I should say that whilst safe standing can be installed in The Holte End, there cannot be an increase in capacity. It would have to remain one person to one seat space because the concourse, exits, toilets, & most importantly; the structure, are only designed for a certain number of people.
The north stand was designed for standing but with modern standards being different, I wouldn’t expect an increased standing there either.
A new rebuilt north stand has the potential to have a flexible capacity for standing or sitting and that was actually the basis of my original request years ago….i.e. Can design for the new north stand include contingency for safe standing to be introduced? My fear was that we could spend a lot of money on a new structure that did not include this flexibility/
Installing rail seating is fairly straightforward, but increasing capacity for 3 people to 2 seats when standing is not.
The key advantage of rail seating over the current situation is the prevention of toppling, which has become an increasing problem in recent years, not necessarily a capacity increase at this stage.
