Showing articles from the category Standing
Clear filterDr David Webber reflects on the 1980s political manoeuvring which saw politicians use standing at football as cover for their own mistakes which led to the Hillsborough disaster. Dr Webber is a lecturer in the cultural political economy of sport in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick. He is a lifelong Liverpool fan and member of Spirit of Shankly.
Liverpool’s best-known fan group, the Spirit of Shankly, has adopted a motion to consult its membership on safe standing.
As the safe standing section at Celtic continues to impress people across the football industry, Manchester City’s 1894 Group are urging fans to take the case directly to their own clubs, here they tell us more…
A new report published by the free-market think tank the Adam Smith Institute is calling on the Government to repeal the ban on standing areas in top flight football.
The first rail seating area on the UK mainland to hold spectators for a football match was unveiled at Celtic Park this weekend.
In the second of a two-part series looking at safe standing and the European Championships in France, Jon Darch examines the myth of all-seaters tackling hooliganism…
In the first of a two-part series looking at safe standing and the European Championships in France, Jon Darch looks at the prevalence of standing in seated areas…
Lord Pendry was at the heart of Westminster politics in the late-1980s at a time when English football was under-going a dramatic transformation. In this extract from his new book, Taking It On The Chin: Memoirs of a Parliamentary Bruiser, he shares what went on behind the scenes…
Ajax are to create a safe standing area in the Amsterdam Arena this summer. This makes Ajax the second top Dutch team this year to enhance spectator safety for their standing fans – PSV announced similar plans last month.
With more and more new build stadiums around the world adopting safe standing will England and Wales be left behind? Safe Standing Roadshow’s Jon Darch looks at the issue…
Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven are to become the first Dutch club to create a dedicated safe standing area in an all-seater stadium in Holland.
The Welsh Conversatives have renewed their call for safe standing to be piloted in Wales, asking for certain stadium powers to be devolved.
Back in August Noel Gallagher backed standing at football, this month it’s Johnny Rotten. How come rock stars “get” it but the game’s administrators don’t? Thanks to German football magazine 11 Freunde for this extract, Rotten (AKA John Lydon) was in conversation with Andreas Bock:
Our friends Copa90 have produced this excellent feature on safe standing – check it out below.
In their annual survey of almost 3,000 Arsenal fans, the Gooner Fanzine discovered that there was significant support for the introduction of safe standing at the Emirates.
Celtic are set to install rail seats into their ground after their local Safety Advisory Group today approved the club’s request to introduce a safe standing area.
Stand up, sit down – clubs have to offer the choice. Hull City fan Rob Milner has followed his club for more than half-a-century. In recent seasons he’s seen a divide open between those who wish to stand and those who prefer to sit. Rob argues that football’s refusal to introduce both options has the most negative consequences for those who actually like to watch their games from a seat…
Shadow Chancellor and Norwich City fan Ed Balls has announced his support for safe standing in an interview with Evening Gazette journalist Anthony Vickers, who was nominated for the FSF Writer of the Year award in 2011.
Our Safe Standing roadshow arrived at Bangor City’s Book People Stadium recently and fans at the Welsh club responded positively to the technology. Jonathan Ervine tells us more…
As political pressure mounts for a safe standing pilot in Wales, the Sports Grounds Safety Authority (SGSA) said this week that “seating is generally safer, more comfortable and enables more effective crowd management. It can also help to create a more inclusive and diverse environment.” Here Leicester City fan group Union FS take time to respond to the SGSA on safe standing…
