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Not over-sensitive at all. The club didn't say it was harder to stop trouble, it said it would be harder to identify trouble-makers. I'm sorry to say I'm having trouble getting to the bottom of your argument. If someone wants to cause trouble, seats won't make a blind bit of difference. If...

That he is making an implication that standing is for 'hoolies', or rather that sitting 'keeps the hoolies at bay...' I thought standing was for all behavioural aspects of society.

True, but we're in a club of one in some (positive) ways too. This is merely the opening salvo.

You honestly believe that the physical position of a given person while watching football dictates the nature of their personality?

I don't think we've 'lost our club'. That's not true in the slightest. It's just that if and when this sort of thing becomes a proposal, then a plan, a trial and then possibly a reality, we know what the club's stance is. Their starting point is pretty disappointing, and would make any future...

I don't incidentally think we've 'lost our club'. That's not true in the slightest. It's just that if and when this sort of thing becomes a proposal, then a plan, a trial and then possibly a reality, we know what the club's stance is. Their starting point is pretty disappointing, and would make...

I'd go further. I'd suggest it implies an assumption of guilt (in terms of bad behaviour) on the part of those who wish to stand.

The club does not support any move for "safe standing" in football stadia and is not considering such a move for the American Express Community Stadium. We have just spent over £100 million developing a state of the art all-seated football stadium, recently named best new venue in the world. One...

I guess you must be speaking to high-ranking officers - good on you. I tweeted (though really ought to have DM'd) Darren Balkham... Does Sussex Police have an opinion on 'Safe Standing' at football generally and the Amex specifically? and reply was... Sussex police would not comment on this...