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Intimidating is one thing, but the racket made by Bournemouth a couple of weeks back absolutely benefited the team, seemed to suck those two goals in before half-time. The fact they did that off the back of 20 minutes of solid Brighton pressure was impressive (and a lot down to the bloke with...

Yes. What I meant was that people who don't want to stand would move their season ticket to a different part of the stadium. But also your point, there would probably be more movement within the stand with safe standing, to stand with your mates, and it would probably be lightly policed

There's the rub. How many of the young folks who want to jump around and make a noise responded to that? How many of the older guys who want to sit in their seats responded? Proportions similar to any general election I imagine. The beauty of a safe standing scheme is it encourages certain...

So, having considered this debate so far, the best answer is simply safe standing. 1. People are more likely to sing when standing 2. People who want to sit all game (and probably don't sing much) will move 3. The stewards won't interfere as much 4. The NS crowd is likely to get younger Please...

I think everything is just different in the prem. Up here the football is far less aggressive, less chest - beating. Players are judged more on their trickery with the ball than their work rate and willingness to die for the cause. Not many Charlie Oatways up here. If you played top of the table...

Like many, I want to sing when I'm in the crowd but I don't want to lead the singing or start the songs. I'll join in. What the separation of the two sets of singers in the North may well have done is reduce the singing leaders I think, I don't know, I tend to be lower West. But that's what the...

I've always kind of assumed that if you buy a ticket in the North Stand you go there to sing. That you are obliged to sing. That was always the deal in the old North Stand at the Goldstone.