The Stand Up If You Love City Unofficial BM Campaign

[Prestwich_Blue]

I thought this must be a load of bollox and a wind-up but I've had the letter as well. However, you need to give PF some credit.

Strictly & legally speaking, no-one is allowed to stand persistently and the ground (or at least parts of it) could be shut if the Football Licencing Authority chose to enforce the law. However it's been recognised by the club that they can't really enforce it and they have taken a much more pragmatic approach in the last few seasons.

First it was the South Stand then 110/111. . It spread to 109 where I sit last season as more people moved to that end of the ground. However if you sit (stand?) in 109/110/111/116/117 then you should know what to expect and that is people will be standing. So I'd be surprised if there were a huge volume of complaints from those areas.

But City have to be seen to enforce the law and I've been present at discussions on the subject of standing and PF has said he will turn a blind eye but there are risks in that approach. If City are seen to be condoning it then they will get into trouble so they will make a tiken effort I imagine, in order to satisfy the authorities and things will go back to normal. So I would suggest people chill out and see this for what it is, which is effectively the club being seen to take a stand (no pun intended).

Of course the answer is to give people the choice as to whether they stand ior not and, if they choose to do so, do it in a way that reduces any inherent risks.

Whilst I fully know it's actually a law that you're supposes to sit down at the footy, that law was brought in in a knee-jerk, jump-the-gun overreaction. Liverpool fans still don't want safe standing yet 12500 fans stand up every single game in the Kop. They are the reason for the problem, they argue against safe standing (which is far safer than standing with the seats as they are now) yet stand at every match.

If they can, everyone in the country can stand!

Oh I quite agree with you. Standing was a contributory factor at Hillsborough but that in itself wasn't what killed those 96 people. It was the failure of the police & ground authorities to manage the situation, plus the fences that stopped people escaping.

 

[joe salford]

Ive had the letter. I sit in 109 on the aisle next to 110. This is a complete joke. I was sick and tired of the stewards constantly moaning at us to sit down all last season. If someone at the bottom stands then everyone behind has to stand and on and on to fuckin see the game, but they cant understand this. Its sometimes feels like the lads in 110 can stand but the naughty boys in 109 must sit down and be punished. Its embarrassing as well as fucking fustrating. Why not just have the whole of the fuckin East Lower as the 'singing section' (who came up with that monicker?). How the fuck are they gonna stop us doing Poz? Surely a few extra blocks stood ,cheering the lads on can not be as safety concerning as a whole fuckin ground bouncing up and down doing the Poznan, but this does not get mentioned in the letter.
The fans who are apparantly complaining really need to get a fuckin grip of reality. If they want to sit throughout the game then they should go to Colin Bell or the upper levels, if they want to savour atmosphere, then join in and stop fuckin moaning.
I can see a few of us in 109 being ejected early doors this season with them trying to make a stand. I just hope we all stick together and dont let it happen (cant see it). Get a grip City, this is football not fuckin tennis. No wonder fans of other clubs reckon our atmosphere is shit. They will be playing that fucking 'na na na, na na na' tune after every goal next to really encompass the 'family' vibe!

 

[wolverine74]

Well, me and my mate stand in 109. We got a letter each telling us we are banned for 3 games at least. I've tried to explain to this Fletcher cnut that if we sit down, we cannot see the game! Makes no difference to what you say to this arrogant rag, he just refuses to budge! Are we expected to go to the game and sit down, whilst everyone else is stood up in front of us?? We both feel like we've been singled out of a crowd and banned - its totally out of order!!