Has the no standing law only just been passed? Thought not, just because it hasn't been enforced doesn't mean it won't be in the future.
I too prefer watching from the side and support safe standing, in the same way I do what I can to make sure my ms suffering partner always has a joint of an...
Maybe the timing has got something to do with the north corners being nearly finished, if the north insist on standing it could gradually spread from the north around the corners? Originally the corners weren't going to be done until the summer.