Apologies if it's been mentioned before but I couldn't find anything.
Anyway, standing. Since the Hilsborough disaster we've lost the ability to stand at football matches (at upper levels of the game). Surely now with a safer design we could bring it back to recreate what's been missing from most grounds for a while - atmosphere.
It might even tempt me back for a few games every now and then, it seems daft to have to sit down on a cold night game in lets face it fairly cramped conditions. The upheaval of going for an early pie or urgent piss only makes it worse.
Worse still, with seating you have no option for moving if the people around you are talking crap. With stands you can simply move along a bit.
Problem is we'll always be haunted with visions of Hilsborough and the people involved don't want to consider a change.
Anyone else feel the same?
Anyway, standing. Since the Hilsborough disaster we've lost the ability to stand at football matches (at upper levels of the game). Surely now with a safer design we could bring it back to recreate what's been missing from most grounds for a while - atmosphere.
It might even tempt me back for a few games every now and then, it seems daft to have to sit down on a cold night game in lets face it fairly cramped conditions. The upheaval of going for an early pie or urgent piss only makes it worse.
Worse still, with seating you have no option for moving if the people around you are talking crap. With stands you can simply move along a bit.
Problem is we'll always be haunted with visions of Hilsborough and the people involved don't want to consider a change.
Anyone else feel the same?
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