I won't stand for this - The thread all about standing at the OS.

IronHerb

Wanna fight? ;biggrin

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

Possibly Suze, I'm not saying that their intentions weren't right but they've dropped the ball on this as you say.

They have also bare faced lied to some people who bought their ST at the reservation Center by using the CGI. Obviously don't know how big or bad the problem was but people out there do feel a little bit miffed.

Back to the seating piece, there was a poll run, over 4,000 people responded and 86% said they believed they should be allowed to stand, it's a significant issue IMO

Expat_Hammer

4/11 Suze
25/1 Ironherb
16/1 the draw

;biggrin

IronHerb

£5 on Suze please ;whistle

SuzanneClaret

;ok Slizzy

;lol Expat IHerb

MrsGrey

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard said:

Back to the seating piece, there was a poll run, over 4,000 people responded and 86% said they believed they should be allowed to stand, it's a significant issue IMO

Ah, the vocal minority are at it again. ;biggrin

SuzanneClaret

I've just been speaking to my Citeh mate. They didn't have a family stand when they moved home but introduced one a season or so after because of persistent standing.

They had the same trouble we are having now.

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

;ok

It could just be pains related to moving but they had enough examples out there.

ASLEFshrugged

Standing at football matches isn't illegal.

Under the Football Supporters Act 1989 every person attending a Premier League or Championship match must be allocated a seat but it doesn't say they have to sit in it, something the Dept for Culture, Media and Sport confirmed in a letter to the Football Supporters Federation in 2008.

However the stadium's owners/operators set terms and condtions which anyone purchasing a ticket has to abide by, as this has been raised then we can assume that Venci have prohibited standing. If you are judged to be "persistantly" standing and refuse requests to sit down the stewards are well within their rigths to chuck you out for breaching the terms and condtions under which you bought your ticket.

IronHerb

Not sure but i would guess the Safety Certificate would cover this and I suspect it would state no standing

SuzanneClaret

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard said:

;ok

It could just be pains related to moving but they had enough examples out there.

Well the guy in charge did come from Arsenal, my guess is he didn't know about standing and singing and the like ;biggrin

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

BBB - ah okay buddy, did think that ;biggrin

yes unfortunately there are enough of those around that think they've got a god given right because they "paid they're hard earned" and they certainly won't be helping the current situation.

I think the club will have to look at some kind of ticket swap/trader thing, if people are that keen to stand (behind the goals)

IronHerb

But you can't advertise a ticket swap to enable spectators to stand.

PrestonHammer

It seems to me that they have a choice, sit down or watch the game standing in front of their armchairs.

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

You wouldn't advertise it like that would you!!

You'd advertise it along the lines of being back in the same/similar stand you were in at the Boleyn.

secrethammersfan

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard said:

billybondsbeard said:

There are a lot of very thick people out there with short memories.

I can't be sure who that comment was aimed at, but I'm hoping I know what you meant, in general

If you could clarify?

If it helps, I'm sure I'm very thick, and I have a short memory. Don't know what this is in reference to, though. Which kind of proves my point :-)

secrethammersfan

The standing rule in the stadium is the same as the dangerous driving law -open to interpretation. My uncle was done for dangerous driving because he had a smellytree hanging from his rear view mirror -otherwise, it would have meant the police car driving into his side was at fault. Likewise, I think that in a season or two, when the newly settled fans find their like, and flock together, the club will announce a standing section, and the stewards will allow people to stand, only using the standing rule to eject people they see fit, such as those chanting racial abuse, or people wearing leggings.

SuzanneClaret

The club can not announce a standing section until the rules about standing change.

IronHerb

Would that be a 'standing rule?' ;biggrin

Expat_Hammer

IH, maybe they could come to an underSTANDING ;hmm

grey_til_I_dye

I just think they overstand...

SuzanneClaret

Oh dear...

ASLEFshrugged

Ironherb could be right, Newham council might have inserted a clause in the safety certificate that there no standing and while its highly unlikely that Newham would shut the OS down for breaching our certificate maybe the club could be fined if they fail to comply.

Is there a sports stadium certification expert in the house?

Hammerex

The STANDard of this debate is falling.

ASLEFshrugged

secrethammersfan

;whistle

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

I've read a few forums and it sounds like this could tumble on for a while, many many reasons why people are in places that are now trying to stand and there have already been confrontations between our own supporters.

This could take a while to work out, let's hope the people standing in areas where the majority rightly sit, show a bit of respect and the club somehow find away to allow people to move around

grey_til_I_dye

Slizzy

You seem to be working on the assumption that the club will come to an understanding with those that want to stand, but I don't see that happening, tbh.

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

I'm coming to the assumption that they will find a way for people to be able to swap/move seats due to fast realizing that by making everyone sit down a large part of the atmosphere will be gone. It just depends how many people get the ache, how quickly and to what degree.

;ok

SuzanneClaret

We did to a certain extent in the BML at UP, people who wanted to stand would swap seats with those who wanted to sit. It worked well.