Not in England, even if (and its still if) it is brought in, the government (in the recent debate) are only talking about allowing 1 rail seat, per current seat, and only person per rail seat, so its like for like with now. People thinking it will be cheaper are also in for a surprise, as it will cost clubs to take seats out, and cost clubs to put rail seats in, this will be passed on to us supporters, as price rises.Any safe standing sections would increase capacity.
Not in England, even if (and its still if) it is brought in, the government (in the recent debate) are only talking about allowing 1 rail seat, per current seat, and only person per rail seat, so its like for like with now. People thinking it will be cheaper are also in for a surprise, as it will cost clubs to take seats out, and cost clubs to put rail seats in, this will be passed on to us supporters, as price rises.
There’s no change in the configuration of the seating for rail seats, still one-for-one but you just allow more people to stand in spaces so it would mean a change in capacity because you can fit two people in a space for one seat, although most go for one extra person in a space for two seats, just to be safer.With no research on this, I think if it was introduced in England clubs would do it by ripping out the old seats and putting in rail seats bolted on to the existing concrete steps - that would mean no change in capacity.
Only way you could increase capacity would be by replacing and reconfiguring the terrace so that say you had 50 rows before, you now have 70. I can't see any clubs relaying their stands. might be some scope for some clubs who are extending grounds to plan for it.
See Cleavers comment above...There’s no change in the configuration of the seating for rail seats, still one-for-one but you just allow more people to stand in spaces so it would mean a change in capacity because you can fit two people in a space for one seat, although most go for one extra person in a space for two seats, just to be safer.
So seats in NSL1, Block 136, Row P, Seats 101+102 you allow three people to stand in those two spaces. You don’t need to change anything, there’s more than enough space for three people to stand in a space for two seats. The rules even state if you can accommodate them safely in the concourse you can allow two people to stand in every one seat space if you want, but most just do 2>3 just to be a bit safer (apart from at the ends of rows, so what you end up getting - like my examples from the initial post - is something like a 1>1.7 ratio across the stand).
It’s a bout time the non singers were booted out. No doubt I will have a Bluemooners or 2 queueing up to say I have picking on lifelong fans who have just had their tonsils removed.
This no standing allowed in the top 2 division's is just not practical. I am going to give you a situation, with a football club close to my home. Should it ever happen Rochdale football club, to be promoted to the Championship, they would have to make their ground all seater. However because Rochdale Rugby league play their home game's on the same ground, they don't have to have an all seater stadium.
Here's my question what do Rochdale Football club do to comply with the regulations. For a club of this size it is not practical to make their club an all seater stadium.
Tim of the Oak, are you saying because you are over the age of 70 where you cannot shout out support for City for a long time it is time to quit. You need to re-think what you are saying. Where I sit there are a lot of supporters who are well over the age of 60, so do you want us all to stop supporting the club, that would be around 5,000 fans in my part of the ground
Are you in the Singing Section? If not you have got the wrong end of the stick.
I would kick non singers out of the Singing Section and age doesn’t come
Into it.
You should all point at them & scream, like in 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers'.
They would soon start singing then (or sit somewhere else).