Topic: Safe Standing campaign gains momentum in parliament, + campaign video.

[bathcitytimbo]

Hi, just to inform everyone the campaing to get LIMITED SAFE TERRACED areas in grounds is starting to get seriously looked at in parliament 120+ MP's have signed up to it, and David Cameron has said he'd review the issue.

In conjunction with www.standupsitdown.co.uk , I've made this campaign video, including footage of the great Kop in full swing, and some narrative from the 'Reclaim the Kop' group. Hope you enjoy it (I realise there are a couple of bloody typo's!)  Let me know what you think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5yHbDAz2Sc           
(Forgot to add the link to the video! Hope you like it.)

[Rushian]

I don't think that RTK should be used as a vehicle for Safe-Standing.  Even though I am actually in principle in agreement with Safe Standing, RTK is supposed to be inclusive and surely that includes those who disagree with such ideas.  Whether people want to get behind it themselves is up to them, but leave RTK out of it.

If the people who run RTK believe that the introduction of safe modern standing areas is the way forward they should be able to campaign for it.

[Ben S]

Safe standing has got the be safer than what happens now where people stand up in areas not designated for it.

Think this pic was originally posted by Rushian



Looks perfectly safe to me, miles safer than what currently goes on, capacity of the grounds wouldn't be affected and everyone benefits.

[anfieldanfield]

Standing in seated areas is becoming more and more of a regularity up and down the country, this issue needs to be tackled head on. 

Safe standing areas would appear the most logical method of progression, I for one am all for it, I despise sitting down at a football match.

[ianrush79]

Will our new stadium have scope for a safe-standing area? If the government decides to change the law then it would be great to have a standing area back. However, it would need to be "convertable" for european games because i thinks its against UEFA regulations to have any standing at Champions League games