This is magnificent news!!!!!

The tide could well and truly turn now, this is huge for the safestanding campaign.

It would most likely be a like for like swap at the moment, people will obtain a seat in the normal way, but it will give people the choice that all standers desire.

If (WHEN) it happens in England, then depending on the sizing of the rows and the legislation that the government settle on, it could be possible to have it set at ratio of 1.7 standing fans to every 1 seated.

That could turn a seated lower Barclay of nearly 3000, into a standing area of over 5000.

There are other logistics that would need to be resolved with an increase in capacity such as the amount of loo's, concourse and exit sizes etc, but this brings the reality of standing so much closer to home.

I'm well chuffed!

Posted By: Thomo on June 9th 2015 at 13:49:31

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Safe standing (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Jun 9, 12:44:34
- Great news - would love the option here (n/m) (Other Football) - Mozzer, Jun 9, 13:57:07
- Can Celtics get away with that because they're in Scotland, in a way that we could not bec (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Jun 9, 13:24:23
  - They must've changed the laws up in Scotland, I think it will (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Jun 9, 13:49:24
- Good stuff. (n/m) (Other Football) - bird table, Jun 9, 12:50:52
- brillo (n/m) (Other Football) - Jumbo1, Jun 9, 12:49:18
- Interesting. Says just 2600 to start with. (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 9, 12:49:05
  - you'll have an allocated seat that folds up to create the standing space (Other Football) - CWC, Jun 9, 12:57:54
    - How come German stadia get more in for league games? (Other Football) - APB, Jun 9, 13:30:53
      - Yep its 1.5 people per raised seat in the Bundesliga IIRC (Other Football) - Yellalee, Jun 9, 13:46:03
        
        And there was definitely no allocation of a space (Other Football) - Yellalee, Jun 9, 13:47:37
        
        you usually are just allocated a block in germany (n/m) (Other Football) - s10 yellow, Jun 9, 14:35:40
      - We'll have to put the seats down when we're in the Campiones League. (n/m) (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Jun 9, 13:35:17
  - One advantage of a seat, at least you know where you'll be. (Other Football) - APB, Jun 9, 12:52:32
    - Lower Barclay CDE, back half of away fans bit in the Jarrold (Other Football) - Old Man, Jun 9, 12:56:03
  - I guess the capacity would increase a little, and I reckon (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Jun 9, 12:52:24
    - This is magnificent news!!!!! (Other Football) - Thomo, Jun 9, 13:49:31
- Excellent news. Can't wait until we get it at Carrow Road. Only a matter of time. (n/m) (Other Football) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 9, 12:48:26

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