Safe Standing and Atmosphere

[Westran]

Also think it's almost poetic timing that the day we get safe standing, the pigs get an unsafe stand.

 

[JEDMBlade]

If 3000 seats I reckon it’ll be down to around QQ… roughly 190-196 seats per row and counting down the rows from back of Kop (starts at AF, AE, etc etc)

 

[Rodley]

FANTASTIC!

 

[Ndiayewillalwaysloveyou]

Brilliant news.. summat new to moan about aswell

 

[nopigfansintown]

Great news!

 

[Ldn_Rd_Blades]

I’m not happy about this and I’m not going to take it sitting down

 

[BladeByChoice]

KB4 and stand for the 90, nothing could get me to st down. Now the club says I can, l don't want to .
UTFB

 

[LBA_Blade]

https://sgsa.org.uk/faq/how-many-licensed-safe-standing-grounds-are-there/

Depending on how quickly we get it done we may make the 30th spot

 

[prince albert]

Three lorry loads holding approximately 3,000 Zimmer frames have just pulled into the carpark at the Lane.
Guessing this means the safe standing section will be on the south stand.

 

[Stretch]

This is really good news.

And potentially a masterful bit of shithousery by the club, choosing to announce it today, knowing that the dark half might be having a stand closed down.

 

[Jon Bon II]

I don't want to get left behind, so I've just had it installed in my front room for the telly games. 'COME ON BLADES...!'

 

[Ron_Justice]

Does the capacity increase with safe standing? I assume the 'safe' part suggests it's managed via barriers and tiers, but surely you can fit more people in a given footprint when you remove the seats?

 

[Koh Samui Blade]

Does the capacity increase with safe standing? I assume the 'safe' part suggests it's managed via barriers and tiers, but surely you can fit more people in a given footprint when you remove the seats?

Read the announcement, your answer is in it!

 

[LBA_Blade]

Does the capacity increase with safe standing? I assume the 'safe' part suggests it's managed via barriers and tiers, but surely you can fit more people in a given footprint when you remove the seats?

Safe standing for 3000 - 2999 in the BLLT and capacity for 1 fence off safe standing on the kop with his/her's own bog, bar and shop

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

Only a matter of time before Singin’ sekshun is up and running nar 3Cheers4Ramirez

Yeah, seems like it. Why do you spell it like that? Is that what they're calling it?

 

[Rodley]

I’m not happy about this and I’m not going to take it sitting down

I’ll lead the protest chanting…

Stand up, if you want to sit!
Stand up, if you want to sit…!

 

[john Mathison]

There will be no safe standing anywhere for the board, if no more players arrive!!!!!!

 

[Sean Thornton]

If only Rickbert was around to see the news…….

 

[Ron_Justice]

Read the announcement, your answer is in it!

Thanks...

 

[Captain Obvious]

Is there enough room for rails on the Kop?! Might have to rest our chins on the bar when sitting down.

 

[Houston_Blade]

Yeah, seems like it. Why do you spell it like that? Is that what they're calling it?

That’s how the kids spell it nowadays, rolls off the tongue.

Just need a megaphone and a tifo and we’ll be like Borussia Dortmund!

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

what if you sit there now and you don’t want to stand?

Please report to the Werthers Original stand (formerly known as the TC stand).

 

[S64 Blade]

Great news!

 

[Rochdaleblade]

When I had a season ticket for the back row of the kop, the back 3 or 4 rows used to stand anyway. I presume it's still the same. The only difference making it legal is likely to make is making it more comfortable, as you won't have the back of the seat digging into the back of your knees.

EDIT Also you won't be able to stand on your seat.

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

When I had a season ticket for the back row of the kop, the back 3 or 4 rows used to stand anyway. I presume it's still the same. The only difference making it legal is likely to make is making it more comfortable, as you won't have the back of the seat digging into the back of your knees.

EDIT Also you won't be able to stand on your seat.

It's probably more than a dozen rows now.

 

[FATTYFOULKE]

Does the capacity increase with safe standing? I assume the 'safe' part suggests it's managed via barriers and tiers, but surely you can fit more people in a given footprint when you remove the seats?

According to charge its 1:1 in the UK..

‘In some jurisdictions (like the UK under current Premier League and EFL guidelines), clubs converting to safe standing must not increase capacity — it’s often a 1:1 ratio replacement of seats with standing spaces’

So I would guess roughly a third of the kop will be converted.

 

[Fjortoft's Aeroplane]

This is good news though I'm surprised it's as much as 3000, that's a huge chunk of the kop! Is there that much demand?

 

[jt64]

This is good news though I'm surprised it's as much as 3000, that's a huge chunk of the kop! Is there that much demand?

The vast majority in that area are standing already. So yes.

 

[St Annington]

It would be great if they connected the rails to the drains and fitted a small personal urinal for each seat!! Not much good to my daughter but she doesn't need to piss like a racehorse every 5 minutes!!

 

[St Annington]

Incorrectly stated we already have it !!

Not necessarily, the article is dated 03/07. Some could already be installed?? They just haven't announced it until now.