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, Jul 26, 20:36:38