Because nearly all away fans stand up at games
I went to 9 away games last season and everyone stood up at all of them.
These new safe standing areas are far safer than the old terracing, also standing in seated area is far more dangerous.
I personally broke a rib at Chelsea because I fell over a seat and ended up on the row below me.
Germany do it now at most of their grounds and even the German Police endorse it as being safer.
These new safe standing areas also have a drop down seat for European games. The crash barrier runs the whole length of the terraces eliminating surging caused by the old style barriers.
Google images has plenty of examples, you can easily see it is safer
Posted By: emmaroyds on October 26th 2012 at 17:04:51
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- Villa and Peterborough offer to trial safe standing (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Oct 26, 16:32:41
- Have a look at video - got to be safer than standing with seats (General Chat) - trustsec, Oct 26, 17:41:47
- the sweaties (General Chat) - Henclrikus, Oct 26, 17:24:43
- you are correct (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Oct 26, 17:29:25
- Would be the wrong decision to bring it back... (General Chat) - glasgow, Oct 26, 16:44:47
- Because nearly all away fans stand up at games (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Oct 26, 17:04:51
- I'd never actually seen a safe standing area until I just looked (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 26, 17:13:59
- The Dortmund pic is old (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Oct 26, 17:24:31
- I'd prefer to stand, cos that's what we used to do.... (General Chat) - Karnivore, Oct 26, 17:30:02
- me too, Old school, jumpers for goalposts (n/m) (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Oct 26, 17:32:34
- swapping ends to the end your team are shooting towards (General Chat) - Karnivore, Oct 26, 17:35:58
- you can still do that in non-league (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Oct 26, 17:37:27
- Ipshit will find out soon ;-) (n/m) (General Chat) - Karnivore, Oct 26, 17:42:17
- you can still do that in non-league (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Oct 26, 17:37:27
- swapping ends to the end your team are shooting towards (General Chat) - Karnivore, Oct 26, 17:35:58
- me too, Old school, jumpers for goalposts (n/m) (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Oct 26, 17:32:34
- I'd prefer to stand, cos that's what we used to do.... (General Chat) - Karnivore, Oct 26, 17:30:02
- The Dortmund pic is old (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Oct 26, 17:24:31
- I'd never actually seen a safe standing area until I just looked (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 26, 17:13:59
- Because nearly all away fans stand up at games (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Oct 26, 17:04:51
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