The media have been discussing safe-standing, the quality of the various pundits' comments range from banal to appalling. No mention of the situation at every prem ground at every match, namely that fans are standing in areas where it is not safe to do so. Despite the evidence of the investigations into Hillsborough, that standing was not the cause, it still is the main plank of the anti safe standing brigade, typified by the moronic phrase, delivered in a pseudo-solemn tone "Remember, people died " ffs. Every discussion seems to end the same way.
Rail-seats are not a return to the old terraces, the number of spectators cannot exceed the number of places, surges are physically impossible. There are potential problems with the incline of the terrace, if it is too shallow then sight-lines for shorter fans could be an issue. The present situation is unacceptable, the root of fan/steward antipathy and fan- on- fan dust-ups. I remain to be convinced that a standing area will help improve the atmosphere, for the whole stadium anyway Eventually it will be accepted that the days of the ground "rocking " belong to when you could pay at the gate, stand or sit where-ever you wanted and even youngsters could afford the admission. Unlike nowadays.
Football has much bigger problems than safe-standing, FIFA is still as corrupt as ever, Uefa hardly any better,
the FA is a joke (trouble is the joke is on the fans) the wages of players and the power of agents, rogue owners of clubs, the problems at grass root level, are all far more in need of fixing.
