Standing/Sitting Areas for Semi final Wembley

[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.

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

That can't be the reason, people stood up down the Blues as well!

[edgysatsuma89]

Dr Robotnik doesn't have these problems. Bloke gets a cracking view floating where he wants.

[Witton End]

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!
   

  standing needs to be pre arranged to avoid clashing with sitters
. Just follow current trends behind the goals lower tier standing and upper tier round the back and middle tier behind the goal. Sitting those on the side upper n lower tier.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Standing can't be pre-arranged because it's against the H & S laws!

[Chris Jameson]

What's the plan then?

Has Witton End arranged for a meet up of all 32,000 to arrange ourselves into sitting and standing sections? I appear to be in one of his designated standing areas but would prefer to sit as I'll be knackered and have my 12 year old son with me. Perhaps organise a swap shop, we've got 48 hours to sort it, shouldn't be a problem.

[ADVILLAFAN]

It's an away game, stand up. It won't feel like 90 minutes anyway, it never does at Wembley.

It will feel like several days if we take the lead....

[Witton End]

What's the plan then?

Has Witton End arranged for a meet up of all 32,000 to arrange ourselves into sitting and standing sections? I appear to be in one of his designated standing areas but would prefer to sit as I'll be knackered and have my 12 year old son with me. Perhaps organise a swap shop, we've got 48 hours to sort it, shouldn't be a problem.

at villa park do watch the game from north stand lower R1-R3,  upper holte k2-4 on the back 6 rows? Or what bout the singing section L8? No cos they are established and pre arranged standing areas. When buying tickets for wembley you should use your common sense and people on the side will sit so we will get tickets there.

[joe_c]

What's the plan then?

Has Witton End arranged for a meet up of all 32,000 to arrange ourselves into sitting and standing sections? I appear to be in one of his designated standing areas but would prefer to sit as I'll be knackered and have my 12 year old son with me. Perhaps organise a swap shop, we've got 48 hours to sort it, shouldn't be a problem.

at villa park do watch the game from north stand lower R1-R3,  upper holte k2-4 on the back 6 rows? Or what bout the signing section L8? No cos they are established and pre arranged standing areas. When buying tickets for wembley you should use your common sense and people on the side will sit so we will get tickets there.

Great to see the hearing impaired catered for at Villa Park.

Anyway, I think your post is bollocks. I would estimate an absolute maximum of 3 or 4 thousand people spend the entire match standing at Villa Park in crowds that are probably similar to our Wembley allocation so by that rationale, we should have maybe three or four sections designated for them while everyone else can watch the match in comfort. I know I should know better than to take your trollbait but really, it's an ill considered point you are making. Badly.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

You can't really do that at any away game, and especially not at a place like Wembley, because no-one knows who is sitting/standing where. Having a regular seat at VP means you can make a choice because you know what those around you do on a regular basis...you can't really do that anywhere else. As I said earlier, I have been to every away game this season and stood - no-one has asked me to sit, except the odd steward.

I tried to be specific about where I wanted to sit when I booked Wembley tickets for my mate, his disabled daughter and myself...the operator told me she could not tell me where I would be sitting...and I know of at least 2/3 others on here who were also told similar.
It just doesn't work mate.

[Chris Jameson]

What's the plan then?

Has Witton End arranged for a meet up of all 32,000 to arrange ourselves into sitting and standing sections? I appear to be in one of his designated standing areas but would prefer to sit as I'll be knackered and have my 12 year old son with me. Perhaps organise a swap shop, we've got 48 hours to sort it, shouldn't be a problem.

at villa park do watch the game from north stand lower R1-R3,  upper holte k2-4 on the back 6 rows? Or what bout the singing section L8? No cos they are established and pre arranged standing areas. When buying tickets for wembley you should use your common sense and people on the side will sit so we will get tickets there.

Do you bother to read what you have just written before posting? I don't have a clue what youre talking about half the time and the rest of the time it's, with respect, absolute bollocks.

[UK Redsox]

You can't really do that at any away game, and especially not at a place like Wembley, because no-one knows who is sitting/standing where. Having a regular seat at VP means you can make a choice because you know what those around you do on a regular basis...you can't really do that anywhere else. As I said earlier, I have been to every away game this season and stood - no-one has asked me to sit, except the odd steward.

In previous seasons there's been announcements at away games that people should sit down and sometimes attempts by the stewards to get people to sit.

This season, nothing. Not even a token attempt.

[Witton End]

In a conversation with someone from the club they said they encourage people who don't want to stand to get tickets at the front or upper tiers for away games.

[Richard E]

It's an away game, stand up. It won't feel like 90 minutes anyway, it never does at Wembley.

It will feel like several days if we take the lead....

Since we are playing one of the Sky 4, the referee will ensure it IS several days if we take the lead...

[joe_c]

In a conversation with someone from the club they said they encourage people who don't want to stand to get tickets at the front or upper tiers for away games.

I have never been given a choice of seat location getting away tickets and can't imagine the club is really giving out this advice so I call I'm calling bullshit.

[Chris Jameson]

To be fair whenever I buy tickets from Villa they always ask if I'll be sitting or standing at the match and advise where to sit/stand.

*sideways glance to the camera*