- Jun 29, 2003
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Spurs fans have voted in favour of being able to stand when watching matches.
Read the full article at Haringey Independent
Read the full article at Haringey Independent
Would love to see it happen actually, not being funny but if so many other countries can do it why on earth can't we get our house in order to do it as well?
Would fit in well with the new stadium!
Because of Hillsborough. The Hillsborough Family Support Group have already attacked plans to introduce safe standing into football stadiums. As the chair of the Hillsborough Family Support Group says "People have a right to argue for it, that's their opinion. But I think the families have more of a right to argue against it because we have lost our loved ones."
Until they and their supporters realise safe standing has very little in common with the terraces of old I can't see the FA allowing standing back in top flight football.
Because of Hillsborough. The Hillsborough Family Support Group have already attacked plans to introduce safe standing into football stadiums. As the chair of the Hillsborough Family Support Group says "People have a right to argue for it, that's their opinion. But I think the families have more of a right to argue against it because we have lost our loved ones."
Until they and their supporters realise safe standing has very little in common with the terraces of old I can't see the FA allowing standing back in top flight football.
As I am sure everybody realises, that is a completely fatuous argument. It will, however, carry some weight because of people who make the decision about safe standing (politicians) care more about how they are perceived than making correct decisions.As the chair of the Hillsborough Family Support Group says "People have a right to argue for it, that's their opinion. But I think the families have more of a right to argue against it because we have lost our loved ones."
With the new safe standing arrangements, probably safer, as it is far easier to have a crush of people and/or injuries caused in an area where rows of seats and not barriers are the only impediment to movement forwards or back.My understanding of Hillsborough was that it was the fences rather than standing that caused the deaths, combined with too many people trying to get in. As long as you had appropriate controls on tickets and security, standing would be no more or less dangerous than sitting.