Standing/Sitting Areas for Semi final Wembley

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What's unsafe about standing at the moment? Will bringing in German style terraces alter the gravity at football grounds? Should I be concerned about doing that activity that I have grasped since I was a baby at White Hart Lane today? Are my bones like to buckle and ligaments rupture for an inexplicable reason? I am standing right now, should I be afraid of injuring myself?

Standing has never been unsafe.

Police, government and clubs treating fans like shit is pretty dangerous mind.

[TonyD]

I remember the 6.0 drubbing at Forest a long while ago when we all stood in the seats and the poice would randomly eject people.  Quite a ridiculous situation.

[dalians umbrella]

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[Chris Jameson]

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Let that be a lesson, they were stood up when they posted the original post.

[Witton End]

Villa are one of the most relaxed bout standing. The stewards in the witton lower are managing things very well.standing areas at villa have been established we have holte lower l8, lower witton, k3/4 upper holte.

[Witton End]

You may have sceen the posters on twitter,  which are promoting "top tier villains /holte enders in the sky"for the wembley semi final. An atmosphere similar from the 1978 world finals will attempted to be created In the upper tier. This of course can only be achieved by standing. I also feel this attempt to create such an atmosphere in the upper tier is similar to pre arranged organised standing for the upper tier.

[DeKuip]

Is anyone on twitter sorting out the toilet rota too?

How on earth did we manage to create such a cracking atmosphere at the finals in 71, 75 & 77 without social media or the Wembley DJ planning our prematch singing for us.

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The toilets at old Wembley were grim. You needed arm bands it would flood so badly.

[olaftab]

I remember some Villa fans using wash basins as urinals in 2010. Disgusting fuckers.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

What's unsafe about standing at the moment? Will bringing in German style terraces alter the gravity at football grounds? Should I be concerned about doing that activity that I have grasped since I was a baby at White Hart Lane today? Are my bones like to buckle and ligaments rupture for an inexplicable reason? I am standing right now, should I be afraid of injuring myself?

Standing has never been unsafe.

Police, government and clubs treating fans like shit is pretty dangerous mind.

Standing, on its own, or within a crowd, isn't a problem.
Standing with the back of a seat half way up your shins is not safe or pain-free, especially when that twat Lowton scores a screamer at Stoke and 2,000 Villa fans behind you surge forward, even in their seated areas, and put the feeling of exhuberance on my shins is when the problem emerges.
I stand every game, but it's not safe.
A safe-standing arrangement, like they have in Germany, would solve all of the safety issues, and having spoken to police and stewards, would solve lots of their issues too.
It's a no-brainer really...why the clubs/PL are so against it is somewhat complex and emotional...the Hillsborough thing doesn't help, but if all PL clubs could move forward on it problems would be sorted very quickly/easily.
I have little idea wtf Witton End is talking about, but I will be standing, as I have done at every away game this season, and singing my lungs out for The Villa - nobody needs to organise me, thanks, whatever tier I'm sitting/standing in - unless it's a big problem for those behind me. I will be breaking rules etc but I hate sitting...but I'd rather be standing SAFELY.
As I would like all of us to do who want to, and those who want to sit happily should be able to do so too.
One day we'll look back and think....

Come on you Lions!
   

[Witton End]

Is anyone on twitter sorting out the toilet rota too?

How on earth did we manage to create such a cracking atmosphere at the finals in 71, 75 & 77 without social media or the Wembley DJ planning our prematch singing for us.

there was atmosphere at those games cos there was standing areas.

[Nastylee]

Personally, I don't  think standing has anything to do with the atmosphere. More to do with the seats coinciding with a sharp increase in ticket prices and changing the demographic of those that attend games now compare with decades gone by.

As I said, I hope that my 11 year old nephew who is currently nursing a broken arm doesn't have his big day spoiled by people who cannot abide by the rules.

[Witton End]

Personally, I don't  think standing has anything to do with the atmosphere. More to do with the seats coinciding with a sharp increase in ticket prices and changing the demographic of those that attend games now compare with decades gone by.

As I said, I hope that my 11 year old nephew who is currently nursing a broken arm doesn't have his big day spoiled by people who cannot abide by the rules.

I don't want your nephews or anyone's day spoilt. With the circumstances of your nephew a seat at the front or on the side is the better choice, and when purchasing tickets these choice were available.

[spangley1812]

Personally, I don't  think standing has anything to do with the atmosphere. More to do with the seats coinciding with a sharp increase in ticket prices and changing the demographic of those that attend games now compare with decades gone by.

spot on mate........nothing to do with seats at all its the fans who make the atmosphere

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Personally, I don't  think standing has anything to do with the atmosphere. More to do with the seats coinciding with a sharp increase in ticket prices and changing the demographic of those that attend games now compare with decades gone by.

As I said, I hope that my 11 year old nephew who is currently nursing a broken arm doesn't have his big day spoiled by people who cannot abide by the rules.

It's the risk you take lee.
If somebody in a football crowd bumps into him it's hardly their fault!
When we scored on Saturday the complete stranger next to me screamed, hugged and danced with me for about 3 minutes- he didn't ask if I'd got a broken arm.
Nature of the beast mate.