Hove Albion the first and only club in the land to publicly state that it is against any club even running a trial of safe standing - despite the clear wishes of the majority of the paying public to have this idea explored further and the...

"Dein Freund und Helfer", as my friends in Germany would say? You may think that. I, of course, couldn't possibly comment.

Nope, not them. A much more powerful force.

There's plenty of pressure - and it's not the Government that's holding things up. It's a much more powerful force! However, all good things come to those who wait ... as you found out with your stadium.

Still very much on the cards. One public body is holding things up - not the clubs or the SPL. I'll leave you to guess who!

As demonstrated here:

What about the fans among the away following at a sold-out away day who prefer to sit or have difficulty standing for 90 minutes? Shouldn't they have the choice of a seat? Whether standing is allowed at normal seats or at rail seats (which personally I think is more likely to be allowed, as it...

I would respectfully refer you to the Ellis Park Stadium disaster of 2001 (i.e. 3 years after Hillsborough). 43 fans died. The cause, as recorded by the subsequent judge-led enquiry, was poor crowd management at the point of entry, as at Hillsborough. The stadium was and is a FIFA 4-star...

EVERY German ground has standing. Some, as in Munich and Berlin, have normal seats, but allow standing in front of these in the designated standing areas, others have open terraces (and if they play in Europe when the ground has to be all-seater, they bolt temporary seats to the terrace deck)...

I agree that a corner is an ideal place for a safe standing area, e.g. as here, the 'away section' at the Hoffenheim: ... however, no club can do a trial until the government gives permission, so we need as many as MPs as possible to sign EDM 573 (it's like an MPs' petition), which calls on...

Hi All, Glad to see you're discussing safe standing ... and that the vote is currently massively in favour - which mirrors practically every vote on this issue ever taken among football supporters. Almost everyone agrees that there ought to be choice, with those who prefer to sit also seeing...