You're not suggesting that fans sometimes need 'educating' are you? Seriously though, the simple solution would be to not make it the cheapest, and disclaimers on the ticket that people are entitled to stand in those areas.
Constructive criticism seldom starts with a shout of '**** OFF'. The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.
I was one row from the top at Doncaster, and the silly bint behind me complained about me standing. I offered to change places, no surprises at what her response was. The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.
I should imagine the police could interfere. Hopefully a different senior officer in charge now from the clueless one who when the subject was first brought up had never seen how safe standing works said he was against it as it would mean a return to surges down the terraces and fans running across and getting involved in pitched battles. Obviously never seen the yellow wall at Dortmund with more behind one goal than .the MKM holds. Objections from the SAG and police are what stops the away fans being pit in the .North West Corner, the area required would be smaller than the one occupied by City fans at the moment and then having City fans all the way from the middle of North Stand.all the way round to the East Stand in one section. We were told for years that we had to have large sections of segregation between fans as they couldn’t match the areas up with the concourses. Now, under our new owners, we have barriers up with just an aisle between fans. Still a silly amount of stewards in the aisle in East Stand and stood in front of half a section in North Stand and constantly walking about but some progress has been made.
That’s very presumptuous of you, telling me how I’d behave. People can stand or sit, whatever they want. I wouldn’t demand anyone do anything. I’m all for safe standing and the atmosphere it would create. Would I buy a seat there myself? Probably not. I think it’s very unlikely fans that know they like to sit are going to buy tickets in standing areas.
Maybe the fact you called her a “silly bint” just now suggests you maybe didn’t approach the suggestion of switching seats with the warmth and kindness you think you did?
Of course they should be the cheapest. Why do you think we hear so much about how cheap tickets are in Germany? That is for the large, standing areas. Seats down the side are just as expensive as most PL stadiums. They could do what they did when they started the New York Red Bulls. My cousin lived in New York. They wanted a European atmosphere. Tickets behind the goal had printed on them “Do not complain about people standing or shouting in this area as that is what we want them to do”. More surprisingly in litigation mad USA some stadiums have area at the front behind the goals where smoke canisters are allowed. What is not allowed is being daft and throwing them about or using them outside those areas.
Where did I tell you how you would behave? Why do you think everything is about you! Fans in stadiums where they had trials have done exactly what you say they would be unlikely to do. What makes you think we haven’t any who would do the same? The best solution is to have the seats fixed up and it made clear it was standing only. The seats would only need to come down when, I say when and not if although don’t think it will be in my lifetime, we get into Europe or hold some sort of international.
You are being daft. How do you think the club would have the money to spend. Bayern Munich don’t have money because every seat is cheap, If people want to sit expect to pay a premium. Especially down the side.
We're already subsidising seats. Do you think we're going to bring in safe standing with it's associated cost and make it even cheaper?
2 sides of the same coin isn't it? But I'd expect the associated cost of installing railed seating to be covered by those using it. it'll be down to the clubs pricing strategy who pays what, but I'd pay a supplement if it meant I could stand with no hassle. Ulltimately it'll come down to good old supply and demand I guess.
I formed the opinion she was a silly bint after her response to me offering to switch seats, maybe me not offering to wash her feet had something to do with her response to my polite suggestion. Or maybe (as we seem to be going on maybes) you were the sour faced **** sat with her. That is all.
I bet the women in your life would love to be called “silly bint” and “sour faced ****” and wouldn’t feel like they were being degraded at all. Maybe try it out some time?
