please log in to view this image The results are out for the Safe Standing Survey, a full copy of the findings can be downloaded on a pdf here... http://www.mediafire.com/?6wbdkalnn48xl2m There's some interesting stuff on there, not just about safe standing, but about the demographic at games home and away, the reason people didn't renew season tickets, what fans thought the main issues were etc. The headline numbers with regard to safe standing were fairly conclusive, 100% of those asked were in favour of having some safe standing, 69% said they'd like to stand at home games, 81% said they'd like to stand at away games. It's only a matter of time.
Interesting to see my generation is still considered the lost generation of city fans, especially at home. Good to see, though, that more are opting to go to the away matches. I know there's more (from that age bracket) going to matches since we moved to the KC, but there's still not enough. Don't think it's all down to standing and stewards. Economic factor must play a heavy role with the 19-26 year olds.
Indeed it is. Standing will return sooner rather than later. The New St.Helens ground is how it should be at football grounds IMO. Stand behind the goals and seated stands on each side. Let the fans choose not the clueless boffins.
I wonder if it would affect the posho's in the Premier Club? Surely quite a few of the old school fans in there would like to stand and I can't see a Premier Club standing area.
Give up the Premier club. I would if i could stand again at matches. Peterboro away this season was Bliss, sheer Bliss. Happy days.
I stand at every home match as I am on the top row. The only time I will be worried about moving seats is if they put an upper tier on the east stand
"When your parents stop paying for you its very hard” Very True. A lot of 19-26 year olds are skint, especially the students like me.
Lol. Ok but you know what i was meaning re.standing. Proper old fashioned standing. Lol. The sooner a top tier can go on and we can shunt the away fans up there the better. Have 25,500 Hull City fans around the pitch. No need for the silly segregation that goes on at the moment.
Given at Wolves the away fans have the lower tier and the things that happen there, I don't want the away fans putting in the upper tier behind me thanks.
I believe we looked at using the West Stand Upper for away fans, but as Ricardo says it's problematic, not just because people lob things over the edge, but because currently, the West Stand Upper and Lower both exit through the same stairs.
Wolvers keep changing the away fans section between the side and the end corner(Turners last game for us). As for the other its happen @ Forest and DQPR and there is netting to stop it. Plus CCTV also helps curb that.
