Onwards Evertonians
Player Valuation: £8m
Done. I'm in favour although personally I'd sooner sit. It's safe and would improve the atmosphere.
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The Cowboy
Player Valuation: £60m
I can't imagine, after 25 years of all-seater, that the attitudes and antics of the terraces would automatically return. Take the lower gwladys, get them all to stand up, and that's pretty much what rail seating would be like.
On the sit v stand argument, most people prefer to stand at music gigs, and I'm sure there's loads who would prefer to stand at matches.
A question for GOT: does rail seating take up less space per seat than current seating? If the lower gwladys were converted today to rail seating, would it increase capacity?
blueboy1945
Player Valuation: £8m
Done. I have become convinced that, while I would never use them, safe standing areas would be useful.
Papa Shango
Player Valuation: £70m
Yeah i prefer to stand at gigs too. i think the difference is that in principle I should enjoy every song at the gig and maybe dance a bit. Standing whilst watching us getting hammered 5-0 by Chelsea without even having a shot for example would be grim.
My many years of Lower Gwladys experience leads me to believe that if I was standing there with them i would have people farting on me regularly, one person would constantly fall asleep and start slobbering on my shoulder and a bunch of them would be annoying me every five minutes trying to get past to go for a pee. If they bothered to go the toilet of course...
Is there a way for me to stand without touching anybody?
TheBlueGibbon
Player Valuation: £40m
Corporate Box?
Mountfield1985
Player Valuation: £8m
But this is the point entirely.
You don't like standing. That's completely fine, you'd have around 80% of the ground to sit in without fear of being obstructed or confined. And the people who want to be in the standing section can then do so without worrying about obstructing views for people like yourself.
Everyone's happy. Surely?
And for what it's worth. It would be a 1:1 ratio. No extra supporters crammed in. No extra risk. Just one section free to stand and create an atmosphere. God knows we need one.
I can't see us having it unless Liverpool decide to have it
If they oppose it, we'll do likewise as a sign of unity
Papa Shango
Player Valuation: £70m
I already have access to one of them.
I want the terracing atmosphere in a nice warm seated area where I cant touch or smell anyone.
I also want the moon on a stick...
Papa Shango
Player Valuation: £70m
Well the funny thing is I like standing in the seating area....
I know, I know.
I think I just don't get the clamor for standing areas really. There is nothing wrong with the way it is now. Do we have any idea of it would cost less than sitting? I would assume so as that was the case in the past but it wouldn't surprise me if they made it cost more.
Jacko93
Player Valuation: £35m
On the video a page back Hanover increase from 300 seats to 5200 (i think, without watching it again) standing, so at a ratio it increases capacity by quite a bit....
I think rail seating is 1.5 people per seat when standing mate, obviously when the seats are down it is reduced to 1:1
The Cowboy
Player Valuation: £60m
Sorry, do you mean 3,000 to 5,200? Even that is a massive increase, but to squeeze over 5,000 where there was formerly 300 is amazing!
bluebrotha77
Player Valuation: £20m
think i aced that test
St James the Less
Player Valuation: £950k
If the ratio is 1:1 that wont make tickets any cheaper, will it? Standing at away matches is the norm now anyway. (With the exception of Arsenal I suppose) I completed survey and I much prefer to stand. But at six feet tall I seldom have any problems seeing over people in front of me. This would probably be taken care of by the degree of the banking.
witchdoc187
Player Valuation: £60m
do you find it difficult to stop yourself touching people?
I'm all for standing if people want it. My legs ache too much these days to stand. I could probably lean.
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