'As A City Fan', Would You Like To See Safe Standing Introduced At The Etihad?

[gkmcfc]

Making the SS safe standing won't change the atmospere. A large section of fans who already stand there don't sing. They won't sing in a new safe standing section either.

What's needed is the NS to be expanded, and for the botton tier of the new NS to be made into safe standing. Then fans who want to stand and *sing* will be grouped together. A fresh start.

Obviously that leaves the issue of relocating the family stand to another part of the stadum. I'm not for one minute implying this will happen. It's just a suggestion.

But unless City make some difficult decisions about improving the atmosphere, that will upset a section of our fan base, the atmosphere at the Etihad will never change.(bar the big games)

Converting the South stand to standing only would help. Make it unreserved and increase the capacity using the German rather than the Celtic model. We might have summat then!

 

[gkmcfc]

complete myth. the fans we now have are not proper blues. prawn sarnies are outselling chips ten fold.

Which is why cheap accessible standing accommodation is needed...

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

I'm sure it's been said amongst the other 22 pages, but I don't know why anyone would possibly be against it. There will still be plenty of seats for those who want to sit. As for the atmosphere, it's most likely it will improve, but even if not what have you lost? This only has upside as far as I can see. People who want to sit can sit and people who want to stand can stand. Everyone's a winner.

 

[spiny]

The Etihad 1st tier is ideally suited for safe standing. Ideal if it can be incorporated into the North stand expansion to create more atmosphere behid both goals.

 

[Mike D]

No it would be a step backwards for me love being able to take my kids and having a seat to come back to is so much better for me.

Each to there own I suppose but I can't really see it happening

 

[BlueSkyBlue]

I stand safely already - havent fallen over, havent injured myself - although the annoying half steps in the South Stand are annoying (they are there for when the seats come out for concerts)

But, if grounds had an area where season ticket prices were capped at say £300-400 maybe it would attract more younger lads - but then Showsec would be in their element....

 

[Blue Smarties]

No it would be a step backwards for me love being able to take my kids and having a seat to come back to is so much better for me.

Each to there own I suppose but I can't really see it happening

The whole ground won't be SS.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Below is the modern "safe standing" railing system, seen at Celtic:

You can get twice as many people in as a seated section but there isn't a risk of the crowd moving or crushing, due to the sheer amount of railing.

When you look at that picture, consider that people stand throughout the game at most Premier League grounds, and that isn't enforced, and the current position on standing reveals itself as utterly absurd. It's completely insane when you step back and consider it.

 

[Ban-jani]

When you look at that picture, consider that people stand throughout the game at most Premier League grounds, and that isn't enforced, and the current position on standing reveals itself as utterly absurd. It's completely insane when you step back and consider it.

Absolutely. I stand in 116 all game and everyone does at any away game. The amount of times I've gone arse over tit whilst celebrating a crucial goal, it's a wonder how I've only ever bruised my shins on the seat in front. I've seen people do much worse.

If you're permanently stood in a seating area the only thing seats do is trip you up.

 

[aguero93:20]

but they wont be charged with standing up!

Of course not, that would be discrimination against the fully mobile.