safe standing in england (because of ground regulations) means most clubs installing it
will suffer reduced capacities. i hasten to add this is because of premier league rules but the club would be daft to fit non-premier league standard infrastructure.
"In fact, the need for space is stressed so much in the new rules for safe standing areas that a lack of it could mean that Premier League clubs operating such areas may face a capacity cut! That’s because when we stand up, we’re wider than our seats. Especially on freezing winter days when we’re wearing multiple layers. When we’re standing there like Michelin men, the only way for fans on the end of the row to avoid spilling out into the aisle is for everyone to stand slightly forward or backward of each other, so that our shoulders overlap. To be able to do that, of course, the gap along the row between the seats must be sufficiently deep. The new rules say that if that gap is too narrow, fans will inevitably spill out into the aisles, so several tickets per row must be taken off sale."
Posted By: Tombs on July 26th 2022 at 20:36:38
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- Safe standing... (NCFC) - hereskilled, Jul 26, 19:47:49
- safe standing in england (because of ground regulations) means most clubs installing it (NCFC) - Tombs, Jul 26, 20:36:38
- River end is definitely not as steep as the Barclay. I don’t think that matters now as… (NCFC) - ChengdeCanary, Jul 26, 19:56:46
- So maybe the Lower Barclay will be better suited. (n/m) (NCFC) - hereskilled, Jul 26, 20:02:25
- Lower Barclay was always seated. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 26, 19:56:17
- Did they put away fans in the Upper for about one game... (NCFC) - Huge Small, Jul 26, 20:43:29
- That's what I thought. (n/m) (NCFC) - hereskilled, Jul 26, 20:01:40
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