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What Paul Barber's statement boils down to is: " Tony Bloom isn't prepared to foot the bill of ripping out all the existing padded north stand seats, and fitting a load of poky, narrow, uncomfortable ones and a load of metal barriers, having already spent much time, effort, and money on...

I suspect he must be referring to pitch invasions and such like.This is especially true when you remember what happened at Heysel in 1985. It's also needs to be pointed out that Hillsborough wasn't the only event that led to the removal of terracing but it was the culmination of a long period...

Because Rugby fans can get along with each other, don't need massive Policing or segregation, and don't start fights amongst themselves - they leave all that to the players on the pitch. And that's a fact - pure and simple. I'm afraid to say it, but football is still having to pay for the...

There is no 'right' to a terrace any more. The fact is that lower league clubs were granted exemption from the Taylor Report's recommendations, and susequent legislation, on purely economic, not safety grounds ( i.e. they did not have the financial wherewithal to convert there grounds from...

Essentially, you are correct - the fact is that if you want to stand then you can't, and in all serioussness, I don't think that's much of an imposition on people. However, I accept that some people may want to stand, just as I accept that some people want to smoke, however, what's so onerous...

A roller coaster is designed to accomodate the average person of average proportions. It is perfectly acceptable to exclude those people who cannot be safely secured within the restraining mechanism because they are too short, too tall, to fat, or even too thin. That's because with the nature of...

If you are accompanied by a child, or elderly person that's less than 5ft tall, or even if you are an adult who is less than 5ft tall ( and there are many, especially women ), you are effectively excluded from any standing area. I don't think that's particularly inclusive if the person concerned...

That's nothing but an Urban myth - I'd love to know how it started though........ The way the stadium is designed a substantial 2nd tier at either the North or South ends of the Amex ( i.e. one that is bigger than the balcony as provided for the South Stand boxes ) is a complete non-starter...