After reading that statement from the club, I feel extremely disappointed.
I wonder how much Hebbard, Camillin, Barber, etc all know about the concept of safe standing?
The capacity of the North Stand is currently around 2700, current income from these seats is - for the sake of argument -...
That's the thing, standing where there are normal seats isn't really safe. You're more likely to fall over a seat when celebrating a goal than behind a waist-high barrier.
If you read the pros and the myths on this website, I can guarantee that you will have no valid argument to be against an option of Safe Standing.
Safe Standing Roadshow.co.uk
The people who answered 'no' on the poll, you do realise that you can still sit elsewhere in the stadium, right? Surely...