It's not a club rule

it's the same in every single ground. It's these safety committees set up after Hillsborough that enforce it, and can force reduced admission on the club if the rules are not followed.

People should campaign for safe standing but until then they don't have much choice.

Posted By: duke of york on February 22nd 2013 at 15:34:10

Message Thread

Standing fans tomorrow may get a bit of grief... (NCFC) - Pixelman, Feb 22, 15:06:28
- why do muppets in the river end (Jarrold side) stand when (NCFC) - Kar1, Feb 22, 16:53:26
  - The River End was a terrace more recently than the Barclay was (n/m) (NCFC) - R T Chase, Feb 22, 17:01:09
    - Only by one game (NCFC) - StalhamPopularFront, Feb 22, 17:54:16
      - Pretty sure it was two games. Notts County and Wombles (n/m) (NCFC) - R T Chase, Feb 22, 17:57:13
        
        You may well be right (n/m) (NCFC) - StalhamPopularFront, Feb 22, 18:32:40
    - Changed at exactly the same time (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 22, 17:11:22
    - Yes the lwer tier was standing and upper was seating (NCFC) - Kar1, Feb 22, 17:08:43
- Time the Club discussed this with Lower Barclay fans in particular. (NCFC) - trustsec, Feb 22, 15:27:30
  - nothing to discuss (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 22, 16:49:15
  - It's not a club rule (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 22, 15:34:10
    - Shit atmosphere tomorrow then (NCFC) - Old Splat, Feb 22, 15:48:07
      - the way I read it is you are perfectly ok to stand at moments of (NCFC) - Pixelman, Feb 22, 15:53:17
        
        Yes, sometimes for minutes at a time if you're on the attack (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 22, 15:59:31
    - However our club does choose to enfore the general rule more than others (n/m) (NCFC) - Only1Doherty, Feb 22, 15:39:55
      - clubs are clearly being leant on from higher up to enforce this... (NCFC) - Pixelman, Feb 22, 15:43:49
      - Is that true? I've no idea (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 22, 15:41:59
        
        Friends of other clubs who are ST holders don't seem to have the same issues. (NCFC) - Only1Doherty, Feb 22, 15:48:06
        
        Not illegal I don't think, just ground regulations (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 22, 16:00:43
        
        But probabvly only if the club haven't done enough to try to (NCFC) - duke of york, Feb 22, 16:01:44
  - I don't, makes my legs ache (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Feb 22, 15:30:10
- Sit down, young man *tut* (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Feb 22, 15:26:02
  - Yebut, they're doing it for you (NCFC) - CB41, Feb 22, 15:28:44

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