Villa to introduce safe standing section

http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/aston-villa-fc/aston-villa-news/2012/01/17/aston-villa-set-to-bring-back-terrace-standing-area-at-villa-park-97319-30138906/?fb_ref=.TxVj-zP1uhs.like&fb_source=home_multiline#ixzz1jj9ld5h8

Cracking news. If they do get permission hopefully many other clubs follow their lead and the atmosphere will improve in England.

They should try fill their stadium first.

Rangers looking into it as well.

Yay, now that these plastic fans will stand up, surely they will start singing!

Viva Ronaldo 7 wrote:They should try fill their stadium first.

This

Jelavic9|RFC wrote:Rangers looking into it as well.

Yeah you actually have the full permission apart from the police but hopefully you do get safe standing put in place.
We are looking in to something like this as well in the south stand.

Fantastic news. First step to making premiership football affordable for the working class

I wonder how much they would charge?

I doubt there would be any significant reduction in ticket prices.

ShakerMatty wrote:I wonder how much they would charge?

How long has Alan Knill been in your sig?

I've just looked at it and thought, hang on a minute, that's Alan Knill


But yes, great news. Standing is much better.

Their would be over time.

ShakerMatty wrote:Their would be over time.

Really?

ResurrectionRaddy wrote:

ShakerMatty wrote:I wonder how much they would charge?

How long has Alan Knill been in your sig?

I've just looked at it and thought, hang on a minute, that's Alan Knill


But yes, great news. Standing is much better.

I'm not going to lie I'm all for this safe standing and really hope it gets introduced but i still love our old terraces such as Peterboroughs.

He's been there for weeks i can't be arsed changing it from the ginger twat i'll change it next week when we play Dale.

Dan wrote:

ShakerMatty wrote:Their would be over time.

Really?

Yes i know you are going to have to pay off the costs at first but once people come through the turnstiles you will be making more money therefore lower prices should happen.

I was under the impression they would have to change the law for it to be allowed in England.

They changed the rules in Scotland last month and today the council said it had no problems with safe standing. It's pretty likely that Celtic will have a standing section next season.

Glasgow City Council yesterday gave their blessing for clubs to install safe standing areas, with Celtic and Rangers likely to be among the first to return to terracing.
The proposal still has to be sanctioned by the police, but the council’s support is a major coup for clubs eager to boost falling attendances by appealing to the traditionalists among their support.

Hope Villa are able to pull something out of the bag but I think it will be a long way until it's brought back in England.

I stand anyway cos i'm nawty

ShakerMatty wrote:

Dan wrote:

Really?

Yes i know you are going to have to pay off the costs at first but once people come through the turnstiles you will be making more money therefore lower prices should happen.

It's nothing to do with the costs. There's too much money in the top level of English football for ticket prices to be reduced significantly.

Dan wrote:I doubt there would be any significant reduction in ticket prices.

There wouldn't be. With safe standing you're still allocated a seat so stadium capacities won't increase much.

Create atmosphere at Villa? They need it as they're worse then us and we only get about 15,000 at home games

The Maestro wrote:I was under the impression they would have to change the law for it to be allowed in England.

there is no law. there is a ruling that football played in the top 2 divisions has to be played at all seater stadia. lower dvisions, non league and indeed other sports still enjoy terraces.

Allocated a place on a terrace? Fucking hell

I know, I think as long as they make sure it's not over capacity then they should let you stand anywhere.

'orrible bastard wrote:

The Maestro wrote:I was under the impression they would have to change the law for it to be allowed in England.

there is no law. there is a ruling that football played in the top 2 divisions has to be played at all seater stadia. lower dvisions, non league and indeed other sports still enjoy terraces.

It's a law which banned standing areas in top flight football in England, which came into force after the Taylor Report into the Hillsborough disaster.

Radford wrote:Allocated a place on a terrace? Fucking hell

It's not the old style terracing. It will be "rail seats"

it's just seats which fold up into railings so everyone will still be allocated a seat

Standing won't automatically result in better atmosphere, especially for teams like Villa.

The Maestro wrote:

'orrible bastard wrote:

there is no law. there is a ruling that football played in the top 2 divisions has to be played at all seater stadia. lower dvisions, non league and indeed other sports still enjoy terraces.

It's a law which banned standing areas in top flight football in England, which came into force after the Taylor Report into the Hillsborough disaster.

Radford wrote:Allocated a place on a terrace? Fucking hell

It's not the old style terracing. It will be "rail seats"

it's just seats which fold up into railings so everyone will still be allocated a seat

We just have fold up seats and everyone in Australia who stands up just sits in random seats anyway

Borussia Dortmund have one and it looks amazing.



I think more clubs should get them.

Viva Ronaldo 7 wrote:They should try fill their stadium first.

You really want to experiment with having a standing section in a stadium that is always 99% full or more?? That sound like a serious risk to take if it does not work out properly. I think Villa Park would be the perfect situation to try to bring back standing.

hit submit twice D'oh!

The day will come again when the gallowgate stands.